Disclaimer: Nope. I only own Tinka's death and Gunther's mood swing, as well as the plot. However, I do not own the characters themselves.

Accidental

Chapter 4

Gunther POV

The music ended. I was huffing heavily from the momentum of the song. Mrs. Kobb felt that we needed more: more twists, more footwork, more ups and downs. By the time she let us exit the stage my arms were sore. I never thought that lifting CeCe would become suck a chore. She's just so tiny.

I walked over to my grey duffle bag and pulled out a metallic water bottle (Neither of which had sparkles, glitter, or rhinestones of any kind) and started chugging. When I finally released the bottle half of it was empty.

"I swear Mrs. Kobb wants to kill us," CeCe groaned from the floor. She took a swig from her blue water bottle, then she took another. I just stared at her. She was by no account breathtaking at the moment; her hair was a sweaty, messy tangle on top of her head, and her florescent green shirt did not match her violet tights. Even out of it I was still able to pick out matching clothes. Grey shirt with navy blue sweats. Simple.

"It's possible," I said, trying not to be too obvious about my scrutiny of her clothing. "Just be thankful that you don't have to lift me up ten times in the span of two minutes."

"I am. Towards the end I could tell how exhausted you were. You could hardly hold me up."

I would have retorted, but our five minutes were up and Mrs. Kobb wanted all dancers back on stage. Rocky and her partner Lance were the first ones out, much to Lance's dismay. He looked miserable, just like I'm sure I did. The football player was definitely getting his workout. I wondered for a second if …

"And begin!" called Mrs. Kobb. Human Again started blasting from the speakers. I twirled CeCe around the stage, narrowly missing all the other dancers. The actors playing Belle and Beast were sitting on the side of the stage, reading. Lucky ducks. Rocky rolled by her curly hair swatting me in the face. I held back a growl and proceeded to launch CeCe in the air.

"Stop!" shouted Mrs. Kobb. She walked over to me. "Young man, what was that?"

"What do you mean?"

"You launched that girl into the air."

"Sorry. I just didn't feel like holding her anymore, so I threw her. I was going to catch her. Letting her fall wouldn't have been an option."

"Well, I loved it. Do it again. But instead do it when everyone else is spinning in concentric circles."

"Yes, ma'am."

The rest of the day we spent doing the exact same number, throwing CeCe more and more each time. Eventually she put us in the middle and two other couples in each corner. The effect had better be mesmerizing.

"Ach. I hurt all over," CeCe complained.

"Why would you hurt? You spent most of the afternoon in mid-air."

"My adrenaline was racing all day. That first time you threw me I thought I was gonna die."

I laughed. "That wouldn't happen. I was planning on catching you. And even if I didn't, the worst that could of happened would be a broken leg."

"And no play … Why didn't you drop me, Gunther?" She grabbed my shirt and started shaking me.

"I surrender," I said, throwing my hands in the air, palms facing outward. "Next time I'll let you fall."

"What! Why would you do that?" she shrieked. There was no pleasing this girl.

"I won't. I promise." I held my hand over my heart and crossed it. "So do you want me to walk you home?"

CeCe looked surprised, her brown eyes widening. "Sh-sure."

I turned my head away. "Then lets go." We started walking to her apartment.

"Hey, Gunther," CeCe said, after awhile of silence.

"Yeah."

"Thank you."

"For what?" I turned to look at her, but she avoided my eyes.

"For – Walking me home."

"Oh. In that case, you're welcome."

Sorry about the awkwardness. It just didn't want to come to me, but I do think this chapter turned out all right. My confidence is dimming here so please remember to REVIEW.

And I am going to start dedicating chapters. This one is for AnimeRoxx. Thank you so much for reviewing so often. I love your reviews.

-LeAcH