A farming master in Stardew Valley

Chapter 358 Pas de deux

Emily didn't understand what Leon meant by "cow", but judging from the thumbs up Leon gave her, he must be praising her, so Emily smiled and replied: "Okay, the music is ready, let's start."

As she spoke, Emily stepped forward and guided Leon to prepare himself.

The two of them intertwined their left hands' fingers, and Leon's right hand was placed on Emily's slender waist by Emily, while Emily placed her right hand on Leon's shoulder.

"I will lead you to dance once. All you have to do is listen to my instructions and take a step with your left or right foot." She reminded Leon again. After seeing Leon nod, Emily found a suitable rhythm, cut in, and began to lead Leon to move.

"Take a step back with your left foot, and half a step back to the right with your right foot."

Like a puppet, Leon took two steps following Emily's instructions, and Emily also took two steps following Leon's steps.

"Take a half step forward with your right foot and pause with your left foot."

Following Emily's command, Leon stepped out with his right foot and pressed towards Emily, but Emily dodged Leon's body as lightly as a butterfly and went around to Leon's right side.

"Step back with your left foot and turn half a circle."

Lyon followed Emily's commands meticulously without any haste. When he turned half a circle, Emily also took the corresponding dance steps, keeping up with Lyon's rhythm, shortening the distance between them to an extremely ambiguous distance.

"Take a half step back with your left foot, loosen your grip around my waist, and raise your left hand."

When the two were about to touch each other, Emily suddenly spoke.

Leon immediately took half a step back and loosened his right hand around Emily. Emily then rotated 360 degrees with Leon's right hand as the center. The hem of her skirt fluttered as she turned, making her look as light as a nightingale.

"Keep holding me and spinning with me."

Once again turning from movement to stillness, Emily leaned on Leon's arms and whispered. Leon also cooperated very well and put his arm around Emily's waist again, and slowly turned with Emily in the same place.

The crossed footsteps did not affect each other, but instead were like two parallel lines, but the upper bodies of the two were tightly pressed together at this moment, and even with the accompaniment of the symphony, they could not cover up each other's heartbeats.

"I knew you were talented, Leon."

Seeing that Leon could still keep up with her pace without her command, Emily looked up at Leon with satisfaction and praised him.

"You taught me well."

Leon replied as he lowered his head to admire the blush on Emily's face.

He didn't expect that he had never stepped on Emily's toes until now. He didn't know whether it was because he really had a talent for dancing, or because he simply relied on his fighting talent to treat this duet as a close combat.

"Go on. I won't tell you what to do this time. Just follow my lead. Let's see if we can maintain this kind of tacit understanding."

Emily suggested to Leon with a smile, and then slightly quickened her pace.

Leon recalled the dance steps and movements that Emily had directed him to perform, and began to counter each move.

If there were an audience at this moment, they would have noticed the wonderful coordination between the two people pulling each other to the rhythm of the dance. It was not until the end of the dance that Emily stopped and looked up at Leon blankly: "You really have never learned to dance?"

"No, didn't you feel it at the beginning?" Leon explained with a shrug. This time he really didn't lie.

"Indeed, that's why I said you are talented. It was a great cooperation." Emily recalled the stiffness that Leon had felt at the beginning and couldn't help laughing, but she still didn't forget to praise Leon.

She originally thought that she would need to take Leon a few more times to familiarize themselves with the dance before they could achieve the effect of mutual cooperation. Unexpectedly, after just one time, the two of them were able to complete the second half of the dance without any communication.

Listening to the dance music playing for the second time in her ears, Emily couldn't help but suggest: "One more time?"

"My pleasure." Leon did not refuse. He naturally took Emily's left hand, put his right hand on Emily's waist and started the second round of dance.

This time, without Emily's direction, Leon's dance steps and movements gradually became more proficient. With Emily's cooperation, the two of them were like willow branches swaying in the wind, and their light dance steps left graceful arcs on the grass.

As the two danced, Leon and Emily became more and more skilled in coordinating. In the end, Leon could even act as the main body to guide Emily's movements.

As Emily turned around and fell into his arms, the dance ended at this moment, and Leon gently let go of Emily's hands and waist.

"Take a break."

"Ah."

Looking at Emily's heaving chest and rapid breathing, Leon's suggestion of rest was approved by Emily, so he took off his coat and spread it on the grass.

Then Leon pulled Emily to sit on the ground covered with clothes. Because of the barrier of the coat under their buttocks, they could not feel the sharp tips of the grass.

When the breeze brushed their cheeks, bringing a refreshing coolness, Leon and Emily couldn't help but close their eyes and enjoy the tranquility of the moment.

"Leon, you're great. The dance you performed this time was very well done. It seems like you can already declare yourself a qualified dancer." After sitting down, Emily naturally stuck close to Leon and spoke at the same time.

"You are great too. I was able to overcome the mistakes in the middle thanks to your cooperation. Without you, I might not have been able to finish the whole dance." Leon sighed sincerely, because Emily was really taking care of Leon's rhythm the whole time, and basically cooperating with Leon instead of showing off her own skills.

"It's okay. After all, it's a dance that requires cooperation, right?" Emily shook her head and comforted Leon.

"Yeah, but I still hope you can relax a little." Leon agreed with a shrug.

"Actually, this is pretty good. Besides, it's my first time dancing a duet with a boy. It's so fun." Emily put her hand on Leon's shoulder and continued to comfort him.

"Oh? Then why can you teach me male dance steps?" Leon was a little surprised when he heard this. Seeing that Emily was so familiar with the dance steps and could even teach him the male part, he thought Emily danced frequently.

"When I was in school, it was an all-girls school. In social etiquette classes, all my dance partners were girls, so in order to ensure a smooth dance, almost everyone learned the steps and movements for both men and women."

Emily explained, "Hailey can do it too. She and I went to the same school, but I graduated earlier than her. Maybe during the Flower Dance, you can dance with her like this, but I have to be your first partner. That's what we agreed on."

(End of this chapter)