A/N: I love to write dance chapters. They're so...fun? Sexy? I dunno. Something. I like 'em. Talk about tension in this chapter...Lemme know what you guys think!

Feel special - you're getting two installments in one day. I've been a-writin'! Ehehe.

-Cali :)

"We've met," Jimena said coldly, but Serena said nothing. Kieran could feel the tension rise as Serena glared into Stanton's eyes.

"Serena," he said, acknowledging her. She still said nothing to him. Instead, she grabbed Kieran's arm roughly.

"We need to talk. Now."

"Meet me on the floor," Kieran called to Stanton as Serena and Jimena roughly dragged her away, into the girls' bathroom. What were they going to do? Beat her up? "If you two are going to beat me up, can I just warn you that I have a really good right hook, and really strong legs? Also, I can't really feel anything through the top of this dress, so you'll have a hard time hurting me."

Serena gave her a funny look. "We're not going to beat you up, Kieran. We have to warn you about Stanton."

"Warn me about Stanton? What, does he play girls?" Kieran asked, skeptical.

"She has no idea, does she? You have no idea," Jimena said first to Serena, then to Kieran. "Look, chica, Stanton has been alive since the thirteenth century. He is a follower of the Atrox."

Kieran stared.

Serena sighed. This was always the hard part. "You know the Pandora's Box myth?" she asked. Kieran nodded. "It isn't a myth." With that, she went through the whole explanation of what Stanton was, and almost grudgingly, what she, Jimena, Vanessa, and Catty were. "We are the goddesses - the daughters of Selene, sent here to save the world from the Atrox. Stanton is the Prince of Night. He's done...horrible things to get that position. Kieran, you don't know what you're getting into. If you go back to him tonight, he'll try to turn you to their side. Come back with us - we'll keep you safe."

Kieran stared at the two for a few minutes before she began to laugh. "You're joking, right?" she said, grinning. The girls both still had serious faces.

"You think this is funny?"Jimena asked, her hands on her hips.

"Yeah, I do," Kieran said, and laughed. "You guys are so obviously joking around. Pandora's box, real? Yeah, right. And I'll be elected prom queen," she said wryly. "Look, if this is some ploy to get me to break up with Stanton, it won't work."

"You'll only get hurt," Serena warned gently, and Kieran frowned. Why had there been so much tension between the two of them? What had happened before - did they know each other?

"Serena," Kieran started, turning completely from Jimena, "what happened between you and Stanton?" she asked gently, and Serena turned away.

"Nothing of your concern," she said quietly.

"Then why are you trying so hard not to tell me?" Kieran asked, using one of Stanton's tactics. He always used this type of wording and tone when Kieran refused to tell him anything. "Talk to me, Serena. I'm not going to hurt you."

"You already have. Look..." She sighed. "I used to...Stanton was...my boyfriend. For a really long time," she explained quietly.

"But if what you say is true, then you're -"

"I know, total opposites. It wouldn't have worked...shouldn't have...I was stupid to think it was real," she said harshly, but Kieran heard the pain in her voice. "So stupid...eventually, he tried to turn me - not on purpose, but he did...it scared me, and it scared him. He broke up with me, telling me he couldn't risk turning the tides in the Atrox's favor...I was afraid he would turn me again, and I...didn't fight him." Serena's pain was so evident, Kieran almost believed their whole story about pandora's box and their goddesshood. "Apparently, he's moved on," she added, finally looking at Kieran.

The girl shook her head. "You two really are something," she said in amazement. "You put on such an amazing act. It's so cool - you guys should go into theater. Really." She was being completely sincere. Serena and Jimena put on quite the drama. They were great at evoking emotion, and making other people feel sorry for them. "Now, if you don't mind, I'm going to go find my boyfriend. Have fun," Kieran said, and turned her back on the girls.

Jimena caught her arm when it swung back. "You'd better watch your back, chica. It's not me you've gotta worry about. If you don't believe us, it's your funeral," she said, and let go when Kieran jerked her arm away.

Shaking her head, she stormed out of the bathroom, looking for Stanton. How could he be evil? He was so incredibly sweet and romantic, and gentle...he couldn't be. They had to be telling stories. None of that seemed real to her. Of course, there were a couple of things that made her wonder, like the way she could still tell how blue Stanton's eyes were even in pitch dark, and the way he seemed to read her mind sometimes.

But that was just because he knew her well, right? "Stanton!" she called, and looked around for him. She expected to see him dancing with someone, but when he called her name, she found him sitting at a table to the side, waiting for her. "Hi," she said with a smile.

"Hi," he greeted her, and smiled back. "So, what did Serena and Jimena want?" If she was going to worry about it like he knew she was, he was going to cut to the chase and ask her.

Kieran sat down next to him with a sigh. She chuckled a little. "You're going to think I'm crazy," she warned him. "Um, Stanton...are you evil?" she asked bluntly, feeling herself blush - but she had to ask. She had to hear him say no.

Stanton laughed and shook his head. "They told you I was evil?"

"That's not all they told me. They told me they were goddesses and the Pandora's box legend was real, and a bunch of other stuff...Serena told me you two were..." she hesitated. "That you -"

"-Yes, we were an item, and I did break it off."

Kieran continued. "She told me you broke it off because you accidentally turned her evil once and it freaked you out, and you didn't want to risk it again," she said quickly, feeling incredibly stupid to be telling him all this.

Stanton smiled and shook his head. "Turn her? Look - it's prom, Kia. Why don't we dance?" he asked, standing. Normally Kieran might've pushed him to tell her, but she didn't want to now. Right now, she did want to dance. She wanted to dance and have fun with her boyfriend, and that was exactly what she was going to do.

Stanton held out his hand, and Kieran took it. He led her to the dance floor and she immediately forgot everything Serena and Jimena had mentioned to her. Rolling her hips to the heavy, machine-gun fire beat of the music, she teased Stanton. She knew she could dance, and she intended to show off her skills. Listening to the music, she realized it was a song she liked and often turned up when she heard it in her car. Letting her hips swing and her hair fly, she drew her hands down Stanton's strong arms. She loved his arms, and always felt so safe in his embrace.

Stanton pulled her against him and rolled his hips against hers, teasing her as he ran his hands up and down her body. Kieran reached up and let her arms wrap themselves around Stanton's neck. Gently, he wrapped his around her waist and pulled her in for a kiss. He grinned internally when he felt Kieran sigh against his lips.

Cassandra danced over the two of them and beckoned - not to Stanton - to Kieran. The girl grinned and walked, hips swinging, over to her friend. They began to dance, rolling their bodies against each other and teasing the guys around them. Before they knew it, a circle had formed, watching them dance. The guys clapped and whistled as Cassandra ran her hands over Kieran's body, showing it off and emphasizing her hourglass. Kieran shook her hair out, throwing glitter everywhere, and grinned when Yvonne quickly stepped into the glitter and began to dance with the other two, rolling her hips in sync with them.

Stanton stood at the edge of the circle, close to the dancers to watch them. Soon, however, he decided enough was enough and he wanted to dance with his date. He stepped from the circle and pulled Kieran out of the trio of rolling bodies and hands, letting his wander slowly over her body while she continued to roll her hips in time with the music. He sighed when she dragged her hands over his strong arms and chest, and took his jacket off, throwing it to Tymmie, who grinned and gave Stanton a thumbs-up.

Turning around, Kieran let him run his fingers through her hair and his hands around her waist while she stretched her arms up, lengthening her body and giving him more to run his hands down. When his hands began to run back up the front of her body, she let her arms fall around his neck and leaned her head on his shoulder. Stanton leaned in and kissed her neck, grinning when he felt her muscles tense.

They danced together, leaning back until Stanton could almost touch the floor, then straightened quickly. Stanton took the lead and swung Kieran into his arms, then upside down and around his back in a fast swing-dancing motion. The circle applauded and Kieran laughed when Stanton dipped her back to kiss her, drawing whistles from the crowd.

Kieran giggled, and made her way back through the circle, letting Cassandra and Yvonne have the spotlight. When she turned back, they were dancing with Stanton, who looked almost uncomfortable. Kieran smiled and walked to the soda fountain, filling up a glass. A couple of guys walked over to her, talking about her moves, and she smiled and laughed with them until Stanton came over and kissed her. Then they walked away, and she laughed. "Fine, chase all the other guys away. They're all scared of you, you know," she told him.

Stanton smirked. "They should be," he said, teasing her.

"And why's that?"

"I'm evil, remember?" he asked, reminding her about the conversation she'd had with Serena and Jimena in the bathroom that she'd almost forgotten about until now. "Relax, will you?" he took a marshmallow and shoved it into her mouth. "Have some fun," he added, and Kieran, chewing and laughing, threw another marshmallow at him, missing completely and hitting someone else.

"Sorry!" she called through her laughter and marshmallow, and Stanton dragged her back out onto the dance floor.

A/N: Hmm. If I'm not careful, Stanton's gonna turn into my boyfriend...that whole shoving-a-marshmallow-in-her-mouth thing is so something my guy would do...(Note to self: Keep Stanton in character.)

Just a warning, next chapter's gonna be verrrrrrrry interesting. I upped the rating, as you can see, due to what's gonna be in there.

Anywho...REVIEW!

-Cali :)