Chapter 28
Dance With Me
At lunch time, as usual, Kanade and Yukino are eating together outside on a bench. They were talking amongst themselves when Kanade feels a strange presence and she knows very well who that person could be sneaking up on her.
"When are you ever going to learn?" she says, loud enough for Sakuya to hear.
The silver haired girl immediately stands up and trots towards her upperclassman with a dreamy expression. "Ahhh~! Kanade-senpai~! You noticed me!"
"Don't I see you every day, though?"
"Yes, but it's not enough!" Sakuya replies. "Oh, I wish I could be alone with you, Kanade-senpai~! We could go on the hot springs together, just like I've been trying to plan for months! Or we could snuggle up together in my bed at my mansion! Ohhh, that would be a blast~!"
While the silver haired girl is in her own fantasy world, Kanade decides to not listen to a single word she's saying. That is until Yukino pops a question.
"So, what brings you here, Saku-chan?" she asks
Sakuya finally snaps out of her fantasy. "Ah, yes! I wanted to give you this!" She hands an envelope to Kanade. "My father is holding a big dance party and you two are invited~!"
"Dance party?" Kanade repeats as she examines the envelope. "Are you sure it's okay? I don't think we've met your father."
"Don't worry," Sakuya says. "I'll introduce him to you once you're there. He's a very nice man. And my mansion has a ballroom downstairs, so it's all good."
"I see," Kanade says. "So, when is it?"
"Next Saturday," Sakuya replies.
"Ah, okay," the younger twin turns toward her sister. "So, that gives us enough time to pick out a dress, right?"
Yukino shakes her head. "But…aren't fancy dresses a bit…expensive?"
Kanade realizes this and sighs. "You're right. And I doubt we'll have enough to buy those dresses because we've been using our money to buy sweets and stuff."
"You two don't have to worry about a thing~!" Sakuya says. "I've got it all covered~!"
The younger twin brightens. "Really!? You have dresses for us?"
Sakuya pulls out a large purple paper bag and holds out a tuxedo and a beautiful long light blue dress. Kanade sweat drops.
"So…who's going to wear the tux?" she asks, afraid of what the answer might be.
"You are, Kanade-senpai~!" Sakuya replies. "You wearing a tux suits you best!"
"H-hold it! Who says that I like wearing tuxedos!? I've never worn one in my life!"
Yukino gently puts her hand on her sister's. "Hey, it wouldn't hurt to give it a try," she encourages.
The younger twin turns toward her sister. "Yuki-chan…"
"I mean, sure both of us wearing dresses to the ball would be nice, but you wearing a tux, Kana-chan, would be amazing. It'll be a nice change of pace, right?"
Kanade blushes from her sister's words. If anyone else said that, she still would've refused. But her older sister, her lover, said this and it makes her happy. Yukino wouldn't mind either way.
"Thanks, Yuki-chan…"
Yukino softly giggles as she kisses her on the cheek.
"So, it's settled then?" Sakuya asks.
Kanade turns toward her upperclassman and nods. "Yes. We're going to your father's dance party."
Sakuya smiles. "Excellent! I look forward to seeing you two there!" After handing the twins the clothes, she turns and happily skips away, while being in her fantasy world yest again.
Once the silver haired girl is out of sight, the artist turns toward her sister. There is a blush on her face.
"S-so…you wouldn't really mind me…in a tux?"
"Of course, silly~!" The older twin replies as she kisses her. 'Like I said earlier, it would be a nice change of pace. I mean, it's only for one night. So, what's the big deal?"
Kanade just smiles and gently takes her hands in her own. "Thank you, Yuki-chan." She knows in her heart that her beloved sister wouldn't mind her wearing something ridiculous. As long as Yukino loves it, Kanade is fine.
**A Week Later**
Yukino adjusts her dress and puts on her long, light blue gloves that went with it. "Kana-chan? Are you ready to go?"
"Just a second! I'm going to tie my hair up!" Kanade calls back.
A minute later, she comes out of the closet and takes a look at her sister in awe. Yukino in a long blue dress with long gloves makes the younger twin blush furiously.
"Hehe~! Well, how do I look?" she asks.
"You…you look beautiful." Kanade replies, still mesmerized by her appearance.
"Why, thank you~!" Yukino says. She looks up and down at her younger sister's appearance. "And you look awesome in that tux, Kana-chan."
"Oh…th-thank you…" She can't help but smile at the compliment. In her mind, she thinks she looks ridiculous in it. But her beloved sister doesn't think so.
"Hehe~! Let's go, Kana-chan~!" Yukino holds out her hand.
Kanade nods and gently takes it while kissing the top of her hand, like a gentleman would. "As you wish, Yuki-chan."
The older twin blushes at Kanade behaving like a gentleman, but smiles. She's glad that they're going to the dance together, thanks to Sakuya. They leave the dorms and take a walk down the path towards Sakuya's mansion. They gave her a call to let her know that they're on their way and Sakuya was more than willing to give them directions on where to go. It only took them about 20-30 minutes to get there.
Once they arrive there, Sakuya's mansion is large and there were many people coming in. Kanade and Yukino hold hands as they approach the entrance and ring the doorbell. The door opens a second later and Sakuya appears, happily greeting them. She is wearing a long green dress with long gloves just like the other girls and woman.
"Oh! Kanade-senpai! Yukino-senpai!" Sakuya greets. "I'm so glad you two made it! And Kanade-senpai! You look very nice in that tux~!"
Kanade just nods as she keeps on walking. She's a bit nervous because most other girls aren't wearing tuxedos like she is, so she's afraid what they'll think of her. However, another couple walks by them and a tan-skinned girl with long black hair tied in a pony-tail catches her eye. She's also wearing a tux and her partner, the girl with black hair tied in a small pony-tail is wearing a long light green dress. The artist stares at the couple in awe as they head towards the ball room.
I guess I'm not the only one, she thinks to herself.
"See?" Yukino says. "That cool girl is wearing a tux, too~! So, you don't have to worry about it anymore~!"
"I have to agree on that," a male voice says from behind them.
The twins turn towards a man with short silver hair and is wearing glasses. He's also wearing a tux. Sakuya happily trots next to him.
"Kanade-senpai, Yukino-senpai," she says. "I would like to introduce you to my father, Jun Kamiyama."
"It's a pleasure to finally meet you two," he says as he bows.
"Same to you!" The twins say in unison as they bow in return.
"Sakuya has told me a lot about you two," Jun says with a smile. "And I would like to thank you for taking such good care of my daughter. You three have been getting along very well."
"Oh, you're very welcome," Kanade says. "I'm glad we became friends with Saku-chan."
"She's been a good girl to us," Yukino adds.
"That's great to hear," Jun says as he pets his daughter's head. "Well, I think my daughter should lead you two to the ball room now. I hope you three have a good time."
"Oh, thank you!" Kanade says. "And thanks for inviting us, Kamiyama-san!"
"No problem," Sakuya's father replies.
"Come on, Kanade-senpai! Yukino-senpai!" the silver haired girl gestures her hand towards the stairs. "The ball room's that way!"
"Hai~!" the twins say in unison.
The three head down the stairs towards the ball room, which is a very huge room as big as a gymnasium and there were round tables, a buffet that's placed on a very long table at the end of the room, a stage, and a wide open space for some people to dance on. Kanade and Yukino take a look around for a bit when Sakuya quickly runs over to the buffet.
"I guess someone's hungry," Kanade says while sweat dropping.
"Don't worry," Yukino assures her. "She's enjoying herself. Why don't we look around for a bit to get familiar with the room?"
"Okay."
The twins walk around the large ball room, observing many of the girls and guys talking amongst themselves. They even walk past 3 girls, drinking their punch. One of them, with honey-blonde hair and wearing a tux almost chokes on her punch at the sight of two twin girls holding each other's hand and kissing each other on the cheek.
"I've got to get a closer look!" the honey-blonde says as she makes a run for it. A red-haired girl, wearing a black dress and a short orange haired girl wearing a white one, quickly follow their friend.
"Kayo-chin, wait!" the orange haired girl cries.
"Just what is going on in that girl's head?" the red-haired girl mutters.
After about 10 minutes of looking around, the twins sit down at a round table that's empty and smile at each other.
"I like this place already," Yukino says.
"Me, too," Kanade says. "I'm very glad Saku-chan invited us."
After a bit of silence, the twins stand up an begin to serve themselves some food. They sit back down at their spot to eat. They shared a few indirect kisses here and there, but they happily eat their dinner as they go along. Unaware that they are being watched by a squealing honey-blonde girl at another table diagonal from behind them.
"Twins sharing indirect kisses!" she squeaks. "That's the most wonderful thing I've seen in my entire life~!"
"Girl, you've seen way too many of those already," the red haired girl says in annoyance. "There's nothing new about it."
"But look at them!" the honey-blonde girl says. "One wearing a tux and the other with a beautiful blue dress! That's what's new about it~!"
The orange haired girl just sighs and smiles nervously at her friend. "Kayo-chin's always like this, isn't she? Ahahaha…"
After the twins finish their dinner, they notice that most people are out of their seats and the slow dance begins immediately. There is peaceful, calm music playing and the slow dancing begins. Kanade smiles as she stands up, turns toward her girlfriend and bows like a gentleman. Yukino blushes as she stands up as well, taking a step towards her sister's direction and does a curtsy. Kanade then reaches out her hand.
"May I have this dance, M'Lady?" she says in her worst British accent.
Yukino giggles and takes her hand. The younger twin gently pulls her closer and puts her other hand on her lover's waist. Together, they took tiny steps back and forth while trying hard to not accidentally step on each other's foot. Both of them look at each other lovingly.
"You're doing well," Yukino says.
"So are you," Kanade replies.
As the calm, peaceful music continues, the others decide to get up and join them. One girl in particular, the tanned skinned girl puts out her hand while blushing, but has a smile on her face.
"May I have this dance, Asuka, my dear?" she offers.
The girl giggles and takes her hand. "Of course, Homura-chan~!"
The other couple dance as well. Kanade and Yukino are still dancing with each other, unaware of the two girls dancing by them. Yukino then rests her head on lover's chest and closes her eyes.
"You having fun, Yuki-chan?" she asks.
"Yes," the older twin replies. "I'm having a great time, mostly because I'm with you."
"I'm glad."
The dance lasts for about 10 minutes from one peaceful music to another. And the twins are happier than ever. Sakuya even enjoys watching those two dance. Kanade-senpai is so charming~! she thinks to herself.
The music stops after about a few more minutes, which meant the dancing stops as well. Yukino's head remains on her chest as Kanade gently rocks her back and forth.
"Kana-chan…" she whispers.
"Hm?"
"Can you promise me something?"
The artist pulls her lover away to look at her eyes. "Yes. What is it?"
"Promise me that we'll always be together. Promise me to never leave me. Okay?"
The younger twin kisses her forehead. "I promise, Yuki-chan. We will be together for all eternity. That's how strong our love is." She knows in her heart that her beloved older sister is the one for her. Because she loves her and Yukino loves her as well. She also knows that they will also protect each other from harm, just like they did before. Yukino Sakurai is Kanade Sakurai's one and only girlfriend she'll have.
"I love you, Yuki-chan." The artist tips her lover's chin to her level and both of them kiss to fulfill their promise.
At the table, the honey-blonde girl tries her very best to resist the urge to have a nosebleed.
"That…was…so…beautiful~!" she squeals. "I think I'm gonna cry~!"
The orange haired girl turns towards her red-headed friend. "I gotta admit: that was a heartwarming moment, nya."
"I guess…"
A/N: I had fun writing this one~! And the idea for Kanade wearing a tux just came to my head. No questions asked. Hehe~!
Cameos:
Asuka and Homura from "Senran Kagura"
Maki, Hanayo and Rin from "Love Live: School Idol Project"
Sorry, Mikey-kun. I had to do it. It's more enjoyable that way. Hehe~!
Feel free to give out any suggestions, questions or concerns and don't forget to review~!
