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"Umph--sorry! So sorry!" I helped her to her feet, trying not to forcefully break her grip on me.

2015-09-20 09:49:13

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With help, she rose again. "It's fine. It's ice." She squeezed his hand gently. "I'm alright."

2015-09-20 09:51:33

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"Exactly, it's a bit hard and painful to fall on. You're sure you didn't hurt something?"

2015-09-20 09:52:49

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"If it did, I'd probably be woken up with a phone call with Zane asking what happened....I think. I have no idea how that even works."

2015-09-20 09:54:21

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"Well, when I get hurt here, it lasts. You saw that once. So I don't want to end up hurting you."

2015-09-20 09:55:46

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"Relax." She took his other hand, now holding both. "Don't worry about if you're going to hurt me or now. I'll be fine. It's just a small bit of ice, it's not going to do real damage to me."

2015-09-20 09:57:55

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I hadn't even noticed I was starting to panic. I took a breath. "....alright. Alright, as long as you're fine." I tugged her further inside. "How about we explore the other room? A bit more carefully."

2015-09-20 10:01:01

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Just like that, her smile returned. "I'd like that." She followed him.

2015-09-20 10:02:20

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The other room was much larger. There was a chandelier hung with sparkling, gently tinkling crystal ice. It was a ballroom, as I'd figured every respectable castle had one of those. I slowly made my way down the few steps to the floor.

2015-09-20 10:06:31

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She looked around the room. Very beautiful. Very elegant. Just like him. Then she saw the chandelier. "Wow." She was slightly speechless from it. "...You made that?"

2015-09-20 10:10:12

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Very what now? Don't question it. "Yes, it.....um." I really did put excessive detail into this thing. Instead, I looked back at her and held out my other hand. "....may I have this dance?"

2015-09-20 10:18:48

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That was extremely impressive. Wait...he was asking her to dance? Well, she had a confession to make. "I've uh....never danced with anyone before." She admitted, her cheeks turning a light pink. "Well. I mean. I have. But.... for maybe 30 seconds...with the girl who shortly outed me afterwards."

2015-09-20 10:21:41

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I frowned. "That couldn'tve been a particularly nice introduction to dancing. Well, neither have I, to the best of my recollection, so this should be a good refresher for both of us."

2015-09-20 10:24:07

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"It wasn't." She took his other hand. "Maybe you can make a better impression? I apologize in advance if I step on your toes."

2015-09-20 10:26:12

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I chuckled. "It's perfectly excusable, even I step on them sometimes." I placed a hand on her waist. Tassek had been taught to dance once, but he hadn't been leading. I could probably get the hang of it, though.

2015-09-20 10:28:13

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She placed her hands on his shoulders. Alright. She could do this, right? Right? Yes. She could. Maybe. Possibly.

2015-09-20 10:31:16

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It was some kind of...box step, right? I focused on my feet, trying to mimic that movement.

2015-09-20 10:33:36

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Oh look. They were dancing. And neither one of them was hurting yet. "It seems you're doing well at this." She pointed out.

2015-09-20 10:35:33

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"As are you. We haven't slipped yet."

2015-09-20 10:37:48

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"You're right. We haven't. " Well that was a relief. She moved her hands to a more comfortable position, resting gently around his neck. Just focus, and they will be fine.

2015-09-20 10:42:20

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"That's somewhat of an accomplishment." I moved out to the middle of the floor and vaguely hoped that the chandelier wouldn't fall on our heads.

2015-09-20 10:44:58

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"A big accomplishment if you ask me, since we're on ice." Okay, the middle. Meaning if one slipped, they both would fall. Well, that's some reassurance, right?

2015-09-20 10:48:32

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"We'll be fine." On thin ice, if that counts as a pun. "Unless you want to stop to avoid the risk."

2015-09-20 10:51:45

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"No." She answered. "I'm having fun. Unless you want to stop...?"

2015-09-20 10:53:14

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"Not at all. Just making sure."

2015-09-20 10:55:06