I looked at her, a reassuring smile gently lighting my face.
"You can do it." I said, quietly, "I believe in you, kiddo."
She laughed, "What sucks is, I don't believe in myself. I can't dance. Not alone. I get scared."
I sighed, "You'll be fine, why do you even have to do this anyways?"
"...There's this... academy, alright? And, if I get in, they'll give me an education on dance... and... pay me, even... I won't be hassling twenty-four-seven to pay for a lousy apartment."
"...So you want my help, or what?"
"...Are you serious? You wanna help me? You're- you were a... almost a legend, once, you and the other monsters who came onto the surface. You taught us all styles of dance we'd never even seen before. We had, hip-hop, and ballet, and jazz, but- the way you guys did it... it was like... you felt it in your very essence.... you... you were born to do it! I'm... I'm just... me. I'm... a stupid... lyrical dancer... I mean, I don't even know how to-"
I walked forward, and she stopped talking, pulling my hood up, I took a brisk step toward her.
"W-what are you-"
I grabbed her arms.
"What you said I was born to do."
She was the one that was going to teach him what affection was, what being loved felt like.
And he was going to teach her how thrilling a secret can be.
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