Adage

Arabesque

Chapter 1: Arabesque

Ballet was art.

Everything about it from the pliès to elievès and dieveloppè. Ballet was an art. No one knew that better than Inuyasha. He'd spent years of his life perfecting his art and perfection wasn't earned without blood, sweat, and tears. No one knew that better than him. He'd learned that the hard way from frequent muscle spasms, torn ligaments and muscles, tendonitis, sprains, dislocations. Fractures, overload syndromes, and vascular syndrome.

One time he even saw a girl throw up her food for a week straight for lead. It was after their director said that she was too fat to be lifted by anything but an elephant. Dare Inuyasha say that was not even close to true.

See Chad was tough on people but Chad was Chad. They loved him. He wasn't even that mean. He just had a bit of a temper...all the got damn time. But the man was a genius. come on the guy created three ballet pieces that broke world charts. He was a musical genius. The devil's spawn. He could teach ballet to a squirrel if he wanted to. He brought the best out of people. So everyone respected him.

But none of that mattered. All that mattered was that it was a new season. A time for new beginnings and Chad had announced that they would be creating a new ballet piece. Of course Inuyasha expected he would be lead, as he was for the last five. Inuyasha had not had an inch of doubt. He was the best dancer, the strongest guy, and the best looking one. No one could compete with beauty and skill. He was a god. He was as close to perfect as anyone could get. He learned the dances the quickest and his flexibility made him susceptible to different styles. Chad loved him, he gave him the freedom that he needed to write his crazy compositions and pieces. Everyone loved him. He'd been the hard rock in all the guys pants and the wet dreams that kept the girls panties dropping all day since the day he came. He was a god.

"Inuyasha you will not be performing lead male this time." Inuyasha felt his whole world crumbling down around him as Chad looked him dead in the eye. His stupid over confident shit-fuck face never changing. This news was not only unbelievable but it was not happening. Chad was a cunt. Haha. Inuyasha let out a throaty laugh so he could emphasize his unamused pause.

" You really have a sense of humor, Chad. Really you do?" Inuyasha said sarcastically, earning a few choired laughs from his co-workers. He honestly was amused. Amused that Chad thought he could pull one over on him. Even after Inuyasha showed that he was obviously not falling for this, he still stood there like a statue.

" As I was saying you will not be performing lead this season... ABT will welcoming a new dancer as a principal dancer in our theatre. I would like to introduce Sesshomaru Inu no?" In a moment, Inuyasha could feel his heart crawling up to his throat and choking the life out of him. Chad was the devil. He'd turned every dancers nightmare into Inuyasha's reality. He had been replaced.

Even as the replacement walked in Inuyasha could still not believe it. He could feel his insides churning as he watched the newbie, who had already taken his spot, walk over to Chad. He had a confidence that was smothering. A look that was exotic. He was everything inuyasha was but so much more. Inuyasha felt sick. He was sure that at any moment he was going to hurl.

Nope! not any moment. He was hurling!

Inuyasha buckled over and released all of his breakfast onto the cold dance floor. He could feel tears threatening to burst from his eyes. Before Inuyasha could embarrass himself more he made a beeline to the bathroom, locking himself in.

He could not believe this. Years he had invested in ABT. He made Chad one of the most well known composers in all of America, no the damn world and this was how he'd repaid him. No this was betrayal. Inuyasha would never forgive him.