Chapter 10: Utter Chaos

SpongeBob and SpongeSusie were dancing to a song called "Shake a Tailfin".

"Hey, this is one of my favorite songs!" SpongeBob said.

"Me, too!" responded SpongeSusie.

Just then, SpongeBob heard someone call his name.

"Hey, SpongeBob, you came to the dance party! And who's your friend?"

SpongeBob immediately froze when he realized that Sandy had gone to the dance! She no longer had her helmet on, as SpongeBob assumed that she made some sort of formula for her to breathe underwater.

She was wearing a pink tank top and a long dress. He had thought that SpongeSusie looked beautiful, but her looks were rivaled by Sandy. And now she had seen him with SpongeSusie! My worst fear has happened, thought SpongeBob. At least she doesn't know SpongeSusie and I are dating…

"Uh…this is SpongeSusie," said SpongeBob, nervously, intentionally not telling Sandy that they were dating. "Why are you here?" he asked.

"I come to the dance every year," said the squirrel. "Back in Texas, I was the champion dancer in my family, so ever since then, I've been showing off my skills to Bikini Bottom! Why are you here, SpongeBob?"

SpongeBob felt the most nervous he'd ever been in his entire life. What am I going to tell her? He had planned to abandon her, at least temporarily, but now, there she was, and he didn't know what to do. He gulped, and then he said, stuttering, "I…uh…um…er…I…"

SpongeSusie looked confused. "Why are you nervous, SpongeBob?" SpongeSusie thought about it, and then a depressing thought for her came to her mind.

She asked SpongeBob, concerned. "Is it because…you love her?"

SpongeBob felt his heart suddenly jump in surprise! Terrible surprise.

He tried to fix the problem. Pretending to be happy, he said "No, of course not! We're just friends!" Talking to Sandy, he asked "Right, Sandy? Sandy? Sandy?"

Sandy felt her heart jump with surprise, too. Thinking about it, it all made sense. It explained all the things he'd done in the past. And she could see what exactly had made SpongeBob act so weird – the female sponge was his new girlfriend, and he was trying to hide SpongeSusie from her.

SpongeSusie burst into tears. "You do love her! I can't believe you'd fall in love with some other person that isn't your own species!" She sobbed, loudly, and ran away, which made SpongeBob feel even worse.

"Uh…SpongeBob?" said Sandy, nervously.

This can't be happening! thought SpongeBob. Just like SpongeSusie, he ran away, crying his eyes out.

Stay tuned!