Sorry I deleted the first copy of this but I needed to edit and add in some things.

"What happened last year?" asked Gil as his daughter and Scott talked. He knew that there was mutual attraction between the two teens. He didn't mind Scott like he would other boys. Scott was a decent guy, hard working and loyal.

"Last year my date to the biggest dance of the year for juniors was only after one thing. Scott and his friends over heard what he was planning to do with me. They stopped me at the dance and told me what he was going to do. Latter that night when I was trying to leave with the girls he tried making me leave with him. Scott and his friends stepped in and told him to fuck off. Cam took a swing at Larry. Larry ducked then nailed Cam hard across the face with a killer Left hook." said Fran with a grin as she painted a figure draped in the mist.

"Wow that is amazing Fran." said Gil and Scott as they watched her painting this new person into the image. The figure in the mist seemed to be reaching out to something.

Fran blushed as she worked on her picture. Gil was way cooler then she thought he was. He even had worried about her when she had snuck out using the fire escape. That was way cooler then her mother calling the cops on her.

"Who is that figure Fran?" asked Scott pointing to the misty figure.

"To tell you the truth I don't know I have been having this recurring dream lately and this painting is to help me figure out why." said Fran as she painted in a girl with brown hair walking towards the figure. Scott noticed that the girl wore a simple gray dress. She seemed be very pretty yet she was so lonely. The misty figure was strangely familiar.

She looked at the painting before sighing and starting to pack up the paints. "It always ends at this scene in my dreams."

Gil smiled his daughter was an artistic girl who knew a lot about the world around her. She looked up at him and said "What is it Dad"

"We had better head out before your mother calls the cops on us. I am on probation with her right now, and you were sick the last your mother knew" he said rubbing his head. Sara had him on a tight lash this time.

"Okay dad." Fran stood up and said "See you in art class tomorrow Scott." she waved as they left.

Scott waved back before deciding to fallow his friend's advice. He was going to win Fran's heart. He headed home to plan how.

When Scott got home he headed to his room to plan how to win Fran's heart. He knew that Fran was not going to be easy to win over. She had known him for years. He had tortured her as a kid and now they belonged to different circles of people during school. He knew that Fran loved butterflies and roses as well as painting and swimming.

He took from under his bed a notebook that he used when he wanted to surprise people. He started writing down ideas for how to surprise Fran. He came up with a lot of them and decided to do the whole Valentines Day Secret Admirer Plan for her. He would start tomorrow. Right now he had to get back to work.

Sara almost had a fit when Gil and Fran walked back into the apartment. Both had face paint on and were relaxed. Gil was grinning at Fran who was sporting a butterfly painted on her cheek. Gil sported a preying mantis on his cheek.

"Hey mom sorry if we scared you but we decided to have some bonding time without you. Did you know that there is actually a butterfly in Hawaii that eats meat." Said Fran she had a book on butterflies of the world in her arms while Gil had a book on insects that were edible and how to cook them.

"You two stopped at the Insectasaraium on the way home didn't you." Sara said no longer mad she knew that things between Fran and Gil were a little icy at first. Gil and Fran now seemed to be friends.

"Ya we did and Fran got sick watching the preying mantis feeding." Teased Gil.

"I did not. It just eww was kind of something I did not want to see." Said Fran blushing.