A/N: I'm excited to post this really! I've been working on this for god knows how long to get it like this. I love this one, I really do. There's parts I hate, thinking why did I write that? But I mostly love it. It's my favourite of all these so far!

Here you are guys! Have this BEAST! 3,500 words (give or take) and 7 pages long. Oh boy. Read on and LOVE LIKE I DO! :D

Disclaimer: I do not own Jill, Eustace or the Chronicles Of Narnia. I do, however, own the plotline/idea. This is a non profit take on The Chronicles Of Narnia, where Jill and Eustace confess the love for each other they have but never confessed in the book!

The Experiment house has arranged their first school dance, and Jill's friends have planned to go. When they convince Jill to join them, she asks Eustace to accompany her. Things don't according to plan, and with some humour, anger and all round stupidity, something happens that makes Eustace glad he went after all.

3. School Disco.

"No."

"Oh come on! I don't want to either, but they all but forced me!" Jill whined, tugging on Eustace's sleeve.

"Of course they did." Eustace stopped, making Jill bump into him, and he turned and raised an eyebrow at her.

"Well, they have made me agree to going with them, and I'd feel simply awful if you made me back out now." Jill admitted with a shrug.

"How would I make you back out?" Eustace asked, confused.

"I'm not going to go alone! Don't be ridiculous," Jill let go of his arm, "I need someone to come with me and I could only think of you." She confessed shyly, looking down at her feet.

Eustace looked around him. "Why do we always end up here when we fight?" He asked, taking in the familiar scene.

Jill looked up from her shoes, blush colouring her face, and looked around. They were standing on the path between the gym and the shrubbery. When one of them was upset, they found their way there. Every time they fought, they ended up there too. It was their place, together.

"I don't know. Are we fighting?" Jill asked, looking back at him.

"I suppose. We're certainly having a disagreement, that's for sure." Eustace said, avoiding Jill's eyes by looking up to the sky.

"Why me, Pole?" He asked, finally choosing to look at her.

Their gaze met and Jill jumped. "Oh! Because... Because they wanted me to go with someone and I thought of you because there's nothing between us as we're best friends and... there's no one else I'd want to go with." She gabbled, adding the last bit on softly.

Eustace raised an eyebrow and tried to play it cool, but couldn't help the blush that started creeping up his neck and into his face.

"Okay. I'll go with you to this stupid dance thing."

The day of the experiment house's dance rolled round, and Jill was worrying. She was sitting in her room in the only dress she owned, wishing she had kept the dress from Narnia, even if giants who intended to eat her had given it to her.

I don't look half as pretty as I did then, she thought, standing up to look in the mirror. What will Scrubb think? I don't suppose he'll care. I don't know why I let them bully me into this.

Suddenly, the door burst open and Jill looked up in alarm. Jill's friends came flying in and buried her in a flurry of compliments.

"Oh wow, Jill!"

"Jill, you look so pretty!"

"I love your dress!"

"You look perfect, Jill!" her friends cried, making Jill feel slightly better about her dress.

"We must be quick, we're already late as it is!" Jill's friend Jenny said, pulling on her arm.

Giggling, the gang of girls made their way down the corridor. Jill trailed behind, dreading the impending doom she felt. Amelia dropped back to walk with her.

"What's up, eh?" She asked, a bounce in her stride.

"Nothing, nothing." She muttered, pretending to brush her dress down. "I'm just not really looking forwards to it, that's all."

"I'm not greatly looking forwards to it either." She admitted, sighing.

"Why heavens not?" Jill asked, frowning. "At least somebody asked you!"

"Is that what this is about? You never intended to go. Maybe that's why no one asked you." Amelia suggested, shrugging.

"Well," Jill said simply. "I've still got Scrubb, even if it's not the same."

They all arrived and met the people who'd asked them. Jill felt rather left out, and ended being left as the others made their way in. After five minutes, Jill started to get bored.

Where are you, Scrubb?

Tonight's your night, Scrubb, don't mess this up. Ten minutes earlier he'd told himself this, as he dragged his fingers through his hair and then tried to put it in a reasonable place. After a while he gave up, not caring anymore. Quick glance at himself, he left. He was wearing a shirt and trousers, but had forgone the tie because they bothered him endlessly. But now he was late, and rushing.

You're late! He told himself furiously, you can't mess this up; you mightn't get such another good chance.

Jill waited a few more minutes and was about to give up when, breathless, Eustace burst in.

"I thought you weren't coming." She told him, frowning slightly.

"I'm sorry." He said, giving his hair a quick rub.

"At least you're here now, I suppose," She smiled lightly.

"Let's go." He smiled back at her, offering her his arm.

She nodded, smiling. She curtsied slightly as was the custom in Narnia, and laughed; an inside joke. Eustace chuckled, smiling and shaking his head. She gave him a look, before taking his arm.

They entered the hall, and Jill quickly spotted her friends dancing with their 'dates'. She looked around the hall, awestruck. They'd changed it, hanging coloured tape across the ceiling.

Eustace wasn't looking at the hall or the other dancers at all. He was looking at Jill.

She looks beautiful, he thought, surprising even himself, that dress looks perfect on her! On anyone else, meh, but on her... Wow!

Jill had on a deep blue knee high dress, which had a skirt that flared from under her waist. The straps were quite thick and went right across her shoulders.

I wish I could tell you how I feel right now... Eustace thought wistfully.

Jill pulled her arm out of his and ran her hand down his arm to slide her hand into his. Eustace looked down and smiled, feeling a peculiar warmth run all over his body, from the tips of his ears to the ends of his toes. He blushed, but luckily it couldn't be seen due to the low lighting.

"Let's dance!" Jill cried, having to be loud over the music. She tightened her grip on his hand and pulled him out into the mix of people.

The song was a fast one, and Jill's dress swirled round as she danced. She wasn't the best dancer there, but Eustace thought she was incredible. She herself thought she had two left feet, yet it was Eustace who had the left feet! He wasn't a brilliant dancer to start, but his awkwardness and distraction over Jill made him worse. He couldn't help but stare as she swayed and sashayed around him, her chocolate curls swinging.

"C'mon Eustace, dance!" She grabbed his hand, lacing her fingers between his, and began swinging her hips and moving her feet. Eustace tried to copy her feet movements, but nearly tripped himself up. He blushed again; he was making a fool out of himself. But Jill didn't seem to notice, her cheeks flushed, eyes bright and a wide smile on her face, hair flying everywhere.

She didn't notice at all. She was trying to get him to really dance with her, confident and fun. Eustace could be great fun sometimes, and she wanted now to be one of those times. There were moments where she suspected he might be in love with her, which made her heart flip for reasons she didn't understand.

Am I in love with him? She asked herself, as she twirled around under his arm, looking at his admiring gaze. She liked the way she felt under his gaze. She felt warm and fuzzy, adding to her already wide smile.

I have to tell her tonight or I'll go mad! Eustace thought, watching her smile wider. She's so beautiful, what are the chances she'd like me too? He shook his head and continued to watch her, feeling strange inside. He was moving slightly with her, fingers still intertwined. The song ended and a slow one came on. Jill stopped dancing and let go of one of his hands.

"I'm thirsty," She announced, and began dragging him towards the drinks. She chose a glass of water, and drank it eagerly while Eustace stood with his arms folded.

He waited patiently for her to finish. She drank it quickly and put the cup down. Eustace reached for her hand and lead her away from the surge of people. Once they were a safe distance away, he dropped her hand.

"Pole - uh, Jill, I- um, I really... I think..." He started, flustered.

"Hey, Jill!" Somebody called, waving their arms above their head.

Oh great." He muttered under his breath, as he watched Jill turn to look at the approaching person. Her face changed from one of confusion to one of happiness as she saw her friend emerge through the crowd.

"Jenny!" Jill cried, stepping forwards.

"Hey Jill! How's your night going?" She asked.

"Really well, thanks, apart from Mr. Two Left Feet over here!" Jill joked, laughing.

"Oh!" Jenny laughed too, grinning. "My date is really boring me - come dance!" Jenny reached to grab Jill's arm and dragged her away.

"Bye Scrubb!" Jill called as she disappeared into the mass of people.

"Great." Scrubb muttered. The song had changed to another fast one, so many people were making their way over to dance, and many were moving away.

"Hey look! Over here!" Someone called, and Scrubb saw a waving hand over everyone's heads. A group of boys appeared at the edge and made their way towards him. He rolled his eyes as one of them gave him a thump on the back.

"Girl left you already?" One asked, and the others howled with laughter.

"Yeah!" Another one piped up, "And it's only the start of the night!" They howled with laughter again, and Scrubb was overcome with a desire to punch one of them.

"Ha ha, very funny guys." Scrubb said, giving them all a sarcastic look.

"C'mon pal, we're just messing!" The first one said, giving Scrubb a thump on the arm.

Scrubb sighed and stared into the huddled bodies, wishing Jill was with him.

Jill was dancing like mad with her friends, having formed a little group of four. Everyone else was watching them, almost like a dance circle. Two boys came in and took hold of Amelia and Megan, leaving Jenny and Jill dancing together.

"This is great fun!" Jenny cried to Jill over the noise of the others and music.

"It is!" Jill agreed, nodding her head so enthusiastically her hair bounced.

A few moments later another boy came and took Jenny's hand and spun her around. Jill was left by herself, wondering where Scrubb was, until somebody caught her hand.

"Dance with me?" He asked, twirling her around. As Scrubb was nowhere in sight and as Jill was alone again, she nodded. The boy smiled and took her other hand. He was a good dancer, and soon she and another couple were in a real dance circle together. Jill found that she was really enjoying herself, regardless of Scrubb being there or not.

Scrubb had joined the middle of the circle, and was watching his supposed date dance with another boy.

I know you, he thought, you're... Oh, what'shisname... Joshua. I didn't like you much to start but I like you even less now!

The songs changed again, and went to a slow one. Joshua went to pull Jill into him, but Eustace intercepted them. Joshua looked at him, confused and angry.

"Hey Jill." He said, as he tried to spin her away. He surprised both himself and Jill by managing to do it well.

"What was that about!?" Jill demanded once they were out of hearing range of others.

"Well..." Eustace started, hesitantly. His earlier courage evaporated, and he found himself without anything to say in reply.

"Well?" Jill asked again, impatient. She may have even stamped her foot, but she was too angry to notice. Eustace's lack of an answer just annoyed her even more.

She'd been having a good time and then Eustace butted in and swept her away, not even giving her a chance to say anything about it. She was annoyed at him for that, and partly annoyed at herself, not that she would ever admit it. She knew that it was partly her fault, if she hadn't gone off with Jenny without telling Scrubb anything, he wouldn't have had to come looking for her. She knew that she had said to him that there wasn't anyone else she wanted to go with so he had come specifically for her, and there she was dancing with another guy. It was partly her fault and she knew it. She just wasn't going to let on that she knew it.

Scrubb, having not come up with a decent answer, shrugged. "I wanted to dance with you." He said, lamely.

"And you couldn't have waited!? Urgh!" Jill threw her hands in the air and made to flounce off, when Scrubb screwed up his courage.

"It's... I love you." He said, knowing that nobody could actually hear him. Jill didn't turn, didn't look, but he knew that she was too far away to have heard. He sighed, stuck his hands in his pockets, and begun to make his way outside.

Unfortunately for him, Joshua stopped him just before he could reach the doors.

"What did you mean by coming between me and that girl?" He demanded, stepping in front of Scrubb.

Scrubb ignored him, stepped around him and continued his path to the exit.

"Hey, listen to me!" Joshua said, grabbing at Scrubb's arm. "That girl was really attractive looking and I was sure I was going to get a kiss and make Sophie jealous -"

Scrubb had tuned him out by this time, the image of Jill's naïve, yet innocent and trusting face in his mind, and her being used to make another girl jealous made Scrubb want to punch Joshua in the face.

"You leave Jill alone." He said, turning to Joshua. He meant it to sound indifferent but it came out far more menacing than he intended.

Joshua looked at him in surprise, then shrugged. "I don't know what's going on here, but I don't wanna get involved. That girl is gone. Hey, Sophie!" He said to the girl approaching him from the side. A strawberry blonde haired, cross-looking girl stood with her arms folded over her chest. Eustace rolled his eyes and walked away. He made it outside, and sat down in one of the chairs that happened to be placed there. He dropped his head to his hands and balanced his elbows on his knees. He sighed, deeply.

I give up. Tonight is NOT my night, not our night. I don't need to mess this up, it's messed up enough for me. I'm going to bed, he thought. He sat up and leaned backwards, stretching his legs out. He closed his eyes and tried to remember any good part of the night. None came to mind other than the very start. That being said, or thought, the night hadn't actually been that long. Still, thought Eustace, I'm off. Jill's got this covered, she doesn't actually need me here.

"Hey, Scrubb!" Called a familiar voice. Eustace groaned inwardly. "What're you doing out here?"

"I needed some air," Eustace told Jill truthfully. That was part of the reason he was out there.

"Oh. Right." Jill came to a stop in front of him. "It's not... What I did, or – or said, is it? I - I'm out here because I went to the bathroom."

"No, no it's not that." He lied.

"Are you sure?" She asked, hesitantly, sitting down slowly next to him. "Because I basically made you come with me, then left you for that guy. Josh, or whatever." She looked at him softly, almost pityingly, and he hated it. But her eyes showed something else that Eustace didn't see. She was worried about him in that moment.

"Well, it was my choice to come." Eustace said, eventually. He couldn't care less about her reasons now. It was done and he had given up.

"What did you say as I left?" Jill asked, surprising Eustace. He didn't think she'd heard at all.

"Nothing." He lied again. "Nothing important."

"Oh." Jill contemplated this, but said nothing. She looked around the foyer, awkwardly.

"So..." She started.

"I love you." Eustace said, looking into her eyes.

"Hey, Jill! Where'd you get to!?" One of her friends shouted, drowning Eustace out completely.

"What?" She asked him, but before he could answer, her friend jumped on her.

"Jill, Jill, you've gotta come back down here! They're saying they're gonna do some slow songs then finish up." Amelia told her breathlessly. She had a face splitting grin, and shook Jill's arm eagerly.

"Already?" Jill asked, wrenching her arm free from her friend's grip and standing up.

"Yeah. Apparently we need to get to bed soon, and we were later than we thought." Amelia nodded, snorting at the idea of needing to go to bed early.

Jill nodded, smiling. "Alright, let's go." As she walked towards the doors, Eustace stood up and began to leave.

"Where do you think you're going?" Jill demanded, whirling around, hands on hips.

"Uh... Bed?" Eustace said hesitantly.

"Aw c'mon, there are only a few songs left." Jill moaned, staring him down.

She looked so beautiful to Eustace, standing with her hands on her hips, staring at him slightly disapprovingly. How could he say no?

"You can dance with Josh if you want." Eustace protested lamely. Jill grinned, knowing he'd given in.

"Nope, I'm dancing with you." She reached for and grabbed his wrist, dragging him with her back into the hall.

So it's not over! Eustace thought. One last shot. And it blooming better work!

A slow song was playing as they made their way through the crowds of people. They came to a halt and Jill let go of Eustace's wrist.

"What do you want me to...?" Eustace started, awkwardly.

"Here." Jill jumped in, saving him. She grabbed his wrists again and put his hands around her waist. He blushed furiously, but thanks to the dark lighting nobody could tell. Jill rested her hands on his shoulders and smiled to herself. Finally, things were going her way.

They danced like this for a while, moving their feet from side to side in time with the song, Eustace feeling incredibly awkward. The song changed again, becoming the final song, slow and romantic. Jill rested her head against Eustace's shoulder and knotted her fingers together behind his neck. He tightened his slightly awkward hold to a more comfortable one, bringing her body closer to his. He turned red again, and cursed himself. After a moment it dawned on him that he had Jill full against him, and he smiled. The feeling of Jill in his arms was something he'd imagined, but this... It wasn't anything like he had imagined. It was much better, and he never wanted the song to end.

They stayed like this for about a minute, when Eustace rested his cheek against Jill's head and closed his eyes, smiling. They looked like any other couple, happy in each other's arms.

Eustace leaned his head forwards, until his mouth was level with her ear.

"Jill?"

"Mmm."

"I love you." He said, finally.

There was a moment of silence, and Eustace started to worry. What if she told him that she didn't want anything to do with him, or he messed up their friendship and made things uncomfortable and awkward? No, Eustace told himself, I said I'd do this. If I didn't do it tonight then I might never do it. I'd regret it for the rest of my life.

Softly, Jill said, "I thought so."

Eustace froze. "What?" He asked her.

"I thought that's what you said earlier, that's why I asked what you said. I didn't know if I'd heard you right." She admitted, sighing.

"Oh. Jill, I-"

"Eustace?" She cut him off.

"Yeah?"

"I don't care what you have to say in your defence." She lifted her head off of his shoulder to look him full in the face. Her eyes shone in the dim light and Eustace soon realised that it was tears sparkling in the corner of her eyes. Slowly, she brought one hand from behind his neck to lie against his cheek. "Because..." She took a deep breath, closed her eyes and sighed. She then opened her eyes and smiled softly.

"I love you too."

A/N: God, I love this. I can't believe I actually wrote this, I think its so awesome! Because that's not sounding conceited or anything… shut up, Livy, go listen to Mr. Brightside again.

I hope you like this as much as I enjoyed writing this!

PLEASE PRETTY PRETTY PLEASE TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK OF THIS AND IF I SHOULD WRITE SOME MORE! EVEN TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK I SHOULD WRITE, I'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU GUYS! :D

Till next time, dudes!

Livy ~

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