𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒚 𝑻𝒐 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕 2.03

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WARMING UP FOR THE SOLO
additions is slightly intimidating, and looking at all the talent is definitely making me nervous.

James is in front of me, watching me with his bag over his shoulder, when Beth runs over to him. "James! Hey, I'm so excited." Beth grabs his waist as James forces her hands away.

"I'm okay with that; Beth's just touchy, and James, well, he's mine."

"Do you think I have a shot? Beth asks, touching his shoulder.

"Uh, maybe." James replies, looking at me, and I just shrug my shoulders at him.

"Really? I've been practising so hard. I'm so ready." Beth states.

"Yeah. Hey Noelle! Want to come with me to put my stuff away?" He asks me, stopping me from warming up.

"Yeah, sure." I walk over with James to his cubby.

"If Beth takes my spot, I don't know what I'll do, and if we're on the same team, I'll have to see her flirt with James every day."

I see Daniel walk up to Talia, a girl who went to nationals last year, and Daniel talks to her with pure disgust.

"We haven't even started, and there's drama with dancers. I hope everyone can put that to the side because this is nationals."

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"Okay, everyone! It's time." Kate yells with Emily, Phoebe, and Michelle by her side.

Emily and Michelle are dance captains. So, they automatically earn a spot on the team through dedication. One of the many perks of being a dance captain.

"Round one for auditions for the Nationals team So let's have everyone spread out to the side so we have room for the solos." Kate projects, and as everyone movies to the side, Eldon goes centre and starts.

Eldon has it all; he's good at anything; he's definitely Nationals material. Hunter's not bad, although his head slides a little weird. James, who is just James, gets hyped up by the energy of others.

(YOU MAY WATCH THE FIRST 30 SECONDS)

"I really hope me and James make it on the team together; with how many phenomenal dancers there are, I don't know."

Watching Beth audition is hard, but she didn't mess up like last year. If she does make the team, I won't be mad, unless she gets too close to James.

As Amanda dances, it's clear why she was dance captain at Elite.

The best part of this is the J-troupers; Noah is just so good, like a mini Eldon. And Richelles is doing some things B-troupers can't do; she even does an insane trick in front of James, blowing his mind.

Richelle and James's bond grows stronger every day; sometimes I think she likes him more than me, but at least Piper likes me more.

The auditions end with Giselle sticking a pose with Ms. Kate.

"You guys, holy cow! Thank you so much; that was awesome! You definitely brought it to the next level!" Kate applauds as Phoebe can't stop her smile or laugh.

"Okay, we need to sit and think about this for a little bit. So, us, just hang out, and we'll get back to you soon." The four girls walk back to Kate's office to discuss.

James walks up to Richelle, hugging her and hyping her dance moves. "She may be better than you, Noelle." He taunts.

"Oh, yeah, we'll see about that." I taunt back, smiling at the two as Richelle walks away, gagging. Man, I love them both.

Wait? Did I just think that?

It takes a good ten minutes for the four girls to walk out with the power of 21 dancers to advance.

"Chloe's holding onto me for dear life, while I'm praying that I'm good enough."

"Alright, you guys, I have the list of who made the first cut." Kate says.

"You guys were all so fantastic, it made our decision extremely hard. Just keep reaching for the stars because not only astronauts can have stars; you can have stars too." Phoebe explains. I think.

"Let's do this! In our top 21, we have: Michelle, Emily, and Eldon." Big round of applause.

"Hunter, Riley, Noelle, and James." I cheer in excitement. Me and my boyfriend made it; all I need is Chloe.

"Beth."

"Good for Beth, you know."

"Chloe, West, Giselle, Tiffany, Stephanie, Amanda, Jake, and we have two dancers from the same studio, Cass and Morgan." So far, most of the original group is in, if not all.

"And from J-troupe, we have both Noah and Richelle." My sister made it, and I've never been so proud.

"Okay, the final two spots go to Daniel and Talia. Guys, give yourselves a round of applause!" Kate begs, making all of us release our excitement.

"For those of you who didn't make it, I'm so sorry, but if you could grab your stuff and head out, that'd be appreciated." Kate sympathize.

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It's the second day of auditions, and Phoebe has us doing this meditation exercise. All I know is that, apparently, today is going to be rough.

"Feel yourself sinking deeper and deeper and deeper into the ground. You're a tree among trees in a vast forest; you feel your branches getting taller and longer." It's hard listening to Phoebe when two idiots named James and West can't sit properly.

My laughing and the boys pain are stopped when Kate hits the gong.

"Kate, you went before it was time." Phoebe argues.

"Phoebe, let's go." Kate says this sternly as we all get up.

"Today is choreo day, the second final cut. Excuse me!" Phoebe cuts herself off to yell at James and West. "Did I say you could speak? There will be no speaking while I'm teaching choreo, do you understand?"

I nod so fast, I'm scared she'll yell at me for breathing her air.

Phoebe starts, and it's so fast that I'm barely picking it up; thank God I have some memory.

"So now you all know the choreo, you have thirty minutes, and we are going to come back here and it's going to be the final cut." Phoebe explains.

"Well, good luck, 'cause not all of us original dancers are going to make this final cut."


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A/N:
I'm slightly surprised at myself for even uploading this chapter since it was written in one night. So working on the story is going to be difficult but I'll try real hard to get you all chapters done.

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