Just Another Dance

Accidents Don't Just Happen Accidentally

Elizabeth sighed as she flopped onto her bed after her first day of classes. She was glad she didn't have the pas de deux class that night, that one was only on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Mondays. Teresa walked in a minute later from her last class "you know you can shower right?" Teresa said "no! Where are the showers?" Elizabeth said as she quickly sat up. Teresa laughed and pointed to a door in their dorm "the shower is in there, but hurry up, you're going out to eat with me and the girls" Teresa said as Elizabeth nodded and grabbed some clothes before hurrying into the bathroom to shower.

Elizabeth came out ten minutes later dressed nicely and ready to go. Teresa stared at her "dang girl! You look hot" she said jokingly, Elizabeth laughed "same to you, so where are we going?" Elizabeth asked "Bill's Covent Garden Restaurant, it's fairly cheap and has great food" Teresa said as she grabbed her purse "sounds great" Elizabeth said as she did the same. They walked out the door and met up with the girls "come on or we'll miss the subway!" Wilma said as she ushered the girls out the door, all of them laughing and giggling.

As they were leaving the building Elizabeth ran smack into someone and nearly fell onto her bottom when the stranger caught her. She looked up and her eyes widened, it was the boy from the airport "William?" She asked, surprised "Elizabeth? What are you doing here?" Will said as he helped her stand upright. Elizabeth looked at his beautiful green eyes "I dance here, what are you doing here?" She asked, he smirked "I dance here" he said dorkily. Suddenly Teresa was practically jumping on Elizabeth's back "you two know each other?" She asked curiously "we ran into each other at the airport when I first arrived" Elizabeth answered. Another boy walked up and slung his arm around William "where are you girls off to?" He asked in a thick Irish accent "Bill's Covent Garden Restaurant" Teresa said "well isn't that a coincidence, that where we're headed as well" the boy said before turning to Elizabeth "I'm Cooper, nice to meet ya" he said as he held his hand out "Elizabeth, pleasure" she said as she gently shook his hand.

​​​​​​~slight time skip~

After dinner all the kids walked home, Elizabeth and Will lagging behind just a tad bit. Elizabeth took a cleansing breath of the crisp Autumn air "I didn't see you at all today, I guess we don't have any of the same classes" she said "I guess not, though j do have one other class that I'd didn't have tonight, a Pas de deux, though you probably don't have that" he said as he took a deep breath himself "actually I do! Wednesdays, Fridays, and Mondays" Elizabeth said, a sparkle in her soft brown eyes. William looked at her, shocked "you do? Bloody hell, no one in their first year here gets that class" he said, his eyes wide "I know, I don't get it either" she said as she shrugged.

About ten minutes later they arrived back at the school, going in separate directions to the different dorms. As they said their good byes, William gave Elizabeth a hug "I look forward to dancing in class with you tomorrow" he said as he pulled away "same to you William, have a good sleep" she said as they waved and walked to their separate dorms. When they entered their room Teresa really did jump on Elizabeth's back "someone has the hots for you" she said in a sing song voice "who?" Elizabeth asked, being completely oblivious "Will! He totally likes you" she said as they changed into their pajamas and got into their beds "he does not!" Elizabeth said as she pulled the blankets over herself "he does to!" Teresa told her "oh just go to sleep" Elizabeth said as she turned the light off in hopes to hide her blush. Ten minutes of teasing later and both girls were curled up in bed, fast asleep.

Elizabeth and Teresa headed back to their dorm after another long day of dancing. Elizabeth only had an hour to get her bag ready for her first pas de deux class. Teresa watched her get her stuff ready "you seem nervous" Teresa said "i am, but I'm not sure why I mean, I've done plenty of pas de deux's before" Elizabeth said as she paced nervously and stared at her dead pointe shoes "maybe those have something to do with it" Teresa said as she pointed to the shoes. Elizabeth looked at the shoes again "my shoes? But I love these pointe shoes! I danced sleeping beauty in them, well the second half of sleeping beauty" she said as she picked the shoes up.

Teresa scoffed and shook her head "I watched you in class today, these shoes are done, come on, let's get you a new pair before your pas de deux" she said as she took the shoes from Elizabeth's hands and set them down. She grabbed Elizabeth by her wrist and pulled her towards the door "wait! Where are we going?" Elizabeth asks curiously " to see Mr. Moreau and get you a new pair of pointe shoes of course" and with that Elizabeth was being dragged out the door and down the hall.

Elizabeth and Teresa enter a room. At first glance it looks like a smaller version of the regular classrooms but when you look again you'll notice the walls are lined with rows upon rows of pointe shoes.

Most of the shelves had names on them but a few were blank. As Elizabeth admired all the different pointe shoes she didn't notice a small man come in "ah, hello again Teresa! Didn't I just see you the other day?" The man said, making Elizabeth jump. Teresa giggled "yes Mr. Moreau, but my friend Elizabeth is new here and is in desperate need of some new shoes" Teresa explained. Mr. Moreau looked at Elizabeth's feet "well than let's get you fitted!"

Mr. Moreau brought Elizabeth over to the barre "take your shoes off and give me a nice tondu with your right foot" he said. Elizabeth did as she was told and Mr. Moreau looked at her foot "okay, now the other foot" he said. She again did as she was told and he looked at her foot. After relevés, tondu's, and pliés mr. Moreau stood up "hmm yes you have beautiful feet, I think I have just the shoes for you" Mr. Moreau walked over to shelf "what's your street size in shoes?" He asked "I wear a 7 in American sizes" Elizabeth responded.

Mr. Moreau came back a minute later with a beautiful pair of pointe shoes "These are Grishko Maya's, try them and see what you think, I grabbed to hardest shank seeing as you have a nice arch" he said as he handed Elizabeth the shoes. Elizabeth slipped the shoes on and went up en pointe, she felt supported, she wasn't sliding, and her toes weren't crossing "they feel amazing Mr. Moreau!" She said as she came down. Mr. Moreau smiled "and they aren't even custom fit yet! Now, when you get back from class, come and tell me if you had any problems and I'll fix them" he said as he handed her a stitch kit. Elizabeth thanked him before being ushered out of the room by Teresa.

Once they were down the hall Elizabeth looked at Teresa "why'd we leave so fast?" Elizabeth asked "cause you have half an hour till your Pas de deux and these shoes need to be sewn!" Teresa exclaimed as she continued pulling Elizabeth down the corridors.

After walking for a few minutes Teresa came to a sudden stop in front of a door "okay, this is the classroom, you have your stuff so let's get these shoes sewn!" She pulled Elizabeth into the classroom and they sat on the ground "okay! You do one shoe and I'll do the other" Teresa said. Elizabeth nodded and handed her a shoe, starting the ribbons on the shoe she had "I like the elastic right near the Achilles" Elizabeth said as they continued to sew.

Ten minutes later and the shoes were done. Elizabeth taped her toes and put gel tips on her big and little toes before putting the shoes on and tying them securely around her ankles.

Elizabeth and Teresa stood up and hugged each other "good luck, oh and I almost forgot, Alexis is in this class" Teresa said as the pulled away. Elizabeth sighed "seriously?? Ugh then this might suck" she said over dramatically. Teresa giggled "don't forget about William, your boyfriend" she said before leaving the classroom.

Elizabeth rolled her eyes and went to the barre to warm her feet up as three people entered the classroom. William, Alexis, and a guy Elizabeth didn't recognize.

William smiled and walked over to the barre to warm up with Elizabeth "excited?" He asked "more like nervous, new shoes, new class, I'm freaking scared right now" Elizabeth said as she felt butterflies in her stomach. William chuckled as they warmed up "just treat like any other class, there's nothing really special about it" he said with a warm smile. Elizabeth smiled back and nodded after taking a deep breath.

Elizabeth was finally less nervous when a certain devil walked over "William darling, why are you talking to her? She made me cry remember?" Alexis said with a fake innocence. William rolled his eyes and gently pushed Alexis off him "go away Alexis, why don't you go flirt with Danny, that seems to be your favorite hobby" William said. Alexis scoffed and walked over to the other boy as William rolled his eyes.

William was about to say something when a older looking lady walked in. She stood at about Elizabeth's height, around 5'2, and she had gorgeous long white hair. She had a soft yet intimidating look on her face, something that said she was kind but when it came down to it she knew business.

She walked over to Elizabeth and did something between a smile and a grimace "you must be Elizabeth, I am Madam Dubois, I'll be teaching this class" she said in a thick French accent. Elizabeth nodded politely and gave a tiny curtsy. Madam Dubois turned on her heel and went to the front of the classroom "since Julia is no longer dancing here Danny's new partner shall be Alexis, William you will be dancing with miss Elizabeth"

Alexis scoffed "but I always dance with Will!" Madam Dubois rolled her eyes "Alexis, if I say you are dancing with Danny then you are dancing with Danny" she said. Elizabeth held back a laugh as she saw Alexis' face. It made it harder to not laugh when she heard Williams quiet chuckle next to her.

Madam Dubois clapped her hands "alright, I hope you're all warm because as you know, this class has no barre, now! Let's begin" madam Dubois gives both pairs a combination and 40 minutes to get as close to perfection as possible.

Elizabeth giggled as they try and figure the combination out. William was smiling brightly, both of them ignoring how bossy Alexis was sounding right behind them.

​​​​​​At the 40 minute mark, Madam Dubois clapped her hands again "alright, now you dance. Alexis and Danny shall go first" she said as Elizabeth and William moved to the side. Madam Dubois turned on the music and Danny and Alexis began dancing. It was pretty but there was no connection between them which made the dance look awkward and uncomfortable. When they were finished William and Elizabeth clapped politely and took their places in the middle of the room.

Their combination was simple yet elegant. Elizabeth felt something as they danced, it felt as if they had been dancing together for ten years rather than ten minutes. She spun, he jumped, they were connected. They finish the dance with heavy breathing and smiles. Their smiles grow as they hear Madam Dubois clapping ” Fantastique, magnifique, tout simplement merveilleux" she said as she smiled at them. Elizabeth tilted her head as William chuckled "she liked it" he whispered. Elizabeth sighed in relief and smiled "merci" she said in French causing Madam Dubois' smile to widen.