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Dance The Night Away || SeroMina

the second and last commission I worked in for the last month! @xpegasusuniverse asked for a SeroMina piece and the prompt was so cute, I enjoyed writing it so much! I hope y’all like it <3

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“You want me to do what?”

Mina’s loud voice was heard all across the 1-A dorm, her disbelief more than apparent in her tone. “Please,” a desperate-looking Sero begged as he sat next to her on one of the common room’s couches, and he hoped none of their classmates would come in and hear what they were talking about. “You’re my only chance to learn; besides, I know that you’ll be patient enough. Please?”

The boy dragged the e just enough until her rolled her eyes and looked away, a small smile appearing on her lips as she brushed her pink hair – he knew he could appeal to her softer side so he tried to give her the best puppy eyes he could make, and when she gazed at him again a laugh erupted from her. “Oh my god, okay, I’ll do it as long as you don’t make that face again.” Sero chuckled as well and then reached for her hand with both of his, shaking it lightly and feeling his heart beat just a little bit faster.

They agreed with the teachers they’d get one hour and a half after classes on Friday to practice on the main auditorium with the excuse of wanting to fix some more things for the upcoming spring ball UA’s first years were organizing – it was just an excuse to have a night off even when at the school grounds, but they were all beyond excited to see what would come out of it. For Sero, it felt like a chance to ask none other than the one and only Alien Queen out. He had never met someone as nice, cute and confident as her, and from the very first moment they met he knew he wanted to be close to her in whatever way she allowed it. He was quietly hoping he could confess at the ball, but the practices opened a whole new door for him to use if he felt courageous enough.

It was 3 PM when they met on Friday, the nice warm weather that was starting to fall over town already giving him an excuse to cover up for his constant blushing. “So, are you familiar at all with what we’re going to do now?”

“Can’t say I’ve ever done it,” he admitted as they reached the small stage, shyly scratching the top of his head as he remembered the only time he tried to slow dance – he ended up stomping on both of his partner’s feet, the second time actually managing to ruin her shoes. It was definitely not something he wanted to recall or let her know. “You can just teach me from the top if it’s not too much of a hassle.”

“You got it,” Mina replied as she turned back to go backstage to put the music on. He looked around the place, and wondered just how pretty it would look with all of the decorations the classes were creating; recalling just how good the ones from the school festival had been, his hopes were as high as they could be. “Okay, we’re ready,” his friend said as she came back to his side, startling him a bit as he came out of his thoughts. When he turned to her, he noticed she was a bit too close. “Music will start in a few seconds – we’re going with the box step for now. To start off, you need to know how to place your hands on your partner’s body.”

“I t-think I got that one covered,” he replied quickly, taking a deep breath before placing his left hand on Mina’s waist and grabbing her left with the other. Her skin felt soft and he sort of regretted not wiping his palms beforehand as they felt sweaty when compared to hers. “Is this right?”

She let out a chuckle and with her free hand pressed his left on her a little bit more. “You need a firm grip to lead your partner, Sero,” she explained, apparently oblivious to the growing blush on his face. “If you don’t, your movements could look a bit sloppy, and you definitely don’t want that.” He only nodded in time for the music to start; it was a simple waltz that sounded nice and calming. “Now we give the first step to your right – it’s one step, you bring the left in and then one step forward with the left. Remember it’s all trial and error, so if you don’t get it at first it’s alright.”

She counted to three out loud yet with a gentle voice and then…

It worked.

Somehow he had gotten it right without stepping on anything that wasn’t the floor, and he felt beyond proud of himself until he noticed once more just how close their bodies were. “D-did I do it right?” he asked, the tremble in his voice far more apparent than he had intended to.

“You’re just a little stiff but we’ll work it out,” she remarked playfully. “Now to the other side and we’ll close the square – left, right, right, left.”

He didn’t count on his left side being too obedient when it came to smaller physical things but he breathed in deeply and, as she counted down, they made the mirrored steps with almost perfect synchronization. “Yeah!” he exclaimed once it had been done, making her hug him enthusiastically yet he froze in place for a few seconds before hugging back. She felt warm and her hands wrapped gently around his shoulders, bringing him close in what he was mostly sure was just a friendly gesture. “You’re a really good teacher, you know? You could even become one in the future as a side thing… or something,” he said with joy when they pulled away after a few seconds

“Oh, I know,” Mina joked, her lips curving into a big smile as she gave him thumbs up afterwards. “We still have a lot to do, so, are you ready?”

And oh boy was he not ready at all.

She decided to go with the progressive basic step next which involved moving around the stage with easy yet firm steps, in contrast with the stationary box step. After performing it one time on her own she motioned for Sero to mimic her movements, something he truly didn’t want to attempt – he was surprised when he did it right, but beneath his calm façade he was trying his best not to stare at her directly in the eye to avoid any potential uncomfortable moments.

After practicing both steps for about five minutes straight Mina decided to do it all together, and while she went backstage once more to restart the music he took the chance to wipe his hands on his pants just in case they were actually sweaty. The waltz started and he watched as his crush hopped back to where he was; “now, we’re doing from the very top,” she said as she put her hands on her hips and took a few steps back. “Do it like I’m the one you want to ask out to the dancefloor.”

“What?” he exclaimed with a bit of exasperation in his tone, but she quirked her eyebrow with a defiant gaze. Sero sighed and went up to her, feeling his heartbeat pick up with inch he moved closer. He closed his eyes for a second and, in his mind, pictured the whole room decorated and everyone else around them. “H-hey Mina,” he started, “you look really good tonight.”

“Hey there~!” it felt like some sort of roleplay and he wasn’t sure if it would be like that the night of the ball, but deep inside he wanted to practice that part as well. Her happiness was as contagious as always and her eyes shined bright under the auditorium lights.

“I was wondering if… y-you would grant me a little da-dance?”

The embarrassment felt strong as he stuttered but she clapped with excitement as she grabbed him by the hand and almost dragged him back to the middle of the stage – she waited until he placed his hands on the right places then silently counted to three, and they started dancing along the wooden surface. “I have a little question,” she said as the steps progressed into a wider range. “You told me you wanted to learn how to do this, but you never clarified the reason why.”

Sero remained silent for a bit as he thought about what he could say without being too obvious, yet he wasn’t sure if it would even be a good idea. “I just… I didn’t want to embarrass myself at the ball I guess,” he replied, choosing to go with a half-truth that he hoped would be enough. “It would’ve been bad if I asked someone to dance without knowing how to do so, hahah.”

“So there is someone you want to ask for a dance.”

With a mischievous glance, he knew Mina had seen right through him with a speed that amazed him – a perplexed expression on his face, he almost lost footing as his mouth opened and closed a few times before he chuckled. They now went to the last step they had practiced, and as they waltzed around the floor with ease he said, “Well… yeah, there’s this really, truly amazing girl I wanted to go to the ball with.”

She cocked her head to the side a bit, confusion written all over her face as they stopped dancing. “Is it someone I know? Is it a girl from our class?”

“Y-yeah, I guess.” He hesitated a bit as he let go of her hand to bring his to his nape. “I was thinking about, maybe, asking her out after the dance but I’m not sure she even thinks of me as any more than a friend.”

“Ooh, ooh, is it Uraraka? Momo? Or maybe it’s Jirou?” she started throwing names around but he only shook his head, amused with the way she tried so vehemently to know who the object of his affections was. When she noticed his focused gaze, she muttered, “Am I pressing too much? I get excited, imagine a whole new couple in the school! That would be so cool!”

He thought about it for a moment and while the prospect of everyone around knowing about something so private didn’t completely sit well with him, Sero still felt good with the idea of Mina being with him one way or the other. “Do you think she’d like me?” he ventured to ask as he noticed his hand was still resting on her waist, but he also saw she didn’t pull away either.

Her eyes opened wide as she brushed her hand through her hair and said, “What’s there not to like, dude? You’re funny, very cute and honest and to be fair, you have one hell of a quirk. You’re like, a whole package.”

A blush spread all over his face with those words but he didn’t want to think anything of it yet – he knew she had a habit of being completely transparent about how she felt, yet something about it gave him a bit of hope. “Would you… go to the dance with me if I asked?” he teased, wanting to know her opinion as much as he wanted to ask her for real.

“Of course I would, I mean…” And she gazed right into his eyes only for her smile to drop little by little when she processed what had happened, and Sero pulled his hand away from her shyly in fear that he had just ruined the whole mood. “Oh, I see.”

An awkward silence fell over them as the music reached its end, the dancing already forgotten as both of them stared in opposite directions. In his mind, he cursed at himself for even voicing his feelings so casually without waiting for the right chance, though he also knew here was never a truly ‘perfect’ moment to do so. “Listen,” he started saying, “I didn’t mean to make you uncomfortable – if you want, we just forget this happened at all and I won’t bring it up again.”

It took him a few more seconds to look back at her yet Mina was still looking away, her arms crossed over her chest and her expression unreadable as she turned to him. “Did you mean it?” was the only thing she asked.

“Uh, what exactly of everything I said?”

“The ‘really, truly amazing girl’ part. Did you mean it?”

She had already been honest with him so it only felt right to do the same back. “I did,” he replied. “I t-think you’re… great, funny, smart… cute…” his voice turned into a whisper as he numbered a few things he thought about her, but this time he didn’t hesitate on looking straight into her eyes. The yellow in her irises had never seemed so bright. “It would be an honour if you came to the spring ball with me.”

Another short silence spanned between them, staring at each other as if trying to understand what the other was thinking. Sero bit his lower lip and couldn’t help but tap his feet on the ground a couple times before she reached her hand out, a gentle look on her face and a light blush on her cheeks. “Okay, let’s call it a date then.”

Joy exploded within him as he grabbed her hand and gave it a light squeeze, both teenagers smiling at each other in expectation of what was to come.

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