Accident of the Evening

Closer

Adrien saw the colour drain from his partner's face as they were brought back to reality of the two other people in the room.

"Sorry," he said loudly. "I was bored," he added with a shrug. He saw Ladybug look at him in shock and mild confusion.

"That was amazing," Alya gaped.

"I see what you meant, now Chat Noir. You two are very good at – how did you put it? – freestyling, a waltz." Madame Bustier nodded as she made her way to them.

"That was freestyle?" Alya repeated, her mouth wide open. "Could you do it again? For the camera?" she asked.

Ladybug didn't look too pleased with that.

"Um, maybe we could do something else?" he suggested, more to his dance partner than anyone else. The scarlet lady met his eyes and gave a shrug, but he could see she was still embarrassed.

"I can put something more modern on, if you like?" Madame Bustier suggested. She and Alya took a few steps away from the two dancers and Madame Bustier pressed play. The music began to play through the speakers, soft at first but growing in intensity, giving the dancers a chance to prepare.
Adrien nodded to Ladybug, to indicate he recognised the song but she was already meeting his eyes, waiting for him to lead. As the lyrics began, they began to elegantly move around the room.

Adrien led Ladybug in spins and twirls and she followed his every move completely. When the chorus began, he spun her in front of him as they moved in a tight circle in the centre of the room. Ladybug moved smoothly through the turns and followed his motions elegantly. He dipped her and then brought her back up, ready to move with the next verse.

When it began, they did some twists and turns, turning face-to-face and back-to-back as they travelled, moving in sync with each other without meeting each other's faces, without touching. They both spun to the left and then Adrien spun back to the right to bring Ladybug back in as she spun towards him. He let her step out, then spun her close before lifting her and turning, setting her down after three turns. They then continued travelling, before they stepped out from each other. Ladybug spun back into him and then he lifted her again to the repetition in the song. The repeated the steps from before, but he lifted her in a different position before setting her down and twirling her back to him. They then spun with only one arm linked together before he spun her out once again.

Adrien lifted the girl at the end of the song. She had her back to him, but arched her back so she was almost curling over him as he slowly brought her down. They didn't meet each other's eyes. They could feel each other's heartbeats and stood for a moment before turning. Adrien bowed and Ladybug curtseyed back before making her way to collect their drink bottles.

"You two are amazing," Alya gushed once she had pressed stop on her smart phone. "I can't believe you've never done that routine before!"

"I told you, we have chemistry," Chat Noir grinned as he took his drink bottle from Ladybug, winking at her.

"On the dancefloor," she added with a small glare his way, but he knew there was nothing serious in it. He was starting to like this playful side of her.

"Tomaeto, tomato," he grinned and she rolled her eyes.

"You guys move really well together. I can't believe you don't need choreography," Alya interrupted their moment.

"Well, I guess we both just have a lot of experience in the field," Ladybug smiled and Chat nodded.

"So, um, can I ask? I mean, the camera is off so...?" Alya looked at Chat and he just blinked in confusion. "What's with the cat ears?"