Hello Everyone, here is the new chapter of Pop Star and Violinist as Verosika and Rivan get ready and practice. I was planning on having round 1 in this, but had to split it in two as it was getting quite long. Hope you all enjoy, and don't forget to leave a comment.

I do not own Helluva Boss or any of it's content.

"Remember, shoulders up, back straight, and...side step, two, three", counted Josh.

"Ouch", lightly whimpered Verosika.

"S-Sorry", stuttered Rivan blushing and sweating profusely.

"It's fine Riv, it's why were doing this", smiled Verosika encouragingly.

"Okay, stop! Stop! This isn't working", sighed a frustrated Josh facepalming himself, "We've been at this for hours already, and we're no closer to perfecting this dance than when we first started. Our time here in the clubhouse is almost up, and we have so much to work on."

"S-Sorry", stuttered Rivan once more looking down at his feet.

"It's okay Riv, it's not your fault", said Verosika hugging him from behind slightly cheering him up until he blushed profusely once more after feeling Verosika's huge boobs press against hims back.

"I mean, it kind of is", muttered Josh in a disdain tone.

"Watch it", growled Verosika pulling Rivan close.

"Just saying", muttered Josh once more making Verosika angrily growl at him, "Look, growling at me won't change anything here. In many dances, the guy has to lead his partner and basically show-off the girl. Since you're the popstar, it makes sense that he should lead you, but for some reason he's just acting like a little prissy virgin boy who-"

Wham

"Oops", said Kiki in a disdain sarcastic tone after knocking him over the head a duffel bag, "Clumsy me."

"'Clumsy' my ass! You did that on purpose!" yelled a frustrated Josh rubbing his sore head.

"Duh", commented Kiki dropping the bag and went over to hug Rivan with Verosika.

"The fuck is your problem?! You're the ones who came to us, remember?!" yelled Josh.

"It's cause Riv actually is a virgin, and doesn't know how to be close to a girl. They stake claim to that, and just like how you saw yesterday, he does share a similar feeling with both of them", explained Kat sucking on a lollipop.

"Is everyone stealing my candy now too?!" fumed Josh with a bright face while stomping over to his bag of candy confusing Kat.

"He's a bit of a sugar addict. Its why he took up dancing to balance out the sugar intake", said Ace sucking on another lollipop.

Sharp Inhale "Okay, so the problem here is that Riv is a cherry boy who doesn't know how to get close to women, and it's making him nervous. So the only conclusion here would be for him to get laid right now", said Josh clapping his hands together after thinking about the situation.

"Excuse me?!" squeaked Rivan while Verosika and Kiki stayed quiet contemplating Josh's explanation.

"Go on", commented Verosika and Kiki at the same time.

"But-I-you-we-I-I mean-s-shouldn't we-"

"Dude, you're afraid of intimacy! Just get it over with! So grab Verosika's tits, shove your face in the, motorboat them, suck on them, just stop acting like a prissy cherry boy!" yelled Josh angrily.

"I'd hit you myself if I didn't like those ideas right now", angrily muttered Verosika with thoughts of taking Rivan and Kiki running through her head.

"I still have dibs on him eating my pussy", squealed Verosika.

Tch "Thought you forgot about that", muttered Verosika.

"Please, you'd think I forget a hot promise like that? I can still kiss you while he eats me out and you pop his cherry", seductively purred Kiki making Verosika think for a minute about the various threesome positions making her smile excitedly.

"C-Can't we j-just talk about t-this?" stammered Rivan.

"Aww Come on Riv, if you're afraid of a little intimacy, then we just need to build your confidence a little", giggled Kiki hugging him from behind like Verosika did, "And as fun as it would be to fuck you, we also need to work on your rhythm first."

Snap

Kiki snapped her fingers making Kat press play on his cellphone that was connected to some wirelss speakers as a big band song played with Kiki prancing around to the beat of the songs.

Jazz Drum Intro

Hey!

"This is a little something that I learned from Dance and Judo nerds that I dated", said Kiki smiling at him as she pulled him in close making him blush.

Saa, step, step, and turn!
Sasoikakete,

Douyou shitara
baransu wa kuzurechau,

Nee, motto! Motto!
Tsuyoku hikitsukete,

Daitan de igai na rizumu,
tsukucchau no

Rivan tried to back up on reflex when Kiki pulled him close once more. She took the initial lead forcing him to learn with her. He looked down noticing her feet movement as he tried to copy her.

Hitomi wo mitsumete,
kokoro yomitotte

Mayottenaide anata rashiku
shikakete misete!

Yes!

Kiki lifted his head took making look into her eyes, and wrapped her tail around his waist to pull him closer, and lightly tapped his foot to follow her footsteps. She kept leading him unaware that little by little she was letting him lead her to the rhythm of the music.

Saa, step, step, and turn!
enryo wa dame,

Jishin ga nakya
misukasareru,

Isshun de kimacchau
yosomi shinaideite,

Watashi no koto dake wo
kangaeteite,

Jazz break with violin joining

Rivan understood part of what she was saying since he always wanted to learn Japanese, but looked away hesitantly until Kiki pulled his head back to her with an encouraging smile. She pulled him close to lead once more, but was able to keep up with her this time without stepping so much on her toes.

Yowaki wa ikenai wa
risou no katachi wo

Omoi egaiteirun janai no?
ima sugu misete!

Yes!

Jazz Scat Singing

Music Break

Verosika clapped along happily to see Rivan improving with Kiki's guidance confusing Josh about her method. Kiki lifted her leg forcing Rivan to carry her, and lifted his arm so she could twirl around. She could feel his arm twitch to go in tune with the violin portions of the song, and just relaxed her hands to let him led. She soon started guiding him on the direction they needed to go into, but he would subconsciously lead her making her smile more. She would eventually pull him down to dip her, and but trusted him to not drop her. When she saw he matching her pace, she decided to do a grand finale.

Sou! Step wo kaete
odorokasete,

Imeeji nante
kuzushichau kurai,

Nee, motto! Motto!
Dokidoki sasete yo,

Shudouken wo ubatte riido suru no!

omoikitte!

Saa, un deux troi~!

Kiki spun in place singing the last note of her song before forcibly making Rivan dip her close the ground with her legs curled up, and their faces mere inches away from each other making him blush at the sudden movement.

Kiki giggled at his reaction and kissed him deeply making him lose his balanced, and both fell to the floor much to Kiki's amusement, "Whoo! That was fun! And he's fast learner. He just needed a little push with that confident boost."

"Me next!" called out Verosika excitedly helping Rivan up to his feet.

"You speak Chinese?" asked Ace scratching his head.

"Japanese. I'm a bit of an anime nerd because of it", giggled Kiki.

"Well at least you know the Lindy Hop, which isn't even part of your first two dances", said Josh sarcastically.

"Oh Pull the cork out of your ass. We have less than 24 hours to perfect two dance routines, and try not to get eliminated on the first round. The least we can do is have a little fun in the process. Look how much he improved with that bit", said Kiki proudly hugging them both.

"Bitch", angrily muttered Josh.

"How'd she know about the cork?" asked Ace unwrapping a piece of candy.

"It's a figure of speech. I don't really wear it when we teach. You know dancing requires total concentration of your breathing, movements of your pelvic area, and glutes", said Josh yanking the candy out of Ace's mouth, "And stop stealing my candy! I'm running out of hiding places!"

"Aww, They're so cute", cooed Apple and Coco hugging each other.

"You're not helping...and we only have this place for one day. What are we gonna do if we do pass the first round? What then? Agh What was I thinking when I agreed to this?" groaned Josh.

"To shove your foot way deep into some rich pompous asshole who stole your livelihood, studio, and passion, all for the sake of a small whim of a girl that doesn't even like him, and is now one of your new employers?" stated Apple making everyone look at her, "What?"

"Thank you for reminding me of that...and seriously, what are you?" asked Josh arching his eyebrows in confusion.

"I'm Apple", smiled Apple cheerfully.

"Forget I asked", groaned Josh.

"And I think I may have solved that practice area dilemma. It's not exactly a dance studio, but it'll at least give us plenty of room to practice in with music...after working hours", said Coco muttering the last part.

"I'm almost afraid to ask, so I might as well", said Josh inhaling deeply once more as he mentally prepared himself for the answer, "Where exactly is this venue that you procured us?"

"Well..." drawled out Coco in a hesitant tone.

Fire Blade Roller Rink

"A ROLLER RINK?! ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?!" yelled Josh yanking on his hair.

"I'm size 7!" yelled Apple with stars in her eyes.

"I'm size 10!" yelled Ace as well shaking with excitement.

"That's your cock size, you're a foot size 12. Last time you made that mistake you had blisters on your feet for days", groaned Josh grumbling angrily pinching his eyes in frustration.

"Hey wait, isn't this place..." started off Apple smiling happily while looking at Coco.

"Took you a while to recognize it. This is where we first met babe, and then I took you in the locker room", giggled Coco dipping Apple to kiss her, "Come on, my friend is inside."

A short stack succubus approached them as they entered the room. She had a stouter figure than the other succubi with sideways swept hair licking on a popsicle as if it was a cock, long eyelashes framing her eyes with her pink eyes glowing a bit brightly against her yellow sclera, and waving her dark pink arrow tip tail after greeting Coco. She had a one sleeve tub-top that only covered her left arm and chest area, and Daisy Duke shorts with knee-length boots. She pouted her full lips while flapping her petite wings as she flew up to Coco to greet her.

"Milky!" greeted Coco running up to her.

"Coco, you crazy bitch!" yelled out Milky flying up to her as they greeted each other before fist bumping each other with both hands.

"Watch your step, cause here we come! These bad bitches comin' round, to gag and bound! Fire Betty's gonna getcha, comin' to beat cha!" chanted both succubi as they elbow bumped, shook their hips, and finished off with a chest bump, "Boo ya!"

Apple squealed excitedly while clapping enthusiastically getting both their attention. Milky looked back to see Verosika and her group looking at them, "So these are the bitches you hanging out with now? Girl, how bad did you fall after that clothing store bullshit?"

"It wasn't that bad Milky, and the pay was enough for me and Apple to get by...or at least it was before we got fired", muttered Apple the last part.

"Mm-hmm like I told you. Office sex is great if you don't get caught. Told ya to be careful since there's hardly any hiding spots there", said Milky in a sassy tone.

"Yeah, yeah, but at least we got new jobs right away. Let me introduce you to-"

"Oh, I know all about Miss Pop Diva Wannabe. Isn't one night where someone asks for one of her songs to play for their significant other", said Milky walking up to Verosika as if sizing her up, "Let's see how long that lasts."

"Wow, you're full blown sass in a tiny package, aren't ya?" said Verosika crossing her arms under her breasts.

"Bitch, you know I am. I can make anyone cum, and milk em dry. But cross me, and you'll have more than a black eye. Even skinny britches over here", said Milky gesturing towards Rivan.

"He's taken, Shorty", growled Kiki pulling Rivan close making him blush.

"For now, until he gets a taste of Milky", Snap commented Milky snapping her fingers while wagging her head, "With the way he acts it's like he's...oh no fucking way. He's a cherry boy, alright! I'm gonna-"

"Whoa, Wrecker! No! Kiki's right, he's taken, and his cherry's been-"

"Bitch, are you kidding me?!" interrupted Milky when Coco stood in front of them, "You bring a cherry boy in my presence, and you don't even want to pound him with me?! Back in the Betty's day, we would've ravaged him until he was skin and bones just before a match, and then come back for more after openin' a can whoop ass on the derby ring! You've changed, Basher."

"Basher? Wrecker?" asked Rivan in a hushed tone towards Kiki.

"It's their nicknames from when they were in the Fire Betty's, a Roller Derby team", answered a deep masculine tone startling the group as they looked up to see a massive muscular hellhound.

The hellhound had a grey fur color with, darker shades of grey on his bulging biceps, red sclera eyes with white irises similar to Rivan's, and black pupils with a scar going over his left eye, and a slightly tattered ear. He had a black wolf-shaped head pattern on his left arm similar to a tattoo. He had on a ripped sleeve-less leather jacket with glowing red spikes, a black undershirt, and tattered grey pants.

"Tex!" happily greeted Apple and Coco to hug him.

Chuckle "Good to see you both Apple, Coco", said Tex returning the hug before he walked over to kiss Milky, "Hey babe."

"Hiya big alpha. You wanna go do our daily work end rump? Thinking of bringing this cherry boy here-"

"Babe, leave him alone. You can tell that Verosika and this other girl want him", said Vortex lifting her up with ease to kiss her again.

"Fine, but only because you asked big daddy", said Milky with a huff.

"You like my music too?" asked a surprised Verosika.

Chuckle "Yeah, I get that a lot cause of my appearance. Your music's different compared to most other pop songs. It's more personal in a way compared to the usual stuff people sing about. Names Vortex, friends just call me Tex for short", said Vortex extending his hand out to Rivan.

"Rivan", greeted Rivan shaking his hand back.

"Riv for short. I'm Kiki, Verosika's manager", said Kiki hugging Rivan from behind, and shaking Vortex's hand as well, "And behind me are our dance instructors Ace and Josh."

"What's up", greeted Ace clicking his tongue while pointing at him.

"Yo", greeted Josh nonchalantly.

"Apple and Coco, you know as our design team, and this is Kat our DJ", said Verosika finishing the introductions.

"Word up", greeted Kat as he fist bumped Vortex.

"Heh, You think you can spin those disks better than me bitch boy?" asked Milky.

"Is that a challenge shortstack?" smiled Kat cracking his knuckles.

"Babe, calm down. You're horny, and picking fights all over the place cause of the stressful workday", said Vortex.

"Yeah? Show me how horny I am", lustfully growled Milky massaging his crotch.

"Uh, Milky, before you go get yourself plowed, can we-"

"Yeah, yeah, fine, but Bitch Boy better put my settings back the way they were when I get back! Then I'll show you real music sounds like!" called out Milky as text carried her to the locker room.

"Be back in a bit", called out Tex waving back to them.

"Come on Big Daddy! Milky is thirsty for some doggy cum!" lustfully growled Milky yanking him down and quickly slammed the door shut.

Groan "I knew I should've ordered stronger coffee this morning", groaned Josh rubbing his temples in frustration.

"Are you going through caffeine withdraw again? Do you want me to get you some ice cream?" asked Ace.

"No, but thanks. Carry me?" groaned Josh as Ace picked him up bridal style while Josh hung limp against him.

"Drama much?" muttered Verosika walking over to change her shoes, "Alright, let's keep up the pace from this afternoon. This time you're with me, no excuses."

Rivan blushed as the held her close with his eye level right on Verosika's generous bust much to her delight. Kat took up the DJ booth as he adjusted the knobs. Verosika and Rivan walked out to the middle of the rink

"And Five! Six! Seven! Eight!" counted Josh as Verosika and Rivan danced through their routine, "Good, move those hips! Cha, cha, cha! Step, step! Cha, cha, cha! Move those arms out! Don't let them stay stationary! Remember that part of this is showmanship!"

Rivan and Verosika smiled at each other feeling a bit excited as they danced and twirled with each step to the beat of their song, "Lift those legs higher Verosika!"

Whistle "Yeah, show them sexy legs!" yelled Kiki earning giggles from Apple and Ace.

Coco was up on the booth shaking her hips to the beat of the song Kat was playing that was to be their first song choice. Coco was searching up songs for their second dance, but occasionally liked to take glances at Verosika and Rivan dancing watching it mildly entertaining to see the love birds practice. She was also practicing on her own to surprise Apple as well for their upcoming anniversary.

"Glad Vee and Riv picked a catchy song for their first dance. Any luck for their second?" asked Kat turning some knobs.

"So many choices. Even then, Riv still has a hard time with the fast pace of Paso Doble. I just hope this is enough to get Vee some attention to get us out of this guy's ass", said Coco.

"One step at a time girl, but I agree with you. Any step forward from here on out is a win for us", said Kat adjusting the volume.

Wham

"The fuck did you do with my sound system?!" yelled an angry Milky.

"Milky?" asked a confused Coco noticing Vortex limping in, "Rough time?"

"You kidding? She's the only one who leaves me like this, and properly drained", lustfully growled Vortex licking his lips.

"Love you too, babe", said Milky giving him an air kiss before looking back at Kat, "Now, answer my fucking question!"

"I made it better, that's what. Your speakers were off-balance, and you had the bass way to high. I get some people like it, but this isn't a club. The speakers would've burned out eventually. I'm surprised they didn't", said Kat.

"Fuck you bitch boy! Those speakers are the same quality as the clubs around here! It's why they started Roller Stripper Night!" said Milky.

"Oh Hey, management agreed to your idea, babe? Nice, this will definitely give you that promotion and raise", said Tex proudly.

"Thanks babe, think you can be our bouncer on certain nights?" asked Milky.

"Yeah, I still freelance on occasion. Some of the girls at the other club even asked if they could do a threesome tonight", said Vortex showing some pics of some girls from a strip club he would act as a bouncer.

"Maybe not tonight. I'm still doing Coco a solid to help her Pop Diva boss there win this stripping competition", said Milky glaring back at Kat.

"Dance competition", corrected Coco.

"Same thing, you both wear hot skimpy outfits, you both get to dance around a form of pole, and you both get to perform on stage", said Milky shrugging her shoulders.

"Yeah, but you keep your clothes on in one", chuckled Coco.

"Ew, where's the fun in that?" said Milky in disgust.

"Babe", droned out Vortex leaning against the door frame.

"Oh, What Big Daddy? Am I getting you aroused again? Am I getting you hard just thinking of me stripping in the middle of the rink wearing nothing on, but my skates until you catch me? Yeah, you wanna spank me Big Daddy? You wanna teach me who's the Big Alpha? Wanna go a couple more-"

"Wrecker", interrupted Coco by calling out Milky's nickname.

"What? You wanna go at it too Brawler? Last time you gut check me we went at it in locker room starting that orgy with the rest of the team and the fans", smiled Milky mischievously.

"Yeah, that was fun. It's also how I met Apple. Still a sweet pussy", said Coco licking her lips.

"Before you girls, and guy, think about starting an orgy in here. Isn't there something more important you have to focus on right now?" said Vortex.

Sigh "Yeah. We gotta make sure Vee at least gets a decent score in the first round of the dance competition. We've got a long night ahead of us", said Coco going back to searching more songs.

"What's so important about this dance competition that you guys need to win?" asked Vortex.

"Pull up a chair. It's quite a story", said Kat as he began to explain the events that eventually lead up to their predicament.

Hours have passed with Verosika and Rivan sweating and their feet swollen from the constant practice of their steps with Josh's instructions, and Ace's help in corrections. Apple would bring them snacks and water to help keep them hydrated well into the night until they couldn't keep up anymore.

"Okay, I think we should call it a night. The competition is tomorrow, and you guys need to be ready for it. We've done the best we can with the time given. Let's just hope it's enough", said Josh helping Verosika stretch her legs.

"No kidding. You sure you're okay little guy. Having feet like ours can be quite a burden sometimes", said Vortex helping Rivan stretch his legs.

"Y-Yeah, I'll try my best to make sure Verosika looks good. I promise I won't hold you back", groaned Rivan as Vortex pushed Rivan's digitrade leg up, and straight to stretch the muscles.

"You really strained these muscles. You're definitely gonna be sore tomorrow. Might wanna take a something for the pain. You're gonna have to walk a bit tomorrow to help stretch them out so they don't cramp up on you", advised Vortex helping him up.

"Y-Yeah", groaned Rivan walking slowly towards the exit.

"We got this Riv. We're definitely gonna get back at this asshole, and we're gonna have our names together in lights", smiled Verosika while occasionally wincing in pain walking slowly next to him.

"I got your outfits ready with Apple's help. Just need to make some final adjustments, and then we're off to the first round", said Coco.

"We'll come along too", said Milky sucking on a lollipop.

"COME ON! I HID THOSE IN A SEPARATE DUFFEL BAG!" yelled an angry Josh stomping out of the roller rink with Ace chasing after him.

"Anyway, tomorrow's our day off. With what Basher told us, sounds like this rich asshole is unpredictable as is. Might need an extra pair of hands to help keep him away or some shit. Maybe show your bitch boy here a thing or two about sounds systems", said Milky smirking at Kat.

"You're not so bad yourself Shortstack, but I can still DJ circles around you when it comes to mixing music", said Kat with a competitive smirk.

"Rule one about being a Fire Betty: Never mess with a Fire Betty, bitch", smirked Milky before they both fist-bumped each other and shook hands.

"Did we miss something?" asked Verosika with a confused look.

"Let's just say they both have quite the competitive flare with a great deal of passion for music", said Vortex.

"So, does that mean you're gonna be our temp bodyguard big guy?" asked Kiki.

"Sure, I don't mind. You guys seem alright", said Vortex shrugging his shoulders, "And definitely a lot more sensible compared to some of the assholes I work for in the other places."

"Sweet! Pleasure to be working with you beefcake", said Apple shaking Vortex's hand excitedly.

Chuckle "Thanks, and like I said before, my friends call me Tex", said Vortex hugging Coco and ruffling Apple's hair.

"Well then Tex, welcome aboard", said Verosika shaking his hands, "Now, let's go win us a dance competition!"

Song: Lead Your Partner from the anime movie Sing a Bit of Harmoney
Singer: Tsuchiya Tao
Lyrics:

Come step, step, and turn!
Invite your partner

If you get cold feet
You'll lose your balance

Let's boldly create
Unexpected rhythms

Look deep into my clear eyes,
see into my heart,

Don't waver now,
Show me what you're capable of!

So step, step, and turn!
Don't hold yourself back

If you lack confidence,
I'll know it right away

It's decided in a moment,
don't look away now

Let me be the only thing
in your mind

Shyness won't cut it!
Aren't you thinking

About the ideal shape right now?
Come on, show it to me!

Right! Change the steps
Surprise me!

That's enough to
change my impression of you

Come and snatch away the lead from me!

Just do it boldy!

Come, un, deux, trois! (one, two, three)