Today is a Thursday but still some people plan partys as if we don't have school the next day.

We all are sitting at our lunch table, discussing about it. Mia and I are talking about the dance tryouts which are during the gym periods.

"Are you excited?!", Mia asks, her excitement clear in her eyes.

"Yeah of course but I'm a little nervous as well. It's been a while since I danced".

"I am sure you'll be fine. Don't worry so much", she says reassuringly.

"Can we come and watch?", Violet asks and everyone looks at us.

"Yeah. You can sit while we dance on the stage".

"We all are coming to support you guys!", Mason says enthusiastically while others nod in agreement.

"That won't be necessary. They won't make the team", comes a voice which I'm tired of listening.

"You haven't seen us dancing Macy, so back off", Mia says in a threatening tome.

"Oh Mia, we'll see about it. And even if you get a spot on the team, it won't be there for long", Macy says while narrowing her eyes at me and Mia.

"Hey guys", Adam comes from behind and wraps his arm around Macy while Macy gives him a quick kiss.

"What do you want?", Ashton asks while standing up and the others follow suit.

"Oh Ash, I just came here to greet my brother, his friends and his flavour of the month", he says while looking at me.

Before I could say something very insulting, Ashton grabs Adam by his collar.

"Don't you dare talk to her like that", he says in a low voice which gives me shivers and he's not even talking to me.

"Oh I see. Is this like the cliche stories, where the good girl changes the bad boy's ways and they fall in love", he says in a teasing manner.

"You don't know anything about me. How can you just assume that I'm a goody two shoes?", I question him with a smirk.

"We know more about you than you think Lydia Johnson", Macy says with a smirk of her own. My face pales. What if they know my true identity? What if they know my past? These questions appear again.

"I suggest you get out of here before I kick your sorry ass Adam", Ashton says.

"Oh we were about to leave anyways. Bye guys and Lydia I'll see you at the try outs", Macy says before grabbing Adam's hand and dragging him with her.

"Don't pay attention to them. They are full of shit", Violet says while hugging me. I compose myself and turn towards them.

"Yeah I know. Let's finish lunch. We have tryouts Mia", I remind her while she nods excitedly.

"Don't worry about Adam, Lydia. I'll not let him near you", Ashton whispers in my ear.

"I know you won't", I reply. I have come to trust Ashton. He knows my deepest secrets. It's been only a few weeks since I know him but in the past few days, everything seems to be changed.

Before, we couldn't stop arguing about small things and now, it's like, we understand each other better. And most importantly, we kissed. Twice. I know it's very soon, but I think, I'm falling for him.

I'm interuppted by Blake who's sitting next to me.

"So what do you think Lyd?"

"About what?", I ask sheepishly.

"Did you even listen what we are talking about?", Mia asks me. I just shake my head in denial.

"About the party. We were thinking of going around seven-ish. What do you think?", Blake asks.

"Yeah fine by me".

"Why don't we get ready at my house? The boys can pick us up from there", Mia asks.

"Okay. I'll just get my dress then pick Lyd up and come to your house at five", Violet says while I just nod. The bell rings and Mia and I are off to the auditorium where the tryouts are being held.

Violet, Nick and Mason have a test so they'll be there after it while the others come along with us.

We go to the changing room and change into shorts and a tank top and switch our heels to sports shoes.

We come out to see that there are ten girls stretching. There's one girl with a notepad in her hand. She looked a little aggressive and determined.

"She's the captain of the team. Cheryl Addison", Mia tells me.

"Okay girls, line up", she says while looking at all of us.

"Let's start with warm up exercises. Fifty push-ups first and then crunches. Come on, go".

We start with the push-ups. Thank god, I do them everyday. I look around and see some girls having difficulty with this. I finish my set and look at Mia who had also finished hers.

We both start with the crunches. While we are at thirty, Cheryl approachs us.

"Good job you guys. Still fit as ever, Mia", she says while smiling at her and turns to me.

"Sorry, I didn't catch your name".

"Lydia Johnson. Nice to meet you".

"Cheryl Addison. Pleasure", she says while shaking my hand.

"Come on girls, let's get started". Everyone lines up and looks at Cheryl who is writing something on her notepad. I look around and see all our friends sitting there and waving at us. I smile. My gaze lands on Ashton who sits in the middle. He mouths 'best of luck' to me while I reply with a nod which doesn't go unnoticed by Mia. She nudges me with her elbow and looks me with a smug smile. I just roll my eyes and focus on Cheryl.

"So, I'll be showing you girls a routine which is a minute long, only once. Then, you have to perform the same routine alone or with a partner. So shall we start?"

She goes over to the speakers. 'Catch me' by Demi Lovato starts playing. It's an amazing song choice for contemporary dance form. She starts dancing and all I could do was stare at her. She definitely aced it and the dance ended with a pose.

"So this is it. Who wants to go first?" A blonde girl which I know very well who's none other than Macy herself and a ginger hair girl, who I think is Natasha, go first. They did the routine but lacked at a few palces.

"Very well. Who's next?" Mia looks at me and I nod and step forward. Once the song starts playing, I lose myself to it. I follow the routine. We both strike the end pose and we hear clapping from the audience as well as Cheryl who has a smile on her face.

"You girls were amazing!", she says and I blush a little.

"You girls rock!", Mason, Nick and Blake scream out loud and the others just stare at us in awe and adoration. We both look down, a little embarrassed but quickly take our spot. Mia hugs me tight and I hug her back.

When everyone's done, Cheryl tells us that the list would be up by tomorrow and we can leave now. Mia and I go to change in our normal clothes and head out but not before seeing Macy and her wannabe giving us a stink eye. We see our friends standing by the door waiting for us.

"You guys were amazing. I didn't know, you both were so talented!", Violet gushes and pulls us in an embrace.

"You totally rocked out there", the guys say and hug us.

"Thank you for coming guys".

"Non sense Lyd. We loved watching you guys dance", Blake says and the others nod in agreement.

Everyone heads towards the exit, talking about the party. Ashton comes to my side.

"I didn't know you could dance like a pro", he says and I chuckle at his words.

"I've been dancing since I can remember. Dancing is my passion and a stress reliever", I rant about how much I adore dancing and he just walks with me. Suddenly I stop and turn towards him.

"I'm sorry. Once I start talking about dance, I cannot control myself", I say with a sheepish grin. He just laughs it off.

"That's fine. I can see the passion in your eyes when you talk about dancing", he says with a small smile.

"Lydia, I'll pick you up in an hour", Violet says while smiling at us knowingly.

"Okay Vi. Bye guys. See you at seven", I say as everyone heads home. Ashton comes near my car, and knocks on the window of the driver seat.

"What is it?"

"I'll see you soon, Allison", with that he kisses my forehead and heads to his car. I smile like a lunatic and start driving.

We are at Mia's house getting ready. It's almost seven and the guys would be here any minute now.

"Mia, I'm leaving. See you tomorrow", with that Joy, Mia's sister leaves. She is a college student and is here for two days. Mia's mom and dad are out of town due to business.

I'm wearing a blue shimmering dress, which ends mid-thigh. It shows my curves and hugs me in the right places. I paired it up with black pumps and silver earrings. My hair are curled at the ends and my makeup is neutral.

Mia is wearing a silver dress which is backless and ends a few inches above her knees. She paired it up with black heels. She went with smokey eyes and a neutral color lipstick.

As for Violet, she's wearing ripped jean shorts and a short top with a jacket. She straightened her hair and paired it up red heels. She opted for minimal makeup as well.

The door bell rings, and we open the door for the boys. They look at us with their jaws dropped and eyes wide.

"Close your mouths guys, don't want to catch flies now, do we?", Mia teases them while they look embarrassed.

"You girls look hot", Mason comments which earns him slaps on his head by Aaron and Nick who are closest to him.

"Come on, let's go", with that we all head outside. Ashton, me and Mason in Ashton's car. Nick, Violet and Jason in Nick's car and Aaron, Mia and Blake in Aaron's jeep.

The party was already in full swing by the time we reached. People were dancing or more like grinding. There were red cups fallen everywhere. People were kissing in the corner while others were playing beer pong.

"Let's get something to drink", saying so Mia and Violet drag me towards the bar.

The house was huge and they had a bar where the bartender was giving out the drinks.

"Three shots please", I tell the cute bartender.

"Coming right up for the beautiful ladies", he says in a flirty tone. We three giggle and down the shots. The boys approach us order shots for themselves and also for us.

I noticed Ashton took only one shot. I sit beside him.

"Not much of a drinker?", I ask him.

"Someone has to stay sober and yes, I don't drink much".

"Well, I plan on staying tipsy", I giggle again. The alcohol is settling in. 'The Middle' by Zedd comes up and we, girls, go to the dance floor.

We dance alot. The boys joined us and did some weird poses which made us laugh so hard that tears started forming in our eyes.

I look at Ashton to see him talking to some blonde who has her hands on his chest and is too close for my liking. Ashton doesn't even stop her. He continues talking or more like flirting with her. He's looking at me the whole time.

Mia and Violet look towards them and Mia is about to grab the blonde but I stop her.

"If this is his game, then it's on. I'll make him taste his own medicine", I say while smirking at him.

We head towards the bar and and sit as our legs are starting to ache.

"Here you go", the bartender gives me a martini. My favorite but I don't remember ordering this.

"I didn't order this".

"The guy at the end ordered this for you", he says and the guys winks at me. I raise my glass at him and drink it. The girls laugh but are taken away by their boyfriends.

The cute guy comes and sits beside me.

"Would you like to dance".

"Sure", I place my hand in his and he drags me to the dance floor.

We start dancing to some upbeat song which I don't know. He places his hands on my waist and I unknowingly grind on his front.

Suddenly, I'm pulled away from him by Ashton who looks ready to kill someone.

"Leave before I make you", he threatens and the guy leaves. What a pussy.

"What the fuck are you doing?!", he hisses at me.

"What I'm doing? What were you doing? Did you leave the blonde to lecture me?", I ask him. He is allowed to do whatever he wants and I'm not. Where the hell is equality?!

"Let's go. Guys we're leaving", with that he drags my drunken ass to his car while I'm still protesting. He dumps me in the passenger seat and starts the car.

"Shut the hell up Allison! Don't test my patience", he says angrily.

We reach his house and he carries me inside.

"What were you doing back there?!", he shouts at me which only makes me more angry.

"The same thing that you were doing!"

"I wasn't grinding on someone".

"But you were flirting with her. You let that bitch touch you", I shout.

"Why do you care if I flirt with anyone?", he asks.

"Why do I care?! Then, why were you jealous when I was dancing with that guy?! Answer me!", I answer his question with my own. The alcohol's effect leaving my body. I was completely sober.

"Because I like you dammit!"

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A/N

Finally, he confessed!!

What would be Allison's answer?

Would Mia and Allison make the team or Macy would screw this up for them?

Find out in next chapter!

Love you guys!!