Are we here to stay?*Rewriting*

1-No Brooke and Paige?

Hey, guys! This is my first dance moms fic ever, so please don't be too hard on me. I posted this story on fanfiction, too. Check my profile for more stories @arfmckmctrm or my youtube account for cool videos and fics user/arfmckmctrm.

Updated: 27th August, 2014.

A/N: Okay, this is it. Let's see how this works. I'm going to repost every chapter as soon as I finish editing each one of them. If you have a glance at the next chapter there will be only a sentence "To be updated." I'll update the following chapter when I get feedback on this rewritten chapter, so if you haven't commented or posted yet, now it's your chance. Anyway, I'd recommend you to re-read all of this since there are a few changes. The story is not so dance descriptive this time because I admit it got pretty tedious. Hope you like it :)

Not for the first time, Chloe Lukasiak was really dreading her dance class.

It was an early Monday morning in late August, and in exactly forty-six minutes Abby Lee Miller would be assigning pyramid spots. Usually, Chloe was pretty confident that she would receive a good position, but in the girls' last dance competition, she had come in second place to Maddie Ziegler. She had won yet another Expressive Heart award, which, in Chloe's opinion, was even better than first place. But she knew what Abby would say anyway: "Second is the biggest loser on the stage."

"Chloe, don't you dare let that crazed woman belittle you," Chloe's mother, Christi, told her daughter reassuringly. "You were amazing on Saturday, and you should be proud of yourself. I know I am." She hugged Chloe. "I love you, my beautiful dancer."

Chloe smiled but sighed heavily. She’d been hearing that for too long now and nothing had changed. Quite honestly, Chloe couldn't even remember the last time Abby had given her positive feedback. On anything. She couldn’t even remember the last time she had a true, legit smile that actually meant something.

"Chloe," Christi said sternly. "Listen to me. I’m so sorry that you feel so unhappy. I know you don't want to go to dance jail. I don’t either, but you have to get ready.” She cupped her daughter’s face in her hands, making her glance directly into her deep eyes. “Look, you know that Abby is never going to treat you like Maddie, no matter how great a dancer you are. But we also know you are a better person than that woman ever will be. Don't let her bring you down."

Chloe bit her lip. Her mother was right about at least one thing: Abby never would treat Chloe like Maddie. But Abby Lee Miller made stars. If she didn't like Chloe, the girl was doomed in this business. Which meant she had to prove that she was a good dancer, that she could be in first, and that she had real potential. Or else Chloe would have her ass handed to her on a silver platter.

She checked one last time to make sure all her things were in her dance bag before scooping it up and climbing into the front seat of her mother's SUV. Pulling out her phone, she fired off a text to Maddie.

Chloe: Heading 2 the studio. U coming?

Maddie: Of course! I'm already here warming up. C u soon :)

Angrily, Chloe dug her nails into her wrist. She loved Maddie. Everyone did. But couldn't she be absent for one day? Why did she always have to be early and ready while the other girls were still falling over their own feet?

About fifteen minutes later, Chloe and Christi pulled into the driveway of the Abby Lee Dance Company. Chloe hopped out, tripped over the untied laces of her right sneaker, and sprinted into the building. She quickly waved at Gia, who was sitting at the front desk, and walked into the dancer's den.

"Hey, guys!" She pasted on a huge grin and hugged Maddie. "You look amazing! You too, Kendall. Love that skirt, Nia! And that shirt looks great on you, Kenzie." She smiled at Maddie's little sister.

Then something clicked. Brooke and Paige were nowhere to be seen.

But it was no wonder, not after what happened with Kelly. At their last competition, Kelly and Abby had fought viciously, splashing drinks, pulling their hair, and even throwing punches. It was not a surprise that Brooke and Paige were gone.

"Girls, let's go!" Abby Lee Miller's voice cut through Chloe's thoughts. "Is there something going on out there? No? Move it!"

Usually, the team raced to the studio, but today they dragged their feet and sucked in their cheeks. The atmosphere was tense and heavy, and no one wanted to be the first to be bombarded by Abby.

"I told you all," Abby announced clearly, the moment Nia's second foot entered the room, "that the face of the Abby Lee Dance Company is changing. Drastically. I'm sure you're all wondering about the pyramid." She cleared her throat. "First, I have an announcement: Brooke and Paige Hyland are no longer members of this team. I didn't want them gone, and I certainly wasn't planning on replacing them. Unfortunately, their own mother took care of expelling them from this group." Abby coughed again, shaking her head.

The group of girls all wore different expressions but the root emotion was all the same; they felt the loss and, from that loss, bred anxiety. The team wasn’t complete without the Hylands. They were a very important part of it, and without them, the group dynamic would never be the same.

"So. On the bottom, we have Nia. You made an obvious mistake in the group routine. After your grand jeté, you landed out of line, so that Mackenzie missed her cue to move. We went down like dominoes."

Nia inhaled deeply, her facial expression screaming shame, and nodded.

"Also on the bottom is Kendall. You were good, hon, but I'm waiting for you to be great. Did you really use your face and claw your way into the heart of every single judge on that panel? Absolutely not." Kendall halfheartedly faked a smile.

"Lastly on the bottom is Chloe. You lost to Maddie, and you were barely mediocre in the group dance. If your mother was honest with you like she used to be, you'd improve much more." Abby’s eyes were cold.

"Moving up on the ladder is Mackenzie. You were gorgeous, and your lines were flawless. The missed cue wasn't your fault, and you pulled it back together as best as you possibly could."

Melissa Ziegler, Mackenzie and Maddie's mother, continued to gaze innocently at Abby, knowing that Maddie, her other perfect daughter, would be on the top as usual.

Abby peeled off the white sheet of paper covering the picture on top. “Lastly, on top of the pyramid is Maddie. You had the overall high score, and your solo was majestic."

"Now, I have an announcement to make to you all. I have found a team that is just like all of you. Each of you will go up against one member of this team. The girl from the new team that impresses me the most will be on top of this pyramid. Any one of you," Abby's stare skated over them, "that doesn't impress me will be switched in a heartbeat. Everyone is replaceable. Am I clear?"

They all nodded concernedly.

At this point it was official. Abby was trying to destroy the original seven—now only five.

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