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Liarois watched as an older pony peaked through the curtains. "Big crowd," she said. This was Anya- lead singer in the band playing for this party."Don't be nervous."

"I'm not nervous," said Liarois brusquely.

"Sure. Take deep breaths, love. Everyone's first time is scary. Now just think through your moves and remember to show expression- moving expression- we didn't hire a doll- we hired a seductress. 5 minutes people!" Anya finished at a shout. The band clattered but you could barely hear from the din outside.

Liarois held her batons tightly. Aright... flame on in 4 minutes... Oh my stomach...

" This is a huge party!" Daz shouted to Raver over the crowd.

" Eh this aint so bad! You should have come to the last one!" Raver shouted back and looked around for Punk.

Punk slowly made his way through the crowd dodging glasses and dirty looks. " Hey guys! Over here!!" he called to them from across the packed room.

" There he is!" Raver shouted to Daz... right in his ear.

Daz jumped back and held his ears glaring daggers at Raver.

Raver patted Daz's back and pointed over to Punk and the boys made there way to the front of the crowd.

" What exactly are we waiting for??" Punk looked back at the other ponies and then at the empty dancing floor.

" Im not sure I think theres supposed to be some kind of dancer thats gana perform!" Raver was barely audible over the crowd now.

" what?!" shouted Punk not able to hear him.

" I DONT KNOW!!" said Raver... shouting in Daz's ear again... " oh oops sorry..."

Punk rolled his eyes and the boys waited for the event to start.

Anya nodded to her team. "Okay guys light them up." The drummber li the gasoleine on Liarois' batons and she jumped with suprise as the flames flared with a whoosh!

The band assembled and struck up some extra chords in the darkness as the roar of noise dwindled to a few appreciative screams and then silence. Liarois walked from back centre stage to lower stage and struck a pose. Anya began to sing slowly into the microphone and suddenly the music rose to a tremour, iliciting a scream of satisfaction from the audience. Liarois began to dance- her mane and tail swirlinglike gymnasts ribbons and her flames singing the air as she triwrled with grace and strength.

Liarois' vision was burned and blurred with the flipping batons. She concentrated on her steps. One two three pivot turn snap twist one two three. It was simple enough, made complex by keeping in type and the twirling poles of flame.

Suddenlt a pair of knickers flew from the audience. It entangled with nya's mic and she blanched and flicked them off it, but in her disgust she stepped backward, over the snare and she fel into the drumkit, landing on the drummer. The gutarist went to help them up and the base guitarist flicked the offending knickers off the stage.

Liarois kept dancing- she only realised when the crowd got louder that the music had stopped. She concentrated not to miss her beats and her mind was awhirr with rebelling thoughts; Don't drop that, be careful of the stage, this is the pivot twist not the turn pivot... Liarois swallowed drily.

The boys looked at each other

" What happened to the music?" Said Raver.

" Looks like they are having some technical difficulties" said Punk returning from his day dream

" Oh man, We cant let this end like this! That Girl needs some music!" and with that Daz leaped on stage dragging Punk with him.

" WHAT THE HELL!" Punk yelled at Daz angrily.

" Oh come on! This will be fun and maybe youll even impress that chick! You can sing that song I taught you last week!" Daz turned around with out waiting for Punks response and started strumming the beat to Smooth by Santana. " Come on!" he flung the mic at Punk.

Punk rolled his eyes but Daz was right and he needed to make up for the way he acted that morning. Punk cleared his throat and began to sing and pulled out his air guitar. " Man its a hot one
Like seven inches from the midday sun
I hear you whisper and the words melt everyone
But you stay so cool
My mu equita my spanish harlem mona lisa
Your my reason for reason
The step in my groove"

Realizing by now what was going on Raver turned to the crowed and began clapping his hooves to the beat trying to get the crowd to join him.

Liarois felt her speed decrease untill another song blared from behind her. It was quite a different type of song from the first and she seamlessly altered her moves to allow for that, hiding a stumble with a complex movement of the batons. The song went for longer than the dance went and so Liarois just improvised. She didn't really listen to the song, but the tune was easy to dance to. She shone a smile at the audience. Just as the song finished. Liarois glanced offstage and found Anya grinning at her while wiping her hooves compulsively with an antiseptic wipe.

Liarois nodded and surrepticiously wiped a band of sweat off her forhead. "Thankyou," she said and she doused her batons in the drink before tossing them to the crowd. "I owe you a drink now, don't I?" she asked. She walked off the stage and up to the bar. "Order whatever you like. I'll get a raspberry Lemonade thanks," she asked the barkeep.

"No," said Liarois, accepting her red drink. "But I watched a few concerts once and the only difference betwen my batons and drumsticks is that one of them was on fire 2 minutes ago. Are you a regular here, Punk?"

Liarois nodded. "You have interesting friends." She looked around at the stares she was getting and shifted uncomfortably. "Do... you enjoy being here?" she asked awkwardly.

"I don't have to dance again..." she sipped her drink. "But I'm not tired or anything," she said defensively. "I don't mind staying... the band is setting up again."

Liarois blinked. "Oh... okay. I'd like that. She passed her glass to the barkeep and followed Punk out.

Punk smiled as he lead her out into the park. " Ok so I know you like Karate and dancing with flaming Batons... when your not doing that what do you like to do?"

"I like to perform and practise my swords dance,"said Liarois. "It's outlawed in most states because of the high mortality rate. What do you like to do when you when you're not partying?"

Liarois nodded. "I don't really have 'buddies' but when I'm 'chilling' I take care of all of the babies." She breathed in deeply. "I don't think playing instruments is boring."

"At least you realise your limitations," said Liarois, walking through some trees. "Some would make fools of themselves to spite thier weaknesses."

"Yeah I do," said Liarois. "I babysit alot. It's like an Israeli society- except the kids are raised by everyone with one pair of main role model parents. We all take turns. Do you like kids?"

Liarois blinked. "I don't judge others like taht. It's a sign of shallowness. Children need a range of rolemodels- and in any case they also need bad rolemodels to see what they shouldn't grow up to be," she said pensively. "We have some of those."

"It sounds like you are sommoned by your mate... I'm sorry to have kept you for so long, Punk," said Liarois softly. "Im sure Seto will dissaprove of me staying late also." Sh turned away and went out of the park without a second look, feeling uncharacteristically hollow.

Liarois blinked. She could hear more shouting. "I don't know if your female would like that..." she said. She turned on her heel and went.