The dance is finally here! :D Yes, lot'sa romance will be in this chapter. Btw, I have a new poll on my profile for this story, so be free to look at it!
Joey: What's the poll for?
Me: Nuthin. |3 Just something that'll probably embarrass you guys. XD
Atem: Joy.
Yugi and Bakura: ^^;
The day of the dance had finally come. The day went by fast mostly because everyone in the class was getting everything ready for it. Everyone in class gave Emily cards to get well and stay healthy. There was even a boy who gave her the largest chocolate pumpkin lollipop out of the ones he was handing out. Emily had never felt so loved and popular at a school, but she mostly spent the day with Yugi, Joey, and Sarah who were decorating the gym to be, as Joey put it, "The party room". Sarah was painting decor on the windows and the boys were just helping where they could. Emily watched the three work as she wrote out the food menu that would be placed on the food table. She came up with good names with Tea, who came later. Once everyone was able to leave, The whole group got together to head home to get ready.
"This'll be a blast! I can't wait to pawn everyone at Twister!" Joey said, raising a fist in the air.
"Not if I beat you first. I'm very flexible." Sarah said, getting a triumphant smile on her face. One boy who was following a little ways behind in a different group called jokingly,
"Is that what you say when you make out with Bakura, Sarah?" Everyone in the group got a shocked/embarrassed look on their faces, but the faces that were a marvel to look at were Sarah and Bakura. Both of their faces were beat red, their mouths open, and eyes wide as pancakes. As Bakura squeaked, he smashed his eyes shut,
"N-N-No! Sh-She hasn't- I mean-...!" His voice dwindled as Sarah swayed back and forth uncomfortably, turning back to the boy with an aggravated and embarrassed look on her face,
"GO AWAY YOU!" The boy and his group laughed, and even Yugi and the group chuckled a bit. Sarah's face was then buried in her books she was carrying as Bakura scratched the back of his neck. The two were now unable to speak as Joey wrapped an arm around Bakura, smiling like he was a professional,
"Don't listen to them Bakura. You'll make out with her when you feel ready enough." Bakura let out an embarrassed scream as Tea slapped Joey upside the head.
"Knock it off!" She shouted as Sarah shifted uncomfortably,
"I wanna go crawl in a hole." Bakura gripped her hand and rushed up-ahead.
"L-Let's go Sarah." Sarah nodded and walked away with her boyfriend. Emily found herself giggling. Being with these guys was certainly a joy.
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Emily had gotten into her costume, with the help of her father. She was wearing a Juliet-type dress, a bluish green color. She had shoes with a slight heal and the same color along with gloves and a cute little crown to boot. Her hair was done up a little, but nothing that fancy. Just a slight braid with a ribbon or two going through it.
"Emily you look so cute!" Ryan wrapped his arms tightly around his daughter, "Oh lord! Why are you growing up?!" Emily smiled nervously,
"Dad, it's only a Halloween dance."
"It does not matter! You're going on a date too! WHHHHYYYY?!" Emily blushed, but sighed, separating from her father.
"Dad, I'll be fine. Don't worry." Emily gave a reassuring smile as Ryan sniffled,
"Okie. Just be careful. Call me if you need anything, don't let that boy go to far, and if he does-""DAAAD!" Emily's face was now beat red. Ryan laughed and pat her head,
"You do look very lovely sweetie." Emily giggled,
"Thank you daddy."
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Emily arrived at the dance where Yugi, who was a cute looking wizard, with wand, hat, the works, and Joey, who was a mummy. Bakura was there as well, dressed up as a fancy goth-looking vampire, with one web-skeletal wing and an eye patch.
"Hey Em!" Joey waved. Emily smiled and walked over.
"Hey guys. Waiting for your dates you two?" She asked, the question directed towards Yugi and Bakura. Yugi blushed and nodded, his eyes averted to the ground.
"Y-Ya..." Bakura also blushed, but smiled and shifted a little.
"Yes, same here. I hope I don't scare her though..." Joey laughed,
"Scare her? She'd probably squeal or blush uncontrollably...Or both." The four chuckled before Emily blinked,
"Wait a minute. Bakura, I thought you were gonna pick Sarah up."
"Oh, you know Sarah. She called me saying she didn't want to be a bother and said her mom would drive her." Joey rolled his eyes,
"She was just nervous that her two brothers would scare him off."
"Are her brothers that mean?" Emily asked,
"Not so much mean as...Over-protective..." Yugi clarified as Emily nodded.
"I still remember when she first had us over. Apparently her brothers had rules when boys were around her." Bakura said, as the group chuckled a bit. They then heard a familiar voice.
"Thanks mom!" They turned to see a pair of angel wings. That confirmed it was Sarah, who turned around and ran to the group. She wore a white-silk tank-top and a wool cover up. A white petticoat, leggings, and a halo of course, accompanied her attire with slip on shoes. "Hey guys!"
"Hey Sarah! You look adorable!" Emily said, getting a shy giggle from the teen.
"Really? Thanks, same to you. Though I don't think I'm that-" "I-I agree..." She turned to Bakura, who was looking at the ground blushing like a cuddle-fish changing it's camouflage. Sarah paused, blushing a bit before...
"EEEE!" She glomped Bakura, wrapping her arms around his neck. "You look so cute Ryou!" Now Bakura felt feverish but, smiling, wrapped his arms gently around her,
"Th-Thank you..." Joey chuckled,
"5 points for me." Yugi smiled as he felt a tap on his shoulder,
"Hey Yugi." He turned and felt his cheeks go red as he saw Tea dressed as a mermaid. Her dress complemented her figure, though it wasn't too revealing like most mermaid costumes. She had sea-shell accessories in her hair, as a necklace, and one as a bracelet.
"H-Hi Tea...Y-You look very nice..." Yugi was facing the ground, his face red as a lobster. Tea giggled,
"Thank you Yugi. You look nice too." Yugi nodded and smiled as the group made their way inside. The gym certainly fit the mood for Halloween, and Emily and Tea both got complements on the food names on the menu. Some were so good that people actually edged away from a few of the dishes. Both girls giggled as Emily made her way out to the main hall. Yugi said that Atem might be a little late, but she decided to wait for him anyway. She started to wonder what he was going to come as, anything he dressed up as would be fine, but still her mind wandered. A vampire? Nah. While that would be interesting, he probably was going to go for something more unique. Besides, Bakura already took that costume. She suddenly imagined him with puppy ears and she started giggling. Atem with puppy ears? That would be kinda weird, but utterly adorable.
"I doubt he'd wear something like that." Emily thought out loud.
"Who would wear what?" Emily snapped out of her thoughts to see Atem in front of her, and the blush that took over her face was quite the sight. Atem had dressed up in what appeared to be an royal Egyptian outfit, and boy did it suit him. She looked down, placing one hand over the other on her chest. "You alright?" Atem asked,
"O-Oh yes, I'm fine...You look really nice Atem. Th-That outfit suits you." Atem smiled and cupped her chin with his hand, making her look at him,
"I could say the same to you Emily. That dress really does complement you." Emily giggled shyly,
"Thank you."
"Ame, Se Lamor." The two turned to see the entire gang looking at them with smiles on their faces, Sarah being the one who spoke the French words. Both Emily and her date blushed and separated.
"I didn't know you spoke French, Sarah." Joey said,
"I don't. It's actually a line from Aladdin."
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With everyone now with their said date, they went back into the gym and enjoyed the dance. They decided to go into the haunted house that another class set up, though Atem was a bit cautious with Emily. She wanted to go anyway, saying she was actually a fan of haunted houses. Once inside, things got both scary and quite entertaining,
"I heard they had a girl dress up as the grudge..." Sarah was clinging onto Bakura,
"Oh? What's the matter Sarah? You afraid she's gonna get'cha?" Joey spooked her by tapping on her shoulders quickly. Sarah yelped and proceeded to glare at the teen,
"N-No. I've seen that movie before and I've been spooked by her before so-" Just then the said girl popped out from a curtain and Sarah screamed at the top of her lungs. She then hugged Bakura and started whimpering,
"Ryou-kuuuun..." The gang sweat dropped but Joey and Tristan were laughing their heads off...At least until a crazy killer clown came after them with a fake chain-saw. It made them hug each other and scream like little girls. The gang started laughing as Sarah said,
"Ha! Payback!"
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The rest of the dance went as planned, and even a slow song or two came on. Emily was hesitant to dance with Atem, but he promised that he wasn't as good a dancer as she thought. Sarah of course was reluctant to dance mainly because she was self-conscious, until Tea and Emily dragged onto the gym floor while Joey and Tristan pushed Bakura. Yugi and Tea looked absolutely adorable, especially with the height difference. Emily saw two of her other friends smiling and waving all happily, one even giving a thumbs up and winking. Emily just rolled her eyes smiling. Atem then asked,
"So are you enjoying yourself?"
"Huh? Oh yes I am."
"I hope I'm not too boring."
"Hm?! Oh no no! You're perfectly fine. You sure you're not good at dancing?" Atem chuckled,
"Well, maybe I learned a little, but it's been a while."
"Well, you dance quite good for someone who says they can't." Atem smiled,
"Same to you Emily." He kissed her hand, causing her to turn 50 shades of red.
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Before the dance ended, the entire school gathered for a tournament at Twister. Joey was the one that announced it and that was pretty much it. About 5 people, including Sarah and Joey of course, participated. Tristan was the one working the spinner, sometimes getting the same color and hand or foot for Joey for some strange reason. It came down to Sarah and Joey, Joey wanting to strangle Tristan for calling out the same color and keeping him in the same position for about 2 minutes, even though it wasn't his fault. Ultimately, Joey fell on his face and Sarah jumped up, cheering as the gym clapped,
"Yay! I win!"
"Ya ya...Ow..." Joey said looking absolutely exhausted. Sarah giggled,
"I TOLD you I was flexible!"
"Yes...A-And this is your reward..." Bakura kissed her on the cheek, causing her to blush and hide her face in her hands. The entire gym "aww'd" as Emily and Tea called,
"CUTE!"
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Finally the dance ended, and the group walked outside and sat next to each other,
"It's getting very cold out at night lately." Emily said and Atem gave her his cape.
"Better?" Emily blushed for the millionth time that night and nodded,
"Mm-hm..." All of a sudden they heard a loud yell,
"EMILYYYYYY!" Her father glomped her, "Oh Emily! I missed you!" He looked her over and then glared at Atem, "He didn't TOUCH you did he?!" Atem blushed as Emily waved her hands in front of her,
"N-No dad! Why do you even ask those things?!" Sarah giggled,
"Oh how I feel your pain Emily..."
Well, I think this chapter turned out better than I expected. I hope you guys enjoyed and be sure to check out my poll! Who knows, you guys might be able to make Atem all flustered.
Atem: Say what?
Me: Nothin. |3
Ryou: R&R?