Ok, I thought of this fic while I was at work the other day (don't worry, it has nothing to do with where I actually work, a liquor store. lol). And then I wrote it and typed it all in a day, and here it is...
AU: Takes place the night before Halloween (so Mia's mom still gets married on Halloween), at a school Halloween Costume Dance. The whole Kenny/Jo-C-Rox thing never happened.
It was going to be a one-shot fic, but once I started writing I just couldn't stop. And besides, there happened to be a really good cliffhanger right in the middle of it, so hey presto, it's now a two-part fic.
And I'm dedicating the story to all of you lovely little (or not so little) munchkins who have me on your favourite authors list! Woot! This one's for you girls (I'm assuming everyone is female here, but if anyone is male, please, let me know!).
Disclaimer: Meg Cabot owns everything.
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Lana swished her long blonde hair all over my desk before turning around to talk to me. "So, Amelia," she said with a snarl. "Are you going to the Halloween Dance tonight?"
"I guess so. Are you?" I hope not, I hope not.
"Of course. Josh and I have matching costumes." Oh how quaint. "I must say, Amelia, I think it's really great of you to have the courage to go to a school dance without a date. I mean, and not feel embarrassed or out of place or anything. I really admire you." Her words were practically dripping with sarcasm.
I couldn't stand it any longer, how dare she sit there and say things like that, imply that she is better than me just because she has a date? Big deal. Just because I don't have a date doesn't mean I can't still go and have fun. And believe me, I don't need her reminding me of how much of a biological, dateless freak I am. I remember that by myself often enough.
"Actually, Lana, I do have a date for the dance. I happen to have a boyfriend, you know." Whoa, where did that come from?
I just slipped out! I couldn't stand to see her gloating like that, and that was the first thing that I could think of to get her to shut up. Yeah, it was the first thing, and the stupidest thing because of course, I don't have a boyfriend! Or even a date for the dance! So what am I going to do when we get to the dance and my 'date' is MIA? No way would she believe he was off christening battleships or something.
Oh God, what have I done?
"Oh really?" Lana asked. Her expression told me she didn't believe me.
Gulp. "Yes." Oh what have I done?
"What's his..."
Ring ring.
"Oh, sorry, Lana. I'd love to sit around and chat but the bell just went, so I have to go. Ta ta for now." I called before high-tailing my ass out of there.
Oh my God I am in so much trouble. Maybe I should just not bother turning up at all tonight.
* * *
"You can't not go, Mia," Tina said to me at lunch today.
"Why not? Is there some rule that says I have to go?" I retorted. I'm serious about not going. I don't think I can handle the humiliation when Lana finds out for sure that I lied about having a boyfriend.
"Because... because I said so! Please, Mia? It won't be the same without you. And besides, you already have your Wonder Woman costume," Tina continued.
"Why don't you want to go?" Lilly asked, stuffing her sandwich in her mouth at the same time.
"I just don't feel like it. And it's not like I even have a date or anything," I added quietly.
"Oh, please! That's not what this is about, is it? Who cares! My dorky brother doesn't have a date either but he's still tagging along. He even hired a costume and everything, he said he refused to go along with whatever the guys from the Computer Club had planned. He won't tell me what he has though."
Michael's coming? And he doesn't have a date? Hmm, maybe I should go after all.
"Yeah, Mia, it's not like you'll be the only one going stag, and we're not going to leave you alone all night either."
"But I told Lana I had a date, I can't turn up now without one, she'll never let me live it down."
"Why the hell did you do that for?" Lilly barked at me.
"I don't know," I replied, looking down at my bowl. "It just slipped out. She was being all cocky because I don't have a boyfriend..."
"Well you don't." Lilly interrupted.
"I know, but I just wanted her to shut up."
"Alright, Mia. I don't care what you told Lana, you are coming to this dance, and you are going to have a good time whether you like it or not!"
"Ok, fine. But when Lana humiliates me you'll be sorry."
Oh I am SO dead. Lana is going to eat me alive.
* * *
Albert Einstein isn't so bad as far as high schools go. They always go all out whenever we have school dances. And tonight was no exception. Someone had gone to a lot of trouble to make the school look so good, all the decorations were great.
Lars and I just arrived; me in my spandex, figure-hugging Wonder Woman suit, Lars in his usual bodyguard get up.
Here we go, time to face the music.
* * *
So far I haven't seen Lana. We arrived about half an hour ago, but I don't think she and Josh have arrived yet.
I haven't seen Michael in his mysterious costume yet either. He'd better come!
Tina and I are standing by the table we'd snagged. Lilly and Boris are on the dance floor, and Dave disappeared into the little boy's room, I think.
"I'm so glad you came, Mia. It really wouldn't be the same without you. And your costume looks great!"
"Thanks," I replied, even though I felt stupid in it. "You look really good too, you know."
Tina had come as Juliet, Dave as Romeo. I guess by couples coming as something that matches, it makes the losers without date's stand out. Oh well, Lana would have singled me out anyway, even if my costume didn't.
Dave came up behind Tina, "Do you want to dance?" he asked her, slipping his arms around her waist.
Tina's face lit up when she heard him, but then it dropped as soon as she realised that would mean leaving me alone.
"Don't worry," I assured her. "I'll be fine on my lonesome. You guys go have fun."
"Are you sure? You don't mind?" Tina cried, beaming again.
"Sure, go on."
"Thanks, Mia. We'll be back soon anyway," she called out as Dave dragged her towards the dance floor.
I had just sat down when a voice behind me said, "So where's your boyfriend, Amelia?"
Great. It was Lana. I knew it was foolish of me to hope she would just never turn up. I stood up and readied myself for the humiliation, but when I turned around I couldn't help but laugh.
"Oh my gosh, Lana. Just what are you supposed to be?"
"Duh, I'm Barbie. And Josh is Ken." She indicated to where Josh was standing on the other side of the room.
Ha ha, it was the funniest thing I have ever seen. Josh looked fine, in fact he looked really good in his suit, but Lana was a travesty. She was wearing a bright pink top, a lime green skirt, her hair was huge, and she was wearing more makeup than I even own.
Lana obviously thought she looked ok though, and she couldn't understand why I was laughing. She turned to insults to get me back.
"So, Ameila, who are you supposed to be? A try hard superhero?"
Better a try hard superhero than a try hard doll!
"Where's your boyfriend anyway?" she taunted.
That stopped my laughing. "Oh, um, yeah, my boyfriend... He's..." I started, but a figure I couldn't see, standing behind Lana, interrupted me.
"Mia, darling, there you are. I thought I'd lost you for a minute." A deep manly voice announced, stepping from behind Lana and coming to my side.
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And if you like it, review it!
AU: Takes place the night before Halloween (so Mia's mom still gets married on Halloween), at a school Halloween Costume Dance. The whole Kenny/Jo-C-Rox thing never happened.
It was going to be a one-shot fic, but once I started writing I just couldn't stop. And besides, there happened to be a really good cliffhanger right in the middle of it, so hey presto, it's now a two-part fic.
And I'm dedicating the story to all of you lovely little (or not so little) munchkins who have me on your favourite authors list! Woot! This one's for you girls (I'm assuming everyone is female here, but if anyone is male, please, let me know!).
Disclaimer: Meg Cabot owns everything.
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Lana swished her long blonde hair all over my desk before turning around to talk to me. "So, Amelia," she said with a snarl. "Are you going to the Halloween Dance tonight?"
"I guess so. Are you?" I hope not, I hope not.
"Of course. Josh and I have matching costumes." Oh how quaint. "I must say, Amelia, I think it's really great of you to have the courage to go to a school dance without a date. I mean, and not feel embarrassed or out of place or anything. I really admire you." Her words were practically dripping with sarcasm.
I couldn't stand it any longer, how dare she sit there and say things like that, imply that she is better than me just because she has a date? Big deal. Just because I don't have a date doesn't mean I can't still go and have fun. And believe me, I don't need her reminding me of how much of a biological, dateless freak I am. I remember that by myself often enough.
"Actually, Lana, I do have a date for the dance. I happen to have a boyfriend, you know." Whoa, where did that come from?
I just slipped out! I couldn't stand to see her gloating like that, and that was the first thing that I could think of to get her to shut up. Yeah, it was the first thing, and the stupidest thing because of course, I don't have a boyfriend! Or even a date for the dance! So what am I going to do when we get to the dance and my 'date' is MIA? No way would she believe he was off christening battleships or something.
Oh God, what have I done?
"Oh really?" Lana asked. Her expression told me she didn't believe me.
Gulp. "Yes." Oh what have I done?
"What's his..."
Ring ring.
"Oh, sorry, Lana. I'd love to sit around and chat but the bell just went, so I have to go. Ta ta for now." I called before high-tailing my ass out of there.
Oh my God I am in so much trouble. Maybe I should just not bother turning up at all tonight.
* * *
"You can't not go, Mia," Tina said to me at lunch today.
"Why not? Is there some rule that says I have to go?" I retorted. I'm serious about not going. I don't think I can handle the humiliation when Lana finds out for sure that I lied about having a boyfriend.
"Because... because I said so! Please, Mia? It won't be the same without you. And besides, you already have your Wonder Woman costume," Tina continued.
"Why don't you want to go?" Lilly asked, stuffing her sandwich in her mouth at the same time.
"I just don't feel like it. And it's not like I even have a date or anything," I added quietly.
"Oh, please! That's not what this is about, is it? Who cares! My dorky brother doesn't have a date either but he's still tagging along. He even hired a costume and everything, he said he refused to go along with whatever the guys from the Computer Club had planned. He won't tell me what he has though."
Michael's coming? And he doesn't have a date? Hmm, maybe I should go after all.
"Yeah, Mia, it's not like you'll be the only one going stag, and we're not going to leave you alone all night either."
"But I told Lana I had a date, I can't turn up now without one, she'll never let me live it down."
"Why the hell did you do that for?" Lilly barked at me.
"I don't know," I replied, looking down at my bowl. "It just slipped out. She was being all cocky because I don't have a boyfriend..."
"Well you don't." Lilly interrupted.
"I know, but I just wanted her to shut up."
"Alright, Mia. I don't care what you told Lana, you are coming to this dance, and you are going to have a good time whether you like it or not!"
"Ok, fine. But when Lana humiliates me you'll be sorry."
Oh I am SO dead. Lana is going to eat me alive.
* * *
Albert Einstein isn't so bad as far as high schools go. They always go all out whenever we have school dances. And tonight was no exception. Someone had gone to a lot of trouble to make the school look so good, all the decorations were great.
Lars and I just arrived; me in my spandex, figure-hugging Wonder Woman suit, Lars in his usual bodyguard get up.
Here we go, time to face the music.
* * *
So far I haven't seen Lana. We arrived about half an hour ago, but I don't think she and Josh have arrived yet.
I haven't seen Michael in his mysterious costume yet either. He'd better come!
Tina and I are standing by the table we'd snagged. Lilly and Boris are on the dance floor, and Dave disappeared into the little boy's room, I think.
"I'm so glad you came, Mia. It really wouldn't be the same without you. And your costume looks great!"
"Thanks," I replied, even though I felt stupid in it. "You look really good too, you know."
Tina had come as Juliet, Dave as Romeo. I guess by couples coming as something that matches, it makes the losers without date's stand out. Oh well, Lana would have singled me out anyway, even if my costume didn't.
Dave came up behind Tina, "Do you want to dance?" he asked her, slipping his arms around her waist.
Tina's face lit up when she heard him, but then it dropped as soon as she realised that would mean leaving me alone.
"Don't worry," I assured her. "I'll be fine on my lonesome. You guys go have fun."
"Are you sure? You don't mind?" Tina cried, beaming again.
"Sure, go on."
"Thanks, Mia. We'll be back soon anyway," she called out as Dave dragged her towards the dance floor.
I had just sat down when a voice behind me said, "So where's your boyfriend, Amelia?"
Great. It was Lana. I knew it was foolish of me to hope she would just never turn up. I stood up and readied myself for the humiliation, but when I turned around I couldn't help but laugh.
"Oh my gosh, Lana. Just what are you supposed to be?"
"Duh, I'm Barbie. And Josh is Ken." She indicated to where Josh was standing on the other side of the room.
Ha ha, it was the funniest thing I have ever seen. Josh looked fine, in fact he looked really good in his suit, but Lana was a travesty. She was wearing a bright pink top, a lime green skirt, her hair was huge, and she was wearing more makeup than I even own.
Lana obviously thought she looked ok though, and she couldn't understand why I was laughing. She turned to insults to get me back.
"So, Ameila, who are you supposed to be? A try hard superhero?"
Better a try hard superhero than a try hard doll!
"Where's your boyfriend anyway?" she taunted.
That stopped my laughing. "Oh, um, yeah, my boyfriend... He's..." I started, but a figure I couldn't see, standing behind Lana, interrupted me.
"Mia, darling, there you are. I thought I'd lost you for a minute." A deep manly voice announced, stepping from behind Lana and coming to my side.
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Dun dun dun... Who is it? Stay tuned for more of your favourite superhero.
And if you like it, review it!