Dance To The Beat

17

Chapter 17...

Javier

After our little chitchat, I walked Raffie home. We both are actually tired and a bit weirded out after our conversation about our dreams. They were somehow similar, like we were in each other's dream. Well, that's how I feel anyway.

We're seated on the swinging bench, watching the stars and pointing at constellations.

I like this moment, I wish it could last.

I intertwine my hand with hers, she laid her head on my shoulder while my head on top of hers. I'm really into her.

I think I've fallen for you, Raffie.

I look over my shoulder, she's half awake half asleep. I shake her to wake up

"Hey, you're suppose to sleep on your bed not me." I complain playfully.

She opens her eyes and smiles. "Eh, your shoulder is so comfy, it's like a pillow," she says.

I nudge her. "We still have practice later." I remind her.

She groans. "Fine!" She says and stands up, Ands goes inside.

"Goodnight!" She says before going inside.

I chuckle. "Goodnight." I reply.

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Next day...

Raffie

I was practicing alone, everyone left already. I'm practicing for the solo acts and doing moves for those who will be doing duos.

There are different categories for this competition. There's the all girls, all boys, solo act: boys, solo act: girls, duo, and then the whole group.

The girls and I agreed on the song "Brave Honest Beautiful" by Fifth Harmony. We wanted a song to encourage girls to be confident and be their selves. I was thinking of the steps that I used to visualize whenever I listen to the song.

I'm gonna continue this tomorrow, I thought after a while.

I went towards the speakers and changed the song on the iPod attached on it. I put it on shuffle and played any random song.

The song playing now is "Like I'm Gonna Lose You" by Meghan Treinor featuring John Legend. I danced whatever I think of even if it's a bit or complicated impossible. I stopped the song and changed it.

When I found the song that I like, I played it and went to my space. "Replay" played and I remembered the ones I made on this one.

🎶Make it stop

Sounds so good I just can't take no more

Turn it down, turn it up

I don't know. I don't know

But don't stop, don't move

Just keep there, keep it right there....🎶

I had my eyes closed as I danced. I then felt a presence behind me as I danced. I wanted to open my eyes but at the same time I didn't. What if this was a dream? What if this kind of air is gone? I don't wanna wake up.

The song ended. I felt someone else's hands holding my elbows. I opened my eyes.

It was Javier.

We're both breathless from the dance we did, also, beads of sweat falling down to our cheeks or necks.

We continued to stare at each other. Then, a different song played. We started to sway a little, then lowers me around and back up again. His hands trail up to my neck, then pulls my hair tie and slips it to his wrist.

"I like it when you dance with your hair down," he whispers to my ear.

He makes another turn, then cha-cha-cha. We cha-ed slowly, only to the beat, he turns me around - waltz style - and brings me near his chest.

We danced and danced to whatever song was playing. It may be tiring, but just to be close to him, I'm loving it.

Then it hit me.

There's like a month left before summer is over, meaning one month left to spend time with Javier.

Thinking of it already makes me sad.

"What's with the frown beautiful?" He asks.

Beautiful? Did he just called me beautiful?

Hearing him calling me that made my heart skip a beat.

I smiled wryly and shake my head. I placed my hands around his neck.

"Nothing," I said. "It's just that..."

"What?"

"I only have one month to stay here, with the Bandits, and you."

He looks down - he gets what I mean.

"Well, at least the competition is within this month, so we have to work really hard for this. We need to make it mind blowing!" He says.

I giggle to his enthusiasm and how he made the tension lighter, like what I just said didn't really affect him.

I nodded. "Yeah."

We continued to sway.

"Hey, Raffie, there's something I wanna tell you," he says, "actually, confess to you."

I tilt my head in confusion - and a bit curious.

"And what's that?"

He takes a deep breath and lets it all out.

"I don't actually.... Like you."

When he said it, I felt a pang, no not a pang but a huge amount, of hurt. I looked down and felt tears coming.

"But I'm in love with you."

I looked at his eyes. It was filled with passion and sincerity.

Does he? Does he really love me?

"Uhm, Javi," I say.

He looks at me, waiting for my response to all of this.

"I..."

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Hey peeps!!!

How was chap 16, long right?

Anyway. I really left this part as a cliffhanger, but don't worry, I'll make the next chap nearly as long as chap 16.

To those turning 15 this year, happy quinseñiettas to all of us, especially R5 fans.

Tbh, I don't know how to spell it so comment if you know so that my vocab could widen a bit.

So will Raffie admit or not?

I will now stop, for now, the author notes..