CHAPTER 1

(A/N) So, I'm starting a Next Step Fanfiction! Yay! So, this takes place after regionals but before Season 2. My OC, Ivy Woods, is in this. She has been to regionals with the gang, so basically, instead of 10 dancers, 11 dancers were needed. I basically want pairings in this story, so obviously they'll be the Eldon, Emily and Michelle triangle but I want my OC with someone. I'm thinking Daniel…ya know, cause James is taken (and honestly isn't exactly that good looking), Eldon's already got two girls after him and West…isn't really romance material? Yeah…I'll go with that…anyway, with all that out of the way, on with the story! Please REVIEW!

DISCLAIMER: I don't own the Next Step. Isn't that obvious?

I looked around at all of the dancers. They all looked really satisfied as well as excited, obviously at the thought of winning regionals and going on to nationals. Me? I wasn't excited…I was ecstatic! We were in the studio and had decided to just hang out again. But something was bothering me. Emily. Emily and I weren't really close friends, I preferred to hang around with the guys, or Giselle, Riley or Chloe. Or even Michelle actually. She was quite nice. But Emily. Noooo way. She treated me like she treated the boys, like dim-witted numbskulls. I mean come on! Seriously? Just cause I act kinda crazy does not mean I am! I bet I'm waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay smarter than Emily. Anyway, I'm getting off topic here. Emily, she looked kinda…sad? Yeah…but also angry. It's weird. She also keeps sending nasty looks towards Michelle. I thought they were alright with each other now. Guess not.

"Hey Ivy!" A voice snaps me out of my thoughts and I see West and Daniel beckoning me. I walk over to them.

"Hey guys. What ya doing?"

"Nothing, just noticed you looked kinda annoyed. Something wrong?" Daniel asked.

"Actually, yeah." They were both serious now. "Look at Emily." They both did so and West let out a high-pitched scream.

"What is it?!" I screamed, slightly scared. What? West scared me okay? He looked at me,

"What, I wasn't supposed to scream?" I looked at him in confusion.

"Why on Earth would you have to scream?"

"Because she's scary?" I jumped off a cliff in my head. Daniel face-palmed.

"Seriously West?" He said. "Anyway, what's wrong with Emily?" I sighed. Boys never understand emotions…unless it's anger. Then they're right drama-queens.

"Doesn't she look upset to you?" I asked, deliberately slowly, as if I were talking to five-year-olds. They literally stared at her for a while (I'm surprised she didn't realise) and then both of them looked at me and said,

"No." AT THE SAME TIME! Now THAT was scary!

"I'm gonna go talk to her." I decided. "Wish me luck boys!"

"You're gonna need it!" West said cheerfully, totally not letting my nerves calm down. Daniel elbowed him hard.

"HEY! What was that for?!"

"Cause you were being annoying!"

"I was not!"

"Yes you were."

"NO, I wasn't!"

I left them to their bickering and went off to the dragoness-um…I meant Emily. Eh, same thing anyway.