It's been a while now hasn't it? Hmm, well I'm sitting in my neighbors house while they're out of town, watching their adorable puppy all the while coughing up a storm due to the cold I received walking over a mile in seventeen degree weather…does anybody else find this a bit strange? Huh, maybe it's just me. Well let's just get on with the chapter, shall we?
~December Roses~
Chapter Thirty Seven: Distance
"Sooooo Aden and Alex are next…are ya ready?" Dawn giggled as she nudged Alex. The pink eyed girl groaned while throwing her head back.
"Noooooooo…" She drowned.
"Oh, c'mon it won't be that bad…" Rolyn mused smiling softly. Aden snorted.
"Uh yea…it is." He breathed nodding quickly. "I hate dancing…" He whined.
"But you're dancing with the stunning and amazing Alexandra! Consider yourself honored."
"Yea Aden," Alex said punching said boy roughly on the shoulder. He cringed and whimpered for the sake of his shoulder. "Remember who you're dancing with." She scorned.
"Aheh…of course I'm excited to dance with you Alex…" He laughed nervously as his cheeks flushed bright red. Alex laughed at his expense.
"The song you guys are dancing to," Jason began as he pointed between Alex and Aden. Alex quirked a brow at him and Aden nodded for him to continue. "Isn't it from some movie?" He questioned cocking his head to the side.
"You should know which movie it's from…" Alex said as the corner of her mouth quirked up into a crooked smile. Jason narrowed his eyes at her in confusion and Alex let a sigh pass her lips as she leaned back in her seat.
"Why should I know?" Jason laughed sarcastically. It was obvious he and Alex did not meet eye to eye, but they almost acted like siblings, May thought, like her and Max or Rolyn and Drew.
"Because the movie the song is from just happens to be…"
"My favorite movie." Rolyn inserted, cutting Alex off completely. Jason turned to look at her to see her expression completely blank minus that glare that had her deep brown eyes set on fire. Jason swallowed.
"Of course I knew that," Jason snorted slumping in his seat a bit.
"Of course you did." Drew said sarcastically with a flick of his hair. Jason shot him a glare and he simply smirked in return.
"I bet you he knows Rolyn's absolute favorite song from that movie too." Aden laughed. Alex nodded in agreement knowing very well that Jason had no clue. His blank expression was enough of a clue to what that particular song is.
"Save yourself the embarrassment and just say 'I Can Go the Distance'…" Drew breathed shaking his head. Jason's cheeks flushed red which surprised May to some extent. She had never actually seen Jason blush such a color. He always seemed so confident in her eyes…
"Okay, we should not delay our second couples dance," Jennifer said from the stage. Alex sunk in her seat and Aden's head snapped up, his smile quickly vanishing. The two glanced at one another, both of them looking as though they'd be thrown into a panic attack at any moment. "Alright, clear the dance floor people!"
Aden hesitantly pushed himself away from the table and stood to his feet. He turned to Alex, a nervous smile spread across his lips as he held out a hand to her. She glanced down at his hand before glancing back up at his boyish smile. She gave her own lopsided smile as she placed her hand in his and he pulled her to his feet.
"You ready?" Aden asked as he led her to the dance floor. Alex shook her head crazily.
"No…are you?" She asked back as they reached the marble flooring. Aden snorted.
"No…"
"Well then let's do this." She said as she glided across the dance floor until she was opposite to him. The lights dimmed a bit and people began to murmur before the music began. Alex and Aden strode to the center of the dance floor, meeting halfway and getting into the proper position. Aden's arm slinked around her waist and took her right hand in his left.
I have often dreamed
Of a far off place
Where a hero's welcome
Will be waiting for me
And the crowds will cheer
When they see my face
And a voice keeps saying, this is where I'm meant to be
The couple seemed to glide across the floor in such a way that it seemed natural to them. They remained on beat to Dawn's surprise and Marina who was leaning against the desert table while Jimmy dipped his thirtieth strawberry into chocolate, smiled in approval as Aden dipped Alex accordingly. The two of them could surely waltz…
I'll be there someday
I can go the distance
I will find my way
If I can be strong
I know every mile
Will be worth my while
When I go the distance
I'll be right where I belong…
Alex let out a shaky breath as she glanced down at her feet in those Celebi forsaken heels. Her breath hitched in her throat and she mentally began to panic as she stared down at her feet as if they were the most fascinating thing in the world, all the while mouthing '1,2,3…', trying to keep up with Aden to avoid getting her feet stepped on.
It was then she felt his finger nudge her chin up. She lifted her head, her pink eyes meeting his deep purple ones.
"Focus on me." He told her lowly. She took in a breath and nodded as a soft smile came to her lips. He smiled in return as he spun them around the dance floor.
Down an unknown road
To embrace my fate
Though that road may wander
It will lead me to you
And a thousand years
Would be worth the wait
It may take a life time
but somehow I'll see it through
Aden spun Alex out and her smile brightened as she twirled back into him as gracefully as she could.
"Don't they look simply perfect together?" Dawn sighed almost dreamily as she leaned her cheek in the palm of her hand. Rolyn sighed as well before nodding in agreement.
"I don't know why Alex doubted herself so much; she's doing fine." May laughed.
"That's what Alex always does," Drew explained with a dismissing wave of the hand. "She whines and complains about her being incapable but in the end she does fine without even knowing it."
"Aden's the same way." Jason added with a nod. "Which is why they're perfect for one another."He snickered with a crooked smile.
"Shut up you little gremlin." Rolyn snapped punching him in the arm before turning back to the dance floor to watch her friends dance with one another.
And I won't look back
I can go the distance
And I'll stay on track
No I won't accept defeat
Its an uphill slope
But I won't lose hope
Till I go the distance and my journey is complete
"Ooh this is the good part!" Rolyn squealed as she slapped Jason's arm to gain his attention. He shot her a glare but looked into the direction of the dance floor nonetheless.
"What good part?" May questioned.
"The bridge to the song…oh it is one of my favorite lines throughout the entire song."
"Really…" Drew droned with a sarcastic roll of his eyes. Rolyn ignored him and began to sing along with the song.
"And to look beyond the glory is the hardest part." May darted he eyes from Rolyn to Alex and Aden. They were twirling around once again. "For a hero's strength is measure by his heart…."
May smiled widely as she watched Aden lift Alex into the air, still spinning and both of them smiling at one another. Maybe Jason wasn't too far off when he said they were perfect for one another. Right now they looked so happy together…
"Wooooh…" Rolyn sang as she returned her gaze o her two friends who were currently dancing. Aden slowly lowered Alex to the ground and they fell in step once again, picking up the pace to go along with the movement of the song.
Like a shooting star
I can go the distance
I will search the world
I will face its harms
I don't care how far
I can go the distance
Till I find my hero's welcome
Waiting in your arms
"This is unbearably sweet…" Marina sighed with a soft smile on her lips as she shook her head. Jimmy's head jerked up at the term sweet. She turned towards him and rolled her eyes despite the smile. "I think I need to cut you off…"
"Aw, c'mon, just one more chocolate covered pretzel…" Jimmy whined as Marina took the small snack pretzel from his hand and set it back on the tray.
"Nuh uh…the next dance is between Rolyn and Jason then its May and Drew then it's you and I so I want the sugar buzz to pass through your system by the time we go on, okay?" She said.
Jimmy smirked at her before snaking an arm around her waist and pulling her into him. "Okay…Mom." He chuckled. Marina shook her head.
I will search the world
I will face its harms
Till I find my hero's welcome
Waiting in your arms…
The dance ended with Alex wrapping her arms around Aden's neck in a sweet embrace. His cheeks flushed bright red as he gave that classic boyish smile he was known for. The lights came back up and everyone applauded for the couple as the moved off the dance floor hand in hand.
"See, that wasn't so bad…" Aden laughed as he glanced down at Alex. She gave him an incredulous look. "Okay it was horrifying but fun!"
"Yes…horrifying and fun…" Alex chuckled sarcastically as they came to the table where her friends sat.
"AH! Alex you looked beautiful! Ballet certainly paid off!" Dawn squealed shooting up from her seat to wrap her arms around Alex's neck in a tight embrace.
"Ballet?" Everybody chorused, including Aden and excluding Paul. Dawn pulled away and smiled sheepishly.
"Oops…heh…" Dawn laughed nervously. Alex's expression blanked for a moment before it contorted with a mixture of pure rage and annoyance. She turned the look at Dawn and the blunette squeaked before sprinting off as quickly as she could in her heels.
"Get back here you blabber mouthed, pink wearing Barbie doll!" Alex screeched running after the blue eyed girl.
"Huh…Alex took ballet…" Marina said as she took her seat with Jimmy taking the one next to her. "Who would have guessed?"
"I'm surprised that Dawn was able to keep that a secret for more than a day…" Rolyn snorted as she leaned back in her seat, ignoring the fact that Jason had his arm draped over the back of it.
"I wonder why Alex didn't want anybody to know…" May mused tapping her chin thoughtfully.
"Isn't obvious?" Marina snorted. "Alex has always been what you'd call the tough one…independent, blunt, rash and rather tomboyish. Ballet would totally ruin her image…"
"But it had to have been long ago because she wasn't taking ballet when I met her." Rolyn pointed out.
"She stopped when she turned nine." Paul stated flatly. Everyone turned to him, all with expressions of question. "After I met her and Dawn, she stopped…she only took ballet because of Dawn."
"How do you know?" Aden snapped.
"Dawn told me."
"Oh…"
"That's reasonable." Rolyn said with a shrug.
"Of course Dawn told him…" Jason mumbled.
"Do you have something to say Alvarez?" Paul growled towards the dark haired boy. Jason's brow shot up and he chuckled off the threatening comment.
"No…not at all." Jason laughed before taking a sip of his apple cider.
"Good cause if you did I would have to rearrange your face." Paul muttered under his breath. Rolyn scoffed.
"Excuse me but you will do no such thing!" She snapped rather loudly. Everyone paused to look at her. Jason smirked behind the rim of his fluke while everyone was confused to why she would stand up for him when she clearly stated that she did "not" like him. "I get to rearrange his face; you can have what's left."
"Ha!" Marina laughed before taking a sip of her cider as well. Drew smirked and May furrowed her brow.
"C'mon love, back me up here!" Jason chided turning towards Rolyn.
"Sorry babe, but if anyone is gonna kick the crap outta you it's gonna be me." She said taking his face between her hands and pulling him in close to her. "Cause I love you so much." She muttered patting his left cheek before pushing him away.
"You guys freak me out." May commented shaking her head.
"Thank you," Jason and Rolyn chorused.
May rolled her eyes before turning to Drew. "So when do we dance again?" She asked leaning her chin in her hands.
"Third to last." He sighed. "You can hold out till then, or am I just that tempting?" He questioned lowly. May scoffed.
"Yea right, I'm dreading the moment." She grumbled under her breath with a roll of her eyes.
"The moment I hold you in my arms and romance you on the dance floor?"
May's cheeks flushed bright red. "You're hardly the romantic type Drew. If a girl were to fall for you she must be blind…or deaf…or both." May muttered crossing her arms over her chest.
"Mhmm…" He mused.
"What was that?" May snapped.
"May…are you losing your hearing?"
May slumped in her seat as she turned away from Drew, hiding the red that colored her cheeks. Rolyn snickered on her behalf knowing that the two of them were obviously flirting, more than she and Jason do which was saying something…not that she would ever admit to flirting with Jason of all people.
Marina smiled knowingly as she glanced at Jimmy who was twitching slightly, probably due to his massive sugar intake. This was actually only the beginning.
"D-Does anybody else feel the urge to start running around in circles???" Jimmy breathed as he tapped on the table multiple times.
"Oh boy…" Rolyn muttered. Right at that moment Dawn came by their table, screaming for help. No more than five seconds later Alex appeared, her face flushed and her eyes raging.
"Which…way…?" She panted as she paused at the table.
"That way." Paul said simply as he pointed towards the direction that the bathrooms were known to be located. Alex smirked evilly as she nodded before taking off as fast as she could in her heels.
"Wait for me!" Jimmy cried jumping up from his seat. He ran after Alex, laughing like a maniac and causing people to pause as he passed them. Marina groaned and dropped her head to the table.
"And let the sugar buzz begin…" Drew muttered leaning his forehead on his finger tips. Aden nodded slowly in agreement, still in shock by the way Jimmy had just taken off laughing like a guy straight out of a mental hospital.
"Who wants to go settle everything?" Rolyn asked gesturing in the direction that her three friends had run. Drew ducked his head, Aden began to whistle innocently, May took a coy sip of cider and Paul simply glared at her. "Okay let's choose this way…eanie meanie miney-I ain't going."
"I'll go!" Marina exclaimed, throwing her hands up in exasperation.
"You brave, brave soul…may Arceus be with you." Aden saluted Marina as she stood from her seat and trudged off to catch Jimmy, calm down Alex and soothe Dawn.
"Not even Arceus can save her now…" Jason commented shaking his head.
"For once and only once, I will agree with Jason." Rolyn said with an affirming nod. Jason smiled brightly.
"Aw love, I knew you'd back me up sooner or later." He cooed leaning over and wrapping his arms around her waist before pulling her into him. She glared at him before he smirked at her and jerked her onto his lap causing her to yelp.
"You sicko! Let me go!" She commanded struggling against him. He only held her tighter to him.
"Nah…I like this position." He laughed into her ear. She groaned in disgust before hunching her shoulders and crossing her arms over her chest.
"How sweet…" Drew mused sarcastically. Jason grinned at him and Rolyn huffed in annoyance.
"You two are humorous to watch." May commented as she pointed from Jason to Rolyn.
"I could say the same thing about you and Drew." Jason retorted smiling coyly at her. May blinked stupidly before pursing her lips and shaking her head.
"No…I wouldn't say that…" May muttered as her cheeks flushed red. Jason chuckled as he leaned his cheek against Rolyn's side.
"Ugh, whatever; let's get ready for our first dance before my mom thinks you're trying to rape me." Rolyn growled as she began to wriggle her way out of Jason's grasp. He reluctantly let her go, allowing her to stand up.
"It's not rape when there is consent…" Jason mused just loud enough for everybody else at the table to hear. Rolyn seemed to be frozen for a moment as Jason smirked wolfishly. After getting over the initial shock of his words, she growled as her cheeks turned deep red.
"In your dreams loser." She growled grabbing him by the tie.
"Oh so you do know what I dream about…"
"Arghhhh!" Rolyn balled a hand into a fist and was about to let it fly into his face, but Drew grabbed her hand and pulled it back.
"Remember sister dear, no violence at the party. Shining moment, remember?" He said lowly in her ear. Rolyn huffed once again and regained her composure, letting her expression soften.
"C'mon ya big pervert…" She muttered dragging Jason away by the tie.
"Oh yea, they are totally in love…" May said sarcastically.
"Hey you never know," Drew said smartly. "You find love in the strangest places. One day you could hate someone and then the next you're found making out with them in a broom closet." He said with a lopsided smile.
"D-Did that actually happen?" May stammered.
"I was being hypothetical Maple." He laughed lightly. May smiled sheepishly.
"O-Oh…" She sighed.
"So, do you wanna go find a broom closet?"
Hopefully I didn't disappoint. I'm horribly tired right now but I still have loads to do before I set down for a nap and try to sleep off this cold. I'm actually surprised I was able to get sick…I never usually do. Well anyways let me say one last thing…well two; Please review and bye.
~December Roses~