This is my first Story. Sorry for spelling errors I am not the best speller. I got the idea after I watched the movie Burlesque. (Loved it) Anyway hope you like it and tell me of you think I should keep going with it.

Disclaimer: I don't own anything.

Enjoy. :)

The Burlesque Club

I was in my room with Mason. The door was open, it was the rule if I was going to have him in my room. My dad don't like Mason. Well it's not really that he didn't like him just that he was my boyfriend. He hated all my boyfriends. He was going to have to accept him though because I was in love with him and Mason loved me too.

It was nearly dark and I knew my dad was going to make Mason leave soon. As if one cue my dad hollered up the stairs;

`Time for Mason to go!`

`Kay Dad` I yelled at the doors direction.

Mason got up and kissed me on the cheek.

`Bye love, see you later.` Mason said.

`See you.` I replied.

And then he went down the stairs. I followed after him to walk him to the door. I don't think he would want to be alone with my dad for any amount of time. Even though he wouldn't say it I think Mason is afraid of him. My dad liked Mason. I could see it. He was just protective of me.

As soon as Mason had left I ran upstairs to my room. Justin was out with Juliette and my mom was out visiting her brother. Max was in his room. I had to work tonight at 10:00pm. It was already 8:00pm. I know you might be a little confused. Alex working? But I don't really work. I dance. I'm a Burlesque dancer. At the Burlesque Club. My parents don't know and if they ever found out they would kill me. They think that they are strippers. They aren't though. They are mistaken for strippers a lot but they are different. For one we don't dance on polls. I admit the outfits can be a little revealing but you can never see anything. We also sing. We don't dance for money either. We dance to entertain people but the club is very classy. I guess you could call it. But my parents don't care, they judge without getting any information on it. If they actually knew what it was then maybe they would let me do it. Unfortunately until that happens I have to keep sneaking out my window every night.

Mason doesn't know either. I'm afraid to tell him, I don't think he will like it. I think he will see it the same way my parents do. I didn't tell Justin or Max either because, well they don't need to know. It's non of there business. I told Harper about it. She doesn't like that I'm sneaking around but other then that she doesn't care. She said as long as I was happy doing it the it didn't matter. Which I did. I loved dancing no matter what people thought about it.

I got in the shower and turned it on. I was in and out in about an hour making it around 9:00. I locked my door and text Harper that I was leaving. She sent back that she was out with Zeke but she was on her way back so I was good to go. I got my bag and climbed out my window. There was a pole like thing outside my window that I could slide down like a fire pole. I grabbed onto it and slid down. I ran to catch the bus downtown and just barely caught it. I climbed on and paid the fair. I took a seat and was off.

I got off the bus at 9:45pn and walked the rest of the way. I got there with 5 minutes to spare. My boss, Adam was there when I walked in.

`Hey Alex great timing Kim hurt her ankle and cant go on I need you to take her place.` Adam told when he saw me.

"Aright I'll be ready in a minute." I told him rushing backstage to get changed.

It was always like this at the club. We were always busy. It made a lot of money. I convinced Adam to pay me when I was at the club so that he wouldn't send a check that my parents would see. I was extremely glad when he agreed. It made things a lot easier for me. He was a little suspicious at first but I just told him it was more convenient for me and he didn't make anything else out of it.

I rushed backstage and went to see the costume designer named Paige. She was really professional about her job but it worked out because she made awesome costumes. She handed me my outfit for this number. It was red and sparkly, it was just beads but it was made so that they stayed together so it was like a dress. She also handed me a pair of matching high heals to go with it.

I ran to the dressing department to get changed. I could hear Joanne singing on stage and I could tell that she was almost done, so I ran over to the makeup table and started. That's another thing that I loved was the makeup, it was always really colourful and dramatic. It was always one of my favourite things to do when I started, it still is.

Joanne was just finishing when I ran to the side of the stage. Adam was back there already and he handed me a microphone. I was singing a song that I wrote called Kiss and Tell. I wrote it about one of my old friends. Well she wasn't actually my friend anymore, but oh well. I ran on stage and I heard Danny our music guy start the music. The other girls who were dancing with me were coming on stage in all different ways. Two were out in the audience dancing, some were coming out of false mirrors and others coming down from the ceiling. There was all different ways.

I started to sing the chorus of the song. I was dancing in sync with the other girls.

Kiss and tell everything I say,

Stuck inside your little ways,

Everybody wants to know,

Yeah,…

I finished the song and everyone burst into applause. I took a quick bow and walked off stage.

` That was great honey, good job! `said Adam when I got off stage.

`thanks Adam, I'm going to go change. I replied before going to change.

Paige handed me my next outfit when she walked past me. I said thanks and went to change. I came out and was greeted by all of the dancers. Joanne, Roxie, Cloe, Jade, Carli, Asia, Candace, Madison, Skylar, Christine, Mae, Jen and Lisa. We were all friends with each other, well not so much Madison she acted like a complete diva all the time,. She has hated me since the day I started because Adam always let me go on for her instead because she had a problem with drinking sometimes. The rules was that if you have even one drink you couldn't perform on stage.

I didn't drink so I didn't have a problem with that. None of the other girls drank when they had to work. I wasn't even of age yet to drink but I wasn't interested in drinking. Madison always drank, I don't know why I guess she thought she could because she was best friends with the owner, Jody. They were friends with each other before they Jody opened the club.

I was the youngest of the group. I'm 16 the rest of the girls are over the age of 19. They thought I acted older then I actually am though, which was nice because my parents always treated me like a child but also kind of weird since I know I can be immature. Anyway I went on stage. I wasn't doing anymore singing tonight to my relief. Usually I loved to sing but tonight I wasn't really feeling good and my throat hurt.

My shift ended 2 hours later. I said Good-Bye to Adam and the girls. I left and caught the bus at 12:10pm I was exhausted and would have fell asleep on the bus if it wasn't for it saying where it was going every 5 minutes. I got off at my stop and walked home. I climbed up the later to my window. I had a balcony and a ladder that went down. I used the pole going down because it was more fun. I got in my window and it was silent so I knew everyone was asleep. I changed into my PJ`s and went to my desk.. I still had school to do, so I had to do my homework.

I didn't get to sleep until 2:30pm. All to soon my alarm clock went off. It was 7:00am. I got into the shower and got out quick. I was only in there for about 15 minutes. I got dressed, dried my hair, brushed it, and then put some makeup on. I went downstairs and got something to eat. My parents were downstairs, along with Justin and Harper. Max was upstairs still. I decided on something simple cereal. After I was done I went back upstairs to brush my teeth. I walked to school. Justin took the bus. I didn't like going on the bus it was dirty and full of Justin's weird friends who thought they were speaking in alien. It was just a bunch of jibberish but they thought differently. I for once wasn't late for first period. I wasn't to thrilled about that because Harper wasn't in it or Mason. Justin wasn't in it either so I couldn't make fun of him. The period felt like it lasted for years. It was just so boring. I didn't even know what subject it was, I just knew I was bored out of my mind!

Finally it ended and I pretty much ran out of the class and to my locker. My next class Mason was in. I had just seen him last night It felt like forever. It seemed longer when I had to work. I was extremely tired and just wanted to sleep. I walked into the class room and sat beside Mason.

`Are you alright?` he asked when I sat down.

`Yeah I'm fine. why?" I asked

`you look tired. Really tired.`

`do I ?" I asked, acting inocent.

Thankfully the teacher walked in and Mason couldn't say anything else.. I tried my best to stay awake but I kept leaning on Mason. He would just smile at me. At some point I must have actually fell asleep because Mason nudged me awake when the class was done. That's how I was all day leaning on Mason falling asleep in classes. The classes Mason weren't in I would lean on Harper or my books.

Finally the bell rang saying we could go home. I walked with Mason because I was going to his house. I told Harper and she said she would tell my mom. I told her thanks and Mason and I walked off. We didn't say much. Partly because I was too tired but we were comfortable with the silence, we didn't feel the need to make conversation at every second.

The tiredness was getting the best of me and I was to tired to walk. I started leaning on Mason. He looked down at me and smiled just like in class.

`Why are you so tired love?` he asked

`I didn't get much sleep last night. `I said

` Why not?` he asked.

`I was up late doing homework.` I wasn't completely lying to him. I admit I hated doing it but I wasn't about to say ì was up late Burlesque dancing at a club`.

`homework, that doesn't seem like you.` he said. of course he just had to know that I hated homework. I never did homework but I was failing so I had to catch up on it.

`Ha ha, I just had to catch up on it.` I said.

I started to lean on him again. I almost fell. Normally I wasn't this tired but I have had a crazy schedule all month barely ever sleeping. Mason caught me before I could fall.

`Here, before you fall on the ground climb on my back.` he said lowering himself for me.

`Umm, are you sure?.` I asked.

`Get on Alex.` He said ignoring me.

`Okay.` I said.

I jumped on and he stood up straight. I snaked my arms around his neck. He carried me back to his house where he lived with his mom. We got there and he unlocked the door with me still on his back. He closed it and I noticed that there was no one here.

`Where's your mom?` I asked.

`At work. She'll be home later` he said.

He carried me upstairs and we went into his room. He put me down on his bed to sit and he threw his bag on the chair. I layed down on his bed and before I knew it I had fallen asleep. I woke up and noticed that it was dark outside. Crap. I thought. What time was it? I thought. I looked up and saw that I was under the covers. I heard noise from downstairs. A few seconds later I heard someone coming up from the stairs. I saw Mason come in threw his door, he looked at me and saw that I was awake.

`Hey, your awake.` he said when he saw me.

`Yeah, what time is it?" I asked

`Uhh, about 7:00pm`

`What! My dad is going to kill me!` I exclaimed.

`don't worry I called Harper love, she explained everything to your parents for you." He explained

`How am I going to get home?" I asked to myself .

`Don't worry you can stay here tonight, my mom said it was alright. Your parents know too there okay with it,` I was suppose to work tonight but I don't think I could get out of this.

`Alright, where do I sleep though?" I asked.

`You can sleep in here I'll sleep on the couch or something. `he said.

`No, I cant take your bed. `

`Sure you can I don't care, besides I'm not letting you sleep on the couch. `

`Bu-``

`No arguing,` he said.

`Fine. `

`Harper brought you some clothes while you were sleeping. `

`Oh really, cool.` I said

`Yeah, are you hungry` he asked.

`No I'm fine. `

`Are you sure?"

`yeah`

`Kay `

I took my phone out from my pocket and scrolled down the contacts until I found Adam's number. I clicked it and selected text message. I text:

`Heey, Adam cant come 2night, sick, sorry` I hoped Adam wouldn't be to mad. My phone beeped. I saw it was from Adam. Obviously.

`K its ight, feel better.` was all he said.

I don't know what happened after that because I fell asleep again. I don't really know what I dreamed about. All I could see was a picture of something but all of the colours were blurred all together. It looked like a big paint splatter. I woke up again. It was getting annoying. I kept waking up every 5 minutes it felt like even thought I only woke up twice, and it was hours not minutes.

I looked out the window. It was still dark out but darker from last time if I remember right. There was a light coming from somewhere. I was too tired to focus on it. I forced myself to see straight. It was a laptop. Mason was on the laptop in the corner of the room. I wonder why Mason was on his lap top this late a night. What time was it anyway? I wondered. I looked around the room, Mason hadn't noticed that I was awake yet. I found a clock on the bedside table. It read 4:23am. Holy crap it was late! I hope Mason had slept some tonight.

`Mason?.` I asked.

`What are you doing up love?` he asked, turning around.

`I could ask you the same thing.: I said.

`Yeah I guess you could.` was all he said turning back around.

I got up off his bed and walked up behind him. It looked like he was on face book. I laughed quietly. Mason jumped up when he heard me and turned around again.

`You scared the hell out of me, Alex.` He said. I laughed.

`Sorry, I didn't mean to.` I said.

` Its alright,`

`You have slept, right?"` I asked.

`Uhh, sure.`

`Mason! You can't not sleep.`

`One night wont hurt. `

`Why are you on face book at 4:30 in the morning?.` I asked letting it go.

`I don't know. I couldn't sleep, so I went on face book.`

I laughed. `That's a little unusual but okay. Is there anyone actually on at this time?.` I asked. I doubt it. Who would go on face book this early?, or late, whichever.

`Yeah actually, it surprised me that there was 17 people on from our school. `

`Really, like who.?` I asked leaning on his shoulder curious to find who would really go on. I hadn't been on face book in forever it seemed, I didn't miss it, I wasn't hooked on it like some people were, including Mason apparently.

`Jessica M, Taylor, Cody, Darien, Mike, Austin, Courtney, Jack, Douglas, Jason, Ginger, Malakei, Sarah, Jeremy, Jesse, Lisa, and Frank. `

`Wow, that many people live there life on face book. `I said sarcastically.

`and you're a face book junky too.` I continued.

` I'm not a face book junky. I rarely ever go on, I just had nothing else to do. What do you do when you can't sleep?.` He asked.

I never had that problem anymore because I was always so tired from school and staying up late at the club.

`I can always sleep.` I said telling the truth.

`Always. So you've never not been able to fall asleep.? `he asked astonished.

`Well I used to not be able to a while ago but I don't have a problem with it know. But when I couldn't I just stayed in bed until morning or until I did fall asleep.`

`Well I cant do that. I hate doing nothing." He said.

` Well I'm an expert at it.` I said jokingly.

He laughed quietly too.

"Aren't you tired at all?". I asked.

`I am now.` he said.

` Well go to sleep then. ` I said.

He sighed. `Fine.` I watched as he went to account and clicked on Log Off.

I muttered under my breath fine. It bothered me a little because he sad it like he didn't have a choice. Well he didn't really I was going to make him anyway. But its not like I could physically force him to. Oh well. Whatever.

I watched him walk to the door.

`Where are you going.?` I asked.

`To sleep. I told you I'm not making you sleep on the couch.`

` Stay up here with me,` I said.

` I don't know, my mom might get a little mad.` he said.

`don't make me stay up here in the dark by myself. What if I cant fall asleep know that I have slept so much.?" I asked.

`I thought that you never had that problem anymore`?" he asked with a smirk. He waked over to his bed and sat down beside me anyway.

I shrugged my shoulders. ` I feel bad about steeling your bed from you.` I said

It was quiet for a minute before Mason finally said something.

` You should go to sleep know ` he said it softly and I almost didn't here what he said.

` I'm not tired.` I said, but my lie was ruined by me yawning. I don't know how I was still tired though.

` I'm sure, Alex.` he said smirking at me.

I stuck my tongue out at him like a child before finally giving up and laying down. He laid down beside me. We both fell asleep very soon after.