A/N: This is the last part of Kai/Jayleene in high school.

Short Story #2: Kai & Jayleene in high school, part 4

Kai sighed, looking at Jayleene who stood across the room, helping Marceline and Tony hang a few glittery silver stars on the ceiling. The dance would be held in the auditorium which was decided, again by the group of teenagers. "Kai," Lloyd scared the spiky haired boy, making him nearly drop the platter of sugar cookies he was putting on the snack table.

"Oh…Yeah…?" he asked, pretending like he wasn't even looking at Jayleene.

"You've been standing still with that plate in your hand for twenty minutes." The boy smirked. Kai's face flushed with red color as he realized that was the truth. He quickly put the cookies down and went to the punch bowl. "Anyway, who you gonna' vote for?"

"Vote…?" Kai raised a brow.

"King and queen for the dance, man! Where's your brain?"

"Oh…Right…Um, I dunno', I guess I'll vote for my sister." He shrugged, lying though. He was going to vote for someone who really deserved to be treated like a queen…Jayleene. He glanced over at her as he thought this.

Kai looked away quickly, but Lloyd caught his friend…He raised a brow. "Well, I bet Demi Harrison is gonna' win even though she doesn't deserve it…Or Scarlet might win, I dunno'. But I'm gonna' vote for Jayleene."

Lloyd smirked as Kai looked up from the snack table, smiling slightly. "Yeah, she's nice, right? Kinda' deserves it too."

"Kai…" Lloyd said, still smirking. "Dude, you walked right into that wall. You like Jayleene, don't you?"

"N-NO!" Kai immediately objected, his blushing practically melting his face off.

…

Jayleene heard Kai from across the room. She looked up and saw him blushing and saying "no way", "hell no", or "never in a million years" repeatedly to Lloyd.

She raised a brow, wondering what they were talking about. "Whatever you say…" Lloyd sung, walking away.

She shrugged it off, losing interest. She needed to practice at least four songs for the dance. Jayleene finished hanging up another star before walking off to change. The dance was in about three hours and people would start showing up soon…

Later…

Kai's mouth almost dropped open when Jayleene walked back into the auditorium with her guitar. She had on a short strapless blue dress and black heels. Her chestnut brown hair was straightened, curled at the end and her eyes looked smokier than usual.

The dress seemed pretty simple but cute for her.

"Close your mouth or flies are gonna' get in, Kai." Kai's sister; Nya poked him in the side, giggling. The entire school filled the room by now and only a few teachers stood in the corner, making sure everything went well.

"Huh? Oh, uh…Right." He nodded, looking at his feet. "Right…"

"Hey, bedhead!" Marceline slammed her hand onto Kai's back. She shoved a card in his hand. He looked down at it as she handed him a pen.

"VOTE FOR THE DANCE'S KING AND QUEEN!" was written in all caps.

"King _

Queen _"

"Uh…" he thought for a moment.

The bully was wearing a green dress with a green rhinestone belt. She tapped her foot, waiting for Kai's vote.

He quickly wrote Jayleene Walker for queen, but stopped when he saw the spot for king…

He couldn't vote for himself and he sure as hell didn't want any other guy getting to be her king…He sighed and wrote Jay Walker. That way if another guy won, at least it'd be her brother so he knew nothing would happen between them.

He handed the card back to Marceline. She glanced at it and raised a brow. "Seriously, Bilens…?" Kai simply shrugged. The girl in green rolled her eyes and walked off to put the card in the box.

"Who'd you vote for?" Nya asked.

He looked at his sister who was in a long red gown with an orange lace band cut just under her chest. He went silent…He didn't want anyone else saying he was into Jayleene.

"Oh, you and Jay." He lied, drinking more punch.

Nya smiled. "Thanks, Kai." She then put something in his hand and walked off. He was too busy listening to Jayleene sing on stage to even bother and see what his sister just gave him.

He sighed and looked around. Marceline was talking to Tony, Lloyd was hanging out with his best friend; Scarlet, Cole stood next to his girlfriend; Demi with an annoyed expression as she stared at herself in a compact mirror, and his other friends were gathered in a group, talking.

Kai put down his cup of punch and walked over to his friends.

Suddenly he stopped, looking down at what was in his hand. "What the…?" he saw a glass case and inside it was an electric blue flower…A corsage?

What the hell did he need it for?

Kai's eyes widened as he blushed. HIS SISTER KNEW TOO?! Lloyd must've opened his big ass mouth. He sighed again and walked over to his group of friends.

…

When Jayleene was given the signal, she stopped playing and got off the stage. The principal; Mrs. Adrianne walked onto the stage holding a card in her hand.

The students stopped dancing and turned their attention to the woman on stage.

"Okay, first, thank you to Jayleene Walker for playing music for this dance all evening,"

There was a short applause so Jayleene gave a small, shy wave. "And thank you to the group of students for the help in this event." She smiled then, held up the card. "Now for the announcing of the king and queen,"

That earned a large applause. Kai rolled his eyes and looked at his friends who were smiling way too wildly. What the hell were they up to…?

Jayleene glanced over at Kai and blushed when he made eye contact. She looked away and pretended nothing happened.

He sighed and looked down at his feet.

"And the king is…He helped us win the football game only a month prior…" Kai suddenly looked up, confused. He had won the game for the school a month before…What the… "Kai Bilens!"

His eyes widened as applause broke and everyone in the room turned around and looked right. At. Him. A bright spotlight landed on him, almost blinding him. "Way to go, Kai!" Jay smiled, pushing him towards the stage.

Kai looked at Jayleene who gave a small smile and clapped.

He walked onto the stage and a smiling girl in a dress placed a plastic crown on his head, pushing some of his spikes down a bit.

"Now, Kai your queen is…"

…

Jayleene looked down at her feet. Why did the idea of Kai having a girl by his side all night bother her so much? He couldn't have a queen…

"She won by a surprising land slide…"

She really couldn't stand watching Kai dance with some other girl. She started to walk off, pushing her way through the crowd. "Jayleene Walker!"

Jayleene froze at the mention of her name over the microphone. She whipped around to find everyone in the room looking at her, including Kai who was on stage. He seemed just as confused and shocked as her.

Her jaw dropped. "Come on up, Jayleene!" Ms. Adrianne encouraged, smiling. A loud applause snapped out, startling her. Although a few girls who wanted to win were glaring at her a bit.

Suddenly Nya, Marceline and Angel were pushing her towards the stage.

"My bro told me something was happening between you and Bilens." Marceline said.

"So, we got a bunch of people to vote for you and him, even though I wanted me and Zane to win. But you kinda' deserve it I guess." Angel shrugged.

"So congrats!" Nya smiled.

Jayleene walked up stage carefully and slowly to meet Kai. A girl placed a plastic tiara on her head before saying "congratulations" quickly and leaving the stage.

Kai in the spotlight she couldn't make out anything but his smile and the little blush spread on his cheeks. "Okay, now the king and queen will have their dance."

The slow music started and Jayleene stood still, unsurely. (A/N: "The Writer" by Ellie Goulding. Oh and, sorry if this scene is too cheesy for you XD).

Kai approached her slowly. "Here," he slipped the blue flower onto her wrist, smiling at her blush. He put one hand on her waist and the other joined with her left hand, her right hand was put on his shoulder.

"You wait for a silence
I wait for a word.
Lying next to your frame
Girl unobserved.
You change your position
And you're changing me
Casting these shadows
Where they shouldn't be."

He stare right in her eyes as they danced, spinning slowly. "Kai?"

"Hm?" he answered barely.

"Um…Sorry that I, sorta' ran off the other day…" she looked down, ruining his view of her face and bringing her hair instead.

"We're interrupted
By the heat of the sun
Trying to prevent
What's already begun
Oh, you're just a body
I can smell your skin
And when we feel it
You're wearing thin."

"Sorta'…?" he chuckled.

She looked back up. "Okay, I'm sorry I ran off." She smiled lightly.

"It's okay,"

"Oh, but I've got a plan
And why don't you be the artist
And make me out of clay?
Why don't you be the writer
And decide the words I say?
'Cause I'd rather pretend
I'll still be there at the end
Only it's too hard to ask
Won't you try to help me?"

Most of their dance was in silence, but continuous exchanging of glances pretty much spoke for them.

"Sat on your sofa
It's all broken springs
This isn't the place for
Those violin strings
Oh, I try out a smile
And I aim it at you
Oh, you must have missed it
You always do."

"Jayleene…?"

She looked up. "Yeah?"

He stared at her for a minute in silence. "Do you like me?"

"Kai…No…"

Kai stopped dancing, forcing her to stop to. "Oh…" He noticed the crowd was staring…He continued dancing before Mrs. Adrianne could come over to check out what was happening. But he stopped looking her in the eyes. He had been completely shot down…His heart sank. "Kai," she giggled, making him look up.

Since when was breaking someone's heart funny?

"Oh, but I've got a plan
And why don't you be the artist
And make me out of clay?
Oh, why don't you be the writer
And decide the words I say?
'Cause I'd rather pretend
I'll still be there at the end
Only it's too..."

"You didn't let me finish, hothead." She smiled.

"You wait
I wait
Casting shadows
Interrupted

You wait
I wait
Casting shadows
Interrupted."

"I don't like you…" she trailed off, looking in his eyes.

"You wait
I wait
Casting shadows
Interrupted."

"I love you."

Kai's eyes widened and he squeezed her hand tightly, making her flinch. No way, she had just said that…He let go of her hand and put his hand on her waist. She put her now free hand on his shoulder, still smiling. "I love you too."

Jayleene's blush was light pink, making him smile too. She was so cute…He leaned down slightly and kissed her lips.

"You wait
I wait
Casting shadows

Why don't you be the artist
And make me out of clay?
Why don't you be the writer
And decide the words I say?
'Cause I'd rather pretend
I'll still be there at the end
Only it's too...

Why don't you be the artist
And make me out of clay?
Why don't you be the writer
And decide the words I say?
'Cause I'd rather pretend
I'll still be there at the end
Only it's too hard to ask
Won't you try to help me?"

They pulled apart and she rested her head on his shoulder. "Um…Jayleene…?" he chuckled.

"Yeah…" she answered in a dreamy sigh.

"I think everyone saw that."

Jayleene lifted her head up and saw the entire crowd staring at them. She let go of him, blushing. "Yeah…" she repeated again, rubbing the back of her neck sheepishly.

Kai smiled and pulled her hand. They walked off the stage to meet a crowd of their friends. But Jay pulled Kai off to talk alone. "Alright, Kai you're dating my sister now, I guess. That's cool but just know; if she comes home crying one day, I'm AUTOMATICALLY kicking your ass."

After putting the fear of God into his friend, Jay smiled and walked back into the group. "Oh…Kay…?" Kai followed.

Jayleene hugged his arm affectionately, smiling. "I guess getting detention wasn't that bad."

He smiled back.

A/N: End of this story. IT WAS SOOO CHEESY AND ROMANTIC! BLAH! Anyway, P.R.'s out.