Becca asked, "what did you wish for?"
"I can't tell you or it won't come true! Come on, let's go check out the music over there."
I grabbed Becca's hand and led her to one side of the resting area. There was a band playing festive music and around 20 people dancing and singing to the music. The crowd of people enjoying themselves was very diverse. Some were families, some were children, some were couples, and some were individuals.
As we walked closer, I whispered in Becca's ear to let her know the idea I came up with since the moment I noticed the band playing music. "Last time you said that nobles can't sing or dance to performance music, but since no one knows our identities here, we can sing and dance to our hearts content."
Becca's face brightened up when she realized the opportunity we had. "Yeah! Let's have a good time!"
"Ok, I don't know how the dances go, so I'll follow your lead."
"Hehe, leave it to me!"
We reached a good spot in the crowd and then Becca turned to face me. She held both my hands and started to dance. The dance she was doing had a lot of jumping and skipping. It reminded me of an Irish jig. The music was happy and fast beat.
After watching her and everyone else for a bit, I started dancing myself. I really didn't know what I was doing. I was just jumping up and down to the rhythm. However, Becca looked ecstatic. As I got used to the rhythm, I started to improvise by spinning her around. At times, I would pull her closer or pushing her away to the rhythm. The mixture of the sound of the music and the laughter of the crowd filled my heart with joy.
After we had danced to a couple of songs and getting into the groove of it, I called out to Becca, "let's hear that beautiful singing voice."
She was reluctant at first, but half way through the song, she started singing casually. Her singing was very cute. She was breathing slightly harder than normal since we were jumping around dancing, so it was a light hearted singing. However, I was happy to see her letting loose. The noble rules and regulations were so stuffy and forced people to always put on airs. This moment together with her, where we could enjoy ourselves without caring about what anyone else thought, was special. The bright smile on her face renewed my desire to make it okay for nobles to sing and dance as they pleased. Just because you were born with status shouldn't mean you can't have fun.
Eventually, I also started to join in on the singing. I didn't know the songs that were playing, so I could only sing the chorus lyrics that repeated a lot. Time flew as we were having fun. Before I realized it, an hour or two had already past it and it was getting dark.
We were both tired from dancing so long, so I pulled us over to a seat on the side. Becca wiped off some sweat from her forehead. "That was so much fun! Good thing we were wearing our cloaks!"
"Yeah, you are a good dancer."
"You are way better than me. You only saw that dance for the first time today and you were able to copy it right away!"
"I was just following your lead. Sometime I'll teach you some of the dances from my world."
"We should bring some of the best songs and dances from your world over here."
"I was actually thinking of teaching some of them to a band for the annual summer celebration coming up. It should make the people of the Duchy happy."
"That would be perfect."
"By the way, it's starting to get dark. We need to head back to the carriage soon."
Becca had a slight frown on her face. "I know…but I don't want this day to end."
"I feel the same way. But, if it makes you feel better, I have one more surprise for you. Close your eyes."
"Ok."
I pulled out the accessory I bought at the stand earlier. When I turned towards Becca, her eyes were closed tightly. I could tell she was excited for the surprise. I gently lift up her arm and put the bracelet I bought on her wrist.
"Ok, you can open your eyes now."
The accessory I bought for her was a simple bracelet that had two charms attached to it. One was a water charm and the other was a lightning charm. I thought it was perfect because it was like a reminder that I am always there for her and that we are a team.
"Wow! When did you get this?!"
"Haha, I actually went to an accessory stand when I told you I was going to the bathroom while you bought the shaved ice."
"You got me good! I had no idea! Thanks so much Nick. I like it a lot. It shows we are an unstoppable team."
Becca was alternating back and forth between holding each charm in her hand. It was my first physical gift to her since we have been together, so she was especially happy.
"I'm glad you like it. Now let's start heading to the carriage."
"Okay."
On the entire way back, Becca was focused on staring at her bracelet. I had to guide her, so she didn't run into anyone. We eventually arrived at the carriage and she stood there absentmindedly instead of getting into the carriage.
I laughed, "haha, I see that you like your present, but you still have to pay a little bit of attention to the world around you. We are here at the carriage already Becca."
My words snapped her back into reality. "Oh…I'm sorry Nick. It's just the first time I got a gift like this…"
"It's your first gift from a lover, so I understand. But you will be able to look at it as much as you want from now on, so let's focus on the present until we get back home."
Becca looked like a child being scolded. "Fine."
We enter the carriage and this time I sat next to her instead of across from her. Becca hugged my arm and cuddled up to me. "Nick, I had so much fun today. Thanks for everything."
I patted her head with my free arm. "I should be the one thanking you. You were the one to suggest this date and you were the one showing me around. I had a lot of fun with you taking the lead today."
Becca closed her eyes with a smile on her face. "Hmmm."
We spent the rest of the ride home enough the warmth from our cuddle.