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"Okay! I got costumes for you two and I want you to wear them for this practice!" Melissa hands the costumes to Zane and Kawaii Chan and crosses her arms. The duo goes into their changing rooms and return in their outfits.

Kawaii Chan has a sparkly baby pink top with a long see-through skirt with flowers sewn into the bottom. Zane is wearing stretchy black pants, almost like leggings, and a flowy gray button-up shirt. Melissa smiles at the two and nods.

"Okay, now, practice!"

      Practice was.. indeed.. a disaster. It was fine the first time they went through it, but then Melissa started giving orders that didn't really come out clearly.

     "Zane, when you carry Kawaii Chan, you need your hand up higher or she'll fall, continue!"

     Zane blushes and picks her up again, his hand now holding onto her upper thigh. Kawaii Chan feels her face warm up, but shakes her head and remembers it's just a dance. Melissa pauses the music again and sighs.

     "A little higher Zane.."

     "Melissa, are you sur-"

     "Yes!"

     Zane swallows nervously and sets Kawaii Chan down just to pick her up again. Melissa rewinds the music a bit and Zane goes to gracefully pick up Kawaii Chan, but.. turns out.. his hand ended up a little too high...

     "Gah!" Zane exclaims, accidentally dropping Kawaii Chan. She thuds when she hits the floor, her face rosy.

     "K..Kawaii Chan! I am so sorry!" Zane apologizes, helping Kawaii Chan stand up.

     "I..It's okay Zane Kun, it was just an accident!"

      Melissa giggles a little in the back, earning a dirty glare from Zane and Kawaii Chan.

     "I'm sorry! Heh, guess I assumed your hand wasn't high enough!"

     "You think?" Zane replies sarcastically, adding an eyebrow raise.

     The rest of the day resulted in Zane accidentally stepping on Kawaii Chan's tail, Kawaii Chan tripping onto Zane, and Zane's mask almost falling down. They were embarrassed the whole time because... it was humiliating.

     Practice ended and the girls were invited to a sleepover. This sleepover lead to... some problems.
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        Aphmau taps the play button on her phone, allowing the music to play through her speaker. The song "Super Trouper" plays loudly through the speakers.

      The girls all giggle and run into the living room and lip sync dramatically.

"Super trouper beams are gonna blind me
But I won't feel blue
Like I always do!"

     Aphmau runs to Katelyn dramatically and hops into her arms,

     "Cause somewhere in the crowd there's you!"

     Katelyn laughs and sets Aphmau down. They all sit down on the couch and start discussing the competition.

      "It's crazy that the competition starts so soon!" Katelyn comments.

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