A/N: Hey homies! I immediately wrote this down after the last chapter. I would really want to thank everyone reading the story :) I'll try and update as often and frequent as possible.

Anyways, read dat story! B)
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~FRIDAY (DAY BEFORE THE DANCE) ~

For the first time, Lara Croft was actually up early in the morning. The brunette stretched her arms and yawned, rubbing away the drowsiness in her emerald eyes. She looked over to the clock on her nightstand. It was only six o' clock and she was up already. She mused at herself because she always woke at around 7 am. Lara didn't delay her time any longer and stood up from her bed. As she walked towards the kitchen, her nose took in a whiff of freshly brewed coffee. Lara took a peek and saw Roth with the morning paper. A plate that had eggs and bacon as its contents was placed on the counter. "Good morning Lara." Roth smiled. "Good morning" Lara smiled as she returned the greeting. A beep was heard and Lara went over to the coffee machine. After she poured some of its contents into a mug, she sat down across Roth. The dining table was a medium sized table. It had four chairs, two on either side and two chairs on the remaining spaces.

"Um, Roth?" Lara started, poking her sunny-side ups. "Hmm?" Roth mumbled, flipping a page of the newspaper. It was an action that Lara's father used to do. "I might come home a little late later." Lara said the last part word by word. Roth looked away from the paper for a second. He folded it neatly and rested his forearms on the pinewood table. "Why?" Roth asked as he raised an eyebrow at her. "I'm going to the mall with Sam later. I'm gonna buy a dress." "A dress?" "Y-yeah, Alex asked me out to his school's dance." Lara finished, her eyes sheepishly looking at Roth. She was expecting him to burst but instead, Roth smiled and chuckled."Go on ahead Lara." He smiled, standing up. "Seriously?" she asked. Her eyes held surprise and excitement. "If it's about you and Alex, then I'm not going to go between the both of you." Roth grinned softly. He would never get in the way of Lara's happiness. After what happened to her parents, he just couldn't. Roth patted Lara on the shoulder and walked away from the kitchen.

Lara heaved out a sigh and leaned back on her chair. "God, I thought he was going to burst at me" she thought. Lara glimpsed at the wall clock and got up from her chair. She placed her plate in the sink and went to the bathroom. She cranked the showers' knob, the head of it releasing warm water. She stepped into the shower and released a soft sigh as the water came in contact with her skin.

After her shower, Lara changed into a black tank top, jeans and sneakers. She got her leather bag as she jogged out of her room. Just as she finished tying her hair, a soft rumble of an engine came from outside. She knew who it was and practically ran out the door, waving a good-bye to Roth as she passed him by. Alex pushed up his glasses as Lara approached. "How did it go? What did Roth say?" Alex asked. "Not even a 'good morning' first?" Lara chuckled, folding her arms across her chest. "Good morning." Alex smiled as he held her close, kissing the top of her forehead as he pulled away. "That's fair enough." Lara smiled. "Roth said that I could go." "Yes!" Alex grinned. He hugged Lara once more, twirling her around in the process.

Lara laughed as Alex set her down. "C'mon, I still gotta bring you to school." Alex smirked. "College." Lara pointed out as she got on Alex's bike. "Same thing." he shrugged. Lara held close as they sped away.

The trip was quiet for Alex and Lara had been thinking about the dance. Lara was utterly happy and excited about it. Despite her looks, no one asked her out to prom when she was in her high school days. Everyone thought she was nobody. Instead, she stayed at home in her room when the cursed dance came. But now, she felt happy since her boyfriend, Alex, asked her to go with him. Meanwhile, Alex had other thoughts. He was excited, just like Lara. He actually rented a limousine for the occasion. Surely, Alex wanted to surprise 'his girl' on that day. But there was a problem. Nicole. She might see him and Lara dancing together and spoil the moment. He definitely wanted to avoid her. Knowing that slut, hell loads of guys in his college would be dying to get her as their partner. Alex snorted, a ridiculous smile playing across his lips. "Alex? You okay?" Lara asked, looking over her boyfriend's shoulder. "Nah. I'm ok." Alex smiled as his eye glanced at Lara and then back to the road.

Soon, the couple reached their destination. Alex smiled as he watched Lara shoulder her bag. "What?" Lara laughed, noticing the weirdest smile on Alex's face. "I'm just glad I'm going to the dance with you." Alex said. "Me too." Lara smiled, giving Alex a quick kiss. "Aww c'mon, I thought I was supposed to steal you kisses." Alex pouted. Lara smiled as she rolled her eyes. As Lara turned around, Alex's arm shot out and wrapped an arm around her waist. Before she could even protest, Alex pressed his lips against hers. As he pulled away, Lara leaned her head against his. "Told ya." Alex grinned. Lara blew him a kiss goodbye as he sped away.

~TIME LAPSE~

"We're going shopping?!" Sam exclaimed, her eyes sparkling with excitement. The duo had just finished their class and now they're going to the next one. "It's for the dance Alex asked me out on." Lara shrugged as a small smile tugged upon her lips. "Wait" Sam walked in front of Lara, her hands spread in front of Lara's face. "What?" "A dance?" Sam asked, raising an eyebrow at the brunette in front of her. "Yeah. His school holds dances each year. He just got here so it's his first." Lara explained as she walked ahead with Sam jogging over to catch up. "So now you're his date?" Sam smiled. "Duh, I'm his girlfriend." Lara grinned. The duo continued to the classroom and soon class had started once again.

~ALEX'S COLLEGE~

"So, you're planning on buying a tux with her later?" Whitman asked as he slammed his locker shut, leaning against it as he finished. "No shit, Sherlock. I just told you during third period." Alex said as a smug face was plastered across his face. He just closed his locker and the two of them proceeded to their next class. Alex didn't really pay much attention to his classes since the only thing that was on his mind was Lara and the dance. Despite these thoughts, he had really high grades.

"Who're you gonna ask to the dance?" Alex asked, nudging Whitman's shoulder. "I've got two choices." Whitman said, holding out two fingers before placing his hand back in his pockets. "Who?" "Well, there's Hailey." Whitman said. "And?" Alex urged, drinking some water from his jug. "And then Sam." Whitman smirked. In shock, Alex spit out water from his mouth and straight to the brunette in front of him. As she turned around, Alex didn't regret it. "Alex, you bitch!" Nicole yelled. "I don't think I'm the bitch, but I'm sorry." Alex smirked as he walked past her, Whitman holding back his laughter as they walked past. "So Sam?" Alex asked, raising an eyebrow at the blonde. "Yeah. Sam Nishmura, you know, Lara's best friend?" Whitman said, rubbing the back of his neck. "Dude, really?" "Last resort my friend." Whitman said as they walked into class.

A/N: And I'll end it there. First and foremost, I am really, really, REALLY sorry for the late update! I was superbly busy with the past weeks. I had to focus on my volleyball summer clinic cuz of a tournament that was coming up. The pc was lagging and crashing a lot and I didn't know what to do!

Anyway guys, thanks for reading! If you liked it, leave a review and tell your friends :)

'Till next time my homies! Thanks for reading! B)

Once again, I'm sorry for the late update :(