the ballet love story

the date

Brandon had actually left rehearsals early the day of his and Erika's date because he wanted to make sure that that event was one of the most memorable of Erika's. He knew that Erika loved Italian food so he decided to make her penne pesto. Whenever they had a break at rehearsal he would always see her sharing pesto mixed with chicken with Sasha and her other friend Max so, she must like pesto and pasta right? God, he hoped so. All he wanted was for this night to be perfect. As a matter of fact he was still recovering from when Erika gave him a kiss on the cheek. A couple of hours had passed and Brandon's apartment looked like a completely different setting. His dining room/kitchen became a romantic candle lit restaurant and he had added some twinkle lights to his living room area for the final touch. Besides the fact that he almost set his whole apartment complex on fire, the night hadn't gone too bad so far. Now, all he had to do was wait for Erikato to arrive. He sat on his couch and went on his phone. He would go between looking at his instagram feed to looking up "How not to embarrass yourself on a first date". After what felt like hours (which was only 25-30 minutes) there was a knock at his front door. Brandon quickly but calmly stood up to go answer the door but not before stopping in front of a mirror to quickly fix his hair, make sure his shirt wasn't wrinkled, and popped a breath mint in his mouth. Just in case ;). When Brandon opened the door he saw Erika standing there. She was wearing a floral sun dress, her hair in two french braids. Brandon loved how she didn't over dress but also didn't under dress at the same time. Brandon had started blushing from her appearance. "Hi, Brandon." "Hey, Erika. You look lovely." Erika let out a soft chuckle. "Thank you. You look handsome." 'She thinks I look handsome.' Brandon thought to himself. 'He thinks I look lovely.' Erika thought to herself. Brandon let her inside and led her to his small dining table. While she was getting settled he took her bag and coat to go get hung up. After he got back they started making small talk as he was putting the food on the table. "So. How do you like being a principal dancer?" Erika starts once Brandon sits down across from her. "Oh. Yea, it's great you know? I've wanted to be one but never though I could. And now here I am!" "That's how I felt! Like, who knew I would become a principal dancer the day I audition. And, we get to be principal dancers together!" "Yea, even better!" "Are you liking your role for the Nutcracker? I mean, getting the Snow King's a pretty big deal. Especially for your first role." "Yea, it is. I'm loving it actually. It's great! Especially having you as my queen." Erika blushes at his comment. Quickly changing the subject Brandon says, "Well, how are you liking it?" "I'm loving it... the Waltz of the Snowflakes has always been my favorite part of the Nutcracker and now I'm the queen of them! It's like a dream come true, you know?" "Yea. Um. Hungry?" Brandon asks gesturing to the bowl of food covered in foil. "Yes." Brandon takes the foil off of the bowl revealing the penne pesto. "Your favorite" Brandon said with a smile. "How did you know pesto was my favorite?" "Oh, well. I would always see you on your breaks eating pesto chicken with Max and Sasha. Not like I was watching you or anything!" Erika lets out a small laugh at his kind of frantic state. "It's fine Brandon." Brandon calms down and they both start to eat. "So. How'd I do?" "You made this?" "Yea." "This is really good. I have to say, I'm impressed." "Thanks. You know, just a little something I've been working on." Brandon says cockily leaning back into his chair. They eventually finish eating and end up doing the dishes together. By the end of the night Brandon and Erika are sitting on the couch talking with "F.R.I.E.N.D.S" on in the background. (Both of their favorite show.) "So, what other roles are you hoping to get in the future." Brandon asks. "You know, I've actually always wanted to play Odette in Swan Lake." Erika answers. "No way! I've always wanted to play Prince Speigfried." "What are the odds?" They continue talking until about midnight. "Well, it's getting late. I should probably head home." Erika says. "Yea. You're right." Brandon says checking his watch while stretching his arms. "I'll walk you to the door." They both get up and Brandon opens the door for Erika. "Thank you again Brandon. This was amazing." "Of course. Thank you for not rejecting me." The both chuckle a little and then just stare into each other's eyes. Without even noticing within the five seconds of looking at each other they had moved closer to each other. "Can I kiss you?" Brandon asks. WIthout even answering Erika closes the gap between the two of them and kisses Brandon.

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i hope you guys enjoyed chapter four! ahhh they kissed omg! they may or may not make it official in part five😉! bye!! ❤️🩰