AN: Hello! I've posted fics for Kingdom Hearts but this is my first for DDR! I know a lot of people don't go in this category, but hopefully I can get at least 3 reviewers! That would make me happy! :D I'm not the kind of person who doesn't update in months. I update about once a week (sometimes twice a week too). Well, I really like this fic. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: Whoa, I'm so used to writing KH fics that I almost said that I didn't own Kingdom Hearts. Okay, I don't own DDR. It's such a cool game though! :P
Chapter One: Did You Get In?
The school year had been long and boring. Missing homework, absent students, and detentions were anything but rare. It seemed as though the days would never end, like when you'd look at the clock and it would say 2:31 PM, but then an hour later you look and it says 9:15 AM. School can be such a drag! But who knew that at school there could be miracles? Something to make you feel alive again, to raise up your spirits and give you something to think about. It can help you drone out your teacher's voice! Well, those things did happen, all because a student in the school posted a sign on the activities board. It read:
Hey students! Don't miss out on a once in a lifetime chance! Do you
play DDR? Do you constantly spend your money at the arcades playing
it? Here's your chance to put your dancing to use, FOR FREE! Sign up
in the main office if you want to be a part of a local DDR
competition! That's right, you can play DDR for free, AND have a
chance to win tons of cool prizes. If you win local, you can go on to
state, national, and even worldwide! Winners of each competition will
be named the DDR elite! Open to anyone ages 10-19. Sign up now! You
will receive a date as to when you will dance to one DDR song (heavy).
If the judges select you, you will receive info in the mail and be one
of the 26 local contestants! That's right, only 26 people in this area
will make it! No matter if you make it or not, you will receive
something in the mail. So remember to practice, practice, practice! By
the way, I'll see you there. -Bailey
"Kaeli! Kaeli! It's here, it's finally here!" yelled Singa, Kaeli's 9-year- old little sister. She didn't even close the door as she gathered up the mail. As soon as Singa saw in the upper left-hand corner the words "DDR Konami Corporation", she knew this was the letter!
Kaeli heard Singa yelling from downstairs, but she didn't know what would cause Singa such a fuss. But then she remembered. "The letter..." Kaeli trailed off. Immediately she sprang from her bed and ran through her obstacle course of a room. She had been waiting for a reply for a whole month. The last day of school was tomorrow, and in just one week, the contestants would be stripped away from home to stay at the Gilderton Hotel downtown to compete. She thought the letter would never come, assuming they made her wait for so long. The song Kaeli danced to for the judges was Afronova. She hoped she had made a good impression on them. Kaeli didn't want to be too cocky, for she had done fairly well for the song. She got an A, ranging 181 perfects, 21 greats and 23 goods. The bad part was, she'd feel horrible if she made it and her best friend didn't.
Shawn was a great DDR player, and she didn't want to enter the competition without him. He had danced in front of the judges two days before Kaeli got too, so he was more nervous. But he also did well on his song. Tsugaru got him an A: 210 perfects, 32 greats, 16 goods, and 1 okay (when he got that okay he was thinking about Kaeli). So all in all the whole process was mind boggling. But soon Kaeli would find out if she had made it to locals.
"Give me that letter!" Kaeli yelled as Singa danced around the room. Singa finally calmed down and handed the letter to Kaeli. She stood opening the letter, she was too excited to sit. She carefully lifted up the flap and pulled out the paper. She noticed that it was pretty thick. Good sign, she thought. They wouldn't send you a bunch of info if you lost. They'd just say "You didn't make it, better luck next time."
"Read it already! You've waited a whole month for this! Why wait another second?!" Singa exclaimed.
"You're right." Kaeli took a deep breath, and silently read the letter:
Dear Kaeli Abson,
As you know, being a part of DDR elite is a major privilege. Even
competing for the title is an honor all in itself. We are sorry if it
has taken us so long to write, but the response to this competition
was bigger than we expected. There were many great dancers. We regret
to inform you that some people were not good. However, you were good!
We are happy to say that you have been selected for the local
competition.
Kaeli didn't need to read the rest of the information, about the contest, the hotel, etc. All that mattered was that she was in. She gave a little smile and looked up from the note.
"So, are you in or out?" Singa said, annoyed by Kaeli's lack of haste.
"I'm in!" she exclaimed. Now it was time to celebrate. When their mother came home 30 minutes later, she found them jumping on the couches. Of course, Kaeli's favorite snack-Kool-Aid and Doritos were strewn all around. Kaeli's mother knew that she had got accepted into the competition. That's all Kaeli would ever talk about, and she vowed not to drink Kool-Aid or eat Doritos until she found out. And of course, she wouldn't be jumping around the room if she hadn't made it.
"Oh sweetie, congratulations!" her mother said, giving Kaeli a big hug.
"Can we go out to eat to celebrate?" Singa asked.
"Yah mom, can we? Oh, can it be to Rainforest Café? They have a DDR arcade there!" Kaeli begged.
"I guess we can go. You can invite Shawn." her mother said, reaching for the phone to call her husband and tell him.
"Shawn! Oh I completely forgot! If I got my letter maybe he got his too! I gotta tell him the good news, and hopefully he'll have good news for me! Before you call dad can I call Shawn?" the 16-year-old said excitedly.
"Maybe you should go over to his house and tell him. That way, if he didn't make it, you can comfort him right there."
"Let's just hope I don't have to comfort him." Kaeli said, grabbing her keys.
"You're still gonna compete even if he doesn't make it, right?" Singa asked. "You'd be crazy if you didn't."
"I probably would, but I'd feel bad for Shawn. Bye Singa, bye mom!"
"Be home by 6:00 so we can eat out!" her mother reminded her.
Kaeli stepped outside into the warm breeze and clipped her keychain to her belt. With summer here and school almost out, she could taste the victories of the competition already. Kaeli was also glad that she had heard the good news in her favorite outfit: a white skirt, red tank top, huge black studded belt, two black gauntlets, her white sash armband, star earrings, and tall, black leather boots. You could say that she was kind of a rocker.
Even though Shawn was her best friend, he didn't listen to bands like Fountains of Wayne or Korn. He didn't dress anything like her. But their personalities were still able to click. She learned to deal with his Nsync and he learned to deal with her Blink 182. Kaeli finally arrived at Shawn's house. They only lived 2 blocks away. She had brought the letter to show Shawn. She brushed back her wind-strewn hair and rang the doorbell.
"Oh Kaeli, so good to see you. Please come in!" greeted Shawn's mother. "Shawn is upstairs."
"Thanks Mrs. Paltrow." Kaeli said. She went up the stairs and crossed the all-too-familiar path to Shawn's room. She knocked on the door that was closed. No response. She opened the door to find Shawn lying on his back on his bed, listening to his c.d. player. He didn't notice Kaeli as she stepped through the clear path to Shawn's bed. Unlike her room, his room was clean.
"Um, hi Shawn." Kaeli said. The 16-year-old didn't open his eyes. "Hey Shawn!" she yelled louder. Shawn opened his eyes and jumped from his bed.
"Whoa! Kaeli, you startled me!" he said, taking off his headphones.
"Sorry about that." Kaeli laughed. "What were you listening to?"
"Uh, Christina Aguilera." Shawn said. "Not something you'd like."
"You never know. It could turn into a DDR song." Kaeli said, getting on the subject of DDR. Kaeli sat on his bed and took out the letter. "Speaking of DDR..." she trailed off.
"You got your letter too?!" Shawn exclaimed.
"What do you mean "too"? You got yours? Why didn't you tell me?" Kaeli said.
"I was going to tell you tomorrow since it was the last school day to kind of finalize stuff." Shawn said. He was trying to look at Kaeli's facial expression, to see if she did make it or not. He hoped that she had made it, because she was a great dancer, plus he didn't mind watching her dance. "So, did you make it?"
"I did! I can't believe it." Kaeli said, trying not to be too excited and hurt Shawn's feelings if he didn't make it. "Well, stop putting me on hold! Are you in?"
Shawn got up and took a letter off of his desk. "Why don't you read it yourself?" he handed it to Kaeli, and she read the letter.
Kaeli looked up from the paper. "We did it!" she screamed. "I knew we could make it!" Kaeli said, flushing out the doubts she had had.
"I'm so excited Kaeli!" Shawn exclaimed.
Kaeli jumped off his bed and hugged Shawn. "Congratulations!" Of course, Shawn hugged back. He could never resist a hug from her. "Oh, I almost forgot, my parents are taking me out to Rainforest Café tonight. We're inviting you, so please accept!"
"Of course I'll accept Kaeli! They're got the best food in town and DDR!" Shawn said. They went downstairs to tell Shawn's mom.
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Since you took all that time to read this, why not review! And wasn't that such a nice, long chappie?! My other fic's chappies tend to be short, so be grateful that this one's long!
Disclaimer: Whoa, I'm so used to writing KH fics that I almost said that I didn't own Kingdom Hearts. Okay, I don't own DDR. It's such a cool game though! :P
Chapter One: Did You Get In?
The school year had been long and boring. Missing homework, absent students, and detentions were anything but rare. It seemed as though the days would never end, like when you'd look at the clock and it would say 2:31 PM, but then an hour later you look and it says 9:15 AM. School can be such a drag! But who knew that at school there could be miracles? Something to make you feel alive again, to raise up your spirits and give you something to think about. It can help you drone out your teacher's voice! Well, those things did happen, all because a student in the school posted a sign on the activities board. It read:
Hey students! Don't miss out on a once in a lifetime chance! Do you
play DDR? Do you constantly spend your money at the arcades playing
it? Here's your chance to put your dancing to use, FOR FREE! Sign up
in the main office if you want to be a part of a local DDR
competition! That's right, you can play DDR for free, AND have a
chance to win tons of cool prizes. If you win local, you can go on to
state, national, and even worldwide! Winners of each competition will
be named the DDR elite! Open to anyone ages 10-19. Sign up now! You
will receive a date as to when you will dance to one DDR song (heavy).
If the judges select you, you will receive info in the mail and be one
of the 26 local contestants! That's right, only 26 people in this area
will make it! No matter if you make it or not, you will receive
something in the mail. So remember to practice, practice, practice! By
the way, I'll see you there. -Bailey
"Kaeli! Kaeli! It's here, it's finally here!" yelled Singa, Kaeli's 9-year- old little sister. She didn't even close the door as she gathered up the mail. As soon as Singa saw in the upper left-hand corner the words "DDR Konami Corporation", she knew this was the letter!
Kaeli heard Singa yelling from downstairs, but she didn't know what would cause Singa such a fuss. But then she remembered. "The letter..." Kaeli trailed off. Immediately she sprang from her bed and ran through her obstacle course of a room. She had been waiting for a reply for a whole month. The last day of school was tomorrow, and in just one week, the contestants would be stripped away from home to stay at the Gilderton Hotel downtown to compete. She thought the letter would never come, assuming they made her wait for so long. The song Kaeli danced to for the judges was Afronova. She hoped she had made a good impression on them. Kaeli didn't want to be too cocky, for she had done fairly well for the song. She got an A, ranging 181 perfects, 21 greats and 23 goods. The bad part was, she'd feel horrible if she made it and her best friend didn't.
Shawn was a great DDR player, and she didn't want to enter the competition without him. He had danced in front of the judges two days before Kaeli got too, so he was more nervous. But he also did well on his song. Tsugaru got him an A: 210 perfects, 32 greats, 16 goods, and 1 okay (when he got that okay he was thinking about Kaeli). So all in all the whole process was mind boggling. But soon Kaeli would find out if she had made it to locals.
"Give me that letter!" Kaeli yelled as Singa danced around the room. Singa finally calmed down and handed the letter to Kaeli. She stood opening the letter, she was too excited to sit. She carefully lifted up the flap and pulled out the paper. She noticed that it was pretty thick. Good sign, she thought. They wouldn't send you a bunch of info if you lost. They'd just say "You didn't make it, better luck next time."
"Read it already! You've waited a whole month for this! Why wait another second?!" Singa exclaimed.
"You're right." Kaeli took a deep breath, and silently read the letter:
Dear Kaeli Abson,
As you know, being a part of DDR elite is a major privilege. Even
competing for the title is an honor all in itself. We are sorry if it
has taken us so long to write, but the response to this competition
was bigger than we expected. There were many great dancers. We regret
to inform you that some people were not good. However, you were good!
We are happy to say that you have been selected for the local
competition.
Kaeli didn't need to read the rest of the information, about the contest, the hotel, etc. All that mattered was that she was in. She gave a little smile and looked up from the note.
"So, are you in or out?" Singa said, annoyed by Kaeli's lack of haste.
"I'm in!" she exclaimed. Now it was time to celebrate. When their mother came home 30 minutes later, she found them jumping on the couches. Of course, Kaeli's favorite snack-Kool-Aid and Doritos were strewn all around. Kaeli's mother knew that she had got accepted into the competition. That's all Kaeli would ever talk about, and she vowed not to drink Kool-Aid or eat Doritos until she found out. And of course, she wouldn't be jumping around the room if she hadn't made it.
"Oh sweetie, congratulations!" her mother said, giving Kaeli a big hug.
"Can we go out to eat to celebrate?" Singa asked.
"Yah mom, can we? Oh, can it be to Rainforest Café? They have a DDR arcade there!" Kaeli begged.
"I guess we can go. You can invite Shawn." her mother said, reaching for the phone to call her husband and tell him.
"Shawn! Oh I completely forgot! If I got my letter maybe he got his too! I gotta tell him the good news, and hopefully he'll have good news for me! Before you call dad can I call Shawn?" the 16-year-old said excitedly.
"Maybe you should go over to his house and tell him. That way, if he didn't make it, you can comfort him right there."
"Let's just hope I don't have to comfort him." Kaeli said, grabbing her keys.
"You're still gonna compete even if he doesn't make it, right?" Singa asked. "You'd be crazy if you didn't."
"I probably would, but I'd feel bad for Shawn. Bye Singa, bye mom!"
"Be home by 6:00 so we can eat out!" her mother reminded her.
Kaeli stepped outside into the warm breeze and clipped her keychain to her belt. With summer here and school almost out, she could taste the victories of the competition already. Kaeli was also glad that she had heard the good news in her favorite outfit: a white skirt, red tank top, huge black studded belt, two black gauntlets, her white sash armband, star earrings, and tall, black leather boots. You could say that she was kind of a rocker.
Even though Shawn was her best friend, he didn't listen to bands like Fountains of Wayne or Korn. He didn't dress anything like her. But their personalities were still able to click. She learned to deal with his Nsync and he learned to deal with her Blink 182. Kaeli finally arrived at Shawn's house. They only lived 2 blocks away. She had brought the letter to show Shawn. She brushed back her wind-strewn hair and rang the doorbell.
"Oh Kaeli, so good to see you. Please come in!" greeted Shawn's mother. "Shawn is upstairs."
"Thanks Mrs. Paltrow." Kaeli said. She went up the stairs and crossed the all-too-familiar path to Shawn's room. She knocked on the door that was closed. No response. She opened the door to find Shawn lying on his back on his bed, listening to his c.d. player. He didn't notice Kaeli as she stepped through the clear path to Shawn's bed. Unlike her room, his room was clean.
"Um, hi Shawn." Kaeli said. The 16-year-old didn't open his eyes. "Hey Shawn!" she yelled louder. Shawn opened his eyes and jumped from his bed.
"Whoa! Kaeli, you startled me!" he said, taking off his headphones.
"Sorry about that." Kaeli laughed. "What were you listening to?"
"Uh, Christina Aguilera." Shawn said. "Not something you'd like."
"You never know. It could turn into a DDR song." Kaeli said, getting on the subject of DDR. Kaeli sat on his bed and took out the letter. "Speaking of DDR..." she trailed off.
"You got your letter too?!" Shawn exclaimed.
"What do you mean "too"? You got yours? Why didn't you tell me?" Kaeli said.
"I was going to tell you tomorrow since it was the last school day to kind of finalize stuff." Shawn said. He was trying to look at Kaeli's facial expression, to see if she did make it or not. He hoped that she had made it, because she was a great dancer, plus he didn't mind watching her dance. "So, did you make it?"
"I did! I can't believe it." Kaeli said, trying not to be too excited and hurt Shawn's feelings if he didn't make it. "Well, stop putting me on hold! Are you in?"
Shawn got up and took a letter off of his desk. "Why don't you read it yourself?" he handed it to Kaeli, and she read the letter.
Kaeli looked up from the paper. "We did it!" she screamed. "I knew we could make it!" Kaeli said, flushing out the doubts she had had.
"I'm so excited Kaeli!" Shawn exclaimed.
Kaeli jumped off his bed and hugged Shawn. "Congratulations!" Of course, Shawn hugged back. He could never resist a hug from her. "Oh, I almost forgot, my parents are taking me out to Rainforest Café tonight. We're inviting you, so please accept!"
"Of course I'll accept Kaeli! They're got the best food in town and DDR!" Shawn said. They went downstairs to tell Shawn's mom.
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Since you took all that time to read this, why not review! And wasn't that such a nice, long chappie?! My other fic's chappies tend to be short, so be grateful that this one's long!