You are beautiful

Ying Xuan chuckled upon seeing Zuan's confused expression and signed, 'You're not being paranoid Zuan.'

"I'm not?" Lu Zuan asked, clearly not convinced.

Xuan shook her head. 'People are staring more than usual today.' she signed, 'But not only at me. They're staring at us. You, me, Jingyu, Shaoyan, Weiwei, Kio and all his other friends. They're staring at each of us. And you feel like it's more than usual because let's face it, most of the kids never come to college anyway.'

A look of realization dawned on Lu Zuan's face as she nodded. What Xuan was saying made sense. People were staring a bit more because they were all dressed up, and of course there were more people here than would be ever present at a given place at the college.

But she frowned as another part of Xuan's speech hit her. "Did you just say that people are staring at me?" she asked, a look of surprised indignation in her voice. Ying Xuan rolled her eyes and signed, 'It will never cease to surprise me how well you know everyone, but how little you seem to notice things about yourself.'

Xuan continued as Zuan frowned, wondering what on earth was this girl talking about. 'You are beautiful Zuan. Your eyes, your face, your long hair that you never seem to let down, quite literally and figuratively, the way you carry yourself, your mind, your heart and the way you don't care what anyone else thinks. Every single thing about you is beautiful.' Ying Xuan finished.

By this time, Lu Zuan felt her throat close up and eyes begin to sting with tears. She continued to look at Xuan, because she was sure if she opened her mouth to reply, she would burst into tears.

'Some might even argue that you're even more beautiful than me.' Ying Xuan finished, making Zuan roll her eyes. 'Now you're just throwing out fake compliments.' Zuan signed instead of speaking, still having no trust upon her throat.

Ying Xuan chuckled. 'Do I need to drag Jingyu here to crown you the belle of the ball too?' she signed, her eyes glinting with mischief. Lu Zuan finally gave up as a sob mixed with a chuckle escaped her throat.

"Let's not do that. I'm not sure prince Wei could take two comparisons with his princess in one night." Lu Zuan spoke, linking her arm with Xuan. Though her voice cracked a little, neither of the girls commented on it as they joined the rest of their group.

Wei Jingyu silently raised an eyebrow at Xuan when he saw her rubbing Zuan's back, but she only shook her head with a smile.

"Come on people, let's dance!!" Su Shaoyan's voice rung out through the group, joined in with may cheers.

Since the name of the event was the end of semester ball, and people had been asked to bring dates if they could, and there was even going to be the title of belle and gentleman of the ball. So obviously, there were going to be couple dances. But those had not started just yet, and the dance floor had been opened just for the enjoyment of the students.

And enjoy the students did, all of the people in fancy suits and dresses crammed on the huge dance floor and shouted to the music as they swayed their hips.