Disclaimer on page. I do not own Only Time by Enya or the Clair De Lune by Debussy.
I suggest you listen to those when they are mentioned. mhm.

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Chapter Two: The Dance

As soon as the Dutoir's were safely inside their house, Jude kissed her mother and father's cheeks wishing them good night. She creeped into her half room, shared with Katinka and untied the bow that held her straight blonde hair back. "What happened?" she heard Katinka, and could see her silohuette in the darkness as she sat up. She didn't bother to turn on the light as she walked to her side of the room, and stood beside her bed as she kicked her shoes off, sliding off her pantyhose as well.

"Some things.." she trailed off, unbuttoning her shirt blindly. She slipped it off, and layed it across the bedframe at the foot of the bed. She reached behind and unzipped her skirt, letting it fall to her feet. "I'm sure Mummy and Daddy will fill you in tomorrow morning." she says, picking it up and laying it beside her shirt. She grabbed her nightgown that was laying across her bed and slipped it over her head.

"Are the Dutoir's in trouble?" she said, having a problem saying their name. Jude pulled back her covers, shaking her head as she got in. She stayed sitting up, running her fingers through her hair.

"No, they're not...at least I don't think so.." she said, biting her lip. She layed down, grabbing her teddy bear and holding it tightly to her chest. Katinka was quiet for a few moments, lying down and getting situated.

"I see the way Thomas looks at you.." she said breaking the silence. "I know he likes you zuster." her dutch sounded muffled and Jude knew she was burying her face in the blankets. "Goede Nacht.." she whispered, her eyes drifting shut.

"Goede Nacht.." she replied, a smile spread across her face. Her heart fluttered as she thought of his face, and the kiss on the cheek. She brought her hand to that cheek, and giggled to herself. She hugged her bear closer, and kissed the top of it's head.

Tommy Bär, she thought, My tommy bear.

And slowly, her eyes settled shut and her breathing even as she drifted into a sweet sleep.

Jude stood in the middle of Prinsengracht, people walking around her. Across the canal, she saw Thomas being jerked up by two natzi's. She went to the rail, standing up on the bottom rail, wishing she could jump the canal. "No!" she called out, but they continued to jerk and shove him into the back of a truck. "Nein! Nein!" she yelled in german, hoping they'd hear her. Maybe they'd stop and say they weren't meaning to take him. Hot tears sprang to her eyes and it almost felt too real. "Nein..Nein.." she still yelled, half heartedly as they took him away. She fell back onto the ground, her knees coming to her chest.

"NO!" jude sprang up in her bed, tears staining her face. Katinka still sleeping soundly in her bed, curled up in a ball. She wiped her face with her palms and took a deep breath. "It was just a dream.." she whispered, laying her head back down. "It was just..a dream." she breathed, crossing herself. Her eyes grew heavy and slid shut, only to spring back open hearing a gunshot just down the street. She heard shouts of german and dutch, and she sprang up in her bed. The gunshots increased and grew closer.

"Jude..." Katinka whispered her voice shakey.

"Come here, tinka.." she murmured, scooting back and pulling the covers open for her sister. Within seconds, she'd crossed the room and hopped in the bed, wrapping her arms tightly around Jude's abdomen.

Jude rested her cheek on Katerena's red pin curls, holding her tightly. "It'll be okay..it'll be okay.." she whispered, rocking slightly as they gunshots waged on outside. She wished she knew what time it was..some verification that it was reality.

Ten minutes later, the gunshots had quieted down, moving down a ways. "See, I told you everything would be okay, tinka." she said, wiping a tear from her sisters cheek softly.

"Can I sleep in hear, zuster?"she asked, her voice still shakey and full of tears. Jude nodded in the dark. "sicher, sicher." she said, laying back down on her pillow. It would be a cramped sleep she knew, and she hoped her sister wouldn't thrash in her sleep like before. She snuggled down with her bear, kissing it's head as before and closed her eyes.

Just as she was drifting to sleep, she hear Katinka whisper. "I love you.."

The next morning, Jude awoke alone. She sat up in her bed, looking around the room. Katinka's bed was made, but her school satchel remained. She glanced behind her through her window, the way the light told her she was late for school. "Crap.." she murmured to herself as she flipped off her covers and flipped her legs off the bed. She grabbed a dress from the hanger, stripping her nightgown before putting the dress on.

She quickly ran the brush through her hair a few times, and grabbed the matching headband slipping it on. She slipped on a fresh pair of pantyhose and put on a pair of low heels. She emerged from her room to find her mother and sister reading a book together on the couch. "I'm late for school you know.." she said, standing in the archway of the sitting room.

"You didn't have to go to school today..your father and I decided to keep you home." she murmured, not lifting her eyes from the book.

Jude nodded, walking away from the sitting room to the hall closet, grabbing her jacket and throwing it on. "I'll be back.." she called as she walked out the door, not even waiting for an answer. She pulled out a red scarf from the pocket of her jacket, tying it around her head as she bounced down the steps and out the door.

Who can say where the road goes
Where the day flows, only time

She walked timidly through the thick of people, her blue eyes surveying the people and surroundings. Her throat closed as she passed by three natzi's holding rifles in their hands. She noticed she had came to the spot where she dreamed of. She stopped and walked to the rail, placing her hands on the cool metal. She looked across the canal, and closed her eyes, saying a silent prayer. Her eyes opened in surprise, at an idea that sprang in her head and she knew if it was to be carried out she had to hurry.

And who can say if your love grows
As your heart chose, only time

She walked quickly down Prinsengracht, and turned down a run down street towards an old warehouse that was now used for the jewish lyceum. She rubbed her hands together in anticipation and walked towards the gates, pushing one open. The students were outside for lunch, she looked around the small front courtyard for Thomas. She spotted him over near the wall with a few other boys about his age. She wandered over to him, a smile spreading across her face as she reached out to tap him.

Who can say why your heart sighs
As your love flies, only time

He turned around, his brown eyes relfecting surprise. "Wh-what are you doing here?" he asked, glancing quickly back at his friends who stared amazingly at the non-jew standing before them. She smiled, her blue eyes perky. "I came to see you. I don't know why, I just thought of it. I know I should be in school," she rambled on waving her hand through the air as if to swipe away thoughts. "But my mother decided to keep me and Katinka home. So..I walked and...ended up here.." she didn't mention that she'd originally thought of it and not ended up there on a whim.

And who can say why your heart cries
When your love lies, only time

Thomas shook his head, looking around for the headmistress of the school. "You mustn't be here.." he said, getting up and grabbing her by the arm. "You should go...now." he said, leading her towards the gate she came in from. But she shook her head, pulling her arm from his grip. "No. Come with me..I know a place where we can go.." she said quietly, looking around.

Who can say when the roads meet
That love might be in your heart

He stood up straighter, looking around. "Do you know what kind of trouble I could get in..for you being here?" he said, beginning to walk towards the gate. His mind already making an unconcious desicion. "Yeah, a lot..I know.." she said, jogging to keep up with him. She weaved out of the gate and stood beside him, leaning on the wall as he did. "How far away is this place we can go?" he asked, looking at her from the corner of his eye. Her heart beat wildly, and she licked her lips. "It's a few blocks down and to the right..it's where I used to take ballet classes.." she said softly, using her hands to show him.

And who can say when the day sleeps
If the night keeps all your heart
Night keeps all your heart

He grabbed her hand, and pulled her beside him. "Well, what are we waiting for then?" Her cheeks flushed a deep red, and they began to run down the street, ducking into the nearest alley. They ran for a few alleys, and she stopped abruptly in the middle of an alley, facing a green wooden door. Taking a bobby pin from her pocket, she picked the lock on the door, pushing it open when she unlocked it. She motioned for him to come in, and he looked around before running in quickly as she shut and locked the door.

Who can say if your love grows
As your heart chose

"I used to come here all the time..even after I stopped taking classes when I was ten. I'd come to just dance freely..or be alone. Katinka was overwhelming at first.." she said as they climbed the steep steps. He followed her wordlessly, still serenely surprised that she'd talk to a jew despite all the hooplah. She opened another wooden door to reveal a large open room, with three wooden posts going from ceiling to floor along the back.

The wood floors were polished, and mirrors lined three of the four walls. The windows were set high up and a pole was in the corner that was used to open them. A upstanding piano was set in another corner, he smiled and looked around as Jude took off her coat letting it fall to the floor. "It's wonderful isn't it?" she said, untying the scarf from around her head and grabbing onto the ballet bar, doing a petit rond de jambe par terre in her shoes.

- Only time
And who can say where the road goes
Where the day flows, only time
Who knows? Only time

He nodded. "Yes..it is.." he walked to the record player hidden discretely behind the piano, and set the needle on the record. A soft romantic piano melody filled the air. She closed her eyes, letting the music take her on. "Clair De Lune.." she breathed, her eyes still closed. Thomas approached her, standing in front of her. He slipped his arm around her upper back, and grabbing her other hand in a dancing stance. "You know the piece..?" he asked, beginning to sway from side to side.

She picked up her hand and placed it on his shoulder, nodding. "It may as well be my favorite classical piece.." she said softly, moving with him and letting him lead her. He leaned in close to her ear, his warm breath tickling her neck cause her pulse to highten. "It's mine as well..." he whispered, and she smiled. She rested her head in his shoulder, swaying from side to side. And in that sweet moment, so dangerous and purely innocent all at the same time, the outside world and all the horrors in it were whisked away with every swaying step they took.

author's note: so what'd you think? Jommy is so sweet, and I like the innocence of their love here. Not yet discovered. Review please? They always make me smile and make me update quicker!