Moon: Hey everyone. I'd just thought that I should make it clear that Rein's dance is the same as the one in Princess Tutu, episode 12 when Ahiru is dancing her love for her prince. One of my favorite parts. So yeah. I'm too lazy to give you the link right now. I'm sorry.

Rein's POV

Wahh! I watched as the pairs were doing a bit of extra practice before the test. It's so tense... I wonder if I stand a chance at all with my dance... but I've practiced a lot, so I should be fine. Bright-san helped me too, so I have a little bit of confidence. But still, my feet really hurt from practice. I took a deep breath. Just relax and focus on the dance...

"Rein, what are you doing?" Altezza asked. Sophie and Auler were there too.

"I'm just a little nervous to be dancing in front of this many people. Before I just closed my eyes, but for this dance I can't really do that, or I'll definitely mess up," I said. "Well, I hope that you guys get your pointe shoes. You've really been practicing hard."

"Isn't it the same for you as well, Rein," Sophie asked smiling as always. "I hope that we can all succeed." Sophie is such a nice person. "Although, I feel a little troubled. I want Altezza to succeed, but at the same time I want her to fail, so she can go into the comedy class here. What should I do?"

"Sophie..." I could see fire on Altezza. "HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU I'M NOT A COMEDY ACTRESS!"

"Eh? But Altezza, it's such a waste of your talent for comedy to go down the drain. I know, maybe if you got scouted for a comedy high school, your talent could become even more perfect!" And since Sophie's here, everything becomes funnier... kind of. It is funny to see Altezza's expressions.

"Enough," Sumizome-sensei said clapping her hands for everyone to pay attention. "Today I want everyone to perform their dance. Who wants to volunteer first?" A confident person raised her hand. So lucky... I wish I could be that confident one day... The dance was rather fast paced and hardly what I would graceful... but I'm not the one who's judging the dance, so my opinion doesn't matter. Everyone looked at Sumizome-sensei. "It seems that you forgot what ballet is for. You don't deserve your pointe shoes."

"What? And why not?"

"Please figure that out for yourself. If I tell you, it won't change a thing." That was really cold. Sumizone-sensei seems a lot harsher than she normally is. I wonder how everyone else will do... Soon more people went, but only maybe 1/3 of everyone got their pointe shoes which included Altezza and Sophie. I wonder what that thing is that everyone was missing is... "Taiyou-san. You're the last one. Please start your dance."

"Yes." I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. I want to dance like Princess Tutu, like how Ahiru did. In order to convey all of her feelings, she danced alone, but that's not true. She danced so that the prince would be able to see how she felt for him. With Bright-san's help, I now understand what it means, to dance a pas au deux. The music started and I started my dance. I want my dance to convey my feelings.

Altezza's POV

I can see it. I can see the beauty and emotion of two dancers. This dance... Rein can already dance like this? I can see the image of another. She's not alone. Instead, there's someone by her side, supporting her, warmly and gently. Who is it? Who is the one that she wants by her side? Rein jumped and for a split second, I could see Onii-san supporting her. She fell to the ground, but even so she still continued to dance. I could see her shaking so much, but I can't look away from this dance. It's really beautiful.

"That's enough," Sumizome-sensei said, stopping the music. Why did she suddenly stop? "Taiyou-san, let me see your foot."

"Eh?"

"Please show me your foot." Her foot? Now that I think about it...Rein was rubbing her foot earlier while we were getting dressed. Ah! "Or do I have to take off your shoes myself?" Rein slowly took off her shoe. Her foot was full of blisters. Just how much did she practice? "You've practiced too much. There's something called a limit, you know."

"I know that," Rein said. "I just wanted to do this dance well."

"I see. Anyways, for now, I'm not going to let you dance for a while until your feet stop hurting, so during dance class, you'll be working on your designs. Hotori-san, here's a first aid kit," Sumizome-sensei, she said handing me the white case. "Please take care of her while I get all of the pointe shoes."

"Yes... Wait why do I have to do it?" But she was too far away to hear me. Oh well, but I've never done anything like this before... what do I do?

"Altezza, it's fine, I'll take care of it," Rein said, taking the case from me. "It looks like I won't be getting my pointe shoes today."

"If you don't, then it's really a shame. You've improved so much since I first met you. I would think that Sumizome-sensei would understand how hard you worked though. Just look at how many bruises you have on your feet, but know that you're never allowed to practice dancing this much again."

"Hai, hai. Sorry for making you worry, Altezza. Maybe I did overdo it just a little," she said rubbing ointment on all of her bruises.

"A little? Look at how many bruises you have!" I yelled gesturing to her foot. "You overdid it way too much!"

"I said that I was sorry!"

"Everyone, please shut up. I want to hand everyone their pointe shoes who deserves them." She quickly listed people off and they all happily went up to get them. I looked at mine as I walked back towards Rein and Sophie. They are really well made. Now that I think about it, she didn't say if Rein got hers or not. "Now, Taiyou-san, today you will not get your pointe shoes. True, you know the reasons why you dance, but I could see that you were denying your own feelings." Rein looked at her in shock. "Please know what you want to express beforehand. Class is dismissed."

"Don't worry Rein, I'm sure that next time you'll be able to get them," Sophie said to encourage Rein.

"It's not really that I'm worried about. I could care less if I get pointe shoes or not, it's just that I'm amazed that she could tell." So that shaking wasn't just because of how hard it was to dance and stay balanced on her own... Could it have something to do with Onii-san then? He said that he walked Rein back home after Rein's hard practice. Slowly it came to me. "Altezza?" I blinked, realizing where I was. "Are you okay Altezza?"

"Perfectly fine. I was just wondering what the play we're going to do is," I said lying smoothly. I'd have to ask Onii-san to be sure. I know that Rein likes him, but doesn't realize it yet, but could Onii-san actually like her back? But then why hasn't he said anything? He's never been shy with his feelings before...or does he not know about his real feelings either?