Kainene did not think she had ever danced as hard or well as she danced that night. Maybe it was a result of the kiss she had shared with Rufus but she was certainly on fire. Siobhan said as much.
'Whoa, tiger! Where have you been hiding? You truly saved everything for the last day and by jove, is it all paying off.'
Kainene grinned at her as she wiped some sweat off her brow. She only had one more dance to go and there was an interlude now. Two other sets of dancers in which she was not a part of were going on after the break as well as some models, but she and her own set of dancers were ending the show whilst the models walked among them as they danced.
'I'm gonna pass out soon, I've been so nervous all day I didn't eat anything but I really need to do so now or someone's gonna make the wrong move when they hear my tummy growling.' Kainene said as she counted out some coins from her purse.
Siobhan let out a tinkling laugh, 'You do that, but remember what you lot are wearing for this dance. You don't want your tummy bloated.'
Kainene simply nodded. She did not want to say that she could eat a horse and her tummy would still be flat, concave even. Thanks to all the dancing she had been doing she had lost some weight. It would sound gloating.
She left Siobhan and walked out to mingle with the crowd.
'Nens, you gorgeous dancer, you!' A voice squealed.
Kainene turned round with a wide smile as Mykelos grabbed her in a bear hug.
'No, Mykelos, I'm all sweaty!' She giggled trying but failing to get him to drop her.
He dropped her with a large grin, 'Like I care. Everyone's looking at me with envy that I know you. You are by far the best dancer there, no contest.'
Kainene smiled, her face flushing ferociously, 'You're just saying that cuz you're my mate.'
Mykelos shook his head vigorously, 'Nope. Trust me, I wouldn't lie to you. You're definitely ultimate. Haha...Lornes is going to go mental when she realises that I saw you and she didn't teehee.'
Kainene shook her head as she collected the ham and cheese croissant that she had just paid for, 'You are such a big baby, Mykelos.'
Mykelos shrugged and swooped down to grab a large bite from her croissant.
Kainene shrieked in mock-anger but Mykelos evaded her quick swat and moved away. 'No need over eating and being sluggish, I'm doing you a favour. Anyway, I shall be seeing you later my dear one, off I go back to the hall to watch you and cheer till my lungs get sore.'
Kainene grinned and waved him away as she turned back to the hall. She stuffed the whole croissant in her mouth as the Perfect Bitches of Headington walked by.
'God, did she just shove that in her mouth? What a fat pig!' Kainene overheard Minty say loudly to Heather.
Kainene simply chomped away not caring in the least. At least she was skinnier than Minty who had been watching all she ate for the past three weeks. Apparently she had been on a diet she got from 'The Devil wears Prada.' Eating a cube of cheese only when she felt like fainting.
What a numpty!
Soon, it was time to get ready for the last dance. The concept of the dance was different from what they had all done before and it had not been performed on the previous day. It was a dance off between the girls and the guys and there was going to be some free styling involved. Kainene adjusted her itsy bitsy top which skimmed her mid-riff and tugged her bumper shorts down to cup her peach of a bottom. Her legs looked like they went on forever regardless of the fact that she was not wearing heels. She turned to the other dancers as they huddled together for a quick victory cheer before running unto the stage for the dance.
The first song that went on was the old Missy Elliot 'Work it' and the dance started. As it progressed, Kainene felt free as she twisted and turned and jumped in a somersault only she could do with the guys while the girls dropped to the floor. As the song for the dance off started and the dancers free-styled to Beyonce's 'Radio' she barely heard a tiny chant coming from a group of people in the audience going: 'Nens! Nens! Nens!' She did a little break thing before ending with a bump and grind worthy of Shakira amidst claps and whoops, positive that the ring leaders were Viola, Matt, Lorna and Mykelos.
When the song was over, both dancers and models bowed to a spectacular cheer and ovation and she bounced off the stage, adrenaline pumping through her veins. She heard someone shout her name and she whirled round and felt herself being swept off the floor and into tight, muscled arms. She breathed in the unique yet familiar smell of Rufus as he spun her round once, twice before dropping her to the floor.
'Bloody hell. Nens! You were fucking fantastic. I almost missed my walk watching you dance. Bloody, bloody hell.' He gasped in her ear. Both of them were breathless from the show.
Kainene just grinned up at him as she panted equally. She was so elated and pumped she felt she could jump off the building and soar.
'It was awesome. Oh my God, I could do it all over again, it was fucking wicked.' She replied waving as other dancers walked past her and patted her shoulder or punched her arm.
Rufus took her hand in his as they walked together backstage. 'So are you gonna be at the after-party?'
'Is the sky blood red? Hell yeah, I am. I even scored four VIP tickets for my mates and they were ecstatic. I think, for the first time I'm going to get mind numbingly drunk.' She smiled as she turned to plant a kiss on his cheek. She did not even care that she had just done so; she was so chuffed at everything.
Rufus smiled at her impulsive kiss. He wanted to grab her and take her to his room, sod the stupid after party. 'Fine, do you need a ride back to Stoke Bishop? I'm driving back once I'm dressed.'
Kainene shrugged still happy, 'I'm just gonna call Lornes' and make sure they're okay then, yeah sure.'
She dialled the number and asked a screaming Lorna what they were up to.
'We're on our way to Mbargo for a quick drink then we're off to Ponana. Hope you aren't upset that we left without you, we just thought you wanted to hang out with your dancer friends.'
'That's okay, mate. I just wanted to make sure you lot were alright. Rufus is giving me a ride back home to get dressed then we're off to Ponana. I'll see you there, and don't forget your VIP tickets.' Kainene replied.
'Not to worry there, the tickets are safe and sound in my purse. No way would we have forgotten them.'
Kainene heard Matt in the background holler, 'And sit out with the plebs, God no!' She laughed to herself at Matt's customary snobbish tone and cut off the phone.
'So, ready in five minutes?' Rufus asked and she nodded as she went over to her bag.
***
An hour later, Kainene stood watching Rufus give her a very heated gaze which caused a tingle of arousal to slither down her spine and straight to her nether regions.
'This is okay, right?' She asked, a tad uncertainly.
Rufus stared at her with hooded eyelids then quickly brushed a hand down his face before nodding, 'I have half a mind to say 'sod the stupid party' and just...stay here...with you.'
Kainene giggled nervously, her heart beating rapidly at the barely hidden lust on Rufus' face, 'We don't wanna spoil our friendship now, do we?'