"Misty! Get you and your friends over here! We need to take pictures of our darling sister!" Misty's sister, Violet, said.
"Ash?" Misty looked around for her date but him and the guys were no where to be seen.
"Have you seen our dates?" Lyra asked Misty's other sister, Daisy.
"Try the kitchen, I could hear them pigging out," Daisy said trying to clean up around the house.
Misty, Lyra, and May went into the kitchen to find there dates staring at the fridge and Misty's older sister, Lily, guarding it.
"What are you guys doing?" May asked curiously as the boys sat like puppy dogs, except for her date, Brendan, who just looked at May happily.
"Misty! Your sister won't let us eat anything!" Ash said poutingly.
"Well duh, you gentleman are supposed to take these wonderful ladies on a nice date first!" Lily said holding a giant spoon to make the boys back off.
Ash looked worried and turned to Ethan and whispered, "Did you plan a dinner or something?"
Ethan looked just as worried as him, "No, did you?"
Ash shook his head and turned to the other side of him to see Brendan, he was laughing and didn't look as worried as the other boys, "Brendan, did you plan a dinner or anything?"
"Yeah, afterwards, why did you?" Brendan replied as calm as ever.
"Nah, mind if we tag along on your date afterwards with our girls?" Ethan asked as he heard what Brendan had to say.
"Sure, bro code," Brendan said putting out his knuckle.
"Fist bump, I haven't done that in a million years!" Ethan said excitedly. He fist bumped Brendan back. Ash was hesitant since he didn't know if he should hate Brendan or be his friend for the night. After a second of thinking he was about to do it, but Lily, Violet, and Daisy grabbed each of the boys to take pictures with their girls, out in the living room.
"Okay, the first group picture will be without the masks, then a silly face, and then the masks. Now guys, don't ruin this picture!" Daisy said jokingly.
Brendan looked at May, she looked extra beautiful that night. He didn't know how to pose with May. She looked at him and grabbed his hands and put them on her hips. That made him blush, but thankfully she turned before she could see him. He felt that it was going to be a good night.
Ethan looked at what May had done with Brendan and then looked at Ash, who was just as clueless. Misty had done what May had done and just grabbed Ash's hands and put them at her hips. Lyra had done the same thing with the clueless Ethan. OF course they've gone to dances before, but no one has taken more pictures than what Misty's proud sisters would.
"I'm taking two of each, okay? So hold your poses for while," Daisy said trying to get the right angles and the right lighting. She was so excited for her sister.
After all the pictures, the gang hopped into Ash's black Range Rover.
"Nice car, dude, " Ethan said patting Ash on the back.
Ash got in the driver's seat, with Misty in shot-gun, "Thanks, it's my mom's."
"Okay, we're gonna get a few things straight. This mask, this light pink with feathers on the side, it's mine. And don't get it confused, okay?" Brianna asked as the group was in Gary's cramped convertible.
Gary and Leaf looked at each other weirdly and laughed because they thought Brianna was strange.
"You gonna let her talk to you like that Drew?" Leaf asked from the front.
Drew looked nervously at Brianna who had widened her eyes, "Whatever makes her happy."
"Oi! Stop being such a pussy." Zoey said, she was cramped in the middle of the backseat with Brianna, Drew, and her boyfriend, Kenny.
"Drew can do whatever he wants to do, except talk to other girls. Don't do that," Brianna said pointing at him.
Gary looked at Leaf again and they laughed to themselves.
"Hey Zoe, what if I talked to other girls? Would you be okay with that?" Kenny asked.
"As long as they're not as hot as Megan Fox, then I'm okay with it," Zoey said kissing him on the cheek.
"Ahhh..Megan Fox," Kenny said as his mind went off to another world. Zoey hit him, "I'm kidding. Geez woman."
"Love you," Zoey said trying to act innocent.
Gary brought the car up to the school and saw Ash and his group walking inside. He honked at them, "Hey Ashy-Boy!"
Ash turned around and so did everyone else. They were almost unrecognizable with there masks. Ash frowned, "The point of this mask was to be unnoticeable by bullies from you!"
"Wait for us inside loser!" Gary said driving off.
Ash looked at the group, "Can we wait for them when we get inside?"
"I don't mind if Lyra doesn't mind," Ethan said.
May looked at Brendan sheepishly, "Do we have too?"
"Yeah, we'll just get our group a table, we'll save seats for them too," Brendan said as him and May started walking inside.
"Aw! They're going to ca-noodle!" Misty said cutely.
"Ca-noodle?" Ash asked weirdly.
"It means cuddle up," Misty said jokingly. They gang started walking, and couldn't see Brendan and May anymore since more and more people started coming up between them.
"Brendan, what about over there? By the bleachers?" May asked holding Brendan's hand, but getting in front of him at the same time.
"Yeah, looks big enough," Brendan said. May giggled, "Not like that!"
"I know, I know, I'm sorry," May said smiling.
"You know May, you're really great," Brendan said as they got to their seats to wait for the group.
"Thanks Brendan, and you're really nice, I don't see why you don't have a girlfriend yet," May said. After she said that, she remembered what Misty and Lyra told her at the dress shop.
"Oh, hehe. Yeah," Brendan said awkwardly. They looked away from each other and that's when the rest of the gang came up.
"Hey! Look who we found!" Ash said excitedly seeing his friends after a few hours away from them.
"We've already introduced our dates to each other, but May and Brendan these are Leaf, Zoey, and Brianna. Leaf, Zoey, Brianna, here's Brendan and May," Gary said getting out of the way so they could handshake.
May had no problems with Leaf and Zoey, but when she held her hand out for Brianna she didn't take it.
Drew nudged his girlfriend.
"I already know who she is!" Brianna said frustratingly.
"But that doesn't mean you can't be nice to her. C'mon don't do this here," Drew whispered in her ear.
"I can't do what? Tell me. I'd love to hear it!" Brianna yelled.
"You can't shut up! Like, just be nice to May even for this second and stop being a little baby about it! She didn't do anything to you, so suck it up!" Gary yelled. That got Brianna to get quiet and quickly shake hands with May.
"Now let's get to dancing up in this bitch!" Kenny yelled and grabbed his girl to the dance floor.
"Now all the ladies in the house. Let's get up and have some funnn!" The DJ said as he got out a girls song for the girls to have there own time.
The guys hung back while there dates were out dancing.
"Whatever is said at this table, stays at this table," Gary said mischievously.
"What do you have in mind?" Ethan said getting a sip of his drink.
"We're going to play a game of Truth. It's like truth or dare, but without the dares since this is a public setting," Gary explained.
"Let's play!" Ash said excitedly. All of the other guys nodded in agreement.
"Okay, first question. We'll start off with me, then just go with whoever else has a question," Gary kept explaining,"Well, on a scale of one to ten, how much do you like your date?"
Gary looked at the person to his left, who was Kenny, "Zoey? Dude. I love her to a million and one."
Next to Kenny was, Ash, "I like Misty at about, hm, an eight? Yeah, eight's an okay number."
Brendan was sitting next to Ash and now he wasn't afraid to say how much he liked May, "I like May at about a nine."
Drew shot a look to Brendan as he said that. He was going to be the last one to answer. Ethan was up next, "Lyra? Dude. Ten outta ten. I'm going to ask her out again after this."
Drew didn't know what to say about Brianna anymore since he didn't exactly know his feelings for her anymore, "Six."
"Damn Drew. Six? And I thought you guys were so in love!" Gary said mocking him.
"Very funny, but lately she's been getting on my nerves. And I've been noticing she is just so rude," Drew said sighing.
"Ooh! I got one!" Ash said excitedly, "If you didn't come here with the girl you're with now. Who would you come with?"
"Oh tricky! I'm up first right? I'd go with..you guys know, Lenny Montoya? I'd go with her," Brendan said. Lenny was in Brendan's AP English Class and they were close friends until Lenny started to gain feeling for him. She stopped being his friend for something he couldn't help and he felt really bad about it.
"Oh yeah my turn. If I could, I'd bring Raina Morgansen. She has a helluva great Swampert. I'd love to learn a few tricks from her. If you know what I mean," Ethan said suggestively. It made the guys laugh.
Up next was Drew. He didn't know whether to make Brendan mad by saying his date, or just lie and say someone else. He thought, "What happens at this table, stays at this table right?" Drew went with his gut, "I guess I'm going to have to say May."
This time, Brendan was the one that shot him a look, "You would've came to this dance with my date?"
Everyone got quiet to see what was going to happen, except for Gary, "Finally! He admits it after a whole you of the chase!"
Drew looked at Gary like he was dumb and then looked at Brendan, "Yeah. She's hot. Why not?"
"She's not just hot. She's a lot of other things, do you not see that?!" Brendan asked furiously.
"Of course I see that! Did you not think I used to like her for this whole year and gave up when she stopped talking to me?! Did you honestly think I went to Maple's everyday for the food?! Are you that dimwitted to think I don't see all these other beautiful things in her?!" Drew yelled.
The girls song was over and was standing near them. A little commotion has occurred, and that side of the gym looked to see what was going on. May and Brianna just watched and didn't know what to say, or do. So they let the boys go on. Watching the show, Gary was just cheering and was ready to say, "I knew it! I told you so!"
The DJ had tried to make the mood less tense, since he heard what was going on, "Okay you guys. Grab your special ladies and get ready to get this mood to slowwww downnnn."
The guys had asked there dates to dance and they all gladly accepted. May and Brendan had found a spot near the center of the gym, and apparently, Drew and Brianna almost found the same spot.
May had rested her head on Brendan's chest as they danced, "What was going on back at the table?"
Brendan just kept dancing and let her rest there, "Nothing, don't worry. It's okay."
May smiled and tried not to think about it, but she heard what Drew had to say. She heard Drew say he knows all of the beautiful things inside of her. That part made her blush. Her and Brendan were pretty intimate and she enjoyed being in his arms. Who did she like more?
"Drew!" Brianna said trying to get his attention. Drew was too busy looking at Brendan and May getting really close to each other.
"Oh, yeah Bri?" Drew said, he was a few inches away from his girlfriend.
"Why don't you want to get closer?" Brianna asked trying to snuggle up to him.
"I'm sorry, okay?" Drew said already frustrated at his girlfriend.
"I don't need an apology. It's just you and me now, okay?" Brianna asked for his confirmation.
"Right," Drew said hesitantly. He didn't want it to be just them anymore. He wanted someone else, and he knew it.
After the song was over, it was Brendan's time to shine, "Hey May, can we talk out in the hallway for a second?"
"Sure Brendan," May said happily. Brendan grabbed her hand and took her out in the hallway.
Drew was watching Brendan and May and went out into the hallway, he didn't know what to think and told Brianna he was going to the restroom.
"What am I going to do now?" Brianna asked her boyfriend.
"I have no clue, I just really need to pee," Drew lied. He rushed to the hallway where Brendan took May. He noticed someone was on the other side of the hallway trying to watch them too and he was snickering to himself.
"May, you know how much courage it took me to ask you to the dance?" Brendan said starting it off.
"Not really, wouldn't it be really easy? I'm not really that big of a deal," May said not looking him straight in the eye. She tried to keep her mask on for comedic effect, but it didn't work as well as she thought it would.
Brendan grabbed her hands, "This isn't really easy for me, but I..I love you May. So much, and I thought asking you to this dance tonight would make you feel differently than you do about me. The way that I feel about you. Did it work?"
May blushed but suddenly a certain green haired boy came into her head, she remembered everything at once about him. How they'd have such a great time together since they met in the diner that one day up until today and how dashing he looked. May didn't know whether her feelings for Drew were true until this moment. She couldn't tell Brendan she liked him, because she hadn't given up on Drew just yet, "I'm sorry Brendan. I'm sorry I don't feel that way about you, but are we still friends?"
Drew overheard May decline Brendan's love for her and said, "yes," in his head. Once he was finished hearing that, he decided to go back to the gym. He needed to think of a way to break up with his girlfriend. And he needed it soon. He passed the other guy that was watching him too and thought, "Landon Labowski, one of Brendan's friends here for the show. Wow."
"Yeah, we can still be friends, May. Don't worry," Brendan said pouting a little bit. May kissed him on the cheek, "If I may, is it because of Drew?"
"Sort of. I can't exactly explain it. I'm sorry," May said with her mask still at her face, "Now, let's go have fun. There's half an hour left to this dance and my mom said if we go to the diner afterwards, she'll give you guys a discount. Let's get this party over with, shall we?"
"We shall," Brendan said. This time, they didn't grab each other's hands, it was May in the lead and Brendan watching her and smiling. He still couldn't get May out of his head, but she still seemed happy, and when she's happy, he is too.
There was fifteen minutes left to the dance and people started to head home early to get to a few after parties. Brianna wanted to go to a party after the dance so she and the girls left to the car for a while. Drew and the guys were still left and so were a few lingering guests.
"Okay Ledians, this is the last dance of the night! We're going to slow it up a bit," the DJ said as he put on another slow song.
Drew got up and went with his gut. His girlfriend wasn't around, and there was only people he barely talked to left in there, this was his chance. His chance to dance with May. He found her next to Lyra and Misty and Brendan and Ethan on the other side of the table, "Hey, you with the blue eyes, wanna dance?"
May instantly blushed and looked at Lyra first, she nodded for the okay. Then May looked at Brendan, even with the pain in his eyes he said it was okay too. Drew made her feel butterflies inside. Even when Brendan wished that it was him, May just felt how she felt. May was still wondering about Drew's girlfriend, "What about Brianna?"
"She's out in the car. One dance won't hurt, c'mon." Drew said practically begging .
"Oh, begging are we? Let's dance," May said taking his hand. They started to dance, and so did a few other couples.
May and Drew held hands, and Drew put his other hand on her hip. "Why don't you get closer? I don't bite."
"But Brianna might, what if she came in here? She'd kill me!" May said trying to get him to stop pulling her in.
"She won't. And if she would, don't worry. I'll protect you," Drew said. He thought that was the right thing to say at the moment. It made May less tense and scoot in a little bit.
"So, how are you and Brianna doing?" May asked out of the blue. She was wondering that since it didn't look like they were having a good time that night.
"Not so good, I honestly don't know how much longer we'll last after school's out. I'm going to break up with her soon," Drew said over May's shoulder since she was as close as she was to Brendan earlier.
She was closer since she started to smile and didn't want Drew to see, "That sucks," she lied.
"You smell really good," Drew said not noticing what he said until afterward.
"Thanks," May said blushing.
"I wish we cold stay like this forever," Drew whispered to himself.
May overheard him, even though she knew he whispered so she wouldn't hear him but she whispered back, "Me too, Drew. Me too."
Author's Note: Hey guys! I really liked writing this chapter, and too bad this story is almost over. sadface. There's one more chapter left though! I hope you enjoyed this chapter, too. And how did you think of the ending? Was it cute? I thought it was cute. Don't forget to leave a review! Okay, have a nice day(:
