Chapter 2-May I Have This Dance

The school day went by quickly. We had a test 2nd hour, and someone in Workshop got injured and had to go to the Hospital, but that's pretty much what happened during school. 6th period came and went with no excitement. But it was time for the dance and the whole school was buzzing with enthusiasm. Everyone lined up outside the cafeteria.

"So, Riku, what did you and Katlin talk about this morning?" I asked as we waited to get in.

"She wanted to know if we were still on for the dance," he said, "which reminds me, where is she?"

"Riku, there you are," Katlin walked up to us, "come to the front of the line with us. Sora, you come too. Roxas is already up there."

"OK." said Riku. I nodded to her.

We followed her up top the front of the line where Roxas, Danielle, Namine, Stephanie, and Kairi were talking. Alan, Jake, and David were standing a few people behind us. I glanced back at them. Alan was sneering at us.

"So, did you guy's see the ambulances out front." Stephanie asked the group.

"Yeah, we did." Said Riku.

"We know who it was too." I said looking at everyone.

"Who was it?" Danielle asked looking interested, everyone did.

"It was Tate, something happened to him in Workshop during 4th hour."

"Oh God." Stephanie gasped turning white in a flash.

"What is it?" Riku asked looking a little worried.

"That's Steph's Boyfriend, I hope he's OK." Katlin hugged Stephanie, we all did. She started to cry silently. Then she whispered.

"Please let him be OK, oh please let him be alright." You could tell she was really sad.

We walked into the cafeteria and sat down at one of the tables with Stephanie. We knew she was worried.

"Riku and I are gonna dance OK Steph." said Katlin.

"Sure, go ahead." She didn't even look up.

"Namine and I are gonna dance too." Roxas said quietly.

Kairi, Danielle, and I sat there, comforting Stephanie. A couple songs were played and Katlin, Riku, Roxas, and Namine were still out on the floor dancing.

"I'm going to go get a snack, you guys gonna be OK?" I said standing up.

"Yeah, we'll be fine." said Danielle.

I walked over to the concession stands and bought a Twix and a Root Beer. I was paying when I heard yelling. I grabbed my stuff and ran back to the table we were sitting at. I had to push my way through the crowd of people.

"Let her go Alan, don't put your hands on me, Let Me Through!" Kairi and Danielle were trying to get past David, but he was managing to hold them back.

I glanced around for Stephanie, but I couldn't find her. Then I saw Alan standing against the wall. I saw him bend his head down and saw Stephanie backed up against the wall with Alan holding her up to the wall so she couldn't move. She was avoiding him any way she could.

"Get away from her Alan." I started to run to them, but Jake stepped in front of me. I tried to get past, but couldn't.

She was crying so hard, begging him to let her go.

"One kiss first." said Alan. He was smiling, having fun torturing her.

He started to move in. His face was an inch away from hers. I looked away. Without warning, someone blew past me! He grabbed Alan by the collar, spun him around and socked him in the face, once, twice, three times. It was Tate. He was at the dance and he was protecting Stephanie. Everyone was startled by his entrance, including Jake. I punched him in the nose and ran over to Tate and Alan. I knew Tate didn't need any help what so ever. It was Alan who needed help. He was on the floor moaning in pain. Tate was holding Stephanie.

"If you ever touch her again, I'll saw off all your fingers, one at a time, and nail them to you." said Tate, pointing his finger at Alan.

"OK, OK, just don't hit me again." Alan's buddies hurried over and helped him up. They made their way to the other side of the cafeteria, bumping as many people as they could.

The rest of the night was fun from then on. Tate got a bunch of attention. Everybody was surprised that he showed up. Stephanie was happy he was OK. Tate was in a pretty good mood after that beating of Alan.

"Well I had to pay him back for the gash he gave me."

"Wait, what do you mean you had to 'pay' him back." Wakka asked. We all quieted down and listened.

"Don't you know? He's the one who pushed me into the saw."

So he told us about how Alan pushed him into the saw, making him have to go to the Emergency Room for patching up. We all came to the conclusion that Alan did that to get Tate out of the picture.

"Man what a low thing to do." said Cloud.

"Well, when has Alan ever been noble?" I added.

Tate chuckled, "Good point. So Steph, do you want to dance?"

"Oh I'd love to." They walked on to the floor.

Then Riku and Katlin followed. Then Tidus, Selphie, Roxas, and Namine all went on the floor. I suddenly felt the urge to ask Kairi to dance. I scooted closer to her.

"So…uh…do you, I mean… would you like to…?" I sighed.

She smiled at me, "Would I like to dance with you?"

"Y-Yeah!"

"I would love to dance with you." I sighed with relief.

We walked over to the dance floor. She put her hands on my shoulders; I put mine on her waist. We started to dance. That night turned out to be a great one.

Next Day

"Man that was an awesome dance." Blurted Riku.

"Yeah, it was." I said.

We were at Riku's house, in the Den. We were playing on his pool table. He was beating me by two.

"Alright boy's, time to get ready for today's game." Riku's mom yelled from upstairs.

"Finally, today we go against the Mountain Lions. We're gonna cream them." Riku said confidently.

"Don't forget they have one of the best Forwards in the league." I added.

"Yeah, but our Goal Keeper is the best."

Today the Destiny Island High Tigers, go up against the Crystal City High Mountain Lions. Their team was good, but we had a good chance at beating them. We got on our stuff and waited for Riku's mom to get ready.

"OK boys, ready to play some Soccer!" Shouted Riku's mom.

"Yes we are!" I shouted back.

"Then let's go." said Riku.

We got into the car and drove to the Destiny Island High for the big game. I looked out the window as the school approached. I was anxious to get the game started.