You know that feeling you get whenever you get out of something, but then you're dragged out, into another problem. I hope you do, because then you can relate to me with, and I quote, "The Bionic Trio of Misfits." I never caught a break. If it were about their bionics, I always had to help, and when it isn't, I always have to deal with the teenagers life and help them around school. And it had only been a week and a half!

You know what? I was actually starting to think that I should've just stayed put where I was. They were already becoming a pain in my back, but then I think about what would've and would happened if I wasn't there. And then I agree that meeting them was one of the best things that's ever happened. Especially for them not only being my best friends that I can relate to, but because they needed me, and I needed them. But I'm serious. I might need a vacation once in a while.

Today was Thursday, at least 2 days after what happened on Tuesday with Spike, which hasn't shown up afterwards, which, thank god by the way. Anyways, I was wearing a grey dress that had a loose turtle neck, (making it almost look like a scarf),with black leggings and boots. I also wore a black cardigan and my scarf and locket.

Just so you know, I always wore my scarf and locket ever since the day I could remember. They mean a lot to me, and I mean a lot. I couldn't remember a day I've lived without those 2 possessions of mine, and I still can't imagine them not being in my life. God. Look at me. I'm talking about 2 objects as if they're human beings. That's crazy. Right?

Oops, sorry. Getting off subject. *Clears throat* Anyways, it was 2 days before the "Mission Creek Dingo Dance" that was on Saturday, or at least that's what the banner said on the wall as I walked into school that day with my backpack slung over my left shoulder. I went to my locker and looked back and forth, from side to side to make sure nobody was around as I stuffed some equipment for the speakers dance, in there.

These were little speakers to help amplify the sound the old speakers made so that it would actually feel like a party. I didn't get it though. The school board can afford to pay Principal Perry as the principal, but they can't buy new speakers?! I'm still a little cross with that subject, till this day!

Wow, I've been getting distracted easily lately. I guess I'd understand why. Especially since...wait a minute. Nope! Nope! Nope! Nope! Nope! Nope! Nope! NOO!

I was about to give you a spoiler right there. Thank god I didn't! Plus you guys are probably wondering why I didn't just erase what I just said? Well... I believe if you erase one little subject to a story, you can ruin it because once you erase it, the chapter would look like it was missing something, which it would! So ya, glad I cleared that up. But what you could do is rewrite the whole thing for a better...way of looking at it. I guess.

I tried to close my locker, only to see Adam standing right there, practically giving me a heart attack. I slammed the locker shut and jumped back, stuttering a tiny scream in frustration as I leant back on the lockers.

"God!" I said dropping my backpack and seeing that Chase and Leo were behind him. "Don't scare me like that." I said.

"Hey, at least we weren't Bree." Chase said, defending themselves.

"Okay, I'll give you that." I said agreeing. Ever since Bree heard about the dance, she had been talking to me nonstop about it for 2 days. Straight! She kept on talking about going to the dance with Ethan and I was really hearing.'Ethan this...' And 'Ethan that...' When she started talking. I guess the boys understood as well because they live with her, and I bet they noticed me trying to stay away with them for these past 2 days as well, as soon as I was actually able to get away from Bree.

I picked up my backpack and stood next to them as Leo saw Danielle, the girl he's been crushing on since I've known him. Which is saying, for a long time now. She has blond hair, probably the same age as me, and is way out of Leo's league. Leo then looked back at us.

"Guys, with the dance coming up, I thought you could use a lesson on how to ask a lady out." He said.

"Oh great. Do you know a guy who can teach us?" Adam asked making me have a silent laugh.

"Me! You're gonna watch me ask out the girl of my dreams: Danielle." Leo said, dreamily looking at her. I couldn't take it much longer, so I just bursted out laughing, while Leo was glaring at me.'Oh my god. Was he actually serious?' I asked myself as I started to calm myself down and stop laughing. He kept glaring at me.

"Oh. You're serious." I said a little shocked. With Leo glaring at me intently, Chase decided to help me out by talking.

"Danielle? Isn't she the girl who uses you as a footstool in math class?" Chase asked.

"Well, where else is she supposed to put her feet...on the floor?!" He asked in disbelief, yet still staring at Danielle.

"Like any other normal human being? Uh...ya." I said, wrapping my cardigan around me a little more while crossing my arms.

"Open your notebooks, boys and girl, 'cause class is in session." Leo said walking over to Danielle, who was still sitting on the bench.

"Watch. She probably won't even remember his name." I said to Adam.

"Your on." He said.

Leo then put one leg on the bench.

"Hello Danielle. Do you know how much a polar bear weighs?" He asked. Danielle shook her head, no."Enough to break the ice." He said jumping over the bench to sit on the correct side Danielle was facing."I'm Leo Dooley." He finished.

"Didn't you send me like 87 emails?" She asked making me cough a snort, getting a quick glance from Leo before he turned back to Danielle.

"Yeah that was a slow day." Leo said.

"Well, see you later, Lenny." She said grabbing her backpack and walking off. I then look at Adam at the same time he looks at me. We both look back at Leo, almost cracking up.

"It's actually Leo, by the way." He said before standing up and walking back over to us.

"Ooh... Sorry Leo. Do you need some ice for that burn?" I asked, smiling evilly.

"Ha. Ha. Very funny." He said.

"So Leo... What should I write in my notebook? I mean other than "Denied."" Chase asked as wi walked over next to Adam.

"No, no, no you can cheat off us. We wrote "Burned" and "She's not going to the dance with Lenny."" Adam said high fiving me and emphasizing the word 'Lenny.' Then Bree came over, in a bad mood.

"Are you guys talking about the Dance too? Why is everybody making such a big deal out of this stupid dance?" She asked frustrated.'What was she talking about! She's been talking about for 2 days now!' I thought to myself.

"Nobody's asked you yet, have they?" Chase asked, with him and I smiling.

"No! I really want to go with that guy." She said pointing to the guy in the Cafeteria, right next to the door. It was Ethan and he was talking with one of his friends."His name is Ethan. We sit next to each other in Chemistry. Coincidence? I think not. Chemistry." She said, singing that last part out. I get why she likes Ethan. He's actually a really cool guy. "What should I do?"

"I've got this." He said as he walked in front of all of us, closer to the Cafeteria. He then pulls back the hair in front of his right ear away to hear better as he turns on his Ultra Sensitive hearing."He's talking about a girl he thinks is cute." Chase started to say. They all were looking at him so I pushed back my hair in front of my right ear as well and listened to the conversation.

"Ya, Bree's cute and I really like her but... I don't know how to ask her out, you know?" Ethan said.

"Eww. He's talking about you!" Chase said to Bree, making her look at us happily, as I turned off my Ultra Sensitive hearing. God! That's a long statement. "And he's coming over here right now to ask you to the dance." Chase finished saying.

"What?! No! Now? Really?" Bree asked nervously as Ethan came over.

"Hi. How's it going?" Ethan asked to everybody until his eyes landed on me. "Hey, C.J., what up!" He said fist bumping my hand.

"Nothing but the ceiling, Eth." I said. I didn't know what it was at the time, but I got this really strange feeling. Like the one that makes you feel uncomfortable yourself. What was it? I guess your just going to have to keep reading and find out.

"Ethan! What a huge surprise! To see you here. For reasons we do not know." Chase said, unconvincingly.

"Hi Ethan! How...uh, you know...we... uh, you know...decided...What is that over there?!" She said pointing to the distance. Ethan looked at what she was pointing at, only for her to super speed off when he turned his back. When she sped off, she left behind a gust of wind, brushing hair off of my shoulder and blowing the rest of the guys hair in different directions. Ethan turned back to look around for Bree but didn't find her.

"Where'd she go?" Ethan said.

"Um... More importantly, what is that over there?" Adam said, doing the same thing Bree did. Ethan turned to look, while the boys ran away, but I didn't realize I was probably suppose to go with them.

"Now where did they go." Ethan said, letting his hands fall and hit his sides when he turned to look back at my direction.

"I...guess disappearing is a family business?" I said, trying to reassure him. Ethan huffed in frustration. I was about to slip away when he continued talking.

"Your friends with Bree right." He asks, making me nod."Please. Tell me. How do I ask her out." He asked. I think about the question he just gave me before just huffing.

"Well, you ask her,"Will you go to the dance with me." But... All I have to say is..." I started saying, with him looking intently at what I'm about to say. I sigh. "Be...patient with her. She's just as nervous and shy as you are." I finish saying.

"So she likes me?!" He asks even a little more excited than he was, if that even was possible. I look from left to right to make sure Bree isn't there, and lean in towards him.

"Yes.." He then smiled really happily, "But don't tell her I told you that." I said, pointing at him as I packed away a little.

"Thanks C.J.. Your the best." He said before giving me a hug.'God what is up with shy boys giving girls hugs.' I thought. I mean it. I already had gotten one from Chase, and then Ethan. I didn't really hug him back. I just awkwardly patted him on the back until he let go.

"Oh, and thank you for getting me that spot for the dance." I said.

"Ya. No problem! Thank you so much. See you later." Ethan said waving to me before walking away, but he did have a little skip in his walk, when I saw him go away. I couldn't help but feel that same feeling I had earlier, but I just brushed it off as a weird feeling. So I then walked around until the bell rang, so I can get to class, but not too early. Just so I would probably be able to dodge Bree for a while...

That was actually a pretty normal school day after the whole Bree running off incident. Leo invited me over to his house to hang out. I said no, because like I said, I sometimes need a break, but he just gave me puppy eyes and said he needed help to figure out who else to go with to the dance. I felt sorry for him knowing he really did like Danielle, so I huffed in frustration and slightly stomped one foot on the ground and said I'll come over.

So there I was sitting down with Adam and Leo, at one of the desks in the lab with them playing with blue old-fashioned robots, as I sat next to them reading "Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Last Olympian." I would've been on the 2nd book for "Beautiful Creatures" but nooooo. Bree had to keep on yapping and yapping and yap, yap, yap! Oh and yes, I can read that fast. Bionic and edenic memory. Remember?

I was really mad at Leo because as soon as we got to his house, Adam wanted to hang out with him, making me still be there. Okay. let me just say that I don't mind hanging out with them, but like I keep on saying, I need space sometimes. Got it? Good.

I thought,'At least i can relax for a little bit, but I'm still mad at Leo.' I angrily read my book when I heard a smashing sound and I looked up to see Adam smashing Leo's robot slightly a couple of times, indicating he had won the robot fight. Leo had already let go of his robot as Adam had kept hitting it.

"Okay. You win." Leo admitted.

I was about to go back to reading my book, when I heard the elevator door open and saw Chase come running in.

"Hey guys, I finally figured it out." Chase said, happily.

"Oh, me too. Do not eat the outside of a pineapple. Ooph! That'll come back to haunt you." Adam said. I didn't even notice exactly what he said so I responded.

"Oh, you've got that right." I said, as I began to get caught up in my book.

"You tried to eat the outside of a pineapple?!" Leo asked confused and alarmed.

"What? No! I was simply trying to indicate that I'm allergic to pineapples." I said looking at him, having to close my book, and setting it down.

"Ooooooh." All of them said.

"Wait your allergic to pineapples?" Chase asked.

"For your information, yes I am. Last time, I had 1 tiny little slice, I got hives and itchy skin everywhere. And I mean everywhere." I said indicating to my face, arms and torso. Leo then looked a little bit horrified."Why are you intrested?'

"No reason." Chase said, but I didn't buy it. I mean it was determined that I'm allergic to pineapples, but he had to ask again, and knowing he's one of the smartest people on the planet who had to ask twice (Me being the first), worried me. So I quickly read his mind and it turned out the same thing happened to Bree last week when she was trying different fruit out with Adam. 'How come I didn't know about it?' I asked myself, but my thought was interrupted.

"But wait that's not the point. I figured out how to make Danielle like Leo. I recorded her with my bionic hearing. Let me play it for you." Chase says as he walks over to the console in front of the capsules in which they sleep in. I remember mine as clear as day, except it wasn't clear glass. It was made out of full on metal. I actually had some privacy. Instead it was made out of metal. Well, was.I walked over to the console with the others.

Chase then pulls a USB drive out of his finger and plugs it into the console. I always hated that part of the bionics. It always disgusted me. We then hear static before Danielle's voice plays in the console.

"In the movie, the hero punched the bad guy and stole the baby right out of the alligators mouth. I would so go out with a guy like that!" We heard her voice play.'What kind of movie is that?! It sounds to cheesy.' I thought.

"Perfect! You get the alligator, I'm gonna go round up that baby." Adam said clapping his hands together before starting to walk away before Chase spoke up.

"Adam! No. She wants a hero. We just have to make Leo look heroic.' Chase explained.

"Well that's a dead end. What else shall we do today?" Leo asked.

"At least other than whatever Adam was planning on doing." I added. Adam huffed in frustration.

"If only there was a way you could borrow my bionic strength." Adam said.

"I can't do that. That's all you've got!" Leo exclaimed.

"Wait a minute! I think Adams onto something. Which is quite an achievement for someone that doesn't know how to eat a pineapple." Chase finished saying as I nodded in agreement.

"Hey, I got it down, didn't I?" Adam backfired. I just sighed before we listened to what Chase was planning, and it was a pretty good idea. After he explained, I decided to go home. When I got there, I got an alert sayng I got another task to do.'Grrreeeaaat.' I thought to myself as I went into my computer room and started typing, getting a back round check on the person I'm working for as usual.

'Wow. What a day.' I thought to myself as I continued typing.

The next day came and I was wearing a dark tanktop underneath a blue hoodied jacket with regular jeans,black shoes, and, if you guessed it, my locket and scarf. I'll probably explain why it's so important to me, and the other stuff I do, later on in a another chapter, but for now, I'm continuing with this story.

We put a whole column of lockers on Adam, and waited for Danielle to come by. 2 guys then saw Adam on the floor like that, and were about to help before Leo and I stopped them.

"No, no, no, he's fine." Leo said, as I lead them away.

"No, no, no, I'm good." Adam said, as he was checking his phone.

"He's great. Thank you!' I said, giving them a wave, before turning back to my post. Chase was standing at guard between the Cafeteria doors as I was near the front entrance to the school. Chase then looks back at the Cafeteria.

"Ooh, she's coming! Commence phase one of operation,'Lady for Leo.'" He said winking.

"Chase. No...just...no." I said before looking back at Leo and Adam. Danielle then walked near our direction when Leo began the plan.

"Oh, no! This man is trapped! He looks like he needs a hero to save him. I will take charge heroically and do just that!" Leo said, over acting his role. I face palmed my head into my hand.

"Oh no. We're running out of time. Save me before the alligator comes..." Adam began to say before Leo kicked the lockers.

"Wrong rescue!" He exclaimed, but tried to keep it in a whisper. "I will lift these lockers! One...Two...Three!" He said, while simply putting his hand on the edge of the locker while Adam pushed it up, making it look like Leo did it instead. "So heavy!" He said.

"Wow. You're a heroic take-charge hero!" Adam exclaimed as he got up.

"Oh my gosh! I can't believe that just happened." Danielle said, walking over in front of Leo.

"It takes a big man to do something like..." Leo began to say before Danielle walked right past him and in front of Adam.

"How are you not hurt? You must be so strong." Danielle said marveling at Adam.

"Did that just happened?"I asked Chase quietly.

"I think it did." Chase realized.

"Wait. What? No! He's not the strong one; I'm the strong one!...Hero!" Leo exclaims, but Danielle ignores him.

"Maybe I should walk you to the nurse's office." Danielle said, patting her eyes at Adam, all flirty like. I swear, if that was me in her place, I would've ran as fast as I could just to get out of the town. And I'd do it to.

"What about Leo?" Adam said, trying to help Leo out. Danielle looks at him slightly before looking back at Adam and quickly says:

"He's not hurt." She said.

"Look at me! I'm an open wound." Leo exclaimed.

"Really. I-I'm fine." Adam said, reassuring her.

"Okay good, 'cause the dance is this Saturday, and I love dancing. Maybe we can hang out sometime." Danielle says, walking away. I go over to Leo and pat his shoulder as he looked disappointed. 'Why does the bad stuff always happen to Leo?' I asked myself as I kept trying to comfort him. He then turned to Chase and seemed a little mad.

"Great plan, Chase!" He said as he hit his hands on his legs in exasperation.

"What are you talking about? That didn't go at all like we thought it would!" Adam said, smiling before I punched him in the shoulder. "Ow. What'd you do that for?"

"For you being an idiot." I said before looking at everyone."What? Some one had to knock some sense into him sometime." I explained.

"If he had any sense to be able to absorb." Chase said.

I was still trying to cheer Leo up after a while when Bree came by.

"Well, if it isn't little miss flash and scram." Chase said.

"Ha ha, very funny." She said before she started to look really said."I think I scared Ethan off." She said.

"You think? You left skid marks in the hallway." Leo explained.

"Well, I think there's only one way to fix this...I have to ask him to the dance." Bree said.

"Well here's your chance. He's at his locker." Chase said pointing to Ethan.

"Wait, Bree! No! You can't do that." I said.

"Why not?" Bree asked, but when she said that I felt really sad, or heartbroken as you might say that. 'Maybe it's because I feel like she doesn't trust me.' I reassured myself in my mind.

"Because. You never ask a guy to the dance if he wants to ask you out. It's like a way men lose there confidence in themselves." I said. She just huffs and the feeling goes away. I'm pretty sure Ethan was the one that wanted to ask Bree out. Not the other way around. And besides what if Bree glitches, again, and runs off...again.

"Sorry, but its either this or we ignore each other." She says, walking over to Ethan. I literally couldn't take it so I just grabbed my backpack and started to leave saying:

"I can't watch this." I say before I walk away, knowing my friend is some how going to mess up

Leo later on didn't seem so upset when Chase said he would fix what happened before with Danielle up, so him, Adam and I walk into the Cafeteria, and come face to face with Chase.

"Hi! Guys! So...here's the deal. Danielle's not going to the dance with either of you." Chase concluded, pointing at Adam and Leo.

"What? Who's she going with." I asked suspiciously. We get a slight pause from Chase before he says:

"Me!" He said all happy and giddy. Leo's mouth hangs open as we all look shocked. I then noticed Leo's mouth and tried to lift it up off of the floor to close it. Leo then charges at Chase and leaps on him as he tried to hit him.

'How could Chase do that to him?' I asked myself at the time. Leo had been trying so hard to win Danielle over, but of course something had to get in the way. But this time, it'll be me getting in the way of that, so Leo can actually have a break. I just needed to come up with a way to make that happen...

When we all went home, Leo called me saying Chase is still going to the dance with Danielle.'Gosh poor Leo.' I said to myself. He really had it going rough at the moment, which I couldn't really take. I was trying to come up with an idea on how to help him when I just couldn't. My mind was too clouded.

I needed to talk to someone. So I did. I grabbed my phone and dialed the #1 speed dial number to the person I wanted to talk to. I waited for like one second before I heard the phone pick up.

"Oh my god! You have not contacted me in, like, forever! I was wondering if you died." She said.

"Well, hello to you too. And sorry about that. I was really busy." I said.

"It's ok. Just glad your still breathing. Did you find them?"

"Ya. Ya I did. They're amazingly as abnormal as I am."

"Well..." She asked.

She was indicating why I called her, because...well, she knows me. Besides. I don't call. I write letters. I quickly sigh before I continued talking.

"I need advice."

"About..." She started to say. before she was interrupted.

"Who's that?" I heard on the other line of the phone.

"It's just Claire checking up on us."

"Hi!" I screamed.

"Ow! Did you forget that the phone was still next to my ear." She said, sounding a little agitated that last part.

"Sorry."

"Hi." I heard from the other line, before I could tell he left. We continued with our conversation anyways.

"So... How much of a pain was I when I was with you guys." I asked.

"1 out of 10? I'd say 4."

"What?!" I said.

"Well, only because you practically showed no emotion for half the time you were still around. It was hard just to try to make you laugh." She countered back. She did have a good point.

"Okay true." I said.

"Why are you asking?"

"Ok. So, I literally just met them a week and a half ago, and they're already a pain. Bree doesn't really know how to control her feelings at times, as well as Chase, but Bree keeps on getting herself into situations that are just...'wow.'" I said.

"Ok.."

"And that's only half of it. Like I said, I met them about a week and a half ago, which is exactly the same day they got out and saw the real world. Sort of like what happened with me when you guys found me. They know nothing about the real world, but I do, and so does Leo..."

"Wait. Hold on. Who's Leo?"

"Oh he's my best friend who happens to have become the new step-son to Mr. Davenport."

"Oh...okay continue."

"So Leo and I have to help Adam, Bree, and Chase which also makes me deal with some of Leo's problems. I mean, what should I do?" I asked.

"Hmmmm. You know how you told me, like literally the day you told me about them, about how they were your family and you would do anything for your family?"

"Yeah."

"Well that's exactly what a family does. They look out for each other, no matter the problem. And right now you're the one looking out for them. Don't worry. I'm pretty sure it won't last forever, but right now, they need you. So what I say is go out there, give it your all, and most importantly, have fun." She said.

I had thought about it for a second, and she was right. Plus there wasn't one thing I wouldn't do to help out my friends and family. Not one.

"Your right." I said, finally realizing it. "They're important to me and I need to be there for them."

"Well then, what are you waiting for. Go and be yourself. Oh, and don't forget to send us your letters."

"Don't worry I won't. And thanks. I really needed someone to talk to."

"Well, you can always talk to me whenever you want, and don't ever forget that."

"Trust me I won't." I said.

"Okay then, so keep in contact and I'll talk to you later, ok?"

"Ok. Bye."

"Bye." She said before hanging up.

I put my phone on the counter as I was trying to figure things out for Leo, and then it hit me. 'It's a dance right? Well, then lets give them one.' I thought to myself as I then ran to my laptop and started researching the Mission Creek High Dance club.

'Ooh. I'm a genius!'

It was already the next day, and honestly? I didn't even bother changing out of the clothes I wore yesterday. I stayed up trying to get at least 4 of the girl dancers from Dance club to help me out, and let me tell you. 4 out of 26 of them saying yes and not all in a row, is tiring. Especially since you have to bribe them to do it.

I had gotten to the school 2 hours early and opened up my lockers to get the equipment I had in there 2 days ago. I added them to the speakers and actually stopped to look around. It was set up in the gym, and there were blue streamers everywhere, white and blue party balloons, and the D.J. station that was all set up. It looked really cool and amazing. Nobody was there because it had already been set up. Now all the people working on it needed to get the food table ready and they'd be done.

I then walked in front of the dance and looked at it putting my fingers together as if in a picture frame. I was disrupted from my thoughts when I heard:

"Hello? Claire?" I heard Leo say, probably in front of the hallway. I called Leo over also so that...well... you'll figure out soon enough. I was in the middle of the gym when Leo entered.

"Wow." He simply said.

"Hi, Leo." I said, slightly waving towards him.

"Hi, Claire. You do know the dance doesn't start until 2 hours right?"

"Yeah, I know." I said simply.

"Then why'd you call me here." He asked.

"Well...have you tried getting Danielle to go to the dance with you yet?" I asked.

"No, but I did mess with Chase so that he can mess up things with him and Danielle though." He said a little sad, but happy at the same time.

"Leo, you can't just..." I started to say, but Leo had cut me off.

"Yeah, I know. It was wrong but..." He began, but I cut him off this time.

"You can't just do that without a plan to get Danielle go to the dance with you instead." I said.

"Yeah, I know that, but how?" He asked.

"You can't just ask her. You need to win her. As in show she made a mistake for not asking you instead of your brothers." I explained.

"Oh, I'm sure that'll happen tonight, especially with Chase's 'cool' dance moves." He said smiling evilly.

"What I say still stands. So...I pulled a few strings to make this happen. The people to help you out will actually be here any minute now." I said looking at the gym clock. Then the 4 dancers walk in with bags in there hands or on their shoulders."In fact, here they are."

"What's happening? What are they doing here. They aren't here to squeeze me into one of those bags, right?" He asked.

"What? No. They are going to be your backup dancers as you show everybody, including Danielle, some cool dance moves." I explained. That's what I was trying to achieve in the first place. I wanted to help out Leo, even if it meant bribing students and getting to school early.

"What? Really? Is this for real?" Leo asked, still not sure, until he nods his head and starts jumping."Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you." He said, finally getting it.

"No problem, but you have to be determined to do this, ok?" I say.

"I am. I so am. Thank you so much Claire. This means a lot."

"Again, no problem. Ok well, since my work here at the moment is done, I'll leave you guys to it as I go see if Bree needs help with her dress and make-up." I say before I leave, giving Leo a thumbs up. I took out my phone and dialed Bree's number down on the keypad. I waited for a couple of seconds before she answered.

"Hello?" I heard her ask over the phone.

"Hi Bree! It's me. I was wondering if you needed help with getting ready for the dance. We can help out with each others hair and..." I started to say before Bree interrupted me.

"Claire, don't. I'm all good over here."

"What? No your not. You've been fussing about this dance for weeks. Are you feeling ok?!" I asked as I was still walking down the street.

I walk to my house. I don't drive. Deal with it.

"Yes I am. Who said I'm not." She said, sounding a little annoyed.

"Okay sorry. It's just I thought you would be fussing more about the dance, especially 2 hours before it starts."

"Ya, well I'm fine. I'll see you at the dance."

"But..."

"Goodbye." She said before hanging up.

I looked at my phone as I pulled it away. 'What was that all about? Is she mad at me? What for?!' I was really confused about what happened. I was confirmed to ask her what's going on, but first, it was my turn to get ready for the dance. And I have just the outfit.

2 hours had past, and I was in white laced small shoes, my locket and scarf, and a beautiful knee length dress. The top of it was blue and black striped until it reached a line, having white flowers descend downwards. It was a different variety of blue and it had black frizzly fabric underneath. I put my hair into a braid and had it flow down on my right shoulder. I looked hot!

So...you guys are probably wondering why I've been helping out with the dance and all, so I shall explain. I volunteered to be the dances D.J.. Ya, I know, you probably weren't expecting me to do that, but being in the musical business is one of my options for a career when I grow up. Also writing, astronomy, marine biology, ect. ect..

The way I got it, though, was because of Ethan. So, at first, Principal Perry wasn't exactly putting up a volunteer position for the dance's D.J., and I protested for the spot, when Ethan butt in. He helped back me up, and came up with the idea of me being a volunteer instead of being paid, which I was totally ok with. She agreed, and Ethan and I became good friends, but nothing more than that. He's even the one who came up with my nick name, C.J..

So I was set up at the D.J. Station, with headphones on, and was playing already a few songs when Leo and Chase came over.

"Claire! Your the D.J." Leo asked shocked yet happy.

"Yep. That's why I hanged out with Ethan for a little bit. He was helping me get the songs for tonight. He also was the one who gave me this opportunity." I explained as I let a song play out.

"Well, that explains a lot." Chase mumbled under his breath. 'Uh...what.' I thought to myself.

"What do you mean?" I asked intently, with my headphones around my neck.

"Well..." Leo and Chase both said in unison.

"Guys..." I said. Chase sighs and explains what's wrong.

"Bree thought you were trying to stop her from going to the dance with Ethan." He said.

"What?!" I ask and they nod. "Oh my god." I said as I quickly took my headphones off and put it on shuffle.

That was why she had been ignoring me. She thought I was being an unworthy friend and betraying her right behind her back, but in fact it was the exact opposite. I was trying to help her, make sure that she would be able to go to the dance with Ethan without any problems, well other than her glitches because that is one thing I couldn't stop, but you know what I mean.

I then quickly ran out and started looking for Bree when I saw her just come in from the entrance.

"Bree!" I yelled out, as I came by, closer to where she was.

"Yeah, what's up." She asked non-enthusiastically. But before anything else could happen, I hugged her. She was feeling neglected and the first thing someone who experiences that, should get a hug. I pulled away and started to talk to her.

"I...am...so sorry. I didn't mean for you to think that." I admitted.

"Think what?" She asked.

"About something going on with me and Ethan. We're just friends." I said.

Bree then sighed in sad way and looked at me, frustrated.

"Then how come you were hugging him after I left and also had nicknames for each other?" She asked.

I then think back to then and I remembered the weird vibes I got back then. 'So that's what it was.' I thought to myself. The weird vibes were coming from her, and they were because she was...I'm guessing, jealous. No wonder she was thinking about what she was thinking. It was all because it looked like Ethan and I were together. So I had to explain what really was going on.

"Well, first of all, I didn't hug him. He hugged me. And that was because I was helping him out with him asking you to the dance. Plus, the nicknames were because of the fact that we're friends, and because I need a nickname for my position as D.J., but the point is..." I said and she looked shocked and clear now that I explained. "Theres nothing going on between us. I promise." I said.

"Oh...sorry." She said, now a little disappointed with herself.

"Don't be. It was my fault we were in a situation like this. Are we cool?" I ask.

"Yeah, we're cool." She said, as we both made a tiny laugh, for no apparent reason.

"Since we are friends again, lets get back in there and show off these outfits. It sure will give everyone a night to remember." I remarked, and she smiled as we both walked in. As soon as I got in, I went straight back to my station. I then saw Bree starting to dance with Ethan a little bit.

'This was turning out to be a pretty cool night.'

I had already mixed a few songs together when I saw Chase and Danielle go to the dance floor. Danielle started to dance, when Chase went into these weird dance moves and was imitating a person opening a fridge and getting things out of it. Danielle stopped dancing, and Chase began to swing around his right hand while galloping his feet.

"Stop! What are you doing?!" Danielle asked, freaked out yet embarrassed.

"I'm swinging an invisible pickle." He said. Then he stopped and looked around at everyone, talking, whispering and laughing at Chase. "Oh." He said as he slowly walked off. He walked over to Adam and Leo who were trying not to burst out laughing.

"Ahem. Mmm. That was the worst thing I've ever seen, but it also brought me the most joy I've ever known." Adam said, when I realized Leo was slowly seeping away from them, letting me know it was time.

I stopped paying attention to them and looked through my playlist for a song that would fit there dance.

Then, all of a sudden, I heard a scream and looked up to see everyone looking at the ceiling and I saw Danielle in the air.

"Talk about a light weight. Ooh here she comes." Adam said as he extended his hands out in front of him, which caught Danielle, who was covered in blue streamers and had 2 balloons attached to her.

"Put me down!" She exclaimed as Adam put her down.

"Bet Chase can't toss you around like a rag doll." Adam said, happily.

"Get away from me!" She exclaimed heading for the door. I then saw Leo in the back with his thumbs up.

"Oh, come on! I haven't even swung you around by your feet yet." Adam said following her.

I immediately stopped the music, giving the phonograph record needle a little shake, and it it makes a little scratchy noise, grabbing everyone's attention. Then the doors to the back entrance of the gym open with a little bit of fog coming out as the 4 back up dancers from before, and Leo, come out. They were wearing these sparkly silver dressed while Leo was wearing a Michael Jackson styled shirt and shades. They walk in, and head straight to the middle and get in their places when Leo yells:

"Cue it up, C.J.!" He said, lifting up his shades and then placing them back down.

I smile at that and play the song. They started to dance as Danielle took off all of the ornaments on her. They were pretty good. I looked back at Danielle and she watched the dance in astonishment, as well as the rest of the people in the room. Well, everyone except Chase. Adam started to dance to the beat, the same as some of the others, but Chase stopped him.

Leo then started to do a little moonwalking before he stopped and posed. He then walked around a little bit to his left as the girls got into a row. Leo went up to them and they picked him up and held him in their hands as the song ended. Everyone cheered and applause as he finished and was let back down on the ground, and then placed a purple cape on him.

"I'd like you all to give it up to the Mission Creek High Dance club and C.J. The D.J.!" Leo said, making everyone cheer as I shyly waved at everyone. The dancers then walked away as Danielle walked over to Leo.

"That was awesome!" She exclaimed.

"Oh, it's just a little something for the kids." Leo said.

Danielle held up her hand in front of Leo. "Shall we?" She said.

"Consider it shall." Leo said taking her hand and walk past Adam and Chase. Adam's all smiley while Chase seems annoyed.

A couple of songs had passed when Leo decided to go talk to his brothers, who were sitting on one of the benches, depressed. I didn't want to ruin the moment so I stayed where I was, and before I knew, I saw them running after a girl that walked by them.'Uh..Boys. When are they ever gonna learn.' I thought to myself. I then wondered what else they would do to annoy me.

'They're going to be a lot of trouble.' I thought to myself.

But the thing is is that I'll always be there to get them out of it, until the day I just can't.

Always.