Chapter 6: Save me this Dance

The homecoming dance after the game was held inside the school in the large gymnasium. It was decorated in red,white, and blue decorations and the DJ was up on stage blasting his music.

The game went well. They JC Titans won 47-45. It was an extremely close game and the crowd roared with excitement as the team made one last touchdown. Kori's build also went well. She was wobbly at first, but in the end she came through. Now all that was left of homecoming was the dance.

All the guys sat at one table as they waited for the girls who had yet to arrive. Everyone was mostly at a table or on the dance floor. The guys have been refusing to dance all night except for Richard, who had danced with at least six girls already, and Gar who stated he wanted to 'bust out all of his moves.'

"Where are the girls? They're fourth five mutes late!" Yelled Roy.

"Karen just texted me and said they should e here any minute now." Said Vic.

Wally shook his head and sighed. "Why does it take them so long to get ready any way! It's just a stupid dance!"

All the guys agreed and waited impatiently for the girls' arrival. They saw the gym doors open and five girls walked in. It was Jade, Karen, Jenny, Kori, and Raven. Ad boy did they dress to impress.

Despite Jade being on crutches, she still looked amazing. She had on a long, silky emerald green dress that was a halter at the top and had gems ping around the waist. Her hair was long and curly, and was flowing down her back.

Karen had on a cheetah print dress that was strapless, form fitting, and ended right above her knees. Her usual two-bun up do was now down and straight. She looked stunning.

Jenny was clad in a short poof black dress. It was strapless and the top part was like a corset. She had on black combat boots and her hair was in a messy, curly up do. Rachel had worn a black dress too except hers was long and had a slit going up the right side. The top was a halter and showed off a good amount of cleavage. Her hair was wavy and one side was pinned back.

Kori wore a white dress that showed off her tan. The dress was long and sparkly. It showed off her whole back and was strapless. Her hair was down and in a mass of curls.

The girls walked over to the guys who were practically drooling at the sight of them.

"You girls look amazing." Said Roy. He walked over and kissed Jade.

"Thanks, we try." Replied Karen.

A slow song began to play and it was 'A thousand years' by Christina Perri. Everyone began to get into couples and dance. Vic lead Laren out to the dance floor as did Wally to Jenny and Gar pulled Rachel to the floor before she could protest.

Richard had gotten asked by a senior blonde to dance and after passing an apologetic look to Kori, he headed to the floor.

"Jade c'mon." Roy said as he pulled his girlfriend up from her seat.

Jade frowned and looked at her cast. "I can't..."

Roy looked at her and kissed her fore head then, he picked her up bridal style, carried her to the dance floor and set her down. "Put your feet on top of mine."

"But-

"Trust me."

So Jade did. And she place her hands on his broad shoulder while he wrapped his arms around her waist. Slowly, the began to sway to the music.

"I love you." She told him.

"I love you too.

Meanwhile Kori sat and watched as her friends dance away. She felt alone and a bit sad that Richard didn't ask her. Someone for everyone, except her.

"Kori." Kori turned around and her emerald eyes met Jason's grey ones.

"Jason." She gasped slightly, although she didn't know why.

"You look...beautiful."

"Thanks." She smiled and looked down.

He noticed her frown and asked, "May I have this dance?"

She looked up and her eyes were clearly full of excitement. "Of course."

He led he out on the dance floor, right in the middle. People stared while others (Richard) glared. But Kori was happily dancing away with Jason. And her friends seemed to be happy for her. Maybe Jason Todd wasn't all that bad.

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It was 1 am in the morning and a lot of teenagers were at Ihop eating. This is usually where all the students went to after a dance. It was just kind of a thing.

"I'm sooo hungry." Said Jade.

"Me too. I think I could eat like, ten pancakes." Added Jenny.

Wally looked at his girlfriend impressively. "Really now? I'd like to see you try."

Jenny glared and smirked. "Okay but if I throw up on you, don't say I didn't warn ya."

"Alright fine. If you eat ten pancakes, I owe you twenty bucks. If you don't then you owe me a day of Zombie Paradise 2!"

Jenny looked at him curiously at first but then shook his hand. "Your on."

Roy shook his head at the couple and turned to Richard. "So Rich, how was dancing with the senior Kat Williams?"

Richard drank his soda and shook his head. "It was pretty awesome dude. She's a good dancer." Kori, who was sitting next to him, frowned.

"Hey guys." Everyone turned to see Rachel standing there with Toni.

"Who's your friend?" Asked Gar.

"This is Toni Monetti. She's cool." Said Rachel. Everyone greeted Toni and she smiled.

"Nice to meet you all." Toni said as she sat down next to Rachel.

Soon, the groups food arrived and they began to eat. Wally watched as Jenny ate her pancakes slowly. She had ten regular ones with strawberry syrup on them.

"I'm gonna get this Wally West." Jenny said.

Wally took a bite out of his burger and said, "Whatever you say Jen."

A few minutes later Roy stood up and said, "So I have to tell you guys something."

All eyes were on him and they waited patiently for him to start speaking.

"My cousin Alain is moving in with me next month. It would be pretty cool if we could make him feel like a part of our group."

"Alain? The one who visited last summer?" Asked Richard.

Roy nodded. "Yeah...he has some family issues going on so he'll be staying with us for a couple months maybe years."

"Well that's great! We love new people." Said Karen.

Vic smiled and added, "As long as he's a meat water I'm down."

Gar shook his head and scowled. Then Roy shook his head too and said, "Actually, he's a vegetarian like Gar."

Gar's eyes lit up and he smiled widely. "Awesome!"

"Noooooooo!" Vic whined. Karen put a hand on his shoulder.

Meanwhile, Jenny was on pancake number seven and Wally was growing nervous. "I'm not even full yet."

"You have got to be kidding me. This is ridiculous." Wally three his hands up in the air.

Jade turned to see what all the commotion was about. "Uhh, Jen? Are you sure-

"I'm bout to get me twenty bucks!"

She scarfed down the rest of her pancakes in record time and Wally's mouth was agape.

That's right! Momma won! Now, cough it up." She held out a hand and Wally reached for his wallet, still awestruck. "Wait..." Jenny put a hand to her mouth and quickly shot up out of her chair. She ran into the ladies room and her puking could be heard.

The group cringed and Wally asked, "Does this mean I won?"