Writing Practice

Zodiac Festival on Sol

Sitting on the wall Moku leans forward to steal a piece of fruit from the cup Taiyo was holding, he also leans against that wall. The pair were watching the entertainment for a festival held on the Sun to celebrate the Zodiac. The entertainment ran late into the night but despite it being on the Sun the deep orange and gold blended into a dark blue at the top of the sky; the town was lit up by lanterns hand made by the habitants which were hanging over their heads. Taking another piece of fruit Moku notices a group of children in fancy dress,
"No way" she whispers jumping off the wall. Taiyo smiles warmly, "I know, we love all the Zodiac members, She is a legend here," he tells her noticing a young girl with her hair pulled up into the famous half up in a bun half down hair Mokus's mother wore along with a small version of her uniform. The group of kids looked to be walked back to their homes by their parents but a few of the kids spotted Moku and Taiyo, giggling they point them out to each other, the little girl dressed as Danae squealed excitedly something about Mokus hair colour making her blush slightly.  

It makes Moku happy knowing that her mother wasn't seen as some evil temptress in the inner system like she was in the outer system. When Moku looked more closely she noticed that many of the adults had the zodiac symbols embroidered into their clothes like a protection charm. This made her feel warm inside,
"You okay?" Taiyo asks looking down at her as she rests her head on his shoulder, both smiling, "You have no idea how much this means to me" she whispers looking up at him.

The town goes quiet as everyone's head turns to the stage with a violinist in the light, Moku stands up slightly watching out of curiosity, he lifts his bow to his violin and begins to play a tune, immidiately the people begin to dance together holding hands in something Moku assumed was a well-known piece to the people of Sol. She looks a Taiyo for guidance on what to do, wanting to take part herself, and sees him watching his people with a massive grin on his face, looking back she watches as the people spin and laugh in sync with one another to the beat of the music.

She taps his arm to get his attention and gestures her head for them to join in, he looks at her confused for a second before smiling softly at her,
"Really?" he asks excitedly before pausing, "Are you sure? Do you know the dance?" he asks, Moku nods before shaking her head, 
"I'm sure... and you can teach me" she grins taking his hands bouncing slightly in her step as she steps backwards a few times hoping he would take the lead. 

Taiyo smiles happily at Moku lifting one of their arms up to twirl her into his arms letting them sway for a few clumsy steps before he twirls her back to face him, Moku following his lead keeping an eye on the couples dancing so she roughly knows what she's doing. They both dance slowly getting more and more in sync the more the steps were repeated, Moku swaying her dress with the moves making Taiyo laugh at her enthusiasm. They step and spin around each other not noticing the people bringing their dance closer to them to include them in the festivities.

"Told you I knew the dance" Moku quips trying her best to keep her eyes up from watching her feet, he jokingly rolls his eyes, "of course, I never doubted it" twiring her again, instead of swaying for a few steps he lifts her up in sync with his people causing her to squeal excitedly, her eyes lighting up as she looks over the market place for that second she spent in the air. 
"It's so beautiful here!" she exclaims out of awe noticing his face slightly redden. "If I wasn't a Princess I'd live here you know, have a nice cosey home with pretty flowers out the front," she tells him, "Alone?" he asks smiling back at her, "No. I have you" she replies confidently completely catching him off guard, his face deepening in its shade of red, unsure how to respond Taiyo slaps one of his hands to his mouth. The music comes to a finish as the people erupt with a round of applause and cheering, Moku joining in jumping slightly.