Under the Shining Lights

Aoi Tsuki

"The song is called 'Bubblegum Bitch'?" Muriel asked, Christel nodding at her, "So we should do pink and blue lights..."

At some point, the stage was set. Leo didn't know when, he was too busy watching the club fill up from behind the curtain. There were so many already...

"Hey, kid," A voice said, making Leo jump. It was the spider in pink, fully dressed and glittered. They were holding a cigarette, taking slow puffs from it, "You're almost on. Nervous?"

"N-no," Leo lied, crossing his arms, "Just...looking at how many people are out there, that are going to be watching me. Yeah, all good here!"

The dancer didn't look convinced, raising an eyebrow at the turtle. Leo looked away. The dancer sighed, glancing down at their cigarette and shaking their head, before approaching Leo.

"Relax," The dancer instructed, covering Leo's eyes with one of their hands, "Listen, leave behind whoever you are. When you hit that stage, you're Aoi Tsuki. You're a confident, sexy Yokai, who loves dancing and who is an absolute attention whore,"

Leo took a deep breath, feeling his body relax, the noise of the crowd fading out. 

"It doesn't matter if anything goes wrong, 'cause Aoi Tsuki knows how to improv," The dancer continued, patting Leo's shoulder, "Aoi Tsuki, the blue moon, you have everything you need. All you need to do is smile and maybe shake a little ass. Tears are for after the performance, 'kay?"

The dancer dropped their hand and Aoi Tsuki opened his eyes. He smiled up at them, the dancer taking a step back with a grin. Muriel gestured at Aoi Tsuki from the control board, the turtle stepping into place behind the curtain. He took a final breath as Muriel counted him down, an excited feeling jittering through each of his limbs. 

The music started and Aoi Tsuki threw open the curtain, strutting out to the pole, demanding the attention of everyone in the room. The crowd was a little blurry, his eyes still adjusting to the contacts, but that almost made getting lost in the music easier. Aoi Tsuki grabbed the pole, swinging to the front, turning to press his shell against it.

Got a figure like a pin-up, got a figure like a doll~

Aoi Tsuki dipped forward, throwing his head back as he traced his legs back up, a cheeky grin lighting up his face. He ran a hand down his front, biting his lip and grabbing the pole behind him. He slid down the pole until his knees hit the floor, crawling forward to the beat of the song. The Yokai in front of him cheered, making Aoi Tsuki smirk. He rolled over and arched his back, the cheers growing louder.

I'm the girl you'd die for~

Rolling back over, he popped up to trace his legs up and grabbed the pole again, walking around it, lips moving to the words of the song. His free arm moved about to the music, the turtle leaning back and forth for emphasis. He stopped next to the pole, gripping it to lean back, lifting his inside leg before quickly pulling himself up to face the pole as the song went 'pull me closer', body rolling to take a step back. 

I'm Miss Sugar Pink, liquor, liquor lips! Hit me with your sweet love, steal me with a kiss!

Aoi Tsuki threw his leg around the pole, the drunken Yokai cheering as he spun, the turtle landing elegantly on the floor, fan kicking to the other side of the pole. He used to stand up, rolling against it over and over. Merethe's words rang in his head, 'Dance like you're having sex with the pole', so he made sure to emphasize the movement of his hips, all but touching the pole with his chest. 

I'm gonna be your Bubblegum Bitch, I'm gonna be your Bubblegum Bitch!

Aoi Tsuki let go of the pole and strutted around the stage, blowing kisses at the Yokai all around him before returning to the pole and dropping to the floor. With the pole between his legs, he shot his legs up and out, arching his back as 'wonder maid' was heard, his hands grabbing the pole between his legs. He pulled himself up, bending his knees to get his feet under him, pressing his ass out as he stood. He swung to the other side of the pole, wrapping his knee around it and reaching high up, peaking around the pole with a grin.