A/N: Ha, I knew Amber would matter to you guys. XD Oh yea, plus this is mainly Gunther/Cece now. Other pairings will be featured, which might mean possibly longer chapters, but yeah. This'll be a normal one though.

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Shake it Up!


Girlfriend Search

Chapter 9: CecE vs. AmBer

Fluffing her hair, all the while admiring the way she looked in the mirror, Cece put on some lip gloss, hoping her appearance would 'woo' Gunther. She tripped several times in her stilettos, frowning, but she knew this was for the best. No matter how many times she fell, she thought of Gunther, and got right back up. She glared when she saw Amber strut by.

Walking over to her, stumbling a few times, Cece got in her way. "Hey Amber."

Amber opened her mouth to say something snotty, then closed it taking in Cece's outfit. "Oh wow. I know what's going on here." She crossed her arms, shaking her head.

"What?"

"You are totally into Gunther."

"What! I –"

"Admit it Cece. That's why you were mad at me on our date at the Olive Pit, what were you doing there anyways? And now, you're all dolled up to win Gunther over."

"I am doing no such thing! I just wanted… To get dressed up." Cece pouted, crossing her arms and looking away.

"Why did you want to … 'get dressed up?' Mm? MM?" Now it was Amber who was giving Cece the 'wide-eyes', which didn't make HER too comfortable either.

Cece glared, "Because I can!"

They both glared, their scowls turning into innocent smiles when Gunther came over. "Hello Amber! Heya Cece! What is up?"

"Oh nothing, I was just talking with your nice friend Cece. She is absolutely awesome, and she's totally out for our relationship." Amber wrapped her arms around Gunther's neck, placing her cheek next to his, "Isn't that right Cece?" She arched an eyebrow, squinting at her.

Cece turned around, applying more eyeshadow. She turned around, batting her eyelashes, "I am all out for your guys' relationship. I wish you two the best of luck." She winked at them, strutting her way past them. Gunther blinked a few times before he took in how beautiful Cece had looked.

Amber glared while Gunther stared. Cece looked back at them, finding Amber scolding Gunther for staring at Cece. She simply giggled, skipping off.

"Do you and Cece have something going on!"

"No Amber!" He grabbed her hands, kissing them repeatedly. "I'm in love with only one girl. That girl is you." He poked her.

She smiled at him, "Well, I gotta go." She winked at him, running off and washing her hands. "Ew, ew, ew!"

"Dang it! I cannot find my pencil." Rocky crawled around, a determined look on her face, she crawled around, pausing when she noticed someone's foot. Looking up, she saw it was none other than Amber. She was about to say hi, but could hear Amber saying something.

"With Gunther's help, I can get on Shake it Up Chicago, then soon… I'll be known by every single person here in school. I'll be even more popular than Cece and Rocky! Haha, this plan is perfect."

Rocky's eyes widened, and she scrambled, hiding behind a random student. Eventually, she had to stand up, so she did, watching Amber carefully. Amber walked past her, not even once glancing in her direction. Rocky let out a sigh of relief, running over to Cece.

"Cece! Cece! Listen—Whoa! What are you wearing and why?"

Cece turned over to look at her, shrugging indifferently. "I'm wearing this because I can. Why?" She shrugged again.

"Well, I thought you should know that Amber doesn't like Gunther."

"Well, no, duh! I know that Rocky. I've known that ever since I laid eyes on her." Cece shook her head, "She disgusts me."

"Well, you should ALSO know that she's taking advantage of Gunther to get on Shake it Up and become more popular than us."

"Yeah, I knew that t—Wait, WHAT?" Cece's jaw dropped. "Oh no she didn't!"

"Oh yes she did!"

Cece's mouth formed into a pout, crossing her arms, she trudged over to her locker. "No. Freaking. Way."

"Well, what are we going to do?"

"I'm already doing something, actually." She smiled sheepishly, "I—uh, I'm kind of going to make him fall in… love with me?"

"You so dig him."

"Wha-? No I don't! This is for his own good, if he finds out, he'll SO kill me! Please don't tell him." Cece gave her pleading eyes.

"Okay fine!" Rocky crossed her arms, "But I still think you dig him."

"I do not! So stop saying that."

Rocky rolled her eyes, "Well, it's almost lunchtime and me and Deuce are eating together."

"Ha! I knew you two had something going on!"

"We do not!"

"Yes you two do!"

Before they could continue their arguing, the bell rang for lunch.

Sighing, Cece went to the cafeteria. She saw Amber and Gunther sitting together, laughing. She glared, grabbing some food and running over to sit next to them. Amber saw her coming and glared, Gunther noticed and frowned.

"Hey, is everything okay Amber?"

"Oh, what? Oh.. Nope, nothing wrong." She smiled at him, but it came out as a sneer.

Cece smiled smugly at them, "Hi Gunther, hi Amber."

"Hi Cece!" Gunther smiled at her, "So, are you excited for the big dance off on Shake it Up?"

"Yes, yes I am!" She paused, looking at the ceiling thoughtfully, "Oh Shake it Up… Where only the best dancers go." Her head snapped towards Amber, "And I mean ONLY the best dancers."

Amber shrugged, "I'm a pretty good dancer."

"You are?" Gunther looked at her curiously.

"Of course I am!" She looked at Cece, beginning to feel her own power. "Hey, I have an idea! Maybe I could get on Shake it Up with you guys!"

"That's a great idea!" Gunther clapped his hands excitedly.

"That's a TERRIBLE idea." Cece glared.

Gunther and Amber both looked at her as if she were crazy.

"I-I mean, that's … awesome."

Amber smirked, "That's what I thought."

She and Gunther got deep into some random conversation while Cece scowled.

"You wanna play games, Amber? I'll play right along."