Keep in mind that I have made Finn and Amanda a little older and if you have not read the 4th book, prepare for a few spoilers! Enjoy! -Amanda
He was sweating, with his face as red as a tomato. He couldn't help that his breathing was at an unnatural pace. He had never had a feeling quite like this before. Why was he so nervous? Finn glanced at the mirror to admire how stupid he thought he looked in his new suit. As he looked on, his mind went to a whole other world. He had been thinking about what that one special girl, the one who was the cause of his running away from a yeti breathing, would be wearing tonight. Not that he was a fashion critic or anything but he knew with all his heart that she would be beautiful. Finn started to put on his shoes when his mind flashed back to the day when she, the girl of his dreams….literally, had said yes.
Sure, they had held hands, and even shared a kiss, or two, but he was never sure what to expect when he popped the question about Prom. Amanda, with looks that made Finn go weak in the knees, had been sitting at lunch when he finally got up the courage to face her with "the" question.
"Hey Amanda" Finn managed to slip out. He thought he was going to up chuck. "Hey yourself" Amanda said with that calm voice that made Finn feel so sure about what he was about to do. "So…umm" he stuttered "would you…possibly…want to go to…" he was ready for the good Lord to take him to a place that would relieve him of all the pressure he was feeling now.
"Prom?" Amanda asked the now embarrassed Finn. "How'd you know?" For a split second Finn had had a sense of relief but that was all gone, now he had to wait for the answer to the question he wasn't quite able to express. Amanda knew him so well.
"I know you" she said smiling. "Well?" Finn said praying he wouldn't regret this whole thing. "Hmmm…well…you see…someone has already asked me." Finn's world was slowly coming to an end. "Oh…well who?" "Greg" she said blushing. "I….wait….what?" "The soda machine that is constantly trying to eliminate me from all eternity!"
"Finn, relax. I told him no, of course I'll go with you." Amanda said with a grin on her face. Finn was beyond confused. "What?...oh ok awesome but…what?" Amanda laughed. He loved her laughed. "I said he asked but I never said I said yes…I've been waiting for you" she said suddenly feeling the heat go to her cheeks.
"That's great!" an extremely relieved Finn said while letting out a stomach full of air he hadn't realized he'd been holding. Amanda reached up to hug him, and as they shared that moment, it occurred to Finn that Prom might not be as bad as he thought.
He smiled and shook his head as his mind returned to the present. He had to admit, he loved the way Amanda would mess with him sometimes. Finn made his way downstairs to see his Mom with a big smile and a camera. "Wait! Stop right there hunny!" Hunny? His Mom was way too happy about this. "Mom, really?" "Yes really. Now stand still young man." Finn figured he could suffer through this enough to calm the early prom jitters he was starting to experience.
Twenty minutes later, he was in front of Amanda's place. He wouldn't exactly call it home because it wasn't the most ideal place to live. He and Amanda had come together and agreed to put up with Mrs. Nash long enough until she graduated and was able to leave. As he approached Amanda's front door, Finn was suddenly more nervous than he had been just one month before asking Amanda.
He decided he'd better knock before Amanda noticed him standing there like an idiot. But before he could, Jess opened the door, greeting him with the biggest smile he'd ever seen on her face. "You're so lucky! She's beautiful!" She exclaimed excitedly. Not new to me Finn thought as he suppressed a grin.
"Hold on just a sec" Jess said as she ran upstairs to, Finn assumed, get Amanda. His hands started to sweat and shake.
"Pull yourself together Finn" he said to the open door way. He realized how stupid he sounded. He and the rest of the Keepers had fought off Maleficent more times than planned, and he was worried about a school dance? But all his fears, his worries and nervousness went away as quickly as they had come when the girl he could, after tonight hopefully call his girlfriend, glided down the stairs. Finn would've closed his mouth if he had been aware it was dropped low enough to make him look idiotic. Amanda laughed when she saw his face, assuming this reaction was good. It was.
She was wearing a beautiful, long, sky blue dress that made Finn question whether he deserved her. Her hair was simple, hanging down in curls. She wore little makeup, not that it was needed and heels, which surprised Finn but quickly decided he was glad since now she was the perfect height for him to look into her eyes. He decided right then and there that she was, and nothing less, perfect. "You're beautiful" Finn breathed out after she had reached the bottom step.
It was as if time had stood still for both of them. "Thanks Finn" Amanda said blushing. Everything was perfect, she was perfect, and in those moments riding in Finn's car, they both somehow knew tonight was just the beginning.
They arrived at school and as Finn parked the car, he said "Amanda, wait." She had her hand on the car door just as he said that. "Don't go in yet. I…I have a question for you." "What's wrong?" Amanda said as a worried look came across her face.
"Nothing, nothing's wrong I just….we've been friends….close friends, for a few years now and I was wondering if you might want to be….more than friends?" Amanda stared at him with a look that made Finn's stomach churn.
She liked Finn, a lot actually, but she was never positive about his feelings for her. She smiled, for these were the words she had been waiting two years to hear. Finn wondered what the long pause could possibly mean but he didn't have to wait much longer. Just as Amanda smiled the smile that made Finn fall for her harder than he already had, she took his hand in hers and kissed him with the same lightness as she had that night on Tom Sawyer Island.
As they came apart, Finn chuckled a little saying "Is that a yes?" Amanda laughed and punched his arm as they got out of the car and returned to each other's side. Hand in hand, they walked into what was going to be a perfect night. Nothing would ruin this night….or so they thought, for at that same moment, their worst nightmare, a green one, was planning to crash Prom.