Hi! Here's another Dork Diaries fic. I'm so glad the first chapter's done. Enjoy!

Rated: T

Disclaimer: I don't own Dork Dairies.

Now, off to the story!

I Missed the Dance, I Missed Everything

Chapter 1

"I'm really sorry," Nikki sputtered. "but you're going to have to go to the dance without me." Then she blew her nose rather loudly. Chloe and Zoey looked at each other and then at Nikki.

"Sorry, Nikki. But we're not going to leave you here like this!" Zoey said, squeezing her hand.

"We care about you! So either we're all going to the dance or we're all staying here," Chloe said softly.

"I'll be fine," Nikki protested. "You both have dates. Theo and Marcus are nice guys, and they don't deserve to be stood up. It feels really…bad."

"Nikki," Zoey said. "If you don't want to go, we understand. We'll just call the guys right now and tell them the situation." She picked up her phone.

"Please!" Nikki yelled, becoming frustrated. "You're both just making me feel worse! I want to BE ALONE! JUST GO AWAY!"

Chloe and Zoey stared at Nikki in disbelief. They could not believe she was acting like this. Besides, they were not going to let someone like Brandon ruin Nikki's day.

"Sorry, Nikki!" Chloe fumed. "But we're NOT going to let you have a nervous breakdown over some dude not taking you to some stupid dance!"

"So cry yourself a river, build a bridge and get over it!" Zoey said, rolling her eyes.

Nikki could not believe her BFFs weren't being more sympathetic to her situation. She just got dumped, right? She was in real pain! Hadn't she earned the right to be a melancholy drama queen? But even though, she was kinda mad at Chloe and Zoey for not joining her pity party, she had to admit that they truly cared about her. They were willing to miss their first dance and their first dates. Not everybody does that!

"Since you don't wanna go to the party," Zoey said. "We're all staying here."

"What?!" Nikki yelled, looking at Zoey. "No, don't!"

"Zoey's right," Chloe said. "We're your BFFs, Nikki. We'll be there with you at ALL times. Every time. Forever."

That just made Nikki cry even more. "Sh-shut up. You…you guys are so stupid. Theo and Marcus…what about them? Just because of me… You can't STAY HERE! THEY DON'T DESERVE IT!"

"No, listen-" Chloe started, but Zoey interrupted her.

"Let's go," Zoey said, getting up and grabbed Chloe's hand.

"WHAT?! We can't-" Chloe started, but Zoey interrupted her again.

"Shut up," Zoey said, dragging Chloe out of the room and then shut the door so hard that Nikki jumped.

Nikki collapsed into the bed. "Great," she muttered miserably. "Now they're mad at me. But at least they'll go to the dance. Theo, Marcus, Chloe and Zoey will be happy. I'm glad..."

Then realization hit her. She wouldn't be going. Brandon had dumped her. Maybe she was not pretty enough…or popular enough for him. It was Valentines Day, and she was probably going to be the only one at home, crying. She thought Brandon was her friend. Why, just why did he wait until the last minute to tell that he was sick? And why in a text message? A freaking text message! At least a call, or maybe in person?

She burst into tears. Maybe it was too much for her. Maybe she should have not told her BFFs to go to the – no, even if she was feeling miserable here, doesn't mean they have to.

Nikki continued staring at the ceiling. "Maybe this is how I'm going to spend my night…" she said miserably.

"Shut up," Zoey said, dragging Chloe out of the room and then shut the door so hard that both of them jumped.

"What is wrong with you?" Chloe hissed. Chloe couldn't believe what Zoey was doing. Nikki needed their help! And as her BFFs, it was their responsibility to stay with her and cry with her. And she was also really mad at Brandon. How could he do that to someone as sweet as Nikki?

"She needs some time alone, genius!" Zoey said.

"Doesn't mean we have leave her and go to the dance!" Chloe retorted.

"Who said we're going to the dance?" Zoey asked, dragging Chloe down the stairs.

"Huh?" Chloe asked, puzzled.

"She needs her time alone," Zoey explained. "Stuff like this…well, it takes a little time to get over the shock. "Get mad, then get over it." – Colin Powell. Anyway, we can stay here, explain to Theo and Marcus and cancel our dates. Or we all could go, depending on what Nikki feels like."

"Yeah," Chloe agreed, taking out her phone. "But first we need to call Marcus and Theo and tell them that maybe we'll be late or we'll not come and explain the situation."

"What's the matter, dear?" Mrs. Maxwell asked, coming towards the girls. Chloe nearly forgot about the fact that Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell were still there, talking to Chloe's parents. Brianna, Nikki's cute little sister was at someone's house. Chloe's parents had arranged a date for themselves after they drop her, Nikki and Zoey at the Dance. Chloe's little brother was at a friend's house. Unfortunately, there was probably going to be a change of plans.

"Zoey, you explain to Mrs. Maxwell," Chloe said. "And I'll call Marcus."

"Okay," Zoey nodded. The she turned to Mrs. Maxwell and started explaining the situation who was listening in concern.

Chloe walked to the end of the staircase and called Marcus. Within seconds, he answered. "Hey Chloe, what's up!"

"Hey, Marcus," Chloe said. "We're having a problem. Nikki said that Brandon says he's sick so he can't attend the dance and she's-"

"Wait, Brandon says he' sick?"

"Yeah, so he can't attend the dance so Nikki is-"

"Brandon can't attend the dance? But he's here! I saw him right now."

"He's THERE?!"

"Uh…yeah. I saw him talking to MacKen-"

"MACKENZIE?!"

"Um…y-yeah. L-let me ask Theo," Marcus stammered, clearly afraid. "Hey Theo," he turned to Theo and Chloe could hear muffled voices. "Yeah, he was talking to her," Marcus confirmed after a few moments.

Chloe couldn't believe what she was hearing. She tried to put together the pieces… So Brandon dumped Nikki so that he could take MacKenzie to the dance? But then, why did he dump Nikki? Why didn't he say 'no' to her in the beginning? Maybe he just wanted to break Nikki's heart or something. Some people are just so cruel!

If Brandon was there, then Nikki absolutely shouldn't go to the dance! If she sees Brandon with MacKenzie, then things would be worse! Chloe knew what to do. She and Zoey will-

"Hey…Chloe?" Marcus asked, breaking Chloe's train of thoughts. "Are you still there?"

"Oh, sorry Marcus," Chloe apologized. "I just… spaced out, you see."

"Oh."

"But listen," Chloe said. "What Brandon did to Nikki is terrible! He told her that he's not coming to the dance because he's sick in the last minute!"

"How can he do that?" Marcus asked, puzzeled.

"I know, right! But now Brandon has taken MacKenzie to the dance!" Chloe said furiously. "So basically he just dumped Nikki for MacKenzie!"

"Huh? But that's not what happened!"

"Of course that's what happened!" Chloe said. "Marcus, listen. Maybe me and Zoey may not be able to come because Nikki is really upset. She's been crying for a long time and she needs emotional support."

"You won't be able to come to the dance?"

"Maybe, but I'm really, really, really sorry, Marcus," Chloe said, apologizing profusely. "But you understand the situation, right?"

"Umm…kind of?"

"Then I'll explain everything better later," Chloe said, looking in Zoey's direction. "I gotta deal with something here."

That's it for this chapter! So this is a twist! What do you think will happen? And how was the chapter? Awesome? Okay? Terrible?

I need answers.