ValleyVille

Charity Ball

Zoes POV
Im fuming with rage right now. Watching them laugh and dance is like hell. "Whats up with you?" Stan asks. "Huh?" I say turning to him. "Why are you mad at Skylar?" He asks. "Im not I just..." I stopped. What else do I have to lose? Telling him wouldn't be so bad. Would it? "Stan Im-" i was cut off. "Stan!" We hear. Stan smiled and looked over. "Hey babe!" He says running to Astro. I sighed. "Hey Zoe" I hear. I looked over. "Hi Eddie" I say. "My brother is dancing with your girlfriend" he says. "Yeah I noticed.... wait what?!" I say. He laughed. "Oh please. We all know he's gay. We dont care. Most of us are bi. We're just waiting for him to tell us" he says. "I wish I could tell people" I say. "Listen Zoe, its hard. Its the one of the hardest things you can do in life, but it only gets harder the more you wait. After its out, its easier to move on." He says. "But theres no way my parents would be ok with that. Im never perfect enough for my mom. My dad is too busy trying to figure out how to make himself mayor in the next election" I say. "Even if no one supports you, the important thing is that you support yourself. Be brave Zoe. I know you have it in you. If you can support yourself, then other people will learn to follow" he says. "Thanks Eddie" I say. "Of course. Now go get her" he says. I walked to Skylar. "Sky?" I ask. "Whats up?" She asks. I looked at Felix and then Skylar. "Will you dance with me?" I ask. She looked at me confused. "Im ready to come out. Are you?" I ask. Felix walked away awkwardly. She just stared at me. "Please Sky. I need you" I say. I held out my hand. She looked at it and then me. "Ill try" She says taking it. I smiled. Dancing with her is the best experience Ill get to have tonight. "Your mom is watching us" Sky says. "Good" I say. The way she looks at me right now is the only look I ever want to see.

Jacks POV
We came as a group. "So Jack..." Spotter walked to me. I raised an eyebrow. "Did you match me?" I ask. "Um, maybe" he says. I smiled and shook my head. "You wanna dance?" He asks. "Like... together?" I ask. "If you want" he says. He held out his hand. "Sure" I say. I actually love dancing but Im not about to break out dancing in this crowd. Spotter seems to have a different idea. I laughed. "You look insane" I say. "And you look boring. Come on city boy. Show me what you got" he says. He just ignited the flame.

Wyatts POV
Im sweating. Why am I so nervous. I made my way to Luna. "H-hey" I say. "Choke on your words or on something else?" She asks. I rolled my eyes. She laughed. She walked to me and straightened my tie. "Do you want to dance with me?" I ask. "Sure but I think your cousin and Jack have stolen the floor" she says pointing. I looked at them. Ive never seen Jack smile like that. I guess Spotter really is good at cheering up people. "You wanna get out of here?" Luna asks. I turned to her. "Come on, this place is so boring" Luna says. She grabbed my hand and dragged me out with her.

Bellas POV
My dads started talking to the mayor about whatever. I spotted Kari in the crowd. I went pale. Its like a red alarm went off in my body. I went up to her. "Hey kingsman" I say. "Bella" she greets me. Shes in a pantsuit. "What are you doing here?" I ask. "My dad works for the city. Literally every adult works for the city ding bat. The mayor just grabs a handful of names and invites them whenever he holds one of these" she says. "So why did you show?" I ask. She smiled slowly. It sent a chill down my spine. "You think I wouldn't find out what you were planning?" She asks. My eyes widened. "How did you find out?" I ask. "Im a Kingsman. Arent I?" She says dropping the smile. I tried to run to my dads but she grabbed my arm and swung me into her. "You cant go yet. The dance just started" she says as the music swelled. I gulped.

Alecs POV
"Is she dancing with the Kingsman?" Ash asks. "No. Look closely. When she tries to get away, Kari pulls her back" I say. "Kari knows" Ash says. I nodded. "Bella! Come here please" I say. Kari and Bella glared at each other before they let go and Bella ran over. "What was that?" I ask. "Are you alright?" Ash asks. "Im fine dad. Father, you have to get her expelled. I dont care how it happens. Just get her out of my life" she says. Ash and I looked at each other. The plan is coming together. "We'll work on it honey" I say. "Can I go to Spades? I dont feel comfortable anymore" she says. "Yeah, go on. Be safe" Ash says. She left.

Lunas POV
"So Wyatt, why are you being weird?" I ask. "Im not being weird" he says. "You are" I say. "Am not" he says. "Lets not do this tonight. We both know Im right" I say. He hesitated. "I just wanted to show you how Im better than you at dancing" he says. "Uh huh. I doubt that" we say. We got to my house. "Come inside. We'll see whos better" I say. My dads still at the ball. We went in and I set music on the tv. "Is that your mom?" He asks. I looked at the photo frame he's looking at. "Yeah. I havent talked to her much since the divorce" I say. He looked at me. We stared at each other for a moment. "So, ready to dance?" He asks. I nod. Im glad he didnt fight me on such a delicate matter. He's annoying but at least he knows when to stop. We slow danced around my living room. "I never met my mom. In some ways I guess Im lucky. It makes it easier to move on" he says. "Moving on really is hard" I say. I looked away. "Truth is, my mom sends me letters all the time. I keep them away from my dad. He doesnt know they exist. I never write her back though because I dont know what to say. She stopped texting me a year ago because I just kept leaving her on read. She still sends birthday gifts and cards and other stuff but I just cant bring myself to talk to her" I say. "You shouldn't be scared Luna. Its ok to take time. Everyone needs it. You will have to talk to her eventually." He says. "I know" I say. The music stopped and we stared at each other. There was a pounding in my chest. I went in to kiss him but stopped when the door opened. "Dad!" I say. "Am i interrupting?" He asks. "No, of course not" Wyatt and I say in unison. "Ill see you later" Wyatt says leaving. "Wyatt" I called for him but he was already gone. "Luna are you alright?" Dad asked. I pushed passed him and went to my room.

Spotters POV
"Tonight was really fun" I say. "Yeah, I haven't had that much fun in a long time. Thanks Spotter" Jack says. "For what?" I ask. "For inviting me, and more importantly, for getting me to smile" he says. "Any time. Need a ride home?" I ask. "No, I dont wanna wake up my dad" he says. "Want me to walk with you?" I ask. "No, Ill be ok" he says. "Ok, see you on Monday" I say. He waved and left. I went to my car. "Spotter!" I hear. Kari ran to me. "Hey Kari. You're rocking that pantsuit" I say. "Thanks, but we have a problem" she says. "Whats wrong?" I ask. "Bella is gonna get her parents to get me expelled. The problem with that is that Bella doesn't knoe what shes really doing" she says. "Whats she really doing?" I ask. "I noticed it today. Her dads are working for the Kingsmen. They want me expelled because they think Ill join them out of anger" she says. I was taken back. "You can make assumptions like that and how would you know that?" I ask. She looked down. "My cousin came to our school a couple of days ago. I was furious with him for showing his face to me. He told me what the Kingsmen were planning and that he didnt want me to get hurt. Bella is just a pon in their game" she says. "Kari, thats a lot, and I do believe you, but with no proof, I cant help you" I say. "Then help me find proof. Please Spotter. She may hate me, but I cant let Bella get hurt" she says. "Why do you think her dads are in on it?" I ask. "When she told her dads to expel me, I saw them exchange this look. A look that my family knows all to well. Theyre up to something" she says. "I promise Ill do everything I can to help you Kari. Do you need a ride home?" I ask. "No, Im ok. Ill see you on Monday" she says leaving.