Chapter 10: In the moment, it seemed so right

Lila froze. »What?«

Viia quickly sobered up. »You didn't know?«

Lila stared at Mav and Viia, gripping the latter by her shoulders. »He –he what?«

Viia quickly shushed her and desperately glanced at Mav, who took over. »He has a girlfriend. Her name's Alicia and she's a breaker. She's one of the ones that despise ballerinas and really hate us.«

Lila blinked and started breathing slowly again. She collapsed to the ground and buried her face in her hands. »Why didn't anyone tell me?« Viia and Mav sat down next to her and tried to comfort her. »We thought you knew.«

Lila shook her head, before remember why they were at the studio. »It doesn't matter anymore. Thanks for telling me, but we should really start this lesson. I'll put on some music.« Mav and Viia exchanged worried glances as Lila walked to the speakers to plug in her phone. They'd both noticed how she shut herself off in a moment.

Just as they were about to say something loud beats started playing from the speakers and they both gasped. They watched Lila as she rolled her shoulders and glanced back at them a sly smile on her face. She looked so different, like a beat turned around the world in a second. They laughed.

»C'mon!« Lila shouted, before spinning in place and started to move her head from side to side in the first warm up. Viia and Mav followed her lead best they could, as they warmed up.

After they finished and another song rang out Lila quickly turned off her phone. »Okay, we'll start with some basic and easy stuff.« She positioned herself in front of the mirror. »Let's start. This-« She did a slide. »Is a slide.« Viia and Mav nodded as they repeated her move. Lila nodded, doing a slide into the other direction. She did a kick-ball-change. »Now we'll start our first choreography with two slides. And add a kick-ball-change the move I'd just done, so...« She did a slide to the right, then another to the left before continuing into a slow kick ball change, counting as she went. »One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.« Viia and Mav repeated after her.

About half an hour later Lila watched as Viia and Mav preformed the choreography they'd learned so far. Lila nodded at them as she watched them preform every move well. »Wait. Stop!« She shouted over the music before turning it off. »What is it?« Viia asked. »Are we doing something wrong?« Lila shook her head. »No, you preformed the moves perfectly. There just wasn't enough feeling.« Mav tilted her head in question. »What do you mean?« Lila shook her head. »I think something's missing. It's emotion. You can dance perfectly any day, but to dance with emotion, you need to feel the music. Here, maybe I can show you.« Viia and Mav moved to the corner of the dance floor as Lila picked up her phone and scrolled over her songs, quickly picking one of her favourites. They watched her in awe as the music started to roll out of the speakers. The song Die young started playing as Lila slowly slipped into the beat, moving her hips and rolling her shoulders as she waited for the lyrics. And then the singer sang and Mav and Viia weren't sure if what they'd been doing had been dancing. Lila didn't move to the beat, she flowed with it. She mended around it. There was no Lila, there was no beat. They were one in the same. By the time the song finished, Mav and Viia were gaping at Lila, as she danced. She hadn't danced pure hip hop, there's been jazz and ballet and breakdance there, so many emotions, so much passion. When the song ended Lila was breathing in panted breaths as she straightened from her last step. There was a clap from the door. Lila spun around as Viia and Mav gaped at Marco. »I still don't understand why you don't want to join the breakers.« Lila glanced at Viia and Mav before focusing on Marco. »Because I don't want to, it's none of your business.« He smirked as he leaned on the doorway. »You made it my business when you walked into that studio and danced me to the ground.« Lila rolled her eyes. »Well I can see now that that was a mistake. I already knew I would win.« Marco stepped towards her. »You couldn't have known you would win.« Lila smirked. »I could break you any time.« Marco took a few more steps, so did Lila and soon they were so close that Viia and Mav thought they'd be kissing if they got any closer to each other. »Oh really? Even right now?« Lila smiled slyly. »Any – time.« Marco flicked her nose. »Do it then.« Lila blinked. »Do what?« He smiled mishievously. »Beat me.« She narrowed her eyes. »Why would I do that?« Marco searched her eyes for a second. »If you beat me I won't pester you about joining the troup ever again.« Lila thought for a moment. »What about if you win?« Marco chuckled. »If I win, you try out for the troup and...you let me take you out for coffee.« Lila was taken back for a moment, before she quickly recovered her wits. »Alright. But if I win, you don't pester me about the troupe or ask me out again.« Marco's eyes glinted for a second. »Deal.«

»Which song do I put on?« Viia asked from the corner, already holding Lila's phone. Lila and Marco jumped apart when they remembered they weren't alone. »Gimme hula hoop, Viia.« Marco backed away from her as a musical intro started playing, his eyes on Lila again. When the lyrics started they moved towards each other, before both pulled away. They danced apart, not taking eyes off each other. By the middle of the song it already looked almost painful as they kept their distance. Mavalline and Viia watched as Marco suddenly gripped Lila's hand and pulled her into him. If you hadn't been paying enough attention you might've not seen how Lila had extended her hand out to him, how he saw that sign and took her hand, pulling her into him. By the time the move was made, it disappeared and they moved together. His hands swept over her hands and back as they moved together in a mix of styles, like a whirl wind of moves.

At the back of Lila's mind, there was a voice, screaming, trying to tell her this was wrong as she moved with him and he held her. But the music drowned it out, leaving nothing but a pure beat. By the time the song was over, his left hand was on the back of her head, his fingers laced through her hair, his right hand on her waist, pulling her closer. Her right hand was gripping his shirt, the other around his neck, pulling him closer. Their lips where barely even apart and his breath ghosted across her lips and down her neck. They were staring into each other's eyes, gaues locked, sliver burning into chocolate.

Lila took a ragged breath, before he pulled her towards him and his lips crashed over hers.

Lila froze for a milisecond, before her emotions acted for her and she kissed him back.

There was a squeak heard from behind them. Marco pulled away from Lila and quickly read the regret in her eyes. »Don't.« He breathed, but she was gone. »I won't tell your girlfriend.« She whispered back, before spinning around to look at Viia and Mav. She cocked a brow as they stared at them. »So? Who won?« Lila put a hand on her hip as the girls realized she'd asked them and quickly pulled themselves together. Mav was the quickest to rationalize her thoughts. »Well, uh, I mean you both danced amazingly well...I really don't know anything about hip hop or breakdance or any of the other styles you danced...So Viia should decide!« She quickly pushed Viia in front of her as the girl spluttered in suprise. »I – You, I don't even...You both won?« She said hopefully. Lila sighed and turned to Marco. »Next time we decide to comepete we really need to check there's someone there to tell us who won.« Marco nodded, before a smirk stretched across his lips. »So you're saying there's going to be a next time?« Lila sighed again, resisting the urge to face palm. »Just go already. I have to teach these two for a little longer before I need to go home.« He smirked again, waving as he left. »Au revoir then Foxy.« Lila didn't let herself blush as the door closed behind him and she turned back to Viia and Mav. Who were already freaking out. »Oh my god! Lila! He kissed you!« Lila shushed Viia quickly as she glanced back at the door. »Shush Viia, it was nothing. He has a girlfriend, remember?« Viia squealed again. »But he kissed YOU.« Lila shook her head. »No, Viia. It didn't mean anything. I need to go because my aunt is going to be pissed if I'm not home in time for dinner. We should do this again sometime though.« She quicklypicked up her phone and bag. Turning back to the girls when she got to the door, she waved. »I'll see you tomorrow in school!« She closed the door and left. Mav and Viia exchanged a look at the girl's quick disappearence, but decided not to ponder.

Aiistra peaked out of the bag, regarding her chosen. »That was your first kiss.« The kwami quietly stated. Lila sighed. »I know.«

A.N:

Here's a brand new chapter and the first MarcoXLila kiss!

This chapter was so fun to write, I hope you enjoy it. Also in other news I would like to thank the guest That'ssplurtious for giving this story it's first review, you made my WEEK!

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Timisa