Disclaimer: I do not own JONAS.

A/N: This is SUPER short, but I wanted to post something non-challenge related and wrote this while making muffins and chocolate-covered pretzels. And there should be more to it eventually. I promise this isn't the end.

Stella knew something was wrong the minute she saw her best friend stomping across the hall towards her locker. Sure enough, as soon as Macy arrived, she threw her bag to the ground and sighed, announcing, "I hate boys."

Stella winced before asking sympathetically, "What happened?"

"Nothing," Macy replied gloomily. "Which is a problem since the Homecoming dance is in three days and for the third year in a row, I don't have a date." Slumping against the row of lockers, she added, "And if my mom tells me one more time that 'I'm the type of girl that guys will appreciate in college', I may scream in her face."

"I know you don't want to hear it, Mace, but it's true. High school guys aren't mature enough to date a girl who can crush them at any sport." She didn't want to remind her best friend that after the Randolph debacle, most guys were also a little afraid of her. "The right guy will come along; I promise."

"Somehow that doesn't help me feel better right now," Macy whined.

Both girls were so caught up in their conversation that they didn't hear Kevin approaching.

"What's wrong Macy?" He asked, obviously worried about JONAS' number one fan.

"Nothing important, Kevin," Macy answered. "But thanks for asking."

"Just boy problems," Stella added, earning her a glare from her best friend.

"I don't have boy problems," Macy snapped, her face turning pink in embarrassment. "There has to be an actual boy involved to have boy problems." Grabbing her bag off the floor, she continued, "I'm going to go to class so I don't have to add being tardy to this already disastrous morning."

Kevin stood frozen in the middle of the hallway, watching Macy hurry away from him. She was usually so cheerful; he wasn't used to seeing her like that. He turned in confusion and asked, "Did I miss something?"

"Homecoming."

"Wait, I missed Homecoming? I thought it was Friday."

"No, Kev, you didn't miss Homecoming," Stella answered patiently. "Macy is upset because she doesn't have a date for the dance." Pausing for a moment, she added, "She's never been asked to a dance before, actually."

"Macy doesn't have a date?" Kevin asked incredulously. "How is that possible? She's so fun – plus she's really pretty. Are the guys around here stupid or something?"

Stella blinked, not sure how to respond to that. She had to wonder if Kevin realized that he was included in the group he had just labeled as stupid. She waited to see if it was going to occur to him and saw the moment that the little light went off in his brain.

"I'm a guy," he announced happily. She tried not to roll her eyes. "I'll ask her."

"I don't know Kevin," Stella said hesitantly. "She'll know I told you, so she'll probably think it's a pity thing."

"Not if I tell her I really want to go with her," Kevin replied. "Which I do. She knows about the lying voice, so she'll know I'm telling the truth."

Stella was skeptical, but he seemed so confident that it would work that she didn't have the heart to discourage him. She really hoped for both Kevin and Macy's sake that it went well.