Kawaii Chan's alarm goes off, beeping loudly. She practically jumps out of bed and rushes into the bathroom. She takes her shower and throws on a pink fluffy robe. She then opens her cabinet and makeup supplies spill everywhere. She finishes her makeup and curls her short hair the best she can.
She rushes to her closet and throws on a pink tank top and sweatpants. She looks at her phone and shoots a text to Zane asking if he's ready. He doesn't take long to respond with a simple "yes". Kawaii Chan nods at her text, grabs her dance bag, and rushes out of the house.
It's been a few weeks since the awkward events with the "date" and it's finally competition time. Zane and Kawaii Chan didn't take long to get back into the same, less awkward, practice. She hadn't talked to Katelyn much though, but Katelyn hasn't bothered to apologize, so that's Katelyn's fault.

———

Katelyn arrives at the building where the competition is held. It's a very tall, fancy, expensive looking building. The front of the building is covered in just glass and two water fountains are outside of the building. Her eyes widen at the sight of the building. It's definitely one of the fanciest places she's ever been too.
She steps out of her vehicle, takes her bag, and enters the building. Loud music is immediately heard, exciting energy surrounding the building. She walks down a lengthy hall and finds the door with her dance studio's name on it. She steps in and unexpectedly sees Dante and Travis in there.

"What are you two doing in here? This is the women's dressing room," Katelyn states, crossing her arms and smirking.

"We got you a donut and a drink, baby," Travis says with a wink.

He hands a bag and a drink to Katelyn and she beams at the act of kindness.

"This was Travis's idea, although, I'm not too opposed with going into the women's dressing room," Dante remarks, a sly look on his face.

Katelyn gives him an unamused glare and leans in to hug Travis.

"Thank you, Travis. Now get outta here," Katelyn says, giving Travis a kiss on his cheek and hitting his shoulder.

Travis blushes and touches his cheek before exiting the room with Dante. Dante just leans against the wall and smirks.

"What?" Travis asks.

"I think she's finally starting to get the hots for you!"

"Really?"

"Yeah!"

Travis can't stop smiling after Dante says this because he really likes Katelyn. Despite the constant flirting, he really means it. He could see a future with Katelyn one day and he'd do anything to make her happy.

———

"Wow...," Aaron says, awestruck when Aphmau steps out of the dressing room in her outfit.

"You like it? I know we aren't up yet.. but, I really wanted to put my costume on!" Aphmau expresses excitedly, hopping up a little.

"It looks good on you," Aaron comments, pulling Aphmau in by her waist.

"Thanks," Aphmau replies, a blush creeping across her cheeks.

Aaron leans in for a kiss, but Aphmau moves away before he could. She giggles and he rolls his eyes, but he smiles slightly.

"I need to focus, Aaron!" Aphmau says sassily, she puts her hands on her hips.

"Oh whatever," Aaron replies.

Aphmau turns around and goes back into the dressing room.

———

"Hello everyone!" A guy with black hair greets the large audience.

The audience screams, the lights start flashing a variety of colors, and music blasts from the speakers.

"I'm Guy, your host and I know you want to watch and enjoy the concert, so I'll shut up and let the competition begin! Let's get started with our first dance!"

     The audience cheers and the lights dim. A group of girls in sparkly costumes walks up to the stage and their music starts.

———

      Zane would be a liar if he said he wasn't nervous. He's extremely nervous. This is different from anything he's done before. It's always been him and a group, but now it's only two people. His fingers fidget with the fabric on his shirt and he bounces his leg trying to calm his nerves. He didn't start panicking until he noticed the Shadow Knights walk by.
     He began to remember everything they said. They would always call him a screw up, they said he was a bad dancer, that he ruined the performance.

    What if they're right? Zane starts to question.

     He tries not to let those thoughts get to his head, but right before a competition, it's kind of hard not to think of every possible outcome. He might drop Kawaii Chan or something, then she'd be badly injured. That'd be awful. He shakes his head trying to clear those thoughts. Suddenly, he feels a light weight on his shoulder. He looks up and,

     "Hey Zane Kun!"

     "Kawaii Chan? Hey," Zane replies, wiping the sweat from his forehead.

     "Is Zane Kun feeling okay?" Kawaii Chan asks, lowering her eyebrows.

     "Oh, yeah, just nervous."

     "Yeah, Kawaii Chan feels the same way. She's very nervous.. She and Zane will be great though.. hopefully hehe.."

Zane laughs a little and Kawaii Chan does the same. She takes a seat next to Zane and looks around the building. Right now they're sitting in the cafe area because it's crowded anywhere else. The two sit without any words between them; you can hear the faded music from the auditorium.

"Does Zane Kun want to be a dancer all his life?" Kawaii Chan asks, setting her elbow on the table and leaning into her hand.

Zane exhales and leans back before shrugging,

"I don't really know. I haven't thought much about what I want to do. I've always had pretty much everything given to me."

"Hm.." Kawaii Chan replies, looking down at the table.

"Why do you ask?" Zane asks, earning a look from Kawaii Chan.

"Kawaii Chan doesn't know either. Everyone seems to have things figured out, but she.. she just doesn't. Dance has been her whole life, but she's never stopped to think about what she'd do if dance just didn't work for her anymore."

Zane is surprised about this response. The topic definitely came out of nowhere and is unexpected. He's not sure how to respond, so he kind of just turns his attention away before finding a new topic.

"You bake.. don't you?" Zane asks, smiling slightly, though it's mostly covered.

"Oh, yeah," Kawaii responds, nodding.

"I think if you ever wanted to stop dancing, baking would be an amazing option for you."

Kawaii Chan blushes and makes eye contact.

"Well thank you Zane Kun."

"No problem."

The silence returns and Zane relaxes his shoulders and removes the mask from his face, taking a breath of fresh air. Kawaii Chan freezes, noticing his action and her eyes immediately turn towards his freckles.

"Oh um, forgot to tell you, they won't let me wear my mask..." Zane comments, laughing awkwardly after.

Suddenly Kawaii Chan bursts into laughter and Zane is shocked by why she's so amused. He laughs a little too and she soon stops her laughter.

     "Well, either way, the freckles are cute!" Kawaii Chan blurts out without thinking.

     Zane blushes and realizes he can't hide it beneath the mask.

    "Oh uh.. thanks."

     Kawaii Chan nods and points to the hall where the dressing room is. Zane nods and the two stand up before making their way over there.

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First day of the dance competition is complete! There will probably be two more parts for the competition so hang on!