Banana Fish short stories | ✔

May I have this dance

"Hey, Ash" Eiji called from the kitchen "hmm" Ash didn't look away from the book in his hands "Do you know how to dance?" Ash froze and glanced up. Eiji was standing at the doorway looking at him with curious eyes. "Yes, why do you ask" Ash anserwed "Neumi told me that she is learning how to dance at her PE in school, apperently she needs some help and asked me to help her." Eiji said and walked to sofa and plopped himself down. "But, i never learnt it at school, so i have no idea how to do it." He waved his hand up and down. "And apperently, the girls in her class think that having bunch of slow songs on their prom is great idea, so she insist that she has to learn it." He confessed in annoyed tone.

"Hmm, so you want me to help her learn" Ash asked "Well, if you would, I would be grateful" Eiji confessed "Alright, sure"

"...how so you know how to dance" Eiji asked in attempt to start a conversation "Blanca thought me, I would occasionally have to mingle with people on parties and some would ask me, and since it's considered rude to refuse I would have no choice to accept." Ash answered in bittersweet tone. Eiji gulped, idiot, he stepped on a landmine and now he has to make sure to not let it explode. "Ugh, sorry Ash, for bringing up the topic" Eiji admited, ashamed "it's okay Eiji, you didn't do anything wrong" silence resumed between the two of them again. Eiji leaned on the sofa deep in thoughts while Ash tapped on his phone."Eiji" Ash called "yes?"

Ash rose from his seat "Would you give me a pleasure and dance with me." He bowed and stretched out his hand with a charming smile. "Wha- huh! Ash what are doing?" Eiji asked alerted. Ash huffed in amusement "you are blushing so much you look like tomato" Eiji blushed even more, if he could and stuck out his tongue. Ash chuckled, Eiji never had a problem with being honest with him, he wasn't scared or weary of him like others, he completely trusted him. He put all his trust on him and relayed on him, so Ash should do the same, right? "You said that I should rewrite my bad memories with good ones, I want to dance with you, to make good memory with you, while dancing" he explained with low voice, Eiji was stunned as he studied the boy in front of him.

"So, may I have this dance?" Ash asked again and Eiji nodded in reply. Ash smiled and pulled him up from sofa, he pulled out his phone and sat it on the table nerby. Soon the song started and Ash put one of his hands on Eiji's waist while he grabbed his other hand. He instructed Eiji to put his hand on his shoulder and Eiji compiled. They began swaying in circle. "See, it's not so hard" Ash reassured him. The silence scratched out, Ash occasionally opened his mouth as if to say something, but he closed them before he could. Finally after 4th time he said it "This one was... his... favourite..." he admitted as he leaned his head on Eiji's shoulder. Eiji grimaced and tried to not shudder as well. He broke their hand link and wrapped both of his hands around his shoulder, ignoring their height difference. Ash linked his hands around his waist as well. They swayed until the end of the music, and even after that.

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This was supposed to be fluffy chapter, no angst. But I started and before I knew it this was results. Maybe in next part there will be attempt two with them dancing and more fluff? Maybe. Sorry for short part.