See, I told you. Slow ass updates. Sorry, but here's the chapter that you guys have been waiting for. And it's pretty short too, so sorry about that as well.

Disclaimer: I don't own Kickin' It

-Popping Up-

"25 squats a day my ass," I muttered under my breath as I walked out of the private room.

"Exactly. Your ass is flat and you need to get it bigger to satisfy customers," April said, as she walked up beside me.

April was true to her words. It was brutally honest. It would've been worst out there with everyone looking.

I walked out of the private room a new woman.

I learned how to talk sexy.

Apparently, I was horrible at it prior to this little check up/interview thing.

I learned how to tease because teasing means more money.

I learned how to sway my hips "correctly" while walking.

I learned that my ass was too flat and I had flab under my arms.

I learned that my thighs are apparently big, but it was ok. I just needed an ass.

And I learned that I needed to work on my eyebrows.

Other than those little details, I was perfect for the job.

My flexibility was the hook for April. I did gymnastics when I was five but I stopped at fourteen. I didn't realize I was still flexible until April asked me to work the pole. I'm pretty sure that was the only thing April was actually impressed by.

"Come back tomorrow. You'll have to learn a short dance. We'll have to see how you do in front of a crowd. And what I mean by crowd, I mean the other strippers and the bartenders. If you pass that, you'll be a stripper here at The Capitol," April quickly gave me instructions as we walked toward the entrance.

I just stopped in my tracks. It made April stop and turn to me.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing...I mean, it's so easy. Too easy actually," I said.

"What do you mean?"

"Getting a job here. It just seems so easy."

"Because it is. To become a stripper, all you need is a sexy body. Then you'll need to learn how to dance and flaunt for tips. You could be as dumb as a pole. If you got a body, you got the job," April said, shrugging. "Oh, and there's also that age limit."

"April! Let's get ready. Opening is in an hour." Lily came running toward us. She tugged out April's arm. April waved at me as she was being dragged away.

"Don't punk out!" She shouted, smiling.

I only rolled my eyes at her. I turned and walked toward to entrance, but a bartender caught my eye. I turned my head slightly.

It was Jack.

He was quickly wiping off the counter top, along with other bartenders. I'm guessing he felt my eyes because he suddenly looked up. Jack looked directly at me.

Jack's face had confusion written all over it. Whereas mine had fear.

My eyes slightly widened as I quickly looked away. I picked up my pace.

"Kim? Kim!" I heard him shout after me when I was out the door.

I didn't want anybody knowing that I was going to be stripper. The only exceptions were April, Jessica and Jerry. I didn't even know Jack worked there. He saw me there before opening time. Also, everybody knew me when I stepped into the room. Of course, Jack knew why I was there.

I don't know Jack like that. What if he spreads my business around the campus?

I shook that thought off. Jack didn't seem like that type of person. Then again, I didn't know him. As I came out of thought, I immediately noticed the line down the block for entry to The Capitol.

I had to strip for people like this. I saw business men, lonely men and women, who try to drink their sorrows away, people trying to get laid, bachelors and bachelorettes, crazy groups of friends, couples, and underaged boys and girls with fake IDs. I also saw some jocks and classmates from school.

I sighed. I had to dance tomorrow. My stomach cramped up and my heart beated faster.

Jack was a bartender. I had to dance in front of him.

Shit.

"Does my ass look flat to you?" I asked Jessica, as I looked at it in a full length mirror.

I looked over to her. Jessica sat on the bed frowning a little.

"You weren't listening...again. And yes."

I glared at her before pouting a little, looking in the mirror again. She chuckled a little.

"As I was saying, we're going to have a new roommate."

I pouted more.

"Why? We're perfectly fine alone."

"Everyone is supposed to have three or four roommates, hense their being four rooms. We're lucky it was just us for a little over a semester."

"But why now? School's out in like three or four months."

"This girl has been complaining about her roommates for the longest. They couldn't find any space for her on their side of the campus. It took months, but they realized that we're the only ones with free space. So she'll be moving in some time tomorrow."

I sighed heavily. I didn't want a roommate. I couldn't have anyone else in my business.

"Well, what's this girl's name?"

"Ugh...April. I think."

My eyes widened.

I couldn't have been the same April. It had to have been someone else. I could not live in the same dorm as my boss.

"What's wrong?" Jessica asked.

"Nothing. Well..."

Should I tell her about April being Sparkle? I don't think April wants anyone to know. I can't just blurt out her secret. I'll have to keep this to myself, unless April's ok with it. Even if it means keeping this from my best friend; the only person who understands me at the moment.

"Nothing," I said.

Jessica gave me her confused face, before shrugging it off. Whenever she did that it meant she thought I'd tell her later. I frowned a little. I might not ever tell her.

"Are you positive her name is April?" I asked.

"Yeah. Why?"

"Nothing."

"Nothing is almost always something to you," Jessica said.

"I'll tell you later," I said, quietly. Before Jessica had a chance to use her lawyer skills to make me talk, I rushed out of her room. "I'm going to take a shower."

THE NEXT DAY

I walked into literature class nervous as hell. I couldn't face Jack. And I knew Mr. Demon wouldn't let me switch seats. But, I also couldn't be late because Mr. Demon would certainly have an excuse to kick me out. He hated me so much.

I walked down the steps to my row, which was close to the front. My seat was at the end.

I saw Jack on his phone, texting someone. He seemed frustrated because of how hard he was typing. I couldn't help but peek over his shoulder and see the conversation.

The caller ID was "April Da Cap"

That couldn't get anymore obvious. It's like once you mean the girl, she won't stop popping up. A week ago, I wasn't even aware of her existence. Now she was everywhere.

Anyway their conversation went a little something like this:

Ywas Kim at TC last night?

Idk

U were w/ her

Sory, can't tell u

Just tell me

No

Y

Up 2 Kim 2 tell u

Come on. Tell me. Ur my bff!

I barely no u.

Tell me!

Aww, ur just mad ur crush is gonna be a stripper.

Ha! I got the answer!

Wait wat?

Opps. GTG!

Jack, angrily, locked his phone.

I wanted to face palm. April, he had no clue. He didn't need to know. How could you make that mistake over text?! Did she not proof read?! Did she send it on purpose to humiliate me?!

Wait...Jack has a crush on me?

I felt heat crawl up from my neck to my cheeks. A small smile found its way to my face.

I bit my smile back as I walked all the way to my seat. Once I sat down, I felt Jack's eyes.

"Hey, Kim."

I only nodded in response. I couldn't talk to him. It wasn't to play hard to get. If I started a conversation with him, he was bound to stir the conversation into my private matters at The Capitol.

"So, yesterday...you were at The Capitol before opening. Why?" Jack asked.

"Um..." So much for ignoring him. "I was with my friend, April."

He narrowed his eyes. "What's her last name?"

"Why are you asking?" I asked, stalling.

Last name. Last name. Think. Johnson, Jones, Jennings, Smith, Waterson, Blake, Alexander, Simms...

"I mean you're her friend, right? You'd know her last name."

Fitzgerald, Burris, Br-

"Miss Brooks!" I heard Mr. Demon shout in happiness, snapping me out of thought.

I saw the smile on his face, which lit up the room. Joy filled his, usual cold, emerald eyes. Sexiness is such a huge decoy.

I turned around to see who he was smiling at. I sigh heavily with an eye roll. I was going to get annoyed by this whole popping up thing. I already knew it.

It was the one and only, April.

"Hello, Mr. Jenkins," April said, smiling.

She walked all the way down the stairs and gave him a hug. I narrowed my eyes when I saw how low his hand was. It was right above her ass.

April pulled away.

"Everybody," He said, grabbing people's attention...as well as grabbing April's waist. "This is April. She was my star student last year. She was and, hopefully, still is an amazing student. I advise you to look up to this one."

April only smiled a little, before she slyly smacked away his hand off her waist.

"Brooks," I muttered.

"Hmm?" Jack mumbled.

"April Brooks."

So, April was there just to drop off Jack's earbuds. I hated to say it, but she was my lifesaver. If she didn't come into the room right at that moment, I would've been caught in my lie. And I really hated to say it, but if didn't greet her with so much joy, I wouldn't have known her last name.

It wasn't a complete lifesaver though. I had to ignore Jack for the rest of class. He kept bugging me like a child asking if you have games on your phone.

It was the end of the day and I was tired. I had that economics test that I was stressing over the day before.

I opened the door to my dorm. I yawned as I stepped in and closed the door. As soon as I got to my room I heard the door open. I assumed it was Jessica, so I flopped into my bed. But then, I heard a voice.

"Hello? Anybody here?" Her voice boomed through the dorm.

I groaned and got up. I saw her with a box in hand in the middle of the living room. She was looking at the many stacks of newspapers with cirlced job offers as well as my pile of books. I wasn't planning on cleaning that up until I officially got the job.

"Hello, April," I greeted, grabbing her attention. She had a smile on her face as she turned around, but that turned into a straight line. She seemed about annoyed as me.

"Oh, I was hoping it was a different Kim...no offense," April said.

"None taken. I was actually hoping it was a different April...no offense."

We both let out a dry, humorless laugh. We were both annoyed of each other already.

"But, in all seriousness, I just don't want to live with a co owner. Especially one I barely know," April confessed.

"And I don't want to live with my boss," I confessed.

"And you keep popping up out of no where," We both say simultaneously.

That time was let out a real laugh.

"So, what was wrong with your previous dorm mates?" I asked, changing the subject.

She rolled her eyes. "They kept stealing my stuff, they drink a lot and I had to clean up their puke, they constantly tried to dig into my private life, and one of them just hit on me way too much."

I gave her a confused look.

"She's bi and desperately wanted to get laid by me. She knows I'm straight and have a boyfriend, but that didn't stop her. It came to a point where I had to punch her and lock myself in my room for the rest of the day," She explained.

I nodded.

"That sounds horrible...well, welcome to your home, boss," I said with extended arms. April smiled a little. "Choose a room. That's my side," I said pointing behind me. "And that's our other dorm mate, Jessica's side," I said pointing behind her.

"I'll take Jessica's side," She said.

April turned around and walked toward her room, around the corner. She would be across from Jessica. I followed her.

"Um, do you have anything you need help with?"

April put her box down next to the bed, which was provided for us by the school. She turned around.

"Uh, yeah. I do."

I helped her lift boxes and unpack for an hour. Then, I helped with decorating her room.

I helped move my boss in.

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