I just want to take this time to apologize again for my last chapter and its shortness. Thanks to all for your suggestions of improvement :). I hope I did better with this chapter, please let me know.

Gwen looked at her reflection in the mirror. Her reflection looked back.

She stood in an awkward stance, overwhelmed by nervousness and discomfort. In a few minutes, she and Lindsey would be leaving from prom. Gwen played and imagined the events of the evening in her head. Would Duncan wear a tux? Would things be awkward? Would he even show?

She sighed and looked herself over in the mirror one last time. Her body was enwrapped in a long, black, halter dress. The neckline was a sweetheart cut, and the back was tied to look like a corset. She wore a necklace with a single black diamond on it and drop earrings to match. Her shoes were black stilettos and the skirt of the dress flowed to her ankles. She put her hair up into an elegant ponytail and layered on tons of black eyeliner and lipstick. Scanner herself over, Gwen realized she looked … good. Great even. Her dress hugged her body in all the right places, showing off her slenderness and extenuating her curves. She began to feel a little more confidant with herself. No matter what happened tonight, at least people will have seen her looking this great. Her train of thought was broken as she heard a knock on her door. "It's open!" she called.

Lindsey stepped into her room. Lindsey's dress was quite different. It was a strapless pink dress with a full skirt that ended way above the knee. Her hair was curled and pulled into a half ponytail with a small bejeweled barrette holing it in place. Her shoes were white, strappy kitten heals, and a white shawl rested on her elbows. "You look hot," said Lindsey as she marveled at Gwen's appearance. Gwen blushed and giggled with her sister. "I just wanted to say, thanks," said Lindsey. "I know I've already ask a lot of you this year, but you don't have any idea of how much this means to me,"

It was a heart-filled moment for the two sisters. They embraced each other in a hug full of warmth, love, and trust for the other. It was a hug that would never be forgotten. When the hug broke off, they gave each other another smile. "Are you ready to go?" asked Gwen.

Lindsey nodded. "I just need to grab my bag from my room. I'll meet you downstairs," she said, dashing back to her room.

"Hey, Lindsey!" called Gwen before Lindsey passed through the door. Lindsey turned. "You look beautiful," smiled Gwen.

"Thanks," said Lindsey with a chuckle. She then continued her journey back to her room.

Gwen gave herself one more look in the mirror and took a deep breath. Grabbing her keys, she traveled down the stairs and out the door. "Bye, dad! Lindsey and I are going to prom!" she called.

Before she closed the door, she could hear her father say: "That's funny – wait, what?"

Alejandro was on the way to the prom himself. Once again, his hair was flawlessly done, and his black tux suited him effortlessly. Suddenly, his phone went off.

"Hello?"

"Alejandro? It's me, Justin," said Justin on the other end.

"Hey, man. Tonight's the night, eh?" teased Alejandro as he referred to their bet.

"I was actually just calling about that. I can't come tonight," sighed Justin.

"Why?" asked Alejandro.

"I hook-up with that Courtney chick, and I think she gave me mono. I'm still in bed and my dad says I can't go tonight," explained Justin.

Alejandro laughed "So I guess that means I win then?" he asked.

"No so fast. The deal was whoever would sleep with her by prom would get the money. If you don't hook-up with her tonight, you'll loose, man," stated Justin.

"Fine. But have the money ready by Monday, because I've got this in the bag!" gloated Alejandro.

"Are you picking her up?" asked Justin.

"No. Unfortunately, she said she had to go with her sister. So I'm 'taking' Heather. But once I see Lindsey, she's all mine," cackled Alejandro. Justin made a sound of disgust, then hung up the phone, Alejandro continued to laugh evilly. Everything was coming together and nothing would stand in his way.

Tyler adjusted his tie over and over. He stood just outside the school gym where the dance was being held. From inside he could hear the loud music and celebratory classmates. However, every loud and repetitive sound that came from gym was drowned out with his thoughts of Lindsey.

When he saw her enter the school, she was a vision. Every single thing about her was beautiful. She was like a goddess coming down from the heavens. Her beauty rendered him speechless. When she saw him, she rushed over and gave him a huge hug. He held her close, letting his nose inhale the sweet smell of her hair. He had done it. He got the girl. She squeezed him back and took him by the hand. Before Tyler could even try to tell her how beautiful she was, she pulled him into the middle of the dance floor.

Gwen watched her sister. They hadn't been there for two minutes and Lindsey was already having a good time. Lindsey swayed in Tyler's arms to the beat of the music, letting the rhythm devour her. Gwen was truly happy for her sister, she had chosen the right guy.

In a few minutes, however, her attentions were changed as she began to scan the crowd for Duncan. Slowly but surely, the fear of being stood up poisoned her mind. With every second she couldn't see him, worry filled her brain with ideas of embarrassment.

"You clean up nice, pasty,"

Gwen let out a sigh of relief at the familiar voice. She turned and saw Duncan swaggering over to her. He wore a plain black blazer and matching pants. His shirt was black to boot along with his thick boots. Gwen put her hands on her hips, letting his eyes wash over he body. "You're not to bad yourself," she complemented.

The feeling of guilt then swarmed her heart as she remembered it wasn't two days ago that she had bitched at him. "Before we do this, I just want to say I'm sorry. It was wrong for me to question your motives," she said, letting her head hang down from her shoulders.

Duncan stepped towards and tucked his finger under her chin. Lightly tipping her head upwards, he brushed a piece of stray hair from her eyes and said "I forgave you a long time ago, pasty,". Gwen smiled. He backed up from her a bit and offered his arm. "Shall we?" he asked.

Gwen grinned and accepted his arm. "We shall," she responded.

Neither of them had attended a school dance before, let alone a prom, but none of the mattered. Duncan quickly took Gwen by the hand and pulled her out onto the dance floor. They danced around frantically as he spun her around in circles. Contrary to Gwen's beliefs, Duncan was actually a pretty good dancer. He would pull her in and dip her downwards casing her to laugh with enjoyment. She missed this feeling. The feeling of letting go and having a good time.

After a few songs, Lindsey pulled Tyler in and said "I have to run to the bathroom! I'll be back in a minute!" He smiled and nodded. Lindsey pushed her way through the dance floor, and scampered to the bathroom.

When she finally got to her destination and did her business, she took a minute to fix her appearance before returning to her date. As she touched up her lipstick, one of the bathroom stalls opened. Out of it stepped Heather.

"Hey Heather!" called Lindsey with excitement. When Lindsey would hang around Alejandro and Justin, Heather was always there. However, she and Lindsey never really clicked. Possibly because Heather did her best to ignore Lindsey's presence.

When Heather saw Lindsey, her eyes falsely lit up. "Hey Lindsey!" said Heather, scornfully.

"Who did you come with?" asked Lindsey returning to the mirror.

"Alejandro picked me up," said Heather triumphantly. "But I'm sure I won't be seeing him anymore tonight," she muttered.

Lindsey cocked her head to the side. "What do you mean?" she asked.

"Oh come on Lindsey, you know this!" encouraged Heather was sarcasm. "He's really only here for you," she said.

"W-what do you mean?" asked Lindsey.

"Why do you think he's been spending so much time with you?" asked Heather, trying to be ominous. Lindsey stared at her blankly. "Oh my god, it's like talking to a freaking brick wall," mumbled Heather to herself.

"That wasn't very nice," said Lindsey quietly.

"Oh really?" challenged Heather. "You think I'm not nice? Well try this on for size," she snapped. "He wants to get in your pants," said Heather, overly pronouncing each word.

Lindsey couldn't help but be shocked. "Huh?" was all she could say.

"It's true Lindsey," said Heather angrily. "He and Justin had a bet seeing who could get with you first. Winner gets a little money out of it," snickered Heather.

Lindsey felt as though she had been punched in the stomach. "So they only talked to me so they could get with me?" she asked.

"I would take it as a complement," giggled Heather to herself. "Have fun tonight," she said abruptly. With that, she left Lindsey alone in the washroom.

Lindsey stood quietly for a second, but shook it out of her mind. She was with Tyler now, and that wasn't going to ruin her night.

When Heather came out of the washroom, she immediately reported to Alejandro. He stood by the back door, waiting for her report.

"So?" he asked her.

"She's here," snapped Heather. She was a little jealous that Alejandro was paying more attention to Lindsey, however, she knew that after tonight, Lindsey would just be thrown aside and Heather and Alejandro would be together again. She had always disliked Lindsey for being prettier than her, so tonight she would get her revenge.

Alejandro smiled and adjusted his tie. "Perfect. I'll catch up with you later," he said dismissively.

"Later might be sooner then you think," murmured Heather. "She's here with someone else,"

Alejandro snapped his head to face her. "What? Who?" he demanded.

Heather shrugged. "That Tyler kid, apparently," she said.

Alejandro scanned the crowd, and, sure enough, Lindsey was dancing with Tyler. Alejandro stormed off, leaving Heather cackling to herself. This was going to be better than she expected.

A fairly seductive Latin song come on, and everyone was pilled on the dace floor, leaving almost no room to breathe. Duncan and Gwen were still dancing, and had been ever since they arrived. Gwen couldn't stop laughing and smiling, and Duncan could stop watching her. She looked magnificent in her dress, yet all he wanted to do was take it off...

"HEY!" Duncan felt someone grab his shoulder and pull him away from Gwen. When he turned, he saw Alejandro looking back at him. "What the hell, man!" yelled Alejandro. "What is Lindsey doing with that tool? I didn't pay you to take out Gwen so that little shit to get with Lindsey!"

Duncan glanced over Alejandro's shoulder, praying the Gwen didn't hear a word of that. However, she had heard it all, and the expression on her face burned through his soul. She managed to look angry, betrayed, sad, and outraged all at the same time. "Nothing in it for you, huh?" she yelled at him before storming off.

"Gwen! Wait!"

The Latin song had finished, and the music quickly transformed into a slow song. Tyler wrapped Lindsey tightly in his arms as they both swayed to the music. As the song continued, Lindsey pulled him in closer and said "Ty, you've been so good to me,". She sealed her thanks with a kiss on his cheek, and went back to dancing. Tyler rested his head on top of hers. This was a perfect moment, and nothing could ruin it.

Except Alejandro, who unexpectedly grabbed him and punched him square in the eye. Tyler fell to the with the loud thud, causing the DJ to stop the music. While Tyler could only hear buzzing, and Alejandro shouting some nonsense about how he stole his girl, he could also hear the gasps of his fellow peers, and felt a bit embarrassed of how easy he went down.

"Oh come on! Get up you son of a bitch!" yelled Alejandro.

"Ally-" said a light voice. Alejandro turned and felt a series of knuckles plunder on to his nose. Following that was a loud crack and the smell of blood. An unfamiliar liquid started to flow into his mouth and shock and anger covered his face when he knew who had done it.

"Lindsey! You fucking bitch!-" he began to yell.

"That's for punching Tyler!" She punched him in the mouth. "That's for messing with my sister!" She lifted her knee and jammed in into his crotch, causing him to fold over in pain. "And that's for me," she said harshly. Alejandro fell to the ground while the other students cheered and returned to dancing. Lindsey quickly dashed to the floor and helped Tyler to stand up. "Are you okay?" she asked sweetly.

Tyler noticed that it suddenly hurt to blink, but other then that, he was fine. He looked deep into Lindsey's eyes and said "Never better," They two then shared a passionate kiss to the sounds of Alejandro moaning in pain.

"Gwen, if you'll just listen to me-" said Duncan as he chased after Gwen.

"Why should I?" she asked as she marched rapidly away from him.

"Gwen! Gwen wait-!"

"I don't want to hear it. The only reason you went out with me is because you were getting paid? I'm so stupid! I should have seen this! What was it? A few bucks for prom and a bonus for sleeping with me?" she yelled.

He grabbed her roughly by the wrist and pulled her back. "Would you just listen!" he roared. "I didn't care about the money! I care about – " And then he said it. He finally admitted the feeling that had been bottle up inside him ever since he met her. "I care about you,"

Gwen felt a tear come to her eye, but quickly blinked it back. "And to think I actually fell for it," she chocked. But Duncan wasn't going to let her go that easy. He pulled her back in and planted a firm but desperate kiss on her lips. She pushed him away with disgust and sprinted out of the school.

Duncan was a strong man. He had been in prison, abused by his teachers and peers, and couldn't have given a crap about any of that. But as he watched her leave, something inside of him broke. He couldn't bare the sight of her waking out of his life, but he knew she would never take him back.

Will Duncan win back Gwen? Will Alejandro heel? Will my writing style improve? Find out next time! *Criticism is welcomed.