The Beauregarde girls arrived in Denver and were picked up by the Teavee's. Violet made the country karate finals and the Teavee's decided to support her. Well at least the dad who made the son come at least.
Ray Teavee knew Scarlet Beauregarde for a long time. They have known each other since the age of five when Ray used to live in Atlanta. It was the night before the big tournament and the Beauregard's and the Teavee's celebrated Violet's victory by dining on pizza at a large disco restraint. There where people dancing under a disco ball along with a DJ and loud music. Violet and Mike were bored to death as they watched their parents talk. Then Ray looked at his son.
"Hey," he motioned his son to come over. "Ask Violet to dance. Now is your chance."
"His chance of what?" Scarlet asked.
"Please don't tell her dad." Said Mike nervously.
Mike was just an ordinary teenage rocker and Violet was just an ordinary athletic girl. Mike wanted her since he first saw her at the factory and told his dad and even asked him for advice. Violet could never translate his signals, but she secretly wanted him too.
She had a boyfriend, Victor. Like her they had the same hair, eyes and they even wore the same clothes and they both had a strange gum chewing habit. He was obsessed with her. He followed her all over the city all day long. She said she needed space each time he wanted to hang out.
At that moment she was thinking about how to dump Victor without totally ripping him apart. Both she and Mike changed their ways but they did very slowly.
"Dad I can't!" he tried to say.
"I know you're nervous." Said Ray. Scarlet tried to hear what the boys were saying.
"Just simply say, 'Would you like to dance?'" Ray finished.
"How?" Mike asked. "She's starring at another direction. And what do I say to her if she says 'yes'?"
"Tap her shoulder. Oh and don't do it during a slow dance. It might scare her. Ask it now where it's fast."
"I can't! What will I say?"
Ray took Mike's hand and walked him into the boy's bathroom.
"Just begin a casual conversation. I'll pretend to be Violet."
"What?"
"'Hi Mike! Remember me from the factory?'"
"Ok that was just creepy."
"Yeah, I always mocked your Aunt Trish when I was your age then I got good at it."
"Ok."
"Now ask me a casual question."
"Um… do you like… music?"
"'Why yes I do! Rock my favorite.'"
"Ok, dad I know you used to be an actor and all but please don't do that girl voice, ever again. I think I can ask her now?"
He left the bathroom stall.
Mike nervously reached over and tapped Violets shoulder. She almost screamed.
"Hey V-V-Violet." Ray and Scarlet listened. "Would you like to… to…"
"Dance?" Violet finished for him. "Sure." They both went on the other side of the dance floor where Ray and Scarlet couldn't see them. Scarlet moved a bit closer.
"Your son really knows how to dance." Said Scarlet.
"Thanks." Said Ray. "Your daughter isn't so bad herself."
"Their talking…"
"Hey wait; has your daughter seen Poseidon?"
"Yes."
"So did Mike. Jen and Chris danced like that."
"It's great." Said Scarlet. "I mean, really."
"So?" said Mike. "Did I scare you back there?"
"Sort of." Said Violet.
"I'm sorry. What where you thinking about?"
"My boyfriend."
"Oh."
"I have to dump him badly. He's been all over me lately. He wont let me breathe."
"Can I say something?"
"What?"
"Tell him that and tell him it's over. I did that to my ex-Jamie. She almost killed me but it was worth it."
"Oh god. Here's the problem though." She stopped dancing. Mike did too. "He gets angry easily. Once he called and asked me to hang at his house. I said 'no' because I had a game and he slammed the phone and stormed into my house to see if I was telling the truth. I really was though.
"I'm going to Atlanta after this tournament with you anyway." Said Mike. "I'll go with you when you tell him it's over."
"Thanks Mike." Violet hugged him tightly. Mike hugged her back which was unusual for him.
"So do you like music?"
"I love rock music."
"Can I tell you something?" Mike asked.
"Sure." Mike took her to another room in the restraint. "Ok, I was nervous to tell you at first but after I talked to you back there, I feel like I'm ready to tell you how I feel."
"I get it." Said Violet. "You have feelings for me I take it?"
"Well how do you feel?"
"I feel the same way."
"C'mon. Let's tell my dad that we need another booth."
Violet and Mike walked towards their table. Mike had an arm around Violets shoulder.
"Can we get our own booth?" Mike asked.
"I take it she likes you too." Said Ray.
"Yeah."
"Ok, I don't care."
"Promise me you wont spy on us." Violet said to her mom.
"On one condition." Said Scarlet. "Just zip down on inch of your hoodie. Just one."
Violet did. Then she and Mike sat down on the other side of the restraint.
"Ray, don't even bother to look." Said Scarlet. "They'll be ok. I mean, Mike is so grown up."
"He is isn't he?"
"Yeah."
"Hello. I am Bo, your waiter for tonight." Said the waiter. He had long black hair pulled back in a ponytail. He had midnight black eyes and looked like he was twenty when he was really Ray's age; middle aged. "Are we ready to order?"
"Yes." Said Scarlet. "For a drink, we will have the Golden Eagle 500."
"Yes ma'am."
When Bo left Ray looked at Scarlet like she was stupid.
"That's a five thousand dollar bottle of pop. Are you serious?"
"Hey I'm paying for it, and besides I'm almost as rich as Bill Gates and Tiger Wood put together."
"How?"
"My great, great grandfather is Alexander Granholm Bell."
"You mean the guy who invented the telephone?"
Scarlet nodded.
"It has no sugar or caffeine and is diet. I could give some to the kids."
When the drink came, the adults ordered their food.
"I'll be back." Said Scarlet. She took the bottle of pop and went to the kids table. "I hate to interrupt but I just got a new soda and though you'd wanna try it in a champagne glass."
"Let me see it." Said Mike. He took a bottle and had a long sip of it. "It's perfect. She'll love it!"
Mike poured the pop in two champagne glasses. The drink was red and bubbly.
"Cheers." Said Mike.
"cheers." Violet replied softly banging her glass against his.
"Whew! That's an expensive taste. It's great!" said Violet. "So have you been on a luxury cruise before?"
"No. You?"
"Eight times."
"But those are expensive!"
"I can afford anything." Said Violet. "So the boat I stay on is called Silver Dragon. It is the worlds second largest cruise ship with twenty decks, one thousand cabins, unlimited room service, daycare, restraints, entertainment, a disco, a bar, a casino, and it even has a Target!"
"Wow."
"I can take you sometime this summer." Said Violet. "I can pay for you and your dad if he'd like to come along."
"I bet he'd love to. Do you have a picture of the boat?"
"No, but if you come with me, your mouth will drop the moment you see it."
"Now Silver Dragon, is it related to Gold Phoenix?"
"It is." Said Violet. "But Gold is quite small."
About an hour later, the Beauregard's reached the hotel. The Teavee's gave them a ride. Mike held Violet's hand and was about to kiss her goodnight when…
"VIOLET! YOU NEED ALL THE REST YOU CAN GET!"
Violet waved at Mike and then entered the hotel.
