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Chapter Five: The dance

The night of the dance had finally come. Kurt picked up Amanda and drove to the school. He'd asked Fi if she needed a ride but she wouldn't speak to him. After Rouge had talked to her even she wouldn't tell him anything just that he'd find out. When Fi got up the next morning for school she avoided Kurt entirely. He felt like he'd lost a best friend.

As he and Amanda walked into the gym where the dance was being held, Kurt asked Amanda to dance. They danced to several songs before taking a break.

"Want something to drink?" Kurt asked.

"Sure, Oh, make sure it's not spiked." Amanda giggled in reply. He walked over to the punch bowl and got two cups. He turned quickly, a little too quickly, and ran into Fi, spilling punch all over her.

"Ugh! Thanks a lot!" Fiona snapped.

"I'm so sorry. I didn't see you. Ah, be right back." Kurt apologized. He ran back over to Amanda and handed her a half- full cup.

"Kurt, what happened?" She asked.

"Um, I just spilt punch all over Fi and you know how mad she's been lately. I was wondering if you'd let me dance with her for a sec?"

"On, no I don't mind." Amanda smiled understandingly.

"Thanks." Kurt looked around for Fi and saw her wringing out her skirt over a trashcan. "Er, Fi?"

"What do you want now?" She answered coldly.

"I don't know what I did to make you so mad but I want to make it up to you. May I have this dance?" Fi was about to say some sarcastic remark but glanced over Kurt's shoulder and saw Rouge smirking at her.

"Um... whatever." 'Blackmail sucks,' she thought to herself.

"This song okay?"

"Its fine."

Kurt grabbed her wrist and led Fi out onto the dance floor. He looked at her for a second before putting one hand on her waist and held the other out for her to take hold of. Fiona took his hand and placed the other on his shoulder. Then they began to dance.

The song playing was 'It's My Life' by Bon Jovi. Fi all of a sudden began to laugh.

"What? What's so funny?" Kurt questioned looking down at her.

"Nothing. I just remember something you said. Ms. Blare Her Radio at the Crack of Dawn. This is the song I played." At this point Kurt was laughing too.

"Yeah I remember that. It seems like such a long time ago."

"Why's that?"

"Time isn't passing by as fast as it did when you were my friend."

"About that, I'll have to tell you later."

The song ended and a slow one started. Fi broke apart and said, "You should go dance with Amanda, She might be getting jealous."

"One more dance?" Fiona sighed.

"One more dance."

Since Kurt was a head taller than Fi, she had to reach up to place her hands around his neck. As she did, her shirt slid up a little in the back. When Kurt slipped his arms around her waist he could feel the scales that would look like normal skin to anyone else. The holo- watch could change her appearance but not the way she felt. Absentmindedly, Kurt began to feel out the scales.

"What are you doing?" Fi asked stepping back.

"Ah, sorry. I didn't know I was doing anything." Kurt stammered backing up.

"Maybe you really should dance with Amanda. I'll see you later." Fi turned and walked outside. She leaned up against as tree and sighed.

"Hurt's doesn't it." Came a voice from the left side of the tree. Startled, Fi jumped forward and stared at Lance.

"What do you want?" She growled.

"I have an offer for you. My boss, wants you to join us."

"Its not really an offer, Avalanche, more like an order." Said a man with a strange helmet on, stepping out of the shadows. Fiona backed away from him and into Fred.

"I really should be going," Fi started glancing up at Fred.

"Oh, no you shouldn't." The man replied and nodded behind her. The last thing Fi remembered was Fred grabbing her shoulders as someone, whom she thought was Pietro, hit her hard on the back of the head.