"Dancing Through Life"

Based on "Psych"

Since he had met and gained custody of his daughter 1 year ago, Shawn Spencer had only changed a little. He was still the outgoing, fun guy that he had been before. He still even acted carefree, that is on matters that didn't involve 12 year old Olivia.

Olivia hadn't really changed that much either since she met Shawn. The only thing that really changed was that her detective skills got a lot better. She had been good at crime solving and piecing the puzzle together before, but going on cases with Shawn and Gus sharpened her sleuthing skills.

Olivia parked her bike in the bike rack at the Santa Barbara Police Department. She bounded up the stairs and waved to everybody. Over the past year, Olivia had become good friends with everyone who worked for the SBPD, even Head Detective Carlton Lassiter.

Surprisingly, Lassiter was not annoyed by Olivia as he was by Shawn. He couldn't even figure out what it was about Olivia that made him smile.

"Hey, Lassiter!" exclaimed Olivia as she stopped at his desk "What's up?" "Nothing much today. Found a body at the beach" replied Lassiter "You?" "School's over in 2 weeks!" replied Olivia "So excited!" "Good for you!" exclaimed Lassiter

"Thanks" replied Olivia "Have you seen my Dad?" "Ugh!" exclaimed Lassiter "Yes" "He's having another 'episode', isn't he?" Olivia asked "Yep" replied Lassiter "He's with the Chief right now" "Thanks" said Olivia "See you later!" "See ya, Olivia!" Lassiter yelled as Olivia ran off. He smiled and shook his head.

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"I'm seeing something!" exclaimed Shawn Spencer "Rocky! Sylvester Stallone! Rocks!" "That's right, Mr. Spencer" said Chief Karen Vick "A body was found on the rocky side of the beach earlier today!"

Olivia quietly opened the door and slipped inside. She walked up beside Burton Guster, Shawn's best friend, and motioned for him to step outside. "What's going on?" she asked, even though she already knew from the information she had found out from Lassiter. "How did he know about this one?"

"Crime scene photos on the way in" replied Gus "You know" said Olivia "It would have just been easier if you just asked" "Who did you ask?" asked Gus "I didn't" replied Olivia "Lassiter told me" "He told you?" asked Gus "Yeah" replied Olivia "I asked how his day was and he told me about the body. He didn't tell me much though. Just that there was a body" "Why is it so easy for you to get information?" asked Gus "What do you have that we don't?" "Don't ask me" said Olivia "I just roll with it"

"We've been able to figure out that the victim's name was Irene Sullivan" said Detective Juliet O'Hara "She was one of the judges of 'You've Got the Moves'" "The dance show?" asked Olivia when she and Gus walked back into the office

"Yeah" replied Juliet "She suffered from a blow to the head and then drowning" "That's nasty!" said Olivia under her breath

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Shawn, Gus, and Olivia decided to head down to the beach. Juliet decided to tag along.

When they arrived at the crime scene, Shawn noticed a lot of blood on the rocks near the shore. Too much blood for a body that had just washed ashore.

"I'm getting some seriously bad vibes here!" exclaimed Shawn. All of a sudden, he grabbed his head and yelled in pain. A concerned looked spread over Juliet's face. But Gus and Olivia just watched to see what Shawn would do next.

"Oh!" he said "She…she died here! On this beach!" Shawn picked up one of the rocks and handed it to Gus. Olivia went over and grabbed Shawn so he wouldn't trip and fall onto the rocks himself while Gus went over and gave the rock to Juliet.

"Shawn!" she said "Are you saying that this rock was used to kill Irene?" "Yes!" exclaimed Shawn "And I also feel that we need to talk to her co-hosts and co-workers! Jules, can you get us in there?"

"Yes" said Juliet "But it might be easier if we also go undercover, with the judges knowing of course" "I got an idea!" exclaimed Olivia "After we talk to the judges and workers of the show, Juliet and Dad could audition as a pair!"

"What?!" exclaimed Juliet "No! I…I can't…" "Oh, c'mon, Jules!" exclaimed Shawn "It'll be fun!" "Well…" said Juliet "Ok! Let's do it!"

She and Shawn headed up the beach to the parking lot. Gus turned to Olivia. "You sure that this is a good idea?" he asked as they started walking to the parking lot "Yes" said Olivia, with a mischievous smile "The case will get solved and they might finally realize what they've been missing all along!"

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The two other judges, Ricardo Martinez and Jonathan Sampson, and the producer of the show, Jimmy Ellis, agreed to let Juliet and Shawn go undercover as a pair. They also agreed to let Olivia and Gus have passes so they could get behind stage whenever they needed to see Shawn and Juliet.

Olivia and Gus walked into Shawn and Juliet's dressing room. "Are you guys excited?" asked Gus as he and Olivia sat down on the couch "More like nervous" replied Juliet from the bathroom "You guys will do a great job" said Olivia "You've worked really hard on your audition dance"

Just then there was a knock on the door. "5 minutes until your audition!" said the stagehand. Juliet came out of the bathroom, making sure her hair looked good in the mirror.

"Alright, you guys!" said Gus "We'll be at the Psych office!" "Alright, man" said Shawn "See ya!" "Good luck, guys!" said Olivia as she gave Shawn and Juliet a small hug "Thanks, Liv" said Juliet. She turned to Shawn "You ready?" "Definitely!" replied Shawn "Let's do this!"

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"Olivia!" yelled her friends, Jessica Hamilton and Michelle Sweeney, "What's up guys?" said Olivia as she closed her locker "Was that your Dad on 'You've got the Moves' last night?" asked Michelle "Yeah" replied Olivia "Why?" "He and his partner were awesome!" said Jessica "Really?" said Olivia "You didn't watch it?" asked Michelle

"Gus and I were going to" said Olivia "But we decided to tape it and watch it this afternoon after school. Do you guys want to come? I know you saw it yesterday but my Dad and Juliet are going to watch it with us" "Sure" said Michelle "We'll be there" "Ok" said Olivia "Meet me at my locker after last period"

On her way to meet Michelle and Jessica at her locker, Olivia's phone started buzzing. She dug it out of her purse and looked at the name and number on the screen. It was her grandfather, Henry Spencer.

"Hey Henry!" said Olivia when she answered the phone. Olivia never thought that Henry looked like a grandfather, so she just called him Henry instead of "Grandpa", "What's up?"

"What the hell was he doing on 'You've Got the Moves' last night!? Henry yelled "I'm surprised you didn't call last night" said Olivia as she opened her locker "I taped it because I went to a poker game last night" replied Henry "I just watched it for lunch. I would have called sooner, but I knew that school just got out for the weekend 5 minutes ago"

"We're working on a case" replied Olivia as she put all the books that she had in her bag into the locker, since she had no homework that weekend "As you probably know, Irene Sullivan was found on the beach 2 days ago" "Yeah" replied Henry "I saw it on the news"

Olivia turned and saw Jessica and Michelle heading towards her locker. "Look, Henry" she said "I've got to go soon. We're having a showing of last night's episode at the Psych office in like 15 minutes. You're welcome to come if you want" "No thank you!" exclaimed Henry.

"Then how about watching the show next week with me and Gus at the Psych office" said Olivia "What?" said Henry "You don't have special passes?" "We do" replied Olivia "Gus and I decided to go in during the rehearsals, not during the actual show" "Oh" said Henry "Ok. I'll see you at 8:00 Thursday" "Great!" exclaimed Olivia "See you then!"

She hung up the phone and turned to Jessica and Michelle. "Who was that?" asked Jessica "My grandfather" replied Olivia "He just wanted to know why my Dad was on TV last night" "Isn't it obvious?" asked Michelle "Believe me" said Olivia "It's much more complicated than you think!"

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"You were awesome, Mr. Spencer!" exclaimed Jessica after they had finished watching the show "As were you, Miss. O'Hara!" "Please. Call me Juliet" she said to Jessica and Michelle "And thank you very much!"

"Jessica" said Shawn "What have I told you before?" Jessica shrugged "Mr. Spencer is my father" he said "Call me Shawn!" "Ok" said Jessica "Well, we'd better be going"

"Do you need a ride?" Gus asked "No thanks, Gus" said Michelle, who didn't even bother to say "Mr. Guster", "Our houses are only about 2 blocks away from here" "See ya later!" said Jessica "And thanks for having us over!"

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Gus and Olivia decided that they would talk to the producer of "You've Got the Moves", Jimmy Ellis, while Shawn and Juliet talked to some of the other workers, like the host Harry Fields.

Jimmy was not a pleasant man. As Gus and Olivia walked up to him, Jimmy rolled his eyes and sighed. "I've already talked to your friends!" he said, talking about Shawn and Juliet "What more do you want?"

"We want you to answer our questions!" exclaimed Olivia. "Where were you Monday night?" asked Gus "I was with my wife watching a movie" replied Jimmy

"Did you like Irene?" asked Olivia "No" replied Jimmy "No one liked Irene. She was like the devil. If you made the slightest error, she would bite your head off. She always did what she wanted and never listened to what anyone had to say! To tell you the truth, I'm glad she's dead!"

Gus and Olivia looked at each other and then back at Jimmy. "Thank you, Mr. Ellis" said Gus "We have no further questions"

They turned to leave. "Can someone say prime suspect?" said Olivia. Gus nodded and they headed off to look for Shawn and Juliet.

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Next Thursday came really quickly. Shawn and Juliet had chosen the tango as their dance of the week.

Olivia, Henry, and Gus were all sitting in front of the TV at the Psych office. They watched as Shawn and Juliet danced the tango perfectly.

"Where did he learn to dance like that?" asked Henry as he popped a piece of popcorn in his mouth "I don't know" replied Gus "Maybe he's really into it" Henry laughed and popped another piece of popcorn in his mouth.

Shawn and Juliet finished their dance with a dip. The crowd cheered around them. And then they did something that no one was expecting. Shawn and Juliet leaned in for a kiss!

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