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Hey yo! Sorry for not updating in a while, but I needed to concentrate on school this week. Also, I needed to get my creative juices flowing for this chapter. So now you know.
Before we get into the story, I just want to thank every single one of you who have been reading this story and have been enjoying it so far. It really means a lot to me, ya heard?
THE BROTHERHOOD
Chapter Three: Prom Time
Days flew by until the time came for the senior prom. It was 7 p.m. and students started arriving at the hotel where it was being hosted.
One student pulled his blue mustang into the parking lot. When he found an open spot, he grabbed it, parked his car and turned it off.
When the car door opened, Randy stepped out clad in a black tuxedo. He smoothed out his black bowtie and jogged over to the passenger's side and opened the door for his date.
Stacy stepped out and smiled at Randy. When she made sure her black and white prom gown didn't get caught in the door, she slammed the car door shut.
Stacy gave him a quick kiss on the cheek. "That's for being a gentleman."
"You ready to go in, Stace?" Randy said with his arm out to her.
Stacy adjusted the white corsage on her gown and with a quick nod of her head said, "You know it."
She hooked her arm along with his and the couple went inside the hotel.
The couple was amazed when they entered the ballroom to see the beautiful decorations strewn about.
"Wow, they sure did a number on this place," Randy said.
Stacy agreed, "No kidding. It's beautiful."
They looked around as music provided by the DJ filled the room. They saw many couples dancing and people mingling.
Randy stopped on one table, where he saw John and Dave hanging out.
"Hey Stace, John and Dave are over there," the dark-haired teen said. "You want to go over and say hi?"
"Sure, let's go."
As the couple approached the two young men, Randy noted Dave wearing a tuxedo as well; only he was wearing a white jacket instead of a black one. As for John, he was surprised to see him dressed in a black tuxedo with a blue necktie.
"Hey guys," Randy said.
"Hey you two," John said.
"Hey," Dave said as well.
"Looking good, fellas," Randy commented. "Although I'm surprised to see you actually wearing a tux, John. Never figured you'd be one to get all dressed up for a night like this."
"Yeah well, I figured that if I wanted to attend, I had to wear something nice," John responded. "When in Rome and all that."
Stacy asked, "You guys didn't bring any dates?"
To this, both guys shook their heads.
"Chris was actually going to join us, but then he told us that he and Trish were going together," Dave noted to the leggy blonde.
"Chris and Trish are coming here together?" Stacy asked. "Didn't they break up some time ago? I didn't know they were getting back together."
"They're not," Randy said to his girlfriend. "At least, that's what Chris told me. He said that it would better than to attend by himself."
John piped in after his friend finished explaining the situation. "So now, our trio is down to two."
"If you wanted, I could've hooked you up with a couple of my friends," Stacy suggested.
"It's cool, Stacy," said Dave. "We actually chose not to come with dates, but thanks for the offer."
John placed an arm around the ethnic-looking teen. "Besides, who needs dates when you have a good friend to hang out with?"
"Yeah," Dave raised an eyebrow at the Italian-American teen. "But if you don't remove your arm, people might get the wrong idea about us."
The other teen realized what he was doing and quickly removed his arm. "Right, don't need to be scaring any chicks away. My bad."
Randy and Stacy laughed at the situation as John and Dave started acting masculine.
"Did the others arrive yet?" Randy asked.
"Nope," John responded with a shook of his head. "We're the only ones here so far. My guess is that they'll be showing up later when the party really starts jumping."
"Well in that case, do you want to dance Stacy?" Randy asked.
"I would love to."
With that, both Stacy and Randy went out onto the dance floor as John and Dave bid them farewell.
Sometime later by the snack table, Randy was getting some punch for himself and Stacy while chatting with John and Dave when he felt a tap on his shoulder. He turned to see Adam wearing a black tuxedo much like his.
"Hey Adam, when did you get here?" Randy asked.
"Just a couple of minutes ago," said the blond man. "Amy is over there talking with a couple of friends."
All four guys looked over to where Adam pointed to see Amy, his stepbrother Jay and his longtime girlfriend Gail Kim talking to various people.
"Me and Jay decided to take both of our dates in one car," the blond man explained. "That's why it took so long for us to get here. After we picked up Ames, we went to pick up Gail."
"Well, just as long as you made it, man," Dave said.
"You know something, Adam?" John asked. "You almost look like something out a Guns 'n' Roses music video."
Randy snapped his fingers. "Oh yeah, I just noticed that."
Adam laughed at the observation. "Yeah, I wanted to actually find a top hat that Slash would normally wear but couldn't find one. So I just figured 'fuck it."
"Well well well, what do we have here?" came another voice.
The guys turned to see Paul and Chris walk up to them. Paul was decked out in a black tuxedo, only he was wearing a black dress shirt and a silver necktie, while Chris had on a blue tuxedo jacket.
Chris said, "Looks like the gang is all here now."
"Where's Trish and Steph?" said Dave.
"Steph is over there talking to Stacy," said Paul.
"And Trish is off talking to a couple of her friends," Chris added.
"Probably talking about chick stuff," said John. "Like guys or something like that."
"Well in that case, they obviously must be talking about me," said Chris with a wide smile.
Adam grinned as he shook his head. "You're so full of shit sometimes, you know that Chris?"
"What can I say? I'm a sexy beast!"
Paul laughed at that and patted his friend on the back. "Whatever you say, man."
"Anyway," Chris began. "I noticed you guys kept your pact of coming without dates. Sorry for bailing on you guys."
"It's alright," Dave replied. "Nothing personal."
Randy observed the group's surrounding. "I've seen a lot of single girls here tonight. So you two just might have some luck and score tonight."
"Luck?" questioned John. "No such thing when it comes to me."
"Check out Casanova here," said Paul. "All confident and shit."
"Yeah, you're a regular Don Juan," added Chris. "No wonder the ladies don juan anything to do with you."
The other guys laughed at that comment.
"Very fucking funny Chris, but you know the ladies love me," John said as he spotted the attractive Maria Kanellis and grabbed two punch glasses. "If you guys will excuse me, I'm going to go talk to Maria. I'll catch you guys later. Hold my calls."
"See ya, man," Adam said as he turned to see Amy, Jay and Gail no longer talking to anyone else. "Well I'm going to go join up with Amy. Later dudes."
With that, Adam left the group.
Eventually, Stephanie and Stacy came up and left with Paul and Randy out onto the dance floor.
Dave asked still by the snack table, "So are you sure you and Trish aren't dating again?"
Chris groaned. When he told the guys that he was taking Trish to the prom, they automatically assumed they were going out again.
"I told you guys before," he said. "We're just going as friends. Nothing more, nothing less."
"Are you sure about that, dude?" Dave asked. "It's just that from what you told us how it went about, she still has a thing for you."
"Even so, I don't think I should get involved with her again. Let's not forget she was the one who ended things between us."
Dave nodded remembering how the two broke up a couple of months ago. "Yeah, that's true."
"I mean, should I take a chance of going through all that drama again?" Chris asked. "After all, a guy can only take so much."
"Do you still have a thing for her at least?" Dave asked.
Chris shook his head in uncertainty. "I don't know, big guy."
The bigger teen patted the rocker on the back, not sure what else to say.
"I'm going to go find Trish, so I'll catch you later." Chris left for the table where his ex-girlfriend was sitting.
Dave grinned a little as he took a sip from his punch. He saw Chris sit down with Trish while seeing Adam, Randy and Paul dance with their respective girlfriends and John with Maria.
He turned his head when he felt a tap on his arm.
"Hey, Candice," he greeted.
"Hey Dave," said Candice Michelle Beckman. "You want to dance?"
Dave simply replied, "Sure."
Two and a half hours later, it was time to announce the prom king and queen.
The DJ stopped as Shelton stepped up onto the stage and came up to the microphone to announce them, it being his duty as senior class president.
"Alright ladies and gentlemen, it's time to announce the king and queen of the 2005 Stamford High School senior prom," the black teen announced. "Let's wheel out the crowns and get this show on the road."
Two students brought them out.
"I've got the results right here, so let's get right to it," he said as he grabbed one envelope and tore it open. "This year's queen is…Stephanie McMahon!"
Excitedly, Stephanie gave a smiling Paul a quick kiss on the lips and went up on stage. There, she received the tiara with her smile still intact.
"Congratulations Steph," said Shelton as he grabbed the second envelope and did the same thing. "But this picture we have here is incomplete of course without a king. And joining Stephanie up on stage as the new prom king is…Paul Levesque! Come on up Paulie and get your crown."
Applause roared again as Paul went up on stage to join Stephanie and Shelton, where received his crown.
"Now let's let our royal couple have their first dance as king and queen."
The lights lowered as Paul and Stephanie stepped off stage to dance.
At one table, Adam and Amy relaxed. Adam couldn't help but look over at his girlfriend in her red dress, which complemented her fiery hair.
"What is it, Adam?" she asked noticing her blond boyfriend. "Oh no, I don't have any food on my face, do I?"
Adam smiled with his green eyes twinkling. "Nah babe. I just think you look so beautiful tonight and how lucky I am to be here with you."
Amy blushed and grinned. "Well, the feeling is mutual."
She reached over and grabbed his hand, which the rebel returned.
"Thanks for bringing me here. I know the prom isn't really your thing but I'm glad you came with me."
"I'm having a good time, I'll admit. "Adam said as he and Amy got closer together and kissed. "But mostly because I'm here with you."
"You're sweet," the red-haired teen replied.
"So what say me and you and get a room for the night and order up some strawberries and whip cream?"
Amy playfully slapped him on the arm as she laughed. "Figured you'd say something like that, you perv."
"What can I say," he said as he waggled his eyebrows. "I'm unique."
Out on the hotel balcony, Stacy and Randy decided to get away from the party and grab some fresh air.
"It's beautiful out tonight," Randy said as he looked out into the night.
"Yeah it sure is," said Stacy as she slowly turned her eyes towards her date. "Can I tell you something?"
"Sure, you can tell me anything."
"Ever since I was a little girl; I always had this fantasy of how my prom would go. First: I would be picked up by this handsome man who would treat me like a princess. We would dance, laugh and just have a good time. It would be the most magical night of my young life."
Randy nodded. "That's a nice fantasy."
"It's not a fantasy anymore, Randy," Stacy said. "You made it come true."
Randy smiled. "I'm glad."
Meanwhile, Trish and Chris sat at a table just watching other couples dance.
"I've been having a great time tonight, Chris."
"Me too," Chris said. "It was a good idea to go as friends. I miss hanging out with you. It's just like the old days."
"Yeah, it was," said Trish to herself with a little hint of dejectedness in her voice.
Chris thought he picked up something in her voice. "Is something wrong?"
"No," she said as she waved it off. "Nothing at all."
"Alright," he said.
As they sat there, many thoughts ran through their minds.
Trish was thinking about this night really made her realize how much Chris meant to her.
Chris was thinking the same thing, only he was wondering if he could really take a chance of being with her again.
Back on the balcony, Randy and Stacy continued looking at the night sky. The dark-haired young man looked over at his beautiful girlfriend.
"Stacy, can we talk?" he said.
The blonde turned to Randy. "Okay, what about?"
"Well, we've been going out for about six months, right?"
She nodded.
"Stacy, I can honestly tell you, right here and now, that the time that we have been together has been wonderful," Randy admitted.
"I feel the same way."
"I'm glad you do," he said with a grin. "Because Stacy, I know for certain I can say that you have made me feel happier than I have ever been. All this time that we've been together has been nothing but special for me."
"You mean that?"
"Yeah, whenever I'm with you, I feel like…" he said. "I can't describe it. I never thought I would feel this way."
"I feel the same," Stacy said. "I never figured how this relationship would go when we started dating. But it feels so right being here with you."
Randy took a deep breath as he finally said what he wanted to say. "I love you, Stacy."
Stacy felt her breath catch in her throat. Randy Orton had just told her that he loved her. Her heart was beating rapidly at the sound of those words.
"You…you love me?"
"With all my heart," Randy admitted. "You've changed me, Stace."
Stacy couldn't help it as a torrent of tears started pouring down her face. She smiled as she threw her arms around his neck and hugged him for dear life.
"I love you too, Randy. I love you so much."
He picked her up and swung her around. They stopped swinging, but remained in each other's arms.
The dark-haired teen noticed her. "Are you still crying?"
Stacy nodded. "I'm just so happy right now."
"Yeah," Randy agreed. "Me too."
No further words were needed as they kissed each other with passion.
As they separated, Randy asked, "You want to go back in and dance some more?"
"Actually, I was thinking that we could get out of here."
"You want to go home?" Randy asked.
"That depends," Stacy asked as she smiled seductively. "Are your parents going to be home tonight?"
Randy was a little surprised by that. It wasn't that he was afraid of Stacy's parents and their reaction if they find out they slept together, knowing she's a virgin. Stacy's parents trusted her and her judgment after having a conversation regarding sex, although they had their doubts when it came to Randy. They told her that whatever choice she made would be hers and hers alone.
"Stace, are you sure? We don't have to. I'd be willing to wait for…"
He was silenced by her finger over his lips. "I'm sure Randy. I have never been so sure of anything in my entire life. I trust you."
With that, Randy slowly grasped her hand. "Alright, let's go."
The young couple walked back inside, eventually going out to Randy's car to leave.
Back in the ballroom, Stephanie and Paul were dancing. They were having a great time just being together.
She was resting her head on his shoulder when she said, "What an amazing night."
Paul nodded. "It sure is."
TO BE CONTINUED
And now, the prom is in the books. I hope you all enjoyed this installment. As you can probably tell, this chapter revolved more around Randy than the other guys. Sorry if the whole prom scenario isn't accurate. I never went to my senior prom, so I just took what I know from movies. As far as John and Dave are concerned, I had already planned something for them long before I decided to write this. So don't hold your breath for any John/Maria or Dave/Candice pairings. Anyway, I hope you all enjoyed this. So go on ahead and send in your reviews as they are greatly appreciated. Peace!