Kiss and Tell The Next Step

Dancing at The Next Step has been a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

And there's definitely been some surprises.

# Say-say say what you wanna say

# Tell who you wanna tell

# I'll play how I wanna play

# Every day... #

A-Troupe's in trouble. There's nothing we can do.

We're done. We're out.

If we don't win this next qualifier...

we're doomed.

The Next Step will not be dancing at the qualifier.

Riley knows how much dancing in the qualifier means to me.

How could she do this?

Noah and I have recently started dating and it's been incredible.

I really, really like you.

I really, really like you too.

But right now, he's in the hospital.

I don't know what's going to happen after Noah's back surgery.

But I hope we can dance together again soon.

We started 0% Club...

ALL: Three, two, one, 0%.

..because we're all really nervous about being on A-Troupe.

It's a good thing we did

because things have been a little complicated.

-'LaTroy and I started dating...'

-I like you.

You should date me. '..and Sloane got pretty upset.'

I had no idea she liked him too,

and now things are awkward.

# Do what I want don't care how you feel

# Cos I'm number one you're just a sequel

# You can't CC me, no e-mail

# If it ain't about money then spare the details

# I want it all, give it to me

# These pockets bigger than Rick Ross on me

# Love me, hate me Yeah, it's cool

# If I was you I'd probably hate me too... #

I have to accept that LaTroy likes Amy, not me.

I'm trying to be friends with her

while LaTroy's away visiting his dad, but it isn't easy.

-Don't go.

-I have to.

# Love me, hate me

# I can't have it all

# Judge me guilty Heard it all before... #

Kissing Alfie was a huge mistake.

I have to stay focused on the studio

because kissing Alfie can never happen again.

Especially since James is all the way over in England.

We're in London, England, to perform

in the Bangers and Mashups Hip-hop Extravaganza.

-Are you OK, though?

-I'm OK.

You just feel so far away.

I have such strong feelings for Riley,

but we haven't really talked about it

because she's still dating James.

I still haven't told anyone that I saw Alfie and Riley kiss.

I have no idea what to do,

but trying to pretend that nothing

happened is killing me.

# I do what I want... #

Things are rough, but we're a strong team

and we're going to figure everything out somehow.

# We

# We're gonna show the world

# Everything we're made of

# We're gonna tear the roof off this place

# Stand up. #

So, go from the...turney thing.

Yeah. And turn, turn.

And up.

'Piper and I are working on our qualifier duet,'

but we don't seem to be connecting.

Is something wrong?

Everything's fine.

After seeing Alfie and Riley kiss

I don't even want to be in the same room as him.

-You guys look great.

-Thanks. We've been working hard.

Right, Piper?

I'm trying to swallow my disgust for the good of the team,

but I have my limits.

OK. I'm actually really glad you stopped in.

I've been meaning to talk to you.

I just came in here to check on the duet.

I don't need any more alone time with Alfie.

I actually have a lot of work to do.

Busy, busy. So, I'll see you later.

'I'm avoiding talking to Alfie because I have a boyfriend.'

This is bad.

I know, right? So cute.

Amy. We've been over this.

He's cute. We got it.

Can we please talk about something else for a change?

He's so dreamy.

I haven't seen LaTroy for a while now,

and I'm feeling a little heartsick.

I can't stop thinking about how great he is.

Piper. Back me up on this.

Sorry. What are we talking about?

LaTroy. My dreamy boyfriend.

She won't shut up about him!

Yeah, yeah. He's cool.

'This thing with Riley and Alfie feels like it's

'taking over my whole life.'

I can't bring myself to confront them.

I can't bring myself to tell James.

I just feel paralysed.

He took me go-karting. It was so much fun.

Although, I think he was trying to let me win,

but I was trying to let him win, so we were both going really slow.

Hi, guys.

What were you guys talking about?

Spinach.

Right? We were talking about spinach.

Spinach? I thought we were talking about LaTroy?

Oh, right.

This is exactly why I can't be friends with Amy.

Amy plus me, divided by LaTroy

equals constant heartache.

Sit down. Sit down. It's OK.

I actually have some stuff to do so I think I'm going to go.

Don't be crazy. We're all friends here. We're the 0% Club.

Sure.

Great.

'The 0% Club has definitely hit a rough patch,'

and right now Team Zero is 0% fun.

Noah, you're so cute.

No, you have the cuter nose.

No, you do.

OK. I'm the one who gets to look at your face.

I think I would know that you had the cuter nose.

'Noah is in the hospital but we still talk every day.'

I've never talked like this to a boyfriend before.

Noah just brings this side out of me.

Thank goodness Henry can't hear me right now.

Amanda doesn't know this,

but I can actually hear everything that she's saying.

I'm going to take a picture of your nose and show you just how

-cute it is.

-'Oh, Noah!'

You have the cutest nose I've ever... Ugh! Stop!

Kiss, kiss, kiss, Snookums.

Barf!

You heard all of that?

I heard everything.

That's so embarrassing. I thought you were listening to music?

You see, people think a lot of things.

These old headphones here?

I have them. That way I can listen to people's conversations

without them knowing.

I'm training to be a private eye.

If this dance thing doesn't work out, I've got to have options.

'I can't believe Henry was spying on me.'

I want to try.

Do you think you could teach me

-how to listen to people's conversations?

-Yeah. Sure.

Welcome to Henry's Surveillance School.

Class is in session.

-Hey, there.

-Hey.

-Where are you going?

-Bathroom.

If Riley's here then I'm not.

When you've got to go, you've got to go. So, up and at 'em, girls.

-What's up, Boss?

-I have a very important task for you

and your little hands.

'I'm distracting myself with work today. These girls don't know it'

but I have an extra-special surprise for them.

So, I need you guys to clean, wait for it,

the mirrors in the rehearsal halls.

What?

It's a rite of passage for all new A-Troupers.

It's actually a great honour to be asked.

Nobody else would agree to it, but we really need

those mirrors cleaned. So...

Well, I'm actually working on a solo right now, so, sorry, Riley.

OK.

Looks like it's just you two.

Amy and Sloane. Or Slamy.

Or Amoane. OK.

Spending the afternoon with Sloane is going to be the most

awkward thing ever.

This is going to be a disaster.

Hey. Do you have a minute?

No. No, I actually don't.

I have a lot of things to do.

-So.

-And one of those things is avoiding me?

-Why?

-What makes you say that?

Because you're avoiding me.

'Riley and I haven't talked since our kiss'

and I need to know where she's at.

I didn't realise how many windows there are in this office

until right about now.

I know that it's crazy, but I feel that if people see me and Alfie

alone together, they'll know that we've kissed.

Yes. There are a lot of windows in this office.

I asked you a question.

I've been avoiding you because...

..because I am just so busy right now.

It takes a lot of time to be studio head, so...

Right. Well, if things slow down around here,

I'd love to talk to you.

Alfie's definitely onto me, but there's no way

I'm ready to talk to him.

Things have been a little weird with

the 0% Club lately.

It's nice to just dance and get away from the drama.

We're all supposed to be friends.

But now Amy and Sloane aren't talking

and Piper's acting really weird.

# I left to flee the fight

# Came back to stop the war

# I danced to the revolution

# You kept me on the floor... #

I wish I could do more to help,

but right now I think everyone just needs time to work things out.

# And I wanted more than that

# Always there... #

Cassie looks so free and happy as she's dancing.

I wish I could feel like that.

Are you OK?

'Cassie can usually cheer me up,'

but I've never felt this bad before.

You look kind of sad.

And mad.

Kind of sad-mad.

Is it that obvious?

Yeah.

Sit down. Tell me what's bothering you.

I can't really exactly tell you what's wrong.

Oh.

There are so many thoughts going through my head right now

and none of them are good.

I promise I won't tell.

It's about Riley and Alfie.

Riley and Alfie?

'If I tell Cassie about Riley and Alfie,'

it could change everything here at the studio.

I had a really bad rehearsal with Alfie today

and I feel like it's my fault. And that Riley will get mad.

'I don't tell Cassie about Alfie and Riley because James'

deserves to know first.

I'll just practice the duet on my own.

Don't be silly, you can't do a duet with only one person.

I'll do anything for a friend. Come on.

'Even though I can't tell Cassie about what happened,'

it's still nice to know that she's here for me.

I know one thing that will cheer you up.

-What?

-At least you're not cleaning the mirrors in the rehearsal room.

Riley asked Amy and I to clean the mirrors in the rehearsal room.

And, surprise-surprise, it's awkward.

'Talking about LaTroy is off-limits.'

So I'm going to introduce a new topic of conversation.

I know a lot about getting rid of streaks,

because I had a similar job at the gas station.

One of my favourite things to do was cleaning windshields.

Only you would think that's fun.

And I did. It was like getting a glimpse into somebody's life.

A person's car says a lot about who they are.

Do they eat in their car? Do they have parking tickets?

Once, I saw someone with a cotton candy air freshener.

And that says a lot about the person.

-What does it say?

-That they're fun and they know how to live

their life, obviously.

'I haven't seen Sloane laugh in a long time.'

It's nice.

'I forgot how funny Amy can be.'

But that doesn't mean I'm ready to be friends or anything.

Bow your head.

-OK.

-So the trick is to bob your head,

like you're listening to something really hype.

Exactly. OK, not that hype.

There's a subtle nuance to pulling off the headphone spy trick.

If you're too obvious, you're going to blow your cover.

Don't bop your head like I would, Bob your head how Amanda would.

That is not how Amanda would bob her head.

I know. I'm glad you noticed.

Good. So, a little more subtle.

There you go.

Exactly. Now, when someone comes in the room, watch.

But, more importantly, listen.

-Got it.

-Good.

It's actually sort of genius.

How come I never thought of that?

I've got to talk to someone or I'm going to explode.

Riley's been shutting me down all day.

I need to talk to someone.

I know I can trust Henry.

Is it something important?

So important, you have no idea.

-Is it a little bit secretive?

-It's top secret, OK?

-You can't tell anyone.

-Want to talk somewhere else?

-This can't wait.

'Amanda can hear everything that we're saying.'

But I'm stuck. If I tell Alfie,

the whole eavesdropping project will implode.

Remember that girl I told you about? The girl who has a boyfriend?

I kissed her.

I know, right!

Alfie didn't say who he kissed.

But I have a pretty good idea.

-That's something.

-It's not something, it's everything.

It's exciting, it's confusing, it's...

Wonderful.

I feel so much better.

Thank you.

You did not hear anything.

I think you, of all people, know that I heard every single word.

I'm just going to put these on.

'Henry wasn't kidding, this is amazing.'

I need to know who Alfie kissed.

I've been trying to distract myself all day with work,

but I just keep thinking about what happened with Alfie

and what it means.

COMPUTER CHIMES

I don't know how I'm going to talk to James right now, but I have to.

Maybe talking to him will snap me out of all this.

-Yo.

-Hey.

-What's up, how you doing?

I'm good.

Let's not talk about me, how is the competition going?

It's good. Just chilling.

Just finished the first round, waiting for the second one.

'Talking to James right now,'

I thought would have made me feel better.

But I just feel worse about everything that I've done to him.

Yo, how's Piper doing?

She's good, I think.

She's really excited for her duet.

My mom told me she's, like, super moody.

Like when she comes home, she'll go straight to her room.

She mentioned one time she actually walked into the bathroom

and caught her, like, crying.

Oh.

Now that you say it, she has been kind of quiet

around the studio lately.

But I can talk to her, if you want.

That would be sweet.

'Seeing James is so strange.'

I've never felt further away from him than I do right now.

OK, I'm going to go grab a bite with the guys. I just wanted to check in.

-OK.

-OK, I love you.

Yeah...

I might be

the worst person in the entire world.

Tell me who Alfie kissed.

I can't hear you through the headphones.

I know you can hear me. Tell me who it was.

-What?

-Henry and I are headphones buddies.

He can't keep a secret this big from me.

Spill it, who was it?

You see, I can't bail on my friend like that,

because we're really close.

You spent all day teaching me how to listen in on people's secrets,

-so tell me this one.

-'This is not good.

'I've got to figure out how to get out of here,'

because there's no way I'm telling Amanda.

I'm glad this happened, because secrets are power

and you have to learn how to wield that power.

One day, you'll be able to hear secrets like this one. Not just yet.

Alfie owes me big.

Did I say big? I mean colossal.

Follow me and, together, we'll be secret keepers.

Peace.

I got out of that by the skin of my teeth.

-Nice job.

-Yeah, squeaky-clean.

So, what happens now?

I guess we go back to not talking.

It doesn't have to be that way.

We're good friends.

I like you, and you like me. Right?

I know you like me, Sloane, I see you smiling.

Yeah, you're pretty irresistible.

Look, we're talking.

That's the first step. And tomorrow we could be hanging out.

OK? I'd really like that.

I'd like that too.

OK.

I'm so happy Sloane's ready to be friends again.

I've really missed her.

Grab a juice?

No.

I want to grab two juices.

You had me there. I almost sprayed you in the face.

Don't you dare do that.

'It's taken me a long time to get here.'

But now that we're friends again, I'm glad Amy never gave up on us.

# So glad we both flew back where we belong. #

-Hi. No, sit, sit.

-No, I'll stand.

OK.

-You weren't looking at me in rehearsals today.

-So?

What's going on? Did I do anything to offend you?

Piper!

-Talk to me.

-No.

No, you're not the one I need to talk to.

'The time has come to get everything out in the open,'

for better or for worse.

Piper.

I've actually been meaning to talk to you.

-Are you OK?

-No, I'm not OK.

What's wrong?

I saw what you did.

What are you talking about?

I saw you kiss Alfie.

'Oh, no.

'I was hoping to just forget about this whole thing.

'But now James is going to find out.'

It'll break his heart.

'And it's all my fault.'

# We're gonna show the world

# Everything we're made of

# We're gonna tear the roof off this place

# You

# You can never fade us out

# Don't even ask the DJ

# Everybody knows we own this sound. #