The gang all hung out at the Dot. Emma and Sean even happily sat in their booth, his arm around her waist and she was no drinking a milkshake with him. Nobody else!

Manny drank one too, with Jay's arm over her shoulder. Lucas and Mia sat on the end of the table, Darcy on the other side. Jt and Spinner weren't there.

Manny looked in her make up mirror, scoffing and mumbling. "I got so many hickeys, people will think I'm a leper."

Emma giggled a bit next to Sean who, on that note, leaned down and kissed her shoulder.

Manny looked...different tonight. Not as bubbly as she usually was, and giving Jay the cold shoulder. It was wierd coming from a girl who was utterly in love with him.

"Cheer up," Jay teased her, "A hickey from Jay's like a signature mark." he bit into his burger.

Manny narrowed her eyes at him, "You're a pig."

"I love it when you talk dirty to me." he told her with his mouth still full. Next to him, Darcy gave him a look of disgust.

Emma turned to Sean, "My Dad wants to give you another chance," she playfully told him.

He groaned, "Em-"

"Do you wanna come over?" she asked and raised an eyebrow, "He'll be home at 6."

Sean raised his eyebrows back. It was only 3pm. Three hours alone in Emma's house? "Okay." he finally agreed and got up.

She laughed and rolled her eyes, getting up and led him out. He grabbed her hand and shot over his shoulder, "See yeah guys."

They left and Sean got on his motorcycle, waiting for Emma to jump on and when she did she tied her arms around his waist. He smirked and drove over to her house.

Back in the Dot..

Jay looked to see Mia and Lucas get up and go too, leaving him with Darcy and Manny. "Oh, great! I get stuck with the check again." he looked to Manny, "Give me money.." he dug into his pockets for his own.

Manny turned her head and raised an eyebrow, giving him a 'oh no you didn't' look. Her glare had him taking a deep irritated breath.

"O.K., what is it, huh Manny? What's with you tonight?" he snapped, getting angry at her mood swings. What happened to his sweet and sexy Manny? Where was his girl?

Manny warned him, "Don't start with me, Jay."

Jay clenched his jaw and madly swung his arm around Darcy. "Oh, sure, fine, O.K., Eureka! How about I finish with you, huh?"

Manny turned her head, seeing his pathetic attempt to make her jealous. She grabbed her milkshake and threw it at his face, whipping his jacket off her shoulders and swung that at him too. "Finish this!" she yelled at stomped off.

Jay fumed, whipping his coat to the ground carelessly after he tried to whipe the milkshake off with yelped when he threw himself out of the booth and chased after Manny. "GET BACK HERE MANNY! MANNY!"

A waiter came by Darcy, joking lightly, "No use crying over spilled milkshake."

She helped him try to clean up the mess.

(((***)))

"So this is the...living room.." Emma lamely told Sean, trying to keep calm. She knew tonight was the night though. She wanted to give Sean, well.. you know. Something important. He was the one after all..

Sean smirked, following behind her into the kitchen. "Let me guess," he teased. "This is the kitchen?" he pulled her back to him, smiling lovingly down at her and carressed her hair.

She bit her lip smiling and then nodded to the door behind him. "..and that's.." she noted with a look in her eye, "My bedroom."

He looked back at her, his mouth dropped a little. She wanted...and he would..they'd get to. Oh god yes!

Emma giggled, falling back on her bed with Sean over her. During the summer, they had already got pass the third base part, but it was always still fun to do. Emma gasped, feeling his fingers teasing her heat underneath her skirt and she moaned, throwing her head back against her pillows and he lowered his head to nuzzel her neck and kiss around it. She smelled like vanilla. It was intoxicating.

"Sean," she whimpered. She then began unbottoning his shirt and he groaned, feeling her hips buck up back into his hand. She was so damn sexy and drove him nuts.

He was soon making love to her, and her long golden body arched against his large buff one, her legs wrapped around his hard toned waist. His strong arms held himself over her carefully as his hips grinded into hers. It was painful at first, but the longer and deeper he went, the better it felt. Emma moaned and he panted, his hands now on her hips.

She ran her fingers through his hair as he panted near her ear, coming close. "I love you." he whispered huskily. She whimpered and could only nod, too much pleasure rising at that moment. She trembled, and he began to climax too, tightening her legs around him.

"SEAN!"

They laid there breathless after, Sean smirking down at Emma and her head on his chest, the blanket wrapped around them. "I love you too." she finally whispered.

He grinned now and nodded, carressing her hair again."You okay?" he asked her.

She nodded and could fall asleep right there. She moaned, "We have to get up. My Dad will be home-"

"No need to say more." Sean teased, rolling them over and on top of her once again. He playfully nipped at her lips, "Don't want him to start hating me now that he finally likes me."

"I think Craig helped with that," Emma declared, confused about that. "Why do you guys get along so well?"

He smirked, "I helped him get a bike."

Emma smacked his chest playfully, "That was you!?"

"Emma!?" came a voice from upstairs. Snake. Emma yelped and shoved Sean off, diving for her skirt and top.

((((((((*********)))))))))))

The next day in school, Jay miserably worked under his car, trying to adjust some things. Manny still hadn't spoken to him, and he was getting pretty annoyed. Mad. Upset even. He hated to admit the girl had him wrapped around her finger but what was her damn problem with him suddenly?

He rolled up and Jt almost tripped over him, "Watch it!" he growled.

"We got you a new bumper!" Jt said proudly, trying to put it on until Lucas came up from behind.

"Hey fruitcake, you got it on backwards." he teased him, putting it on right

"What car did you swipe this from?" smirked Jay.

"Your mothers." both Lucas and Jt said.

When Sean came in, him and Jay left class to go take a smoke. Sean didn't, but Jay gladly did from being under stress. He saw Manny in the parkling lot, standing with Darcy and he clenched his jaw sadly.

Sean noticed and cleared his throat, "hey um, you going to that dance?"

"Man," Jay said, ripping his eyes off Manny and insisted, "I'm going have the hottest dates there."

Over by Manny and Darcy, Manny ripped her eyes off of Jay too. She crossed her arms and leaned on Darcy's car with a huff. He just didn't get it, didn't understand what she was going through right now.

"The dance is this weekend and we don't have dates." Darcy bittered, not believing this. It was terrible!

Manny noticed Jesse pull up into Degrassi like he always did. She narrowed her eyes at Jay and then went towards Jesse. "Come on." she pulled Darcy along.

Jesse saw the two as he pulled in slowly, and he eyed Manny giving him a seductive smirk and slowly rest her hands on her hips. God she was a babe. He raised his eyebrows, interested. He always backed off since Jay seemed to have his eyes on her, and Sean was protective. But how could he say no to a face and body like hers when she sought him out?

He leaned over, opening his door for the girls to get in and they jumped in. Manny turned her head, hoping Jay saw it. He glared at Jesse's car with his blood boiling.

At the Dot, Ellie sat with Craig and was excitingly telling him what mystery guy had texted her last night.

"He's going to meet me at the dance."

"That so?" Craig asked, biting into his burger while grinning. He was also helping her with her homework, but she was seeing stars and could barely pay attention. "What if he ditches again? Leaving you dateless?"

She looked at him, her mouth parted and her eyes seemed to agree with him. What if? She looked down.

"Tell you what," Craig said. "If he doesn't show up...your my date" it was a win/win for him.

She locked eyes with his, hers twinkling with uncertainty but also flattery. "I don't know.."

"Think it over," he raised an eyebrow, "It's not a difficult decision."

She sucked in an unsteady breath at the husky tone of his voice. Wow... she blinked and tried to finally focus on her work as her order came of fries and a burger. He was making her heart race.

"I figured out Hamlets problem," she said playfully, picking up her burger. "No ketchup!" she said, annoyed.

Craig chuckled, stealing one of her fries when she tried to slap his fingers away.

(((***)))

That weekend Dance was finally here, and Ellie stood just outside the building waiting for him. Emma and Sean came up to the doors, Sean wearing a buttoned up white shirt that rolled up his strong arms and nice dress pants, his hair pushed back.

Emma was giggling with him, and she looked beautiful. She wore a red skinny strapped dress, her golden skin glowing, and it was short at the front but flowed longer in the back. She wore black high heels and her hair was in a salon blow out.

Sean literally had trouble breathing when he picked her up.

Ellie looked over their shoulders trying to see if her mystery guy was here yet. Was she going to be stood up? Would she end up on a date with (her heart skipped) Craig?

"Waiting for someone?" Teased Emma, knowing very well

They stopped in front of her and Ellie sighed helplessly, "He said he was coming." she groaned. "Mystery guy."

Emma and Sean shared a knowing look, and he smirked. "Maybe your dream guy isn't so dreamy after all."

"Maybe.." she mumbled. Maybe she had a real thing under her nose and just over looked it. Her shoulders dropped, wishing it was really Craig bringing her to the dance. She was in a long beautiful white strapless dress too.

Emma and Sean just went in, leaving her there until she heard it, the motor of his bike and she gasped, seeing him drive over and stop just out front the stairs.

She went down them, and bit her lip as she stopped in front. He took his helmet off, and Ellie's eyes widened until her heart thumped rapidly and she laughed softly, "Craig?"

He smiled a little, eyes showing regret that he lied to her. He didn't want to anymore. He stood up, wearing a suit underneath his leather jacket and his hair looked good, like someones hands had tossled through his curls. "I wanted to tell you."

She sighed and just happily leaned up, not even caring anymore and kissed him passionately. He was 2 in 1. Everything she ever wanted.

Meanwhile, Manny walked into the dance with Jesse's arm around her. Darcy came in and the two girls both wore hip hugging black dresses. Manny was glowing though and her hair was curled and she clung to Jesse when she saw Jay was there...with a date too. More than one. That JERK!

He was here with her greatest enemy from Lakehurst. Alex Nunez. And Amy too. They were both bitches and Amy was the biggest slut in town. Manny bit her trembling lip, trying not to let it bug her but it did as Jay had his arms around both girls.

"Let's dance." she told Jesse, bringing him onto the dance floor. The crowd got busier, and the music got louder.

Spinner found Darcy and grinned, "You look...beautiful." he told her honestly.

"Spinner look, there he is!" she gawked over who was about to play on stage. Drake! The greatest rapper in their generation (hehe, Jimmy). "That's Drake"

Spinner snickered, glancing at the guy. "Yeah? I've seen better heads on a mug of beer."

"Would you grow up? He's the living end."

"Yeah, if you like all the guys." Spinner threw down his flowers for her, sick of being her number two to everyone.

Darcy gasped, watching her last minute date ditch her and scoffed.

At the front doors, Liberty and Jt came in next. JT had a tux on and he wrapped his arm around Liberty who wore a yellow bright dress.

"How do I look?" she asked him.

"Like a beautiful pineapple!" he twirled her onto the dance floor as she giggled wildly.

Finally, Snake and Mrs H stood on stage and spoke into the microphone, "Alright, kids, I want a big circle here. A big circle! Drake is here tonight and we have the tv media here to film our dance!"

They all cheered happily, waving at the cameras watching them.

"Whoever wins the best dance, wins two free tickets to his concert this October!" the cheering got even louder. "Aaaand here we go!"

Music started to blast and some students started dancing as the lights flickered.

Liberty sighed as JT danced with her, his tensed body trying to maneuver some dance moves, "JT, can't you turn me around or something?"

"Don't talk, Lib. I'm trying to count!"

Emma and Sean passed them, and Emma giggled at Jt and Libertys sigh. And as much as Sean said he didn't do dances, he danced pretty well slowly with her. His body held onto hers so possessively too and she bit her lip while she smiled up at him and they shared a kiss.

Tonight was really turning out to be fun!

"Hey, Sean! Cam!" they heard Jay and turned to him standing with the crew.

Even Jesse and Manny stood there, but of course had Lucas and Mia between Manny and Jay so they didn't try to go at anothers dates or something. There was a lot of tension.

"I want you meet my dates." Jay told Sean with a smirk, "You remember Alex. And this is Amy."

Sean turned his head to then look at Emma as he tried to clear his throat. Oh crap. Amy. Old fling of his. She was a skank.

He held Emma tighter to him and avoided Amy's stare until she spoke up. "How you doin, Sean?" Amy practically purred.

"Alright.." he muttered. Emma narrowed her eyes between them.

Emma wasn't stupid and raised her eyebrows when Jay left with the girls, "Who is she?" she asked Sean.

"That was Amy." Mia told Emma before Sean could and he scowled at her.

"She has the worst reputation." taunted Manny, glaring at Jay dancing with the girls.

Emma gave Sean a knowing look and she stormed off as he groaned and snapped at the girls, "Thanks." he tried to chase after Emma. How could she blame him for being with other girls before he even MET her!?

Amy was no Emma. Hell, not even a little close.

Meanwhile on the dance floor, Manny pulled Jesse back onto it and began to grind on him, which turned him on, but anger scorned through Jay's veins. Just what Manny wanted.

In the middle of the dance, Jay pulled away from his dates carelessly and charged over to Manny. He grabbed Jesse off of Manny and swung his fist, punching him, and Amy and Alex tried pulling him off of him.

So..the school dance actually turned out to be horrible.

Well, for two couples at least.

Ellie and Craig happily danced together, and so did Mia and Lucas, and Jt and Liberty.

/Blue moon, now I'm no longer alone
Without a dream in my heart, without a love of my own
Without a love of my own/