"So like this...?

" Tiana asked as she tried imitating the correct movements

Unlike before where she was stepping on his shoes, she was now able to move around freely matching the song's rhythm

"I think I'm getting the hang of it.

" She said with an excited look in her face

Zakaragi watched as Tiana began to enjoy herself, at first, she seemed to be hating it as she couldn't properly match the movements but now it was the opposite.

As the two continued to dance, the doors on the west side of the hallways opened up for a moment before closing

And in that moment, two people passed through it.

"Follow the plan.

" John whispered to Serena's ear

"D-Don't do that, and I know.

" Serena replied as she felt a shiver go down her spine

"Sorry, I keep forgetting how much you hate whispers.

" Said John

"I don't hate it...

" Serena whispered

"Hm? What was that?

" John asked

"You have the ability to hear things from around the room but you didn't hear that?

" Serena asked

"That's because I wasn't using magic this time... And that is a fair point...

" Said John

Serena let out a sigh and John extended his hand to her.

"Can I have this dance with you, young lady?

"

"I like your manners, young man. Why not?

" Serena asked as she took his hand

Together the two walked towards the middle of the hall, while making sure they wouldn't bump into any of the other nobles who were dancing.

Once they found their spot, John wrapped his right arm around her back while he stretched out his left hand to the left, to hold on to Serena's arm which had also been stretched out.

John was relieved to know that the hours he spent practising before in his previous world and in this world weren't a waste.

Luckily, some of the dances here are similar to my previous world's one. This one in particular.

Once Serena wrapped her left arm around John's back, and slightly tightened the grip around his right arm, they began to move.

Slight steps back and forth, left and right. They matched the song's rhythm in their own way.

Serena was surprised that John knew how to dance, Just as John was also surprised that Serena could dance and decided to comment on it

"You're quite the dancer, aren't you?

" John asked

"You're not too bad yourself.

" Replied Serena

"Was that a compliment?

"

"I don't know, was it?

"

The song's rhythm began speeding up, and so did they. Their movement was gradually getting faster to match the rhythm and before they realised it, they were immersed in the dance.

The two were dancing in sync, right as one took another step, the other followed, it was as if they could reach other's mind.

Left, right, back and forth. John was putting in every bit of technique and movement he could do.

As the song began reaching its climax. John took a step back before spinning Serena by moving his hand with hers over her head.

Right after two spins, John pulled her in closer. The sudden movement, caused her to slightly lose balance, and as she lost her footing and was about to fall.

John caught her as he grabbed on to her waist, causing her to lean back on his arm while perfectly timing it to the end of the song.

As the two stood face to face, they took deep breaths as they tried regaining all the energy they had wasted.

The dance was intense, not just physically, but mentally. John had completely underestimated its difficulty.

"So, was it?

" He asked before pulling her in closer.

They were closer than before and now stood face to face.

"Yeah...

" Serena muttered as she stared into his eyes

Without saying anything else, the two just looked straight at each other. Before he even realised it, John was moving in closer and closer to her face as he stared at her small pink lips.

Instead of moving away, Serena slowly closed her eyes.

And right as their lips were about to touch, Serena opened her eyes before moving her head away.

Suddenly, the people around them began to whistle and clap their hands

"Splendid! Splendid!

"

"Did you see those two? Such technique!

"

"Which family do they belong to?! For kids to dance better than adults...

"

But john couldn't hear it, all he was thinking about was how Serena had avoided their kiss at the last second. Realising what he had done, John quickly apologised

"S-Sorry...

" Said John as he hung his head

"N-No, it's not you, it's... My fault... Sorry...

" Said Serena as she also hung her head

The mood around the two was ruined, and John didn't know what to say.

Was I too forceful...? Argh... I knew something like this might happen, but...

The two stopped moving and John quickly tried thinking of a way to change the subject and fix the mood but he couldn't, all he could feel was a sharp pain near his heart which felt like it had sunk.

*Crack* *Crack* *Boom*

Suddenly, the sound of windows breaking resounded throughout the mansion. Following that, the main door burst open.

As the rain and wind entered with intense force, darkness travelled on the floor from the outside of the mansion to the inside.

But not only from there, From all the entrances around the main hall, the west hall door and even east hall door. Darkness was coming through there, and within that darkness, came out people in cloaks.

However, John's attention turned from them to the main entrance as he felt an greater presence coming from there.

The sound of footsteps resounded through the dark hall as young boy who seemed to be as old and as tall as John came out of the darkness and entered the room.

With smooth pitch-black hair, eyes coated in darkness a normal build. Everyone quietly watched as the boy walked inside. No one screamed or moved, Not because they thought of it as some sort of prank, but purely due to the fear they felt as the boy released his dark pressure.

A grin formed on his face as he spotted John within the crowd.

"Found you~.

" He said in a playful tone