With a smile and a lilt in her step, Star skipped across the stage to the stage curtain and ducked behind it, just as Brandy's Girls' sauntered and sashayed onto the scene looking more like lingerie models than restaurant hostesses...much to the delight of more than a few entranced men.

From behind the curtain, just slightly out of sight,Tange watched, quietly. A smile touched her face, as one of the performers noticed that she was watching. The dancer held her gaze for a moment, then smiled and winked at her admiring little onlooker. Tange smiled brightly, then ducked back behind the curtain, hurrying over to her team.

"How were they?" Candy asked, excitedly.

"Amazing!" Tange answered. "As expected. I know right now we are competitors, but I wish we could be on the same team."

"That would be lovely." Sugar agreed. "If only we could be more amicable toward one another."

"That'll be the day." Tange chuckled. "I don't think Sweetheart and Brandy will ever be friends."

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