Chapter 7: The Dance - Part 1

The next day after, Parappa and Matt had agreed to go back and help Violetriver. They were just going through a normal school day as any other, but the dance was tonight and they were going to have as much fun as possible before they went to Violetriver afterwards, which was just in case something bad happened to them.

In between one of the classes, Parappa was at his locker putting his stuff away. "Hi, Parappa," he looked over his shoulder, seeing Sunny and immediately getting slightly depressed, letting out a deep sigh. "Hey, Sunny…" he responded while closing his locker and walking away, Sunny following him since it was lunch time and they were both heading to the cafeteria. "Are you excited for the dance tonight?" she asked. Parappa was wondering why she was around him if she dumped him but presumed that she still wanted to remain friends. "I guess. I just gotta borrow dad's car to pick up Paula tonight," Parappa said, but this shocked Paula.

"What?! Why are you taking Paula?! I'm your girlfriend!" Sunny shouted since Paula didn't get along to well with another friend of theirs. Parappa just raised an eyebrow before turning to her. "What are you talking about? You dumped me, Sunny," he reminded her starting to get confused while dwelling on it. Sunny just groaned as now she had to explain it, especially when it couldn't be sooner.

"I tried calling you all day yesterday, but you never answered. Then, I came over and you weren't home. I pretended to dump you in front of my dad to get him to quit bothering us. You can tell Paula to find someone else to take to the dance!" Sunny explained what had occurred, wanting her boyfriend back with her. Parappa just shook his head. He couldn't believe her for one second. Everything had gotten so odd lately. He sighed, thinking that he could never believe anything anymore which was one thought since he was hoping to never stop believing in anything.

"Sunny, stop lying. I'm trying to move on and forget about it, but now, you're just trying to drag me back. Ask Joe Chin to take you," Parappa told Sunny before storming off into the cafeteria, leaving her standing there upset. She then realized something. Katy was right about her plan being undeniably faulty.

After school, Parappa was talking to Matt and discussing what they were going to do at Violetriver, which all boiled down to just asking the mayor of the town to tell them what to do. It felt like they were getting a job to fight the monsters that still roamed the supposedly peaceful town. "Hi, guys!" they heard, looking over to see Paula coming along, and she was a lot happier than usual. "Oh hey, Paula" Parappa greeted her while Matt gave a small wave. "You guys texted me saying we needed to talk. What's up?" Paula questioned since they had texted her a few hours ago.

"We were planning on going back to Violetriver after the dance," Parappa told her just what they were planning. Matt just nodded in agreement. "We know you had such a bad moment in that town, but hey, we can't just ignore them like this. They need our help," Matt claimed. Paula looked at them both and sighed. "Alright, fine. I'm going with you both too," she said. There was no arguing with her when it came to this decision. They were now all in this together and were ready, ever since they first walked into the horrific town.

"Alright, Paula. Just be careful around Sunny, alright?" Parappa warned her since he knew that Sunny had gotten bitter and jealous. He didn't know why, but he didn't care. "We'll meet at Parappa's in the morning," Matt told them since Parappa's home was the closest to both of their homes. Paula nodded agreeing to it all. "Alright, I'll see you tonight," she told him with a cheerful tone while walking away.

Matt looked at Parappa confusedly. "You sure it's gonna be okay to randomly leave home like this?" he asked. Parappa just sighed and rubbed the back of his head, feeling unsure about it himself. "All I know is. I don't want Paula to get hurt, so if something happens to me, I want you to get her away and to safety. Steal any form of weapon you can," Parappa explained. After all, Matt was one of his best friends, and he trusted him deeply. "You got it, Parappa. See ya tonight," he said before taking off on his bike. Parappa just sighed. He feared of meeting his demise in Violetriver. He got on his skateboard and skated off back to his home.

A few hours later, Parappa had gotten ready for tonight. He was dressed in a black tuxedo with a blue bowtie, but he kept wearing his favorite hat along with it. He grabbed the keys to his father's car. "I'll be back later," Parappa said to his family, his father and younger sister bidding him goodbye as he went out the door. Parappa climbed into the car and started it up, taking in deep breaths and trying to calm down from being worried of going to Violetriver tomorrow. He just kept silent while driving to Paula's home.

Just after Parappa arrived to Paula's house, he went to the front door with a nervous blush, and he rang the doorbell. After waiting, he saw the door open up and the light of the living room shining before his canine eyes. He saw Paula standing there in a long green dress, with her pink hair bundled into a ponytail. His eyes widened seeing her in the outfit. "How do I look?" she asked with a giggle over seeing his expression. "F-fantastic… l-let's go," Parappa answered happily while he held the door open and let her into the car. He closed the door and got into the driver seat, and just when Paula was on the passenger seat beside the driver's seat, he drove away for the school dance.

While they were driving along, he looked at Paula with a red rose blush, seeing her just smiling even though they knew that they were going to Violetriver tomorrow. "Listen… Paula… I just want you to know to be careful and stay close to me and Matt when we're in Violetriver," Parappa told her. "I won't get in the way," Paula said after happily nodding, just trying to enjoy the night. Or in other words, what could possibly be the last night of their lives.

End of Chapter 7