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Ben's Note of Sheer Awesome: The Kidnapping Arc may be over and I may be suffering with friend withdrawal (long story), but with three EAH stories in the Benverse going, I feel ready to write all three! My TD stories and Loops story will be on hold for a while as I work on the Benverse. I actually have an announcement. Seven stories will connect to this universe, plus one other one that brings all seven stories together. Each one will focus on a different couple except the last one. Let me know your thoughts.

Prompt 47: Dance Floor

Kitty smiled weakly at the ball room in front of her, couples dancing around.

Kitty had gotten out of the infirmary the week before, ruffled but managed to heal up enough to be released. She was released in a wheelchair. While the gun-shot wound was in her chest, the amount of teleporting she had done had messed up her legs. The nerves had been fried, preventing her to stand.

Luckily, Alistair was there to push her. Since the teleportation sapped her strength in her arms as well, Alistair was willing to push her around. Kitty was thankful to him for being there for her still.

He seemed a bit distant from her since the kidnapping. He was always there when she needed him, but he didn't speak to her as much as he used to. It didn't help that her verbal tick had come back, delaying her speech.

Maddie, however, was as close to Kitty as ever. In fact, to celebrate Sven and Harry joining Ever After High along with the return of the Wonderlandian's, Maddie set up a dance for everyone to cool off. Alistair, of course, asked Kitty and Kitty happily accepted.

"You wish you and I could be out there, dancing," Alistair said, later that night. Kitty was in a beautiful black and purple dress that Lizzie had made for her. Alistair was in his normal attire, seeing it was formal as it was.

"You know… me…I love… being with… you whenever I… can. Whether it's… where I want… to be or… somewhere else… it doesn't matter…" she wheezed.

Alistair stared at the dance floor for a moment. "I'm sorry," he said. "I made you like this… it's all my fault you're in that chair… that you almost died…"

Kitty reached a hand up weakly and grasped his with all her strength. "Don't… worry about… it," she said with a smile. "I saved… your life. You're alive… right now. That's all that… matters to me."

"But you almost…" Alistair said desperately.

"But I…didn't," Kitty said. "I'm here…with you. It's not like… last time. I want… leave you… that easy."

Alistair offered her a sad smile, but did not continue to talk. Kitty sighed and looked back at the dance floor. Suddenly, she brightened up. "Alistair… push me out… on the dance floor…"

"What? But you can't…" Alistair started to say.

"Trust…me," Kitty winked. Alistair nodded and grabbed her chair. He pushed her out into the center of the room and stopped at her command. "Turn around… close your eyes…" Kitty commanded.

Alistair, confused, did as he was told and turned around. He heard a shuffling and some pained moans from Kitty. After a few moments, she said, "You're good."

Alistair turned and blinked. Maddie and Lizzie had come over and helped her out of her chair. She was leaning fully on both of them, her arms around their shoulders. Carefully, they brought her over to him and placed her arms around him. Alistair grabbed her and helped her into the standing position.

Kitty smiled at him. "I got… you out here…dancing," she said.

"You sure you're up for this?" Alistair asked her.

Kitty smiled. "Anything…for you," she said. Alistair nodded and, carefully, began to move.

It wasn't like real dancing. She was hardly able to move her legs, so Alistair did most of the maneuvering. But after a few minutes, Alistair realized that she was enjoying herself. And he found he was too.

"You always know how to make me happy, don't you?" he chuckled.

Kitty smiled at him. "I love…you. I'm supposed… to know how to… make you happy," she said. Alistair smiled at her.

"After your legs are better… I promise you a real dance," he said. "You and me. We'll dance until we can't anymore. I promise."

Kitty smiled and kissed him on the lips. "I look… forward to it," Kitty said.

BN: *cries like a man baby* I figured since I'm almost a legal adult, I'd be a man baby at this point. Anyway, the point of this one is to basically set the mood of this arc. It'll definitely be lighthearted, something we need after these last two arcs. I think you guys will like this arc a lot. Kitty's tick will vanish over time. I just figured almost dying again would trigger her PTSD and her ticks. Just something I thought would happen.

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