"Get your prom tickets here!"
Scott walked past the desk and smiled down at the desk, "two please Cass."
"Oh, hey Scott. Two huh?"
"Yep."
"Going with someone then?" Cass smiled as she tucked a strand of hair behind her ear.
"Most likely," he paid for the tickets, "thank you very much."
Cass watched the tall man walk down the corridor, "maybe," she looked up at the next person and continued with her work.
Virgil sat at the piano in the main music room scribbling notes onto a sheet of manuscript, he heard the door open and sighed, "yeah?"
"Hey Virg, it's me."
Virgil smiled, "hey Scott, what's wrong?"
"Oh nothing, just bought my tickets for prom."
Virgil turned around on the stool, "well well look at you. So who are you going to take? I mean you're on girlfriend number three now?"
"Don't be a jerk. I'm not with anyone at the moment which is what makes it hard taking someone."
"You can't just take anyone, you're one of the most popular guys at this school."
"Yeah, I know," Scott sat down against a desk and picked up a guitar, "what do I do?"
"What are you asking me for?" Virgil turned back to face the piano, "this is something you have to figure out for yourself."
Scott flicked the strings under his right hand, "helpful."
"I know, you're welcome," Virgil smiled as he changed some bars on the score.
"You just wait until your prom Virgil."
"You won't even be here, you leave after this."
Scott cursed, "oh dammit, you're right."
"Who do you want to ask?"
"I'm not sure," Scott readjusted the guitar on his knee and began to play, "there's the girl in my English class who I always talk to, then there's the girl in music who flirts with me."
Virgil smiled, "someone flirts with you, in music?"
"I sang in class once and she's been obsessed with me ever since. And we usually get put in groups together."
"Ah. Well, that's two choices."
Scott rolled his eyes, "I know that."
Meanwhile, in her room Kayo was lying on her bed going over some homework when her roommate walked in, she looked up as her friend dumped her work on the bed.
"Are you ok Rosie?"
"Too much work Kayo, and prom is coming up. I wish it was our turn, I want to dance."
"Prom, hmm."
"You don't know what prom is?"
"Yeah, I do. I just have no care for it, dancing and having to find a guy to go with. I'm happy just on my own or going somewhere for a drink."
Rosie frowned, "lighten up love, I think you'd love it."
"Ha! Unlikely, anyway who's going to ask us? It's not for our year."
"You never know, people you ask don't have to be in your year," Rosie lay on her back holding a book above her head.
"What's the point of that then?"
Rosie shrugged, "no idea, but I wouldn't mind being asked."
"Like someone in that year do you?"
"Admire, there is one guy who is just gorgeous. But he's so picky."
Kayo raised an eyebrow, "who's that then?"
"Scott Tracy, you've got to be breathtaking to get him."
Kayo snarled inside at her friend's judgment of her brother, "really?"
"Yeah, I've seen the way he looks at people, he'd never ask me."
"Don't put yourself down, just be happy who you are."
A couple of weeks went by and couples were beginning to emerge, girls walked around in groups all giggling and giving the guys more attention, Kayo sat with Virgil and John at lunch and sighed.
"I hate prom season."
Virgil smirked, "why's that?"
"It's just so overrated, everyone gets obsessed with dates and stuff."
Scott walked over to join them ignoring the group of girls close behind him, "help."
John laughed, "got quite the fan club there don't you?"
Scott sat down and opened his can of coke, "it's too much, I don't like any of those girls. Just look at them."
Virgil glanced over at the highly made up girls who were talking together and giggling, "they do look annoying."
"They're the most popular girls in my year, but they're bullies. They tease the girls who aren't popular, why would I ask one of them to dance with me?"
John smiled, "how are you going to shake them off then?"
"Take someone who's nothing like them."
Kayo sighed, "this is why I don't like prom. I'd be one of those girls who never got asked."
"But you're lovely sis."
"I'm not popular or anything, plus I'm hated because I know you guys," Kayo pushed her tray away, "I'll see you later."
Virgil watched her go, "Scott, why not ask Kayo?"
"What?"
"She's your friend, you live together."
"Virgil, she's my sister. Plus you heard what she said, I don't want her to be hated because I ask her."
John kicked him under the table, "don't be an ass, she'd love it if you asked."
"First of all, ow! And second, she doesn't like prom, I don't want to drag her along."
Virgil shrugged as he finished his burger, "fine, but take on board what we said."
