A/N: Well, I don't know how much longer this will be. I don't want to rush it, but I'm in the market to start writing more angsty fics. I've written a lot of parody, and while it has been fun, I'm getting a little tired of it. I'm not tired of my fics, I'm just ready to write in more genres. So I'll be finishing these parodies and writing a sequel to "A Day In The Life of Chazz Princeton" and that will be it. I'm sorry. To all the fans of my parodies, thank you so much for sticking with me. I promise it's not the end. I will pick it up in the future.

Disclaimer: I do not own GX.

Chapter 4: The Grand Ball

When Chazz arrived, he was awed. It was more than he could've imagined. There were lights strung up everywhere, as well as sheer white curtains tied to the marble banisters. Roses twined around the staircase, and were arranged in bunches on every table. The tables were covered in red lace tablecloths, scented floating candles around the roses. Petals were scattered about as well, brightening up the dark room with splashes of pink, red, and white (1). He stopped at the doorway, blushing as he remembered he was wearing a dress. He would've run away; however, he had already been spotted.

"Chazz?" Alexis' voice called.

"Oh, dammit." He silently cursed.

"Why are you--" She broke off. "Nevermind."

"Look, it was Atticus' idea, not mine, Ok?" He snapped, cheeks flaming.

"Um, Ok…" She raised an eyebrow, looking skeptical.

"Hey, Chazz, I see you--whoa." Jaden stared at him as he came up, taking Alexis' arm. "What's with the--"

"Don't you dare say it!" Chazz snapped.

"Well, Ok…whatever, Chazz. I guess it doesn't really matter." Jaden smiled a little. "Well, are we gonna have fun or what?"

Alexis smiled. "Of course we are! Come on you guys."

At that moment, Mindy and Bastion came up. They all began chatting, but Chazz didn't join them. He began to feel awkward and lonely. Where was his date? Had Atticus lied? What if this were all a big set up to make him look stupid? He could see it now, Atticus jumping out of the bushes and snapping a picture of THE Chazz in a dress. How humiliating. Why had he even let Atticus talk him into wearing that thing out in public anyway? Sighing heavily, he sat on the steps and rested his chin in his hands, feeling depressed.

"Hey, Chazz." Came a cheery greeting.

He looked up and stared. There stood Atticus, adorned in a dark teal shirt, suspenders, pants ending at his knees, black socks that stopped at the end of his pants, neon yellow sneakers, and a silver sequin bow tie. Jasmine, who was standing next to him, was dressed in a white sundress with a cherries printed all over it. She, as well, was wearing white knee high athletic socks and dirty white sneakers (2). Chazz gawked, his mouth agape.

"You've got to be kidding me."

"About what?" Atticus asked, smiling brightly.

"Nevermind. Atticus, where's my…" He trailed off, looking down at the floor.

"Your date?" Atticus smirked, "Don't worry. He's here. I'll get him for you."

"I feel so awkward," Chazz thought, "I'm dressed like a girl for Pete's sake…"

Before he had time to do anything more, Atticus returned, dragging an unwilling victim with him. "Ta-da!"

Chazz looked up. Charcoal eyes met teal ones. The two boys stared at each other for a minute. Then, they grimaced. Atticus ignored their obvious dismay and shoved Zane next to Chazz.

"Well, have fun." He walked off, his arm hooked through Jasmine's.

Chazz stared up at Zane, his mouth turned sharply down in disappointment. "You're my date…"

"So it seems…" Zane looked down at Chazz, then arched an eyebrow, "Why the hell are you in a dress?"

"I was hoping you wouldn't ask." He muttered, averting his gaze. "It's a long story involving Atticus."

"I figured so much." Zane laughed a little. "Why'd you go along with it?"

"He insisted." Chazz sighed, "And, well, I don't know…" He cheeks flamed from embarrassment. "I just wanted to wear a dress and know what it was like, I guess…"

"You wanted to wear it? Are you serious?"

"Well, I-I mean, you know what I mean. I was curious, that's all."

"Uh-huh…" Zane didn't look convinced. "Are you sure you're feeling all right?"

"Yeah! I'm fine. I promise."

"Ok…"

They sat in absolute silence for several minutes, just listening to the music from the other room. Finally, Zane spoke again.

"I really feel humiliated to be sitting next to you while you're wearing that…could you maybe change?"

"There's no way…" Chazz groaned, "I have no other clothes."

"Oh…I'm sorry."

Silence.

"You want to go in there?" Chazz finally asked, jutting his thumb towards the other room.

"Sure, why not?" Zane got to his feet and led Chazz into the main room again.

Both boys froze as they entered the room. They stared at Alexis, who was dancing with Jaden. Both were smiling and laughing. Teasing him, she danced a little close then backed up. They laughed again, obviously having a good time. Chazz clenched his fists and tried not to think about how lucky that damn slifer was. Instead, he grabbed Zane's arm and dragged him to the dance floor.

"What are you--" Zane began.

"We might as well have fun while we're here," Chazz told him, then jerking his head close so he could whisper, "Besides, we have to keep an eye on Alexis and slacker. You never know what she might do. What if she drop tops on him? Oh, the sheer horror. We've got to keep that from happening at ALL costs, Ok?"

"Alexis is NOT the type to dirty dance." Zane pointed out, "Besides, even if she did, it wouldn't be that bad. And she would NOT do it at a school function."

"Well, you know how hormones and emotions can be." Chazz growled, "We've got to keep her out of trouble."

"That's her brother's job."

"Look at her brother."

They glanced over at Atticus, who had Jasmine pressed against his hips. Zane looked back over at Chazz, his lip curled in disgust.

"Ok, nevermind."

"Yeah, that's what I thought. So it's up to us to make sure she doesn't get into any, ahem, trouble. You know what I mean?"

Zane nodded, looking disturbed. "Oh, we will, Chazz, we will."

At that moment, a slow song came on. Chazz blushed as Zane pulled him close. "What the hell are you doing, Truesdale?"

"Silence," Zane hissed, "Let's dance closer to her and Jaden."

They watched as Alexis stood close to Jaden, her arms around his neck and her head on his shoulder.

"They're dancing awfully close." Chazz murmured, "Should we tell them to chill?"

"Not yet." Zane told him, "Patience, Princeton."

Soon, Jaden had tightened his grip around her waist, pulling her closer to him. The two were staring into one another's eyes and smiling tenderly at each other. Chazz and Zane stiffened, clutching each other and holding their breaths. They knew what was coming next. Before either had time to stop it, Alexis and Jaden we leaning in towards each other, tilting their heads. Chazz almost died as their lips met in a gentle kiss. And the worst part was they didn't stop.

Chazz looked up at Zane. Their eyes widened in shock as the kiss grew more passionate. Both hoped, with all their hearts, that a chaperone would come and stop them. But nobody did. Eventually, they stopped on their own will. However, the damage was done.

"They…they really like each other…" Chazz gasped, clutching Zane's sleeves. Tears stung his eyes. "Which means, no chance for me…"

Feeling hurt, he lowered his face and held it near Zane's chest, so he wouldn't see his tears. Zane, however, knew that Chazz was broken, even more broken than he was. Gently, he pushed Chazz's face in his shirt.

"Go ahead…we both know you want to."

"I'm not gonna cry…" Chazz seethed through clenched teeth, "I'm fine."

"If that's what you say." Zane sighed.

"Don't think you need to take care of me, I'm perfectly fine!" Chazz snapped.

Zane looked down at the hurt in the younger boy's onyx eyes. "Please don't be so heartbroken, Chazz, there are other girls out there. Plenty that would love to have a guy like you."

"You're just saying that."

"No, I really mean it. You're amazing, Ok? Don't forget that. There's so much about you to love. You'd be really faithful to your girlfriend and give her all the attention and gifts she could handle. Who wouldn't want to be yours?"

"Since when did you hand out such sugar coated compliments?" Chazz asked skeptically.

Zane blushed. "Well, I-I…"

"What's the matter, Zane? Am I psyching you out?" Chazz smirked at him, leaning in his face. He was merely trying to be intimidating, but the reaction he got was far more satisfying. His eyes widened as Zane's blush deepened. "Zane, do you…do you like me?"

"No!" Zane protested, "I don't like you! Not like that, anyway…I mean, we're both guys…so what? You're attractive enough…but I like girls…"

"Uh-huh, sure. Are you gay, Zane?" Chazz teased.

"No! That's preposterous!"

Chazz sighed heavily, looking over at Jaden and Alexis again. "Nevermind, Zane. It doesn't matter anyway. I don't care if you are gay. I don't even care if you like me. If you did, I would just accept it and let you have me." Feeling depressed, he laid his head on Zane's shoulder as the tears threatened to fall again.

Zane wasn't sure how to handle this. Awkwardly, he put his hand on Chazz's back, and blushed feeling the sensation of bare skin brushing. Quickly, he shook the thought from his mind. No, he couldn't be; could he?

As Chazz began to cling and tremble, Zane felt his heart melting. He couldn't have the poor guy falling to pieces when he should be having fun. Even he wasn't so worked up about this. Maybe he hadn't really liked her as much as he thought he had. Trying to be comforting, he began to rub Chazz's back rhythmically.

"There, there, Chazz, everything's all right," He assured in a soothing tone, "You'll find someone else, someone who will love you to bits. You'll get the affection you deserve. Come on, cheer up. You did for a moment there. What do I have to do to get you to smile again?"

Chazz refused to answer him. He only dug his fingers harder against Zane's jacket.

"Oh, for Pete's sake. Come here, Chazz."

Chazz looked up with confused eyes. Ignoring it, Zane cupped his pale face in his hands and set his mouth hard against Chazz's. Chazz's charcoal eyes widened in surprise as Zane's lips massaged his own. Finally, Chazz managed to gather his wits enough to pull away.

"Zane, what was that for?!" He demanded angrily.

Zane stared down at him, looking sheepish. "I can't stand to see you so upset. Please cheer up. I'd do anything to get you back to normal."

"I've hardly even been upset for ten minutes." Chazz told him, raising an eyebrow. "How does this make any sense?"

Zane shrugged. "I guess it doesn't to you. But it just grinds on my nerves to think that you'd be so upset over her…she's not worth it. Even for ten minutes."

"Why are you saying this now? I thought you liked her! Zane, you're making less and less sense. Why are you changing your mind so suddenly?"

"I don't…I don't know…" Zane wracked his brain for an explanation, but found none. "I guess I just changed my mind…"

"That's--" Chazz began, but Atticus came up and cut him off.

"Chazz, you have to leave…"

"Why? I'm just starting to figure things out around here."

"I forgot…you have to get back before midnight…otherwise, the spell will wear off and you'll have no way to get home."

"So? Zane can take me home."

"And your dress will disappear leaving you standing naked in front of the student body of Duel Academy," Atticus added.

"WHAT?!"

"Go now!"

"Chazz, wait," Zane protested, grabbing his arm, "There's something I want to tell you. It's important."

"You don't have time!" Atticus wailed, "The spell will wear off in twenty minutes. He has to get home pronto!"

"Sorry, Zane, I gotta go," Chazz told him, tearing away from his grip and running up the stairs. As he ran, he dropped his cell phone (3).

Zane stood at the base of the staircase, staring sadly up at Chazz as he rushed out the doors. "But, Chazz," he muttered, hanging his head, "I don't love Alexis, I love you…"

"That was fast," Atticus pointed out, interrupting the dramatic moment, "How the hell does that make sense?"

"I'm a guy, dammit!" Zane snapped, "I can change my mind about love if I want, whether it's after ten years or ten minutes. And it can make sense! Besides, I don't know the difference between love and lust."

"Yeah, same here." Atticus agreed, "I think you lusted my sister."

"What guy doesn't?"

"Chazz loved her…I think."

"This is hurting my head. Let's not speak of this any longer."

"Fine by me. It gets really awkward. So, um, anyway…moving on…"

They stood in silence for a moment. Then, Zane coughed.

"I'm sorry, did you say something?" Atticus asked.

"No, I just coughed, and yeah…"

"Oh, ok, so you just coughed and I thought that--"

"That I said something and--"

"Yeah."

Silence.

"Sooo, nice weather."

"Yeah. It's warm."

"Yeah. What is it, 77, 78 degrees?"

"Yeah. (4)"

Silence.

"Ok, now I think enough time has passed. Can I be dramatic again?" Zane asked.

"Yeah, go ahead. Just not too much. This is supposed to be happy, not emo-ish."

"Is that even a word?"

"Just go on."

"Fine. How will I contact him?"

"Oh, look," Atticus said loudly, picking up Chazz's cell phone, "It seems as though Chazz has accidentally dropped his phone. I guess that we'll have to find him to give it back…"

"You know, that just ruins it, Atticus," Zane groaned, "You just killed it."

"What?"

"The suspense?" Zane held his head in his hands, "Actually, now no one will take me seriously. Chazz certainly won't."

"Oh, shut up."

"Atticus, this chapter should've ended two pages ago."

"Oops, my bad. Ahem, anyway, it's over now. Go home people, there's nothing to see…"

"That's not the way to end a chapter! Dammit, you ruined it again."

"I know what to do now…" Atticus gestured towards Jaden and Alexis. "BEHOLD!!!"
Jaden and Alexis were again slow dancing. Jaden pressed his forehead to Alexis', all the while staring deeply into her eyes. She touched her lips gently to his, entwining her fingers in his chocolate brown hair.

"I love you, Jaden." She whispered.

Silence.

"Jaden?"

"Umm…"

"Oopsie," Atticus muttered, "She made the big mistake of mentioning the 'L' word. Get out of there, Yuki!"

"I love you too, Alexis…"

"Oh, NO! We've lost another one." Atticus ran off crying.

Zane stood there, watching Jaden and Alexis lock lips again. "Maybe," he thought, "If they can be happy together, even though Jaden is so clueless, I can find a way to be with Chazz."

He looked down at the cell phone and smiled. Yes, he'd do anything at this point. And now that he had an excuse to see him again, maybe he could make his dreams come true. After all, wasn't that how all fairy tales ended? He would find his prince. This he was certain of.

A/N: Totally cracky. But it don't have to make sense. It's a frickin parody. Ah well.

(1) This is how my prom looked. It was so beautiful. sigh

(2) There was a couple that came to my prom that dressed like this. I'm not even kidding. If you think that's weird, you should've seen my chemistry teacher. He came wearing a filthy sweatshirt, torn jeans and a doo rag. XD

(3) Allusion to "A Cinderella Story." Ya know, where Sam dropped her cell phone on the steps?

(4) Allusion to "The Emperor's New Groove." They had this conversation after an awkward silence.