As I danced to the flow of the music that was playing, which was a Hip Hop song called "Kiss Me Thru The Phone" by Soulja Boy, sweat was beading down my face. My purple cropped tank top was soaked with sweat and clung to my body as my hips swayed. My low-rise denim jean shorts were fitting nicely on my ass, the beautiful curves of my legs showing off as I moved around on the dance floor. My Air Jordan 6 shoes made my feet feel easy to dance in, they were even my favorite shoes. My long curly honey brown hair was pinned up in a ponytail which wasn't actually helping. Since I have so much hair, it was constantly in the way no matter what I did with it unless I had braided it.

After the song faded away, I stopped, panting slightly.

"Wow."

I flinched. My head turned towards the voice only to see my boyfriend, Jake, watching me with a smile on his face and leaning against the wall with his arms folded. His blonde hair covering a little bit of his eyes. He looked incredibly attractive in his black band t-shirt and black leather jacket. His skinny black jeans hugged his thin legs as a silver chain was hooked to the loops of the jeans.

"How long were you standing there?" I said.

"Not long," he replied.

I smiled and crossed my arms. "Mhm, what you doing here?"

"I just came to see my girlfriend dance," Jake said as he started to walk towards me.

"Oh really?"

"Yes..."

Jake firmly grabbed me by the waist, pulling me close and I wrapped my arms around his neck. He leaned in and placed a gentle kiss on my lips. I laid my eyes shut and kissed him back. Jake and I had started dating back in our freshman year of high school. It had been 3 years around this time. We were incredibly inseparable, not just because we were lovers but also because we had been best friends since birth.

My lips pulled away from his and I looked at him. "Aren't you supposed to be prepping for a concert?"

"Yeah, I should be," Jake said as he looked down at me with a smile plastered on his face. His eyes flickered gold for a second.

Jake is a half-blood werewolf. He had only been aware of that side of him for about almost 4 years. He still couldn't control his behavior, mostly whenever he was agitated or angry. I had to help him control his transformations and it was a struggle. He was a rock singer, he formed a band with his cousin, Levi, and a few other former friends who played the guitar and the drums. He had dropped out of school after he had a falling out with his aunt which led to a decision to disconnect from her entirely. Then he moved to Los Angeles, California to follow his dreams. Living in Mississippi without Jake was so hard for me. I barely saw him and when I did, it was at a concert. We would sneak out to be alone whenever we could and go express our love or take a walk around the city.

Jake and I left the dance studio and he took me to the place where his concert was being held. As his car rolled to a stop in front of the music venue, my eyes wandered onto the glowing signs on the building and the very crowded line of people entering. I noticed that all of those people were wearing band merch. Majority of them were die hard fans. We hopped out of the car and speed walked hand in hand to the back of the venue just to avoid the crowd and the attention.

Once we were inside and backstage, Jake took us to his bandmates, who were all just standing around waiting for him. Jake apologized for the long wait and I greeted them warmly.

Jake turned to me and said, "You should go find your friends and get a good view."

"Yeah I should," I agreed.

He gave me a peck on the lips and I made my way out from backstage. It took me a minute to find my friends in the midst of the crowd, especially considering the fact that it was dark in there, but I found them in the front row.

"There you are. Where have you been, Lu?" My friend, Zoey, asked excitedly.

"Oh I was just caught up in doing something," I laughed nervously.

"Oh, and what's that something?"

"She was probably doing sexual things with Jake," my other friend, Izabella, said with a smirk.

"Oh my god, I was not doin' anything of the sort." I playfully rolled my eyes.

"Well you and him are having sexual relations with each other all the time, don't blame us for thinking it," Izabella said, smiling.

There was a sudden announcement from Jake on the stage and the crowd cheered. My eyes lingered on Jake. A black and blue electric guitar was strapped to him and shined with the lighting. I smiled as I thought about how I gave him that guitar for his Valentine's Day birthday. Watching him play the guitar is one of the many things I loved watching him do. Playing the guitar was his happy place. It was literally the only way for him to be himself–to get rid of trauma–to let off steam.

The band positioned themselves and the music began.

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In the school library, Zoey and I relaxed at one of the tables. She was working on math homework as I was just sitting there, sulking in my feelings.

"Lu, you okay?" Zoey asked.

"Yeah I just miss Jake," I said, sadness seeping through my voice.

"I know you do but he's out living his dream life."

"Zoey, you don't get it. He won't be back for probably another 2-3 months and my mother already doesn't like taking me that far across the country."

Zoey sighed and dismissed herself.

'Ugh. Why did he have to be all the way in Cali?'

I sighed and doodled in my reflection journal. Suddenly, the queen bee of the school decided to mess with me.

"Hey Lu," she said slowly, putting her hand on top of my journal, stopping me from doodling. "What you doing?

I peered up at her. "Emma, I'm not in the mood. Go away."

"Aww little Lu is missing her boyfriend. You know, by him being all the way in Cali with all of his die hard fans, he could be cheating on you."

"Excuse me? Why would you say something like that?"

"Rockstars will be rockstars and boys will be boys. There's tons of hot girls in Cali."

I was growing more agitated the more she talked. I firmly grabbed her wrist and yanked her arm away from my journal. I stood up, my hand still wrapped around her wrist. "Don't ever try to tell me my boyfriend is cheating on me. Get your own boyfriend and stop worrying about mine."

Emma looked stunned for a moment but then immediately scowled and yanked her arm out of my grasp. She stormed away without a word.

I chuckled and continued doodling. 10 minutes later, Zoey came back and slapped a flyer on the table. I looked up at her and then the flyer.

"Lu, you're gonna love what that flyer says."

I raised my eyebrow and reached my hand over to grab the flyer. My eyes scanned the big words in black over the white background with multicolored designs. I gasped when I saw the words "Dance Championship" and the money label "$1,000". It had other information on there about dance partners and having only a month to prepare. It was currently March.

"Zoey, this is great! I get to actually enter into another dance championship for the first time in 5 years."

"I knew this would make you ecstatic."

I stared back at the flyer, lost in thought.

'Could this be my chance?'

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As I relaxed on my bed in my room with my pajamas on, I stared up at the ceiling, thinking about the Dance Championship. I glanced at my iPhone 3G, deciding if I should text Jake about it. After a while, I finally texted him. He responded within 5 minutes, hence the notification ringtone that alerted me.

A Dance Championship? You should totally join. It's your passion.

Yeah. There's also money involved.

Money?

Yep. Winner gets to take home $1,000

Hmm what would you do with that money?

Donate it. We already have money. We don't need $1,000

That's a good way to give it away.

I never liked to be greedy with money, especially if I didn't really need it.

But I do have something to ask you

Yes?

Would you be my dance partner for the championship?

Ofc!

A smile crept onto my face. We suddenly switched topics, talking about school stuff. As I kept texting, the screen glowed brightly on my face. I brought up how Emma tried to get into my head about him cheating which was still burning through my thoughts a little.

Damn, typical Emma. Always spreading rumors.

Yeah...

You don't believe that do you?

My mouth suddenly twisted into a frown and my fingers sent a response of unsureness.

Well no...Idk

Babe, listen to me. I would never cheat on you. Being away in Cali doesn't mean

I will.

I know, sometimes the rumors get to my head

Please try to ignore them

I will

I texted him a goodnight message and fell asleep with a smile on my face, looking forward to the following days.