𝑯𝑨𝑵𝑮𝑰𝑵𝑮 𝑯𝑨𝑻𝑺 ♥︎ 𝑶𝒓𝒍𝒂 𝑻𝒂𝒚𝒍𝒐𝒓 (The Next Step)

𝑺𝑬𝑹𝑰𝑬𝑺 𝑭𝑶𝑼𝑹 ♥︎ 1

Take It To The Top played as the International team danced in Studio A for one last time.

"We're all here celebrating our Internationals win and I still can't believe it!" Orla grinned. "It's like a dream."

"I still can't believe this," Michelle smiled. "The Next Step is the best dance studio in the whole world!"

"I mean, where do we even go from here?" West asked, being crazy, like West always was. "The galaxy? The universe?"

As Orla went off with the girls and watched all the boys do some tumbling, she grinned, cheering and whooping for them. It made her smile to see how well her brother, Noah, and Max, who came from Elite last year, fit in with the three original guys. It was like they had always been dancing with each other.

Then before she knew it she was running back onto the dancefloor to execute another bit of fast choreo.

But she knew this team could do any amount of choreo. They were unstoppable together.

And Orla, well, she had nothing to prove anymore. She was Miss International Soloist, had competed on most of the routines at the worldwide competition, and had won the tiebreaker duet with James in the finals.

She didn't let any of this go to her head, but she knew it was true. And she loved it.

Not before long, the whole team left James on the dancefloor, and he did some flips and breakdance moves, making Orla smile. It was nice to see her boyfriend showing off one last time.

"Winning Internationals, me and Orls. Nothing can top that!" James grinned.

Orla smiled as he welcomed her onto the dancefloor, lifting her up and setting into some well rehearsed choreo.

"In the end, it all came down to me and James," she smiled, cheeks rosy and eyes bright. "Our duet was the tiebreaker."

"But it's time to move on," James sighed. "I'm doing band now. And that's my future."

He headed off the dancefloor then, letting all the girls join Orla on the floor.

"James and I will still see each other all the time," Orla shrugged. "It'll just be... different."

The girls then left Stephanie on the floor, to do her own solo.

"Now that we've won Internationals, I feel like I've accomplished everything I've ever wanted to do as a dancer," Stephanie said sadly. "I've decided to move to Los Angeles to fulfil my dream of becoming an actor."

So then she was walking off, not dancing again in the routine.

Orla was obviously so happy for her friend, but she was also sad. Steph was one of the OGs, that had been at the studio for almost as long as her, and it was... sad, that she wasn't going to be around anymore.

Max then replaced her on the floor.

"I'm done," he shrugged. "Time to move onto the next chapter - university. I'll miss everyone from A-Troupe, but I know I'll always have a home here. I think The Next Step has really helped me to break out of my shell."

So, with some sadness, he joined the others at the edge of the dancefloor.

Noah soon came on after him, flipping as usual. Internationals had been a huge confidence boost for him, and Orla, who was whooping for him at that moment, was so proud to see it.