Dance This way: An Avi Kaplan fan fiction

Cracked

"Aw crud" I exclaimed.

"What's wrong" Alex asked me as we stood on the subway.

"I left my bag at school"

"Of course you did" he teased me.

"Shut up" I told him nudging him. At the next stop, I got off the subway. "I'll see you at school tomorrow . I said as I took off. I made my way to school to retrieve my bag. As I walked through my the halls, I couldn't help but think about this would all be over soon. I wouldn't have my safety bubble anymore and I would have to fend for myself for guidance. Upon reaching the rehearsal hall, I waited for real class that was going on to disperse. I entered the empty room and saw my bag in a far corner. I checked it and saw all my things were there. When I turned to leave, I rammed into Jack who was standing there.

"Sorry Jack" I muttered as I picked up my things.

"It's okay" he said. "You're always leaving your things behind" he stated. " ya know, they say that when you leave something, it's because you want a reason to come back" he finished with a smirk. I made my way around him and headed for the door. "Erica" he said.

"Yes Jack" I asked.

"Dance with me" he requested as he held out his hand.

"No, thanks" I said.

"Why not" he asked.

"I've got this thing about dancing with the devil" I said back. Jack chuckled at the words I said.

"Please? My partner is late" he told me. The look in Jack's eyes looked genuine. I hadn't seen that look in a long time. I sighed and put my things on the floor by the mirror wall and tied my hair back. I stood in front of him and he pulled me close to his body.

"I don't know the steps" I told him a little nervously as he held his body close to mine.

"Just follow my lead" he said in my ear. The music started and Jack lead me around the floor twisting and turning along the way. I had to admit the way he held me as he lifted me made forget who I was dancing with quite a few times. Jack turned me so that we were a few feet away from each other. He gestured for me to run to him and without thinking, I did. Jack placed his hands on my hips and lifted me over his own body. He gave me a small toss up and caught me. He then spun me as my feet made their way down to transition into me running around him while he was still holding onto me. After a body-to-body turn, Jack dipped me on the last beat of the song. We held our position. In that short time it seemed as though he hadn't ones taken his eyes off of me. The intensity in his eyes were indescribable. The dark brown in them were on fire. They were almost hungry. I hadn't seen him look at me since that night everything changed our sophomore year.  I hadn't taken the time to see him this way in a long time. Jack pulled me so that I was standing upright. The two of us were out of breath.

"Your routine is great" I breathed. "Don't change a thing" I finished.

"Well, it's good with you" he said. I blushed a little.

"Thanks, I should go" I said.

"Wait" he stopped me. "What happened? With us, I mean" he asked. I looked away and scratched my head.

"Not much Jack" I said. "We dated. We broke up. The end" I said not wanting to get into detail. The fact of the matter is, I couldn't help but think of the details. I thought back to the night I went over to Jack's dorm when he had the place to himself. I thought about how nervous and out of place I was.

2 years ago

"Hey Jack" I said entering his room. "I brought some movies" I said happily as I placed the DVDs on his dresser. I felt his hands make their way around my hips. Jack turned me around and his lips crashed into mine. I could feel the floor underneath me disappear as Jack picked me up and laid me down on his bed. I looked up at his smokey eyes as he had climbed on top of me. I was completely unaware of what I should do next. I felt his hands slowly make their way up my shirt but before he got too far, I grabbed the bottom of his shirt and sat up enough to pull it over his head. He smiled deviously and gently held me down. He then began to kiss my neck and I could feel him inside the crook of my neck. I shut my eyes tightly and tried to leave myself but I just couldn't. Maybe if I gave it a little more time, my brain would catch up to my body? I felt a little suffocated and really uncomfortable but I didn't let that stop me. I kissed Jack deeper and felt him fiddle with the hem of my shirt once again. There was that hand again.  I had never done this with him before. I had never done this with anyone before." I was too "weird" in high school and boys didn't really see me as a "doable" kind of girl. Then, I met Jack and it seemed like I wasn't that weird girl anymore. I wanted to enjoy myself doing this with him, but I just couldn't. I had finally found someone who saw me as a sex symbol and I figured if I wanted to keep it that way, I'd have to make a sacrifice.  I just wasn't sure I wanted to make one this big.