We walked to the school, which wasn't far from Shigure's house, and we entered the gym, where the dance was being held. We stopped at the doors, where Kyo and Hatsuharu each handed the guys there money for the tickets. We stepped inside, and instantly, it was a quiet, romantic atmosphere. We walked to a table, and sat around it, chatting quietly. "Alright everyone! Find that special someone and bring 'em up for a dance!" The guy doing the music announced. Hatsuharu looked at me, and I took his hand. He led me to an empty spot on the floor, and Tohru and Kyo followed us. I raised my arms, and rested my hands around his neck, and he placed his hands on my hips.
This felt a little awkward. I'd never danced with anyone before, except for my father when I was little. We stepped forwards and backwards. I kind of avoided his gaze for a bit, until he tried to talk to me. "So..." He said, quietly. "So..." I replied. He chuckled. I grinned a bit, and lowered my head. "You don't need to be embarrassed." He said to me. "Believe me, I'm a lot more awkward than you are." I'm glad he was trying to talk. If he wasn't, I'd have gone insane, from dancing for hours on end. "Really? Because I don't think that's humanly possible." I said, sheepishly. I blushed profusely, and lowered my head. He placed his hand on my chin, and lifted my head up. "You're really cute when you blush like that." He whispered to me. Well, of course THAT made me blush, like, ten times more. He chuckled. I looked up at him embarrassed, and he smiled, closing his eyes.
The music was still going, slow and steady, and I felt like it was never going to end. Well, at least I didn't want it to. I could hear Kyo whispering gently, and Tohru giggling, but other than that, It was just me and Haru. "I really like you, you know." He said, quietly to me. "Really?" I replied, eyes widened. That was a first. "Well... Yeah." He said, a little embarrassed. "No, no, that's okay, I uh... like you a lot too." I said, giving him a sheepish grin. He kind of gazed into my eyes for a couple of seconds, but I can't blame him for that, because I was staring blankly at him too. I never noticed it before, but his eyes are such a nice colour. And they have that thing that can make a girl get lost in them. Works on me, I guess. I wonder if that ever happens with guys. Do they get lost in girls' eyes? I hope so. Hatsuharu pulled me a little closer to him, which was totally fine with me. I moved, so now both my arms were resting on his chest. I looked up, and without hesitation, he kissed me. Not just a quick little embarrassed peck, but a long, meaningful kiss. That was one big, fat surprise. He wrapped his arms tighter around me. Suddenly, the music stopped, and the lights went out. The quiet, romantic dance turned into a big fat panic party. Girls being girls, were screaming, with their dates trying to comfort them, a couple people tripped here and there, and one punch bowl got knocked over. Hatsuharu, though, instead of freaking out, took advantage of the dark moment to kiss me again. Didn't bother me one bit.