Quartet Dance

"Give into Temptation"

The weeks passed since their deadline for their performance and the concert went better than expected. Currently, Quartet Night is working on individual projects to gain a bigger fan base. Of course, Mai made sure they put at least 2 hours into dance lessons with her so that when the next song is made, she'll be able to put their personalities into the dance this time.

At this very moment though, Mai is sitting on the couch in the lounging area of the Master Dorm reading a magazine. After one month of living here, she felt comfortable enough to hang out in other places other than her room or the dance room. What makes it better is that the boys are in the other wing of the building and away from her.

"Mai-chan!!!" None other than Reiji quickly destroyed her peace.

She let out a sigh and continued reading, "Yes Rei-chan?" Mai was feeling a bit comfortable enough to address the order boy informally now. However, she wasn't comfortable with the sudden weight on her lap.

"I wanna go out," he whined.

"Then get off me and leave!" She attempted to push him off but he wouldn't budge, "Damn it what have you been eating!?" She yelled as she continued pushing against his back. He was a lot heavier than he looked.

"My cooking. You should try some. I make a pretty good pork cutlet bowl if I do say so myself," he said as he dug his heels into the floor to keep from sliding off.

"You're crushing me!" Her face was pressed into his back and she could smell his body spray,' Huh, He smells like cinnamon,' she noted to herself. She quickly brought herself back to the fact that a man was putting his full weight on her for fun.

"Hm, I could move... If," he had mischief in his tone and she can only imagine a smirk on his face.

"What? If what?!" She was desperate to get this man off her before he accidentally breaks her million-dollar legs.

"You go out with me this evening."

She started blushing at his offer, 'He set me up!' Mai was informed of the "No Love" rule; however, this is more like hanging out with a friend than dating...right? "Fine, fine, I'll go!" The weight was gone in an instant and she gasped for air.

"Great! See you at 7 and wear something extra nice!" He left in satisfaction now that he got his way.

"What did I just do?" She said out loud.

-Later that day-

Mai looked in her closet for something suitable to wear, "Why am I even trying so hard?" she asked herself. It was just an outing with a friend so who is she trying to impress? On the other hand hand, it was her first outing with a friend and she didn't want him to think she was a classless slob. Wait, why should she care what Reiji thinks of her? It's not like he sees her in that type of way...right? Even if he does,  it's not like she finds that cute, funny, sneaky goofball attractive anyway. 'Well he is easy on the eyes...with nice hands-' She gasped and dropped the dress she was holding, "Woah where did that come from?! We are just hanging out like we usually do only it's outside...and not work related...and it's at night..." she gulped, " Oh boy."

Our heroine finally settled on an outfit after half an hour of searching. She decided to wear a mint green infinity dress that reached the top of her calves. Her shoes were golden heels that were not too high for comfort purposes. As for her hair, she had it pinned up to show off the small gold hoop earrings and matching necklace with a star for a charm. There was a knock at her door, "Coming," she called out and opened the door.

Reiji stood in front of her with a rose in hand. He was going to give her his usual greeting but paused and took in the sight before him "Wow, Mai-chan... you look stunning." He didn't think she was going to put so much effort into her appearance but appreciated every bit of it.