Shawn and Belle Fan Fiction
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Chapter One

This story takes place in mid-October.  Shawn and Belle still aren't together but it's evident that they have feelings for eachother.  Philip and Chloe have made up from the fight they had over the bet and Mimi has forgotten her crush for Shawn over a new student named Kevin.  Enjoy!

     Belle turned to look at the sign Mimi was pointing at.  "Halloween Masquerade on October 27th" it read.  She tried to pay attention to what Mimi was saying.
"So do you think he'll ask me?" she said.
"Who?" Belle asked.
"Haven't you been listening to me?" Mimi said.  "Kevin!  I want him to ask me to the dance".
"Well, give him time, he's still new" Belle said.
"How do you think I should get his attention?" Mimi asked, as they walked down the hallway.
"Well, do you have any classes with..." she faded off as something caught her eye.  Shawn had just entered at the far end of the hall and she watched as his blue-clad figure made its way down the hall.  He laughed as he exchanged words with someone at their locker and brushed his glossy dark hair off his forehead.
"Earth to Belle" Mimi said impatiently, bringing Belle back to reality.
"What?" she asked, her cheeks turning pink.
'You were just a million miles away!  What's going on?" she asked, turning to look and then seeing Shawn.  "Ohhh..." she said, with a mischevious grin.
"Shh" Belle said, as Shawn came closer.
"Morning Shawn!" Mimi said brightly once he was in hearing distance.
"Morning, ladies, how are you all this morning?" he asked, with a smile.
"I'm fine but you might want to ask Belle-she's pretty out of it this morning" Mimi blurted out.  "There's Kevin!  Gotta go" she said, racing off.
"What's she talking about?" Shawn asked, turning his attention to Belle.
"Ohh...she's just preoccupied with the whole Halloween dance" she said, pointing to the poster.  Shawn read it quickly.
"This school spends too much time worrying about dances and not enough about important things" he said, walking to his locker.
"Yeah" Belle said, following him.  "So, are you going to go?"  Shawn laughed.
"Actually, I already have plans for that night" he said, putting his books away.
"Got a hot date?" she asked, hoping it wouldn't be true.
"Yeah, with my little brother" he said, shutting his locker.  "My parents are going to something that night and I have to baby-sit"
"Oh" she said, clearly disappointed.  "Well, I'm sure it won't be that fun anyway"
"You'll be going, won't you?" he asked.  "Who's the lucky date?"
"Actually, I don't have one" she said, hoping she didn't sound stupid.
"Oh" he said.  "Well, I'm sure you will before long.  Any guy would be lucky to go with you".
"Yeah, something like that" she mumbled.  "Well, class beckons...talk to you later"
"Bye" he said, absent-mindedly as he flipped through a notebook.
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    Belle was at her locker after her last class gathering her things to go home.
"Belle! Belle!" she heard someone shouting at the end of the hall.  She turned just as Mimi slammed into her.
"Belle, you'll never guess what just happened" she said, catching her breath.
"The cafeteria ladies finally got arrested for trying to poison us with bad food?" she said, dryly.
"Nooo, seriously" Mimi said.  "Guess"  Belle just shrugged her shoulders.  "Kevin asked me to the dance!"
"Really?  That's great, Meems" she said, turning back to her locker.  Mimi started rambling off about how it all happened and Belle tried to listen as she packed her bag but it all just depressed her.
"What's everyone talking about?" Philip asked, walking up to them with his arm draped around Chloe's neck.
"The dance" Mimi said, excitedly.
"Ahh, that's right" Philip said.  "Chloe, do you have a date yet?"
'I kinda assumed that I already had one" Chloe said, with a smile and Philip hugged her close. 
"There's Kevin, I gotta go, bye!" Mimi said.  "Belle, I'll call you later so we can pick a date to go get costumes"
"Can't wait" Belle mumbled, wishing she could just crawl in her locker and come out after the whole dance was over.
"Belle, who are you going with?" Chloe asked.
"No one" she said, lightly.  "Cause I'm not going"
"Oh, c'mon Belle, you're going to go" Philip said.  "Just ask Shawn to take you"
"Did someone just say my name?" Shawn said, coming up from behind Belle.
"We were just talking about the dance, man" Philip said, slapping five with Shawn.
"Did I tell you that I had the perfect costume for that?" Shawn said.  "I was going to wear a pink dress and big shoes and get a blonde wig and do my hair all weird-and go as Belle" he said, slipping his arm around her waist.  Philip and Chloe laughed.
"So you're going then?" Philip asked.
"Actually, no, I can't" Shawn said.
"Well, that's a shame" Philip said.  "But we're going to dotcom...do you guys want to come?"
"No, go ahead, we have plans" Shawn said.
"Ok, catch up with ya later' Philip said, walking off.
"*We* have plans?" Belle asked, once they were gone.
"Oh, I forgot to ask" Shawn said.  "We have that literary terms quiz on Wednesday and I wanted to see if you would like to study together"
"Now?" she asked.
"Yeah, we can go to the pub and eat and study" he said.  "My treat".  She watched his face carefully, looking for a hidden sign.
"Ok" she said.  "But I have to be back by dinner"
"No problem" he said, grabbing her bag for her.  "Ready?" he asked.
"Yup" she said.  He held out his arm and she took it, leading them out the front walk.