Tron and Riska went up to the second floor, where the main action of the party was taking place.
They left their umbrella and Riska's bag on the first floor. A restaurant employee offered to take Tron's coat drenched in rain, but Tron refused, and no one was ready to argue with him.
Adam was drinking a cocktail with a curious look, watching Edir and Crita, who were now the center of general attention.
Edir may not have been the most polite and mannerly man, but he sure knew how to behave with women, especially the one he had chosen. The same could be said about his dancing skills.
"Wow... I didn't even think he was capable of that..." Lola muttered with her eyes wide open, watching Edir and Crita intently.
They were moving gracefully like a perfect duo, showing how high their mastery was and how they enjoyed the process.
Edir was the lead, guiding Crita, but sometimes she had to adjust to him as he occasionally made minor mistakes. It wasn't that he wasn't as good as he wanted to appear, just the last time they had danced was quite some time ago.
It was an important moment for both of them because back then, despite the stares of everyone else, their eyes were solely on each other.
Crita didn't hide her happiness at all - Edir tried to do so, but anyone could see that he was just as pleased with their relationship as Crita, perhaps even more.
"Graceful moves, it's worth recognizing that. They've both, clearly spent considerable time and effort on this." Silvana commented, even though she was left impressed, though she was usually silently appreciative.
Kayla bit her lip, it seemed that, unlike the others, she felt an emotion other than elation, or respect for their labor.
Step. Step. Step.
Suddenly, Louis approached Kayla - his long blue hair swayed slightly, catching her gaze, making her look into his captivating azure eyes, a trap from which it was very hard for a woman's heart to escape.
Kayla was puzzled, she didn't understand why Louis had decided to approach her when he should have been looking after Alexia.
Well... Right now, Alexia was competing with Katrin in who could eat the most cakes, so Louis had some free time on his hands.
Tap.
Louis took Kayla by the chin, lifting it slightly, but he didn't look down at her, though he could - he was a little taller than Kayla.
"What the hell are you doing?" Kayla frowned heavily, immediately grabbing Louis by the wrist.
Most Phantoms that had been Phantoms for over a month had already learned to control their power in normal situations to avoid harming ordinary people - especially Operators.
However... Kayla was having some trouble with that. Before, she only communicated with her Operator or other Phantoms during missions.
Thus, she was now squeezing Louis's wrist a little harder than she should in a position like this.
"Martial lady, could you loosen your grip? I'm in pain." Louis uttered with narrowed eyes and a friendly smile.
"Agh... I didn't mean to..." Kayla ahhed, realizing what she was doing. Sure, it was Louis's own fault, but she had an obligation to control her power as a Phantom.
Crackle.
At the same moment, there was the sound of a glass shattering.
Katrin and Kody looked in confusion at Alexia, her fists clenched tightly and glass dust falling from her hands - the shards of a simple glass could not harm her skin and crushed to powder under the pressure.
Alexia had clearly done it because of a sudden burst of anger, it only took a few seconds for the others to realize what had occurred, but... Louis wasn't going to let it happen.
"Looks like someone's gained some missing confidence, doesn't it?" Louis asked, gently taking Kayla's hand and pulling her to him.
"Yeah... Something like that. I didn't even know I could dance that well." Kayla quickly replied, only blushing slightly.
Louis nodded approvingly.
"In that case, how about we do something a little more challenging?" Louis asked, quickly glancing at Edir, who responded in the same way. They didn't need words to understand each other.
"Agh?"
Before Kayla could realize anything, Louis swung his hand sharply, causing Kayla to spin like a whirlwind.
Simultaneously, Edir did the same, releasing Crita, who got a baffled look on her face.
The girls whizzed by each other, only to find themselves in the arms of an estranged partner.
"Don't worry. I'll get you back to your lover soon." Louis said with a sly smile, "You don't mind my company for a few moves, do you?"
Crita's face contorted as she arrogantly lifted her chin.
"Fine, but don't even think about touching me anywhere but my back." Crita said menacingly.
Whooooooooooooosh.
Without further ado, Louis pulled Crita to him as he had previously done with Kayla, but keeping a distance.
"Sure, that forbidden fruit is only for Edir, isn't it? For him, you are willing to allow anything, but for others, you are an ice queen. How romantic." Louis smirked, driving Crita into the colors.
She might have wanted to say something back, but they'd already taken a few steps, and it was time to change again.
In his arms was Kayla, clearly shaken by what was happening.
"Is something wrong? You look confused." Louis asked, taking Kayla's hand.
Kayla shook her head.
"It's okay... It's probably wrong to think so, but for some reason, I expected Edir to do more than that. I mean... He's always groping Crita, and he's not even shy." Kayla blushed.
Louis nodded, "Yes. Her and only her. That's the whole point."
Soon, oddly enough, Kody and Katrin joined them, becoming the third duo. He had to ask her several times, though Katrin was actually ready to agree from the first, but she couldn't admit it.
"Oh, this is something I didn't expect at all." Tron uttered, appearing next to Adam.
Adam flinched, he totally forgot about Tron.
'Right... So that's who I didn't notice... I didn't expect him to come.' Adam inwardly muttered.
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Hi, sorry for the delay, only one chapter so far. I'll try my best to post another chapter as big as this in a couple of hours.
Hope you enjoyed it!