A new piece I just started. This is a work in progress and will have chapter 2 up next week.

Chapter 1:

Karou was in her own world as the sound of classical music drifted melodically as she spun into a beautiful pirouette. Her dance partner, Kamatari lifted her gracefully into a spin and placed her down gently into the finishing pose and the music stopped.

"You were lovely darling," he said wiping the sweat from his face. Karou smiled at her good friend. They had met 4 years ago when they were incoming freshman at Julliard; now seniors and preparing for their graduation showcase, Karou and Kamatari were to dance an original piece choreographed by her.

"It could use some tweaking and I could have stuck that poda-bu-re better, but it's coming along," she smirked weakly. Always the perfectionist she was never happy with her performance and Kamatari knew it.

"Oh stop love! You are a fabulous dancer! Any company would be blessed to have you!" Kamatari chided before pulling her into a tight hug. "You will do fine! But sweetie when was the last time you had any fun?!"

Fun? Now that was a new concept. She was always so serious and always striving to be the best that she hadn't been out in a long long time. "I have fun! Dancing is fun!"

Kamatari rolled his perfectly eyeliner eyes with a snort, "Yes dancing at a club is fun! But ballet is work, so you are going out with all of us tonight. No ifs, ands or buts! Got it?"

Karou opened her mouth to protest, but immediately shut it knowing he was right. She was constantly working and never had time for fun. "Ok, ok, but who is "we" and where are we going?"

Kamatari clapped his hands together like a giddy child on Christmas. "Misao, you, Megumi, me and my new squeeze Erick!"

"New squeeze huh? Weren't you just dating a guy named Alberto?" Karou rolled her eyes at her slightly slutty friend.

"So many men so little time my love," he paused and smirked. "You should try landing one! You remember sex right Karou? Fun type of exercise where you reach utopia and bliss?"

Karou blushed as he laughed. "So sweetie, I'll come over at 7 to get ready with you and make sure you wear something hot and then we'll meet the rest of the girls at 8 at this new club downtown, ok?"

They walked out together confirming their evening plans. Karou smiled, not knowing why, but knowing that tonight would be the first fun she'd be having in a long time.

Buzz, buzz. Running over to her intercom in nothing but a bathrobe and underwear, Karou hit the button. "Hello?"

"Woman it's the party wagon, let me up!" Karou laughed and buzzed in her dear friend. She loved Kamatari. He was like the gay best friend she always wanted in high school, but never had. Within minutes he was at her door with a bag of supplies.

"What's in the bag? You staying over?"

"Oh please, I'll probably go to Erick's tonight, but I know you sweetie. You probably need some help so I made a stop or two."

He reached into the bag and pulled out a very sexy, very beautiful purple halter top that hung low in the front. With the top he also pulled out some eye shadow and a purple hibiscus hair clip.

"Seriously?" Karou asked with a smile staring at her friend. "What am I? Your doll to dress up?"

"Yup!" He stated pulling out a bottle of Kinky Liqueor and Raspberry Vodka. "But first I need to loosen you up! You're gorgeous sweetie, but you need to see for yourself so I'm going to have some fun."

Thirty minutes later, Karou was sitting in a stool in her bathroom while Kamatari expertly applied her makeup with her back to the mirror for she couldn't see.

"Ok, sweetie, you're just about done, except for some clear lip plumber on your lips and voila! You are done!"

Karou hopped off the stool and turned to look and couldn't believe what she saw! The top part of her hair was in a fun and elegant 1950's poof with the rest of her hair straight and down. Her makeup was light but her eyes were intense with a purple smokey eye and black eyeliner and her lips were a plump clear sheen. Her new halter top was cut low exposing her cleavage and she paired it with a pair of black leather pants and purple and black stilettos. Karou had to admit she looked hot!

"Wow!" she said as Kamatari hugged her.

"Face it sweetie, we are some hot babes," Kamatari said admiring himself in his tight dark demin pants, black silk shirt and his short hair had a little flip today that made him look adorable. He had on a gold chain neck lace and two rings.

Karou giggled as they made their way to the front door, of course not before finishing up their third round of drinks. Linking their arms together, they made their way downtown to meet their friends.

"Oh my God Karou you look so hot!" Karou's two best friends Megumi and Misao screamed in unison as they greeted her and Kamatari in front of the club. "It's not my doing, it's his!" she said pointing her thumb at Kamatari who was greeting his new boyfriend with a kiss.

"You guys look great too!" KArou insisted taking in their appearance.

Misao, Karou's best friend since they were six, was wearing tight camoulflage pants with a black crop top and black heeled timberlands. Her hair was down and she never wore make up. Megumi, who was actually Karou's step- sister, was in a tight red mini dress which showed off her long slim legs and black wedges with her hair in an elegant French twist and chandelier earrings.

"I'm so glad we managed to pull you away from your ballet slippers tonight Karou. I miss you!" her sister said to her sweetly. "Plus, I'm going to be starting rotations so I'll be super busy soon too."

Karou squeezed her sister's hand. Megumi was four years older than Karou and became her step-sister when Karou was four years old. Her mother had died when Karou was born and her father met Megumi's divorced mother a year later. The polar opposite of Karou, Megumi was about to finish up her schooling to be a nurse practitioner at Columbia University and was incredibly bright. Even though she was as good of a dancer as her sister, Megumi chose to go to college instead. Karou looked up to her and loved how they had always been close since the day they met.

"Ugh, let's go you guys, I need to dance already and I want to get in there while the good music is playing." Misao said pulling her friends along. Misao attended Julliard with Karou, but was a year behind her and Kamatari. While Karou was a ballet major, Misao was a hip hop dancer and a good one at that. At 20, she had already been in a handful of music videos.

Getting into the club the friends found a booth and asked the waitress to bring a bottle of Jamerson to the table as well as several bottles of beer, but it wasn't long before the friends were on the dance floor putting other dancers to shame with their talent as Strobe Light by Jason Derulo played over the noise of the club. Before long the group was enclosed in a circle while they danced to an impromptu dance. Kamatari grabbed Karou into a lift and despite his inebriated state he executed flawlessly landing her directly in front of a pair of lavender colored eyes and wild red hair that greeted her with a smile.

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