The Dance

[zhilbar]

Zhilbar got His outfit together, looking forward to the coming evening. Now, to get His date...

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[zhilbar.livejournal.com]

Taking her hand up to His lips with a devilish smile, He gently kissed each of her fingertips... "I adore making you happy, darling. It's one of My favourite things in life."

[mistressnaoko.livejournal.com]

She blushed deeply.

"Thank you dearest."

[zhilbar.livejournal.com]

And now we've a rakish grin! "Och, ye bloom like a red, red rose in yer maidenlike confusion, Lady-O! I hear that blushin's good for the skin.. I just might have ta make ye blush more!"

Luckily, the scampi and foie gras arrived before He could continue with that horrific accent.

[mistressnaoko.livejournal.com]

Naoko laughed quietly, not only amused, but very entertained.

"And you, my Lord," she cut the foie gras with quick, precise movements, "Are far too rakish," she popped the piece into his mouth, giggling all the while.

[zhilbar.livejournal.com]

"Ah, were that the case, Lady-O, ye wouldnae be lauggghRRRmrfl!" And then He stopped trying to talk through food. After all, having Naoko-chan feed Him was a FAR better reason to have one's mouth open than mere talking!

Of course, after popping in the cracker the foie gras is meant to go on and savouring the flavour, His date is getting a sauteed shrimp dipped in the elegant cream sauce and offered to her lips (over her plate, of course; no spilling on the dress or she'll take your ears!).

[mistressnaoko.livejournal.com]

She leant forward and eagerly bit into the shrimp, taking care not to bite his fingers off. Instead, she winked at him over the food, and then closed her eyes in enjoyment over the delicious shrimp.

One of her weaknesses was definately good food and company.

[zhilbar.livejournal.com]

When it gets you these things you crave, is it truly a weakness?

Finally swallowing his own tidbit, He spread some foie gras for her and slid that onto her plate with a smile, then grabbed one of the three remaining shrimp for Himself. If it had that effect on His lovely, He had to give it a try!

[mistressnaoko.livejournal.com]

((I keep thinking it's a pate))

She leant back expectedly, watching his reaction. The foie gras was tempting, but this was more interesting to watch. A fond smiled played about her lips; she never felt more in love with him now than she ever did before.

[zhilbar.livejournal.com]

"Mmmph. Urph. Oh that's good stuff.." He murmurs, finally getting words out after swallowing. Upon spying Naoko-chan's gaze, He winks outrageously; "Expecting to be waited on mouth and foot, eh? Well, we'll see about that!"

As He lifts the foie gras to her lips. Waiting on the mouth now, waiting on the feet afterwards! Operation Sneaky Foot Massage Plan Of Greatness wasn't due to happen until after the dancing, for obvious reasons.

[mistressnaoko.livejournal.com]

Naoko smiled, and happily accepted the foie gras, a look of mischief and pleasure on her face. Both seemed to ignore the waiter discreetly pouring the wine.

"Hand and foot is sometimes the only way to go, love," she took an elegant sip of the wine.

[zhilbar.livejournal.com]

"With you, fair lady? There's a few other places I'd like to try as well.. but hand and foot is a good start." A mischevious grin on the dragon's face, He did indeed seem to ignore the waiter, although a discreet hand made sure that he left rather more wealthy than he arrived.

Privacy was so important, after all.

[mistressnaoko.livejournal.com]

"How did you find this place, dearest?" Naoko leant back in her chair, thoroughly appeased by the appetizers. Under the table, her foot played footsies with his.

[zhilbar.livejournal.com]

"Fodor's Travel Guides, honestly." He grinned, shining black shoe gently sliding up her calf. "I knew that I wished to take you to tango, and I had had many pleasant experiences in this part of Spain; the rest seemed to fall perfectly into place." A sip of wine, and considering another shrimp; "Mmm. Complements the food beautifully."

[mistressnaoko.livejournal.com]

Naoko laughed quietly.

"Rarely come here anymore. Spain used to be a hotbed... and I definately miss this," she took a sip of the wine and sighed contentedly. "There are many places like this in Spain if you know where to look," she winked again, "And I used to spend the whole night away dancing. Thank you love," she took another sip of the wine to hide the sudden influx of memories.

[zhilbar.livejournal.com]

And now she's caught Him by surprise, leaning forward with fingers intertwined. "Oho? Whenabouts were you here? Admittedly, I had a tough time of getting served in these parts during the Inquisition, or the Siege of Paris for that matter, but overall it's been rather fun. And I doubt you lacked for dancing partners.." He broadly winks back, just as the ahi arrived. "Ah, wonderful!"

..He sneaks His second shrimp first anyway.

[mistressnaoko.livejournal.com]

Nonchalantly, she put her glass back on the table and prepared another cracker of foie gras, popping it quickly into her mouth before replying and before the waiter had placed the seared ahi on their table.

"When I was a wee teen, about 15 or so. It was really fun coming out here and watching things just unroll. Of course I can't tell you WHY I was here now, can I? Celeste would skin me," she grinned more than a little mischivieously.

[zhilbar.livejournal.com]

"On, no, we can't have that. Your skin is too smooth and pretty!" Zhilbar assumed an excessively woebegone look, then grinned and turned to ahi. With scallops! And scallions! But we're trying a scallop or two now. And then some ahi. And then some wine! But the last shrimp is saved for Naoko-chan the lovely.

"Mm! Dee-lish, wouldn't you say, dear heart?"

[mistressnaoko.livejournal.com]

She laughed again, and it had been sometime since she laughed as often as she did today, minus the exception of her siblings' company. The shrimp lay there, and his intent look told her that she should take it before it went to waste, which she did, smiling as the waiter took their plates away.

"Very. I wonder if I should ask them for their recipe..." Just then the music began, and some started dancing... but it was not their turn just yet.

[zhilbar.livejournal.com]

"Ooh, there might be a chance of a beautiful chef cooking this up for a certain person sometime in the future?" And if so, can this certain Naoko-chef be wearing nothing but an apron?

Oh look, dancing has begun. "You know, darling, I was wondering..."

[mistressnaoko.livejournal.com]

"Hmm?" Naoko tore her eyes away from the dancers. There was an eager gleam in her eye that didn't quite match the rest of her face; she was struggling to conceal just how much she wanted to dance.

"Yes, dearest heart?"

[zhilbar.livejournal.com]

Which was a pretty fair match for the devilish gleam in His.

"One of the reasons I picked tonight was that there's a local dance competition in a little bit. We don't have to compete, but..." Le WINK.

[mistressnaoko.livejournal.com]

She grinned, putting her chin on her hands.

"It would be fun now, wouldn't it?" She winked. The couples took the floor for the warm-ups now, while the fish lay between them forlornly.

[zhilbar.livejournal.com]

"I take it you're interested, then? Perhaps we should get a 'doggy bag' and take to the floor, then.." He snaps His fingers for a waiter, offering His hand to that darling lass He loved so.

[mistressnaoko.livejournal.com]

With a devillish smile, Naoko took his hand, sliding out of her seat with a practiced grace and charm that attracted every eye around. Whispering a few words to the judges who nodded their assent, she and Zhilbar took the floor, practising a few ballroom dance steps. Their lower bodies danced quite close to each other, even as her upper body "shied" away from his. It was highly formalized and nothing like the improvised tango these people were used to dancing. Of course, when the competition began it would be another matter, and she winked at him, hoping he got the message.

[zhilbar.livejournal.com]

Dropping a few Krugerrands on the table in passing, He smiled wickedly and flowed out to the floor with the charming lass. Taking her in His arms, He first sought closeness but followed her body's lead afterward, upper limbs forming a proper 'frame' while He looked at her, puzzled.. then caught her wink and relaxed into the stylized dance with a smile.

Their feet moved smoothly, easily through the steps, hopefully lulling any prospective competition to their abilities at the contest's style.. after all, who mastered two forms in this day and age?