The floor is already cleared and Anastasia is giving you waltzing eyes

Anastasia's free hand slid from your shoulder to your free hand. She smiled at you and bowed. You looked around and saw all the women bow to their male counterparts. The men then bowed and while you were a little slower to start you used some magic to catch up. Anastasia's smile broadened a bit and her hands moved. The hand that was holding yours wrapped her fingers around between your fingers and thumb. Her other shifted around to press the backs of your hands together. She took a step back, leaving her left foot behind her right.

You copied her movements and at this point you are pretty sure the dancing is supposed to start. You look around and no one is moving. You give Anastasia a look hoping she would understand your need for direction. She takes in a breath and starts walking clockwise. Every other woman does the same and the men begin a step after them, you a half step behind everyone else. Well if this is all the dance is you are going to be a bit slow but shouldn't have trouble.

When you and Anastasia have swapped places she returns her feet in line. You do the same and wait for the next move. You feel it before you see it, magic in the palm of her hand pressing against you. you don't push back with your own for obvious reasons but watch as the magic spirals out from between your palms. Climbing like vines up your arms until it reaches your shoulders. You feel the tingles of magic along your arm and look to see her aura spreading along the vines opening up into flowers to match your togas. You see that for every other couple their are images with aura spreading along both peoples arms, a variety of depictions, from more flowers to flames, animals to gems, one couple even has what looks like small people dancing.

Looking at Anastasia's bare arm you feel a well of embarrassment bubbling in your gut. You could just let it out, however all that would result in would be a near opaque blob around her arm. Or you could let out all of your aura. That would probably change the discussion from Anastasia's engagement.

You can hear a snicker from the audience and look up to see people pointing at you and Anastasia remarking on the lack of style of Anastasia's arm. You know what you've been coy for two weeks, you've been embarrassed or unsure about your aura. What the fuck for?

You relax your control, the aura you had been holding inside, compressed between your will and your magic no longer contained. Unlike your previous releases there is no careful expansion, no slow growth, you just let it out. In a short enough time period that no one could see it happen your aura encases the room pushing through the structure to fill the rooms beyond.

The sudden rush of information makes you pause for a moment. There a more than a hundred people within your aura and you can feel each of them, their lagged comprehension of what just happened. And in front of your Anastasia. Instant comprehension lights up her face. The hand that had been pressing its back against your own moves free and cups your cheek. She pulls you close and kisses your lips. You can feel her desire welling up. The power of display before her getting a very specific reaction from her, even stronger than if she had been observing you dancing with Delilah.

"I love you." You say. The warmth that spreads throughout her at those words filling you then spreading though your aura, everyone who had been recovering from your aura's suddenly overwhelmed but a sudden rush of external warmth towards Anastasia. You didn't have to wonder how it would affect since you could feel your aura pushing the feeling into theirs.

"Love you too." Anastasia said as the kiss broke. She returned the back of her hand to the back of yours and straightened up to continue the dance.

Shame she was so determined because as she began to spin and since everyone was still in a bit of daze there was no one to check what the right movements were. Her foot moved to press her the toe of her right foot between your feet and she stepped into you. You didn't move with her and she ended up pressed against you and bouncing backwards. No one seemed to have noticed your misstep but that wasn't going to last if you mess up too often.

Anastasia moves again and you back your right foot up, she fits into place and begins another spin. Each movement caused a wave of unsureity to spread out through your aura. Each time manage to break people a little more out of the stupor you had put them in. Sadly that didn't include the other dancers as instead of resuming their dance they all turned to look at you.

With all the attention it was very clear you weren't getting out of this without proving your inability to dance. So why let that happen. You move the hand with backs pressed against each other. You moved her hand to your hip and in her some what enamored state she griped happily. You put your hand on her shoulder and took the lead.

You never danced much in this or your previous life but you are pretty sure a toddler could managed a waltz. Anastasia unlike you did know how to dance but let you move her without much difficulty. You moved her around the clearing floor. flirting her around the space fast enough that both of your togas were lifting as you spun.

You felt Delilah and Eve as they watched. Delilah was jealous but Eve was fascinated and soothing keeping the pair still to watch rather than charging out to take you away from Anastasia.

The music restarted, you hadn't noticed it had been taken away by your aura's expansion. You were too caught up by Anastasia's presence. Your aura's intermingling was giving you a new feeling for her. Her anger at what her mother had **** on her, her anger at her betrothed, her joy at your presence, her love of your touch, her desire for you and her somewhat mixed emotions at you leading the dance.

People started to mimic the dance. You felt a bit of a smirk on your face as you realised you were creating a brand new dance, wonder if you can get it called the Christopher. Everyone felt your amusement but couldn't comprehend the rationale for the feeling since they only had this world. But the amusement spread none-the-less and soon enough the people dancing were laughing somewhat happily. The audience were starting to clap along with your steps and the music that were struggling to match your rhythm. Shame you don't remember the music for the waltz, but this does mean the Christopher can be at least half your creation.

More couples start to join in the dancing. The simplicity of the movements making it very easy for people to copy after only watching. Soon enough the ballroom is sounding much merrier than it had been. People were laughing and cheering others on.

You were a bit surprised when Delilah appeared beside you cutting the dance short. "Our turn." She said slipping into Anastasia's place. The sudden taking of your company got a mixed reaction. Anastasia anger at you being stolen from her battling with the pleasure of you being stolen from her. She was given a new partner very quickly and Delilah dance you away before there was any dispute.

"I didn't know you could dance." Delilah said with a smirk. "Just look at him, dance or not seeing that body move is hard to ignore." Eve added as the hand on your hip moved to your ass. Everyone suddenly felt slightly turned on and Eve winked at you. "Everyone's looking!" Delilah said suddenly as her face turned crimson, apparently her jealously overcoming her anxiety at being in a crowd wasn't long lived. "We've got you." Eve said hugging you.

You hug back and keep dancing. You can feel Anastasia in the room and her hit of ambivalence each time she see the two of you dancing.

The night goes on and you end up getting another dancing partner. You are a bit sad Asune and Vatarie aren't here. The dance was a bit too intimate for random people but you are having fun. It is nice to dance, even if you would prefer to not, and having your aura free is, somewhat appropriately freeing.