Well, it's finally time to dance the night away. The hotel's ball room is decorated from head to toe, in tonight's Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star theme; if slightly overused, but nonetheless effective. It's the perfect night, for everything to go wrong, but will it?
The four of them enter the St. Regis's Ballroom. One of the perks of living in New York City is the practically unlimited venues for school dances. The committee really has undone themselves this year, Riley thought to herself as she entered with Farkle and her friends. The ball room was something out of one of Riley's fairytale books. Star lanterns were suspended from the ceiling. White and golden shaded balloons covered the floor. The photo station was projecting the couple's birth star constellation as they stood to take their pictures. There was an artificial path, with stoned steps, grass, 1900's lanterns that wound around the room. Finally, projected about everybody, was the entire Milky Way Galaxy.
At that moment Maya turned to look at the reunited happy couple. Well they weren't exactly the couple she was hoping they'd be but they were together and that was all that mattered. She smiled as Farkle looked over at Riley's stunned and mesmerized face. She had noticed that Riley hadn't let Farkle no more than 3 feet away from her, and now she clung to him like he was going to fall off the side of a ledge. This time it's going to work; no more obstacles, Maya thought to herself.
"Not bad Hart," Lucas said as he wrapped his arms around her waist and stared at Farkle and Riley.
"Well, I guess I can't take all the credit," Maya smiled. "I did use your phone."
"Guys, this is amazing," Riley said as Farkle and she made their way to where Maya and Lucas were standing.
"Riles," Maya said, "Come with me to the ladies room."
Riley's face made a weird, I love you Maya and all but I haven't seen Farkle in almost a year and the last thing I want to do is leave his side. And of course Maya read it like she always does.
"Don't worry, Sweetie," Maya said as she pried Riley's arm from under Farkle's arm. "It's only for a couple minutes."
Once inside the girl's restroom, Maya grabbed Riley by her shoulders spun her around and screamed.
"Ahh," Maya screamed.
"Why are you screaming?" Riley asked.
"Because," Maya began, "Farkle is here and then it's you and him and also Lucas and me. And everything is finally going to be perfect. I was wrong, Riles, hope isn't for suckers."
"Maya," Riley responded. "Let's not get ahead of ourselves. I am still processing the whole; Farkle flew half away around the world to take me to Prom thing."
"Riley," Maya said, "Do you like Farkle? And I am not talking about a friend liking another friend. I am talking about you having some serious unaddressed emotions for that boy."
"Maya, yes I have feelings for Farkle," Riley responded. That was the first time she had ever said those words out loud, and it scared her. "That's not the issue here. It's just, I don't want to get swept up in the moment, only to be shot down when I realize that he is leaving tomorrow."
Before Maya could say anything, because Riley knew what she was going to say, Riley grabbed Maya and said, "Let's go dance with the guys. I feel like dancing. Plus, we want to get a good spot for when you get crowned."
Lucas and Farkle were sitting at an empty table they had found near the dance floor.
"You got something on your mind," Lucas asked Farkle.
"Promise you won't tell anybody," said Farkle.
"Huckleberry honor," Lucas responded.
"I am moving back, Lucas" Farkle blurted out.
"What?" a surprised and extremely happy Lucas responded. "When did you decide this? Are you serious?"
"I was always planning on coming back," Farkle said. "I had my adventure. Now, I am homesick and ready to come back."
"This is great," Lucas said. "I can't wait to tell the girls."
"No you can't," Farkle suddenly said. "Well not yet anyways. I am going to surprise Riley with it tonight, and then I'll tell Maya."
At that moment, the girls showed up.
"Are we interrupted something?" Maya asked in a suspicious manner.
"Nothing!" Farkle and Lucas had both said.
"We were just talking about how beautiful you two looked tonight," Lucas quickly recovered.
"Aww," Maya touched her heart. "I think I am going to be sick."
"Farkle, would you like to dance?" Riley turned to Farkle.
"I knew you couldn't keep your hands off me, Bergman," Farkle said with a smirk.
"Don't flatter yourself, Bogart," Riley retorted. She hadn't used that name in a really long time. Casa Blanca was her and Farkle's favorite movie. At that moment a flood of suppressed emotions threatened to burst out of her, but she held it back. She had to. And so he took her hand and they walked off into the dance floor.
"Well what do you say, Sundance," Maya turned to Lucas, "Shall we get our Do-si-do on?" Lucas smiled and they followed Farkle and Riley.
After about an hour of dancing, the Principal had made her way up to the stage. Farkle, Riley, Maya and Lucas made their way to the center of the dance floor.
"Ladies and gentlemen," she said. "It's time to announce this year's Junior and Senior court."
"Your Junior Prom King and Queen are," she had said.
Riley had turned to her best friend and was surprised and shocked that she actually looked anxious. Well, I guess now that she has her Prince Charming, she can let herself indulge in the social conventions of being a princess for one night.
"Lucas Friar and Maya Hart," she had said.
Riley and Farkle, in unison, grouped hugged their two best friends. In the excitement they had missed who the Senior Prom King and Queen were, but that didn't matter.
"Get up there and get your crown," Riley told Maya.
And there they were standing next to each other, Maya with a bouquet of red roses, a crown on her head and Lucas with his own. Maya could not believe this was actually happening. She had won. She then turned to Lucas and smiled.
Lucas knew all too well, "Oh no."
"Ha-hurr!" Maya screamed into Lucas's face.
"Well, that's one way to celebrate," the Principal had noted. "Now it's time for our traditional slow dance."
The band had begun to play She Will be Loved by Maroon 5. This time it was Farkle who had a hand extended towards Riley.
"May I have this dance?" Farkle asked.
"I thought you'd never ask," Riley responded and took his hand.
