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Post by natalieburns on Dec 26, 2009 18:09:29 GMT -5
"Fine." Natalie said, waving a hand and smiling. "Go get something to drink. I have to run to the restroom anyway." She slipped away from Ian and started to thread her way through the crowd, looking for the restrooms.
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Post by ianharris on Dec 26, 2009 18:12:17 GMT -5
Ian watched Natalie go, feeling a bit guilty that he had been the one to stop dancing. Then he shrugged it off and turned to head over to the refreshment table. When he arrived, he poured himself a glass of hot chocolate and stood awkwardly by the table, sipping at it and watching the other participants in the dance twirl around the room.
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Post by Alex Meriweather on Jan 1, 2010 2:20:47 GMT -5
"Oh, I will, if he says something again," Alex grinned. Just then, something nice and orchestral came on, something different from the endless basic carols and terrible rock remixes that had been put on.
"Oh! Oh, we should go dance before something else boring comes on. Good to see you both!" He waved to Hitomi and attempted to tug Hitoshi out onto the dance floor.
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Post by Hitoshi Gilespi on Jan 1, 2010 2:53:10 GMT -5
Hitoshi looked somewhat dazed and more than a little embarrassed, but allowed himself to be led out toward the dance floor.
He wasn't entirely sure where to put his hands or whether he was supposed to lead or follow, and accidentally tried to put his hands in the same position as Alex's twice before finally just putting his hands where Alex's weren't. Given Hitoshi's less than extensive dancing experience, he decided it would be more effective to just let Alex lead.
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Jan 1, 2010 2:58:25 GMT -5
Zephyros perked up at the sound of the more decent music. Jason wasn't talked to anyone... he grabbed Jason's arm and pulled him on the floor. "If you insist on being taller than me and looking undecently good in a dress, then you can at least dance with me."
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Post by Frog on Jan 1, 2010 3:55:27 GMT -5
Frog slipped through the crowd toward the snack table, poking over the sweets. The brownies were dry and tasted vaguely of unsweetened cocoa powder, which didn't remotely appeal to Frog, and he had already had candy canes... Wasn't there anything else here?
A scent, cool and sweet and strong, wafted across the room. Frog breathed in deeply.
He slipped through the crowd and toward the dance floor, sniffing at the air and attempting to pin down the source of the delicious smell. It seemed to be coming from the small white-haired one from cooking class, though he couldn't see anything... He sniffed again. His jacket pocket. He had something delicious and minty and sugary in his jacket. The scent was like candy canes, but stronger and with... chocolate.
Frog watched him for a moment, debating how best to get the chocolate. If it were an outside pocket, he could probably snatch it without anyone noticing. He might be able to get Angel lure the black haired one away... Or--
Frog had an idea.
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Post by Alex Meriweather on Jan 1, 2010 4:29:34 GMT -5
Alex, for his part, had no more experience with dancing than Hitoshi did, having gone to his last Homecoming dance with a female friend and spending the night drinking punch and making fun of their homeroom teachers. Nevertheless, he wanted to try.
Hitoshi seemed embarrassed, but... if he were unwilling, Alex thought, he'd certainly say something. He attempted something simple that seemed like a dance, and managed for the most part not to step on Hitoshi's toes, if mostly because he was going very slowly.
He smiled at the other boy. "I'm sorry... this is awkward."
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Post by Jason Hiller on Jan 1, 2010 22:47:03 GMT -5
Jason had to grin as Zeph hauled him out onto the dance floor, and obediently placed one hand on his boyfriend's shoulder and clasping Zeph's hand with the other. He wasn't a remarkable dancer, but he managed not to step on Zeph's toes, and he was having a pretty good time. He kept his eyes on Zeph for the most part, though he glanced around every so often for wandering sprigs of mistletoe.
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Jan 2, 2010 0:21:55 GMT -5
Zephyros for his part, danced fairly well. Unfortunately, he couldn't take any of the credit. Aritha had spent a year teaching him how to dance, and had suffered a fair amount of pain in the process. It was harder to dance with Jason, as Jason was taller and they couldn't seem to decide who would lead. Finally, Zephyros just let Jason lead him, even if Jason was in the dress.
"What, hoping you'll get another acceptable chance to kiss me?" he asked very softly, whispering in Jason's ear. "I could set that up for you..."
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Post by Notos Aetai on Jan 2, 2010 0:35:34 GMT -5
Notos had been waiting for this all night coming up as close as he could to the two he closed his eyes concentrating.
Subtly as he could he swept up all the snow he could off the floor making it hover swirling and silent till it was above Jason and Zephyros.
Then he let it go. Dumping a truck bed's worth on the two.
"HAND CHECK!!" He yelled.
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Post by Rudeth Volkova on Jan 2, 2010 0:39:51 GMT -5
Rudeth watched the scene, blinking for a moment. Then he smirked at Aritha, releasing her hand in order to scoop up a handful of the snow.
He hurled it forward at the first target he saw. "Snowball fight!"
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Post by Angel Kapur on Jan 2, 2010 0:43:27 GMT -5
Angel looked up from where he was in the middle of enchanting several pieces of mistletoe. He had been keeping half an eye on Frog on general principle, and now the dance floor was covered in...
He realized what had happened and grinned. "I like that one better. He has great ideas."
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Post by Jason Hiller on Jan 2, 2010 1:00:07 GMT -5
Jason yelped in shock as he was suddenly overwhelmed by a very large amount of something cold and wet and white. "Ach! Das ist kalt!" he squawked, flailing a little as snow fell down inside his dress and melted against his skin. "Sehr, sehr kalt!" He shook himself off, looking around in bewilderment. "Okay, who summoned the avalanche?"
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Post by Notos Aetai on Jan 2, 2010 1:11:11 GMT -5
Notos took his cue. Cycling the wind quickly under his feet he rose up into the air and extending his hands yelled.
"I the great Boreas of the Frozen Brain and Angry Disposition summoned the avalanche upon you two wire-crossed lovers. Bwhahahahaha!"
With that he brought more snow up off the floor sending a powdery wave towards the two.
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Jan 2, 2010 1:18:34 GMT -5
"Since when were you willing to impersonate Boreas, you big ball of hot air!?" Zephyros demanded, shaking the snow out of his hair and off of his suit. As the second wave hit him, he snapped a rather violent curse and forced a counter-cycle under his brother's feet, canceling the spell holding Notos up.
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Post by Hitoshi Gilespi on Jan 2, 2010 1:23:27 GMT -5
"Gah!" Hitoshi ducked as the backlash hit him, the cold wet snow soaking through his clothes. "The hell?"
Hitoshi lifted his arm in front of his face, forming a small magical shield around the two of him. He pulled Alex toward the wall and away from Notos and Zephyros. He didn't like snowball fights when it was just his cousins and he was dressed for it; getting splashed with a wall of snow was not high on his priorities list.
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Post by Notos Aetai on Jan 2, 2010 1:31:45 GMT -5
"Waaggh-oof"
Notos hit the ground sending up a cloud of cold powder. He rolled over onto his stomach and extended his hand sending sharp hard slashes of wind into the back of Zephyros' knees.
"Now this is how to dance!" He yelled happily.
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Post by Tristan Gilespi on Jan 2, 2010 1:35:55 GMT -5
Tristan's head snapped up at the sound of the struggle. He hopped over the snack table, trying to shove past the horde of students in the way.
"Hey!" he barked. "Some of you move! Coming through!"
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Jan 2, 2010 1:37:21 GMT -5
Zephyros staggered, then forced the wind bursts away and stepped away from Notos. "Aww, I get it. You keep doing this because you want attention. The poor little puppy can't get his girl or his brother's attention. Go pester Veronique, Notos. I'm sure she would love to give you your well-deserved attention. I'm busy trying to actually enjoy myself. I've had a distinct lack of that these past few months.
"If you want to play I'll be glad to indulge you in your obsession later. Bye now."
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Post by Alex Meriweather on Jan 2, 2010 1:46:45 GMT -5
Alex gasped, then laughed and followed Hitoshi over to the wall.
"I hate to ruin the indignation, but..." he laid his hand on Hitoshi's back. "I'm sorry you don't seem to be having nearly this much fun."
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Post by Hitoshi Gilespi on Jan 2, 2010 2:00:54 GMT -5
Hitoshi sighed, leaning against the wall. He pinched the bridge of his nose. "It's...not your fault," he muttered. He glanced back at the--not-quite-fight. A part of him hoped that this meant that the party was almost over, though he wasn't going to say so to Alex.
"This isn't exactly my thing." He glanced behind Alex, narrowing his eyes. "And I keep getting this feeling like there's someone watching me or something." He could have sworn... but there was nothing there.
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Post by Hitomi Gilespi on Jan 2, 2010 2:06:15 GMT -5
Hitomi laughed, ducking behind Peace. She scooped up a ball of snow and patted it evenly, then threw it indiscriminately into the crowd.
She winced as Tristan pushed his way into the crowd. It was just a little snow... She hoped he didn't do anything too drastic.
"Peace! Five points if you can hit Rudeth!"
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Post by Joseph "Peace" Emberlain on Jan 2, 2010 2:09:07 GMT -5
Peace laughed. This would've been a great time to- but, nah, there'd be time for that later. This was way more fun.
"You're on. Fifteen if you hit the creepy purple-haired guy." He winked at her, then scooped up a great big lump of snow, patted it into a ball, and hurled it in Rudy's direction.
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Post by Notos Aetai on Jan 2, 2010 2:09:27 GMT -5
Notos raised an eyebrow, straightening his clothing as he stood. A look of concern came onto his face.
"Oh my dear sister, have I hurt you?" His voice dripping worry.
He walked over to Zephyros smiling and laying an arm on his brother's shoulder. "Shall I help you dust the snow off your wonderful matching outfit?" Notos asked.
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Post by Alex Meriweather on Jan 2, 2010 2:14:32 GMT -5
"Oh," Alex said, sounding genuinely disappointed. "Well, if you want, after this we can leave. I mostly just wanted to dance with you."
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