Benny POV- "Of course the one time we get free pizza is when your mom is treating us" Benny said looking out the window of Ethan's living room.
"The guy still has… two minutes and forty nine seconds" Ethan said checking his watch.
"Pfft zero chance in that rust bucket. Which reminds me the 'Fly Off to the Moon' dance is it limo or your mom's van?" Benny asked.
"Benny, I think I'm out" Ethan told him.
"What?! No no we gotta go. Party dancing."
"Gwyn?" Ethan added.
"Yes okay this will be the first dance where I actually have smoking hot girlfriend to dance with."
"Ever since we dug up the Cubile Animus and then Sarah got possessed and trashed the house I've kinda felt like laying low."
"You can lay low when you're dead."
"Coming up add another name to the Whitechapel's missing persons. Who is it? Stand by" the News man said on TV.
"Missing person? How about my missing pizza? I'm calling it in." Benny said pulling out his phone.
Gwyn POV- Gwyn smiled at her reflection in the mirror as she held up her new dress in front of her. True, Benny hadn't asked her to the dance…yet but she was prepared for it.
"It's a beautiful dress" her mom said behind her.
"Thanks mom" Gwyn said running her hand over the dress smiling even more.
"Wow" she said to herself.
Benny POV- "That pizza place owes up big time!" Benny told Ethan the next day at school.
"Give it up Benny."
"We were stood up, E. Now I have a gaping pizza-sized hole right here" Benny touched his stomach.
"You guys hooked up for the 'Fly Off to the Moon' dance yet? Know any honeys with a hot sister or smoking second cousin?" Rory asked coming up to them.
"Sorry Gwyn's an only child and no cousins" Benny said.
"Have you even asked her to go with you yet?" Ethan asked.
"No, but she knows we're going together… right?" Benny asked starting to panic.
"Dude, girls like mushy stuff. If I were you, I'd ask" Rory said walking away.
After a second of hesitation, Benny ran off to find Gwyn, leaving Ethan by himself. Benny found Gwyn in the commons reading a book.
"You're going to the dance with me right?" Benny asked out of breath.
Gwyn frowned a bit.
"Is that you asking me?"
"No no this is."
Benny conjured a single rose took her hands and pulled her close.
"Gwyn Mitchell, would you please give me the honor of going to the dance with me?" Benny said eyes on Gwyn's even though people were now starting to stare at them.
"Yes, I'll go with you" Gwyn smiled brightly then she kissed him.
The kids watching clapped and cheered but neither Gwyn or Benny noticed. When they broke apart they grinned at each other until Benny noticed the time.
"I gotta go laser chess starts soon."
"Okay I'll see you later" Gwyn smiled and Benny rushed off.
Gwyn POV- Later Gwyn caught up to Ethan and Benny just as Sarah waked out of class.
"Hey Sarah. You okay?" Ethan asked her.
"I'm fine, just studying too hard."
"Relax! You'll get like what a million chances at high school. I mean who cares if you flunk this one?" Benny said.
Gwyn lightly elbowed him in the side.
"I care. I have things I want to do in my life. You know, in case I get cured" Sarah said.
"Sorry, he didn't mean it Sarah" Gwyn said giving Benny a look that made him wince.
"You know Ethan can help you study" Benny said.
"I mean, he's about as big a geek as they come even for a freshman."
"Hey!" Ethan said.
"He's right. Maybe you could quiz me?" Sarah asked.
"Sure it's Friday so you're coming to babysit Jane anyways, right?" Ethan told her.
"Thanks" Sarah said before walking off.
Benny looped his arm around Gwyn before walking off with Ethan who looked nervous.
"Just ask her you won't know until then" Gwyn told him softly.
"I'm okay not knowing yet" Ethan softly replied still nervous though.
Later that night, Gwyn lay cuddle up with Benny on Ethan's bed as Ethan tried to decide what to wear to the dance.
"This?" Ethan asked holding up a shirt.
"Where are we going? Paintballing?" Benny asked.
"Pass" Gwyn said.
"How bout this?"
"You still wear plaid?"
"Next."
"Oh come on! Ha how bout this?"
"That's it! We're rolling in style. We are renting tuxes" Benny said.
"Let's see…Ow! Cubile Animus?" Ethan said after if fell on his head.
"Oh no no no no" Ethan repeated after picking the box up.
"Oh chill it'll be awesome" Benny said.
"Benny" Ethan tried to get his attention.
"I haven't rocked a tux since Jeremy Pelzman's bat mitzvah" Benny went on.
"Benny! Hush" Gwyn said lightly covering his mouth as she looked at Ethan who was panicked.
"Benny what is this doing in my closet? I told you to put it somewhere where no one would ever find it" Ethan said, causing Benny to sit up quickly on the bed.
"Have you seen your closet?" Benny asked in defense.
"Benny I had a vision. When we dug up the Cubile Animus, something got out or somebody. Jesse!" Ethan said freaking out.
"What? We totally vanquished him" Benny protested.
"Yeah well then somehow we unvanquished him…when we dug up the box" Ethan said.
"You mean he was in the box and we…are you sure?" Benny asked.
"There's only one way to find out" Ethan said.
So they went outside to Ethan's backyard. In the dirt around where they dug up the box were boot prints walking away.
"Oh no no no no no" Benny whined.
"We are so dumb" Ethan said.
"We are so dead" Benny clarified.
"I'm so sorry, you guys. Digging up the box was my idea" Gwyn said.
Benny pulled her close for comfort.
"It's not your fault. None of us knew this would happen" Benny said.
"We're gonna die. Instead of wearing my tux for the dance, it'll be to my funeral… which means we should probably buy instead of rent" Benny said to Ethan.
"Okay. We have to find Sarah" Ethan said.
"Oh great! Now we're gonna die twice first Sarah will kill us then Jesse will!" Benny wailed.
"Get a grip, okay?" Ethan tried.
"I'm too young to die!" Benny whined.
Gwyn pulled him down to her and kissed him. Slowly he kissed her back.
"Whoa" Ethan said softly.
"Better?" Gwyn asked pulling back looking up at Benny.
"Not even close" he said softly going to pull her in for another kiss but Sarah appeared.
"Jesse's back" Sarah and Ethan said at the same time.