I hope you guys enjoy this chapter because after this I only have the epilogue left to do!
Chapter 8:
Today was March 17th, Saint Patrick's Day and the boys were all waiting at the bottom of the stairs. Fabian glanced down at his watch as did Mick.
How long did it take to do a little makeup, your hair, and put on a dress? Holding onto their corsages they continued to wait.
After what seemed like hours they saw Trudy rushing down the stairs quickly holding a camera in one hand and a giant smile on her face.
"Without further ado… Nina Martin!" Trudy announced and Fabian's face lit up at the sight of her.
Amber had curled Nina's hair and pinned it up but some strands had escaped giving her that natural beauty look.
Once Nina had finished the long decent and Fabian had pulled her aside Trudy announced the next girl.
"Next up we have… Joy Mercer!" Joy grinned as she walked down the stairs confidently. Her hair was in a simple ponytail and had only a little makeup like Nina.
"You look amazing Joy," Mick told her as they hooked arms and Mick tied the corsage around her wrist.
Seeing Mick do this Fabian realized he hadn't and hastily put Nina's on her.
Trudy snapped her pictures then turned her attention back to the stairs, "Our next lovely girl is…Mara Jaffrey!"
Taking dainty little steps Mara made her way down the stairs her hair was half up and half down.
It was pulled back from her face had put into a bun with cute little gold studded pins pinning it and what was hanging down was curled.
She went straight to Jerome's arms. Jerome looked as though Christmas had come early as he tied the flower around her tiny wrist.
"It's beautiful Jerome, thank you so much," Mara thanked him reaching up onto her tippy-toes to hug Jerome.
"Not as beautiful as you," he murmured making Mara blush deeply.
"Enough you two because now we have… Patricia Williamson!"
Holding her head high Patricia walked down with her hair pulled into a spike bun with two black chopsticks and a light green hairstreak that didn't make her look like Christmas somehow.
Being Patricia, she'd somehow got Amber to agree to let her keep her dark makeup. In the entrance she waited patiently as Eddie fumbled with the tiny little ribbon.
"Hurry it up already weasel," Patricia urged.
"The stupid ribbon won't…Got it!" Eddie cheered causing Patricia to roll her eyes.
"What?" Eddie demanded.
"Nothin'" Patricia replied sighing playfully.
"Last but certainly not least… Amber Millington!" At the top of the stairs Amber gave everyone her princess wave as she walked down.
Amber's hair had two little braids that started at the top of her head and were both bobby-pinned in the back like a crown of some sort.
A light green ribbon was threaded into one of them and the rest of her hair hung lose over her shoulders. She smiled widely as Alfie tied the corsage onto her wrist.
"You all look so grownup right now I can't believe it! Here, a couple more pictures and a group one then I'll let you go get in your taxis (AN/The dance isn't at the school if I didn't specify that earlier, Amber got an e-mail that it was happening at some fancy place)," Trudy said beaming proudly at them.
After talking the pictures; Fabian, Nina, Amber, and Alfie got into one of the three cabs. Jerome, Mara, Eddie, and Patricia got in another one leaving Joy and Mick to themselves in the third.
Each of the car rides were filled with laughter and story sharing and before the Anubis students knew it they were at the dance.
"Come guys it's already started!" Amber exclaimed as she handed a man their tickets and pushed open the door the others on her heels.
"Wow," Nina whispered and everyone nodded but Amber who didn't get what the big deal was.
The ballroom was ginormous and gold pillars were decorated with giant and non-cheap looking four leaf clovers.
A couple of different bands had their instruments reading and one had begun playing underneath the strobe lights.
Instead of there being a bunch of old people there it was people about their age.
This party was huge and way cool.
{[O]}
Patricia had dragged Eddie off immediately to the far corner of the dance floor so that they could 'dance' meaning shuffling movements, the occasional spin, and laughing as the other attempted to something other than those two things and failed miserably.
"I can't believe that we let Amber talk us into coming here," Patricia said and Eddie barked out a laugh.
"But… I am enjoying myself," she added and Eddie nodded not saying anything.
Cocking her hips Patricia stared him down, "What? No comment?" Still not replying Eddie shook his head back and forth.
Curiosity bubbled inside Patricia until she couldn't stand the silence anymore. "Penny for your thoughts?" she questioned unsure.
"Make it a dollar and you got yourself a deal," Eddie agreed and Patricia rolled her eyes.
"I'm trying to be serious here Eddie," Patricia pointed out and Eddie smiled secretly.
"I'm thinking about how great you look right now, and the pictures that I got Amber to take of you in that other dress. You looked good… But not Patricia enough," he answered giving her his signature smirk.
"What dress?" Patricia asked, barely containing her rage.
"Oh, you know the princess one with all the ruffles? I'm thinking about making it my screensaver."
"Do it and die," growled Patricia as they danced.
Yep, life was great when you're with the person you love.
{[O]}
Joy and Mick swept across the dance floor laughing and enjoying themselves.
Nothing else mattered as they spun around giving each other quick little pecks whenever possible.
Everyone agreed that they were perfect for each other and they couldn't have been more right.
As the two talked they learned just how much they had in common.
They both liked the same movies, food, and activities. Not to mention they liked being in one another's company.
Before now they'd always given each other the flirty looks and smiles but had never acted on it Mick had been with Amber and Joy had decided not to wait till they broke up and began crushing on Fabian instead (AN/Have you guys seen the secret clip from the first season at Prom? Joy and Mick totally had a flirty moment right over Mara's head! It pissed me off so much!).
Now, nothing was holding them back as they danced together finally together.
{[O]}
Amber was laughing at something Alfie had said as they stood by the punch bowl, taking a break from dancing.
Taking a drink of her punch Amber sighed contently and leaned against Alfie, noting how solid he was.
Why hadn't she ever noticed before? Oh, well they were together now and everything was simply great.
The dance was going well so far and Alfie hadn't done anything stupid to mess it all up, tonight was great.
Once the pair had cooled off they decided to go back to the dance floor where Alfie began going a funny little dance.
"Alfie stop it! You're making me laugh!" Amber giggled as Alfie wiggled his eyebrows and continued dancing away.
"That's the point Amber! I love your laugh," he replied making Amber laugh even harder and blush slightly.
"You hear that Amber? It's such a gorgeous laugh," complemented Alfie earning him a kiss.
"Not only do I get to hear you laugh but I get a kiss too! See? This is the best dance ever invented," Alfie joked.
Then the music came to an end and a slow song took its place. After swaying back and forth a moment Amber rested her head on Alfie's shoulder.
"Alfie, you're the best, correction, the greatest person on the whole planet. I'm so sorry I didn't ever notice before," Amber apologized and Alfie smiled though she couldn't see him.
"That's alright Ams, I was just fine waiting for you. I'll always wait for you. I love you," he murmured into her hair.
"I love you too. Forever."
{[O]}
Jerome towered over Mara as they danced. He looked down and something around Mara's ankle caught his eye.
"Why an anchor?" Jerome wondered and Mara looked at him questioningly. "Your anklet, why an anchor?" he asked again.
"Oh, my older brother, Tony, he… he was in the Navy… and about a year ago a day before he was supposed to come home his ship was blown up," she answered and tears began pooling threatening to spill.
Feeling guilty, stupid, and sorry Jerome pulled Mara into a hug. "I'm so sorry, if I'd known I would've never asked," he whispered into her hear and she nodded.
"I know and I should've told you. I mean, I know everything about your family and you know nothing about mine," she replied when she'd finally gotten her emotions over control and the previous tears had retreated away.
Pulling away Jerome held Mara's face in his hands gently.
Then he brought his lips down and hers and they kissed not caring who saw.
This moment was perfect and nothing could ever ruin it.
{[O]}
"Care to dance?" Fabian asked Nina bowing as he offered his hand and blushed a bit too. Laughing Nina took his hand and he led her to the dance grinning happily.
"I can't believe this," Nina murmured dreamily.
"What? The dance? Or my incredibly horrible dancing?" Fabian asked hoping to get a laugh. Nina didn't disappoint.
"No, no, no, I mean this," Nina emphasized as she kissed Fabian.
After they pulled away Fabian nodded, "I agree, it's pretty awesome."
Moving to the beat the couple continued to joke and laugh together occasionally stepping on one another's feet but neither cared.
"I'm glad that Amber's Amber because this is absolutely amazing," Nina admitted as a slow song began playing.
"Me too," Fabian agreed as he pulled Nina closer to him, their foreheads touching as they drifted into their own little world.
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