Heart of a Dancer chapter 2

Once I entered drama class everyone tossed streamers round and round at me , confetti fell over me and who knows what else .

''W-What the?!W-What's going on?" To answer my question none other than the girl from the hallway Electra ran up to me her smile wide .

''WELCOME TO SLUGTERRA ACADEMY!'' cheered the whole class in unison with her .A girl being led by a black dog –a bulldog ,Boxer , Pitbull mix I'm guessing – walked up and smiled .I noticed she was just staring and not really focusing her eyes in one place .I guess she must be blind since the dog wears a harness to guide her .

''I'm Kassidy .Electra here spread a mass text-and voice message for me- all over school about there being a new girl .You must be her right?" she asked me and I nodded .

''Um yes I'm Elina and wow this is all just um…just wow ,'' The students all turned to the teacher and she laughed kindly and nodded .Cheers erupted as we began a party instead of class which I gotta say was pretty fun!Everyone asked me about myself and wanted to see my schedule or something else which was ok by me .The class was pretty cool .Instead of desks we sat in beanbag chairs or couches littered all over the room .One girl-Angelina Montez - gave me one of the cupcakes Electra had whipped up pretty quick with a smile .

''Oh thanks!'' I said to her with a grin and she nodded and left to talk to her brother , Daniel and best friend Rosella .I sighed and flopped down on one of the beanbag chairs and watched as the party went on .What I didn't expect though is for someone to walk up behind me and tap my shoulder .I yelped in surprise and turned my neck to see some familiar blond hair .

''Oh…Hi?'' I managed to say when I realized it was Twist .Raven had warned me but right now he didn't seem so bad .

''So you're the new chick in the school huh?I must say you're quite a beauty ,''

''Uh O-Ok?Um if you don't mind I'd rather be alone right now please?" I stuttered out at him and he left me alone .I didn't feel a good vibe coming from him and that was for sure .

Once the next class began I was so excited!It was my favorite thing ever and my home room too!Raven , Electra and some other girls-JC Angelo ,Imara Storm and her twin Cade ,Lace Blakk and Taylor Nya Willows- were in the class .They all beamed and Electra practically tackled me in a hug when I entered class , which was being taught by a pretty sweet teacher .

''Electra let her go please!She might suffocate!" joked our instructor .All the others laughed while I sat down on the bleachers and put on my dance shoes-my favorite sneakers .Splattered by multicolored neon paints and golden in color .After I put them on I stood next to Raven as we did some warm up to get ready to dance .

''Alright class today we'll be learning some sweet new moves!They're based on ballet moves but don't be afraid to-'' At that moments someone rushed into the class , stumbling over his own two feet .It didn't take me long to realize who it was .

''Mr Shane!Late again I see hm?Eh don't matter ya made it before the bell so let's just get ready to dance. Why ya late ?'' Eli looked up from putting on his dance shoes and grinned .

''Heh ran into some teachers who wanted to talk to me and you know how that goes ,''

''Ah gotcha Shane .Why don't ya stand next to our new student today and the next day ya can choose your new spot ,''

''Got it ,'' He turned to see me and smiled

''Nice seeing ya again .'' was all he said to me before the music began playing and we followed the teacher's lead….or rather the others did at least .I just began to dance and listened to the beat of the music intently .It was a classical type ish music with a modern beat to it .I smiled as we all began to put our own twist on our moves which let me tall ya was pretty fun to watch . Before I knew it though I'd gotten so used to the music I was freestyling my dance moves , dancing what was in my heart and the others just watched in amazement at how fluid and swift I moved . I didn't notice until the music ended and the class erupted into applause .I stopped and opened my eyes , looking straight at Eli as my cheeks flushed bright red in color that I'm pretty sure everyone saw .

''Wow that was….amazing!" he chuckled and crossed his arms .I smiled shyly at him and shrugged .What he said next though made my eyes widen .

''Let's see what you can do with a partner .Is it ok if we try a two person dance?" he asked the teacher who shrugged and put on a lively kind of song while the others all sat down , giving me and Eli the dance floor to ourselves .He took my hand in his and we began dancing . He twirled me and I did my freestyle moves which he tried to do but his swift moves couldn't really match my own .He was good but…it was like he wasn't really into it .I stopped and crossed my arms .

''Not bad but…you gotta loosen up!Come on let me show you ,'' I grabbed my phone and a small speaker system I took with me when I wanted to dance somewhere else .I looked through my playlist and found a very loose but edgy song I loved to dance to whenever I could .The music started to play and he watched me dance through the whole song with amazement in his eyes .Just as the song was about to end though , I hit the replay button and grabbed his hands .He laughed and danced with what was in his heart and not his feet instead , I could just feel it .He was a great dancer , certainly better than the dancers from my old school who couldn't know their left from their right even after you explained it to them .He ended by twirling me and putting me in a dip .He was so close to me , inches away I yelped a little from surprise .He grinned and returned me to a standing position as the bell rang and we all began heading for lunch .I on the other hand was trying to analyze what had just happened to me .Once I was able to shake it off I ran out of class to the cafeteria . I grabbed my lunch from my locker and sat in a table outside alone since I didn't know that many people in the school except Raven and Electra . I didn't know if I should count Eli in there since we'd barely met but I chose against it since he and I had only met .As I ate , music streamed over my wireless headphones .Once I finished eating I grabbed my notebook from my backpack .It had a pen clipped on the side and was decorated with stickers and other stuff on the cover .It read 'Elina's Music Journal' which in reality mean my song book in which I write my song ideas for if one day I become a pop star…I highly doubt it though .As I worked on a song that I called 'I Am Who I Am ' , someone walked up from behind me and took off my headphones with a chuckle .

''Hey!What'd you do that-'' I turned around to see who'd done it and my heart got caught in my throat when I saw it was Eli with a grin on his face holding my headphones in his hand .

''Hey there .Mind if I sit with you?You seem kinda lonely ,'' he asked and sat next to me .He had headphones around his neck , similar to mine except instead of a flame symbol on the part that covered my ears his had a star symbol on it , kinda like the symbol on his shirt and backpack .

''Um sure I uh d-don't mind I guess….S-So how are you?'' I asked him , looking down at my notebook so he wouldn't see my blushing cheeks .

''I'm fine .You were a great dancer by the way .So you're new to the school right?"

''And town .I moved here about uh..3 or 4 days ago with my mom , dad , my dog , mom's bird and dad's cat ,''

''Whoa wait you have a cat dog and bird in the house?How's that work?Wouldnt they like attack each other?"

''No way!Blaze , my Husky Collie mix, wouldn't hurt a fly!Amore is my mom's dove and she's too sweet . As for my dad's cat ,Miko , he's been around Blaze and Amore since a kitten so he's used to them , ''

''Alright then….hey what ya writing there?" He sneaked a glance at my notebook and I closed it , glaring at him playfully as he laughed and held his hands up in mock defense .

''None of your business Mr Shane!'' I snapped trying not to laugh as he kept trying to snatch it from my grasp .

''Alright alright I give….See ya I um kinda gotta go talk to a friend but I'll see ya round!" Before I could reply he ran off , leaving me to my music and thoughts .