Same Day, Shane's House, 7:52 P.M...

"First high school party, huh?" Kevin asked his son as he prepared to head out for another night of work down at the night club.

Shane, who was currently sitting on the couch, already dressed, nodded.

"Yup. To be honest, I'm a little nervous. I don't wanna come off as a weirdo. There's bound to be a bunch of kids I've never met before there."

"Buddy don't be nervous. You're a Price boy. We're a cool bunch of a dude... Well, I'm cooler than you in every way imaginable, but you're okay." He poked fun.

Shane laughed at his father's playful jab.

"Whatever, old man."

"Alright, this is the part where I have to be the typical overprotective parent for a second. Rapid fire question time. Do you know how to get there?" Kevin started.

"Yup."

"What are you gonna do as soon as you leave this house?"

"Text you to say I'm out."

"What are you gonna do when you get to this kid's house? Ethan you said his name was?"

"Yeah, Ethan. I'm gonna text you saying I'm there."

"What do you do when the party's over?"

"I call you and tell you that I'm on my way home, and when I get home, I send you a picture of me inside the house."

"If there's any alcohol there what are you not going to do?"

"Come home drunk off my ass."

"Because if you do, what will happen?"

"You're gonna beat my ass."

"Exactly. And one more thing. Try to have a good time. Don't be awkward. You're only gonna be able to do stuff like this for so long, before you grow up and have to get a job like me. I swear, what I wouldn't give to be 15 again. You lucky bastard." Kevin lamented.

"Hey, 36 ain't bad. You still got a lot of fire in you. Plus, you're in amazing shape for any guy in general, let alone one in his mid 30s." Shane complemented his dad.

The patriarch of the Price family smiled at his son's comments.

"You're alright, kid. So, imma get going. This band better show up tonight, or else the club's damn near gonna be in engulfed in a riot. Remember what I said. Don't be a stick in the mud."

Shane saluted him.

"You got it, captain."

Kevin shook his head.

"Such a clown boy."

And with that, K Price left the house, leaving the teenager alone by himself. Seth told him the party started at around 9, so he knew it was too early to start leaving at this time. Turns out, Carter's house was only a 25 minute bus ride away. Since there was plenty of time to spare, he decided to call up a certain foreigner he knew for a quick chat. Three rings in, and the first thing he heard was...

"Ello, yank!"

Shane laughed at Paige's signature blunt demeanor.

"Hey, Paige. What's going on with you? You enjoying the Halloween festivities?"

"Halloween is great! Wait, wait. Guess what I'm dressed up as. Go on, guess."

"Pssh, I dunno. A succubus?" Shane joked.

"Only in your dreams, sweetheart. But no, I'm not a succubus. I'm... A witch! Hahahaha!"

Price rolled his eyes and chuckled.

"Okay, I gotta see this. Send me a picture."

"I look... magical." She joked.

"Oh, God. Yeah, yeah. You're a wizard, Harry and all that shit. Just send me the damn picture."

About a minute and a half later, and Shane got a text notification on his phone. He looked at it, and saw a rather amusing photo of Ms. Knight in a full on witch costume as promised. She had a magic wand in her hand, with the hat and everything.

"Man you weren't joking. You look adorable." Shane remarked.

"Of course I do. You forget who you're talking to? I'm the cutest thing on the bloody planet! It'd be smart for you to be nicer to me, unless you want me to put a curse on you."

"Midnight, the only magic you have is basic knowledge of the male sex drive. "Oh, if I shove my ass in a dude's face, it'll get him hard." Ooh, I'm so scared."

"You know, for a guy that claimed to be angry about that happening, you sure bring it up a lot. Anyway, what are you being for Halloween?" Paige asked.

"Eh, I'm not dressing up this year. I just have on a black and green hoodie, with my camo jeans. No costume this time. I've been too preoccupied with stuff this year to really even think about it."

"And by stuff, you mean girls, psychos, football, friends, and a love triangle that scared the everloving piss outta you."

"Yeah... That stuff."

"Can't blame you then. If I were in your shoes, what I'm gonna be for Halloween definitely wouldn't be high on my list of priorities."

"I mean, I am going to a party in like an hour, so today won't be completely devoid of any Halloween related fun for me." He revealed.

"Oooh! Really?! Nice! Is your little lady friend going with you?"

"She is. Said she doesn't want me alone at a party with a bunch of females or something like that."

"Aww, she's possessive. I respect that. No slag's gonna try and put the moves on my idiot."

"I appreciate how highly you think of me." Shane said with as much sarcasm as he could muster.

"Haha. No problem, bruv. I hope you have fun. Call me when you get back from the party. I wanna hear about all the naughty activities you got yourself into."

"Jesus woman, you make it sound like I'm going to some weird sex party. It's just a bunch of teens in a house having a good time."

"Is there alcohol involved in it?"

"Yeah, most likely. Why?"

Paige smirked.

"I rest my case."

"Huh? I don't underst... Oh. Point taken. Look, none of that's going down tonight. Not with Alexa around. I guarantee you, the second some drunk chick starts grinding against me, my girl's gonna be on her ass like white on rice." Shane clarified.

"God help whoever that might be if it happens." The British girl proclaimed.

"Exactly. Hell hath no fury like a pissed off princess. Especially my princess. She may be small, but she could be a real bitch when she wants to be. And she's said that before, so you know I'm not making shit up."

She giggled at that.

"Your girl sounds lovely, mate. Speaking of her, sorry about a few nights ago. I thought about it, and maybe I went a little too far. That had to have been uncomfortable for her."

"Honestly, I wouldn't know. She hasn't brought it up in conversation at all since then. It's all good though. No worries. It's just you being you. I'm used to it by now. Plus, it's not like you were wrong. Of course I wanna screw my girlfriend. She's my girlfriend!"

Paige's expression faltered a bit at hearing that, but she didn't let it show in her voice.

"I better be the first person you tell when it happens. If you don't, I'll punch you." She fake threatened.

"Yeah, I'm not really worried about that. You're hours away from me. How you gonna hit me? Through the damn phone?"

"I'm a fuckin witch! Magic, bitch!"

Shane exploded with laughter.

"Oh, shit. Hahahaha! She said, she said... Oh shit. Magic bitch! Ha! I'm gonna start saying that now whenever people ask me stuff. H-How do you do this? M- Magic... Bitch! Hahaha!"

His outburst of joy put a warm smile on the pale girl's face.

"You're silly, you know that?"

"Man, of course I know that. I'm Shane Mothafuckin Price! Silliness is in my blood."

"And I wouldn't want you any other way... Shane, I don't think I say this enough but... Damn it, I'm starting to sound like you now... I love you more than most people I know. You're one of the only bright spots in my life, and- and I thank you for that." She said sincerely.

The sudden outpouring of love and affection from Paige of all people, really caught Shane off guard. It wasn't sexual or perverse. Just genuine emotion, and he couldn't remember the last time he'd seen or heard that from her.

"Oh, uh... No problem. I love you too. You okay?"

"I'm fine. I'm just... Forget about it. Tonight you're out to have fun, and you don't need to be worrying about me while you're doing it. I'm alright."

Shane was suspicious of his friend. Deep down, he knew something was really bothering her, but he chose not to press her about it. At least, not now.

"Okay. I believe you."

He glanced at the clock, and saw it was now 8:27.

"Alright, Midnight. I gotta go. I'll call you back when I get back home."

"I can't wait to hear about how you got so drunk you started making out with another guy." Paige joked.

"Oh, be quiet, woman. Bye."

He hung up, and shoved his phone in his right pocket. Then, he got up, grabbed his keys, shut the lights, and left the house. He locked the door behind him, and then made his way to the bus stop up the block.


9:04 P.M...

"Eh, 4 minutes late ain't bad." Shane though to himself as he approached the address Seth had texted to him earlier in the day. He called him up to see where he was. A few rings in, and the quarterback answered.

"What's up, Cash?"

"Sup. I'm just about there. You and Bayley on your way?"

"Yeah... Hold on, I think I see you. Raise your right arm."

Shane did as he was told.

"Uh huh, I'm across the street from you. Wait there, me and Bayley'll meet you in a sec."

"Sure thing, Cap."

Sure enough, Seth and Bayley came across the street holding hands. As soon as Price saw the two, he couldn't help but laugh. Rollins was dressed in a ninja outfit, while Bayley was dressed up as Robin.

"Yooooo. That's awesome. Why a ninja, Seth?" Shane asked curiously.

He took off his mask before answering.

"Because I'm Ninja Rollins... Duh. You see how quick my movements are on the field? Now you see the ball, now you don't. Boom, Ninja." He explained smugly.

Shane facepalmed.

"Uh huh, I figured. What about you, Smiles? Why the Boy Wonder? Or, in your case, Girl Wonder."

"Because he's loyal, he's kind, and he's a good person! He's everything I like in the world wrapped in one."

Price smiled and shook his head before patting Bayley's.

"Good ol, Bayley. You're like the purest thing on this planet."

Bayley cutely blushed and giggled before wrapping him up in what else, a hug. Seth smirked at that.

"She's pure alright. Too pure for my ass, that's for sure. Now, why don't we get to this dude's house... Or mansion."

The three teenagers continued on the path to EC3's home for a couple more minutes before they reached it. When they got there, they all gawked at the sight before them. By God, it was the biggrsy house any of them had ever seen. It was like the damn Wayne Manor. How fitting, considering they were met at the front door by Ethan dressed up as, wait for it, Batman. You already know Bayley was happy as shit when she saw him.

"Welcome to EC3's Monster Ball! Came up with the name myself." Ethan greeted.

"What up, Ethan?" Seth casually said.

The two fist bumped.

"Oh, Bayley. I see you're my trusty sidekick. You look adorable."

Seth kinda cringed when he said that her, but Bayley beamed at the complement like usual.

"Thanks. I'm here to fight for the safety of Gotham!"

Ethan chuckled, then turned his attention to Shane. He stuck his hand out for a handshake, which Price gladly accepted.

"You're the Miracle Kid, huh? Nice to meet you man. Uh, Shane, right?"

Shane nodded and smiled.

"Yup, Shane Price. Nice to meet you too."

"Well, come on in guys. Some of the football team and the cheer squad are already here, so you're among friends."

"Yo, pretty boy! Where's the chocolate fountain at? You got one of those, right?" A voice called from inside.

Ethan closed his eyes and pinched the bridge of his nose.

"Oh yeah. And Dean's here too."

Shane was surprised.

"You invited him?"

"Hell no I didn't. He just showed up and walked in."

Seth sighed.

"Of course he did. Hold on, I'll talk to him and make sure he doesn't break anything. Dean!"

As he went to go deal with Ambrose, Bayley and Shane were let into the house as well. Inside, almost everyone was wearing there own costumes. Big E was The Hulk, and Sasha was Sailor Moon. Cody was The Flash, Dolph was a zombie, Bray... Bray wasn't wearing a costume because he freaked people out enough on his own. Tyler Breeze and Johnny Curtis were cops, Cedric was Black Panther, and The Uso Brothers were both vampires. Kofi was there too, but like Shane and Bray, he wasn't wearing a costume.

Although not part of the team, Emma had convinced Xavier to come, despite him not being the biggest fan of parties. He was Goku from Dragon Ball. The cheerleaders were also decked out in outfits. Liv was a cat, Dakota was Tracer from Overwatch, Emma was Starfire from Teen Titans, Kairi was a pirate, and Naomi had on this awesome glow in the dark costume. (Heh, get it? Cause, cause she's black? Glow in the dark? Okay I'll stop now.)

"Wow, everyone looks great." Shane pointed out.

"I know, right?", Bayley agreed, "Tonight is gonna be so much fun!"

He smirked at her trademark excitement.

"You say that about a lotta stuff don't you?"

Bayley just smiled and shrugged, before finding her way to her friends in the cheer squad. Shane then decided to walk around and mingle with his teammates and the rest of the kids there. Everyone was really enjoying themselves so far, and the party had just begun. A few minutes later, another guest had arrived. None other than the fiery haired lacrosse captain herself, Becky Lynch. When he saw her, Shane beamed and made his way over to her.

"Well hello there, lass. How are you this evening?"

She smiled.

"Ooh, what a gentleman. I'm great. You guys seem like you're already having a good time."

Becky looked around and saw everyone... Everyone. And when she saw a particular person, she started blushing.

"Dean's here too?"

"Oh, yeah. Yeah! Shit, I almost forgot about that. Ya know, this could be a good thing. This could be the night you get what you want."

"Oh, I don't know. I'm kinda nervous." She admitted.

"Don't worry. I'll be around to help if you need."

"Okay... Here goes nothing."

Dean and Seth were having a conversation, but that stop when Dean saw Becky approaching them. His darted around quickly, and he desperately looked for a way to escape.

"Dude, what's the matter?" Seth asked, unaware of what was going on.

He turned around and immediately understood.

"Oh. Damn it, Dean. You can't avoid her forever. Just deal with it. You know what, I'm gonna go find Bayley. You can do this. Trust me."

"Wait, wait! Don't go!" Dean pleaded, but Seth already left.

Now, it was just him and Becky. The awkwardness was reeeeaaaaal.

"So, uh... Hey." Becky started.

"Hey." He replied, trying to keep his cool.

Lynch could tell how uncomfortable he was with the situation and she sighed.

"Look. I know things between us have been... Complicated. But.. That's my fault. I never apologized, so I'm sorry. If I would've known, I wouldn't have lashed out at you like that...,. And I know Shane told you that I... I like you.

Dean nodded slowly.

"Is... Is that true?"

"Yes. Completely true. I have... For a long time."

Inside, Ambrose's heart was doing backflips. "Holy shit, holy shit", was the mantra currently replaying over and over in his brain right about now.

"I just, never said anything because of what happened with the whole Roman thing, and then you started dating Alicia, which made it even worse. I couldn't find the courage to tell you myself, so I had Shane help me out."

He didn't really know how to respond to that. On one hand, he wanted to give Shane a hug that even Bayley would blush at, but on the other hand, he was still reeling from his public break up. Becky decided that it was now or never.

"So... What do ya say? Would you... Like to give this crazy idea a chance? She asked hopefully.

Dean gulped.

"Uh... You're kinda.. putting me on the spot here... Fuck it. Ya only live once, right? Why not?"

Becky's eyes went wide with joyful shock.

"Oh my God, really?"

At this point, Ambrose relaxed.

"Yeah. I can't sulk over my psycho ex forever can I?" He joked.

Then, he leaned over and kissed her on her cheek. One of the cheerleaders, Liv to be exact, saw this out of corner of her eye and started freaking out.

"Oh my God, oh my God! Dean just kissed Becky everybody! New couple alert, new couple alert!" She screamed aloud. This got everyone's attention for sure. Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at the two of them, Shane and Seth sharing a knowing smirk. Becky was still blushing, and Dean had a nonchalant look on his face.

"...What? You've never seen a couple before?" He asked, before he grabbed Becky by her shoulders and kissed her again, this time on her lips.

At this, the cheerleaders squealed in excitement, and the football team yelled, "Yeah!", to show their approval for what they were witnessing. Shane and Seth fist bumped each other.

"And once again, you've fixed Dean's issues. You're a damn miracle worker." Rollins said.

"Eh, I couldn't have done it without my quarterback." Shane responsed with a wink.

Seeing all the commotion going on and the excitement that the new relationship brought to the atmosphere, Ethan decided that now was good time to crank up the jams, so to speak. The lights lowered, and strobe lights were flickering all around. Of course most of the girls ran to the dance floor as quickly as possible. They jumped around and sang along to the various pop hits that played out of the speakers. Everything from Ariana Grande to Chris Brown, they just lost their friggin adolescent minds.

All the girls that had their guy with them dragged them out to dance as well. Sasha brought over Big E, who hilariously gyrated his hips to the beat. Bayley dragged Seth, who was completely out of his element when it came to this type of music. Dean and Becky danced together happily. The star had to have been Xavier Woods. At first when Emma approached him to dance, he was reluctant, but when he was convinced, boy... He shocked the hell out of everyone. This man was busting out backflips and splits like you wouldn't believe.

All the while, Shane sat back and watched the whole thing from a chair by the food and drink table. He was never really a dancer, so he decided to sit this one out. (Literally! Because he's in a chair! Boom! Fuck I'm a good writer!) Ethan noticed this, and walked up to him to see what was up.

"Something the matter, Shane?" He asked.

Shane shook his head no.

"Nah, there's nothing wrong. I'm just not crazy about dancing, ya know? Plus, I'd rather watch anyway. Do you see Woods out there? It's like he transformed into a completely different person entirely dude. It's entertaining."

"Oh, I see. Well, if you need anything just holler."

"Thank you Dark Knight."

Ethan did his best Batman impression.

"No problem citizen... I'm Batman."

That made Shane laugh a bit. EC3 then walked back over to the dance floor to continue DJing, and Shane continued to watch. Liv tried to get him to dance with her, but he respectfully declined. The last thing he needed was for Alexa to come in and see that. That would probably ruin the whole night... And maybe the next few weeks of his life.

"Speaking of Alexa", He thought, "Where's she at? It's been like an hour and she's still not here."

He was getting slightly worried about the safety of his girlfriend. He wished that she would've let him pick her up. But, she insisted that he not do that, because she was afraid it would be a little suspicious if they showed up together. He sighed.

"Come on, please get here soon."

Shane was only getting more anxious as time continued to pass by. He thought about maybe asking Sasha or Emma if she had called or texted them at all. He tried doing that himself, but still didn't get any response. Bayley noticed how nervous he looked, and went over to him to try and see what the problem was.

"Hey, Shane? What's wrong?"

"Oh hey Smiles. Uh, it's been about an hour and a half since the party started, and Alexa still hasn't shown up. I'm worried about her."

"Did you try and call her?"

"Yeah, she didn't pick up."

"Oh... Well, I'm sure she's fine. Maybe she just decided not to come and went to sleep." Bayley suggested.

"Nah, she would've called me. I really hope she's okay." Shane said.

Bayley then got an idea and reached out her arms. Price reacted by letting out a soft chuckle.

"Maybe a hug will make you feel better?" She asked.

The boy shrugged.

"Let's find out."

He accepted the hug. This one was a lot gentler than the normal vice grip she usually put on. After a little while, she pulled away and looked up at him with an uncertain expression.

"So... Did it help?"

"Eh, I feel a little better."

The girl with the side ponytail beamed.

"Yay, I'll take it!"

Shane looked Bayley over before smirking and shaking his head.

"Seth better treat you right. Or imma kill him."

She giggled at that.

"I don't think you'll have to. But, thank you."

From a few feet away, Seth was calling her over, desperate to get away from the girls who were trying to get him to dance.

"You better get your boy before he loses his mind." Shane joked.

"Okay. She'll be here before you know it. Don't worry."

She then jogged back over to her boyfriend's side, leaving Shane once again alone with his thoughts. That is, until Ethan abruptly stopped the music.

"Oh, come on! Kill the DJ!" Dean yelled... Dean had a few drinks in him by this point.

"Knowing you Ambrose, I wouldn't be surprised if you tried. Anyways, sorry for the interruption, but I just got word, that we have a very special guest. Spotlight at the door, please!"

A bright light flashed onto the entrance, and all the kids turned their attention to it.

"Please welcome, Her Majesty..." Ethan started.

The door opened, and there stood...

"Princess Alexa Bliss!"

And by God, she looked like an actual princess straight from the pages of a 12 year old girl's scrapbook. A long dress, pink of course. Her hair looked like she used some sort of magical brush. Her blonde locks fell to the middle of her back. White gloves that went up to her elbows. Pink high heels that had to have costed her at least 150, easy. Her eyeliner was on friggin point, as was the rest of her makeup. It looked like she put a lot of time into it. And to top it all off, a little golden tiara that complemented her petite frame and appearance.

"Hooooly shiiiiit." Shane said in disbelief.

She elegantly walked from the door toward the crowd of teens, who were all awestruck. Even Seth was reminded of why he was so head over heels for her when they were younger. Bayley had her hands over her mouth, and was jumping up and down. Once Bliss was in front of them, she curtsied and said, "Hello, everyone. Where is Shane?", in the most royal accent she could come up with. One that made Shane proud.

"She's really perfected." He thought to himself."

Dean spoke up.

"Oh, Cash? He's over there sitting by the food and booze!" He yelled drunkenly.

It took a lot for Alexa to maintain herself and not laugh at Dean's nonsense. But she did, and beckoned Price over with a curl of her finger.

"Please come before me."

Everyone turned their attention toward the casually dressed boy, who was slightly weirded out by the staring. He nervously chuckled and rubbed the back of his neck.

"Well, I guess I have no choice." He said, before getting up from his seat and going to her. He stood in front of Alexa.

"So, what now?" He asked.

She stuck out her right hand.

"Kiss it."

A loud, audible gasp was heard throughout the house. (Ha, Loud House.) The teens were all shocked. Sasha and Emma shared an, "I knew it", look. Seth and Big E both just had looks on their faces like "What in the actual fuck is going on right now?" The cheerleaders were close to losing their shit, and some of the football team were a little jealous. Most prominently Cody, who could be heard as saying, "Man, I could've gotten her if I tried." Shane on the other hand, wasn't really that surprised. He knew that Alexa wanted the secret to be out, and he knew that she was ready.

"As you wish... My princess."

He bent down and kissed her hand, and when he rising back up, he heard her whisper, "Now kiss me." So, he did. Right on the lips. If you thought people went ape shit for Dean and Becky, then you ain't seen nothin yet.

"New couple Boyz! Let's celebrate!" Dean yelled with a whole bottle of vodka in his hand, "Here's to Cash and his princess!"

"Put that back Ambrose!" EC3 yelled.

Both Shane and Alexa couldn't help but laugh at him, as did everyone else.

"Ay, Shane!" Becky called out from the crowd, "I see what you meant by princess."

Shane looked at her and then back at the girl by his side.

"Yeah, she's a beauty ain't she?"

Alexa gripped his waist.

"I love you, Shane."

"I love you too, Alexa. I love you too."