Frankie, Jess, Rach, Mac, Isabel, Kitty, Theresa, Armelle, Dakota and Keisha
Frankie's first movie had finished filming. There was still a ton of post-production to do, but the shooting was finished. So, what else was there for the crazy guy to do, but to throw a party!
Everyone was invited. it wasn't a big fancy dinner party like the previous one, just a good, old-fashioned hootenanny. He had music, good food, karaoke, kero and booze. There was even a kids room, where they had lots of fun for the kiddies. And then a sleeping area, with a nanny. Because adults party way longer than kids of course.
Jess had been there for a while, helping Frankie get ready for the party. Rach, Mac, Isabel, Kitty, Theresa, Armelle, Dakota and Keisha were all there, along with some other students from the Slayer school and Xavier's.
~~~
"I love you," Jessi said as she kissed Frankie on the cheek. "Plus, you throw great parties." She grabbed Frankie's hands and pulled him onto the dance floor.
~~~
Rachel was just entering the second trimester, and her morning sickness was just starting to end, so she was much happier. She and Mac were dancing quite happily. She had done most of the stunts for the movie, which was great fun for her, and was helping her to break out into the industry. And Mac had had a supporting role in the movie, so they both had a lot to celebrate.
Zac, Saku, Isaac, Corinne, Binar and Cliff
Corinne and Cliff returned from the dance floor after the first song. Corinne's feet were sore. She knew Cliff couldn't dance to save his life, but Cliff knew that Corinne liked dancing so he would try anyway.
"May I have this dance?" Binar asked her.
"How about the next one?" Corinne asked. "Give my feet a chance to relax."
"Sorry," Cliff said.
Binar nodded his acceptance. He was so presice about everything, Corinne certainly preferred him as a dance partner over Cliff. He had no flare, but at least he never trod on her toes.
"Good evening," Saku said to Armelle. "Fine party we're having. Wanna dance?"
"I'm going to put my name down for the karaoke," Zac decided.
Isaac stared at him.
"We're going on tour in a couple of weeks... and you want to sing karaoke?"
"Yes."
"Ooookay."
Armelle, Dan, Tom and Jessi
"Okay," Armelle said. She remembered from their trip to that Amazon world that Saku was actually much younger than he looked, but still, he was cute, and she did love to dance.
~~~
Dan Radcliffe and Tom Felton arrived fashionably late. They entered the party, and said hello to a few people. They mingled a bit, and grabbed some food.
~~~
Jessi decided she was going to sign up for karaoke. She hadn't sung in front of anyone in a really long time. She went over to pick a song.
Avery, Hilary, Amanda and Pete
Avery walked through the hallway, Talan holding onto her arm. She figured she'd put in an appearance at this party, to show her support for Frankie. He was, after all, Zac's friend and Jess's boyfriend.
She paused and turned to look at Talan for reassurance. He smiled and kissed her forehead in return, wrapping his other arm around her waist. They rubbed noses for a moment, breaking apart to smile at each other.
"So, do I look like the sister of a famous singer?" she asked, pulling away to spin around, her long blonde hair flowing out behind her and her short gold dress flaring out, just barely covering her.
"Every bit the part," Talan laughed.
"Perfect answer," Avery told him, then took his hand as they made their way into the party.
~*~*~*~
Hilary Duff stood awkwardly in the corner, watching the rest of the party. After her massive split with Joel Madden, and his subsequent hook up with Nicole Richie, she was feeling slightly insecure about herself these days.
~*~*~*~
Amanda Bynes strode in, Pete on her arm. She grinned at him as they made a beeline for the drinks.
Dan, Tom, Rach, Frankie, Jess, Kitty,Theresa and vampire kitties
Dan noticed Hilary Duff, and decided to go over to her.
"HEy Hil," he said, giving her a hug. "Want to dance?"
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Tom noticed several hot girls standing around, and decided to ask for a dance.
He sauntered up to Kella. "Would you like to dance?" He asked.
~~~
Rach took a break from dancing to have some snacks. Mac went over to say hi to the new arrivals, most of whom he'd never actually met before.
~~~
Frankie spotted Amanda coming in, and decided to say hi to his old costar.
"Hey Mandy!" he said, quite hyper. "How are things? Who's your friend?"
~~~
Jess stood up to do karaoke. The familiar strains of "Where's the Love" came blaring out of the speaker, and Jessi sang her older brothers' voices perfectly.
~~~
"Wow," Kitty said, giggling to Theresa. "I think Jessi's a better Taylor than Taylor is."
~~~
Cassie, Percy, Draco and Orion were talking over by the punch, not dancing yet, just talking.
Friday, Saku and Julie
Kella looked Tom up and down in an appraising manner. She and Friday had teleported to Tulsa for the party.
"Sure," she replied finally.
Friday grinned as she left with Tom to the dance floor. Then she looked around to Zac to pick on him.
**********
Saku swooped Armelle out onto the floor and danced with all the agility of the cat.
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"Hi Rach," Julie greeted her friend. "How you doing?"
She plonked down on a nearby seat.
Avery, Hilary, Amanda, Pete, Bobby, Faith and Kim
Avery and Talan moved to the dance floor to give themselves more of an excuse to rub up against each other.
~*~*~*~
Hilary smiled warmly at Dan.
"Hey, of course."
She took his hand and lead him out to the dance floor.
~*~*~*~
Amanda laughed at Frankie. "Hey! This is my boyfriend, Pete."
Pete sketched a salute. "Hey man. Cool party."
~*~*~*~
Bobby plopped down on Julie's lap, smiling winningly at Rachel.
"Hey pregnant lady, you are, my friend, radiant."
~*~*~*~
Faith and Kim walked into the party, the mutant grasping the Slayer's hand, loosely but still possessively.
"Oh hey, Zac's here," she said.
"Oh cool, I know one person. Oh wait, that's Bobby. I know two!" Kim replied, his face lighting up in a grin.
Armelle, Rachel, Jessi, Dan, Frankie and Draco
Armelle giggled as she danced with Saku. For a 2-year-old, he was a brilliant dancer.
~~~
"I am good," Rach declared. "I finished all my stunt work just as I left the first trimester, and now I get to sit back for 6 months and the Mac dote on me, hah." she said. "And how are you guys?" She asked Julie and Bobby. She looked over to Jessi singing.
"Man, that girl can really belt one out. She sounds just like Tay."
~~~
Dan led Hilary out to the dance floor. Luckily, he'd had to take a lot of dance training for the Yule Ball scene in GoF, so he wasn't too worried about stepping on her toes. She was really beatiful.
"You look absolutely amazing, Hil," Dan said.
~~~
"Nice to meet you, Pete," Frankie said, shaking the man's hand. "How did you meet Mandy here?"
~~~
Draco decided to ask someone to dance, and noticed hhow pretty Theresa was.
"Would you like to dance?" He asked the Irish girl.
"Aye," she nodded, and danced with the cad godling.
Saku, Zac, Friday and Julie
"You dance divinely, darling," Saku said. stressing all the 'd's.
**********
Zac noticed Faith with Kim and swallowed. But he had not time to dwell on it before Friday tapped him on the shoulder.
"Hey," she said. "How's Elektra?"
"She's good. As always," he replied. "Is that how you're going to greet me from now on?"
"Yes."
**********
"We're good," Julie said, resting her head on Bobby's back. "Also, I think Jessi's singing is proof that Taylor is a girl. Or was a girl. I think Friday turned him into a boy so he could get married and have kids."
Hilary, Amanda, Pete and Bobby
"Thanks," Hilary smiled shyly, brushing her hair from her face as they danced.
"You don't look too bad yourself."
~*~*~*~
Amanda rested her arm on Pete's for a moment, steadying herself as she fixed the strap on her shoe.
"Ah, through a friend at an interview for TRL," Pete replied, holding onto her gently.
"Pete's in a band. Room69."
~*~*~*~
"Good good, it's good to be good," Bobby sang. He stood up, pulled Julie to her feet, them switched them around, so that she was on his lap.
"She's raking in the cash, while I'm at college being a bum, working towards something that should be fairly unexciting, but profitable. And then next year, we're heading out on a world trip."
Dan, Rachel, Jessi, vampire kitties, Dakota, Armelle, Keisha, Kitty, Dawn and Clark
Dan tried not to seem so nervous, dancing with Hilary. He really liked her.
~~~
Rachel grinned at Julie and Bobby. "It always amused my that both Jordan and Taylor are unisex names. If he wasn't with Natalie. . . " she trailed off. Jessi finished her song and wandered over to her friends.
"You're kick-ass, girl," Rach said, poking her friend gently. "You do Tay better than he does," she joked.
"Thanks," Jessi said. "Back in the day they used to jok that I shoud learn bass and join the band, but I never had any interest."
~~~
Orion broke aside and asked Dakota for a dance. It was odd that he looked so much older than her, since she had a good nine years on him, but it was a fun dance nonetheless.
~~~
"Thanks," Armelle said to Saku, wander back over to the punch. Keisha looked Saku over approvingly.
"Want to dance?" the Maori girl asked Saku.
~~~
"Room69," Frankie said, "Yes, I think I've heard some of your stuff. It's pretty good, he told Pete. "If you ever need a place to record, I have a pretty nice studio here. I probably should use my recording equipment forsomething other than making fun of Zac," he declared.
~~~
Percy sauntered over towards Kitty.
"Want to dance?" he asked. She looked him over and smiled.
"Well, sure, I guess. It's a little weird that I can remember when you were born, but a dance won't kill anyone."
~~~
Clark and Dawn were a little late getting to the party. Well, they'd only been married for three days, so they were easily. . .distracted. Dawn figured some of her friends would have interesting reactions, since they hadn't told anyone they were eloping, and hadn't spoken to anyone since. They came in and looked around for people they knew.
They saw Rach, Jessi, Julie & Bobby sitting, and made their way over towards the group.
Julie, Saku, Zac and Friday
"Now that would have been interesting. There really would have been a chick in Hanson. Hey guys," Julie mused with a wave at Dawn and Clark.
**********
"Ahh," Saku said. "A lady of the times. I'd be delighted."
He took Keisha's hand and kissed it before following her out onto the floor.
**********
"Wanna dance?" Zac asked Friday.
"Are you sure you can keep up?" Friday replied mischeviously.
"Try me."
"If you insist."
The two went out onto the floor.
"So, gotten any other girls pregnant lately."
"No. I've been behaving myself."
"Usually badly."
"So funny."
"I thought so. And what about you?"
"Me?"
"Seeing anyone? Gotten any other boys pregnant?"
"Ha ha, no. Although there is this guy at the paladin school who's really nice. Sometimes he joins me on patrols. His name is Eron Hart the Fifteenth."
"The Fifteenth?" Zac repeated. "Wow, now there's a long standing tradition."
"Might end with him though. He wants to be a 'true' paladin, and they take vows of celebacy and chastity. You wouldn't know anything about that, of course."
"Tart."
"Speak for yourself," Friday replied, grinning at him.
Zac just grinned back. How she was able to dance a fast dance and still keep up a conversation was beyond him. Must be slayer endurence.
Hilary, Amanda, Pete, Bobby, Avery, Faith and Kim
Hilary was letting loose a little, dancing seductively, her hair fanning out from her head, her head thrown back with a slight smile.
~*~*~*~
"They're awesome," Amanda put in, resting her head on Pete's shoulder for a moment.
"Awww, shucks," Pete grinned, faking a blush. "But yeah, we might take you up on that offer one day."
~*~*~*~
Bobby wrapped his arms around Julie and leant on her shoulder, just as Avery and Talan made their way over.
"Hey," Bobby greeted.
"Hey," Talan replied, nodding at the group and loosening his grip on Avery's waist for a moment.
"Yo," Avery put in.
~*~*~*~
Faith pulled Kim onto the dancefloor, her arms encircling his neck as she rubbed against him suggestively.
Dawn, Clark, Jessi, Kate and Dan
Dawn waved at Julie and all as she walked over, the gold ring on her left hand catching the light.
"Hey! How have you all been?" she asked, happy to see her friends again.
"Hey Bobby," Clark said, "'Sup?"
Jessi noticed it first.
"Holy shit," she swore. "Did you guys get married?" Rachel picked up Dawn's hand, and saw the two rings on her left hand.
"They did," Rach said, "They totally eloped!" Dawn's face turned red, and she nodded.
~~~
Kate watched Zac and Friday dance. For a second there, she was mad at Friday. Wait, that didn't make any sense! She had no right to be angry at Friday for dancing with a friend! Kate grabbed a small glass of kero to try and snap herself out of it.
~~~
Dan was letting himself get into the dance, trying not to be so nervous. He pulled Hilary a little closer to him as they danced, pressing their bodies together some.
Julie, Zac and Friday
Julie waved to Avery and the cute guy she was with before turning to Dawn and Clark.
"Well, congrats," she said.
**********
Zac's eyes flickered over to Faith and Kim. Which Friday caught.
"You still have a thing for her, don't you?" she asked softly, as they left the dance floor.
Zac shrugged.
"I'm more or less over it," he said. "We were on and off for so long... marriage was just... it was never going to work out, and it never will."
"Yeah, but you still love her."
"I probably always will. But not so much I can't move on and find someone I can see myself spending the rest of my life with."
"Adigeian wife not enough for you?"
"Not offence to Sari-Lyka, but I will only ever consider her a friend, no matter how Adigeian law choses to describe us."
"Fair enough. Well, I think I might invade Julie's group over there. Wanna join us?"
"No, I think I'm going to rest my poor feet for a minute."
Friday chuckled, and bounded off.
Zac did indeed rest his feet for a minute, but then spotted Kate over by the kero and decided to walk over.
"Y'know, kero can cause all kinds of problems," he said to her. "I got at least one girl pregnant that way."
He nodded with authority, then grinned.
Avery, Bobby, Faith, Kim and Hilary
"Yeah," Avery said, nodding at Dawn. She looked up at Talan and smiled, then they both cracked up.
Bobby saluted at Clark.
"Hey."
~*~*~*~
Faith spun away from Kim, laughing as he reeled her back in. Her short dress was leaving very little to the imagination, showing off long toned legs.
~*~*~*~
Hilary smiled sweetly at Dan.
"You're cute," she said.
Dan, Dawn, Rachel, Clark, Jessi and Kate
"And you're beautiful," Dan said to Hilary, blushing a bit. The more he danced with her, the more confident he got.
~~~
"Well, we're starting at college in September," Dawn said, "And we wanted to already be married before we started."
"Are you going to live in the married students dorms?" Rach asked.
"Nah, we've bought a house there. Well, actually Lex bought us a house there," Clark chuckled. "We're going to be settling down there."
"The Slayer school and Watcher Academy are there," Dawn said, "The town's on a Hellmouth, just like where I grew up, and as weird as it sounds, I feel comfortable there. We like it there."
"Fair enough," Jessi said.
~~~
Kate chucked up at Zac. "It's only a small glass. I don't drink much. You know that," she said. She took a couple more swallows and set it down.
"Having a good time?" Kate asked.
Friday, Julie and Zac
"Hey guys," Friday said, joining them. "What's news?"
"Dawn and Clark eloped and now they're going to Uni in Cleveland, where you guys are," Julie replied. "And hey, how you doing?"
"Oh, I'm just dandy. I've been in the States for almost a year, and I'm just now finally getting to see the sights. I've been to Disneyland. This makes me happy. Sadly, it's that crowded, being school holidays, that it kinda takes away from the excitement," Friday sighed dramatically. "Blasted school kids. You'd think they'd have more respect to the people who prevent them from being taken out - or taken in - by vampires."
**********
"Yep," Zac replied. "And I already see you're having a good time."
He grinned at her, then held out his hand.
"Wanna dance?"
Hilary, Avery, Bobby, Faith and Kim
Hilary blushed slightly and moved closer to him.
~*~*~*~
Avery took Talan's hand and grinned up at him.
"That, Miss Avie, is a face that says dancing is in order," Talan said.
"Correct."
They headed out onto the dancefloor.
~*~*~*~
"Oh, settling down, if only Julie and I knew what that was like!" Bobby joked, winking at his lady.
~*~*~*~
Faith looked over at Zac and waved, giving him a friendly smile, before trying to trip Kim over as they danced.
Kim dodged it elegantly and dipped her back, her hair just touching the floor.
Dan, Kate, Dawn and Jessi
Dan grinned, holding Hilary close to him while he danced. She was such an amazing person.
~~~
"Yeah," Kate said, "I'd love to," and she took Zac's hand.
~~~
"Well, we'll settle down as much as an energy matrix and an alien can on a hellmouth," Dawn said, giggling a bit.
"So, gonna have kids right away?" jessi asked.
"Nope," Dawn said. "Gonna finish school first. Plus, I think these two," she guestured to Rach and Julie, "have the baby market cornered enough for all of us. I swear, Julie, Zac, and Rachel are plotting to take over the worl with their kids."
Friday, Julie and Zac
"That's a brilliant idea," Julie said.
"Plus, clearly, B'E, Tom and Annie will be the ringleaders," Friday nodded.
"What? No high hopes for Elektra?"
"Of course I have high hopes for Elektra. She'll be the one keeping them all in line. Can't risk losing the world to a silly spat of sibling rivalry, now can we?"
"But she is a sibling, so wouldn't that just add to the rivalry?"
"Nah, she'll just beat up anyone who disagrees with her."
"Ahh, I see."
**********
Zac lead Kate out onto the dance floor, just as the music changed to something slow.
"Umm, sorry if I tread on your toes," Zac appologised in advance.
Hilary and Bobby
As the song shifted to slow, Hilary bit her lip a bit, feeling nervous for a moment before relaxing into his arms.
~*~*~*~
"Dax and Cindy, will, naturally, be the beautiful princesses," Bobby said, nodding. "Not that I'm biased, as I do love all of the kids, but my little girls, well... they are the best."
Clark, Jess and Rach, Dawn, Mac, Dan, Armelle and Kate
"All parents are required by law to say that," Clark told Bobby, laughing.
"Well, Krit and Anakin will be the support staff, backing all of Julie's brood," Rach said.
"How cute would it be if Cindy and Dax wound up marrying Anakin and Krit," Jess suggested. "They are about the same age."
Rach blinked. "There will be no talk of 1-year-olds getting married."
"So Rach," Dawn said, "Any idea what this one is?" she asked, guesturing towards Rachel's stomach.
"Not yet, I'm just leaving the first trimester. I'm kind of hoping for a girl, though, so that it won't be two against one." Mac came behind Rach and wrapped his arms around her.
"Boy or girl, this baby's going to be spoiled rotten," he promised, kissing the back of Rachel's neck.
~~~
Dan felt Hilary relax into him, and started to relax a bit himself. He just hoped he didn't accidentally step on her toes.
~~~
Armelle looked about for Friday, found her, and made her way over. "Hey, Day," she said,, then laughed. "Sorry, didn't mean to rhyme there."
~~~
Kate leaned into Zac a bit, dancing. She felt very comfortable dancing with Zac. he was one of her best friends, even without these new, weird feeling that kept cropping up. She rested her arms on his shoulders.
"Don't worry, my toes can take it," she declared.
Julie, Friday and Zac
"Definely no talk of my babies marrying anyone," Julie agreed whole-heartedly.
"Hi Armelle," Friday said. "I'm used to that rhyme, it's all good. You know everyone?"
**********
Zac chuckled.
"Wanna put that to the test? I can tread on them deliberately, if you want."
Bobby, Hilary and Avery
"Eh," Bobby shrugged. "I know some parents who wouldn't be proud of their kids because of their choices."
~*~*~*~
Hilary smiled and pulled away from Dan a bit.
"Hey, want to get a drink or something? It's a bit hot in here."
~*~*~*~
"This blows," Avery said to Talan. "Let's get trashed."
Talan grinned. "Good plan."
They made their way over to the kero.
Armelle, Dawn, Jessi, Dan
Armelle looked around, "I think so, at least by name if not in person."
"I remember you," Dawn said, "The princess, right?"
Armelle scowled. "Unfortunately."
"Hey, most little girls want to be a princess," Jessi pointed out.
"Yeah, and this princess wanted to be a racecar driver."
~~~
Dan was a little disappointed when Hilary pulled away. "Sure," he agreed, and headed over towards the punch.
~~~
Kate laughed. "No, please don't," she said, leaning into Zac a bit. Not close enough to really be intimate, but comfortable.
"So, when does the tour start?"
Julie, Friday and Zac
Friday chuckled.
"Yeah, instead of teen magazines, Armella has racing car paraphanalia all over the bedroom," she said, grinning at her roommate.
"I used to have Hanson posters up," Julie grinned. "And then I started sleeping with Zac and it got creepy."
**********
"A couple of weeks. We leave on the 24th for England," Zac replied. "But shh! Don't let the fans find out. They've been known to hunt us down at airports."
Bobby, Hilary and Avery
Bobby snorted. "I could imagine."
~*~*~*~
Hilary poured herself a glass of punch, then poured one for Dan.
"Nice night, hey?"
~*~*~*~
Avery rolled her eyes and leant into Talan, the kero and alcohol affecting both of them.
"Lamest. Ever."
Talan grinned. "Yeah. Let's do a nude run."
Dan, Armelle, Rachel, Mac and Kate
Dan took the punch, and took a sip. it didn't seem to be spiked, so he drank some more. "It's a great night, " he said. "I'm glad you're here."
~~~
Armelle grinned. "I had Hanson posters up too. I made them play MMMBop at my debutante ball. Gram was not impressed."
"Back in the day, Marco used to insist that MMMBop was the national anthem," Rachel said, giggling at te memory, as she leaned back into Macs arms. He rubbed her shoulders appreciatively
~~~
"Don't worry about me," Kate said. "I wouldn't tattle on you. Of course, I might accept bribes. . . " she joked.
Friday, Julie and Zac
"Marco? A Hanson fan?" Julie repeated. "I can't picture it."
"Well, I never had any Hanson posters, because they're all a bunch of girls," Friday said, grinning.
**********
"I knew it. Everyone has a price," Zac said.
Hilary
Hilary smiled.
"I'm glad you're here too... I wasn't going to come, but then Amanda guilted me into it."
Dan, Rach, Jessi and Kate
"WEll, I'm definitely glad you came," Dan said. "Hil, I wanted to ask you this back when we went to the Village premeire, but I didn't have the balls. Then you were with Joel, and I didn't have the chance. Will you go out with me?"
~~~
"Oh yeah," Rach said. "Marco used to love MMMBop. And there was that one time at an event, in which Marco and I were bugs hiding on Zac's plate. That was weird," Rachel reminisced.
"You are insane," Jessi pointed out.
"No, the Yeerks were insane," Rachel defended.
~~~
"Nah, nobody can get me to betray the great and mighty Teddy Bear!" Kate declared. She leaned a little bit closer to Zac.
Julie, Friday and Zac
"Yeerks?" Friday asked.
"Yeah," Julie said, familar with the story. "These parastic aliens who would take over people's bodies by squeezing in through their ears."
"Gross."
"I thought so. Rach and the other animorphs defeated them."
"Ahh. I had a feeling there was more to that alien technology story."
**********
"Teddy Bear?" Zac repeated. "I don't believe I've ever met this "Teddy Bear". Unless you're talking about Strassman's Ted E Bare. Haven't met him either, but I have heard of him. And seen him perform. Funny."
Hilary
Hilary's eyes widened in surprise and she took a sip of punch to cover.
"Um, sure, Dan, I'd love to."
Dan, Rachel, Jess, Mac and Kate
Dan let out a huge breath. "Okay, now I just have to convince my heart to start beating again," he joked.
~~~
"Yeah," Rachel said, opting to not get into too much detail. "Basically, the the Yeerks managed to slip past YIRAAS radar, and invade. They had been in an inter-stellar war with a race called the Andalites. And their leader happened to be my ex-boyfriend's dad. He was dying, so he gave us the technology to fight the Yeerks. We'd almost completely defeated them by the time YIRAAS figured out there was something going on. So, yeah, we were war veterans before we had our driver's licenses," she said, in an effort to keep things light.
"My baby's a kick-ass warrior," Mac said, kissing the top of Rachel's head.
"That's why we used to call her Xena," Jessi explained. Rachel laughed.
"Wow. Nobody's called me Xena in years."
~~~
"Don't worry, I won't spill your secret," Kate said. "Besides, everyone here already knows what a big teddy bear you are," Kate teased.
Friday, Julie and Zac
"I see," Friday said. "Elektra's better."
"Okay, I'm going to stay out of this one," Julie said with a groan and then turned to Bobby. "Wanna dance?"
**********
"I'm not a teddy bear, big or otherwise," Zac objected. "I'm a Dathrian, of flesh and blood. I'm not a stuffed toy."
Bobby and Hilary
"Um, yeah, lamow."
Bobby took Julie's hand and half dragged her away.
~*~*~*~
"So," Hilary said cheekily. "Where are you going to take me?"
Dan, Rachel, Jessi and Kate
Dan grinned. "How about dinner and a movie to start? I have to be in LA in a few days to do a couple of pick-ups for GoF, and some last-minute voiceovers for the video game. I don't know if you plan on being around LA, but it's always fun to go out in LA." He grinned and put his arm around her waist.
~~~
Rachel laughed. "Yeah, Elektra is very cool. They just called me Xena." She didn't really like to think about all the killing she had done. Yeah, they were yeerks, but the hosts were innocent, and to this day, it still kinda bugged her.
"That seems like a good idea," mac said, pointing to Bobby and Julie, and he dragged Rachel back onto the dance floor.
"So, how goes the slayer-ness?" Jess asked Friday.
~~~
Kate laughed.
"You're a dweeb," Kate said, resting her head on Zac's shoulder. "But you;re a very comfortable dweeb."
Julie, Friday and Zac
Julie giggled and rested her shoulder on Bobby's as they danced.
**********
"Is good," Friday replied. "Kicking butt is fun. I think all the vamps are staying home for the holidays, though, because we haven't come across any while Kella and me have been travelling. Unless you count Angel. Finally met him the other day. Going to do some training with him on Monday."
**********
Zac sighed melodramatically.
"You're just not going to stop with the name calling, are you? First I'm a teddy bear, and now I'm a dweeb."
Hilary and Bobby
"I think I can be persuaded to hang around LA for awhile," Hilary said, smiling. "For the right person, of course."
~*~*~*~
Bobby spun Julie around.
"I can't wait to bitch to my Uni pals about tonight," he grinned.
Dan, Armelle, Frankie, Jessi and Kate
"Wicked," Dan said, grinning. "Goblet of Fire comes out November 18th-ish. Which means I get to do the premiere hop. London premiere, which is the most important of course, LA, NY and Tokyo. All within a matter of day," he said. "Then, I get to start shooting Order of the Phoenix," Dan said. "Another year of studio schools," he grinned. "And how is Hil's career doing?" he asked, spinning her around as they danced.
~~~
"Oooh," Armelle said, "Sounds like fun. I'm back at school already. Gran wants to set me up with Prince Harry," she said, rolling her eyes.
"Hey Baby," Frankie said, sneaking over and kissing Jessi. "How's my best girl?"
"I'm good," she giggled.
"Hey Friday," he said, bowing.
~~~
Kate giggled. "Well, I'd call you a freak or weird, but you'd take it as a compliment," she pointed out.
Julie, Friday and Zac
Julie chuckled after she came out of her spin.
"Planning on bitching to them about anything in particular?"
**********
"Hi Frankie," Friday replied, eyebrows raising at the bow.
She gave Jessi a nudge.
"He always like this? Or the gentlemen act just for show?"
**********
"This is true, yes," Zac nodded. "So why are you so intent on insulting me?"
Hilary and Bobby
"Just finished recording the new album," Hilary said, tossing her hair off her shoulder. "So I'll be shooting a video soon."
~*~*~*~
"On everything," Bobby chuckled. "I know Shayne will just die laughing. She totally gets the frustration."
Jessica, Frankie, Clark, Dawn, Kate and Dan
"Oh he's always a giant dork," Jessi said.
"I aim to please," Frankie said, bowing again.
"So, Friday, Armelle. Do either of you have any desires to join the record/movie/television industry?" Frankie asked.
"Not everyone wants to be famous," Clark pointed out.
"I always wanted to be in Harry Potter," Dawn said. "Back when I was about 11-- Or so I remember-- I dressed up as Hermione for Halloween. Got turned into her and everything. It was very cool," Dawn said, remembering the memory.
~~~
Kate shrugged. "Boredom?" She suggested, moving a little closer to Zac. It was just really comfortable.
~~~
Dan nodded. "I really liked Metamorphosis," Dan said. "But you can't tell anyone," he joked. "Ruin my punk rock image. Actually, I've been thinking about starting a band. I do play the bass, Gary Oldman taught me."
Friday, Julie and Zac
A slow song started and Zac gave Kate a final whirl.
"Another dance? Or you done for now?"
**********
Julie giggled and rested her head on Bobby's shoulder.
**********
"Not really," Friday replied. "Although the idea of turning Tom Green into a chick in the middle of an interview does have it appeal. He is so annoying."
Hilary and Bobby
Hilary laughed. "Really? It was alright for a first album."
She blushed slightly.
~*~*~*~
Bobby kissed the top of Julie's head and wrapped his arms tighter around her waist.
"Ah J, I love you."
Kate, Armelle, Frankie and Dan
"One more," Kate said, as a faster song came on. Dancing was fun.
~~~
Armelle laughed. "Only you would think about celebrity in terms of who you could turn into a girl."
"Well, Friday," Frankie said, "You are beautiful, and if you ever change your mind, give me a call."
~~~
Dan smiled. "I stole Emma's copy of it out of her cd player when she wasn't looking," Dan confessed. He ran his fingers through her hair.
Julie, Friday and Zac
Zac chuckled.
"Rightio then," he said, adopting a psudeo-English accent.
**********
"I love you too, B," Julie replied, smiling happily.
**********
Friday shrugged.
"It's what I do best," she said nonchalantly, and trying to ignore the way her face was heating up.
She was definitely not used to anyone calling her "beautiful".
Hilary and Bobby
Hilary laughed.
"I'm so going to tell Emma!" she teased.
~*~*~*~
Bobby spun her around one last time.
"Shall we blow this popsicle stand?"
Jessi, Frankie, Armelle, Rachel, Mac, Dawn, Clark, Kate and Dan
"Very beautiful," Jessi agreed, and then she looked back at her boyfriend. "Let's dance." Frankie nodded, and pulled his girlfriend onto the dancefloor.
"Wow. He's hyper," Armelle commented.
"If you think that's bad, you should see it when he & Zac really get going. It's like, they're both hyper & crazy, and they just sort of feed off each other." Rachel said, coming back from the dancefloor.
"So, did Frankie try to recruit you?" Mac asked Armelle & Friday, Armelle nodded. "Yeah, Frankie's basically really pissed off at the industry right now. Everyone's trying to pretend like mutants don't exist, and trying to brush us under the rug like a dirty little secret. So Frankie's trying to turn the industry around. He's trying to get as many non-humans and more-than-humans into the industry as possible. Kind of his own personal crusade," Mac said laughing.
"Our turn to dance," Dawn said to Clark, and they wandered off.
~~~
"You are very unique," Kate said, in her own British accent.
~~~
"No, don't tell," Dan pretended to beg, laughing. "Let's go talk to people," he said, pointing at Rachel & Mac and some others.
Friday, Julie, Saku and Zac
"Sure," Julie giggled.
She kissed him gently.
**********
"Here's hoping the YIRAAS gets it way and the USA signs a peace treaty with them," Friday said. "Australia's got one. Of course, what with the general enamourment with the Birtish Royal family - despite what the republicans say - it was kinda inevitable. Also, what amuses me about the republicans is that if they get their way, they still want to celebrate the Queen's birthday public holiday. Why? Because Aussies are addicted to public holidays."
"Pounce!" Saku said, joining the group.
"Aren't you supposed to pounce quietly?"
"Only if I'm in cat form at the time."
**********
"Why, thank you m'lady," Zac replied.
Hilary and Bobby
"Ok," Hilary agreed, taking Dan's hand.
~*~*~*~
Bobby grinned and started to lead her off the dance floor.
"Let's not even say bye," he joked.
Armelle, Mac, Orion, Rachel and Kate
"Denmark's got a peace treaty too," Armelle said.
"What would that mean?" Mac asked, "Would it mean that aliens could go public with who they are?"
Orion followed Saku.
"Pounce," he mimicked Saku, pretending to pounce on his cousin.
"Again, does it count as a pounce, if you announce it?" Rachel wondered. Dan made his way over to the groiup, still holding Hilary's hand.
"'Ello," he said. "How's everyone doing tonight?"
~~~
"Dancing with Zac is fun," Kate declared.
Julie, Friday, Saku and Zac
Julie giggled.
"Sure," she said. "Shall we sneak out on tip-toes? That's so inconspicous"
**********
Saku grinned at Orion.
"It would make sense," Friday said. "I mean, while I'm sure that all governments keep things from the public, between them and the mutants that know about us, and the humans who know from marrying into alien families and stuff... YIRAAS can't stay secret forever."
**********
"I'll have to take your word for it," Zac said. "I can't dance with myself, after all."
Hilary and Bobby
Hilary smiled at Dan briefly, before paying attention to the conversation around them.
~*~*~*~
Bobby chuckled.
"Yes. Let's do it."