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Where we left: "And the winner is…!"
Now with the story…
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Chapter 36
"… Kole!"
The crowd cheered, support was heard in many ways but Kole wasn't really listening to it; her brain had technically stopped working after hearing her name: She stood still, eyes wide in surprise, mouth slightly open, arms limp at her sides… She had won!
"I…I won?"
"That's right, Kole; you won!" Punk Rocket exclaimed, taking Kole's hand and raising it in the air, the girl still too shocked to do anything.
The girl looked around the club: Everyone was clapping, they were smiling at her, showing her their satisfaction with the results; showing her she deserved to win no matter what some other people may think. It was all happening too fast: She had arrived that night shaking nervously knowing this was going to be her very first time singing in public and even more so because most of the public knew her. Later, she had finally gotten over her fear only for her hopes to go down after her first match with the grey-eyed boy; she got her revenge and she felt satisfied with herself and now this, the victory, her victory.
Looking over at her best friend she could see how proud Cheshire was of her for everything Kole had done that night, she almost felt as if it was a mother looking at her newly graduated child and she felt like blushing; did her friend really expect so much of her? That would explain what led her to announce Kole's performance to the whole school, to talk her into auditioning for this in the first place, to accept the bet with Red X; it was all because Cheshire believed in her even more than Kole herself and she was sure the pink-haired girl would be victorious that night even with her initial fears. Kole owed Cheshire more than she could have expected, and to think that mere moments ago she was ready to kill the gymnast with her bare hands.
Kole chuckled softly inwardly -her previous shock still not allowing her to move outwardly- at the thought. Her eyes then travelled to her secret crush; he was there also rooting for her, clapping loudly and smiling broadly at her victory and she felt as though she was on cloud nine. That night she won much more than a contest or a bet; she had broken down her fear barrier, she had opened her eyes to her friend's intentions and she had gained some ground with that boy she liked so much. Maybe it still wouldn't mean he could think of her as a girlfriend but at least she was sure he was more aware of her existence and she could try to be with him more often; after doing this she felt more confident of herself and she could start doing more things on her own. That night made her grow a lot in her mind and some more in her heart.
Red X for his part, was shocked as well: Kole won? She had won? It just wasn't possible; he was assured to win that night. Possibly it was because of his mistake; he had let the pink-haired girl fool him like no-one had ever done before, he was the one who played with people, he was the one who toyed with everyone's mind and he was the one who should have won that night not his rival. He was supposed to be the one enjoying his prize next week and not be suffering his punishment; the bet had been his idea after all and he had started it because he was sure he was going to win: He always got his way even if it didn't last long; that was him.
But this time, it had changed; he had been defeated by just one of his preys and that was not supposed to happen. This was definitely going to affect him and his reputation seeing as how his punishment will start this Sunday none-the-less; not enough time to even imagine someone would forget his failure. No… Maybe not everyone would be interested in this but he was the Principal's son's best friend; he was popular among the students and he was always very confident of himself and now… Well, he'd have to do something big as a mascot during the upcoming game if he wanted to keep his position in the school and also keep some of his dignity.
Yet, for the moment, no matter how shocked he was on the inside, he had to pretend to be just fine on the outside; that was part of personality after all. And, so, even if he was very disappointed with himself in his heart, his hands joined time after time, clapping intensely, while the corners of his lips curved up creating a fake smile that could pass as a real one for everyone who didn't know him which was technically everyone in that club save for one person who would never tell anyone about it for it was not something important; it was only a game.
"Congratulations, doll!" Red X exclaimed walking around the DJ so he could rest his hand on the winner's –how hard it was for him to say, or think, that- shoulder, smirking playfully at her "Mind if I give you a prize of my own in the form of a kiss?"
"Don't even think about it!" Kole snapped waking up from her trance as a reflex to protect herself from the raven-haired boy as she had done plenty of times before "Who do you think you are?"
"Hey, calm down." X raised his hands in defense stepping away from the girl, still smirking "I guess, everyone likes you better than me, it just goes to show how popular you are."
"No, it just goes to show how much people dislike you." Kole smirked back at her ex-rival, the fact that she had won finally dawning on her "Loser."
"Shot through the heart, babe." X touched his chest with his hand faking hurt… Or just showing he was hurt "You don't have to call me that."
Kole shrugged still amused, it was amazing how lightly he was taking it all; he was going to humiliate himself this weekend in front of not only the whole Wilson High but also their most feared rivals; Jump City High. Fortunately, there was no other High School programmed for the next five games; they would come later on after this semester was done. Red X had to be thankful for that.
"Great job Kole; you're staying here for one last performance!" Punk Rocket exclaimed gleefully, standing in between the two contestants and hugging each with one arm "But, of course, Jason was great too; still I'm afraid you won't be performing again tonight. Girls rocked this time!"
"Of course!" Kole exclaimed raising her arm up in the air getting an approving cheer from her public. Red X smiling at her trying, not to look too disappointed in front of everyone.
"So Jason, it's time for you to leave but not without an ovation which you really deserve!" The crowd did as they were told, X took his shades off, his eyes adjusting to the club's lights now that there was nothing to protect his iris from them; he bowed a little showing his gratefulness to everyone who had supported him even when it wasn't enough. He stood straight up again, glancing at his blond male friend in the crowd; once they made eye contact, X motioned to the backstage with his head telling Jericho that he wanted to see him in the dressing room. The blond nodded, understanding the sign. The dark-haired boy turned on his heel and walked away back to the hidden door in the wall.
"I'm going back to my place, the song will be ready in a few seconds so you can take this time to tell your public anything you wish." Punk Rocket walked back to his seat, Kole looking intently to the crowd trying to find something to say.
"Um… Well, what can I say?" She started smiling shyly earning some light laughs from everyone there "I just want to thank you for supporting me and helping me win; this is one of the most awesome things that has ever happened to me, maybe the most awesome one. I owe you all this night and… And I'll try to do my best with this last song of the night for that's the only thing I can give you in exchange for your support. Thank you very much!"
Her reply was given in the form of big applause that filled the whole nightclub, and it was all for her. She had never felt that way before. She felt as if she was flying high, now that she had finally accomplished something as big as this; it felt just right. Kole heard someone whistling from behind her, she turned her head to see the DJ giving her a thumbs up, everything was ready, she nodded letting him know he could start the song.
The lights went out and the Lynx got ready for the last performance of the night. Everyone was silent waiting for the song to start.
Yellow lights shone over the place with each beat, the song already getting the public's attention. Then, those lights disappeared, leaving in it's place a pink light illuminating the back-ups who now were down to two –the boys had walked away leaving the girls alone on the stage-, a blue light shone over the crowd and a yellow one drew all the attention to the lead singer and that night's winner; Kole.
Here we are so what you gonna do?
Do I gotta spell it out for you?
I can see that you got other plans for tonight
But I don't really care
The three girls sang together, creating a multi-voice effect which the public liked a lot and it was the same effect X had created for his last performance mere minutes ago. It wasn't that she was copying him and you know that, but she liked to do that and, in honor of the original performers, it had to be done.
Kole danced all around, feeling more comfortable for being able to create her very own moves with this being the last song and with all her worries gone at least for the moment. Now, it was just time to enjoy everything around her as well as everyone around her seemed to enjoy her act.
Size me up you know I beat the best
Tick tock no time to rest
Let them say what their gonna say
But tonight I just don't really care
The lights changed as the chorus started, while the blue light that illuminated the public only got darker, the back-ups were now singing under a green light and Kole's light now shone deep red. Her spirit high up as well as her hand.
Come on baby we ain't gonna live for ever
Let me show you all the things that we could do
You know you wanna be together
And I wanna spend the night with you
She at the moment wasn't really trying to dance much, she was just enjoying the song letting her body do whatever came to mind, but she had the rhythm within her and it made it all look good enough. Otherwise the public wouldn't be dancing as they were now.
(Yeah, yeah) With you
(Yeah, yeah)
Come with me tonight
We could make the night last for ever
The lights went back to their original color as the next stanza started, Kole relaxed a bit now that the song got a little slower. The crowd also moving a little slower and keeping an eye on the performer, although, some couples and groups had started dancing among themselves satisfied with the music playing.
I've seen it all I've got nothing to prove
Come on baby just make your move
Follow me lets leave it all behind tonight
Like we just don't care
Kole suddenly saw the crowd opening path for something and she soon discovered it was the two male back-ups who had left their place on the stage before she started her final song: Charlie and Tavis better known as Kilowatt and Lighting among their schoolmates. She didn't know what they were planning but they were moving everyone so easily that she was sure they had done that before and it wasn't as if it hadn't happened before like when Argent went to join them on the stage earlier that night.
Let me take you on the ride of your life
That's what I said alright
They can say what they wanna say
Cause tonight I just don't even care
Both blonds reached the stage and Tavis then offered his hand to Kole motioning to the open path with his head, smiling all the way. As the lights changed again Kole smiled back at him and took the offered hand, she felt as Charlie took hold of her other arm –the one she was holding the microphone with- and helped her jump off the stage so she could join the cheering people.
Come on baby we ain't gonna live for ever
Let me show you all the things that we could do
You know you wanna be together
With a little jump Kole was on the dancing floor, her personal light disappearing as the crowd closed in on her, leaving still enough space for her to continue her performance as comfortable as possible. The female back up voices stayed on their places, they didn't want to interfere with the blue-eyed girl's performance and even less now that she had been taken in by the crowd.
And I wanna spend the night with you
(Yeah, yeah) With you
(Yeah, yeah)
Come with me tonight
We could make the night last for ever
Cheshire appeared by Kole who took the raven-haired girl's hand and starting dancing with her, just having fun with her best friend after the all too predictable –according to Cheshire- victory. More Wilson High students, including Raven's and Robin's gangs, joined them in the middle of the dance floor.
(Let's pretend you're mine)
We could just pretend, we could just pretend
Yeah! Yeah!
Hot Spot took Ches' place beside Kole and started dancing with her, she accepted him and continued dancing. Not a second later Lighting had joined the duo making Kole feel a little awkward for having two boys that close to her but she followed their game and tried moving as to be able to dance with both males.
(You got what I like)
You got what I like, I got what you like
Oh come on!
Just one taste and you'll want more
So tell me what you're waiting for
Without any kind of advice two more boys joined the trio, the pinkette was surprised to see Geo-Force and Kid Flash standing by her so now the four boys seemed to have formed a little diamond-shape around her. She giggled at this, it's not that it was still that comfortable for her but she was happy to see the others supporting her: Hot Spot was close friends with Cheshire, hence, having some kind of friendship with her as well. Kid Flash and Geo-Force were another story, their friendship had started directly with her and not with Ches and they were two of the closest male friends she could say she had. Lighting, on the other hand, seemed to take a liking for her rather quickly and even if she wasn't as excited for that as he was it was a nice feeling in a way.
Kole closed her eyes and sighed deeply, the next part of the song needed strength from her part and she just had to give her best. Even more so for the fact that, ever since she got into the crowd, her crush was closer to her and she could add some more points on her favor with this.
Come on baby we ain't gonna live for ever!
(Let me show you all the things) That we could do
You know you wanna be together
And I wanna spend the night with you
After the sudden rise of her voice all the people there clapped loudly, it sounded just fine as it was and it was a change from the past songs in which she had her voice even throughout most part of the song.
(Yeah, yeah) With you
(Yeah, yeah)
So come with me tonight
We could make the night last for ever
For ever!
The boys had given her more space to let her sing in peace, if she was going to sing out loud they didn't have the right of staying in her path. Cheshire smiled very proud of herself, now that was what Kole was born to do.
(Come on baby we ain't gonna live for ever)
Let me show you all the things that we could do
You know you wanna be together
And I wanna spend the night with you
Kole shot one last glance to that special boy, who was still looking at her but seemed not to pay much attention to the quick stare, before running back to the stage and jumping onto it; she had started there and she had to end there. Turning around to face her excited public she got ready for the last part of the song.
(Yeah, yeah) With you
(Yeah, yeah)
Come with me tonight
We could make the night last for ever!
And no matter what happened for the rest of the night, she knew this night had been really special for her. It was going to change her life for ever.
For ever!
(Oh, oh)
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Winner decided and Kole enjoyed her victory, but I'm sure she'll enjoy even more seeing X as the mascot on the upcoming day: Only two days away!
Short chapter, I know. But this has a song and I didn't want to write a lot with it, upcoming chapters will be longer.
Guys, I'm sorry for not updating but school kept me so busy I can't believe it. Also, I got into a MEP group on youtube and that kept me busy too, but I managed to finish this and I'm still writing chapters for my other fics. I hope I can get them up soon, please Kamisama don't let me get writer's block!
Anyway, hope you liked it and please review. BTW the drawing homework is still up, don't worry if you don't know how t draw, I can't either and I still tried, but if you're creative enough you can still get a prize. I received one for another fic and I'll link it in my profile on the next update of The Fine Line in case you want to check it out.
Next chapter: Sunday night! Night of the big game against Jump City High! We'll check upon our characters and their thoughts before the game starts, surprises are in for more than one student.