One Last Dance

Chapter 1

As I get out of my car people greeted me like always.

I am not the popular one, or anything special. I am just a nobody, but with a twist.

I may be a nobody, with no real friends. But I have a lot of mutual friends.

They are only my friends for when they need someone to DJ at their parties or if they want a new mix CD. Or if they even want to play music in the cafeteria at lunch.

So, you can call me DJ, Scar, or Beats.

Which ever you choose.

"Hey Scar. Any new Beats you wanna sell?" A jock named Nick came up to me.

I sell this guy a new CD with new beats on every single day. He pays me 500 dollars for three with 30 new songs with a 'cool' or 'epic' beat.  And that is why most people call me 'Beats'.

"You know I have. I have 3 actually. How many do you want this time Nick?" I asked as I held up all three of them.

"Give me two of each of them." He said and took out his wallet.

I went to the trunk of my car and got my bags out.

After I gave him his CDs, we parted.

As I walked into the school, student after student, stopped me and greeted me and asked for mixes. Invited me to go to some parties with them and shit like that.

By the time I got to my locker, my once full bag of CDs and mixes, is now full with USBs, clean CDs and invites.

My pockets were full of cash of all the new mixes people bought.

I did ask the Principal for his agreement, on me selling my tracks around the school.

He did agree, but asked me not to sell them during classes.

So now, everyone has the new hits they can play.

Some of them, like my teachers, buy my songs that I write and preform in my little studio at home.

"Hey DJ, I need a huge favor." Came a voice behind me.

I turned around and sow one of the least people that I liked standing infront of me. Duke.

"What can I do for you, Duke?" I spoke as I turned back to my locker.

"It's Ian's birthday tomorrow. So me and my palls, want to throw a huge party for him. But our DJ canceled on us." He explained.

"Is there a reason why you are talking to me?" I spoke, annoyed.

"Yeah. May you come and be our DJ from 6pm to 3am? Please? Money is no trouble." He asked me.

I turned around and looked him straight in the eyes.

" I want $20 thousand." I said with a serious face.

"Done!" He exclaimed.

"Cool. Write the address down here and your name and number. The name is so I would know for who it is. The number is to let you know of any changes." I said and gave him my order book.

My order book is so I would know what is for what and who goes to who.

"Cool. When should I pay you?" He asked as he wrote down everything.

"When I get there. Thanks. See you around." I said and took the book and pen from him and went towards my class.

When I get there, I went up to my homeroom teacher, Mr. Sleyton. Also known as my music teacher. 

"Hello, Scarlet. Anything new?" He asked as he looked at the board he was busy writing on.

"Yeah, about 4 and I mixed it up a little." I said and gave him his USB back.

"Cool. Here. Oh and keep the change." He said as he gave me the money.

I thanked him and went to the back of the class.

Just as I was about to take my seat, someone sat down on it, making me sit on their lap.

"Woah, there sweetass. If you wanted to sit on my lap so bad, why didn't you just ask?" A male's voice came from behind me.

"Oh my god. I forgot that you changed classes." I said while rolling my eyes and took the window seat.

Ian moved his table and chair closer to mine. And that little move, made me move my table all the way against the window.

"Aww, why are you moving away from me, sugar?" He whined out in frustration.

"I can read what is on the board." I replied back.

"Then you should know, that Mr. Slayton would say we need to be paired with the opposite side of the class room. I don't know about you, but I wouldn't want to be paired with a guy." He spoke and looked at Jake.

"Whatever. Just leave me alone." I said and looked at the front of the class room.

Ian was about to tell me off, but luckily, Mr. Slayton started to speak.

"Morning class. Today we are changing things up a bit. Seeing that it's almost Christmas, all the music classes are going to do a dance contest for a scholarship." Everyone cheered and started to talk among themselves.

"I would like it if our class could do pairs dances. It would only be our class that would be in a 2 man group. The rest of the classes are doing it with everyone in one group. So be happy." We all cheered as we hear this.

"Okay. Settle down now. Cool. I'll start by calling the pairs out. If your name gets called, please move next to each other. So, come and stand in the front please."

We all got up and took our stuff and moved to the front of the room.

"Okay. First we have Dylan and Ashley, Brian and Bianca, Cole and Brittney.." Apon hearing her name with Cole's, she flipped.

"What!? This is not right! I always get paired with Ian! What are you doing to me?" Brittney shrieked out.

"I have made up my mind!" Mr. Slayton called out loudly the other names after Brittney stomped her way to her seat next to Cole.

I wasn't paying attention to the other names being called, until my name came up.

"Scarlett and Ian. Thank you. Take your seats." He finished off the rest of the list. But one thing was clear, I obviously don't want to be partners with Ian Tyrone.

"Wait! Why does she get to be with Ian. She can't even dance. She is the mixer chick!" Brittney yelled as Ian pulled my wrist back to our table in the back of the class.

"This is going to be so much fun, huh cupcake?" He whispered right next to my ear and that just gave me goosebumps.

Well, this sucks.

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