We were all gathered in a room for dancing classes.
Yep, you heard me right. Dancing classes. I already knew how to dance, though. As did Dan, Grace had taught us when we were little. So at the moment, the Holts looked like they were in some serious pain. We had already discovered that they didn't know how to dance. The Starlings were in the same boat at least. Jonah surprisingly could waltz. Well, he was instructor for this lovely class that Fiske set up. Alistair sat on a chair in the corner of the room. He was not going to the ball, but he would be taking part in the new mission.
Jonah clapped his hands and all eyes were on him. "Yo, I know most of you know how to dance-"
I saw the Holt's shoulders slump and the Kabras frowned at their posture.
"And I know that most of you don't want to be here, but you have to appreciate the talent of me and my fellow homies."
Everyone rolled their eyes.
"So, grab a partner," Jonah instructed. Oh great, this should be fun.
Hamilton asked Sinead and she grudgingly agreed. I saw Jonah's eyes flicker over to them and he frowned. I grinned. Maybe we had something to talk about later… Ned and Madison were paired up and so were Ted and Natalie. I don't think Natalie willingly agreed to that. Dan and Regan ended up together. I smiled. They looked cute.
Three guesses who I ended up with. Wait, it won't take three.
"Well, looks that leaves us as partners," a voice whispered in my ear. I jumped about a foot and turned around to face a smug-looking Ian Kabra.
"Uh-huh," I muttered. I heard Dan snicker in the background.
"You'll shut it, Daniel Arthur Cahill, or I'll break all of your Ninja Gaiden games," I warned, and he turned pale and shut up. Wise choice…
"Girls, put your hands on you partners shoulders," Jonah instructed. Oh, more fun more me. I gingerly placed my arms on Ian's shoulders. He smirked down at me.
"Having a good time yet, sweetheart?" Ian asked, and I rolled my eyes.
"If you wish to call me something other than my actual name, call me something other than that," I said.
"Alright…Honey."
I took one hand off Ian's shoulder and face-palmed. Then we both started to laugh.
"Now dudes, put your hands on your partners waist," Jonah said.
"Where?" Hamilton asked, horrified.
"On my waist, dolt," Sinead commanded.
Again, Jonah's eyed the pair. Hamilton put his hands on Sinead hips. Anyone could tell that he didn't like this one bit. Ian put his hands on my waist. My cheeks turned pink.
This should be loads of fun.
~ You shout it out, but I can't hear a word you say ~
After everyone was dismissed, we all headed to our lounge. Everyone did their own thing basically. I plopped myself down on a beanbag and grabbed a book. For the first time in awhile, I was doing something normal. I wasn't morphing or fighting or catching weird illnesses or waking up on people. Everyone was just hanging out.
To tell the truth, it was kind of weird.
I stretched in the large beanbag that I was lounging in and glanced at the clock. I looked up from my book and looked around the room. The Holts were eating and watching some kind of sports game. Jonah and Sinead were arguing in the corner and Ned and Ted were betting behind their backs on who would win. Alistair had already gone to bed and Natalie looked like she was passed out in her recliner. Ian was playing an application on his phone.
"Hey, Amy!"
Oh yeah, and Dan was here too.
"What is it, dweeb?" I asked.
"I'm bored!" He whined.
"How about doing something, then?" I said.
"Like what?"
"Maybe you could tell Ian that he's not playing Rocket Hop right," I offered.
Ian heard me and defended himself. "I am too! You just get more points this way!"
Then I got an idea. I stood up and snatched his phone. "Hey! That's a limited edition!"
"You got a microphone on this thing?" I asked him, and he lifted an eyebrow.
"In fact, I do…" He held out his hand for his phone.
"Where?" I asked, and he pointed to the side button. I held it to my mouth and began to speak. "Alright…hey, this isn't a microphone!" I realized when my voice turned out normal.
I glared at Ian who was trying to fight a smirk.
"Oh, shut up."
"How about you just yell?" He offered.
"I don't like to yell, though. It makes me sound mean," I said, a light blush creeping onto my cheeks.
"Oh, for Heaven's sake. Attention!" Ian called out, getting all eyes on him. "And that's how it's done," he said, smirking. He stood up and gave an exaggerated bow.
"Whatever," I said, and then I turned to the rest of the people. "How about we play a game?"
"Dun-dun-dun!" Dan and Hamilton sang. I rolled my eyes.
"No, seriously! Like truth or dare or something in that category?" I asked.
"I'm in, yo!" came Jonah's reply and Sinead nodded.
"Me too!" Dan agreed. "We finally get to do something!"
"This could get interesting," Ned and Ted chorused, and then slapped a high-five. So did Reagan and Madison. I guess it was kind of a twin thing.
I looked at the Kabras. They wore matching expressions. Oh, crap… Maybe this wasn't such a good idea.
"Sounds like…fun," Ian said, and he and Natalie smiled at each other as if sharing a private joke.
~I'm in the background! On the radio! I'm in your car, in your house, on your doorstep! ~
I looked around the room. Hamilton was dressed up as a clown. Sinead was in Jonah's lap (thanks to moi) and Ned and Ted were mimicking Reagan and Madison. Dan had a green wig on and was singing a weird song and Natalie was sneezing because she had Saladin on her lap. Ian was dressed up as Justin Bieber. He was just lacking the wig because it "itched."
And me…
Well, I was wearing some of Natalie's clothing and she picked it out for me. Let's just say that this was not my choice attire.
"I'm gonna get you, Hamilton!" Natalie said, sneezing halfway through it. "Truth or dare?"
"Dare!" He said, proudly. His clown make-up was smearing.
"I dare you to tell us who you would date out of the girls in the clue hunt," Natalie said.
Hamilton seemed to think on it. "Hey! I said dare!"
"Yes, and I dared you to tell us that," Natalie said.
"Okay…fine. I really don't know. Amy, I guess," he said, with a shrug. Well, wasn't I popular?
"I think you are a little late, dude," Jonah said, grinning. "JB already has dibs."
Jonah gave a pointed look at Ian. I turned red.
"By the way, she already slept with him." A shocked silence stood in the air…
Jonah Wizard just made a fatal mistake.
The color drained from my face and I stood up fast. In one step, I tackled him. "How did you know about that?" I demanded, choking him by his chain. Sinead had gotten off his lap just in time.
"So it's true?" Reagan asked.
"So it's true?" Ned and Ted mimicked.
"Ew! Ian, really?" Natalie said. "For once, I wish I missed out on a conversation."
"For once, I agree with the Cobra," Dan said, clutching his head. "Worst. Mental. Image. Ever."
"No, it's not true!" I said.
"You're such a bad liar, Amy," Ian tsked. I turned on him.
"What did you say, JB?" I demanded.
"Sorry, honey. I guess your little secret slipped out," he said, and I glowered at him.
"Something's not a secret if it never happened!" I pointed out, my voice rising. Before Ian could respond, Fiske walked into the room.
"Children, it is one in the morning. We have training tomorrow. Go to sleep. Especially you, Amy. You might be a little rusty in the morning. Good night!"
With that he walked back out of the room and flipped the lights out in the process. That's right. I had training tomorrow for the first time in a month. How I missed turning into a wolf.
Note my Sarcasm.
"And it was just getting good," Reagan or Madison said.
"And it was just getting good," Ned and Ted mimicked.
"Well, I guess we'll have to go to bed now," Ian's voice rang out.
He was beside me…perfect. I swung my fist sideways. I felt it make contact with Ian's forearm. "Oh, sorry! Was that your arm?" I asked, innocently.
Before I knew it, a hand was placed behind my head and a pair of lips were on mine. They pulled away from me after a couple of seconds.
"Oh, sorry, was that your lips?"
Author's Note: Okay, that was probably my favorite chapter I have ever written. I better get a lot of reviews for that one. :) I hope you liked it!
Oh and hey, if you can guess the two songs that were used as page breaks… I will dedicate the next chapter to you! :)
~Nataliya