a foxtrot above my head {Jason}

Kellie Konrad

Where did I go wrong? I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life

Kellie walked through the entrance with her arm linked through John's, her boyfriend. She had only known him for a week or so, and yet she found herself undeniably attracted to him. He had saved her from her ghost father and since then they did everything together. Including this dance.

She didn't have nice clothes, save for the black dress her father had gotten her for a funeral. It just didn't seem fitting to wear when she was with her boyfriend. So she wore a grey satin sleeveless dress with a light pink bow tied around her waist. Her red hair was pulled back into a ponytail, some strands in front of her face. She hadn't bothered to put on makeup, she never found the point of it. Kellie knew that someday a boy would find her beautiful because of how she looked, not what she put on top of her face. She found that boy in John.

"This is amazing." She whispered to John, leaning her head on his shoulder and smiled. It was. The dance hall was decorated elegantly, with bands like All American Rejects, Fallout boy, and All Time Low blasting through the speakers. This was good, because Kellie couldn't dance to save her life, so the longer they held off the slow dances, the better.

Kellie Konrad

Where did I go wrong? I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life

Kellie smirked and rolled her eyes at John. "I wouldn't say amazing. I'm mediocre at best." He was dressed elegantly, and acted the very same. She felt him tug her closer. Honestly, he didn't deserve her. John deserved someone who didn't scare off little kids or summon ghosts even if she wasn't trying. But he had chosen her, and there was nothing Kellie could do about it now that he was basically wrapped around her finger. 

Lanterns floated up in the air, giving off a red and orange glow, like the embers of fire. Because John wore all black, it made him seem like he was a hot coal. The shadows danced off of him, playing with what looked best on him, whether it was his face or his arms that were so protectively and lovingly wrapped around Kellie's waist. The shadows flickered across his entire being, never ceasing to move and Ghost Girl was absolutely astonished by him. 

"You fell for Ghost Girl, remember?" Kellie said to him, giving him a light kiss on the cheek. Campers swirled around them like a tornado made of syrup. Most people ignored Kellie, and therefore ignored John, because he was clinging to her. Anyone who hung out with Kellie was basically an outcast, and she knew her boyfriend didn't mind. 

It was amazing how campers could still mourn the deaths of their friends and siblings. Kellie came to camp shortly after the apocalypse, so she wasn't affected. But she had seen her cabin members cope with their loses, and she wanted to help so badly. But that just wasn't an option because she was so terribly awkward. Songs still played, but most kids stayed at tables, talking quietly, save a few brave souls who had ventured onto the dance floor.

Kellie Konrad

Where did I go wrong? I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life

"No. I can't dance. Seriously, I'm like a drunk elephant on the dance floor, I've got no coordination whatsoever." Kellie said, still a bit light headed from the previous kiss that John had bestowed upon her for no reason. She trailed as lightly as a ghost to a table, where the center piece was a Chinese lantern. It had gold lettering in Chinese that probably meant 'memory' or something like that but because 99.9% of the people here did not know how to read or write the language, it most likely said 'duck' or 'shoelace'. 

Everything here was so pretty, so perfect, including John. Kellie knew she was lucky to have him. He had protected her, saved her even, and she had no way of repaying him. Kellie put her finger on the plastic red table cloth and moved her finger in odd turns and twists. John had asked to come here, so she obliged. It was the least she could do, because after all, if you really loved someone you did stuff for them no matter the emotional and physical pain it happened to cause you. 

Kellie, in all honesty, did not like dances. She was horribly and hopelessly awkward, and any conversation she did happen to conjure up by some miracle ended about two minutes later, when the other person made an excuse to leave. It didn't bother Kellie, she knew people had better things to do than to talk to Ghost Girl. But John had wanted to do a nice thing for her and to go out on a date. Kellie would much rather been in her cabin or his cabin, in a room where no one would find them in the dark and they could talk and talk for hours. She liked that, because then John couldn't see how easily she blushed in the moonlight or sunlight, like she was right now.

Kellie Konrad

Where did I go wrong? I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life

"Yeah? You know whats also adorable? A fury." Kellie said, smiling as she did so and an eye roll to complement. John could convince her of anything. If he said that the sun revolved around the earth, heck, she'd believe him without a moments hesitation. Of course, when he said that no one would laugh at her, well, she was a little hesitant.

Sure, almost everyone ignored her, but what if once she started to dance and tripped and fell, they all pointed and laughed. Kellie had short fuse as far as temper goes. It was about an inch long. And if they started making fun of her... Let's just say they would be haunted for the rest of their lives. Still, Kellie saw the want in John's stormy grey eyes. He really, really wanted to do this, and who was Kellie to deny what he desired? She sighed, nodding her head and biting her lip as she did so. If she had put on a tiny amount of lip gloss, it would have been smeared. Makeup turned messy, it was one of the reason why Kel didn't wear it.

"One dance, John. That's all you get is one dance and then we go back to the table." Kellie couldn't stop the words from coming out of her mouth. It might be fun, but she knew that one way or another she would eventually regret this. Karma had a strange way of coming back to her.

Kellie Konrad

Where did I go wrong? I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life

Kellie Konrad

Where did I go wrong? I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life

Kellie had her eyes closed the entire time that she and John danced. He had kept his promise, John never let her go and the little things like this were what made her trust him even more. She hummed along to the song while they danced, and Kellie noticed how warm his hands were in hers, while she felt like freezing ice. 

When they had ceased dancing, John looked down a Kellie, and she smiled and blushed again. Kellie couldn't help it, just by him looking at her gave her all the confidence she needed to get up and battle each and everyday that she was breathing, which, for a demigod, maybe just be a week or so because you could get killed that very night. Kellie still clung to John as they stood in close proximity, she clutched his black shirt until it was wrinkled, showing him that she didn't want to let go. "Actually... I, I want to dance some more. I like dancing with you, John." She confessed quietly.