Shock and Disbelief
The Dance and the Guy
This is to a girl who got into my head with all the pretty things she did. Hey you know you keep me up in bed. This is to a girl who got into my head with all these fucked up things I did. Hey maybe baby you could keep me up in bed. My Konstantine, you spin around me like a dream we played out on this movie screen, and I said did you know I missed you? I miss you.
Kate stepped into the dance feeling like a princess - well… except for the jeans and halter-top she was wearing. Blink was escorting her through the door of the memorial building. The music had started, but nobody was dancing yet.
"This is what ya do fahr fun?" Spot sneered at the crowded room. "Youse stand n do nothin'?" Kate glared at him. He was wearing his newsies clothes again including hat. Kate and Beth had, however, stolen his suspenders and hidden them in Kate's underwear drawer.
The girls spotted a few friends standing by the punch bowl and headed over that way. Danielle ran up as they headed toward the bowl.
"Who are your friends?" she asked.
"Just some guys from Brooklyn," Kate laughed, "They're in town for tonight and tomorrow. This is Blink. That's David and Spot, and Race was…"
"What happened to Racetrack?" asked Beth. Everyone turned around looking for the missing newsy. "Sara's gone too." Kate blinked.
"Hey! I told her that Racetrack was mine!" cried Turtle. David turned to look at her.
"You said what?"
"Umm… nothing. Would you like some punch?" Spot laughed. David and Turtle went to get punch.
"So, Spot," Danielle said, "Would you like to dance?"
"It's not even a slow song yet," Beth said. Danielle growled at her. Blink and Kate headed to the punch bowl leaving Beth and Danielle to fight over… well, we're not sure.
The punch tasted horrible like it always did. Blink ended up discretely spitting in back into his Styrofoam cup and throwing it away.
Pretty soon a slow song came on and Kate was whisked away by a friend to dance. David led Turtle onto the dance floor as Blink did to Beth. Even Danielle had found some one she wanted to dance with more than Spot. Spot was left sitting at a table in the corner of the room. He sighed and rolled his eyes at Blink's very unique dancing skills.
I need a cigar, he thought to himself. He had forgotten about smoking and drinking since getting to Kate's time. Now he was sitting by himself and had more time to think about the things he was missing. As far as he could tell Kate and the other girls had never touched alcohol ever in their lives.
The song ended, and Kate plopped down next to him. She took a second to look out on their friends. Tasha had finally showed up and was trying to teach Blink the robot. Spot sighed again.
"You aren't having fun," Kate pouted. Spot shook his head. Kate frowned.
"Well, somehow, I'm going to show you a good time." Spot smirked at her. "Not like that! Come dance." She grabbed his arm and pulled him onto the dance floor. It took a lot of work. By the time they had made it out to the others, another slow song had come on. Spot automatically pulled Kate into slow dance position.
Halfway through the song Kate gasped. Spot pulled away miffed. He looked at Kate, but realized she was looking out a guy heading towards Turtle.
The guy wasn't watching where he was going and ran smack dab into Turtle and David. Kate growled.
"Come on," she whispered. She started over to where David, Turtle, and the guy where standing. Turtle was obviously upset about something, but Spot didn't know what. David had pushed Turtle behind him.
Blink and Spot stood on either side of David, and the girls (except Sara, of course) were trying to push their way up to the front.
"It's the 21st century, Blink," Kate said. "Let me through." She pushed David and Blink apart to get through. She glared at the guy.
"Want me ta soak 'im?" Spot asked Turtle. He was giving the guy a menacing look. He looked every bit the intimidating Brooklyn leader he was.
"Soak me?" the guy scoffed, "He's going to get me wet? That's supposed to scare me?"
"No," Kate rolled her eyes, "Soak means to beat you up. I really wouldn't want to chance it." The guy shrugged and walked back into the crowd.
"Yousese girls mind if Ise have a talk wit dat guy?" Spot asked
"Go ahead," Turtle told him. He started over and motioned for Blink and David to follow him.
The rest of the night was pretty eventful. They had spotted Race and Sara dancing during one of the slow songs before the two of them disappeared again. Their disappearance turned into a problem after the dance when the others went to go find them. By this time everyone was tired and just wanted to get back to Kate's house.
They found the duo upstairs above the dance floor playing poker. (Race was winning.)
"That's it?" Kate asked astonished, "You're playing poker? I thought you'd at least be doing something exciting like make out."
"Katie!" Bethany gasped, "That's your little sister!"
"Oh right. Fine, no making out until you're at least 120 years old."
A/N: Finally, It took me forever to write this chapter. I didn't give the guy a name because I want you to be able to stick whatever guy you wanted there. I'm letting the real Turtle imagine the 'talk' Spot gives 'Him'. Only 2 more chapters left (before the sequel). R/R. Even Beth and Turtle :P .
Disclaimer: The song lyrics are from Something Corporate's 'Konstantine'
