A/N: Here is the next chapter!! Enjoy!!
The gang didn't really want to linger much after the game since the dance started in an hour and all of them needed time to get ready. So they went their separate ways promising to meet up at the dance.
When Daphne arrived home she took a shower then got to fixing her hair. She blow dried it and then brushed it until it kind of puffed out. She wasn't sure if she wanted to wear it up but after about fifteen minutes of putting it up and taking it down she decided to leave it down. Then she started for her closet to get her dress. She had purchased it with Velma at the mall about two weeks ago and had almost forgotten what it looked like. The dress was very pretty but simple (Daphne didn't want to go extravagant until prom!) it came to just above her knees and was dark purple with spaghetti straps and a short flared skirt. She then did her makeup looking in the mirror about once every five seconds.
Velma was getting ready too. She had styled her hair so it fell around her face and didn't look as tomboyish. Then she took out her dress Daphne had helped her pick out, it was a floor length, red, halter dress that suited her petite figure, as Daphne had said. Velma didn't put on much make-up but she thought she looked ready. She was very nervous though and she wanted to look just right for Shaggy.
Freddie hadn't done much, except shower and put on some of his dad's cologne. He was wearing dress pants and a light blue dress shirt with a striped tie.
Shaggy too was dressed simple he wore brown pants with a light green dress shirt and matching tie. Scooby wore a blue bow tie and was now "brushing" his fur.
"Like come on we got to pick up Velms!" Shaggy said snatching his dog's collar and pulling him out the door. So Scooby and Shaggy were off to Velma's house.
Fred had taken the sacred mustang keys and put them in his pocket. Then he tried to get away from his Dad easily.
"Bye Dad!" he said closing the door.
"Bye Freddie! Have Fun!" was all Bill Jones had time to say before he heard the garage door opening and the sound of the car starting. "Ahhh Teenagers…" he muttered then turned the TV on.
Fred got to Daphne's house and drove up the driveway without even breaking a sweat. But as soon as his finger hit the doorbell the sweat came pouring out and so did the anxiety.
Mr. Blake answered the door "Hello Fred!" he said politely stepping aside so the young man could enter. "Daphne, dear he's here!" he called up the stairs.
"Hello Frederick!" Elizabeth Blake said as she entered the room. Daphne had clearly gotten her good looks from her mother, a former British super model, who had the same hourglass figure, blue eyes and of course stunning red hair as her daughter.
"Er Hi Mrs. Blake..." Fred stammered.
Then Daphne came running down the stairs high heels clanging, hair flying, skirt swooshing, and of course looking extremely beautiful. "Hey Freddie!" she cried.
"Heya Daph! You all ready?" He said holding out his arm.
"Yep I am, and I can't wait!" Daphne said hugging her parents, grabbing her beaded purple clutch purse and sticking her arm through Fred's. "Bye Daddy and Mother love you, oh yeah we'll be back late!"
"That's ok just not past two in the morning and have a nice time dear!" Mrs. Blake called.
"Have fun honey!" Mr. Blake said then he closed the door. But the two parents peeked through the window to see what was happening.
Fred gave Daphne a white corsage and then Daphne kissed him, a rather long kiss then they got in the car and Fred drove off. The Blakes stood watching until the taillights disappeared. "Oh my George our daughter is growing up awfully fast, do you think two am was too lenient?" Elizabeth said hugging her husband.
"Nope dear, Fred's a nice boy and well we have got to let her grow up at some point, she's seventeen now..." George replied. "Now come along dear, we have a "date" too…" the Blake's walked off down the hallway toward the kitchen. (Yes tonight the "hot date" was to make dinner; it was the cook's night off!)
"Wow Freddie, nice car!" Daphne exclaimed sinking back into the leather seat.
"Thanks, er it's my dad's." Fred said flipping on the turn signal to turn into the parking lot at the school. "You look really beautiful tonight Daph."
"Aw thanks Fred you look really really handsome." she exclaimed.
"Thanks! Now let's go party!" he grasped her hand and they walked together toward the school.
Once inside the whole gang met up, exchanged compliments and then began to dance. Every slow song Velma and Shaggy danced together and Daphne and Freddie danced together. Scooby found a cheerleader to dance with or he hung out at the refreshment table. They gang was having so much fun, because even though they were in love they could be in love and have fun at the same time, just as Velma had predicted earlier in the story.
Then came the climax of the evening: king and queen. "Ok Cougars here is who you picked for your homecoming king…." the DJ announced, "Fred Jones!" Fred walked onto the center of the dance floor. Pretty much everyone knew that Daphne was going to be picked for queen so they stepped out of the way to let her through. "And then queen is…"
Daphne stood up and began walking toward the center.
"Irene Peters!" the DJ said.
There was a cry of joy (Irene) and then a cry of utter disbelief (Freddie) and then a cry of pain and disappointment (Daphne.)
Shaggy and Velma stepped forward to comfort the redhead but the damage was done, Daphne ran off toward the girl's room.
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