I could have had this done yesterday, but I've been a little less than focused. As some of you know, my mind is a little plagued by "The AJ Scandal". My final thoughts on the whole thing is that I'd believe they both were hooking up that night, but most likely not with each other. I honestly think that John looks like AJ as a little sister. Simple as that.
John and Steve made their way to Melissa and Nicky's dorm room, right before seven that evening. To say that John was nervous was a bit of an understatement, but he hid it remarkably. They both wore a simple black tuxedo, his bowtie and cummerbund representing the school colors. John paced back and forth in front of the door a few times before composing himself and knocking, Steve smirking the entire time. In one hand John had a wrist corsage for Sara, and a bouquet of pink roses in the other.
Nicky answered the door with a grin. "Well hello boys, you're right on time." The girl who was going to the dance stag wore a dark blue, one shoulder mini dress. Her hair was pulled up in a braided bun, with a couple of tendril curls. She wore a velvet choker style necklace with a plastic sapphire in the front.
"Well, I hope that this is an indication of how good our girls are going to look," Steve grinned.
"It could be," Nicky smiled, revealing her friends. Sara had added a silver belly chain to her dress, having just to add a simple stitch at either of her hips to secure it. Her hair was in curls, perfectly complimenting her face. Melissa wore a red, sleeveless, floor length gown with a deep v-cut. She let her long hair hang down with a soft curl.
"Yeah, I'd say that they are," John smiled, slipping the corsage on Sara's wrist before handing her the roses.
The girls found somewhere to put the flowers for the night before grabbing their handbags. Melissa and Sara linked arms with their dates before looking back to Nicky with a pout.
"Are you sure you don't want to come with us?" John looked to Nicky.
"The sound of being a fifth wheel isn't very appealing," Nicky sighed.
Steve shook his head, "but you're ready to go. It's the least we could do."
"Yeah, c'mon girl," Sara pouted, batting her eyelashes.
"Well... looks like Cena is going to have his handful with this one," Nicky laughed as she grabbed her handbag. "I guess I'm in."
"Nothing wrong with that," John chuckled. "It's all part of the adventure."
The group went to a little Italian restaurant just outside of campus for dinner. The chatted and made sure not to fill themselves up too much on the delicious food before heading to the dance. After they finished, the girls excused themselves, heading to the bathroom to fix their make-up and have a last minute talk before going to the actual dance. John began to protest to Sara leaving, but she reminded him how much he likes her Lip Smackers. This caused him to blush and sit back, allowing her to leave.
Once the girls gathered in the restroom, Melissa and Nicky started giggling.
Sara just smirked, rolling her eyes. "Yes, I know I made him blush in public. It's fun."
"Just how much kissing have you been getting in these past few days," Nicky nudged her playfully.
"Enough," Sara shrugged as she pulled her tube of watermelon Lip Smackers gloss. "Hell, the furthest we've gone was in front of the entire school a few hours ago. He might be the one, he might not. Only time will tell, really."
"You want him to be," Melissa grinned as she fixed her lip gloss.
"I can't deny that," Sara smiled widely. "I know that I've only known him a few weeks, but it just feels right."
"And there's nothing wrong with that," Nicky smiled with a nod. "That's how it was with my boyfriend. He graduated last year, but we had only been together for a few weeks before we knew for sure."
"Do you really think that John and I could go the distance?" Sara sighed as she gave herself one more look over.
"Given what we know about both of you, I'd have to go with yes," Melissa smiled.
"I really hope so. He's great," Sara smiled as she put her lip gloss away.
The other girls nodded as they finished up and walked back out into the restaurant. Outside of the door, the boys were waiting for them. John and Steve held out an arm for Sara and Melissa. The girls linked their arms with their dates, smiling. John turned back to Nicky, who was looking a little awkward and grinned, holding out his other arm to her.
"Thanks," she laughed softly as she walked to his other side.
"Not a problem, girl. I just ask that you save a dance for me," John grinned as they walked back out of the building, heading for the dance.
"What about Sara?" Nicky looked over to her friend.
"Are you kidding?" Sara shook her head. "I insist. My feet will eventually need a rest."
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The one down side of music around that time was that it was either rock or very suggestive. No one really danced when alternative songs played, and there were a handful of chaperones watching as the hip-hop songs played, making sure that the teens weren't dancing too close to one another. This didn't bother John and Sara. Where they did definitely like each other, they both consciously kept away from the dance moves that appeared more sexual. There were a few times where Sara caught Becky and her bitch squad staring her down. Toward the end of the night, this caused Sara to think about how Becky would be dancing with John if she were to get the chance to. She sighed, leaning into him with a small frown.
"Hey what's-" he stopped himself as he looked up to see Becky looking at them and shook his head. He reached down, gently cupping Sara's chin and tilting her head up. "Just remember, I'm with you and that's exactly what I want," he kissed her sweetly.
She nodded as she returned the kiss, pressing into it a bit for emotional confirmation. Once she pulled away, she noticed that Becky had left. "I'm glad I found a guy who doesn't like girls like that. Most guys our age are so hormone driven so they just gravitate to the easy girls."
John shrugged, "I just feel like some things are worth waiting for."
"So do you mean..." Sara bit her lip. "Okay, I don't know how to word this."
"I don't like the easy girls because I'm waiting for the right girl. I'm in no rush when it comes to that stuff."
Sara nodded, hugging him tightly as a slow song started to play. "And when we find the right person, we wait for the right time."
"You tryin' to tell me something?" he smirked as he slipped his arms around her waist loosely.
She smiled, "indicating without making things awkward."
He thought for a moment before nodding. "We're on the same page, then." He smiled as he swayed in the time with the music with her.
"Which I have to admit, sort of surprises me," she bit her lip, looking down.
"What does?" he grinned, knowing exactly what she was hinting at, but wanting to hear it.
She slowly looked up, taking a deep breath. "That a guy as good looking and charismatic as you are actually happens to still be holding his v-card."
"So you think that I'm good looking?" he chuckled.
"Oh hell yeah," she giggled. "And I happen to be damn proud that I snagged a hottie like you, because I'm apparently a scummy little bitch."
"Is that so?" he smirked, spotting Becky reappear.
She nodded, "I laughed and threw out an insult that she didn't understand. It was fun."
"See, now you've got to tell me what you said," he grinned, pulling away as another fast song began to play.
"She said that she has used all of her tricks to try and get you, so I said that not every teenage boy likes a girl who turns tricks. She knew that it was an insult, but I could tell that she didn't fully get it."
He laughed, shaking his head. "I get it, and I agree. It's not like I'm even the only guy here who doesn't go for that shit."
She shrugged, "girls like her don't get that. They've all programmed themselves to believe that the only way that they can get a guys attention is to be sexual. I can only imagine how many times she's thrown herself at you before I got here."
He nodded with a sigh, "and she's not the only one. I mean, sure you made jokes on the subject the day that we met, but you had absolutely no intention to make a move. That's what attracted me to you so quickly."
"Is it too soon to admit that I wanted to jump you the first time I saw you?" she smirked, brushing up against him a bit.
"But you didn't, and I can tell that you still have no real intention of going for it. I mean, yeah it's good to know that you want me, but there can be more than that. The fact that you went for friendship first instead made me want to have you as my girl," he exhaled sharply, trying to keep his physical reaction to a minimum.
She smirked, raising her eyebrow as she looked into his eyes, "did you just say that you want me to be your girl?"
He swallowed hard, "well that is... I mean... if you want to be."
She giggled, kissing him deeply. They got lost in the kiss, their tongues doing all of the dancing for the rest of the song and into the next. As she slowly pulled away, she opened her eyes, sucking his bottom lip into her mouth as she looked him with a lustful glare. Just as she could feel him about to turn into a puddle she released him, laughing. "Deep breaths, Cena. Only momentary impulses for now."
"Is that a yes?" he grinned, keeping her body close to his.
She nodded, "I just like messing with you. You just make it so damn fun."
"Nothing wrong with that," he shrugged. "You may as well mark your territory in such a manner. Plus, it's not like I'm complaining."
"I would hope not. Otherwise, you'd just simply not be normal. Just 'cause we're not getting down the first night that doesn't mean the attraction isn't there," she shrugged with a smirk as another slow song started and Nicky walked over to them.
Before they could get their arms around each other, Nicky brought an arm around Sara's shoulders. "May I cut in?"
John chuckled, wiping at the lip gloss that managed to end up outside of his lips. "We did promise," he nodded. He kissed Sara softly before bringing a hand to Nicky's hip, taking her hand in his other.
Sara giggled as Nicky placed her hand on John's shoulder. "Four minutes. I need to take a potty break, anyway." She smiled brightly as she made her way to the ladies room. After taking care of her business she walked up to the sinks to wash her hands, just as Becky walked out of one of the other stalls. Sara rolled her eyes as she looked at her roommate in the mirror. "Is there something I can help you with?" She dried off her hands as she turned to face the other girl.
"Don't play that innocent little girl act. You're just another slut and you're only out to nail the most popular guy in school. It's beyond me how it's working," the disgust on Becky's face was adamantly apparent.
Sara smiled, shrugging. "I don't know what you're talking about, Rebecca. John and I just happened to click right away. I'd be lying if I were to say that I didn't want to sleep with him, but that's not my first priority. I'm not like you." She spun on her heel, making her way to the door.
"Not so fast, you little cunt!" Becky grabbed Sara's shoulder and spun her back around, her other fist meeting the other girl's eye.
Sara laughed, rubbing her cheek. It didn't hurt that much, but it was definitely going to leave a mark. "I've been waiting for you do do that, bitch." She grabbed Becky by the hair, pushing her face into the paper towel dispenser before locking arms with her and hip tossing her onto the floor. During that last act, the door swung open, Melissa was just about to walk in, and Steve was on the other side of the hall from the door.
Melissa blinked as Becky's body hit the floor, seeing Sara's eye already beginning to redden and swell. "She hit you first, right?"
A devious grin played across Sara's face. "I was just defending myself," she shrugged as Steve dashed off to get Mike, John, and Nicky. She let the door close, looking to her friend. "If you have to go, I'd suggest you do it now and quickly."
Melissa nodded, slipping into a stall. Once she was out and was washing her hands Nicky walked in, just as Becky was coming to. Nicky opened the door wide enough for the guys to see the scene as Melissa and Sara walked out of the room.
Sara walked over to John, kissing him sweetly. "We should probably get going, babe."
John nodded, slipping an arm around his girlfriend's waist. "Monday is going to be fun," he said sarcastically as they lead the group out of the building and toward the dorms.
Once they were outside, Sara looked around to her friends. "Just so everyone knows, she did hit me first. We all know that she's going to claim otherwise."
"Yeah, unfortunately your black eye isn't going to be enough," Melissa sighed.
"You've got yourself a fighter there, Cena," Mike grinned.
"I'd just like to know how she learned how to do a hip toss," Steve looked over to John and Sara.
"You hip tossed her?" John blinked.
Sara grinned, shrugging. "There are a few moves you can learn from observation."
