Shake Things Up| Aphmau Dance AU

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~Dance Competition~

"Ugh, Gene, my shirt is all wrinkled," Sasha complains, brushing down her black cropped shirt. Gene laughs and leans against a wall.

"I told you not to leave your costume with me! That's your fault!" Gene retorts.

"I would've lost my costume somewhere in my room!"

"That's not my fault!"

Zane rolls his eyes at the sight of those two arguing. He turns around and looks in the mirror, wiping his hands off on his sweatpants. Zane sighs at the thought that he'd have to pull down his mask once his group had to dance. His freckles would be seen, making him appear less intimidating, at least that's what Zane thinks.

"Shadow Knights! Practice, now!" Gene shouts, snapping Zane out of his thoughts.

———

     " I still hate the song we chose," Katelyn complains, slipping on a shiny blue costume with little gems adorning it. The song chosen for the three girls was "Single Ladies" by the one and only Beyoncé. Katelyn didn't care for the idea of dancing to the song considering she was not single.

    "My mom would be so proud though!" Aphmau responds, jumping up on her toes.

    "Kawaii Chan likes this song too Katelyn Sama!" Kawaii Chan says, backing up Aphmau.

     Katelyn groans and sits down to work on her makeup and Kawaii Chan sits by Katelyn, doing the same thing. Kawaii Chan hums to the tune of their song and her tail sways back and forth, grabbing Katelyn's attention.

"How do you keep that thing out of your way?" Katelyn asks, pointing towards Kawaii Chan's tail.

Kawaii Chan giggles and says, "Well Katelyn Sama, Kawaii Chan tries not to think about it and it somehow stays out of her way!"!

Katelyn hums in response and finishes up her makeup.

———
    Travis stretches backstage, preparing for his performance with Dante before he's distracted by the bright color of blue passing his eyes. Travis smirks and wolf whistles and says, "Hey Katelyn~" In return, Katelyn turns around and growls at Travis, stomping towards him.

     "What's wrong baby?" Travis asks flirtatiously. Katelyn responds by punching Travis in the gut and walking away. "I'm not your baby, Travis!" Katelyn shouts before exiting the room.

     "Ow..." Travis whines, holding onto his stomach tightly. Dante chuckles and pats Travis's back. "Real smooth Travis!" Dante teases.

———
*Competition Begins*

The seats are packed,

The lights dim,

And the stage is alive with lights.

And a brunette in a fancy, yellow button-up dress walks on the stage.

     "Hello everyone! I'm Melissa Lycan and you're here at the Mystreet Dance Competition." She greets the audience brightly.

     The audience cheers and the woman on the stage giggles.

     "It's so amazing to see that so many of you came to watch and support our dancers! They really appreciate it! We would all appreciate donations too so we could improve our studio! How about I stop yappin' and and get to the dancing!"

     The crowd roars with screams and clapping.

    "Alrighty! First up is, Attention, being performed my Lucinda!" Melissa cheers, exiting the stage.