Well, this is it. The party chapter y'all have waited for (said no one ever).
Fun fact: The name of this chapter was the beta name for this fanfic, but since only the last chapter and this chapter include dancing, I decided on the current fanfic name. Leggo.
18:45. The gang was taking a walk to the disco "Sunrise", everyone dressed in their own fancy way.
Kitamura: A blue suit and black shoes. His hairstyle is exactly the same.
Sumire: Apart from a purple dress, nothing has changed about her appearance.
Minori: A pink dress, her hair was styled in a ponytail.
Taiga and Ami: Both girls wear the same attire like back at that one Christmas party, including the hairstyle like back then.
Ryuuji: Also the exact same attire he wore to the Christmas party, along with that Yakuza style hair.
Both Max and Emily were already at the party, since the owner was a friend of theirs they had an influence on the music.
The gang enters the disco, loud upbeat music blaring from the subwoofers. Everyone looks around before both Emily and Max come over, Max being in a white suit and matching pants while Emily was wearing a grey dress.
"AYOOOO,WHAT'S GOOD!" Max yells as Emily gathers everyone in a group hug. They weren't intoxicated by any drinks, they weren't old enough after all, but the party vibe made it seem like the two were drunk.
The gang were split in pairs, namely love couples, friends and crush and crushing boy, latter only in Emily and Max's case. Most of the music were romantic songs, fitting for the romantic couples. Thus, you could see most couples with their bodies against each other while the friend couples dance slowly, but only next to each other.
After a while, the music changes to more upbeat stuff, everyone suddenly getting loose. Even Taiga, the girl who couldn't dance before Emily taught her.
"ALRIGHT, GET IT, TAIGA!" Minorin yells through all the blaring music as the small girl keeps dancing, looking at her boyfriend who flashes her a smile and a wink, making the Palmtop Tiger blush.
After around a while, Max started getting a bit tired, heading outside and being alone for a few minutes until:
"I already wondered where you've been!" Emily says as she's outside out of nowhere, making Max flail in surprise, which in turn earns a small chuckle from the brown haired gal. Luckily no one else was around.
"Got tired as well, huh?" Max asks as Emily simply shook her head. "It's just...not as interesting when you're around." She answers as Max nods, gulping. "This could be my chance..." He thinks to himself before picking up the conversation again. "What about the others? Aren't they just as interesting?" Max asks with a small chuckle as Emily chuckles as well. "Well, they're cool and all. Especially that Taiga chick, buuut...well, we've known each other for so long, right?"
As Max and Emily kept talking, the rest of the gang was still inside, still dancing, now being at Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley. "ENGLISH MUSIC IS KINDA NEAT!" Taiga shouts to Ryuuji, who nods as they keep dancing with each other.
"Well, yeah...I didn't even think you thought I was "interesting" though." Max says as Emily chuckles. "Why does that surprise you? You do know I like you." She says, making the black haired boy blush a lot. "Like me as in...?" Max asks as Emily looks at him. She's never thought of him as something special before, merely as a good friend. Perhaps it's the party atmosphere or something, but:
Emily rushes forward, giving Max a kiss on the cheek. "This might answer your question, now let's get back inside..." She says as she rushes back inside to join the party. Of course, Max just simply stood there with a blank expression.
"What...the..." He thinks to himself. It might have taken about five minutes for him to join the party again.
Sure enough, Max's crush immediately rushes towards him, starting to dance with him as the music began to get slow again. Of course, Ryuuji, Taiga and Kitamura look at the new couple, knowing that Max was in love with Emily after all, but never thinking she'd return his feelings. "About time." Ryuuji and Taiga say in unison with smiles on their faces as Kitamura smiles as well.
It takes around half an hour up until Ryuuji and Taiga get outside, a bit tired from the dancing. Since the pair is alone, Taiga suddenly lets out a deep sigh. "Ryuuji...?" Taiga asks with a bit of a serious tone, making the Dragon immediately look at her. "I wanted to talk to you. Now that...Well, we're alone and I have seen Max and Emily having such a great harmony with each other..." She asks with a shaky voice, making Ryuuji look at his Palmtop Tiger who started to cry.
"All the love songs at this party too, the sad lyrics...I can't shake that thought..." She mutters as Ryuuji thinks "Oh, so you understood the sad lyrics..." before continuing to listen to his girlfriend lament. "What thought? You're getting all sentimental, what's wrong with you?" He asks as Taiga can't bear to look at her boyfriend.
Well..." She whispers before hugging the Dragon. "Sorry for leaving you behind for a year!" Taiga says as she starts sobbing into Ryuuji's shoulder, making him stroke her hair to comfort her. "There, there. You had a reason. Also, you came back, didn't you?" Ryuuji says as Taiga looks at him with a soft smile and wipes her own tears away. "I will always love you. Never forget that." He says as they share a deep and loving kiss.
Meanwhile inside the disco, Emily and Max look at each other as their faces get closer and closer up until their lips meet. Sure enough, the DJ, a friend of them, notices that and envelopes the two new lovebirds in a spotlight. Everyone else would look over and simply smile, Kitamura would laugh and clap while Sumire, Ami and Minori look at the two with their mouths agape.
During all that, Ryuuji and Taiga get inside, seeing the kiss and smiling. "It's official, alright." Taiga says with a giggle as they continue dancing the night away, literally until midnight.
Yeah, it was a great chapter, tip of the hat to myself...Of course, that's just my opinion and my opinion is worth a jar of dirt, it's your opinions I'd like to hear! Also, yes, you kinda got rick rolled in this chapter. Sorry, not sorry. Anyways, bye bye!
