haha i love that and looks like the boyfriend was not mentioned in this chapter. and i do love the original title of the story!

Hey thanks for reviewing on my story. I really like this chapter too, but i do have a question if you could answer it for me I'd really appreicate it. How dose the suit feel about Alora? I mean dose he like her as friend, more then friend, or just a new project? Please help me figure that out.

kelly b, oh how fantabulous!this story brings back such wonderful memories of ceramics in mr. putnam's class!positively love the interactions between the two. they mesh together soo well, it's lovely!my favorite part, by the by, was the dressing room scene. it was perfectly written. just perfect. oh and kiddo, i'm soo incredibly sorry about your kitty. that's soo aweful. what happened? did he get sick?

Ah. I hate it when you guys throw two cool guys into the same story. So evil. :[ If I was her, I'd stick to Xander, but maybe because we were introduced to Drake first, I think she should be with him. Then again, he's such a confusing character. I can't tell if he's attracted to her or not. Also, he acts kind of jealous sometimes. Maybe; maybe I'm reading too much into it. Also, I like Drake cuz his name reminds me of Draco Malfoy. How bad is that? xD

Sigh... reminds me of a story with Draco Malfoy. xD Except he wasn't an evil creep in the story. Agh... He's so cool. I wonder if he really likes her, or if he's just intrigued by her. /Swoons. xD

ok first of all i just have to say, what first pulled me into this story was Alora's character, simply for a reason that i have a friend who is almost her exact copy..minus the cat. An interesting story and one of the few unsuals you find floating on this site (a very good thing i assure you),there are a few grammatical errors...but you know who really cares about that if your plot and characters are this interesting...i have to say Drake has eventually grown on me, and Xander i haven't liked from the beginning solely because i know he isn't seem to be playing the leading role plus there's something suspiciously fishy about him, besides which Drake kinda already took his place for me...that being said...do update soon please!

Very interesting, I like the character observations.

There were a few grammatical errors, such as I think "soon to be grave" should be "soon-to-be grave"

Other than that, good idea for this story. Perfect characters are annoying.

Loved this chapter! :) Especially near the end.. Drake's awesome :D ... much better than Xander... :) Eager for the next chapter! :)

I love you! :D ... haha, and Drake's growing on me. :) Excellent chapter!

*swoons over Drake* I wish he was my teacher. Yet another great chapter :)

Man I'm going to go with the truth here, At first well at the name of the story I thought it was going to be stupid, but after reading through a couple of chapters I love it. Please please keep going.

I love this story!I just began reading this, and it is wonderful. My favorite part of your writing style is the great character development-seeing the characters grow and progress with the story makes it delightful to you for a great story so far..Keep up the good work.

i'm still intrigued by where this is going, and suspicious. keep on updating!

Updates are always good. And I appreciate how long it can take to read through a story, especially when paying as much attention to detail as you are with Elysian Dance - I don't always rocket through people's stories as quickly as I did with yours. (Thanks for the dedication *smiles*)

'Alora forget herself and only worried about [loving] Xander and the feel of his hands as he pulled her to him'

'Since no one [cared] what anyone did so long as they didn’t start a fist fight'

'Alora waited, [alone] and apart from the couples and groups talking, dancing; a million things.'

'He put the two shot glasses on a nearby table they had migrated near.' - 'nearby' and 'near', so close to together, sound a bit repetitive.

'She pulled him towards the middle of the floor to [where] the music was louder and seemed faster'

'Alora dropped onto her bed, ignoring the make-up still on her face[,] her dirty teeth, and smoke-filled clubbing clothes.'

'Xander had left her a message on her cell phone in which he called her Allure[,] his nickname for her, and begged her to have dinner with him on Thursday at his apartment and then go dancing for a bit.'

Whoa. He dragged her into his car. That's kinda extreme. I mean, to any bystander it would look kinda like she's being kidnapped or something - at least from the way you describe it.

"You have [skipped] the last two times we arranged to have lunch[,]" [he] told her quietly.

"And yet you did not give a reason[;] in fact, you did not even call to tell me you would not be there."

"You made a mistake; you’ve acknowledged it; you shouldn’t make it again[,]" Drake murmured'

'Alora stared at her hands and said the first thing that came to mind."[You’re] weird."

'For a test I will fail[,] Alora added silently.'

"What subject?" [he] asked, his expression thoughtful.'

"All right then, you will retrieve your math materials, and [then] we shall have dinner at my flat[,]" [he] ordered.'

'He had said he would take her home because he did not trust her to not get lost following him' - *blinks* Okay, I'm sure you could condense this a bit, especially the end, because right now all those little words threw me.

'[They] drove in silence, apart from classical music.'

'Well, Alora decided, if he thought she was amusing, [then] so be it.'

'A stout, wrinkly old man at the door smiled and murmured a pleasant, "[Good] evening, Mr. Fearborn."

'A bar was [closed] off from the main eating area by glass'

'Before Alora could ask Drake where he wanted her coat, he had taken it from her and [hung] it up, gloves tucked in a separate cubby.'

'"You certainly distract easily[,]" [he] ended with a short sigh.'

'By the time Drake drove Alora home at eleven [-] an hour much later than he had anticipated, Alora was sure [-] the artist was capable of solving relatively easy problems correctly and she understood the mid-ranged problems most of the time.'

Nice chapter! I liked the Alora/Drake interaction in particular, and the dance scene at the beginning was nice too. Update soon!

The quadratic formula? I remember that as my godfather asking me how I was going in maths and if I'd learnt quadratic equations yet. And he told me they were easy. And now in my second year of university, I'm going to have to agree. I can't believe I'm still taking maths. It was certainly not something I envisioned when completing maths homework on the bus on the way to school in year seven.

I love this story. And sorry for the random mathematical tangent.

) Mandraco.