Nathan came forward. "It's a dance." He swung her back. "Let's dance." Lex turned the music back on.
Daley's face paled. She thought Jackson would have approached Abby first. Or Eric. But no, things never went her way.
Melissa and Jackson were right next to each other. She tried not to look at him, to make it obvious she wanted him to ask her to dance. Jackson stepped in front of her.
"Pretty cool, huh?" He asked.
"Yeah. Abby and Lex did a good job." Melissa said, feeling awkward. She opened her mouth, figuring he wasn't going to ask her and she should just say something, but he interrupted.
"I don't have too much experience with dancing, but, um, would you, maybe like to dance with me?" He said, biting his lip.
Melissa nodded. "I'll teach you." She sounded calm, but inside her heart leaped.
Eric walked over to Daley and Taylor. "So, which one of you is going to be the lucky one?"
"Uh, I think we're going to have to get back to you on that." Daley said with a smile, and her and Taylor began to dance.
Abby walked away from Nathan and sat next to Lex, to watch. She saw Eric, standing alone. He looked pitiful.
Nathan approached Daley and Taylor. "May I?" He held out his hand.
"You may!" Taylor said.
Nathan took Daley's hand, and they began to dance.
Eric walked up to Taylor, a genuinely sad and lonely look on his face. Taylor grabbed his hand and, smiling, pulled him to the makeshift dance floor.
Jackson accidentally stepped on Melissa's foot. He heard a small gasp escape her mouth. "I'm so sorry." he said.
"I'm sorry too." Melissa looked up at him. They both couldn't resist, and kissed. No one else noticed until Eric and Taylor bumped into them. All four fell to the floor, Taylor gasping, "Ow!"
Nathan, Daley, Lex, and Abby, looked their way as well. Melissa and Jackson looked embarrassed.
"What were you doing standing in the middle of the dance floor?" Taylor said, irritably.
Melissa bit her lip, and Jackson's eyes darted around, as if they couldn't find a spot to focus on.
"Never mind." Nathan said. He hadn't known Melissa for years for nothing. He knew that look.
"But-" Taylor protested.
"We'll tell you later." Daley said, catching on. Everyone started dancing again, except Melissa and Jackson.
"So…" Melissa seemed to still be taking in the fact she and Jackson had kissed.
"I think we both know what this means." Jackson said.
"Yeah." Then Melissa smiled teasingly. "So, was liking Abby a cover?"
"How do I answer that the right way?" He said.
"You'll think of something." Melissa grabbed his hand and stood up. "We can't be wall flowers!"
Jackson shook his head and stood up.
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The next morning, Nathan was the first up. He spotted a notebook in one of the plane seats in front of the tents. He rushed forward, and recognized Abby's notebook, the page held open with her beautiful necklace.
"Guys get up now!" He yelled. Jackson and Eric came out of the boys' tent, yawning.
"Is it time for breakfast already?" Eric said.
The girls came out too. "It's time for breakfast already?" Taylor yawned.
"Where's Abby?" Nathan said.
"She's sleeping." Daley replied.
"No, she's not there." Melissa said.
Nathan read the entry in the journal, and Taylor went to check if Abby was n her sleeping bag or not. When Nathan finished, Taylor came back out.
"My backpack's gone." She said.
"We've got to go after her!" Nathan said.
"No we don't. If we bring her back, she'll just run away again." Jackson argued.
"He's right Nathan." Melissa said.
"Good luck Abby." Jackson said.
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A/N: My teacher's always say I need to be more descriptive. And I use too many pronouns. Do you think I do? I know I use said too much. Anyway, I don't think I'll finish these before five on Saturday, so are there any special requests? I'm not doing any that I've already done, Arrival, or the Pits. I did a whole story on the Pits, go read that if you have to. Ciao!
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