Chapter 2 Choosing The Dance Captain

Peter's POV

The next day, as I gathered Troup A into studio A, I started to explain on how the voting for this year's Regionals Captain will go.

"Alright here's how it's going to go, I've already picked Jake and Izzy. But you guys need to vote on who should be the Dance Captain for this year's Regionals." I explained.

Jake's POV

"Okay,. Izzy what will we be like as dance Captains?" I asked.

"Well, you'll probably be mean and serious. While your girlfriend started to be nice and gentle." Izzy exclaimed

"Yeah you're right. Wait a minute what do you mean I'll be mean and serious?" I wanted to know.

"Well to be honest Jake you are the one that yells a lot." Izzy told me.

"No I don't and I don't get mad at anything." I said.

"Liar!" Izzy told me.

"Whoa, hold of a second you're the one that lies a lot more." I exclaimed with my arms folded.

"Hey, guys calm down." Catboy told us.

"You stay out of this kitty boy!" I yelled.

"See what I mean Jake, you yell at people." Izzy explained.

"So?" I wanted to know.

"So, you should take my advice and be nice if you get the most votes.

"Wait, I think your going to get more votes." I told her.

"Will see, Jake and Izzy." Peter said.

Izzy's POV

"Okay I think I'm going to be a good dance captain because I'm the leader." Jake said with a proud smile.

"Oh, brother." I said sarcastically.

"Izzy really?!" Jake asked.

"Okay, I think I'm going to be a good Captain because well I'm gentle kind sweet and adorable." I told him.

"What's being adorable have to do with anything?" Jake exclaimed.

"Say that again." I wanted him to say it again.

"I'm not going to say it again ma'am I promise." Jake said.

"Now, do you have any bad comments about me Jake?" I asked.

"No, I don't got nothing else to say I'll behave." Jake said.

"Good! Because if you don't behave and have another bad comment to say then you will be sleeping in the guest room by yourself." I told him.

"Anyway, let's get back to our other conversation we were having Jake." I said.

"Okay, so I think I will be leading the team in my own way." I thought as Jake nodded his head.

"All right all right, but I think I'm going to lead the team in a different way if I get to be chosen as dance captain." Jake said.

"Wait a minute, you're not going to put chains around their ankles are you?" I asked.

"No." Jake said.

"Jake were you just imagining the team in chains?" I asked with my hands on my hips.

"Yes." Jake said.

"Jake sweetie, I hate to break this to you but you don't get money." I told my boyfriend.

"Oh man." Jake said disappointed.

"Now tell me the real reason why you should be the dance captain of the team. And don't say you want money." I wanted to know.

"Okay, the real reason I want to be the dance captain of the team is because if we win I want to surprise everyone with something at the end of The Regionals.

"What are you going to surprise us with at the end of the regionals Jake?" I asked.

"I can't tell you I have to think of it first." Jake said

"Ooh, you're keeping it a secret I like secrets they're so romantic." I said while Jake blushed.

"Izzy, stop your making me blush." Jake exclaimed.

Jake's POV

As I went to the team I started my speech.

"Hello! My name is Jake Hutchinson, and I would love for you guys to vote for me as your dance captain because I would be a great fit for it. I'm a great leader, I listen to people, I offer advice, and if your EVER LATE, YOU'LL BE HEARING FROM ME!" I told them.

"Ugh, can you hurry it up Jake?!" I heard Izzy in the background while she groaned.

"Stop rushing me, woman!" I told her.

"You're taking forever." Izzy exclaimed.

"Well, it's not like I'm taking a hot shower." I said.

Izzy's POV

"Are you done with your speech yet?" I asked.

"The floor is all yours. Wow them with your beautiful voice." Jake encouraged me.

"Thanks! And Jake?" I called.

"Yes my queen?" Jake said.

"You did great." I told him.

"Aww, thanks Izzy." Jake thanked me.

After Jake took his seat, I went over to Troup A and started my speech.

"Hi, team! My name is Izzy Green and I would love to be your dance captain if you vote for me. I'm gentle, sweet like candy, cute, adorable and fun to be around. I would help others if they mess up, or fall down. But more importantly... IF ANY OF YOU ARE EVEN AN HOUR LATE, YOU WOULD HAVE TO TALK TO PETER AND EXPLAIN WHY YOU WERE LATE IN DETAILS! Thank you." I said as I courtesy then left.

"I thought you said you were sweet." I heard Catboy say to me.

Jake's POV

As I was in a separate room with my team Pip, Misty, Pirate Princess, Bart and Lisa, I started to to speak.

"Alright, people listen up, we are going to do a hip hop dance. So, follow my leed as a team." I told them as we started to practice the dance moves together as a team.

Izzy's POV

While Jake was working with his team, I was working with mine.

"Okay team we need to show the other team what we got and I also really want to be the dance captain so badly." I told them.

"Izzy, that's if you get the most votes." Stormy exclaimed.

"I agree with stormy here Izzy." Pirate Mummy said as we were practicing the dance moves.

"Uh Izzy we are having trouble following your foot steps to the nutcracker track." Catboy said as he was tripping on his tail as everyone fell on top of him.

"Ugh, you guys need to listen to me." I told them.

"Can't you see we're trying." Stormy told me.

"Okay, I'll lead the team." I heard Catboy said as I just left them to check on how Jake is doing.

Once I peeped through the window, I saw that Jake and the other team were doing excellent more than I was. "I think Jake deserves to be the dance Captain more than me." I whispered to myself as I just walk away.

Jake's POV

As I looked to my left I saw Izzy looking sad, and leaving. So, as I turned to my team Misty gave the okay to check up on her as I did.

"Izzy? You okay?" I wanted to know.

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"No, my team were doing bad, and as I was seeing your team doing great I think it's far that you be the dance captain Jake and not me." Izzy explained as she cried on my shoulder.

"Aww Izzy, come here " I said as I hugged her.

Izzy's POV

"Hey, Izzy go back to your team and get their attention. You need to be the boss. I love you, I got to go back to my team." Jake said as he kissed my cheek and went back inside.

As I went back to my team they looked at me.

"Izzy, sweetie are you okay?" Stormy asked.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Let's get back to dancing team. And Catboy?" I called his name.

"Yes Izzy!" Catboy answered.

"Don't ever lead the team again." I told him.

"Yes ma'am!" Catboy answered.

Jake's POV

As my team arrives back in studio A Peter was there a long with Izzy's team standing against the wall waiting for their turn.

"Okay, Jake show me what and your team gots." Peter told me as the music started playing as we started to hip hop.

After we were done, we went to stand against the wall.

"Izzy's team your up next.

"Good luck Izzy!" I told her as I blew a kiss to her.

"Thanks!" Izzy answered.

Izzy's POV

As I got in front and my team in the back, we started to dance to the nutcracker track.

"Izzy, Peter is looking at us." Both Catboy, Stormy and Pirate Mummy said as I looked at them.

"Just keep going." I whispered to the three.

Once the song was over, Peter just stared at us.

While Jake's team and my team were now voting on either one of us to become dance captains, we were really nervous. But I was more nervous than Jake is.

"Hey Izzy you okay cuz you're sweating it's almost like you are eating a hot pepper that's really spicy and you can't deal with it." Jake said.

"Okay Jake number one I'm not eating a spicy pepper, and number two I'm nervous like more nervous than you are I mean what if I'm not going to be dance Captain this year? What have I got the least votes and you get more? I'm probably just going to eat ice cream in the room all week by myself if I don't get picked to be dance captain." I explained to him as I was shaking and scratching myself.

"Whoa, whoa whoa, Izzy calm down. Everything's going to be fine." Jake told me as he took his hand and placed it on mine making me stop scratching myself in the process.

"I hate seeing my girlfriend all nervous. Just take deep breaths look I'm nervous too. But you don't see me scratching myself do you?" Jake asked.

"Jake I'm not playing around, I'm serious." I said with a stern tone.

"Well, maybe I should call you serious Izzy hahahaha." Jake laughed.

"It's not funny!" I exclaimed.

"Hey can you guys keep it down, we're trying to vote here." Catboy told us

Peter's POV

"Okay I got the votes in the hat." I said as Izzy was standing next to her team and Jake was standing next to his team.

"And the person with the most votes and who will lead the team in this year's Regionals is... JAKE!" I announced.

"WHAT?! THAT'S NO FAIR!" Izzy yelled.

"Hey, your boyfriend got the most votes than you Izzy I'm sorry." I apologized.

"You know what? I HATE YOU PETER PAN!" Izzy screamed as she ran out crying.

Jake's POV

"Hey Izzy wait up, don't run too fast I can't catch up I'm not that young as I used to be I'm only 16 I'm not like 5 years old anymore." I yelled as I ran after her and found her in the cafeteria kitchen opening the freezer taking out chocolate ice cream grabbing a spoon going to the table sitting down and eating it while sobbing.

"Hey, what did I tell you about running? Next time slow down." I said while panting.

"I'm sorry Jake, it's just that I really wanted to be dance captain again this year I mean I wasn't asked you and it was fun and I really wanted to be dance counting again this year but no you got the most votes so you got to wish congratulations happy New Year merry Christmas and happy birthday." Izzy exclaimed.

"Okay three things you need to know one New Year's is over, two it's not Christmas and three it's not even my birthday. Look Izzy I know you're upset, I get that I really do but who knows maybe you'll get to be dance Captain next year in 2024." I told her.

"That's like a year away. And you don't know if I'm going to be dance Captain next year." Izzy exclaimed.

"I'm just seeking out the possibilities." I said.

"Anyway is there anything I can get you since we're in the cafeteria anyway?" I asked.

"Well, since we're actually in the cafeteria and I am eating ice cream want to join me?" Izzy offered me to join her.

"Of course I'll go grab a spoon." I told her as I went into the kitchen and grabbed a spoon and then came back and sat down next to her eating ice cream together while she laid her head on my shoulder.

"Oh boy ice cream can I have some?" Cubby who came out of nowhere asked us?"

"No, go get your own." Izzy told him.

"Jake what happened why is Izzy upset?" Cubby wanted to know.

"She didn't get picked to be dance Captain this year I did. That's why she's upset." I explained.

"Aww poor Izzy. But I think I brought someone that might cheer her up." Cubby told me.

"Please don't say John darling." I pleaded.

"What don't be ridiculous Jake I was talking about princess and baby Jay. And surprisingly and it's kind of freaky John and Marina are hanging out together." Cubby said as princess came over with a carton of apple juice and baby Jay in Captain Flynn's arms.

"Okay that's weird for Marina and John, and also how are you two kids doing?" I asked my two kids.

"Good daddy!" Princess said with a smile.

"Dada!" Baby Jay said with a smile.

"Thanks for taking care of the kids Captain Flynn you rock. I mean we would have asked cubby but we know how he is with kids." I said with a smirk on my face.

"So I made a baby Jane go down the slide and making him hurt himself and there was no padding on the floor. Big deal. And also bring your daughter who didn't look what she was going when I was mopping the kitchen." Cubby told me.

"I'm blaming you." I told him.

"I'm thinking aunt Marina starting to have feelings for John darling hahaha." Princess thought.

"What makes you say that Princess?" I asked.

"Well they're sharing a smoothie together." Princess told us as we looked at them.

"Hold up a second did you just call Marina Aunt Marina?" Izzy asked.

"She seems nice when she's around me." Princess told her.

"Okay hold up a second which Marina are you talking about?" Cubby asked.

"Uh, I want a cookie." Princess said.

"Princess don't lie to us. Which Marina are you talking about young lady?" I asked.

"The one with the mermaid tail." Princess answered.

"Never call Marina your aunt because she's not. Stormy is your aunt remember that okay." I exclaimed.

"Yes daddy." Princess said.

"Can I call Captain Flynn my uncle?" Princess asked.

"Don't push it." I told her.