"Zack, I've got to hand it to you, this non-prom was a great idea! My students are happy again AND we've raised money for Bayside!" Mr. Belding beamed as he patted Zack on the back. "You know, when I was your age I came up with great ideas too! I remember my junior year, our school needed to raise money for the class trip so I—"

"As much as I'd love to hear your story," Zack interrupted, "I've got some girls waiting on me." Zack waved at the line of girls who giggled and waved back at him. "Maybe another time, Sir?" he asked innocently.

Mr. Belding nodded. "Go ahead, son. Go cut a rug!"

"Cutting, sir," Zack smiled and backed away. He turned to the crowd of patient girls. "Oh, boy!" he exclaimed rubbing his hands together.

"Girls, since there are so many of you and so few songs, how about we double up?" He smiled charmingly and held out both arms for two girls to link up. Two girls looped their arms through his as he escorted them to the dance floor. The leftover crowd of girls sighed in unison and made their way to the bleachers to wait for their turn to dance with Zack. As they cleared out, Jessie, Lisa, and Kelly met up at the snack bar.

"Have either of you seen Violet?" Kelly asked quietly.

"No, not since we arrived. She just kind of disappeared!" Lisa replied.

"What about Screech?" Kelly asked nervously.

"I've been looking, but I haven't seen him all night," Lisa answered. Then, she paused and put her hand up to her mouth in surprise. "I can't believe I just said that!"

"Look, tonight is supposed to be fun," Jessie whispered, "We aren't supposed to think about guys."

"We aren't thinking about guys, we're thinking about Screech," Lisa corrected.

"You know what I mean, Lisa" Jessie told her. "There's no reason for us to sit around and mope. We could have done that at home."

"It's just that it will be such a surprise," Kelly sympathized.

"I feel for the little dork. But what can we do?" Lisa asked. "Do Zack and Slater know?"

"Know what?" Slater asked causing all three girls to jump.

"What?" Lisa asked nervously.

Slater looked puzzled. "I thought you asked if Zack and I knew about something."

"She did," Kelly assured him.

"Yeah, Lisa was just wondering if either you or Zack knew who made this delicious cake!" Jessie lied.

"No. Neither of us was on the food committee. You'd have to ask Alan," Slater told them. "Now I have a question for you. Why are three of Bayside's hottest ladies standing around at the snack bar instead of dancing?" Slater questioned.

"We were, but we were distracted," Kelly admitted.

"By cake?" Slater asked confused.

"Yeah, you know girls and their love for chocolate!" Lisa told him.

"But it's white cake," Slater corrected. Lisa bit her lip.

"Lisa has trouble with her colors," Kelly responded.

"How are you going to make it in the fashion world?" Slater asked amused and shook his head. "Anyway, I noticed you three weren't dancing, and I had promised Kelly a few dances, so..." his voice trailed off. "Kelly, do you want to dance?" Slater asked shyly. Kelly glanced at Jessie, but Jessie didn't seem to be bothered at all. Then, she smiled, took Slater's hand, and walked with him to the dance floor.

"You look great," Slater told her flashing a dimpled grin as he danced to the upbeat music.

"Thanks," Kelly smiled back, "You look nice too, Slater."

"You know," he began, "I don't know if I told you, but I had a really fun time on cut day."

"Me too," Kelly responded with a slight smile.

"I was just thinking that maybe you might want to—"

Suddenly, a girl bumped into Kelly, causing Slater to stop mid sentence. "Sorry," the girl smiled then, danced her way back to her partner. Slater took a few steps back to allow Kelly some more room.

They both laughed and shook their heads, then, Slater began again, "As I was saying, I was wondering if—"

This time a different girl bumped into Kelly. Slater shot her an annoyed look. The girl waved and danced back to her partner. Slater watched the girl closely and realized that she danced her way back to Zack. In fact, the other girl who had bumped into Kelly was dancing with Zack too.

Slater held up a finger to Kelly to signal to give her a moment. Then, he danced his way toward Zack flashing his most friendly grin.

"Preppy, can you share the dance floor?" he asked Zack through his teeth.

"I'm sorry. Did I bother you?" Zack asked with phony innocence.

"Well, you didn't. But both your dates keep bumping into Kelly. It makes it kind of hard to dance."

"We'll try to be more careful," Zack replied.

"Ok, then," Slater said as he walked back over to Kelly.

"I think we'll be okay now," he assured her. After a beat of silence, the music changed to a slower tempo. Slater and Kelly scooted in for a slow dance. They swayed for a moment only to be bumped a third time by a new date of Zack's. Slater grimaced and marched over to Zack's direction.

"Hey, what gives, preppy?" he asked annoyed. "I thought you were going to keep your dates away from us."

"Sorry, Slater, but it's hard to slow dance with three girls at once!" Zack replied motioning to his dates.

Slater rolled his eyes. "You're sure that's the problem?" he questioned as he pulled Zack by the arm off the dance floor.

"Yeah, what else would it be?" Zack replied coolly straightening his coat.

"Alright," Slater glanced over in Kelly's direction. "But if you want to cut in, just say so," he told his best friend. Zack waved his hand in the air to convince Slater he could care less. Slater shrugged and walked back over to Kelly.

"I think I took care of the problem," Slater told her as they danced again.

Kelly nodded and smiled. "So, what were you going to ask me?"

Slater looked over Kelly's shoulder in Zack's direction and caught his friend's eye. Zack immediately broke eye contact and began flirting with one of his dates. "Oh, uh, I was just wondering if you'd mind if I danced with Jessie and Lisa for a couple of dances," Slater told her as he scratched his head.

"Sure," Kelly smiled.

The music stopped and a new song began. Zack bowed to his dates, and they pranced off the dance floor giggling with happiness. Another girl sauntered up to him ready for a dance. Zack danced with her as he glanced distractedly around the gym. He watched Screech and Violet box-step across the floor where he noticed Lisa dancing with Moose and Jessie dancing with Slater. Then, Zack saw Kelly standing at the punch bowl alone smiling as she watched other couples dance. She was wearing a pink dress that draped of her shoulders. She looked beautiful. Yet, as beautiful as she looked, there was no line of guys waiting to dance with her. "These guys must be crazy," Zack thought aloud.

"Huh?" one of the girls dancing with him asked.

"Excuse me," Zack smiled as he twirled a girl around into the arms of a short nerd with a squeaky voice. The nerd's jaw dropped. The girl looked at Zack with a puzzled expression, but continued dancing.

"Thanks!" he squeaked as he gave Zack thumbs up. Zack returned the gesture.

Zack slid through the maze of dancing people to the punch bowl without Kelly's notice. As he dipped out a cup of punch, he spoke, "Dancing can sure make a guy thirsty!"

Kelly turned and smiled softly. "Especially when you dance with three girls at once!" she joked.

"Yeah, I think I've worn a couple holes in my shoes," he bragged. "I bet you've worn out the heels on your," he joked as he glanced down at her shoes.

Kelly laughed and shook her head no.

"Come on, there must be a ton of guys who have asked you to dance," Zack told her.

She crinkled her nose and shook her head.

"Really?" Zack asked genuinely surprised. Then, he thought about what Screech had said. "These guys must be crazy to not ask you to dance." He sat his punch down on the table. They both stood silently for a minute staring at the dancing bodies.

The song changed to a slow song again. "You know, it doesn't seem right to not dance at least one dance together," Zack told her and held out his hand.

"Zack," Kelly hesitated. Zack motioned for her to come on, and they stepped onto the dance floor. Zack placed his hands carefully on Kelly's waist and she slowly placed her hands on his shoulders. They looked at each other for a moment, and then, down at their toes both smiling a shy smile.

"Kelly," Zack whispered. "I think the reason why no one is asking you to dance is because of me," he admitted.

"What do you mean?" Kelly asked looking up at him.

"Well, for some reason, a lot of the guys still think of you as my girl," he answered gazing above her head.

"Do you?" Kelly questioned.

Zack looked down at her and their eyes met for a moment.

"Kelly!" Lisa exclaimed grabbing her friend by the arm. "Violet needs us."

"I'm sorry, Zack, I have to go," Kelly told him.

"Sure," Zack responded. He watched and Kelly and Lisa slipped out the gym door. "I'll wait," he said softly.