Kinda dumb that Constance and Hapi didn't have goddess tower scenes. Almost feels like they forgot to add it.
Ah well. Have a Constance goddess tower scene. Courtesy of a request.
He was never good at parties. Especially ones like these.
He was even worse at being the center of attention. Something he wasn't used to at all. Always being the ghost back in his mercenary guild. He never had attention like this...Or maybe he did, and he just didn't notice until now.
He wasn't sure if coming to the Monastery and becoming a teacher was a good or a bad idea. His mind was constantly swimming with emotions and thoughts he knew nothing of. It was a little disorentating to say the least.
After finally being able to slip out from the ball room, he walked through the scarcely empty courtyard of the Monastery.
"Not used to being the popular one are you?" Sothis's voice echoed in his head. He shook his head no.
"Well...The night is still young. Why don't we satisfy our curiosity's a bit. I've been meaning to look in the Goddess Tower...Haven't you?"
He pondered her proposition for a moment. Before nodding, and beginning to walk towards the tower.
Entering the tall, stone tower. It was quiet. Not eerily so, but a gentle calmness. It had an almost other worldly feel to it...
His ears perked up upon hearing foot steps rapidly ascend the stairs. Only to stop just before they reached his floor. He turned towards the stairs, seeing who was about to come up. After a few seconds Constance appeared. Grinning widely upon seeing him. A slight blush on her cheeks.
"Ah! Professor! There you are! You vanished before I had a chance to dance with you. That's quite rude you know. I was third in line after all" He gleefully exclaimed.
Byleth choked on his breath, third in line? The girls were lining up to dance with him? Constance simply tilted her head at his distress, her smile still planted on her face.
"Why did you want to dance with me?" Byleth bluntly asked.
"Is it so strange to wish to dance with a man I admire? You should feel honored, not many get the chance to dance with THE Constance von nuvelle after all~"
"Surely there are more suitable men for you"
"Nope! You are the only one I wish to dance with, Professor~"
Byleth stared at her blankly. Yet a hundred thoughts were running through his mind. Silenced only by Sothis's voice.
"You truly are a fool aren't you? The girl wishes to dance with you! Why not offer her a dance in the prestigious Goddess Tower?" The goddess proposed once again.
Before Byleth could even think of asking Constance that she had already beaten him to the punch.
"Why don't we have a dance here? This is quite the spot after all." She walked towards him, until they were only inches apart. She stared up at him. Her smile perhaps brighter then it was before.
"I don't see why not..."
"Great~!"
She took his hands in hers and interlocked their fingers, pulling herself close and flush to his chest. Byleth followed her actions, slipping his right hand out of hers and resting it on her shoulder. Causing Constance's blush to intensify. Glancing away from him.
They stood like that for a while, Constance wasn't quite sure what to do now. Despite mentally preparing herself and planning everything out beforehand, she could not seem to recall what exactly she had planned.
Byleth continued to stare at her. Which was not helping Constance, his intense gaze a little unnerving.
"Oh for goodness sakes, do I need to sing a song? Start dancing you fool!" Sothis's voice rang in his head. Starting Byleth out of his shock. He began doing what he did back in the ball room with the other students, a simple, gentle sway back and forth as they spun and stepped in circles. The light from the moon shining through the stone archway shone upon them. Causing Constance's pale skin to glow. Making her seem almost angelic in nature.
"I must say, Despite being a mercenary you are quite skilled at dancing." Constance, despite her cheeks being a bright red, had a slight smile on her face as she stared back at Byleth. Happy to see he was also smiling. If only a little.
Realization hit her as she realized what she just said. "F-Forgive me, I did not mean anything rude..." Afraid she had ruined the mood she looked down. But her Professor did not react. She sneaked a look back at him, and his expression remained unchanged. Her smile returning to her face she stared back into his face again.
Eventually the bells of the Monastery rung, announcing the end of the ball. They both stopped and stepped away from each other. Constance remaining quiet and staring at the ground. Sneaking glances at her stoic Professor from time to time. Her confidence from early now gone. Not by anything bad, but she never could have expected that being near the Professor like this could unnerve her.
She cleared her throat, placing her hand on her hip and looked to her Professor. Her confident smile returning. Whether or not it was a front she did not know herself.
"Well Professor. You keep proving yourself to be quite the candidate."
"You keep saying that...But candidate for what, exactly?"
Constance's smile once again dropped from her face, her face practically red.
"Thats um..." She puffed out her chest in confidence. "W-Well keep proving yourself a worthy candidate and maybe I'll tell you! Until then Professor!"
She turned around and bolted down the stairs. Her heart beating fast against her chest. Leaving a confused Byleth in the Goddess Tower.
"Well...You seem to have quite the effect on the ladies..." Sothis teased him. Byleth sighed and walked down the steps. Wondering if Constance would show up to class tomorrow.
Bleh. I really do repeat myself a lot don't I? I've been meaning to take some english classes to improve my vocabulary. But with this virus thing its quite hard.
I hope this turned out okay for you guys. More Constance chapters coming soon.
Until then.
