Slipping (invite only)

Hasuhana sat on the floor in the dance studio, clad in dark stretchy shorts and a green cami, massaging her ankle. She had been practicing her dance when her ankle had twisted. She sighed and leaned back against the mirror as she rotated it carefully, trying to get it loosened up. She didn’t think she could continue to practice but she was sweaty and tired and she wanted to at least be able to shower without twisting it again.

Zero walked into the dance studio, hoping to get some alone time while he tried to learn how to dance better. He closed the door behind him, seeing Hasuhana's body against the wall. He knew something was wrong. "Sei-chan, are you okay?" Zero asked her. He saw her ankle was twisted. "This is bad." Zero said, inspecting the injury. "Here, let me help you." Zero said, trying to lift her up.

Hasuhana looked up. "Oh... Z-Zero-san... I j-just twisted my a-ankle..." she said, wincing slightly. She felt him try to lift her. "Y-you don't need t-too..." she said, not wanting to inconvenience him. "I-its not the w-worse I've ever g-gotten," she said lightly.

"A twisted ankle is a twisted ankle. It needs to be checked out." Zero said, putting her on his back, despite her protests. He started to walk to the nurses office, carrying her weight easily.

Hasuhana blushed slightly as he lifted her onto his back. "A-alright..." she said quietly, embarrassed a little. The last time she had been carried on someones back she had been much smaller and younger. Of course, to her people, they still viewed her as an infant seeing as she was so young. "B-by the way... w-what were you d-doing in the d-dance studio?" she asked curiously. "D-do you d-dance?"

"Not very well. I'm trying to learn how to dance, so I can both sing and dance." Zero admitted. He arrived at the nurses office. "Here we are." Zero said, opening the door to the nurses office.

"T-thats nice..." she said softly as he opened the door to the nurses office. She looked around and sighed, seeing no one there. "M-maybe they had to s-step out..." she suggested, looking a little forlorn. She waited for Zero to put her down so she could go sit down and wait for the nurse to get back.

"Probably." Zero said. He carried her over to one of the beds and sat her on it. "You got to keep you're ankle elevated. Trust me, i've had my share of them." Zero admitted. He sat down in a chair, keeping an eye on Seishin until the nurse came.

Hasuhana nodded with a small smile and propped her leg up in front of her on the bed as he set her down. "A-ankle problems are a-always a bother," she said with a small sigh. "W-what kind of d-dance are you s-studying...?" she asked after a small silence, wondering if there was a particular style or not.

"I'm trying to be well rounded. I'm trying to learn breakdancing, ballet, freestyle, tap, and any other dance there is." Zero said to her.

Hasuhana's eyes widened. "W-wow..." she said. "M-maybe you should s-start small," she said, almost teasing him. "I h-hope you can f-find a good t-teacher," she said thoughtfully, wondering if there was anyone at the school who knew all of those styles.

"I probably should start on a small scale." Zero said, rubbing the back of his head. "I'll ask around, to see if I can find a person or a couple people to teach me." Zero said.

"I r-recommend s-starting with modern d-dance or b-ballet. They're p-popular and you c-can do more e-easily after you k-know them," she said, still thoughtful. She unconsciously started to point and flex her good ankle as she thought about the two styles.

"Thanks for the advice, Seishin." Zero said. He got up and looked at her ankle. "Lets put it on ice, since its swelling up." Zero said. He already knew where the icebox was. He got out a bag and put some ice on it. He wrapped it in a paper towel and put it on her bad ankle.

OOC: btw, I dunno if you knew this already because I know it can be confusing, but her last name is Seishin and her first is Hasuhana...

IC: "Y-you're welcome," she said, before he got up and went to get ice. "T-thanks," she said as he wrapped it around her ankle. "Y-you seem to know a-a lot about i-injuries..." she commented. "B-by the way... h-how have you b-been since... um... t-the thing at the c-club...?" she asked carefully, not sure if it was a sore spot for him or not.

Zero flinched visibly when she mentioned the club incident. "I've been doing well. I havent had any outbursts lately, and i've been pretty lax." Zero said to her.

"S-sorry!" Hasuhana said, noticing his flinch. She looked down, biting her lower lip. "T-thats good though..." she said quietly. 'Maybe its just when you get angry...' she thought, before going red, having realized she said the last bit outloud.

Zero looked over and smiled at her. "Don't worry, I'm not gonna get ya." Zero teased her. He looked around, to see if there was anything he could call the nurse with. He found nothing. He sighed and sat back in his chair.

"Y-you don't have to s-stay," Hasuhana said quietly, hearing his sigh. "You p-probably have things t-to do... don't let m-me keep y-you." She leaned back against the headboard and fiddled unconsciously with the edge of the sheet that was under her. She was secretly happy he was there; she didn't like solitude as much as she disliked meeting strangers. If she knew and liked the person she was always happy to spend time with them, it was only around people that she didn't know when she just wanted to slink away.

Zero shook his head. "I really got nothing better to do." Zero said truthfully. "Just kinda mad that the nurse is slacking on her duties. I mean, what if somebody came in injured really bad? Who would be there to help them?" Zero reasoned. "Besides, I like spending time with you." Zero said without thinking.

Hasuhana blushed at his last comment. "T-thank you," she said, sounding a mix of a little pleased and embarrassed. "I a-also enjoy y-your company," she said quietly, a little surprised she was being, in her mind, that direct. "And... p-perhaps the n-nurse had to go... h-help someone e-else," she commented, preferring to give whoever was on duty then, the benefit of the doubt.

Zero smirked at the tone in her voice when she admitted that she enjoyed his company. "Maybe." Zero said, looking at her. He looked out the window, seeing a dove perched out on the window, looking in on them.

Hasuhana also glanced out of the window and saw the bird. Her face broke into a much wider smile, almost a grin, as she looked at it. "What a pretty dove..." she said quietly, her voice lacking her usual stutter for once. The plant on the table by her, feeling her change of emotion from subdued to cheerful, perked up more and the leaves which had been slightly tinged yellow turned greener.

Zero saw her smile and had the urge to smile too. He wondered why she didn't show this side of herself more often, the happy, confident side of herself. He walked over to Seishin, and sat at the edge of the bed, noticing the plant. "It is a pretty dove..." Zero said to her.

Hasuhana nodded, still smiling, and looked over at him. Her cheeks went from its usual translucent pale color, to tinged slightly pink, and she looked back out the window. "V-very pretty," she said, voicing her agreement and looking back at the dove again, who met her gaze with small eyes.