My second chapter. I hope you enjoy!
Songs: Bamboleo by the Gipsy Kings (dance remix) and Yeah! By Usher.
JJ's POV
"I'm back!" I called as I ran down the stairs. I wore a black vest, a white jacket, gray jeans and black Nike sneakers. My dark hair was in a ponytail.
Angel silently ushered me to his car while Sandy locked up the apartment.
Angel drove us to the outskirts of the city. The car was swiftly passing the dark woods. Both Sandy and Angel were silent, leaving me guessing that they were not used to this.
Finally, Angel parked in a junkyard.
I broke the silence. "Really? This is a junkyard!"
"Just wait and see!" Sandy snapped.
Angel led us to a gate entrance at the back of the junk yard. I can feel vibrations under my feet, which was, I assumed, the music.
We walked in and I saw steps leading down below. Angel walked down first, and then Sandy and I last of all.
I gasped.
It was an underground club party. There was rainbow of lights all around, a bar filled with people drinking, a dance floor and numerous tables with chairs.
I followed Sandy to a table with four chairs.
"I'll order some food," Angel walked to the bar.
"So," I began. "You go here every Saturday?"
"Yeah, it's usually filled with people drinking and partying. They sometimes have a dance battle," Sandy answered.
"Dance battle?"
"Yeah. It just has someone from a dance crew challenge anyone here to a battle."
"Anyone? Have you ever been challenged?"
"Nope. I just sit here and have a few drinks."
Just then, Angel came back with our food. He bought chicken and fries with sodas.
I sat there and ate my food feeling nervous. I did not know why. Maybe I should have just stayed at home.
"All my party people! We're about to have a dance battle!" The DJ's booming voice made me jump in my seat.
I sighed. I could dance, a little. The only move I learned in ballet class was the Arabesque!
"All right! It's my girl Mayumi from the Fusion crew-"
The crowd cheered.
"-Versus the Challenger, from the Hi-Def crew, my man Glitch!"
And The crowd went wild.
I recognized that boy. The boy helped me earlier today. Twice. The only difference was the green highlights in his hair.
"Oh, and they're not related, just so you know," DJ chuckled. Some girls groaned in annoyance.
The girl Mayumi was Asian too. She wore a short, red, glittery, dress that showed off her long legs and hourglass shaped body. I can tell that she was a person who specialized in samba dancing.
"Ok, I'mma mix up some music for y'all. Let the battle begin!"
The song Bamboleo by the Gipsy Kings began to play.
Glitch tapped his foot and Mayumi shook her hips to the beat of the song.
Soon enough, they both began shaking their hips to the song. Mayumi was a lot better at this than he was.
Glitch began doing the moonwalk around Mayumi. After he began tap dancing and he spun around three times, popped his pelvis at her and blew her a kiss.
"Oooh!" the crowd said. Some girls giggled.
She glared at him.
Mayumi then shook her hips, seductively at him. She tap danced and spun around with more force. She spun around again while rolling her waist. She shook her pelvis at him and walked off with a smile on her lips.
Glitch sighed and I could tell that this was not his area of expertises.
Just then, Glitch prowled down like a predator. He did some back flips and did a windmill, his feet barely touched the floor except when he was tap danced. He, then, flipped without using his hands. My heart thumped against my chest.
Mayumi gasped. She froze in shock. She could not counter back.
Glitch started gliding forward pushing her back. The song was nearly ending and he started shuffling and he ended with doing a swift handstand with only one hand.
Moreover, he did this all in beat with the song, which I found amazing.
"All right," the DJ said. "All for Mayumi!"
A quarter of the crowd applauded.
"All for Glitch!"
The crowd went wild. The fan girls' screams nearly deafened me.
"And the victory goes to the challenger Glitch! Sorry Mayumi."
God, I was hoping she would win. Mayumi walked off the dance floor.
"As the winner Glitch can challenge anyone in this place. So who is it Glitch?"
The lights went around.
Glitch looked around, searching for worth opponents. His eyes sought to Angel and Sandy.
Our eyes met. He stared at me for a moment. He took the microphone from the DJ.
Oh no, I thought.
"Her," He said and pointed at me.
The blinding spotlight went on me. I was speechless and gaping. Sandy gasped, "Are you crazy?" she yelled at Glitch.
"I have to go," I stood up. "He challenged me. It's the rules."
"Yes," the DJ agreed. "It is the rules."
"But JJ-" Sandy reached out to yank me back but Angel stopped her.
I walked to the dance floor and people gave me room out pass. Some girls were looking at me enviously and that intimidated me the more.
I stood opposite Glitch.
The DJ walked over to me and asked, "What's your name sweetheart?" and he handed the microphone to me.
"JJ," I sighed.
"All right it's my girl JJ versus Glitch! JJ must go first. Let's get this started!"
The song Yeah! By Usher begin to play.
I tapped my foot to the beat.
I started shuffling, then I glided through the floor, bent my knees and swayed my hips and I did a sidekick.
Glitch did a back flip and shuffle combo. He jumped down, crawled through the floor and did a sidekick combined with a flip.
I gaped. I was a noob at this!
I breathed hard. I couldn't flip or anything like that. But I had to try.
That was my mistake.
I attempted to do a back flip but I failed and I landed on one leg. I hissed in pain.
"Ouch!" the crowd muttered.
In pain, I shook my hips and I exploded into a variety of back kicks and constant shuffling. I pushed myself back to stand on one knee.
Because my leg ached, I did not do this very well and my moves didn't go with the music.
I was doomed.
Glitch chuckled and shook his head. He, then, did a series of flips with some back kicks. He shuffled and with a back flip, he pushed himself back to stand on one knee.
I couldn't take it anymore. He was imitating me but I couldn't imitate him. My left leg was hurt from my attempted back flip.
I froze, feeling humiliated. I wish I could sink through the floor right now.
"All right then," the DJ stopped the music. "The winner is clear."
I should have listened to Sandy. I should have stayed home.
"Better luck next time," Glitch said. I nodded and I walked off the dance floor with my eyes to the ground.
I walked to Sandy and Angel. "Take me home," I snapped.
Angel silently drove us home. I wasn't crying or anything. I merely sat down and stared at the window.
"Look, JJ," Sandy broke the silence this time. "I saw it. I saw it all. You couldn't win; he was too much for you."
I didn't reply but I nodded.
"Don't feel bad," Angel advised. "I can tell it was your first battle. You'll get better. I'm sure."
"Don't give her any ideas!" Sandy shouted. "Haven't you done enough damage to her for tonight?"
"No," I snapped, my voice dripping with venom. "I want to learn. I want to learn how to dance. I've wanted to since I was six. At least I have potential! Please, let me learn!"
"I have friends who can help her," Angel said. "I'll help her too."
Sandy sighed and thought for a moment.
"If that's what you want, I'm okay with it."
I breathed out in relief.
I had my first dance battle.
And first defeat.
