Our Dreams of Freedom:A Coming Story

Chapter 18-Her Overwhelming Presence

Almost like a surreal blur,Fumiko and Aiyana found themselves in the middle of dance floor. There was only one defining difference between how they felt dancing with each other on dance floor about an hour ago vs how they felt right now in this very moment. They were currently the center of attention and everyone else in the gym was staring at them,as if they were waiting for some kind of show and the girls were the stars.

"What are they looking at? Can't we just dance in peace?" Fumiko thought to herself,annoyed with the audience who formed a circle around her and Aiyana.

Her softened, violet eyes and bubblegum pink blush quickly became an anger-induced, eggplant purple glare directed at some of other kids. She knew it was a bit rude to do something like that, but Fumiko found it very uncouth for them to disregard their right to privacy.

"Why is everybody being so nosy? They need to stop staring at us and go on somewhere." Aiyana ruminated, getting frustrated with the unwelcome eyes of unwelcome onlookers.

She was ready to slow dance with Fumiko one last time tonight until everyone started acting weird.The student body's stares and silence surrounding their return to the dance floor made her feel weird,which she absolutely despised because being seen as weird was like being rejected.

Nobody ever respected the outsiders who had fallen from grace after they messed up their chance of fitting in....

Aiyana felt like they were judging her and Fumiko,which also made her feel like they were doing something wrong or abnormal.

Fumiko and Aiyana felt like they were on display when all they wanted to do was dance with each other,preferably without most of the student body watching them so closely and intently.

"Aiyana?" Fumiko whispered,trying to keep voice lowered in fear of the crowd hearing her.

"Yeah?" Aiyana questioned,wanting to know what Fumiko had to say about the student body standing before them.

"What do you think we should do?" Fumiko asked,not really knowing what plan of action to take in regards to the crowd.

Aiyana took a deep breath before answering Fumiko's question. She had a feeling the students wouldn't leave them alone unless they got what they wanted. Aiyana also had a feeling Fumiko probably wouldn't feel comfortable dancing while they all stared at her, but Aiyana didn't really care about them as along as she got to dance with Fumiko. They only had so long before the dance was over and she was going to make their final dance count. No amount of prying eyes would stop her from dancing until the music fades away to silence.

If there was music and a melody, they could dance until their legs gave out.

"If the crowd wants a show, we'll give them a show...." Aiyana replied, a tone and subtle smirk implying she was starting to find some of sort of enjoyment out of this situation.

"Why should we entertain them? Frankly, it's none of their concern if we give them a show or not." Fumiko retorted,crossing her arms and shooting the crowd a quick glare.

She also put air qoutes around the "give them a show" comment because she didn't like the implication of making their special night a source of entertainment for other people. Fumiko usually trusted Aiyana's judgement, but she didn't agree with this take and felt like this a form of exploitation being taken lightly.

"This isn't about them getting what THEY want, this is about us not letting them physically or mentally trap us by doing what WE want." Aiyana explained,grabbing Fumiko's hand and pulling her body closer to her own.

Fumiko didn't know if she should laugh in amusement or coo in endearment. Either way, Aiyana always had such a way with words that never ceased to amaze Fumiko. She put her arms on Aiyana's waist as Aiyana put her hands on her shoulders, finally beginning to regain their momentum once again. Fumiko found it easiest to ignore the crowd by looking into Aiyana's eyes or just looking at her in general.