Tides of Dawn Chapter 16: Halloween Ball: Part 2, a x-men: the movie fanfic

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What was she doing? Stealing the light. That light should be on me!

Nicole fumed as she watched Dawn, looking brilliant, dance across the hall with Shock.

Shock should be with me, not that stupid loser!

Nicole did have a date, but it was a dumb jock-ish boy who always stood on her feet. She was dressed as a bunny, more like a Playboy Bunny. Her whole outfit was a baby pink. The costume consisted of short-shorts, high-heels, revealing top, bunny ears, paws and tail. Linzi and Becky wore the same, in different colours. One in baby blue, the other in light green.

After the song finished, Nicole sat with Linzi and Becky.

"She shouldn't, like, be here," Becky said, flicking back her bunny ears.

"Yah, she shouldn't of come," Linzi said, glaring at Dawn on Shock's shoulder. Nicole grew a smile.

"This is our dance, right?" she asked, smile growing. The other girls nodded, "well, we should be able to, like, kick her out". Becky and Linzi thought it over in their heads and nodded, smiling too.

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"This is great, Shock," Dawn said, hugging Shock, "thank you for taking me". Shock smiled as he led Dawn to the drink table. A variety of orange and pink drinks and food were available. Dawn's smiled faded as she saw the Clone Club approach her. Shock's face fell, too, when he saw them approach. He quickly stepped between them and Dawn.

"Why do you always have to bother Dawn?" he said angrily, "just leave us alone". Nicole smirked and looked past Shock to Dawn.

"Dawn wasn't invited and isn't welcome," she said, smugly, "This is out dance, she'll have to go". Nicole turned around and waved at one of the people at the entrance with the huge Jack-O-Lantern head. He shuffled over.

"Dawn, go, or you'll be escorted out," Nicole said lightly. Dawn stared daggers at Nicole, and strode past her. Nicole smiled happily and turned to Shock.

"So, Shock, will you, like, dance with me?" she said sweetly. Shock glared at her.

"You've ruined both Dawn and mine's night," he said acidly, "wherever Dawn goes, I will to". Shock ran past the Clone Club to catch up to Dawn. Nicole frowned.

"I hate to say it, but, like, I think we have an enemy in Shock" Linzi said to Nicole. Nicole's eyes narrowed as she looked at him running. She slowly nodded her head.

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Dawn quickly walk out of the gym and to the oval next to it. She slowly sat down on one of the seats. What did I do to Nicole? She thought sadly, I never hurt her.

"Dawn," Shock said loudly, running up to her and sitting. He put his arm around her shoulders, "don't worry Dawn, we don't need Nicole. Her dance sucked anyway".

Dawn nodded, resting her head on his shoulder.

"I was looking forward to it. It was my first dance," she said sadly. They sat in silence for a while. Shock suddenly brightened.

"I have a plan, wait here," planting a kiss on Dawn's lips, he quickly ran off to the school.

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After grabbing a few items from his room, Shock returned to Dawn. He smiled to her showing the things she had brought. She gave him a smile too, knowing what he had planned.

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::Meanwhile, back at the gym::

Nicole's eyes glared at all the people.

"Why are they sitting down?" she shrieked to her clones, "They should be enjoying themselves!" Linzi and Becky gave sidelong glances to each other. Most of the people had gotten bored of all the music. Jessica Simpson, Brittany Spears and many other crappy singers had been blasting from the stereo. People wanted variety, something you could rock to.

Somebody had come into the gym and was whispering to a group sitting down. They smiled and half of them went outside, the other half went to the other people and whispered to them. Many of them started leaving. Nicole only noticed when most of them had gone. She quickly made her way to the microphone at the front.

"Hello? Where do you think you're all going? I did this dance for you!" she said angrily, almost everyone had left, the last few were going to the door, "Hey, if you leave, I won't let you back in!" The people shrugged and kept going. Even the people with large pumpkin heads had gone, their heads left at the door. Nicole screamed in frustration.

"Where the hell are they going?!" she yelled, sitting on the microphone platform. Becky and Linzi quickly walked up the distressed teeny-bopper.

"We, like, heard someone else is having a party," Linzi said. Becky nodded.

"Yah, they, like, are said to have better things than this party," she said. Nicole frowned and stood.

"We'll just have to crash this party," she said, furiously.

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Shock had set up a stereo and was playing some songs he had copied onto a cd. He had put some small decorations on the seats. Someone had heard the music while outside, and went to see what was happening. Seeing the decorations and music, he thought it was another party. Better than the one in the gym, he had though. He told his friends, who had told others. Causing a chain reaction, making everyone go outside to Shock's make-shift party.

Everyone was dancing along to the music. Someone had even got a strobe light from the gym. Another had gotten two bags of chips and had left them, so people could share. Dawn hugged Shock.

"Thank you, Shock," she smiled, "your brilliant". Shock kissed Dawn.

"Anything for you, Dawn," he said, "come on, let's dance". Shock held out his hand, Dawn took it. They joined the crowd dancing.

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Nicole stalked along the gym, following the distant sound of music. ((A/N remember Nicole has good hearing)). The other clones followed closely after her. Nicole followed the sound the oval, where they saw people dancing to a rock tune. She frowned more as she saw Dawn and Shock dancing together.

"I knew it," she mumbled to herself. She grabbed a cup with red punch in it on her way into the crowd. People make a gap where she was. Smelling trouble, they made a circle around Dawn, Shock and Nicole. Dawn looked demolished as she saw Nicole. Shock tried to pull Dawn away, but Nicole's jock-ish dance partner and friends pulled him back into the gathering. Dawn tried to help Shock, but they pushed her back into the circle. Nicole glared at Dawn, gritting her teeth.

"Bitch, you really think these people like you?" she spat. Dawn tried to be brave, but her voice shook as she spoke.

"Well they may not like me, but they sure as hell don't like you," she said. Nicole's smugness got wiped off her face and was replaced with hatred. A small smile played across her lips as she, again, poured her cup on Dawn's clothes. She turned before she could she Dawn's reaction. The crowd was eerily quiet. Nicole slowly turned around to see what was wrong. Dawn had put her hand up, stopping the liquid in mid-air. Nicole frowned. Dawn looked up to Nicole.

"Do you really think that would work twice?" she asked. Nicole stood with her mouth open. Dawn shot out her arm and the red punch splashed onto Nicole's bunny outfit. It soaking in and left a red sticky mark. Nicole stood gob smacked. Her clones quickly pulled her out of the crowd and towards the school. Everyone cheered and kept on dancing. Shock found Dawn and hugged her.

"That was brilliant, Dawn. I'm so proud of you," he said happily, hugging her tightly.

The dancing had been going on for ages. A few slower songs were going on. Shock held Dawn close, as they swayed side to side. Dawn held her head on his shoulder, enjoying the movements.

"Dawn, I have something to tell you," Shock said, whispering in her ear. The song changed to one Dawn knew well. Shock sung softly in Dawn's ear along to the song.

"Sunlight woke you up at ten
Midnight passed you by again
But you're still the same
And the years seem to fly like time
You've been walking the white line
But you want to change

So long I love you dearly
I've got to go away tonight
I don't know quite what to say
Stupid Friday
And now all my words are gone
I've swallowed every single one
Didn't have to be this way
Stupid Friday

No more speaking from the heart
No more hiding from the past
Gonna go home
Pretty boy don't think you're so tough
Pretty boy not pretty enough
Now you've gone too far

It's the only way
That you learn to live
We can only pray...

So long I love you dearly
I've got to go away tonight
I don't know quite what to say
Stupid Friday..."

The song finished, and Dawn looked up to Shock with tears in her eyes.

"Are you leaving?" she asked, shakily. Shock nodded.

"Only for the winter holidays," he said sadly, "my family wants me home for winter. I don't want to leave you, but there's not choice".

Dawn let her tears fall as Shock held her close.

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Pyro stood in the darkness of a tree, watching Dawn. He felt his cheek where Dawn had kissed him and frowned. He now knew he loved her. He didn't know why. Maybe I love her because I can't have her, he thought, Fire and Water can never be together. He tried to convince himself it wasn't true love. But when ever he thought of her, his heart burned with lust.

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Whoo! That was the end of the Halloween Ball. I'm sorry for the mushy stuff, I hate it too. More stuff is going to happen, so if you review, then it'll happen sooner. So review, go now! Spread your reviewing love to me! … oO;

Song: Stupid Friday
By: Mandy Kane
Off his soundtrack Tragic Daydreams. If you're in Australia and you want to hear something unique, buy his Album!

The first time I uploaded the chapter I realised I put the wrong song up. Sorry about that.