New York AU: Policeman's ball

[sliceitwithwind]

When Dilan knocks on Aya's door to pick her up he's dressed up. Which, in his case, means geta and tabi, silk hakama, and dress kimono. He looks good but very. Very not. Er.

He looks very good. He's got a small box under one arm, and waits for her to open the door.

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[sliceitwithwind]

"...Mostly." He's not blushing. Really. His cheeks are hot.

[mitochondriaaya]

"Mostly...?" she paused in the dancing to look up at his face. Well, it was only suppose to be a moment. Yes, this would be her reaching up to lay a hand n his cheek and laugh.

[sliceitwithwind]

He leans his head into her hand and smiles softly.

[mitochondriaaya]

He had moments when she'd just look over and realize he was fun. Or adorable. And yeah, this was one of those moments with a little bit of both. He was blushing! A man who blushed. Jesus she was a lucky girl.

"You..." she grinned and patted his cheek "You come back for another dance alright? I think there's a few older ladies who want to cut in for a little bit. And I should ride herd on a few of the shier precinct boys."

[sliceitwithwind]

"Argh. You take the old ladies, I'll dance with the shy cops?" he counter-offers.

[mitochondriaaya]

Aya peered past his shoulder and eyed the oncoming ladies. "Well, I'd be willing to give it a try." she admitted easily. It'd make it a fun ball to remember?

[sliceitwithwind]

"Deal." Dilan says, loosing her in the direction of the old women and gliding over to the cops.

The word bet may float into the air.

[mitochondriaaya]

Aya didn't tell the ladies about a bet. nope, she went up to the oldest (a woman who had a really wry sense of humor if Aya remembered correctly), and offered her arm. "You all chased my guy off. Want to dance?"

Why yes, they were a good-natured lot. The idea of a big man like Dilan running away soothed their egos.

[sliceitwithwind]

Oh, the society pages were going to be abuzz tomorrow! Dilan manages to organize the cops into a collection of wildly laughing dance partners who, well.

At least they were dancing.

[mitochondriaaya]

And the women were taking it as a challenge to out dance the men couples. The skirts didn't get in the way in the least. And Aya's partner knew a lot more about dancing in general, so she wasn't unhappy to give up the lead at all.

Yes, this was Aya laughing across the dance hall and sticking her tongue out at the boys as she twirled.

[sliceitwithwind]

Dilan bows in return to the tongue and spins his current partner in a whirl.

[mitochondriaaya]

"Watch your hands Ryans!" Aya called teasingly. "I'm a jealous girl!" Dilan needed his partner to jump and nearly stomp his feet right? Score one for the girl's team!

[sliceitwithwind]

Dilan makes a mock moue of distress and flutters his lashes at the flustered cop.

[mitochondriaaya]

"Eh, seems you lost him dear." the dowager laughed and spun them closer. "Get a new one. Cut in on that pair over there?" yep, they were spinning off again as Ryans laughed.

[sliceitwithwind]

Dilan laughs cheerfully and ditches Ryans now that everyone is dancing to collect his Aya again.

[mitochondriaaya]

The dowager saw Dilan coming, laughed, and danced them behind a line of couples. What? She wasn't going to make it easy on him!

[sliceitwithwind]

Dilan cheerfully starts stalking his way after them with those silky-smooth cat motions.

[mitochondriaaya]

That was truly entertaining. The dowager gave up on dancing Aya away. In fact, she hooked her arm in the detectives and they ran. Slowly. There were worse ways to spend a ball than being chased by an attractive young man.

[sliceitwithwind]

Who, eventually, catches them with an arm around each woman. The dowager gets a chaste kiss on the cheek, Aya gets a rather less one on the lips, and he grins like the cat who got a canary.

[mitochondriaaya]

Well, Dilan deserved the almost-evil chuckle from the Dowager. She patted his cheek gently and looked out over the dance floor with a hint of pride "Well, this turn into quite the party dears. I approve."

That said, she left Aya and Dilan to themselves, snagging a wayward detective (Danny actually) and heading back out onto the floor.

[sliceitwithwind]

"See you later, ma'am." Dilan murmurs, pulling Aya closer and just holding her. She's a precious part of his life, and he's not sure how to communicate that.

[mitochondriaaya]

Aya, well, she liked being held as much as the next girl? It was an odd place for it but...well, a few drinks in her hand and the Chief wouldn't come to bustle them back out? So, she held punch, Dilan held her...and it was quiet and nice for a bit. Definitely not something she expected at a ball.

[sliceitwithwind]

"Think we can escape now?" Dilan asks quietly, "I want to take you home and just hold you for a while."

[mitochondriaaya]

She tilted her head back on his chest to think that one over. "Weren't kidding about running off huh?" she teased lightly. "Can you see the Chief? Is he dancing? He ignores a lot so he doesn't step on people..."

[sliceitwithwind]

"Nope." he glances over until he picks the Chief out, then grins, takes her hand, and bolts for an exit. He's going to have to lower her over the garden wall, but that's easy enough.

(Does she feel like she's a kid running away, yet?)