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@Harrystyles: all the luck to my girl. You're gonna kill it out there.

@Harabella: you guys are so cute!

@Balletbabe: cutest couple ever.

@arabellamae: It's no football game, but thanks baby ;)
-@henry2442: oh my they are so cute
-@Charlied: I ship it so hard, that if it was the titanic, it would have already sunk.
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@Harleyd: good luck to Juliet.
-@Boppity mean Arabella?
-@Diazxyt: yeah my bad. She's gonna win either way, all good.

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@Dailydanceupdates: as the world watches in anticipation, Arabella Mae Mendes, is about to take to the stage. Turn on our post notifications so you know what's happening throughout the competition.

Remember that we'll keep you posted and up to date with all your daily dance news. Good luck to our very own Juliet Doherty/Arabella Mendes.

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At the competition
Arabella's POV

I'm waiting to go backstage which is still in an hour, but I'm currently sitting in my dressing room with Harry, Shawn, Adley, Mackenzie, Tom and my dad.

Well honestly, I'm stretching on my yoga mat on the floor while they all stand around talking. Mackenzie is also competing today, but only in 3 hours time, so she's been in here with us.

"I can't believe we're competing against each other for the first time ever! I'm so scared. I mean I know you're gonna win bu-" Mackenzie starts to say before I cut her off.

"Hey don't say that, we both have an equal and fair chance at this okay?" I say to her with a genuine smile causing her to nod back at me.

"Promise me that no matter what happens, we still will be best friends." I say to her, worried because I've never had to go against one of my friends before.

This really wouldn't have been an issue of nobody knew about my dancing.

"Always." She says smiling.

After a while, one of the backstage members knock on the door, telling me that I have to go backstage in 15 minutes, meaning that I have to finish dressing and do final touch ups before heading back stage.

Everyone left the room, moving into the auditorium, leaving me and Harry alone.

"Good luck my love, although you don't need it." He says. "I would give you a kiss, but I don't want to mess up your makeup." He says chuckling, causing me to laugh.

"Thanks Haz." I say kissing him on the cheek, leaving behind a kiss mark, causing me to smile as I pull away. "You better go, you're distracting me." I say winking.

"Sorry love, see you later. I'm rooting for ya." He says winking before walking out the room.

I walk to the mirror to clip in my crown, as well as double checking my makeup, to make sure everything's alright. I make sure my ribbons are glued and tucked in and that my bun is secure before reapplying my lipstick and walking to the main mirror.

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@arabellamae: Here goes nothing...

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@inmyworld-_-: yes girl!

@Balletbabe: Can't wait for the results!

@harrystyles : you are gonna do brilliantly baby, I'm here every step of the way
-@harrystyles: im your number one supporter
-Julietmaemendes: @harrystyles I think I take that position.
-@Harrystyles: tough challenge ;)

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Post performance
Arabella's POV

I just walked off the stage, about 10 seconds ago, and with 2 quick changes in between I have finished performing all my three dances, and now I just have to sit back and wait for the results.

I think it went well, but I won't really know until the awards part of today, which is absolutely nerve racking to say the least.

I walk out of the backstage area, and walk towards Mackenzie's dressing room. I knock before I walk in and see that there was no one in there.

Sighing, I turn around and walk back to my own dressing room, so that I can change into something more comfortable.

I go back to see Tom sitting on the couch with Mackenzie. Not something that I expected ever to say the least when their lips were joined with their arms wrapped around one another.

I am speechless for a second, like how could I not see this coming?! They are my best friends.

I mean it kind of makes sense, because after Kenzie and Tyler broke up and she mentioning somethings about him a lot.

I decide not to bother them, and instead grab my bag with my pile of clothes which stood on the counter right by the door, and made my way back towards Mackenzies change room.

I'm sure they were waiting for me, and got a bit carried away, But heck they would be a cute couple.

I change into a plain leotard, with pants and a button up cardigan over it and make my way back to my change room after slipping on my boots.

I walk back in to see Harry sitting on the arm rest of the other couch, smiling and engaging in conversation with Tom and Mackenzie, who is blushing like crazy, showing me that Harry walked into the same thing that I did.

I place my bag down and walk over to Harry, who drapes his arms around my waist and pulls me into him, as I lean down to connect our lips.

"You were absolutely incredible my love." He says quietly against my lips, causing me to blush.

"PDA." I hear between coughs, causing me to laugh and pull away from Harry.

"Says you two right? I walked in here to get changed and saw that you too were a little occupied, so I grabbed my clothes and went to your dressing room to change, hope you don't mind." I say smiling before laughing at their faces.

"No problem Bella, by the way you were brilliant, I went with Tom to watch from the audience!"

"Thanks girl"

"I'm going to steal him and take him to get some air with me." I say before pulling on Harry's hand like a child, to get him to walk to the door with me. "Oh and You guys would be such a cute couple by the way." I say before dragging Harry outside.

We walk out to the small balcony area, next to the dressing rooms because I really did need some air, to help me from freaking out.

"Smile beautiful." I here Harry say, causing me to turn my head towards him, not really smiling at him.

"Wow you look so happy, you think you'd have the worst boyfriend in the whole world." He says, causing me to burst out laughing.

"Much better." He says before showing me the picture.

"Ew that is gross." I say, trying to grab the phone to delete the picture. But obviously he's taller than me, so that backfires.

After being outside for a while. We decide to go inside and chill in the dressing room for a while.

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Mackenzie just left to go get ready as she goes on in an hour, and me Harry and Tom have just been chilling in my dressing room. I'm lying on Harry's lap, while Tom and Harry are both sitting on their phones.

"Anti socials." I say lifting my hand to hold onto Harry's that's holding his phone. He doesnt seem phased, so I drop my hand, while he quickly picks up again and hold onto, causing me to giggle.

"Such a Romantic-"

"My costumes missing." A voice says at the door in a panicked tons, causing me to shoot up and look towards Mackenzie. Tom immediately stands up and goes to try calm her down.

"It's alright Kenz, lets go look for it." He says calmly, grabbing her hand and walking out into the passage.

"I see where he gets it from. The calmness and everything." I say before pecking his lips. "We better go help." I push on his legs to stand up as he groans, before following me.

"Where was it?" Tom asks as we walk in.

"It was right there, on that ra-" she says, before stopping and averting her gaze to the floor. She leans down and picks it up before looking at me.

"This is your shirt Arabella..." she says holding it out to me. "Did you take my costume!"

"I didn't! I changed in here, I told you that already." I said, shaking my head.

"I don't believe you, why would it be exactly under the covering where I kept my costumes. You didn't want me to compete against you because you were worried, that's why you said that to me earlier." She says, angrily.

"I would never do that kenz, ever! I really didn't take your costumes. I don't know why you don't believe me."  I say, flabbergasted.

"Okay well let me check your dressing room." She says crossing her arms over her chest.

"Okay." I say moving out of the door way for her to pass through. As the boys stay there, I follow her to the room, searching through the hangers and hangers of costumes everywhere. She sighs giving up, before a noise at the door way causes the two of us to look there.

"You two are so easy to mess with. I really don't even know why you bother any more Arabella. Harry may not be mine anymore, but trust me, this title is mine, I am winning." Chloe says, while dangling the costume on a hanger on her finger.

She smirks evilly and says "He will be mine though, remember, I always get what I want." She says before dropping the costume and walking away.  We stand there in silence for a bit before Mackenzie looks up at me slowly.

"I'm so sorry I doubted you. I'm the worst best friend in the entire world. The stress got to me, and I was just panicking and I-" I cut her off with a hug before walking to the door to grab her costume and give it to her.

"You've got this kenz." I say before hugging her one last time and leaving her to get ready.

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Awards Ceremony

"Thank you all for coming to support the competition, we would like to call up all the contestants onto the stage." The announcer says, while everyone claps.

"Let's get to it." He says before grabbing an envelope from the judges and walking back to the side of the stage.

"Third place of section 1a) is Adriana Belensiga." The blood rushes to my ears as I hear the first to letters of the name, thinking it was mine.

"In second place Chloe clabery." Chloe stands up and accepts her trophy and medal as if she was the queen or something.

"And first place Juliet Doherty, oh I'm sorry, recent change in the program. I mean Arabella Mae Mendes." The audience claps as I stand up and go to collect my medal.

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"The runner up for section 8b) Mackenzie Elliot." I get so happy for her as she goes up to collect her award.

"And first place to Arabella Mendes."
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"Section 12 a) First place to Arabella Mendes."

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"Lastly, for our final award for nationals. Our overall winner goes to...

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@Dailydanceupdates: We are finally excited to announce that Arabella Mae Mendes, has taken the title for the 5th time in a row, next to her best friend Mackenzie Elliot, who placed third overall.

This definitely won't be the last we see of Arabella, and we can't wait to see what else she has got up her sleeve. Remember! You heard it here first! A huge well done to our very own @Arabellamae