Princess - A Chmergess Story

Chapter 3

A/N thanks to @MickySlater for this idea
Great idea btw!

Sharna's POV
I look over at the ever nervous Laurie in our dressing room. It's one hour before show time, and Laurie couldn't be anymore nervous. It's been no use trying to comfort her, because she just tunes us out.
"Okay!" Mandy yells, walking in.
"Here we go..." all the pros simultaneously say. Mandy always goes crazy mother bear style on the first show. From the second on, she's perfectly calm though.
"Oh shush!" She begins, "I would like everyone to get into their costumes and start doing makeup and hair."
"But-" Emma starts.
"No buts! Get ready!" Mandy cuts off. Emma was trying to tell her we all already have our makeup and hair done for the first dance, but we listen anyways. I go get my costume on. It's the purple-sequiny-velvety leotard. I bump into Lindsay on the way back.
"Excited for your rumba with Val tonight?" She asks. I roll my eyes in response.
"I've seen parts of it. It's hot," she continues.
"It's also friendly," I remind.
"Whatever."

*1 hour later*

Everyone is in their spots on the dark stage and we're ready to dance. We go through the first number and it's really smooth. All the dances are. Then, we get to Val and I's rumba.
"Ready, Princess?" Val asks, coming up behind me.
"Yep!" I say smoothly.
"We go out on the stage and start. Lindsay is right, it is very steamy. I've never noticed that it was that steamy before. I mentally curse myself for helping to make it this way in choreography. We're almost at the end. Then, we get to the part where Val runs his hand up my leg, and my heart skips a beat. I cannot be falling for Val, can I? We strike our ending pose and the crowd goes wild. I look at Val and he kisses me in the temple. We walk back to the dressing rooms and almost all the girls except Jenna and I have a dance together. There are a few other girls, but they're ignoring us. Laurie is behind us on her phone.
"Giirrlll, that was hoottt," Jenna exaggerates.
"Yeah," I say, trying to dust it off.
"Are you sure there's nothing there?"
"Jennaaa.."
"Wait you're not denying it."
"I swear I didn't before that dance."
I look up from my phone and see Jenna smirking.
"CHMER-FREAKING-GESS!" Laurie yells, wide eyed, behind Jenna.
"You were listening?" I ask.
"Of course I was!!" She says, still smiling ear to ear.
"Can I tell people? Because if I can't, I will freak!" Laurie states, while jumping up and down.
"I guess, just don't tell Val, and make sure no one else does tell him. I know he doesn't feel that way about me."
"Okay!" She says, jumping up.
"WHITNEY!!!!" Laurie screams. Whitney rips out her headphones.
"WHAT NUGGET?" She yells back, laughing.
"SHARNA LIKES VAL!!"
"WAIT WHAT!" She jumps up out of her seat, almost hitting her makeup artist on the face.
"Shh," I say, trying to calm her down.
"DON'T TELL VAL , WHIT!"
"OKAY!"

Laurie's POV
I am currently mentally freaking out. Freaking. Out. Val and Sharna. I'm the only on that knows about them both. After the show (which went really well), I pull Alan aside.
"We've got to get on the same tour bus, but not on one with Sharna or Val."
"Okay?"
And with that I leave.

Sharna's POV
Val and I are on the same bus. All we're doing right now is watching the Bachelor, which we sucked the guys into. Laurie is on the other bus and I wish she was with me because I promised her I would suck her into the bachelor as well. I was sitting next to Val and was leaning against him like I was on the plane. I felt myself start to doze off, but I fought it off and eventually went to my bunk.
"Night, princess," Val called as I stood up.
"Night, babe," it felt weird calling him babe even though I always call him that. Once I was in my bed, I fell into a deep sleep.

Laurie's POV
"So, why was I commanded here?" Artem asks me at the tour bus table. Jenna was also on this bus, so I had her come sit by us to help plot. I mean plan. Plan. Plotting is evil.
"Well, Sharna likes Val and Val likes Sharna so we're planning to bring them together," Jenna informs. I filled her in earlier.
"Wait, for real?" Alan questions.
"For real," Jenna and I both say.
"Wow.."
And from there on, we plot. I mean plan. We plan.

Val's POV
We have another show today. Hopefully Mandy can calm down a little. Right now it's 6:55 and the show is at 7. Everyone is in their costumes, and I'm running over the steps in my head even though I know them with muscle memory.
"Places, everyone!" Mandy calls, walking in. Yep, much calmer. All the pros (and Laurie) are hanging out in the back of the stage. We all go out and do the opening number. We nail it. All the dances go well, and then Sharna and I rumba. We're walking out onto the stage, and the butterflies are worse than last time. Why?
We do our rumba. I run my hand down Sharna's leg, like choreographed. We look at each other, like choreographed. Then the butterflies explode in my stomach into thousands of tiny other butterflies, like not choreographed. I continue our dance, and as soon as it's over I head off the stage as soon as possible. I feel as like if I say anything at all it'll just come out I'm majorly in love with you and I don't want that. Sharna walks off right away, too. Did she feel that like I did? Nah, she doesn't love me like I love her.
"Dude, I have a problem," I say sitting down next to Artem.
"I can tell, bro."
"I didn't think it was possible to fall so hard."
"I didn't think it was possible to have so much emotion in a rumba and not be dating."
I glare at him.

Sharna's POV
Dang Val. I didn't think I could fall so hard so fast.
"Whit," I say, sitting next to her as I walk into the dressing room.
"Shar.."
"I am madly in love."
"Yeah, I can tell."
"I'm not supposed to be though. We're just friends."
"Yeah, but girl, that rumba was freaking hot."
I glare at her.

Whitney's POV
Little does Sharna know, we've got great things planned for her. I suddenly get a text from Artem, and Val has fallen hard for Sharna.
Perfect.
I text back a smiling devil.

Hey guys!
I hope you guys like it! Again, thanks @MickeySlater for the amazing idea.
Aren't you excited? Sorry if I don't update for a while, next week is the last week of school so I have finals and tons of last week assignments and all that fun stuff.
Bye!
-Charlie