Surprise with need2speed

[mirrorsmirk]

It had taken a week and a lot of really, really tricky sneaking around to get this pulled off, but Michael had to admit, he was quite proud of what was before him. Thanks to the help of Ollie, he had taken over the third floor of the Watchtower to put together the second part of his surprise for Mia. Since her first school dance had been completely

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[need2speed]

Mia came back from arrow practice and training at six thirty and had time for a quick shower and a change before she was supposed to meet Michael for bad reality television and popcorn. She felt a little overdressed for t.v. in the soft, egg-shell colored sundress Chloe had bought her on their last shopping trip, but for some reason she couldn't find anything else except that, her gym clothes, and her Speedy costume in her closet.

She figured she'd explain it away as a laundry day necessity to Mike if he dared to smirk at her.

With hair still a little damp but neatly combed, Mia boarded the elevator in her bare feet and tapped her fingernails against her thighs as she waited for it to deposit her on the third floor. When the doors slid open, she smiled and then raised her eyebrow at the formal suit Michael was sporting.

"Was it laundry day for you too?"

[need2speed]

"I like this one better," Mia said, an amused smile on her lips. "We have the whole dance floor to ourselves and there are less psycho party crashers."

[mirrorsmirk]

"You're right about that. Plus I don't think even a fly could get in this place unless it was authorized to be here," Michael smirked and rose an eyebrow playfully.

[need2speed]

"Not with the security systems and various heroes stashed around the place." Mia grinned back and then ducked her head, voice going softer. "It's weird," she said, "but Watchtower's pretty much the only place where I've felt really safe. Like, safe enough to keep my bow in the armory case instead of by my pillow at night."

[mirrorsmirk]

"Chloe and Oliver have done a really good job of securing this place<" Michael nodded a little. "It's nice to have a place feel safe enough that you can put your other protection away."

[need2speed]

"It's probably what a normal home's supposed to feel like, right?" She shrugged and smiled. "As normal as we're ever gonna get, I mean."

[mirrorsmirk]

"Our definition of normal. This is exactly what a normal home is supposed to feel like," he said. "And, this definitely beats a normal home."

[need2speed]

"Yeah, I wouldn't get to jump off as many buildings in a normal home, for sure."

[mirrorsmirk]

"Nope. And you can't complain about the view, either."

[need2speed]

She smirked at him. "I guess you can't."

[mirrorsmirk]

As the song switched to something with more of a beat, Michael pulled away a little reluctantly and bounced on his heels. He wasn't that great of a dancer to begin with and the faster-paced songs? Always seemed to end up with his dance moves imitating a windmill.

[need2speed]

Mia grabbed his hands and swung her hips, the fast beat being something she was more familiar to dance too, although not entirely wholesomely.

"Don't worry," she told him, "no one's watching. Just move how you want to."

[mirrorsmirk]

"This could end badly," he warned, letting his body feel the beat and watching her body. He tried to make his dance moves be as normal-looking as possible.

[need2speed]

She bounced on her toes and closed her eyes, moving to the beat. "We're both barefoot," she pointed out. "So stepping on feet won't hurt that much. And as long as no one puts an eye out with some spastic hand movements, we're golden."

[mirrorsmirk]

"And this would be where us not being so golden would come in," he began to relax a little more, legs bending a little as he continued to sway.

[need2speed]

"Then put your hands where they won't get into trouble," she teased, coming closer and bringing them to her hips again. "And don't think about what your feet are doing."