Malia didn't really get the whole hype behind Prom. She didn't understand the point of it. People getting all dressed up for one night, tripping over their dresses and high heels, going into a poorly lit gymnasium that's stuffy and smells like BO, and shuffle around on a tightly packed dance floor to crappy music. She had never really been to a prom before and never planned to, not until some of the girls who sat behind her in in her Math class wouldn't shut up about it and she overheard one intriguing remark.

"A guy's not actually into you unless he asks you to Prom!" a blondie said to her friend (was it Lucy? Malia never really paid enough attention to those girls to know)

"Well then Thomas better hurry up and ask me... We have been dating for three months!" said her redhead friend... Brenda?

Malia tried to ignore them and focus on her algebra, but she just couldn't. She whipped around in her seat so fast she startled Brenda.

"Wait what did you say?" Malia asked. the girls glared at Malia as if talking to her was the most disturbing thing they could think of but Malia just shrugged it off. "I mean... about a guy not being into you unless he asks you to prom?"

The girls stared at her a little longer still getting over the fact that she was actually talking to them, then Lucy answered.

"Well... if a guy isn't actually that into you he definitely won't ask you to prom, in fact he might choose this time to just dump you so he can go with someone else!" She twirled her haired around her finger casually. "This is a important time in any relationship! It can mean life or death!"

Malia tried not to look to concerned. She hated how much this bugged her. It never even hit her that Prom was only a week away and Stiles still hadn't asked her about it. What did that mean? Could it be that he was over her? No... Malia swallowed hard.

"When... when do guys usually ask you... when should they ask you?" She asked trying hard to sound more curious than worried.

The two girls were still staring at her like they couldn't believe she was still talking to them. Malia cleared her throat.

"Just curious!" she said, as casually as she could.

"Usually about a week before Prom..." Brenda said as if it was an obvious answer. Then the bell rang and the girls hurried out of the classroom, not bothering to hide their giggles and what the hell was that?'s. Malia gathered her books and hurried to the lunch table, determined to find Stiles. As if on cue, she saw Stiles and Scott coming out of Chemistry Lab. They hadn't seen her yet, they were caught up in a conversation about who knows what, so Malia took her chance. She concentrated on the sounds around her until she could only hear Stiles' voice.

"So you asked Kira?" Stiles asked Scott rhetorically, he knew the answer already.

"Yeah... Who are you asking?" Scott continued. Malia held her breath.

"Oh, I'm already going with someone!" Stiles replied nonchalantly.

What? Who? Malia couldn't take this anymore. She burst through the crowded hallway and joined the conversation.

"Who are you taking?" she asked straight up. she wasn't very good at the whole subtle thing...

Stiles looked surprised for a moment but quickly recovered.

"Well... " he began "I thought I was taking my girlfriend but..."

Malia had to let that sink in for a bit. His girlfriend? Wait... that was her! She felt surprised, relieved and confused all at the same time.

"Oh..." She didn't mean for it to sound so harsh, she was just a little shocked.

"Or... apparently not... sorry I should have asked I just assumed..." Stiles began to say, a little flustered.

"No no no!" Malia didn't know what to say, but she looked up at Stiles and grinned. She couldn't help herself! His cheeks were turning a slight shade of red and he was scratching the back of his neck (like he always did when he was flustered).Her grin turned into a smile and she leant towards him and gave him a kiss.

"I'd love to go to prom with you!" She said. Stiles smiled her and leant in for another kiss.

Malia hated prom! She never really realized all the preparing she needed to do. Only when Kira asked her on Wednesday what dress she was wearing did it hit her.

"I need a dress? Crap... I need a dress!"

"It's okay! You don't have to wear one!" Kira replied.

"Are you kidding?" Lydia set her lunch tray beside Malia's and sat next to her. "Of course she needs a dress! It's prom! Besides... don't you want to impress Stiles?" she said jokingly.

Malia never thought of that. Even if Lydia intended it as a joke Malia really did want to impress him. She didn't know why but prom seemed kinda important to him, so she wanted to make it special. Suddenly an idea popped into Malia's head.

"Yeah..." she said lost in thought. "I do want to impress him... And that's why your going to help me!"