Chapter 8: Worth It

A/N: hai guys! Hope things are good. So this is Riptide's second one shot and I was so pumped writing this one shot after Truth or D-Coy cause I had a pretty good idea. So it may have drama (idek),but still romance and all of that.

Also, you can PM me any ideas for a certain couple cause I sometimes have a hard time thinking of an idea for some pairings. The hardest one is DCI. Don't worry, I'll give you a shout out for the idea.

But I'm only using the ideas if I'm stuck so yeah... :9

Also, I hope up don't hate me for the last one shot cause one of the readers told me it was sort of difficult to read. So sorry, I somewhat rushed it :P

Plus, over a 1,000 views in like a week!? OMG! Thank you so much guys! Love you lots.

Enjoy anyways.

It was a pretty hectic week for the Riptide crew. M&Gs, Dance battles and practices, family reunions– it was crazy. But luckily, Saturday was the only day nothing was going bizarre. Riptide was at Bodie's house, in the living room playing Call of Duty: Black Ops.

"ARRGGH B!" Emilia growled. "YOU TOOK MY KILL! I HATE YOU!"
"Love you too!" Bodie smirked, but them frowned. "DAMNIT EM YOU TOOK MY KILL!"
"Now you know how I feel." Emilia laughed. "Wanna take a break? I wanna play that new dance game, JD4?"
"Oh yeah.. I have that."Bodie got off the couch and did the stuff guys would normally do if they want to play a different game.

Five minutes later...

"Okay, so what song you wanna do?" Bodie asked, scrolling for a song.
"I don't know, your choice." Emilia shrugged while playing Angry Birds.
"Well you wanted to play..." Bodie pointed out. "Hey what about One Thing?"
"That involves two people right?" Emilia stood up, walking next to Bodie.
"Yeah, unless you wanna play alone."
"Well, okay! I'm Jazzy your Happy, okay?"
"Sure." Bodie smiled and swiped his arm, to play.

(A/N: okay, here's the link to the video so you can actually know how are they dancing to One Thing. Plus I'm referring too. This video is not mine, it belongs to AverageAsianDude [shoutout!] who does videos for dance central, just dance and hip hop experience. :
/watch?v=jtjuGS2LCpA ) (Plus, I love his freestyles on any DC game xD)

They started dancing to the song (0:00-3:24), having fun and simple awkwardness. Bodie and Emilia somewhat had to get close to each other face to face in order to get points, also kinda bumping into each other which made it too awkward between cause they liked each other, but never said anything. You see, they met since Bodie was 13 while Emilia was 12 (a year difference) in a sports camp. They had lots of fun talking to each other for just one week. They kept in touch for the next two weeks until Bodie moved schools and went to the same school Emilia was in. So really, they knew each other for almost 7 years (right now Bodie's almost 20 while Emilia turned 19).

But when the song was about to finish (3:25- End) their ending pose looked like they're about to kiss. Emilia and Bodie felt really awkward. Too awkward..
"Wow.." Emilia chuckled and blushed. "Face to face, huh?"
"Yeah.." Bodie replied back, with a small smile on his face. "Wow.."
The song ended, showing their points. Emilia has 579,537 points while Bodie has 881,594 points. (it was the first time they played the game so they sort of missed points.)
"Ha, I won." Bodie said quietly, still on the same pose.
"Shut up," Emilia smacked his chest.

Bodie and Emilia looked at each other dreamily but with a hint of serious. Bodie decided to make the first move, so he slowly leans in; his hands slithering from her waist to Emilia's hips. Emilia placed her leg that was up down and adjusted her hands, to feel comfortable. They slowly lean in to each other; foreheads touching, eye locking, their lips nearly touched until the front door whacked open.

"BODIE BEAR!" A girl's voice entered the living room, where Emilia and Bodie quickly stopped and let go of each other just in time. The girl was somewhat shorter than Emilia; but she had blonde hair with blue tips, green eyes that look a lot like blue and she was wearing a white hoodie that was covering her pink bikini top and denim booty shorts including a pair of navy TOMS. "So glad to see you!" She gave Bodie a hug.
"Uh... Nice to see you too?" Bodie was confused, not knowing who is this stranger. "Wait.. Amanda?"

Amanda? Who the sake of dance is this chick? Emilia thought, biting her nail. Is she Bodie's ex? Relative? Why am I sounding jealous?

"Uh, Emilia.." Bodie pulled away from the hug. "This is Amanda, my… My ex-girlfriend." He said quietly with a half-frown on his face. He always doesn't want to tell Emilia things like this. Why? He doesn't know the answer to that question.
"Uh, hi." Emilia said, giving out a small wave. "Nice to meet you.."
"Tch, yeah!" Amanda said, flipping her hair. (I'm referring to popular girls, if you know what I mean). "Heard lots bout cha. Bodie, hunny, I missed you! I want to talk to ya."
"Uh, sure?" Bodie rubbed the back of his head. "Emilia? Are you okay.."
"OF course! I'm all right with this! You can just go talk. I wait." Emilia faked her cheerfulness while Bodie and Amanda left the house.

Emilia sighed and flopped down the couch. "Aw, why does that chick have to ruin the moment?! It was worth it! ARRGGGH!" Emilia growled and smacked herself with a pillow. "I like Bodie, a lot! And I have no idea if he likes that Amanda or me! DAMN IT KARMA!"

"You okay, Em?" Emilia's stepbrother Mo came from the kitchen. "You don't sound pretty well."

"Mo?" Emilia sat up on the couch. "Were you hearing me talk to myself again?"

"Yeah, but I know I joke around but from what I heard; I want to help." Mo sat on the other end of the couch, getting a spoonful of his oatmeal. "So, you're jealous? About Amanda?"

"Yeah." Emilia shrugged and looked at her friendship bracelet Bodie gave her five years ago. "You know I like Bodie, right?"

Mo nodded. "Go on, continue."

"Well, I'm seriously dying to tell Bodie the truth but when I take up the courage," Emilia shot up right off the couch with a few tears in her eyes. "It just runs away from me and I take no shit about it! I mean, why does he have to be so damn perfect! He made me melt inside when he was wearing the yellow shirt I gave him cause a few buttons weren't unbuttoned (Street Style) and that bracelet..."

Mo stood up, walking to Emilia giving her a hug. "It's alright. I know how you feel, I went through something like this three years ago. Look kid, if you really love him; go tell him. Tell him before he falls for someone else."

Emilia released the hug. "Thanks, Mo. You're a good brother."

"That's a good girl," Mo said, shoving his hands to his pockets. "Go get him. I really want to be his brother-in-law. And your kids' uncle."

Emilia blushed under her yellow hoodie. "Heh."

Five hours later, 8:30pm at the Skyscraper (Glitterati's Venue)

"Why hello, Riptide." Jaryn greeted the crew, standing up from her chair. "Prepared for our dance battle?"

"Pumped up as ever, right Em?" Bodie smiled and nudged her arm. Emilia didn't reply or did anything. She just stared into space. "Em?"

"Hm? What? You said something..?" Emilia murmured.

"Emilia, are you alright?" Kerith came beside his twin sister. "You look unrelaxed. Is the temperature too cool?"

"Ah, no... I-um..." Emilia stuttered.

"Uh… Never mind. Come on, we'll just put our stuff away." Bodie shook his head and grabbed her hand, walking to an area with wide space. Emilia blushed under her breath while Bodie dragged her with him. They finally found a spot and placed their bags. Bodie was sweating so he peeled off his yellow plaid shirt, and then scrambling his bag for another shirt. Emilia sat down and played on her phone, also listening to Without You by Chris Brown; quietly singing along to the song. Bodie turned to her, hearing her sing. "You sing pretty good."

"Ha..?" Emilia removed one earphone and looked up, seeing a shirtless Bodie. "Ah-I-um…" Emilia looked down blushing, making Bodie smirk. Bodie grabbed both Emilia's forearms to pull her up, then pushing her against the wall she was leaning on to, his hands making contact to the wall. Emilia still looked down, but Bodie grabbed her chin so he and her can make full eye contact.

"Awh, Em. You like me, don't you?" Bodie asked his blushing dance mate.

"What? Psh, I don't not. Now let me go." Emila tried to turn away, just that Bodie's grip is too strong.

"Come on," Bodie still smirked at Emilia. "Tell the truth, I'm waiting."

"Prove it, Bodie." Emilia dared him.

"First, put my shirt on for me please?" Bodie smiled and Emilia did what he asked. He's not shirtless anymore, he now has a blue v-neck on.

"But still, do you have ANY proof that I like you?" Emilia asked him seriously.

Bodie looked at Emilia, turning his smirk into and evil grin. "Want proof? I'll give you proof."

"Oh is that a joke?" Emilia rolled her eyes.

Bodie, without hesitating leaned in and kissed her. Surprised, Emilia wasn't comfortable but relaxed. Obviously shirt tugging, hot breaths, lip-biting, tongue wars. All of that sweet stuff. The kiss wasn't too deep due to the fact they heard one of their back up dancers calling both of their names.

"Wow..." Emilia pulled away, smiling and blushing. "That was..."

"Beautiful, isn't?" Bodie smiled too, caressing Emilia's cheek. "So you do like me after all?"

"What!? Ugh, fine. I do, Bodie." Emilia sighed, telling him the truth.

"Don't worry, I feel the same way," Bodie replied back, still caressing her cheek. "You're a good kisser, you know that?"

"Really? I am?" Emilia wasn't too surprised. "You dated like three girls before!"

"Well the first one always lip bites, the second chick licks my lips and Amanda.." Bodie told his reasonings. "Amanda takes it too deep and wanted to have sex with me."

Emilia gagged. Now she was definitely surprised."Sex!?"

Bodie nodded. "But I refused. That wasn't the only reason I broke up with her."

"What was the other reason?" Emilia asked. "C'mon B.."

"Well, the three girls I dated had something I can't find in them even though they're very pretty or have a positive personality. And.. That one thing is in you, Emilia." Bodie blushed while telling Emilia his answer. "I have no clue what it is, but it made you so special than the other girls even Amanda."

"But then why Amanda wanted to talk to you?" Emilia asked another question.

"She wanted to be together again and take our relationship further. But I ain't got no time for that!" Bodie snapped and stopped. He saw Emilia laughing her eyes out.

"Gosh, B." Emilia said, still laughing. "You're too cute." She gave him a playful punch.

Bodie blushed hard when Emilia called him cute. "You're waaay beyond cute, Emilia. Kawaii! :3"

"Stop it!" Emilia smacked his chest, blushing. "Have you been watching many Animes lately!?"

"I'm too sugoi." Bodie smiled and picked up Emilia and slightly threw her over his shoulder. He can feel Emilia pounding on his back, demanding "PUT ME DOWN!"

"Nope, our dance battle is about to begin." Bodie said, smiling.

Bodie knew him and Emilia's relationship was just beginning. He didn't ask her out, she didn't ask him. They knew all along, they would be worth something. It was worth it. Really, worth it.