The Next Step A-Z One Shots 4

Kingston's Lie-Kingstozzy

DESCRIPTION: Ozzy tells Michelle and Emily about Kingston failing his classes. (S6 AU) (Angst)
WHAT TO READ: N/A
DATE PUBLISHED: 11/10/20

Kingston's POV

I can't believe Ozzy told Michelle and Emily about my grades dropping! I trusted him to keep himself about it, but instead, he told everyone and now I'm the alternate for Regionals. I can't even be in the same room as him at the moment - he betrayed me, and I'm not sure how we're supposed to come back from that.

And now, here he is dancing in Studio A as if he didn't just ruin everything. Not only am I not going to be competing at Regionals, but I doubt I'll be coming back to the studio anytime soon when my mum does finally find out about what's been going on a school. How can Ozzy be acting so happy when he's just ruined everything for me - for us.

"You know," I say storming up to him with my arms crossed. "People have gotten pretty creative with your name. Fozzie, Fuzzy, Fuzzball." I know what I'm about to say now will sting him (especially since the only nickname I've ever given him is Oz - or some cheesy couple name), but he ratted me out when I needed him most. He deserves what is coming for him. "I've got a new one for you: Backstabber."

He's only momentarily taken aback by my comment, but he's quick to regane himself to call me out.

"I had to do what was right." So telling on your boyfriend and ruining his chances of competing is doing the right thing? I don't think so. "You lied to me! You lied to the team! You're the backstabber!" How can he say that? I told him about my struggles at school and he thinks I've lied to him? Sure, I didn't tell the team - because I was afraid that they'd tell Emily and Michelle, but it turns out the one person I had to fear was the person most important to me. The person who I thought cared about me and my feelings. Apparently he doesn't care after all.

"I was doing what was right for the team. They need me for Regionals."

"You were doing it the wrong way!" Who's he to tell me what's the right and wrong thing to do. I would've gotten back-on-track with my schooling so that I would be there for the team come Regionals. Now, since I can't do one, I have no motivation to do the other. Regionals was my dream, and I was willing to do anything to compete on that stage. And Ozzy took that chance away from me.

"You don't understand what you just did. I'm the alternate now! It should have been you! You don't deserve to be on this team!" I know I don't mean what I'm telling him - there are people more deserving of the alternate positon - but his betrayal hurt, and he needs to feel the pain I do. I know saying this will hurt him - he's never felt worthy, and now to hear it from his boyfriend (the one person who told him he could do it), it'll make him feel weak: feel as if he truly doesn't belong on A-Troupe. "I'm a better dancer than you'll ever be, and you're just jealous of that."

I know he's not jealous of my moves - he did this for me - but I can't help but feel it was benefitting him more...he was going to be the alternate, and he took advantage of my situation so that he wouldn't be an alternate. It feels like I can't trust him any more. Our relationship is falling apart. Before we were together, when we were just best friends, things were easier. But now that he's betrayed me, it feels as if all the struggles we went through to be together were for nothing.

I don't think we can come back from this - not when there's no trust.

Our relationship is over.