The Voices: Michelle
Disclaimers: I don't own Once Upon a Time. Also this a spin – off from La Lisboa's original "Thicker than Water."
I bet you thought I'd given up on this series, huh? It is true that there are less characters to focus on as we move along in this story. But there are a few left I'd like to do.
This is Michelle's POV of chapter 28.
Henry was such a nice boy, and they had a lot of fun at the school dance, Michelle thought to herself. Plus, he was kind of cute, was sure that ballroom dancing lessons from his aunt and uncle would be fun as well. So she talked to her parents about it, and they (eventually) agreed that Amy could drive her to Henry's apartment that Saturday.
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"Hi Michelle!" Henry greeted her as he opened the door. He was wearing the same suit he'd worn to the dance the week before, minis the suit jacket. He looked quite handsome, she admitted.
"Hi, Henry!" Michelle replied.
Henry introduced his mother and his aunt and uncle to Michelle, and she introduced Amy to them as well. Then they were ready to start. Michelle didn't grasp the waltz quickly, that was for sure. Not like Henry's mother and his uncle, who were moved around like they were born to waltz. But Henry wasn't perfect or anything, considering they both kept stepping on each other's feet the whole time. Still, she liked holding Henry's hands. And they were having fun, too, since she and Henry couldn't stop laughing.
The next dance didn't have fancy foot motions, so it was a little easier. But you did have to constantly change partners, so Michelle kept running into everyone for a while. Eventually, she got the hang of it. Michelle grinned, proud of herself for managing one of these dances. Of course, this dance was actually similar to the square dance they had been required to do last year in gym class last year. Maybe that was why it was easier for her, because she'd done a dance like this before?
Henry's aunt showed them some hand motions that could also be done with that dance, but Michelle couldn't coordinate them along with everything else. Still, Henry's mother couldn't seem to get the hand motions, either, complaining that her hands didn't "look graceful enough."
After they took a break for lunch, they tried something called a "pavane." It was similar to the waltz, only you made a pentagram with your feet instead of a triangle. Michelle and Henry stepped on each other's feet all the time with that dance. But they were still laughing the whole time. Plus, they got to hold hands again. So over all, Michelle really enjoyed it.
When they started the last dance, however, Michelle decided she'd rather watch instead. Henry's aunt said this was the most complicated dance of all of them, after all. Besides, even though she'd enjoyed dancing with Henry, her feet were getting tired. It might be kind of fun to watch the others dance. So after assuring the others that she really did want to sit out, they began.
Henry looked very cute dancing with his mother. Michelle could tell he really cared about her.
But the most fun was watching Henry's aunt and uncle dance. His aunt could make really high, beautiful leaps. And at the end, his uncle actually lifted his aunt in the air over his head. It was great. In fact, it was so fun to watch, Michelle asked if they could do it over again.
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Friday afternoon, after Henry's bus had already left, Carl approached Michelle. Carl was one of the stars on their school's basketball team. He was cool, he was muscular, and everyone knew it. Was he really talking to her? "Hey Michelle," he greeted her. "Are you doing anything this weekend?"
"No," she replied.
"Then would you like to come to my basketball game? As my guest? I'd save a seat for you in the front row."
Michelle thought about that for a minute. She wasn't really Henry's girlfriend, or anything. Still, they'd done things together recently, and he was nice, and fun. And dancing with him had felt good. Still, even though Henry was kind of cute, Carl was gorgeous. And Michelle knew if she went to the basketball game as Carl's special guest, everyone would know it, and be jealous of her. The ballroom dancing she had done last weekend had been fun, but it wasn't anything to brag about. A picture of Henry's smiling face flashed through her mind. Then she looked at Carl's muscles again. "Okay, that sounds like fun Carl," she agreed.
Carl smiled at her. "I knew you'd agree."
Don't forget, if any of you have an idea of someone you'd like to see featured in this series, please let me know.
P. S. The regular "Thicker Than Water Part II" should be up this Sunday, as usual. Just in time for the S 4 premiere.