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The couple stayed pressed together as the song continued. Shawn kept his head leaned up against her forehead and Belle kept her eyes closed the whole length of the song. Eventually, the song ended and they were forced apart as a more upbeat song came on. Belle felt Shawn straighten himself up in her arms and she opened her eyes to find him staring at her intently. She smiled up at him and opened her mouth to speak when she was interrupted by a scream. Startled, she turned in the direction to see Jason and Jan standing on the edge of the dance floor. Jason had his finger pointed right at Jan as he yelled at her and Jan screamed at him right back.
"Trouble in paradise?" Shawn asked, watching the couple.
"God, can't you just keep your hands to yourself?" Jason yelled, his voice rising above the music. "You've already f***ed half the football team!" Jan raised her hand to slap him but was stopped by the school principal. A few of Jason's football buddies grabbed him and tried to pull him away from her.
"Why don't we take this outside and try and settle it?" suggest Mr. Miller.
"There's no way I'm going anywhere near her!" Jason yelled. "Just stay away from me, you whore. We're done" Jason turned on his heel and stomped off. Philip and Chloe came closer to Shawn and Belle as Jason threw open the gym door and walked out.
"We better go check on him" Philip said, shrugging apologetically at Chloe.
"Yeah, he doesn't have the best temper" Shawn said, reluctantly dropping Belle's hand. The boys walked out in the direction Jason had left in.
"Have you seen Mimi?" Belle asked, standing on her toes to look above the crowd.
"Come to think of it, I saw her stomp out a few minutes ago" Chloe said. "But I got distracted by Jan and Jason"
"Which direction did she go in?" Belle asked, a concerned look on her face.
"Toward's the girls room" Chloe said, and the two girls hurried out. Belle pushed open the bathroom door and Mimi was there sitting on the counter, swinging her legs back and forth.
"Hey Meems, what's wrong?" Belle asked, walking up to her best friend. Chloe remained near the door, reluctant to go any further.
"Kevin left" is all she said, concentrating on watching her black shoes move back and forth.
'What?" Belle asked. "What happened? Why did he leave?"
"I don't know" Mimi said. "Everything was fine, we were getting along great. But during your spotlight dance his pager went off and he said he had to go"
"Well, maybe something happened" Chloe offered, walking a little closer.
"Well, Mr. Slick allowed me to see the number by accident" Mimi said. "It was Alecia's"
"His ex-girlfriend's number..." Belle said, her tone hard. "Meems, I'm sorry, that really sucks"
"It's alright" she said, sighing slightly. "It was too good to be true"
"Don't say that..." Belle started.
"Mimi, you're a great girl" Chloe interrupted. "Kevin wasn't good enough for you but I can bet that there is a guy out there that deserves you"
"Thanks Chloe" Mimi said, finally looking up and giving a small smile. "That's really nice of you to say"
"Well, it's true" Belle said, taking Mimi's hands and pulling her off the counter. "We're all great girls and we deserve the best out there" Mimi smiled and the two hugged. Chloe watched from the sidelines until Mimi looked up and held an arm out to Chloe. The smile on Belle's face grew as Chloe came over and the three of them hugged together.
After freshening up their makeup, the three girls returned to the gym. They found their dates lounging at a table, sipping at some sodas.
"Hey girls" Philip said, pulling Chloe into his lap. "Care to dance?"
"Sure, I love this song" Chloe said, standing up and pulling Philip to his feet for Jennifer Lopez's "If You Had My Love"
"Are you ok, Jason?" Belle asked.
"Yeah, I'm ok" he said, rubbing his forehead slightly.
"What's wrong?" Mimi asked. "I was in the bathroom"
"I caught Jan kissing one of my football buddies" Jason said. "She thought I was still in the bathroom"
"That sucks" Mimi agreed. Jason suddenly looked up and studied her outfit.
"Hey, nice costume" he said. "You look really cute"
"Thanks" Mimi said, her cheeks turning red to match her devil outfit.
"Care to dance?" he asked, standing up and smoothing out his Vampire costume.
"Sure" Mimi said, taking his hand as he led her to the floor.
"Did I really see that or am I dreaming" Shawn asked, as they began to dance on the floor.
"I don't know but I don't want him to hurt Mimi" Belle said, brow furrowed.
"Hey, Jason's a good guy" Shawn reassured her. "I mean, he was a jerk when he was with Jan but I've known him for awhile. He didn't change until he met her"
"If you say so..." Belle said, watching them with a worried expression in her eyes.
"Would I lie to you?" Shawn asked, taking her hands.
"No, I guess not" she said, with a sigh. Mimi caught their eyes and motioned them out on the dance floor.
"Want to dance?" Shawn asked, standing up.
"Yeah" Belle said, joining him. They began to dance and Shawn suddenly laughed at her.
"What are you laughing at?" she asked indigently.
"You" he said, as he gently tapped her crown. "You're so cute"
"You don't look so bad yourself wearing dollar store plastic" Belle retorted, adjusting his crown so it set on top of his head.
"Thanks" Shawn said, taking it off and studying it. With a smirk, he tossed it so it landed on their table. Belle reached for her own and he stopped her with his own hand.
"Leave it on" he said. "On you, it looks good" Belle blushed and found herself pulling him close to bury her face in his tuxedo jacket. Shawn laughed and pulled her closer, the only two on the dance floor who were dancing slowly.