Ariel P.O.V.
"So should I like, wait for him or...?" "Ariel, I don't know! Aladdin is waiting for me behind the door so I gotta go like, now. Good luck." Jas wished,sighing and laughing while grabbing her purse and opening the door, revealing Aladdin. They both grinned, held by hand and walked to the dance, not before Aladdin greeted us. "Ugh!" I whispered, throwing myself on the bed. Couldn't this secret admirer of mine leave another note or something...? I thought it was Wendy's brother, the one from the diner, but apparently he isn't, and I just hope it's not Eric. "Hey girls, forgot my umbrella, it's pouring outside!" Exclaimed Jasmine, almost scaring me because of the slammed door left behind. "Rain? Seriously?" Cried Meg, who was putting her mascara on. "Yeah... just put the heels in a bag and put boots on. That's what everyone's doing anyway." Shrugged Jas, running away again. "I agree to go on one date, and it rains. Great." Rolled her eyes Meg. In case no one told you, Meg is the funkiest punk I have ever met in my life. Yet, she got to go out with Hercules, the hottest guy in the school, according to everyone. I admire him: he goes out with the girl he likes, even though this could ruin his reputation, since everyone thinks she's weird because of her tastes in clothes and music and everything. I think she's sorta cool. Personally, I think he's gonna make her cool too. "Ariel? J- an unknown number sent me a message, saying "tell Ariel to meet me at the dance", so..." Riley trailed off, chuckling nervously. She was our new roommate, quite weird, but nice. "Sure, yeah." I nodded, putting my heels into a plastic bag. Soon enough, we found ourselves running through the rain, droplets running in front of my eyes as they slipped from my hoodie. It was embarrassing, but fun. We were laughing all the way there. When we finally got to the gym, after taking off my jacket and putting in order my hair, I looked around: it was awesome! There were decorations, food, ball gowns, all you could imagine. In the entrance, there was Anna sitting by a table, as I gave her my jacket and boots. As she saw me, her face brightened out. She grinned handing me a letter, saying it was by my secret admirer. I thanked her and headed towards the mini tables, sitting alone on one of them. I gently opened the letter, which simply said "Surprise!". I quickly looked around to see everyone dancing, nothing in particular. My friends who didn't have dates said they were gonna come in five minutes, while Riley went to hung out with a guy named, uh, Hiro...? His name's pretty weird, but he's a great DJ! He's 14, so the youngest in the whole sophomore class. I think he skipped fifth grade or something.
Since I was a loner at that moment, I listened to Moana and Anna announcing something... from their last words, I intuited it was a band. The Big Four. I heard of them before, and I just hoped they made good music. I started playing some dumb game on my phone when I heard a similar voice and similar... lyrics. I looked over at the stage to see the guy with brown hair in a ponytail, the one who "saved me" from Eric. The one from the diner. The one I hoped was Wendy's brother. Now that I think about it, I think he's her brother. They're pretty attached. But what if he wasn't?
"Excuse me miss,
I don't ever do this,
Must admit I'm pretty nervous,
But just in case you say yes.
I had to ask,
If you already had dinner plans,
I know you probably have a man,
But if you happen to be unattached."
Meanwhile he sang the first verse, I searched for the note in my bag, the one from the diner. I found it and, guess what? The lyrics were the same! He was my secret admirer! He was my... secret admirer. He wasn't Wendy's brother. And I didn't know anything about him, not even his name.
"I'd sing your name over the airwaves,
Crash your couch and sleep off or stay awake.
If not tonight, maybe tomorrow,
'Cause I'm hung up, I'm shook up,
I'm lovestruck.
I'd wait all day, just for a maybe
I'm trying to find a way to be worthy.
If not tonight, maybe tomorrow
'Cause I'm hung up, I'm shook up,
I'm lovestruck.
You, I'm lovestruck
You, I'm lovestruck"
I went towards the stage, running a bit more as I as came closer. As he saw saw me, he had a relieved smile, that quickly turned into a smirk. I was standing there, grinning.
"It might seem strange
You don't even know my name
But I've been watching you for days
Sitting in the same corner table of the same cafe
I heard 'Wonderwall bleeding through your headphones
Cracked a little smile when you got the words wrong
Excuse me miss
I thought that you should know this.
I'd sing your name over the airwaves,
Crash your couch and sleep off or stay awake.
If not tonight, maybe tomorrow,
'Cause I'm hung up, I'm shook up,
I'm lovestruck.
I'd wait all day, just for a maybe
I'm trying to find a way to be worthy.
If not tonight, maybe tomorrow
'Cause I'm hung up, I'm shook up,
I'm lovestruck.
I'd lay flowers at your feet
Oh, oh, oh, oh
I'd be everything you need
Whoa, oh, oh, oh
I'm lovestruck
I'd sing your name over the airwaves
Crash your couch and sleep on the stairway
If not tonight, maybe tomorrow
Cause I'm hung up, I'm shook up
I'm lovestruck
I'd wait all day, just for a maybe
I'm trying to find a way to be worthy
If not tonight, maybe tomorrow
Cause I'm hung up, I'm shook up
I'm lovestruck."
After the song, everyone was cheering and clapping and... crying. No not everyone of course, just me. This was the most romantic thing a guy has ever done to me. "Now guys, my pal Kida, one of the best DJs, next! Don't worry girls, The Big Four will be up again next, now just enjoy the par-tey!" Yelled Moana through the mic, as I was staring at the spot Jim occupied, that was now empty. "So uh, wanna know my name or what?" Said a voice. I swiftly turned around to see him, the hot, nameless guy from the diner. "I-I, um, t-that w-was... that was- I mean thank you- and, and-" "Hey, no need to cry." He said, taking the tears away from my face with his thumbs. He looked at me in the eyes for a moment and hugged me. I felt protected, like the time he saved me. Phew, what a gentleman. I was afraid he'd kiss me for a moment. I mean, we did just meet. "Jim, by the way. The name's Jim." He whisper yelled because of the loud music. "And, by the way, I'm not Wendy's brother." He chuckled as we danced crazily.
Riley P.O.V.
I sat with Hiro at a mini table while Kida DJed, and Jim just sang his song for Ariel. Everything according to the plan. Almost. Me and Hiro were the only ones who weren't dancing. Literally. We just talked and that's quite it. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy being with Hiro, a lot if I must say, but I was just... bored. "So I was planning on building this- screw it. Riley, would you do me the pleasure to dance with me?" Hiro asked all of a sudden. Finally! I swear, he was almost sweating. "It took you really long to ask, y'know. But the times worth it. Come on!" I grinned, grabbing him by the wrist and dragging him to the dance floor. Ahh! I was dancing at a school dance with... I guess you all got it, yes, my crush, Hiro. It was so fun! He made some adorably awkward, awful, lame jokes, and so did I. He couldn't stop laughing, and me either. Soon enough, Vi, Wil, Hog and Alice came towards us, and we danced and joked and laughed all together. I was having a great time, until the craziest thing happened. I had a great time when that happened too, but... The Big Four went back on stage, and announced that they'll be singing a song called "Shut Up And Dance With Me".
Alice and Hogarth grinned and inspired deeply, then burst out laughing. "Season 3?" Hogarth asked, smirking at Alice and offering his hand. She hesitated, but soon grabbed it. "Episode 7." She smirked as well. The name of the TV show they were talking about? No one will ever know. I mean, I don't even know if it was a TV show. So imagine the scene: everyone dancing while the band was playing, and suddenly two kids start crazily dancing on the dance floor, performing a detailed choreography. They were adorably ridiculous. "Hell no." Whispered Vi. "Um, guys, being they're friends, I'm pretty sure we gotta remove all that uh... awkwardness. Something sort of like this happened before, but now Alice has a partner in crime, I guess." Sighed Wilbur while heading towards Al and Hog, starting dancing like them, quickly followed by Vi. "Here goes nothing." Me and Hiro said, chuckling before he grabbed me by the hand and dragged me there. I soon got the hang of it, as all the other people there, because everyone started imitating them. Vanessa too, even though she added her... inappropriate touch. We were all yelling "shut up and dance with me!", and when the song finished, everyone started clapping at Alice and Hog, who were breathing heavily. "I wanna hear an A and an H for my pals down there dancing, guys!" Yelled Jim through the mic, as everyone started chanting "A and H!" That was probably the funniest thing ever. And the best dance ever.
