AN: Hey guys! Thanks for all the reviews! Just a heads up, I'm gonna be gone from July 6-15, so I won't be able to update or review for a while. I'll post a chappie right before I leave, 'kay?
Disclaimer: DDR is owned by the Konami Corporation, not me.
Chapter 3: Last Day of School
"Let's try something new. Even if we fail, we could at least try a different song." Kaeli suggested.
"Well, it's your call. I've never done Witch Doctor in Heavy. If we were up against the one and only with that song, we'd get pulverized. How about we try that song?" Shawn said.
Kaeli looked around at all the people staring at them. She didn't want to be embarrassed and fail in front of the people, especially since they just saw someone do it perfectly. "I don't know. Well, I guess so." Kaeli didn't let the crowd get to her. If they weren't there she would try it out, plus she'd like to see them go up there and do it. "I better make it "times 2" to make it easier. They pressed okay and prepared for the worst. There were tons of steps that would have looked really confusing in "times 1" but it was a little easier with "times 2".
Kaeli was doing okay. Her meter bar was at halfway. But Shawn was having a hard time concentrating and matching up the steps with the beat. He was failing and his side said danger. He finally stopped because his steps were off beat and were distracting Kaeli. Kaeli did pretty well for her first time. She ended with a D, and Shawn had an E. The crowd gave them a small applause for trying. When they emerged from the crowd they saw the Absons.
"I saw you trying out Witch Doctor in Heavy." Singa said. "At least you didn't fail!" she said.
"Well I would have if it wasn't for Kaeli." Shawn said smiling.
Kaeli's mom gave them a mysterious look. "Well you'll just have to practice it and get better."
"I don't want to waste all my quarters on just one song! I mean, I want to get better, but you never know, I could fail and lose the other stages!" Kaeli exclaimed.
"That's why we got you this!" Mr. Abson spun around and handed Kaeli a Playstation 2 game system with DDR Max 1 and 2. They also had two dance pads.
"Oh my goodness! Thank you mom and dad!" Kaeli screamed. Now she didn't have to use her quarters. She had the game for home! "You guys are the best!"
"You'll be coming over to our house a lot more often now!" Singa said to Shawn.
"Oh, I won't have a problem with that." he said to the side.
All of the excitement of the day was so much. Kaeli was a contestant and she got a new game console with two games! Kaeli wanted to stay up all night and play DDR, but she still had school tomorrow, even if it was the last day of school, the biggest blow off day of the year. They drove back home the way they came, so they could again see the Gilderton Hotel. There were still a lot of people out front, ready for their night on the town. They arrived at the Paltrow's house, but like Kaeli, he wanted to play DDR.
"You're so lucky Kaeli!" Shawn said, happy for his friend and not at all jealous.
"Well, why don't you come over after school and we can play DDR! And we can have an afternoon snack: Kool-Aid and Doritos!" Kaeli cheered.
"It's a date!" Shawn blurted out. "I mean, it's set!" he blushed. "I'll see you 2nd period. It'll be fun to tell Bailey we're in and ask her if she is. She'll have to say she didn't make it!"
"Alright then!" she waved goodbye as he ran up to his house. The Absons got home and were ready to go to bed. It was already 10:00!
Kaeli was getting ready for bed when her sister came in her room. "Kaeli, I think Shawn likes you."
Kaeli whipped around quickly. "Shawn? No, I don't think so. We're just friends. What makes you say that? What're you talking about? There's nothing going on. Who told you that?" she said in one huge breath.
"Well for one, the fact that you talked so quickly and nervously." Singa remarked.
"Noooo. I just don't think it's true so I don't know why you said that."
"I was just saying what I thought! Plus I overheard mom and dad talking. They made it seem like you two were gonna go out or something. I think they want you guys to go out."
"What? No, that can't be. We're just friends, end of story. If they want me to have a boyfriend, I'll find one, but just not now." Kaeli said.
"Just look for clues tomorrow." Singa said.
"Get out."
"Make jokes about you two going out. I'll bet he'll blush."
"Get out!!" Kaeli exclaimed. She didn't need a badgering little sister making up stuff and bothering her. She quickly washed her face and changed and got into bed. I can't believe I can play DDR at home now, she thought. But what if Shawn does like me. Do I feel the same way? Kaeli still pondered that question as she drifted off to sleep.
The morning came with warm air, chirping birds, and a bright sun. Everything was perfect for the last day of torture. The buzzer went off at 6:15. "Ugh..." Kaeli groaned as she reached for the clock to turn off the ugly sound. It's the last time I have to do that until I'm a junior, she thought. Kaeli got up and noticed her dirty room-the clothes she wore yesterday, tons of junk food consisting of Doritos and Kool-Aid, and of course the rat family that had moved in there a month ago. As she looked for her purse, she pushed her bookbag under her bed. "No need for you!" she exclaimed. If she had looked through her bookbag, she would have found papers in there from the beginning of her sophomore year!
Kaeli slapped on some clothes and eventually found her purse. She looked for her keys, which of course wasn't in her purse. As she rummaged through her belongings she stumbled upon an old note that was written to her by Shawn. Upon reading the note she remembered the day he had given it to her freshman year.
Hey Kaeli!
Just another boring day in bio. Mr. Malone won't stop yapping away
about chromosomes and Mendel and his peas! Anyway, yesterday I played
a really cool game at the video arcade. It's new. It's called DDR,
which stands for Dance Dance Revolution. I was really bad at it, but
some people who played it were really good. It's some dance game where
you try to step when arrows match up. It's kind of hard to explain, so
I'll show you today. Meet me by my locker after school and we can go
together.
Sincerely,
Shawn
"Man, I can't believe I still have this!" Kaeli shouted. "I have got to show Shawn! This note is where it all began!" Kaeli quickly found her keys and ran down the stairs. "Singa, read this note!"
Singa took the note and carefully read its contents. She gasped. "Oh my goodness! I can't believe it! Looks like your messiness came in handy!"
"I know! I almost forgot that Shawn introduced DDR to me!" she said. Kaeli was so excited, that she didn't want to wait to get to school. She grabbed some toast and headed out the door in a flash. Kaeli ran all the way to school, which wasn't too far, but it was still a great workout.
She entered the school a bit earlier than usual. The halls were practically empty, except for the few students and teachers, all of whom were anxious for the day to end. Kaeli stopped by her now old locker. She opened it up, finding it completely spotless. "Oh look what they made me do to you! Why do you have to be clean? Where's the mess that I worked so hard to make?" Okay, you're talking to a locker here, Kaeli thought to herself.
She heard some talking across the hallway so she was really happy when she turned to see Bailey and her other friends. Kaeli reached into her purse and pulled out her acceptance letter. She didn't want to be mean and brag, but it would be a very satisfying situation. She wasn't really friends with Bailey, but they were friends enough to get along if they had a project together.
"Hey Bailey!" Kaeli said, walking up to the group. "I heard you got your letter yesterday! I'm so glad you made it in! Shawn and I got our acceptance letter yesterday too. It's gonna be so much fun! Can you believe it? Next week we can be named DDR elite!"
Bailey looked up at Kaeli with distant eyes. "I-I didn't make it in." she said softly.
"Oh!" Kaeli said, acting surprised. "Oh I'm so sorry. I just figured you made it in since you said you got an A. I thought anyone who got an A got in."
"Well, uh, I guess too many people got A's so they had to, um, cut people even if they did good." Bailey choked out.
"Hmmm. Too bad." Kaeli said. The 5-minute bell rang, and 1st period was about to start. "Well, I gotta go. Don't take it personally. Remember, there's always next year." Kaeli walked off to her geometry class smiling. Maybe I was too hard on her, she thought. Naaa. She entered the room and sat down in her assigned seat. By the time the bell rang for class to start, there were 4 other people in the class, counting the teacher!
"I guess no one wants to go to school to do nothing. They'd rather come here to work." The teacher, Mr. Swaum joked.
Kaeli was prepared for situations like these: boring classes with nothing to do for 45 minutes. She pulled out her c.d. player from her purse. "Ah, much better!" she said, slipping on the neckphones. The music didn't help take her mind off wanting to ditch the last day of school to play DDR. Every song she listened to she came up with DDR moves. Kaeli was relieved when the bell finally rang. "Okay, I only have to do this 7 more times. And at least I can talk to Shawn now." She walked up to the 3rd floor and entered her art room, where her teacher was Ms. Valesk.
"Good morning, Kaeli! So good to see you. Hopefully your other classmates will come. I told them that they could only get their artwork back today." she said.
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I know that ending was kinda awkward, but I had to leave it off somewhere! Anyways, hope you're enjoying it!
Zanisha: Yah, I haven't been to the R café in a while. But I remember one of the times that I did go I made a huge fuss 'cause we were celebrating my birthday (Heather's too since she's my twin) and I wanted this big TY gorilla stuffed toy. But my parents wouldn't let me get it. Anyways, I need to play DDR more, like, everyday!
SaeSawanoguchi: Alright, I think I spelled it right this time! Sorry, I still need to R&R your 5th chappie! I've just been so busy. I have majorettes practice 3 times a week from 12-3, and singing lessons (but that's only once a week for 30 minutes). I can't really sing that good, but I try! lol I'm glad you like my writing techniques. Yah, once I get to the competition, it'll be really cool. I hope I don't make it boring!
Where are my other peoples that were supposed to review? –looks under couch- Not there! Oh well!
Disclaimer: DDR is owned by the Konami Corporation, not me.
Chapter 3: Last Day of School
"Let's try something new. Even if we fail, we could at least try a different song." Kaeli suggested.
"Well, it's your call. I've never done Witch Doctor in Heavy. If we were up against the one and only with that song, we'd get pulverized. How about we try that song?" Shawn said.
Kaeli looked around at all the people staring at them. She didn't want to be embarrassed and fail in front of the people, especially since they just saw someone do it perfectly. "I don't know. Well, I guess so." Kaeli didn't let the crowd get to her. If they weren't there she would try it out, plus she'd like to see them go up there and do it. "I better make it "times 2" to make it easier. They pressed okay and prepared for the worst. There were tons of steps that would have looked really confusing in "times 1" but it was a little easier with "times 2".
Kaeli was doing okay. Her meter bar was at halfway. But Shawn was having a hard time concentrating and matching up the steps with the beat. He was failing and his side said danger. He finally stopped because his steps were off beat and were distracting Kaeli. Kaeli did pretty well for her first time. She ended with a D, and Shawn had an E. The crowd gave them a small applause for trying. When they emerged from the crowd they saw the Absons.
"I saw you trying out Witch Doctor in Heavy." Singa said. "At least you didn't fail!" she said.
"Well I would have if it wasn't for Kaeli." Shawn said smiling.
Kaeli's mom gave them a mysterious look. "Well you'll just have to practice it and get better."
"I don't want to waste all my quarters on just one song! I mean, I want to get better, but you never know, I could fail and lose the other stages!" Kaeli exclaimed.
"That's why we got you this!" Mr. Abson spun around and handed Kaeli a Playstation 2 game system with DDR Max 1 and 2. They also had two dance pads.
"Oh my goodness! Thank you mom and dad!" Kaeli screamed. Now she didn't have to use her quarters. She had the game for home! "You guys are the best!"
"You'll be coming over to our house a lot more often now!" Singa said to Shawn.
"Oh, I won't have a problem with that." he said to the side.
All of the excitement of the day was so much. Kaeli was a contestant and she got a new game console with two games! Kaeli wanted to stay up all night and play DDR, but she still had school tomorrow, even if it was the last day of school, the biggest blow off day of the year. They drove back home the way they came, so they could again see the Gilderton Hotel. There were still a lot of people out front, ready for their night on the town. They arrived at the Paltrow's house, but like Kaeli, he wanted to play DDR.
"You're so lucky Kaeli!" Shawn said, happy for his friend and not at all jealous.
"Well, why don't you come over after school and we can play DDR! And we can have an afternoon snack: Kool-Aid and Doritos!" Kaeli cheered.
"It's a date!" Shawn blurted out. "I mean, it's set!" he blushed. "I'll see you 2nd period. It'll be fun to tell Bailey we're in and ask her if she is. She'll have to say she didn't make it!"
"Alright then!" she waved goodbye as he ran up to his house. The Absons got home and were ready to go to bed. It was already 10:00!
Kaeli was getting ready for bed when her sister came in her room. "Kaeli, I think Shawn likes you."
Kaeli whipped around quickly. "Shawn? No, I don't think so. We're just friends. What makes you say that? What're you talking about? There's nothing going on. Who told you that?" she said in one huge breath.
"Well for one, the fact that you talked so quickly and nervously." Singa remarked.
"Noooo. I just don't think it's true so I don't know why you said that."
"I was just saying what I thought! Plus I overheard mom and dad talking. They made it seem like you two were gonna go out or something. I think they want you guys to go out."
"What? No, that can't be. We're just friends, end of story. If they want me to have a boyfriend, I'll find one, but just not now." Kaeli said.
"Just look for clues tomorrow." Singa said.
"Get out."
"Make jokes about you two going out. I'll bet he'll blush."
"Get out!!" Kaeli exclaimed. She didn't need a badgering little sister making up stuff and bothering her. She quickly washed her face and changed and got into bed. I can't believe I can play DDR at home now, she thought. But what if Shawn does like me. Do I feel the same way? Kaeli still pondered that question as she drifted off to sleep.
The morning came with warm air, chirping birds, and a bright sun. Everything was perfect for the last day of torture. The buzzer went off at 6:15. "Ugh..." Kaeli groaned as she reached for the clock to turn off the ugly sound. It's the last time I have to do that until I'm a junior, she thought. Kaeli got up and noticed her dirty room-the clothes she wore yesterday, tons of junk food consisting of Doritos and Kool-Aid, and of course the rat family that had moved in there a month ago. As she looked for her purse, she pushed her bookbag under her bed. "No need for you!" she exclaimed. If she had looked through her bookbag, she would have found papers in there from the beginning of her sophomore year!
Kaeli slapped on some clothes and eventually found her purse. She looked for her keys, which of course wasn't in her purse. As she rummaged through her belongings she stumbled upon an old note that was written to her by Shawn. Upon reading the note she remembered the day he had given it to her freshman year.
Hey Kaeli!
Just another boring day in bio. Mr. Malone won't stop yapping away
about chromosomes and Mendel and his peas! Anyway, yesterday I played
a really cool game at the video arcade. It's new. It's called DDR,
which stands for Dance Dance Revolution. I was really bad at it, but
some people who played it were really good. It's some dance game where
you try to step when arrows match up. It's kind of hard to explain, so
I'll show you today. Meet me by my locker after school and we can go
together.
Sincerely,
Shawn
"Man, I can't believe I still have this!" Kaeli shouted. "I have got to show Shawn! This note is where it all began!" Kaeli quickly found her keys and ran down the stairs. "Singa, read this note!"
Singa took the note and carefully read its contents. She gasped. "Oh my goodness! I can't believe it! Looks like your messiness came in handy!"
"I know! I almost forgot that Shawn introduced DDR to me!" she said. Kaeli was so excited, that she didn't want to wait to get to school. She grabbed some toast and headed out the door in a flash. Kaeli ran all the way to school, which wasn't too far, but it was still a great workout.
She entered the school a bit earlier than usual. The halls were practically empty, except for the few students and teachers, all of whom were anxious for the day to end. Kaeli stopped by her now old locker. She opened it up, finding it completely spotless. "Oh look what they made me do to you! Why do you have to be clean? Where's the mess that I worked so hard to make?" Okay, you're talking to a locker here, Kaeli thought to herself.
She heard some talking across the hallway so she was really happy when she turned to see Bailey and her other friends. Kaeli reached into her purse and pulled out her acceptance letter. She didn't want to be mean and brag, but it would be a very satisfying situation. She wasn't really friends with Bailey, but they were friends enough to get along if they had a project together.
"Hey Bailey!" Kaeli said, walking up to the group. "I heard you got your letter yesterday! I'm so glad you made it in! Shawn and I got our acceptance letter yesterday too. It's gonna be so much fun! Can you believe it? Next week we can be named DDR elite!"
Bailey looked up at Kaeli with distant eyes. "I-I didn't make it in." she said softly.
"Oh!" Kaeli said, acting surprised. "Oh I'm so sorry. I just figured you made it in since you said you got an A. I thought anyone who got an A got in."
"Well, uh, I guess too many people got A's so they had to, um, cut people even if they did good." Bailey choked out.
"Hmmm. Too bad." Kaeli said. The 5-minute bell rang, and 1st period was about to start. "Well, I gotta go. Don't take it personally. Remember, there's always next year." Kaeli walked off to her geometry class smiling. Maybe I was too hard on her, she thought. Naaa. She entered the room and sat down in her assigned seat. By the time the bell rang for class to start, there were 4 other people in the class, counting the teacher!
"I guess no one wants to go to school to do nothing. They'd rather come here to work." The teacher, Mr. Swaum joked.
Kaeli was prepared for situations like these: boring classes with nothing to do for 45 minutes. She pulled out her c.d. player from her purse. "Ah, much better!" she said, slipping on the neckphones. The music didn't help take her mind off wanting to ditch the last day of school to play DDR. Every song she listened to she came up with DDR moves. Kaeli was relieved when the bell finally rang. "Okay, I only have to do this 7 more times. And at least I can talk to Shawn now." She walked up to the 3rd floor and entered her art room, where her teacher was Ms. Valesk.
"Good morning, Kaeli! So good to see you. Hopefully your other classmates will come. I told them that they could only get their artwork back today." she said.
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I know that ending was kinda awkward, but I had to leave it off somewhere! Anyways, hope you're enjoying it!
Zanisha: Yah, I haven't been to the R café in a while. But I remember one of the times that I did go I made a huge fuss 'cause we were celebrating my birthday (Heather's too since she's my twin) and I wanted this big TY gorilla stuffed toy. But my parents wouldn't let me get it. Anyways, I need to play DDR more, like, everyday!
SaeSawanoguchi: Alright, I think I spelled it right this time! Sorry, I still need to R&R your 5th chappie! I've just been so busy. I have majorettes practice 3 times a week from 12-3, and singing lessons (but that's only once a week for 30 minutes). I can't really sing that good, but I try! lol I'm glad you like my writing techniques. Yah, once I get to the competition, it'll be really cool. I hope I don't make it boring!
Where are my other peoples that were supposed to review? –looks under couch- Not there! Oh well!