This was inspired by a commercial on tv right now.
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"Are you actually doing your homework?" Jon asked, sitting down beside her.
Arya put her pencil down, relaxing back into her chair, "It's Master Forel's training. I picked up the choreography in 15 minutes & got bored."
"What about your dance partner?"
"Joffrey flaked again, so Gendry's practicing with Sansa."
Jon nodded, reclining back to watch as on the other end of the banquet hall were couples practicing an intricate series of moves. Robb & Talisa were at the head of the group, being overseen by their dance instructor.
"Mr. Varys, could we please take a rest break?" Robb asked, his face flushed, "Need I remind you that some of us came straight from work to do this?"
"10 minutes," Varys complied, his expression that of indifference.
The couples all showed signs of relief, some flopping straight onto the dance floor, Robb being one of them.
"I'm sorry dear," Talisa said, kneeling down to embrace her fiancé, "He's supposedly the best at this."
Robb nodded & turned his head to kiss her.
"It doesn't look that difficult," Jon mused under his breath.
Evidently, everyone heard him as multiple heads turned in his direction.
"Screw you Snow," Theon gasped, spread eagle on the ground, "Bet you $50 you can't do this."
Standing up, Jon offered his hand to Arya, "You're on Jellyfish."
Jon lead Arya to the centre of the dance floor & someone cued up the music. Arya nodded & Jon mirrored her. Using a combination of varying degrees of pressure & glances, Arya lead Jon through the dance until it reached the point where Jon showed up & he continued more confidently. When the music ended, a series of slow claps reverberated from the other end of the banquet hall. Varys approached the two.
"Young man, why aren't you this young lady's partner?"
"It's my schedule," Jon gestured to his motorcycle leathers, "I've got a race the same day as the wedding, so me learning this dance would kinda be a waste."
"Ah, a shame. You two make a beautiful couple. And your chemistry is quite exquisite."
Theon walked up to them, waving his phone, "Double or nothing Snow, can you do the finale?"
Varys leaned in to watch, "Ah yes. I have been waiting to see if anyone could rise to this level, but so far, no one has impressed me enough to try that."
Jon studied the footage & looked to Arya, "You up for this?"
"Of course," Arya smirked, "It looks way more fun anyway."
Arya stepped back from Jon, carefully measuring out her paces. When she was about 20 feet away, she stopped and nodded at Jon. Readying his stance, Jon locked eyes with her & with a silent agreement Arya sprinted towards him. Right before it looked like they were about to collide, Arya jumped up, arms outstretched & Jon caught her by the hips, raising her high. Jon spun around slowly before throwing Arya up in the air, catching her and ending with a classic dip.
The banquet hall was quiet except for some light breathing from Jon & Arya. He leaned in closer, watching as the exhilaration from the lift slowly changed into one of longing.
"That was simply sublime," Varys said, hand over his heart. "I have never seen anyone perform it perfectly the first time."
"No fucking way," Theon grabbed his wallet, "One more-"
"Stop betting against them, Theon" Robb laughed, "At this rate, Arya's gonna be driving off with your Porsche."
"It's not about the money," Jon said, straightening up & bringing Arya to her feet, hand not leaving hers, "I knew we could do it. And I'm guessing you wanna do it one more time?"
Arya nodded & went back to her original spot & ran at Jon again. This time, she seemed to run too fast, overconfident, & when she jumped up, Jon felt it immediately. With a hard push, Jon tossed her into the air & Arya tucked into a forward front flip, landing like a gymnast. She bowed like one & looked over to apologetically.
"That one doesn't count," Jon smirked.
He backed up, with Arya doing the same, doubling the space in the previous lifts. Arya began her sprint before going into a cartwheel, backwards handspring & twisting before jumping into Jon's arms. He caught her even more surely that the first time before spinning in place faster than before, more confident of the move.
"Big finish!" Arya shouted.
Jon gave her a push into the air, but this time, offset his arms so Arya corkscrewed in midair before catching & dipping her. He leaned in close to give her a chaste kiss on the lips.
Talisa hauled Robb up by the collar with a force uncharacteristic of a woman her size. She pointed at Arya & Jon, "We're going that!"
This is also inspired by my cousin & I. We can synch so well, we aren't allowed to be on the same team for family events.
