Dancing challenge

The hall had a circular shape,at its center there was the ball floor was built, around it there were small tables full of food.

" Let the dance begin ! ". The music suddenly changed, picking up its pace. The five people on the stage smiled under their masks, one of them whispered in the leader's ear, " Hey Cap, did you see madman ? He seems so happy, what a rare sight ", " Yeah, surely enough A-003 is there ". Another member leaned on him, " So, shall we do a favor to him ? I mean, that little miss temper was surely really arrogant ". The leader glanced at them, from behind his mask, " guys stop messing around with those words, we're performers, aren't we ? ". His companion nodded in tacit understanding.

Down, the students were pairing up to dance, of course Adeus wouldn't miss this chance to stay with Lyn, " Can I have you first dance? ", he offered his hand, making a slight bow. She smiled, her ear tips turning red somehow, " yes ". On the other hand, Dev also asked Esm, so two pairs were already made up. Ander stole a glance to Lex, who was sipping a drink, leaned on the back of the armchair, with his gaze lost. He thought something, but in the end he gave up the idea. As he turned to leave, a sweet voice stopped him, " Can I have you as my partner ?". It was a masked girl, dressed in white and pink, her aquamarine eyes could be seen. " Sure, how can I refuse such a beautiful girl ? ". She gave him a big smile and they entered the dance stage.

Lex looked at his friend leaving, his eyes flashed for a moment and it was immediately gone. " You don't seem really interested ", " do I ? ", " yes ". Lex shifted his eyes on the person behind him. Cold eyes meet his, she was his newly appointed bodyguard. His family did so since there was a period of unrest. Danger was waiting everywhere, nothing was absolute or certain. The other bif families also did the same thing to prevent accidents and to keep safe their heirs. Dev also had one.

" Our dear students, the cere,ony's events start now ! First one, the best duet ! Which pair will become the best dancing partners ? Let the challenge begin ! ". A huge screen was projected on the stage, the performers from before were already gone somewhere. On the surface, two pair appeared, a set of numbers appeared on their sides. They were the sequence of the dance moves that everyone had to follow to achieve more points. Lyn had her mouth gaping, how in the world was she supposed to do that with her heels ?! She looked at them with worry, it could be already a miracle if she didn't step on Adeus's feets. A chuckle reached her ears, she looked up, " ?! Why are you laughing ? ". Seeing her upset, he put aside his amusement, " I have an idea, shall we try it ? ". He held her waist, the lifted her foot, with a swift move he took off her shoes. Then he took out from his pocket two silverish handkerchief, he patiently wrapped them around her bare feets. Now she looked like as she had a pair of soft flats. " Better now ? ", " Wow, you're really full of surprises Adeus ", she happily admired his job, making small jumps. He smiled, " Let's join the game ", he held her hand, leading her in the stage. Before entering they put on a small bracelet, that would record their movements also their score.

Meanwhile a pair of angry eyes were glaring at Lyn. Isla bit her lips, feeling a burning fire in her stomach. She just wanted to tear that girl, she tapped on her wrist-screen and sent a few words. A smile creeped on her face. In the midst of the bustling hall, a guy was watching her actions. He snorted, " childish tricks ". '' Mnnn, cap, should I join their school, just to play around a bit ", the sweet voice asked. '' No, we can't leave any impressions, although you decided to have that red haired guy as your partner ". She pouted, shaking her head, swinging her lilac curls, " Just once, okay? It will hurt nobody ". After that she left to join the others.

All the pairs were doing their best to follow the moves, a few were a bit clumsy, a few hurried, a few uncoordinated and so on. " Dev ! Move your left leg, spin your right arm, no no no , you're offbeat ! ". The usual calm and elegant image of him, collapsed completely now, he was a bit flushed and clumsy. This was his first time doing something like that, so he was unprepared. He literally felt out of place, but he didn't want to spoil her fun. So he kept going on until it lasted. Lyn, instead was having fun, she and Adeus effortlessly mirrored the dance steps. On the opposite side Ander's partner was gracefully twirling around while his moves were energetic. Strangely those two styles suited each other very well. Lex watched his friends dancing, still holding his glass. He tried to stop looking at his buddy, so his gaze wandered elsewhere.

The challenge lasted for almost thirty minutes. After it ended, everyone was slightly panting. The annoncerer appeared again, " Well well well, shall we check the final results ? ", he tapped on the screen, a rank list was already there but the winner's spot was empty. " The ranks shall be revealed randomly ". Lyn glanced up, " Adeus, which place do you think we are ? ", " Then, which rank do you want ? ", " Uh? ". She was puzzled by this question as an answer. What did it mean ?

Not far from them, Graydon grumbled, this guy, of course his words made sense, since he could just hack the ranking system. But luckily the girl didn't reply, if not, troubles incoming.

" congratulations to all the winners, now shall we reveal the first position ? ", on the screen a countdown appeared. Lyn and her friends stood together with their eyes glued on the screen.