The lights were flashing and the music was loud. The Rangers had found their table and happily were all sitting together. Levi joined them, making a space at the table for himself. He had volunteered to be a chaperone at the party and had also volunteered to perform some song live.

"This is sweet," Brody said as he looked around. It was his first school dance and it was just like what he expected. Unfortunately, he didn't have a date, but that didn't stop him from having fun. He showed up for the night with Preston and Levi, and the three agreed to be each other's dates. Mostly, that meant if they wanted a dancing partner, they had to help each other out.

It wasn't long before Calvin and Hayley were on the dance floor and having fun. The DJ had played several dance tracks in a row to keep people moving and almost the whole school was on their feet. Levi had to excuse himself from the table to prepare for his own performance and Brody, eager to get the full experience, asked Preston to be his dancing partner until his brother could return.

Only Kelly and Sarah were left at the table, and Kelly could see that Sarah was eager to start dancing. However, she couldn't bring herself to invite her out. When some food came around, Kelly grabbed a handful and hoped that would keep Sarah from asking her onto the dance floor.

She was nervous about dancing with her girlfriend. She was nervous about what people would say. So far, the school was supportive and safe. So far, she had no reason to think anyone would want to mock, tease, or bully her. However, they had never actually seen her with Sarah. Their dates were private and if they were together at school, they could easily be mistaken as good friends since there was very little PDA.

Eventually, Calvin and Hayley walked over from the dance floor and Calvin asked Sarah if she wanted to dance. Excitedly, the pink Ranger got up to join the yellow Ranger while Hayley sat at the table to rest for a moment. She turned to Kelly with a little laugh.

"You're going to have to dance at some point," she said and Kelly was quick to pick up on their plan. "You're dating Sarah. She loves to move."

"I know, I know…"

"It's you're not comfortable, you don't need to worry. No one is looking at you," Hayley said, then gestured to the dance floor where Victor, as usual, was showing off. "He's getting exactly what he wants."

"All the attention," Kelly and Hayley said at once, then chuckled. Kelly shook her head.

"Okay, it's going to sound completely ridiculous," she said. "But… I don't want people talking."

"About what?"

"Me and Sarah."

"What's the worst they can do?"

"Disown me and beat her up in the middle of the streets," Kelly answered and Hayley frowned.

"Okay… well, since they've already done that…"

"It's just… it's scary. I know everyone here is cool but… I don't know what they could be thinking."

"So?"

"So, what if they… It's just…"

"Kel, you think Calvin and I never had to worry about what people think?" Hayley asked. "Everyone with eyes can see he's white and I'm not."

"Yeah, so?"

"You mean your homophobic parents weren't a little bit racist?" Hayley asked with a raised eyebrow and Kelly nodded her head.

"They were."

"So you know what I was worried about, right?"

"Yeah."

"And you know what I was scared would happen when I first met Calvin's parents, right?"

"They'd be like mine?"

"They weren't, fortunately," Hayley said. "And after getting to know them, it felt so weird to think that I was worried about them once. But there was a time where I was worried about what people thought. And then you know what happened?"

"What?"

"Nothing," Hayley shook her head. "I mean, sure we get the occasional stares. Sure, I hear some comments about us. Some people are betting against us and feel like they can stick their nose into our business just because they have an opinion, but I learned that none of that matters. Calvin and I love each other. Our families love us and they get along with each other. It doesn't matter what people, who have nothing to do with our relationship, think."

"You're right," Kelly conceded. It was a point she had always known, but she really felt she needed to hear it again.

"You've had a lot of worst-case scenarios happen to you," Hayley said and squeezed Kelly's hand. "So, it's normal that you're a little freaked out coming out again. But you know the school is safe, you know Calvin, Brody, Levi and I have your back. And you know, you're also here with one of the best dates in the school, right?"

"She's pretty incredible," Kelly smiled.

"She's been through a lot too," Hayley said. "And you know, she's not going to make you dance if you don't want to, but do you really want to go through this whole night without giving her one dance with the one person she really wants to be with?"

"I guess not," Kelly said, then pointed to the dance floor with a laugh, "Though, I have to admit, she and Calvin are really tearing it up."

Hayley chuckled as she watched Calvin and Sarah steal the spotlight from Victor with their dancing. Hayley had already known her boyfriend had been infected with the dancing gene. Though he didn't look it, he was a terrific dancer. It was often Hayley who couldn't keep up with him. And it didn't surprise her that Sarah had moves of her own. The pink Ranger had proven she was very gifted across many fields.

"You and I dance, then," Hayley said. "Dilute this same-sex relationship thing with a dance that's really just between friends and maybe people won't even notice when we go back to our partners. What do you think?"

Hayley got up and offered her hand, inviting Kelly to dance. The green Ranger smiled, then nodded and walked with Hayley onto the dance floor. For one song, they danced side by side with Calvin and Sarah, but as Levi came on the stage and started his mini-performance with a slow song, Calvin whisked Hayley away and Kelly was left with Sarah. She smiled as she took Sarah in her arms.

"Having fun?" she asked. Sarah nodded.

"I thought I'd have to beg you to come out here," she said. "What changed your mind?"

"I wanted to dance with my girlfriend," Kelly said. "You know, show her off a little bit. Make everyone else jealous. Maybe we can win best couple?"

"Maybe," Sarah said. "Though, we do have some pretty stiff competition."

"I'd be happy losing to Calvin and Hayley," Kelly shrugged, but Sarah shook her head and pointed over Kelly's shoulder. Kelly looked back and saw the slow dance hadn't steered Preston or Brody away from the dance floor as they held each other close and swayed. Kelly smiled and looked back at Sarah, "I'd be okay losing to them too. They're having a good time, at least."