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☆13: Dance Practice☆

Naomi and I were in the library looking for a book for her book report. I was here just to look around. I already finished my book report so I was off the hook. I was scrolling thought the manga area. I was in the mood for a good laugh. I looked for my favorite book, once I found it I opened it. There was a Clow card still in card form. Lucky me! I grabbed it and took it to show Naomi. She was in the non-fiction aisle.

"Psst. Look what I found." I whispered super quietly. She looked over her shoulder and saw it.

"Oh! Congrats!" She whispers right back. She searches through her bag and pulls out a pen. "Here. Sign it." She smiles. I grabbed the pen and signed the card on a bookend. It does the usual burning and reforming. Naomi panicked a bit. "The-the books!" She shouted as a small flame begins to burn the cover of the bool. I extinguish the small flame with my hand before anyone notices. Thankfully it didn't leave any mark on the book. Naomi looked satisfied that there was no damage.

"SHHHH!" The librarian glared at us. Naomi covered her mouth in embarrassment.

"Sorry." She whispered. The librarian was no where near us so there was no way she heard her. "Sora, remember how you accepted my request on the dance team? Well we have a practice coming up." She grabbed a book from the bookshelf nearby us. "Found my book." She smiled as she looked at the cover. It was a teen romance novel, she loved that genre. I nodded.

"I'll be there. Just give me the information afterwards." I smiled and looked down at the card. The Shot. I wonder what it does. We went to the front counter to check out her book.

"Good! I'll make sure to record you!" Her eyes sparkled. I couldn't help but sweatdrop. I felt like the only reason why she invited me to join her team just so she can record me. "Even your little mistakes!" She mischievously giggles. Great!

》Dance Practice《

"Hello everyone. I want to introduce you all to Sora." Naomi announced as I walked into the room. I noticed the other girls were were either stretching or standing around talking. They all stopped what they were doing to stare at me. I couldn't help but feel nervous. Naomi knew these girls, I didn't. "Sora, these are the Dancers of Tomoeda district." Naomi smiled. The dancers were all different ages. The youngest seemed to be about five years old.

"So cute!!" The older ones squealed. I sweat dropped. The older girls circled around me. I was sorta use to this behavior since my father's sisters would always cuddle me and play with my hair. It was sometimes pretty annoying but I would never fight back. To tell the truth, I did like when they would play with my hair. It felt nice.

"Hello. I'm Sora Li." I bowed politely. I was trying my best to show the others that I wanted to be here. Honestly I was still mixed about this whole thing, but I did it to make Naomi happy. I know that eventually I will enjoy dancing. Though Naomi said they normally dance for plays and such. So it wasn't something that they did at a random. They also danced for fundraisers and festivals.

"Oh my gosh! She's the daughter of Sakura and Syaoran Li!" Another older dancer squealed. Another gasped. I just blushed a bit. This was a bit awkward since some of these dancers knew my parents. They all introduced themselves one by one. I bowed to each of them out of respect. I wanted to be presentable and liked, so I had to prove to them I was worthy of being liked. Naomi smiled at the scene. She must have been pleased.

"Ok let's get to practicing! We must be able to perform on the next few holidays!" Naomi looked extremely happy, she looked like she was glowing. I think she enjoys the fact I joined. Hopefully I can keep up though. I saw everyone get into a dance postion. "Just sit back and watch for now. Afterward, we will show you the steps so you can follow along. I'll be the one who teaches you." Naomi winked. They all followed with the beat of the music that played. It was a very pretty scene. Something that would be on the movies or in television. The only thing that looked off was they were all wearing their own clothing. So it looked a bit sloppy to be honest, but I'm sure with the costumes they had it will look spectacular. Whoa. I'll need a lot of practice. When one person goes to one side everyone would too. Everything was well choreographed which made me nervous. I really hoped I could learn the steps to this dance. My heart thumped harder and harder with every thought of doubt I got. When the music finally stopped, the girls were all sweaty and tired. I handed each of them a water bottle. I may be on the sidelines, but I do want to be useful. One by one they thanked me. Some girls even patted my head as a thanks. The younger girls would giggle when I bowed at them. Their giggles made me a bit embarrassed. Naomi sighed and then turned to me. "We have competition soon. Maybe you should join us for that one." Naomi drank water while grabbing a towel. She dries off her sweat. I was giggling at first but then her words registered in my head. I suddenly panicked. Oh my! A competition?! I don't think I can... I thought. I looked at Naomi's smiling face. Oh no. I can't tell her no. I reached for my water to avoid answering her. But the way she looked at me seemed to be asking for an answer. I was going to give her one until one of the younger girls started to cry. "Huh?" Naomi looks over to see the little girl. "Miki, what's wrong?" Naomi walked across the small room to the little girl. A few of the older girls were just observing the scene unsure what to do.