Chapter 14- Time to dance.

"I am not wearing this, there is no way in HELL you are bringing me like this to the dance!" Chris warned as he stared at the dress robe. It was old and ratted and smelt worst than mothballs. "What was that idea you had before? We would be going as Degenerates?" he asked.

Hunter grinned. "So now you want to try it my way? Ok, get the hell out of that, and get on your 'I don't give a rat's ass as to what you say about my clothing' type of clothes. You know the shining, sparkling pink kind?" Hunter asked.

Chris didn't question him as he went to change. Hunter took a black t-shirt and spray painted DX in neon green. "Perfect" he grinned as he placed the t-shirt on; he tied back his hair and then wrote DX on his pant legs. Hunter was set for the dance.

Chris came back moments later and smirked to Hunter's new look. "Oh yeah, the girls are going to be thrilled with you!" he laughed.

"Turn around Chris" Hunter ordered. Chris did, Hunter spray painted DX on his back.

Chris wasn't pleased at all. "HEY! THAT'S MY T-SHIRT!"

Hunter didn't listen, he sighed aloud. "You want to stand out with me, you trust me on this!" Chris rolled his eyes and let Hunter continue with the spray paint. "You're lucky I asked the twins out, no one asked them yet you know"

"The twins? Maria and Mickey! One's nuts and the other's a blonde! Really, really blonde!" Chris protested.

"Shut up, at least they are chicks!"

When the time came for the dance, everyone in the main hall stared at Hunter and Chris. They were the only ones without suits. "You sure about this?" Chris asked.

"No, but it is too late now!" Hunter grinned as they walked up to Mickey and Maria. Mickey looked over Hunter and a look of disgust instantly came over her face.

"Oh… my… God… What the hell is that!" she demanded as she looked at his shirt. Mickey took Hunter's shirt into her hands and glared at him. "You're going out… like that!"

"It beats the original idea where DX is spray painted on my crotch" he shot back. Mickey was ill as she grabbed Maria and threw her to Hunter.

"I am not dancing with him, especially when everyone is watching the first dance!" she snapped.

Maria smiled as she was in Hunter's arms. "How did your suit get all green like that?" she asked.

Hunter rolled his eyes as Professor Lindala came up to him. "Are you ready Mr. Potter?" she asked.

"Ready?"

"Yes, it's tradition that the three… well… in this case four champions led in the dance. You and Miss Maria are to go out onto the dance floor when introduced and begin the celebration."

"Oh Fuc…"

"Mr. Jericsley, you can go into the main ball room," Professor Lindala said before Hunter could finish his swear. Chris escorted Mickey into the ballroom as Hunter's eyes looked to Candice; her arms were around Bobby Lashley.

"She looks beautiful," Maria said.

"Yeah she does" Hunter whispered, not knowing Maria was looking at someone else. Hunter turned and saw Stephoine standing behind him. She came down the stairs in a shimmering white dress. Sabu waited at the bottom of the stairs for her and stood at attention. Stephoine took his arm as she gave a playful giggle to Hunter.

"Damn" he whispered. He went into the ballroom with Maria on his arm, they were to go into the middle and begin dancing. "Can you dance?" Hunter asked her.

Maria smiled and nodded. "That makes two of us"

Hunter tried to dance the best he could, it wasn't long before others came onto the dance floor. Darcodorf asked a brown-headed woman onto the floor and took her off her feet. "There's no way that's his wife," he muttered.

"What?" Maria asked.

"Oh… nothing" Hunter replied as he tried his best not to step on her toes or fall on his ass.

When the first dance was done. Hunter sat down with Chris who sat next to Mickey; there was this odd woman in the ballroom. She wore a stunning blue dress and long ice hair to match. "I've never seen a chick with hair like that" Chris said.

Hunter was stunned when this woman came over to him, she grinned an evil smile. "Remember me?" she asked.

Maria and Mickey stared at Hunter. "You know her?" they demanded of him.

Hunter honestly didn't know this woman, yet how did she know him? She stared at him oddly, and she began to smell him to make the situation all the more stranger. "Oh, you don't have any this time." she said with a sight pout. The strange woman looked about the room trying to find someone familiar to her.

Hunter readjusted his shirt when he stared at the young woman. "What the hell are you talking about?" Hunter roared.

"I tried to kill you remember!" she said with a grin.

There was an awkward silence for the moment, till Kane came in. He wore a white tux of all things and smiled to the blue haired woman. "Hello darling" he grinned and kissed her.

Hunter and Chris looked away shuttering. "Your date?" Chris asked.

When Kane broke the lip lock he smiled to him. "But of course. Guys, this is Mel. Mel… the guys… oh, you've already had an… interesting greeting with Hunter there"

Mel nodded. "He doesn't know who I am? Does the term. 'Hey ugly, catch me if you can' rings a bell?" she asked in a rather annoyed tone of voice. Hunter looked at her eyes and saw a memorable glimmer.

There was a sudden shocked look coming over his, he knew this woman… just not as a woman. Kane gave Mel some punch from the table and a chocolate dessert on the side. She was in love with him for his simple gestures. "Darling, there's plenty more at the table" he told her.

Mel wasted no time and going to the desserts. Kane looked back at the guys, yet glared at Hunter. "You called her ugly!" he demanded.

Hunter shrugged. "How the hell was I to know she can become a chick? She tried to kill me you know! And what the hell are you doing in a white tux! You know how awkward this is to see you in that color? Let alone dressed up!"

Kane's smile in return. "Yeah, that was quite a show she did. Normally Dragons would give up on someone like you, she just wouldn't quit." He sighed aloud. Kane then tugged gently on his white bow tie as he looked down at Hunter "As for my appearance…" Kane leaned in closer till he was inches from Hunter's face. "I don't have to explain a damn thing to you about it" he whispered evilly. Kane backed away laughing at Hunter.

Chris leaned over and whispered. "I think that's his way of saying he doesn't give a rat's ass about you. If he keeps wearing white the Fidget team would be called Snow white and the seven dorks!"

Kane smiled as he ignored Chris' comment for the time being. "Now, if you'll excuse me. I'm going back to my lady" Kane grinned as he directed the comment to Hunter; he walked away as Hunter couldn't help but feel he was just insulted somehow.

"I don't know what's scarier. The dragon that's a hot chick, or Kane in a white tux?"

Chris laughed. "Excuse me, are we going to dance any time soon?" Mickey demanded.

Chris said nothing. He just shook his head. He wasn't in the mood to dance. Just then, a man from ECW walked over, he bowed to Maria and offered his hand.

"May I have this dance?" he asked.

Maria grinned as the man introduced himself as Balls Mahoney. Hunter could just hear Maria question. "Why do they call you Balls?"

"I think she's going to find that out tonight" Hunter smirked to Chris.

Mickey grew angry and got up to leave. Hunter and Chris sat alone as Stephoine approached them both. "Having fun? .. . . What the hell is on your shirts?" she demanded.

Hunter just remembered his DX logos. "Oh, we're standing out. Not giving into 'the man' you know?"

"Uh… no. Anyway. I am having a great time! Sabu is amazing!" Stephoine grinned.

Chris just mimicked her words back in a sarcastic tone. "You know what you're doing? You're flirting with the enemy!"

"The enemy? Sabu and I have only danced; we don't even talk about the gauntlet! Besides, what makes you think that I would tell him anything about Hunter's strategy? Do you think I can't take care of myself!?" she demanded of Chris.

"Well… yeah!" he snapped back.

Stephoine glared at him. "This tournament and dance is about learning and making friends. How dare you Chris… How dare you. Go to bed… BOTH OF YOU!" she ordered. Stephoine ran out of the room with tears in her eyes.

Hunter looked to Chris as be pulled a piece of gum from his pants. "You know, she does have a point. I mean, you think princess there would yap?"

Chris didn't answer him; he took Stephoine's advice and went to bed. Hunter followed as well, deciding he was sick of the dance anyway.

Later that night

Hunter's nightmare returned, of Vincemort and his followers. He managed to snap out of the dream when his scar flamed up, when he awoke, he was stunned to see John just coming in with his shoes around his neck. "Oh, hey man. Sorry if I woke you… I just got back from the dance" he smirked.

Hunter looked at the clock. "It's four in the morning"

John grinned. "Yeah, I know!" he smiled and started humming a tune played at the dance. Hunter just closed his eyes once more, and tried to fall back asleep.