A/N: Back again! And yes, I watched the latest episode and even though I could sort of see it coming, I still like the storyline of merging families. In future stories I don't know how I'll experiment, but for this one I'll keep it in this universe just to see how it goes. Yes...I'm holding on to a wing and a prayer XD. So in here the Jones/Hunter bunch are united, Logan is still CeCe's step brother, Rocky's not on SIU but something might be brewing...and the same goes for Logan and Rocky's relationship. Well, I'll shut up now and let you read!
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Shake It Up. Nope...nope nope.
"Okay mom, before you buy the dress remember one thing: backless or strapless, ruffles or veil, it all means nothing if you can't get it on sale."
CeCe was sprawled out on her couch purposely ignoring the chemistry textbooks that were trying to get her attention. Instead, her mom was much more important—or she was gonna make her be for the remaining phone conversation.
"I was taught by the best... Huh? Oh yeah, Logan said he'd drop off Flynn to his karate class... yeah, I guess the brotherly bonding thing is kinda sweet... What? ME and Logan...? Oh uh...yeah, we're totally hitting it off... Huh? You can hear the sarcasm in my voice? Don't worry mom, I have a whole lifetime with the guy now to turn the sarcasm into sincerity..."
And just as if the fates heard her conversation, Logan came barging in from the back door.
"Sissy! Guess who got himself another key!"
CeCe made a face and continued on the phone. "Yah? No that's just Logan, he just got in. You wanna speak to him...? Yeah sure," and she threw him the phone, to which Logan reciprocated the devilish face before switching back to his boyish charm.
"Hey Georgia...how's Dad doing?...Don't listen to him, he's allegic to pistachio no matter how delicious it is. Yeah...? Oh yeah it was great! Little dude's really getting into that karate...yeah I wanna go to his tournament too... Huh? Me and CeCe...? Oh uh, yeah we're tooooootally hit- oh, she tried to sell that to you too? Well don't worry, Georgia, we have a whoooole life—huh? Okay, yeah, I'll just give back the phone now," and he awkwardly hung his head to hand CeCe back the phone.
"Ok...ok mom...have fun! Talk to you later...k, love you!" and before she could put the phone down Logan dashed for the couch.
"CeCe I need your help!"
"Uh..." she held her hand up, "personal space Broga-"
"NO! No time for arguing! This is serious, ok? I need your help!"
"Okay okay," and she shrugged away from him. "Help with what?"
"It's about Rocky! I want to join operation get-her-back-on-the-show."
It only took two seconds for CeCe to break out in heavy laughter. No, not sarcastic, she was genuinely amused by Logan's pathetic attempt at picking up her best friend. What lengths was this idiot going to go through before realizing it was never gonna happen?
"Ok...I'm sorry...you want to help Rocky get back on Shake It Up! Chicago? You actually want her to do that dancing thing again?"
"Can we spare the lecture part deux? I get it okay. I get it all now. Well, okay, not all of it but that's the point! I wanna know more! So you have to help me Red-"
"Wait, baaaack up, why now all of a sudden? Did you have one of those weird boy dreams?"
"No," and he slowed down and sat back on the couch, slowly slipping back into the events that played earlier. "I just...saw it. Rocky dancing-like really dancing not just teaching slow dancing. She was beautiful, she was exciting, she was...just simply awesome..."
"So you're telling me you never watched Shake It Up before? We were on for two flippin' seasons!"
"Chew my head off later, ok? Point is: I want to see more...I don't know, maybe you were right about SOMETHING. I wanna know more about her, and help her out. Is that good enough, your highness?"
CeCe adjusted her posture back on the couch, and crossed her arms in thought. Teaming up with Logan on something...the particles in her brain would not form to help her envision that.
"Making this plan is me and Rocky's thing. I don't want you messing with that like you mess with everything else."
"What do you mean, everything else?"
But she didn't want to get into it. "Nothing-" but the door sounded before she could continue. She hopped off her seat and grabbed the door. And just in time too—the very topic of their conversation stood in normal clothes at the doorway. "Hey hey hey—heeeey Logan..." Rocky trailed off, unknowingly pulling her dance bag behind her back."
"Bonjour," Logan waved back, trying to muster as much cool as he could.
"Logan was just leaving," CeCe interrupted.
"But I live here now," he interjected.
"Not my fault. Flynn has another thirty minutes at his karate class. Go watch him, maybe he can teach you a thing or two."
Before they could get into it again, Rocky, while nervously picking at her fingers, walked in between the two. "Actually CeCe, I don't mind if Logan stays. It's not like we're doing anything important."
"Ohhh but we are!" CeCe couldn't have this happen. "Remember that special project we've been working on?"
Rocky knew that had to be about getting her back on the show. "Yeah, there iiis thaat..."
"Maybe I can help!" Logan, also in on the moment—unaware to Rocky—projected. "I don't mind getting my hands dirty."
"BUT this is a special special project, one that does not concern the likes of you."
"Maybe it can if you just let me help and stop being so unnecessarily overprotective."
"I wouldn't have to be so unnecessarily overprotective if you weren't so quick to butt into everything for no reason."
"But I have a reason!"
"But it's not a good one!"
"You can't decide that!"
"Oh yes I can because I've been here longer than you and I know what's best."
"Maybe you should just shut up your ego for a second."
"Maybe you should shut up your face for a second!"
"That was sooo second grade and made no sense at all!"
"You're so second grade and make no sense at all!"
"Are you gonna do this all day?"
"Are YOU gonna do this all day?"
"YES! Yes she will!" Rocky finally had to shut them up. "Logan, don't test her, her record for an argument just repeating what the other person says is at 6 freakin hours. And what is up with you two? I swear today's been a good day, don't ruin it guys."
And even though CeCe could have gone on, both she and Logan noticed their friend's tired eyes. Logan put his dukes down finally, and threaded a hand through his hair. "Yeah, you know what, watching Flynn sounds fun right now. I'm soooo over it," and he stepped in between the girls to head for the door.
"Well IIIII," started CeCe, "was so over it first."
"Sure you were, Sissy, sure you were," and he reached for the doorknob. "See you, Rocky..." he let his words linger, hiding a small smile before leaving.
"Hey wait-!" and Rocky stopped him just as he was about to reach the hall, leaving CeCe on the other side of the door. Logan paused in his tracks, giving a cute scrunching of the brows, not knowing exactly what to think of this moment.
"So Logan, what was up earlier?"
"What was up?" he decided to play along.
"Well, I'm curious about that surprise puppy. Why are you so-"
"So what?" he smirked. "Charming? Irresistable?"
"Weird," she crossed her arms and leaned against the door.
"Well, that's for me to know, and you to find out."
"What if I don't wanna find out?"
"No worries. I still plan on finding out more about you."
"Waaaas that supposed to be in a cheesy-romantic way or a cheesy-creeper way?"
"I was hoping cheesy-roooomantic."
"Well...you ballparked it."
They laughed for a while before dying it down and the two had to crash back into reality. "I better get back in there. CeCe's gonna kill me anyway for talking to you this long."
"Something tells me she really hates me."
"Hate's a reaally strong word. It's nothing serious."
"Thanks for lying. But no worries," and he started walking backwards toward the elevator. "The Great Logan Hunter shall fix everything in due time!"
"Is The Great Logan Hunter gonna tell me what earlier was about?" she called as he entered the doors.
"Nope!" and the last thing she saw was his dangerously adorable smile as the doors shut between them.
CeCe shoved the chili dog in her mouth and apologized when some...drippage got Rocky's arm. It was about an hour later and they were at the table munching and scheming. Logan texted CeCe and told her he was going to take Flynn out for ice cream, leaving the girls thankfully alone longer.
"Sorry Rocky, I'll just uhh dab that right there for ya," and she wiped her friend's arm off.
"You make the cavemen of our history proud," Rocky joked and took another bite of her veggie burger.
"Okay," and CeCe got back to business, "so how about this: Deuce has a cousin that specializes in making people disappear. Now, we're not gonna do anything dangerous. But if we're able to get one of the dancers to somehow be "M.I.A." before the show starts, he'll have no choice but to let you get on!"
"Ok McCrazyPants, and what happens when the other dancer comes back and I'm re-kicked off the show—oh, and by the way I'm just clearly entertaining you. No way will I ever EVER go for this plan."
"Well GOSH Rocky that's the third plan you've shot down."
"Cuz all the other ones have been ILLEGAL!"
"You call it illegal, Deuce's cousin gave me a pamphlet explaining all the ways it wouldn't be."
Rocky banged her head on the table, clearly trying to knock sense in or craziness out for even thinking about one of CeCe's plans. "This isn't working...maybe I should just start dancing on my own or something. Or beg and crawl for the rest of my life."
"No! That is not the Rocky I know okay, you are above all of that!"
"I am but..." and slowly she raised her head, letting it sink in. "Yeah, I am. I am! Look CeCe, I super appreciate all of this, and I do wanna dance back on the show but, I don't want scheming to be the way. I need to get back on merit alone."
"Of course Rocky, you will! We just need a boost-"
"No boost CeCe. I'm a hard worker, smart, fun...and good with puppies..." she felt herself slip out, giggling to herself afterward.
"Huh?" CeCe was clearly lost. Rocky didn't want to go into it, but as she sat thinking about it, the more she wanted to change the subject. Down into that forbidden territory she goes...
"Look, CeCe..." Rocky rose out the chair, "I wanna talk...I think I...I think I might wanna...ask out Logan..."
"Come again!?"
"I know I know!" Rocky began fidgeting with her fingers again. "Just let me fast forward all the arguing and yelling for a sec and explain. I know I said the kiss was just a one time thing. And it was! But sometimes he's really...interesting. I don't know, I think I kinda wanna see what would happen."
"But why would you wanna put yourself through that torture?"
"I don't know, maybe it won't be torture. Maybe it'll be fun? It'll be like...us working together just without the kabob hats."
Rocky rubbed her neck and sat back down closer to CeCe. "Look, CeCe, besides being your new stepbrother, besides how opposite you guys are, you're my best friend and I need honesty right now. Do you really think we're all wrong for each other? I'm not stupid, okay? Do you think it was just a kiss for him or do you think he actually cares about me?"
Yeah it was just a dumb kiss and there's probably gonna be a new girl in a week, CeCe wanted to say. She wanted to say it so badly. And she even moved her mouth to form the words but nothing came out. For some annoyingly strange reason the conversation she had with Logan flashed in her head. He wanted to help her because he really did care...
But what good was that? How long would that "caring" last anyway? Why was it that everyone around her just fell so effortlessly into his...Loganness? Her mom, Flynn, Deuce, now Rocky. CeCe didn't sign up for a new sibling, let alone a new entity into her life. He was the itch she couldn't scratch, the devil on her shoulder, the cauliflower with the delicious steak you were forced to eat. He ruined everything.
But still...CeCe didn't want to ruin this. Rocky was the only other sibling she ever wanted, her true best friend for life, and no matter what she wanted her with a good guy.
Too bad that good guy was Logan.
Why did he have to be so boringly good?
"Look..." CeCe finally started. "Logan is the biggest pain in my derriere, but no way can a guy like that even succeed at getting any other girl. He's way too dorky. I guess he's a good enough dork for you..."
Rocky knew what that meant in CeCe talk, and smiled because of it. "So you think he cares?"
CeCe stuffed the last bit of chili dog in her mouth and finished with jumbled words. "Lessh jush say ifh he doeshnt den heesh gonna havshto ansher to my fishhts of hotnesh. Jushh shay de word an I'll dhrow dooown!"
But as she scarfed the last of it down she came to a halting realization: if Rocky's out she's gonna have to get Logan in on Operation Get-Rocky-Back-On-The-Show.
Craaaaaaap.
A/N: Ok, end of chapter two! I'm thinking two more chapters should tie this together. I don't want CeCe's hate for Logan to be too over the top, but I do want it to be justifiable, so I hope I'm writing her nicely =] . Thanks so much for the reviews guys, it means a lot that you like it even though the show didn't end up this way. This is what the imagination is for! XD okay, thanks again and stay tuned!