All The World's a Stage

Notes: Jan wasn't raped. Her and Jason broke up. Belle and Shawn are together. Chloe is still being pressured by Phillip and Brady. Mimi and Kevin aren't together. They are all good friends. This is Part 1, Part 2 will be the dance. No sequels are planned.

The community was having their first annual Valentine's dance. The theme was famous couple's and everyone was excited about it. Well, all the girls were excited.

Belle, Shawn, Jan, Jason, Mimi, Chloe, Brady, and Phillip all sat together at the Brady Pub.

Belle was practically jumping up and down with excitement, "So who's taking who?"

Mimi groaned, "I'm not going. No one is going to ask me and I'm not going alone."

"Me either, this is a stupid dance," Jan added.

Everyone else voiced their opinions about not going. Belle looked at all of them with a frown. How could she have not seen how unhappy all her friends were? Suddenly an idea hit her. "How about we all go together?"

Jason grinned, "Like one big mass orgy?"

Jan slapped him on the back of the head, "Pig."

"Oink, oink baby."

Belle looked at Jason, "Are you done? Okay, what I meant was we could draw names. Whoever we pick, we go with. But me and Shawn are out cause I'm not going to a dance with my brother."

"So, we're just drawing names? What if I pick a guy? I'm not going with Jase," Phil said.

Belle rolled her eyes, "Duh, that's why we'll have a girl drawing. You just pick the girl, and then tell who it is."

Everyone looked at each other. Mimi shrugged, "Well I guess it's better than going alone."

The group agreed and Belle began the drawings.

She wrote- Chloe, Jan, and Mimi on pieces of paper and then folded them. She looked around for something to put them in. Belle grabbed Shawn's hat and put them in there. Phil drew first then Jason and then Brady.

Belle looked at them expectantly, "So, who'd you get?"

Phillip just stared at the paper. Of all the people, he got her. Jan. Why couldn't he have gotten Chloe. This could of been the thing to bring them back together.

Belle waved her hand in front of his face, "Hello?? Phil, who'd you get?"

Phillip looked over at Jan, "I got Jan."

The group all gasped and then looked at Chloe. She had gone a bit pale. Jan just smiled sweetly, "What time are you picking me up, lover?"

Phillip blushed deep red and avoided her gaze.

"Jase, how about you. Who's the lucky lady?"

Jason grinned wickedly, "Miss Chloe Lane."

Chloe groaned, "Lucky, my a$$."

"Yeah, I'd say your a$$ is pretty lucky," Jason quipped.

Chloe tried to ignore him, it was pretty hard to do. She was still upset that Phillip was with Jan. She didn't know why, but she just didn't want them to be together. Now she sounded like that one saying. 'I don't want him, but I don't want anyone else to have him either.'

Belle looked at Mimi. "So that means that Brady got-"

"Me," Mimi interrupted.

Brady grinned, "You bettcha sweetheart."

Mimi frowned, "Don't get any ideas, Black. This is strictly friendly."

"Okay, Meems I'll remember that when your ripping my clothes off."

"In your dreams," Mimi replied stiffly.

Brady grinned, "Every night, darlin'."

Belle interrupted, "Okay, enough of that. It's up to you guys who you come as. The dance is next week so get crackin'."

Belle and Shawn left to go start on their costume. Rather Belle dragged Shawn out to start on the costume. The rest of the gang eyed each other.

Shawn and Belle got in his truck and headed for his house.

"Shawn, I have the best idea!!" Belle squealed.

'Oh, no.' Shawn thought. "Belle I am not going as Justin," he said aloud.

Belle laughed, "No, not Justin and Britney. Johnny and Baby!!"

Shawn frowned, "Who?"

Belle rolled her eyes, "Dirty Dancing. Johnny Castle and Baby Houseman."

Shawn pulled the truck over, "No way, Belle. I am NOT going as some dancing fruitloop."

Belle sighed, "I knew we were going to fight about this. So who do you think we should go as?" Belle was willing to compromise.

Shawn thought for a minute. "Well, I'd have to be a man's man. Someone cool. Like Bruce Willis in Die Hard."

"That would be good for you honey, but no one would know who I was." Belle offered.

Shawn stroked his chin, "That's true. Wait! I got it. Indiana Jones!!"

Belle smiled. She could just see him in that hat and leather jacket. "But which girl will I be? From one, two or three?"

"You could be the one from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. The blonde singer. Remember, Kate Capshaw played her?"

Belle brightened, "Oh yeah! That one was my favorite. That sounds great!!"

Shawn pulled the truck back on the road. "See just listen to me, I have all the great ideas."

*****

The next day...

Jan called Phillip on his cell phone.

"So Philly who are we going to be?"

Phillip smirked, "I don't care. Just give me the costume the night before and then I'll put it on." With that Phillip disconnected. Phillip could really care less seeing as how he wasn't going with Chloe.

Jan just looked at the phone. 'What a dick!' she thought. 'I should make him be someone really embarrassing,' Jan thought with a giggle.

She was in the neighboring town of Scarsdale looking through the party shop. It also carried costumes in the back.

Jan came across a Barney and Baby Bop costume and busted up laughing. She could just see Phil's face. It would be worth seeing him as a purple dinosaur, even if she had to be a green one. She was about to take it to the checkout when she saw something in the corner of her eye. It was a set of Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara costumes. Immediately the Barney costume was forgotten. This was it. They were going as Rhett and Scarlett.

*****

Chloe met Jason at Dotcom. She slid in a booth across from him.

"Before you even say a word, Chloe. I have the costumes picked out." Jason told her.

Chloe frowned, "Jase, I am NOT going as a porn queen from one of your video collections."

Jason snickered, "As much as I'd like to see that, no that's not what I had in mind."

Now Chloe was curious. "Then what?"

"Have you ever seen Pulp Fiction?"

Chloe shook her head no.

Jason produced a copy. "Here take this and watch it. I'm going as Vincent and you are going to be Mia. Okay? Good."

Jason walked out of Dotcom. Chloe was tempted to throw the video at the back of his head. But she didn't. Chloe picked up her coat and headed home to watch the show.

******

Two days later....

Mimi tapped her foot waiting for the elevator to reach Belle's penthouse. Mimi was coming over to do homework with her. Finally the elevator opened and Mimi knocked briskly on the door. She heard a faint, "Come in." So she opened the door.

Brady was sitting on the couch in a beater and shorts holding a bat and watching football. Mimi eyed him. "Brady, I don't know how much you know about sports, but you don't need a bat in football."

Brady smirked ,"Haha. In my kind of football you do, Meems. So what brings you here? Oh, never mind I see. You just couldn't stand to go another day without seeing me. Aw, I'm touched."

Mimi raised an eyebrow, "Wow. I never thought-"

"Well we all knew that."

Mimi glared at him, "I was saying, I never thought anyone could be more conceited than Jason, but you have greatly surpassed him. Is your sister home?"

Brady pulled himself off the couch and walked towards her. Mimi back away as he advanced till she was up against the wall. Brady invaded her personal space and whispered in her ear, "Nope, we're all alone. So, baby you can be as loud as you want."

Mimi took a shaky breath and then pushed him away, "Get off me, Black. I didn't come here for a quickie. Tell Belle to call me."

Mimi reached for the door and opened it, but Brady pushed it closed.

"We have to figure out what we are going to be for this little shindig."

Mimi sighed, her back still facing her, "I really don't care, Brady."

Mimi didn't see the feral grin that just spread across his face, "So We could go as Adam and Eve in all our glory. What a relief, now we don't have to worry about costumes."

Mimi whirled around horrified, "You wouldn't dare!"

Brady grinned, "Wouldn't I?"

Mimi glared at him again, "Why do you have to be so difficult?"

"Cause it's fun? No I have something picked out already for us."

Mimi eyed him suspiciously, "What?"

"We are going as Rocky and Adrian from Rocky."

Mimi thought for a moment, "Actually that's not bad."

Brady laughed, "I know, yes you may bow before me."

With that Mimi left the penthouse with a smile on her face. Why did these little encounters have such a effect on her?