+ The Dance +

[vitaelamorte]

Who: Everyone!
Where: Yasogami HS gymnasium
When: Evening of Wednesday, July 16
Rating: PG(-13)
Summary: It's your chance do your dance
The Story: After the culture festival wraps up on Wednesday afternoon, all students are invited to a dance in the gymnasium! There are snacks and drinks (non-alcoholic, of course!), as well as cheesy paper decorations made by the student council members.

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[onsilksheets]

Which you aren't going to reveal of course.

[She rolls her eyes in a playful manner.]

Maybe. I haven't decided yet.

[cowhouse]

Of course not. Dude's gotta protect his sources, right?

[Very important rule in The Business...]

It's pretty good. Like, it actually doesn't taste like crap.

[He's pretty excited about this, honestly, because sometimes you mix stuff that's supposed to be good and it turns into... Eugh. Honestly, most of the liquor he's had tastes like sour ass, but this coconut business...

Mad good.

To prove it, he's just gonna... Have himself some punch.]

[onsilksheets]

[Unlike him, Bela is dubious. She doesn't think that the flavours would taste nice together. Maybe he didn't even care and just wanted the effect of the alcohol instead.

She watches Jesse as he drinks some of the punch, wrinkling her nose a little. Still not convinced over here, nope.]

How does it taste then?

[cowhouse]

Like I said, it's like a mini vacation in a cup. Mad fruity.

[It's bangin' and smells like a beach, what's not to like??]

Also it's a drink drink, so...

[Yeah, that's the main reason he's all up in it. He could get kool aid if he wanted just fruity...]

[onsilksheets]

[Mad fruity? He had an odd way of speaking sometimes.]

Right. I think I'll need to try it for myself.

[Bela fills up a cup of the punch, bringing it to her mouth. She takes a small sip of it at first in case she didn't like it.]

Hmm. Not bad.

[cowhouse]

[YOU GET USED TO IT AFTER A WHILE. Promise.

Jesse watches with amusement- and some mild apprehension, because regardless of how he acts, he does crave approval- as Bela gives his 'product' a shot.]

See? Told you it's all good.

[He looks so proud she might as well have hailed it as the greatest things since Orange Tang.]

[onsilksheets]

If I drink too much it probably won't be good for me in the morning.

[Bela laughs before taking another sip. She's feeling a little rebellious and enjoying every second of it.]

One cup will be fine. [She'll limit herself.] Do you want to dance after I finish this?

[cowhouse]

That's the morning, though... [He downs the rest of his cup in one go before scooping up a bit more to keep him occupied until she's done.]

And hell yeah, absolutely.

[Fuuuuck yes... Tonight is definitely looking up... Especially considering he'd been given detention for his stunt on the outside of the bike shed...

Technically, he shouldn't be here at all... But one one's caught him yet.] Definitely.

[onsilksheets]

Great!

[See how pleased she looks? This was going to be a fun evening, Bela could tell...

...Or it could all go horribly wrong. But that will still make it memorable.]

Have you enjoyed the past few days? It seems to go by so quickly when there is plenty of activities to do.

[Small talk will be a thing until she's finished her drink and they make their way out onto the dance floor.]

[cowhouse]

[YES YES HE DOES and he's pretty stoked about it himself.

And hey, even if things get insane, there's a story to tell once they let you out of jail! ...Yeah. Silver linings.]

Yeah, yeah totally. Anything to get out of the usual boring crap. [Not that he'd lifted a finger to help his class perform that stupid play, of course. Fuck that.] Gonna suck when it goes back to normal, but you know... Carpe whatever, right?

[Small talk in which Jesse talks out of his ass. How novel!!]

[onsilksheets]

Carpe diem. [She's actually enjoyed the past few days but Bela doesn't mind getting back into her school work again.]

I can't imagine that you would stop yourself from having fun, even when things go back to normal.

[Downing the rest of her punch, she puts the cup down on the table and nods to the dance floor.]

[cowhouse]

[Chug, chug, chug!!

Jesse grins at her assessment of him- entirely accurate, thank you very much- and sets his empty cup down next to hers. He may or may not already be a little bit buzzed, and so the way he throws his arm out to lead her over there is a bit more theatrical than it might have been otherwise.

...Then again, this is Jesse.]

Absolutely not. The party doesn't end just cuz the party's over.

[onsilksheets]

[Theatrical was fine by her. She matches his enthusiasm, giving Jesse a small curtesy before taking his arm. It would be interesting to see what his dancing skills were like, but she has a feeling that he'll be quite energetic.]

I think I can support that idea. It's not very often that I get a chance to let my hair down and have fun.

[cowhouse]

[Oh man what was that a curtsey? Jesse isn't usually in the business of thinking that girls are 'cute'- typically he goes for something a little more colourful like "slammin'" or "sexy" or even "fly"...

But that was cute, there's no other word for it.]

Yeah I mean-- This place is kind of stuffy like that. Not a whole lot going on, you know, you gotta like... Make your own entertainment. [Still do, as far as he's concerned, considering he just spiked the damn punch in an effort to do just that.

He leads her onto the dance floor and gives her a second to adjust before jumping right into it and attempting to give her a twirl.

It may or may not be slightly uncoordinated; being fifteen and chugging punch tends to do that to a guy.]

Whoop--!

[onsilksheets]

[Cute is something that Bela will accept, even if she did think of herself as pretty. It also helped that Jesse was cute, but she doesn't say that out loud.]

Stuffy? I don't think it's that bad. [God only knows what other entertainment Jesse had got up to over the past few days; maybe Bela will ask him later after the dance was over.

She laughs when he tries to twirl her, having enough coordination for the both of them to prevent an accident.]

Woo! [Bela shouts as she leads him into a twirl of her own, hoping that he was up for it.]

[cowhouse]

[Jesse snorts and lets Bela twirl his ass too, why the hell not? He likes girls who aren't afraid to take charge, even if he ends up mis-stepping and looking like a total dumbass.

Still, he doesn't let it bother him; on the contrary, he turns his failure into an interpretive dance sort of hop that's only kind of in time with the music before spinning back around to wrap one of his arms around Bela's waist salsa style.

...Or at least he thinks so anyway. Whatever, it's close enough.

ARE YOU READY FOR A DIP, BELA??]

[onsilksheets]

[If she wasn't holding onto him Bela would be doubled over with laughter and her sides would hurt. At least Jesse was giving it his all, having fun with it and not seeming to care how it looked.

Her arms settle at his shoulders when he slips an arm around her waist, wondering where he was going with this- hopefully somewhere good and just as fun as before. Bela waits with anticipation, a smile on her face.

Yeah. This was definitely a highlight of her evening.]

[cowhouse]

[Fun is pretty much how he rolls, no matter how stupid he looks. He couldn't give a shit less... Though whether that's a natural quality or because of the punch and the other crap he'd gotten into earlier is anybody's guess.

Regardless, yeah, he can out here to have a good time, and so that's what he's gonna do. Grinning, he moves to dip Bela low like they're in some cheesy black and white movie.

Seriously, he just needs as rose in his mouth to complete the whole damn thing.]

[onsilksheets]

[Once she realises what he was doing, Bela holds onto his shoulders tightly and giggles as Jesse dips her, unable to contain herself.

It's a kind of romantic, silly gesture and she wonders if Jesse has ever done it before. Or maybe he was just winging the whole thing.

In any case, it didn't really matter to Bela much. They were both at this dance to enjoy themselves, regardless of what anyone else said or did.]

[cowhouse]

[Oh man, that giggle sustains him; Jesse is more than a little pleased that she seems to be enjoying herself. Apparently the amount of time he's spent stoned and watching stupid old movies has paid off.

Pulling her up, Jesse offers Bela a grin. Nope, could not have planned this better himself.]

Next stop, Dancing With The Stars.

[Or So You Think You Can Dance- he likes that one better.]

[onsilksheets]

[She was still holding onto his shoulders when he pulls her up to her feet again. Bela was smiling from ear to ear.]

Don't think I've seen that show.

[One of her hands move from Jesse's shoulder to his cheek, her smile growing softer. She isn't quite sure why she did it, but Bela thought it felt right somehow.]

[cowhouse]

[His cheek, huh? You mean the one that's turning a healthy shade of pink under her hand...?]

Seriously? That's a first, I thought everyone watched trashy tv... It's not like high art or whatever but it's entertaining.

[And the chicks are hot.

...What? Don't judge.]

[onsilksheets]

[Yep, she's amazing like that. Her thumb brushes gently across his cheekbone.]

I'm not everyone. But I don't watch much television in the first place so I suppose that wouldn't help.

[As long as he didn't judge her for not watching trashy shows.]

Don't hold it against me.

[cowhouse]

[He laughs.]

I'll let you off the hook I guess, just this once.

[A slower song starts playing, and while ten minuets ago he'd have bitched to kingdom come about it being, like, the lamest shit ever, he's pretty thrilled about it now. It gives him an excuse to let his hand settle at Bela's waist, to not pull away from the press of her hand.

So, so lame... But he's okay with that, for now. She's not complaining, and so neither is he.

He does offer her an almost shy smile, though.]

...You're gonna have to lead, I got no idea how this slow crap goes.

[UNCULTURED SWINEEEEEE.]

[onsilksheets]

[It just so happened that Bela had some practice when it came to slow dancing and did not find it lame. She's glad that Jesse doesn't move away from her, smiling when his hand rested on her waist.]

You've never slow danced before? [Her question is asked with a slight raise of her brow as her other hand is placed on his shoulder. When he's good and ready Bela will take his other hand with her free one.]

It's really not that complicated. You just sway and move to the music. I'll need your other hand though.

[Okay, so maybe Bela will prompt him a little.]