"Bex?"

Bex turned way from the mirror she was looking into to face who had spoken to her and she smiled. "Jess!" she squealed and ran to hug her sister. "You're early. And how did you get back here no one's allowed?"

"Well I had nothing else to do, school's out early and mum walked, but this time with her head held high." Jess smiled and shrugged. "I snuck in didn't I!"

Bex shook her head and laughed. "Well we're just about to do our final dress rehersal before tonight."

"Finn said he'll be here later, and Josh, and Mr Clarkson. So no pressure."

"I can handle Finn and Josh. And Clarkson's only gonna be coming cause no one would trust either of them with their car." Bex laughed. "Finn stalled the car last time, and from what I heard, nearly knocked Mr Chalk over."

"He'd have bounced off it!" Jess laughed, along with Bex at that.

"Oh Jess that's awful!" Bex gasped and looked over her shoulder at two of the girls that passed them and gave them a dirty look. "Look I know my sister and I are hot but there's no need to stare!"

The girls in question scowled and hurried off before any more could be said.

"They think cause they're older and in the higher year that they're better than everyone else. They'll be brought down a peg or two tonight when our group goes out there. There's a sort of stand-off thing in the middle of the show where the first and second years battle it out and everything. We just have to do our best to make sure we come up on top." Bex explained when she saw Jess's questioning look.

Jess nodded slightly. "Since when did you become competitive?" she smirked.

"Since I started at this place. And anyway, what's this I've heard about you, Aiden and Vicki?" Bex raised an eyebrow.

"Ugh... Aiden played us both, got us both pregnant, and she lost hers... We fell out for a bit, but mum kind of made me think about her since she lost her baby... Ro was devastated when he found out, but he would have stood by her." Jess sighed.

"Jess? You're stupid but I never thought you were that stupid." Bex noted, looking at her.

"I know I know..." Jess sighed heavily. "What can I do?"

"Well is Aiden gonna step up?"

"He says he will..."

"Well if he don't, I'll deal with him." Bex smiled and hugged her.

"Rebecca where are you? It's almost time!"

"Alright I'm nearly done!" Bex called back to her tutor as she stepped away from her sister. "I'll see you later." she whispered to her sister, and ran to meet the others on stage for the first run through.

Jess sighed softly and snuck out the way she came, remaining unseen at all times until she had walked out the door. She wheeled around and peered through the window watching as the final rehearsals began for her sister, until somebody had tapped her shoulder and asked her to leave the corridor.

Bex sighed shakily, peering between the curtains as the audience began to filter through and take their seats. Her phone, along with many of the other girls', was buzzing frantically with many messages of good luck and encouragement.

"You alright?"

Bex looked when she heard the voice and smiled a little when she saw her friend. "Yeah... I guess so, nerves are kickin' in already."

"The adrenaline will kick in soon, you'll hardly notice the nerves. You're the best of us all, Bex." Hannah spoke.

"Don't talk stupid. I'm not the best. Stood next to you, definitely not. Nah, we're as good as each other." Bex answered and then raised her voice so the rest of her group could hear; "And we're gonna give it the best we can aren't we girls!" the comment was met with shouts of agreement.

"Two minutes girls, places, now." came the voice of their tutors, who were to be their directors for the evening.

'This is for you, Sam.' Bex thought, looking up toward the ceiling as the music began, signalling the start of their performance.

"Bex? You've got 2 persistent boys waitin' to see ya!" one of the girls called over as she stood at the door of the dance studio which had turned into their dressing room.

Bex rolled her eyes and finished getting dressed, and ran a brush through her hair as she walked over to the door. "Nah, it's just Josh, a random lad and my old school teacher!" she smirked when she saw them. As she looked, Josh didn't seem himself, but said nothing.

"Oh thanks, babe." Finn smirked, taking hold of her and kissed her before she could say a word.

Behind her the girls watching whooped and cheered, to which Bex responded by flicking her middle finger at them as she broke away. "Shut it you lot!" she shouted, laughing and she looked at Finn. "What's up with him?" she asked quietly so only Finn could hear.

"I'll explain later." Finn muttered. "Anyway, you were great out there tonight. Didn't know you had it in ya."

"Couldn't have done it without the girls though." Bex commented. "Anyway, I'm guessing you didn't take no for an answer since there's only you three here and my mum hasn't tackled me into a hug yet."

"Finn wouldn't shut up." Tom smiled. "Anyway, you ready to go?"

"Yeah lemme just get my bag." Bex smiled and ducked back into the room for her things. She said goodbye to her friends before leaving with Josh, Finn and Tom.