Atton couldn't stop grinning.
He had just subdued a bunch of senators, he had gotten congratulations of the victory from practically half the senate...and it was probably eating away at Mira right now! Could life get any better? Of course dancing with a good looking Zeltron as nice too...but it was really just the icing on the cake compared to the inflation of his ego.
Sure, the music was a little corny, boring even. But right now it fitted quite well, since the sweeping movement of the dance gave Atton the opportunity to show off a little more. Force, the senate would love the jedi after this, he, not Mical or Mira had secured the position of the jedi. He of all people! Yep, he was awesome...
The only cloud in the sky was the annoying look the Zeltron's...Jade was it, right...face. She wasn't looking at him, instead looking to his left while keeping her mouth closed in a silent snort. It was not what he really wanted...it was a little annoying actually. "So, enjoying the ball are we?" He kept his voice neutral as he spun them around before stage, satisfied that it would catch a few eyes.
"I suppose, the reporter in me loves the material I've acquired, jedi master masters senators..." She trailed off, a weak smile escaping her.
"That's not what I asked."
She looked away while biting her lower lip, obviously struggling to express the problem in words. At least she didn't choose to hurt him instead...where was Mira anyway? "Well, I can't say that I haven't achieved what I wanted here...but it's a little annoying to be pushed to the sideline for so long. Not to say I haven't enjoyed the little show of yours of course..."
"Ah." Atton smiled reassuringly while dipping Jade backwards, easily holding her there for a moment as he said: "How about this then? From now on you will the centre of attention here, or at least...my centre of attention." Huh, odd that he hadn't been distracted by her before now that he thought about it, she was a beauty after all...yet...
He didn't like the way he forced himself to leer at her cleavage, nor the way he pawed at her back. It was...dull, no excitement about it. Ugh...maybe he was getting bored with the easy targets? Maybe he should look for Queen Talia and try with her? Not that he would actually sleep with her, he was a jedi after all...but the challenge of charming her could be nice. Though he didn't feel that excited about that either...
No, something was wrong, there was nothing fun in this. Besides, he had shown himself capable of being very un-jedi before...which meant he could be that again with...say the Zeltron in his arms. It didn't feel right though...the whole thing felt dull and uninspired. Why?
"Really? Because you seem to fazing out again." Jade snapped her fingers in front of him, a decidedly angry look on his face.
"My apologies, just stunned by your beauty." Atton lied casually while remembering to pull Jade up before they lost too much momentum. The dance was a little hesitant now, maybe because the Zeltron really didn't seem as if she wanted to dance with him. "Quite ravishing really, why did you choose reporting anyway? Why not modelling or the like?`"
"Really, there's no need, you're not interested in knowing that." Jade looked away, her frown deepening. "It's obvious you don't care." Huh, was he losing his touch? "As if you keeping me around like prop wasn't enough to convince me...the way you gaped at that jedi budy of yours did." She shook her head, eyes rolling back. "I appreciate being here but...force it's been embarrassing."
"Uh...I...what?"
"Aww come on! The only reason the others didn't notice back there was because they think you guys are incapable of all that...heck, you should be happy not anyone of those hostile senators saw it. That could really put a dent in your little campaign..." Atton stiffened, causing the Zeltron to chuckle. "Oh don't worry, I won't tell them...you're just too darn cute."
"Um, thank you?" Atton's smile faltered as he felt a nervous knot begin in his stomach. "But really, there's nothing there..."
"Oh please, you two are almost glowing when you're around one another." Atton was struggling to keep going as Jade begun to wiggle away, clearly not wanting to dance any more. Oh damn this could look bad... and did she have to use the term glowing? Bad memories... "Besides, that's irritation you see, man we hate one another..."
"Sure it is." Jade moved away from him, smiling weakly. "You know...I heard senator Olmark had some opinions on the jedi issue and the outer rim, I think I'll go interview him about that." She turned away, he sensed no bitterness from her however, huh... "See you around, hero."
She left, leaving Atton speechless.