Chapter 67- A Dance with a Kiss- Arisa

Three Weeks Later

On the day of the Black Order's dance, I entered the building with Alma and Mana. Johnny met us at the gate. "Hi guys," He said. "Arisa, can I ask you to try on your dress for tonight?"

"Sure," I said. He walked away, and I followed him into his office. Dresses and tuxedoes were placed randomly around the room on tables and hanging on hooks. I watched as Johnny grabbed a beautiful, long, green dress with long, sleeves. He handed it to me.

I smiled and went behind the changing screen. I took my exorcist uniform off and put the dress on. It fit perfectly; and when I looked in the mirror, I was amazed at how beautiful it looked on me. It showed off my curves and I didn't notice the intricate designs of flowers and fairies that was on the skirt part of it before.

"How do you like it?" Johnny asked.

It took me a moment to respond because I was so shocked. I looked at him with a huge smile on my face. "It's amazing," I said. "It really is. Thank you so much, Johnny."

Johnny smiled. I noticed just how tired he looked. "I'm glad."

I walked over to him and hugged him while saying, "You've done so much for all of us and you've been there since the beginning. You're a great person, Johnny. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise."

He didn't hug me back. However, I heard the smile in his voice as he said, "Thank you, Arisa."

"No," I said, looking him in the eye, "Thank you." I walked back behind the screen and changed back into my exorcist outfit. I put the dress back on its hanger and handed it to Johnny.

"Get some rest after tonight," I said.

He nodded. "I'll try."

"Don't just try," I said. "Do. If you don't, then we might have to knock you out with sleeping meds."

He gave a weak smile. "Can you send General Mana and Alma in here if you see them?"

"Sure thing," I said. I walked out of the room. When I saw Mana and Alma, I told them what Johnny had asked me to tell them. I didn't run into any of the other exorcists and the scientists ignored me as they rushed by carrying large boxes.

When I reached the training arenas, I heard soft music and then a crash and cursing. I peeked into the room to see Kanda standing up. He wasn't wearing a shirt, and I felt myself blush at the fact that I thought it was attractive.

Kanda took a deep breath and started to move in a circle. He tripped over his own foot and crashed to the ground. I couldn't help but laugh. He looked over at me and started to glare. "What do you want?" He snapped.

"Are you trying to dance?" I asked.

I saw his face turn a little pink. He shrugged. "Why do you think that?"

"You do know that you need to know how to dance during this party, right?" I asked.

The blush on his face deepened. Before he could say anything, I grabbed his hand, and pulled him to his feet. "Let me help you," I said.

"Why would I accept help from you, Circus Freak?" He asked.

"Because you know that I can dance, and you need to know how to dance," I said.

Kanda rolled his eyes but didn't protest as I placed one of his hands on my hip and intertwined my fingers in his. We started to take little steps, and I ignored the fact that he kept stepping on my feet.

"Let's try this," I said. I started to move our hands that were clasped together to the right, and stepped that direction. "Whichever direction my hand goes, we take a step. Do you get it?"

"I think so," he said. It took him a few minutes to get into the rhythm of the dance but soon, he stopped stepping on my feet, and he started to move more gracefully. However, he was still looking down.

"Don't look down," I said. "You want to look the person in the eyes. Just trust yourself."

He looked up at me. It was the longest time I had ever looked him in the eye, and I noticed that his eyes were a dark color but they had little specks of different colors in them as well. His eyes were beautiful. I felt entranced by them. It was like I was walking through a dark forest with little balls of light floating around me.

The music stopped but we didn't. We kept dancing looking at each other in the eyes. I stopped moving our hands and that didn't even stop us. We didn't even mess up.

"You're getting better," I said.

"Thanks," He said. He paused. "I never realized how beautiful your eyes are."

I felt myself blush. "Thanks."

We stopped dancing but we didn't let the other's hands go. "Can you do something for me?" He asked.

"It depends on what it is," I said.

"Kiss me," He said.

My cheeks went warm. I leaned in towards him. I stopped before my lips reached his. I was afraid of what might happen if I did this. After all last time I had kissed him, he had pushed me away and called me a freak. Kanda filled in the rest of the space, crushing his lips against mine.

My heart was beating as fast as a train moving at its quickest pace. I felt Kanda wrap his arms around me and pull me in closer to him. I wrapped my arms around his neck and deepened our kiss. I closed my eyes and enjoyed the kiss that I had always dreamed of.