"And you promise you won't try and fly me out the window?" Metrocity asked, trying to get comfortable in the dress "Aiyana" was wearing. Cotton was so different from leather, so incomplete, so awkward...

"I promise," Bernard said as he pushed open the door, letting Metrocity enter first. Her first reaction was to flinch. The lights and music inside were overwhelming, not to mention the many, many students milling about the decorated gym. She nearly hid behind Bernard as they made their way across the dance floor.

Suddenly a song came on that Bernard seemed to respond to. "Care to dance?" he asked, offering his hand, and Metrocity looked up at him suspiciously.

"Why?"

"It's fun. Would you like to?"

"And if I told you I don't know how?"

"What if I told you I'd teach you?" Metrocity looked around the room, then, slowly, took Bernard's hand, and he led her to the dance floor. She followed somewhat hesitantly. Bernard took and set one of her arms on his shoulder and the other on his hip, then mirrored the actions himself. Bernard began to show her how to Waltz, and at first she was lost.

Every other step, Metrocity stepped on his feet, or her own, or bumped into somebody, or fell down, or stepped on her dress. Then, slowly, she started to get the movements and the rhythm, and just as she was starting to have the hang of it, the song changed. Metrocity cursed inwardly, wishing she could disintegrate the stereo system right then and there.

But instead of getting angry, Bernard started over, teaching her the dance that went with the next song. When they came to a song neither knew, they made it up as they went, and while dancing was very weird, Metrocity kind of…liked it. As the night progressed, the songs began to get faster and faster, and Metrocity was more and more hard-put to pick up on the frantic movements.

Trying to master this art of dancing, Metrocity was so preoccupied, she didn't realize Bernard was picking her up until she looked down and saw her feet rising from the ground.

"Hey! Put me down!" she yelled, turning to try and pound on his chest. "You promised!"

"I lied!" he answered smugly, whispering the reply in her ear before lifting high off the ground and beginning to fly around the room with her clinging tight to him, so as not to fall.

"Put me down!" she cried, raising her voice. "You promised you wouldn't fly! PUT ME DOWN!"

"No," he answered, still as smug as ever.

"PUT ME DOWN, BERNARD!" she shrieked, and the music stopped, but Bernard didn't. "PUT ME DOWN! PUT ME DOWN!" she shouted over and over, until at last he complied, and she stumbled from his arms and onto the hard, freshly waxed wooden floor. Standing and dusting herself off, Metrocity glared at Bernard. "You're such a hothead!" she cried, and Bernard smirked.

"I know."

***Break***

Metrocity and Bernard ended up outside her home, Metrocity still disguised as Aiyana, laughing and getting along like old pals. "Bye Bernard," she said, setting one hand on the doorknob and turning to wave him goodbye.

"You know, I'm actually starting to like that name."

"Then I guess I'll just have to call you Lord Floatiness from now on," she quipped.

"Then I'll pretend I love it."

"So I'll resort to Metro Boy."

"And I'll be forced to love that too," he said, leaning closer.

"But then I'd have to call you Meisure Scott," she said, also leaning closer as they engaged in a battle of the tongues.

"And I'd call you Madame," he replied, then leaned the rest of the way and planted a small kiss on Metrocity's lips. "Aiyana"'s face when blank, then dead, then sick, and then she blushed deeply.

"I—I—I have to go!" she stuttered, turning to open the door and stepping inside just as Bernard asked his last question.

"Wait—don't your parents want to meet me?"

"Not particularly," she said truthfully.

"Why? It's not like they're Megamind freaks, right?"

"Ummm... Well, you see...NO ONE SEES THE WIZARD!" she cried, and slammed the door in his face. Before anyone could ask what was wrong, Metrocity was back in blue and dashing up the steps to her room.

Author Comments:

Uh-oh. Look's like Metrocity is getting in deep...