Seiren felt a flurry of butterflies in her stomach when Zero Kiryu offered his arm to her. She scowled inwardly, attempting to ignore the feeling; it wasn't like he was doing this for her he just didn't want Yuuki mad at him.

So she stubbornly shoved down the butterflies and calmly accepted Zero's arm, allowing him to lead her into the ballroom. She'd honestly been expecting him to turn tail and run, or act like a jerk and just ignore her, she wouldn't have been surprised if he had, and yet, here he was walking her into the room like she was a normal human girl instead of a lethal vampire. The butterflies, sensing weakness came back in full force, reminding her that she had asked Yuuki to get Zero to come to the dance, preferably as her escort. So here they were, entering Cross Academy Ballroom, arm in arm.

She looked around, for once letting herself take in the beauty of the room as opposed to searching for possible dangers to Kaname-sama. She enjoyed the moment, taking in the lights, the dresses, the chatter, the small part of her heart that had never quite grown past liking frills and lace and glitter, squealed in glee.

She looked morosely down at her own gown, it was nice of course, Ruka had chosen it for her so it was beautiful and it fit her body like a glove, but if she'd had her way, or, well, had the courage to express her true preferences she'd be wearing something pink, preferably with lots of ruffles, lace, and ribbons. Her parents and everyone else, come to think of it, would die of shock. Smirking at her thoughts she allowed Zero to guide her through the crowd.

She studied her partner out of the corner of her eye, his silver hair, silver/lilac eyes and pale skin made him glow in the surroundings. He truly was a sight to behold, especially all decked out as he was in something other than his school uniform, which admittedly looked wonderful on him as well. His arm was strong beneath hers and she could feel the muscles shift even through his sleeves. She thought, rather recklessly that the only man who could honestly compete with him here was Kaname-sama himself.

She looked out at the other students and noticed that she wasn't the only one to have come to such a conclusion about Zero. She smiled slightly at the envious glances the girls were giving her and pulled herself just a bit closer to Zero, bringing his attention to her. To her surprise, instead of getting mad at her for her familiarity he seemed to realize what she was doing and leaned in, whispering softly in her ear.

"Follow my lead if you really want to stick a burr under their tails." His voice was laced with suppressed laughter.

She gently tilted her head back and smiled at him. "Lead away."

He grinned and pulled his arm out from hers; wrapping it instead around her waist and following his lead she wrapped her own about his waist, thankful that she generally didn't blush. She barely heard the gasps of shock from her fellow night class students and day class student, revelling in the feel of the hunter's arm around her waist. He bent down to speak to her again.

"May I have this dance?" He asked.

She didn't trust herself to speak and let him lead her onto the dance floor. She saw the others through a daze. Kaname watched in shock, but with a tinge of happiness in his face while Yuuki smiled, pleased with herself.

Zero wasn't sure why he'd asked her to dance with him; Seiren however knew why she'd said yes. Where they went from here, who knew, nothing might come of it or something might. It was after all, just a dance.