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Congrats to our winner Katie! The two runner ups, cutepuppy59 and irrevocably ives, dresses will be used for Noelle and Ariana. As for those of you who's dresses didn't make it this far will be used for people such as Kiran, Taylor, Ivy and other Billings girls. Congratulations to all the three finalists and to the winner. Thank you everyone for the awesome ideas!

I was lying on the couch in the art cemetery. I must have fallen asleep last night before Josh because he was on the floor with a pillow. He had even brought me a blanket. As I sat up on the couch not wanting to wake Josh my phone rang. I searched all over for it so I could answer before it woke Josh up. It was in my pocket.

"Hello," I whispered.

"Reed where are you?" It was Noelle.

"In the art cemetery why?" I asked.

"Well you didn't come home last night, I was worried." Noelle said.

"Really?" I asked.

"No I thought it sounded sisterly to say that. So you chose Hollis. Nice pick, even though you told no one." Noelle said.

"Whatever, what do you want?" I asked.

"Hey don't forget, you are leaving for New York tomorrow and you still need to find a prom dress. It is the weekend after this weekend. The headmaster just sent out a notice." Noelle said.

"Ok," I said.

"Plus we all need opinions. It is going to be a long day." She said.

"When are we leaving?" I asked.

"In an hour, Scott is coming and Sawyer is flying in. Kiran is making him come. Bree isn't going to get a date because she doesn't want to get attached and blah, blah, blah." Noelle said.

"What about you?" I asked.

"Well I was going to go alone but Thomas asked me. He said it wasn't as anything to do with relationship he just said Dash was a good friend and he knew he wouldn't want me to go alone." Noelle said.

"That's great because now I hope it won't be an issue." I said, relieved.

"I wouldn't count on that. He said he loved you no matter what. He said he was never going to stop fighting." Noelle said.

"Really," I said worried.

"Yeah but don't worry. It is Thomas. He won't do anything too dramatic or traumatic for that matter. Anyway get your butt over here we need to shop." Noelle said.

"Be right there." I said and hung up. Josh looked up at me. Apparently I had woken him up.

"What's up?" He asked.

"Well prom is next weekend and we need to shop." I said.

"So," He said.

"I need to get to Billings to get ready and you can meet me there in like an hour." I said.

"Ok, we are going to be a while aren't we?" He asked.

"It is Noelle, Kiran, Ariana, and Taylor. Plus I think Ivy is coming with Gage. That means Ariana will have to wait on us hand and foot." I said.

Josh smirked and gave me a quick kiss before I ran to Billings.

"Reed, how nice of you to finally join us!" Noelle said sarcastically.

"Sorry I got held up last night." I said smirking.

"Well Reed spill the beans. Who did you pick?" Taylor asked.

"Wait, Noelle didn't tell you?" I asked.

"No I didn't tell them anything we discussed. Just Ariana about the thing with prom." Noelle said eyeing. I understood her choice to tell Ariana about Thomas. I just thought she would tell everyone else about that and me. Her eyes looked like she didn't want me to tell.

"Let's just say I made the right choice." I said.

"Reed come on tell us who you picked." Ivy said. I almost forgot she was there.

"Well I picked Josh. My brain was telling me I liked Thomas because we were left in the open and stuff but my heart said Josh." I said.

"How romantic, now move your butt and get ready." Noelle said.

I ran up the stairs and jumped in the shower. I got out and out on a black knit skirt with a coral sweater. It looked simple yet cute. I turned around and Noelle was sitting right there.

"Holy crap, how long have you been there?" I asked.

"We need to talk." Noelle said.

"About," I asked.

"Thomas. I didn't want to sound dramatic over the phone. He asked me to keep me company and for the whole Dash is his friend thing but after I said yes he said that it meant he could keep tabs on you." Noelle said.

"Well like you said it's Thomas." I said not believing myself.

"Yeah and Thomas is determined and he won't ever quit until he gets what he wants. He may seem a charmer but he loves you and nothing and no one can change how he feels. He doesn't care about how you picked Josh. He is waiting for Josh to screw up. He might even be setting Josh up. Reed be careful and stick close to Josh." Noelle said.

"Well we will just have to put him in his place. And if he happens to step out of that place we are Billings girls. We have power and he won't mess with us." I said.

"Let's hope that if he sees you being serious with Josh he will back off. Let's hope." I said.

"Well when do you plan in telling everyone else you are going to prom with Thomas?" I asked.

"Wait Noelle, You are going with Thomas?" Ariana asked.

"I thought you told her." I said.

"I was getting to it. He said because he knew Dash would want me to go with someone. I hope you aren't mad." Noelle said.

"Mad? I am ecstatic. I am so glad you are going with someone." Ariana said.

"That's good," Noelle said confused.

"Don't forget, I went psycho. I don't want to get close to anyone. Not that I am afraid of that but I don't want to stick around too long. I am afraid of that." Ariana said. I was going to tell her that she should stick around. I mean she saved my life and has helped with a lot. But something stopped m and I didn't know what it was so I just nodded.

"Well I think Josh is waiting downstairs for you and everyone is acting strange and probably making him uncomfortable so I suggest we get a move on." Ariana said.

"Right," I said and grabbed a pair of black boots pulled them on and ran down the stairs.

When I reached the bottom I tripped over the rug and fell flat on my face. I felt two arms help me up. Josh and Thomas had both come to help me up.

"Are you ok?" Josh asked. Thomas tightened his grip for second.

"Yeah guys don't worry it is me we are talking about. Does clumsy ring a bell?" I said.

Thomas was still holding on until I looked at him. He glared at Josh and then gently let go of my arm and walked away.

Josh looked at me and I looked up at him. Our eyes locked and he understood I had no idea what that was about. Josh pulled me into a corner of the room. Conversations about my fall started.

"She is kind of a klutz." Noelle said.

I could feel a pair of eyes burning into the back of my head and there was no need o even guess who it was because as soon as Josh looked up anger flared in his eyes.

"Josh look at me. No where else but me. When we get home tonight you can help me pack." I said.

"We are leaving tomorrow, if we get back from the mall by tomorrow." Josh joked.

"I am so excited to see your family." I said.

"I am so glad you can finally meet the rest of my family." Josh said.

"Me too," I said. Then Josh looked down at me and pulled me closer to him and gently pressed his lips against mine in a passionate kiss. It was short but sweet.

"I am sorry but that should show him." Josh said.

"I understand," I said. I turned around to survey the room. No one but Thomas seemed to notice. He had a disgusted look on his face.

"It's you he has to room with anyway." I said. He laughed and dragged me back over to the crowd of people. Thomas wouldn't even look at me anymore. He looked hurt and even more disgusted.

"Ok now I do feel bad." Josh whispered.

"Don't," I said.

"Well not too bad, he did hit on you when you were still with me." Josh said. I nodded.

"I'm going to go talk to him ok." I said.

"Ok, you should try to be friends." Josh suggested. I looked him in the eye one more time and he knew I was faithful to him and really just wanted to be friends with Thomas. As I walked up to Thomas he flinched a little.

"Hey," I said.

"Well," He said.

"Listen I really want to be friends with you Thomas but I mean just friends." I said.

"I would love to be friends with you Reed but I will always love you. I am not going to quit." Thomas said.

"Well do what you like but we are strictly friends. Oh and could you do me and Josh a favor and not stare at me?" I asked half jokingly.

"Fine," He said playfully. I opened my arms for a hug and he opened his too. He hugged me but for only a brief minute.

"Friends," I said.

"Friends," He said.

"Now I suggest you get back on Josh's good side because you are rooming with him for a while." I said.

"I would anyway." Thomas said and walked towards Josh.

"It looks like things are going to work out after all." Noelle said walking up to me.

"For the time being anyway." I said.

Ten minutes later Noelle announced that the limo was here. I sat next to Josh and Noelle and she sat next to Thomas. It was off to the mall for our hours of shopping for dresses. Fun?

"So what happened with you and Thomas?" I asked Josh.

"Well he said that he still loved you but if it meant saving our friendship he would back off. I said ok and we are all good." Josh said.

"Well that's good," I said. He nodded and we pulled into the mall.

"Ok so we all need to go to the same place as of now so we can give opinions and stuff." Noelle said.

"Who first?" I asked. I really didn't want to be first.

"Ooh me," Kiran said.

"Ok then, Kiran first. Sawyer we will get your tux after we get Kiran's dress." Noelle said. Sawyer nodded, he knew the day was going to be long and slow.

We walked and walked until we found a dress store. It was a big mall.

"I love allure gowns so let's go there first." Kiran said.

"Ooh, allure I love those dresses." Taylor said.

First Kiran tried on a mermaid style midnight blue sparkle dress. Everything looked good on her but it just wasn't the perfect dress and everyone agreed.

"Ki, everything looks good on you but I think there is something better." Taylor said.

"Yeah I agree." Kiran nodded and went back to change dresses.

This time she came out with a black and silver strapless intricate embellished tier modern evening gown. Again it looked awesome on her but it wasn't her dress.

"I will say no." Noelle said.

Kiran nodded and went to try on a third dress. She came out with a stunning silver cut out prom dress. It was covering her chest but curved down to her stomach and most of her stomach was showing. It fit her perfectly and her body fit it perfectly. You had to be a model to wear this dress and as soon as she walked out I could tell it was the dress for her. From the look on Sawyers face he could too.

"I love it!" I said.

"Me too," Taylor added.

"Well its official you have our approval." Noelle said and Ivy nodded.

"Yeah I really like this dress." Kiran said. She went to get back into to her original clothes.

She didn't even need alterations the dress was so perfect. She went to check out and we ran to a tuxedo store and Sawyer found a tux with a silver colored vest and tie within minutes and it was perfect. He was done.

"Ok can I get my dress next?" Taylor asked.

"Yeah that works." I said and everyone agreed.

Taylor told Kiran the name of the store and led us there while Kiran dropped her dress off in the car.

"Well as Kiran loves allure dresses I am a sucker for Alyce dresses." Taylor said.

"He so am I." Ivy said.

"Cool we will look together then." Taylor said.

"Awesome!" Ivy said sounding really excited.

They both ran to an Alyce section of the store and grabbed a handful of dresses.

Taylor came out with a blue and hot pink fiery halter evening dress on. The colors didn't suit her.

Ivy came out with a black and hot pink wondrous plunging neckline gown. It was ok but the hot pink didn't work for either of them or their hair.

"Um, I have to say no to both." Noelle said.

"Me too." Ivy said laughing.

"Yeah this looks stupid on me." Taylor said.

Kiran was back now and by the looks of it agreed with everyone else.

Taylor went back in and changed into brown metallic colored brocade terrific taffeta evening gown. It looked really good on her.

Ivy walked out in a light blue taffeta beaded evening dress that had a slit in the leg. The color went good with her hair and her figure fit well.

"I do like those dresses." Kiran said.

"Yeah me too but I would still try some on." I said.

"Yeah I feel like this isn't the dress." Ivy said and Taylor agreed they both went back to the changing rooms.

Next Taylor came out in a gold strapless glitter ball gown. That was the dress.

Ivy came out in a black dress with white on the chest and black flower designs over it. It was a black embroidered lace prom dress. It was her dress.

"I love it." They said simultaneously.

"Well I agree." The rest of us said simultaneously. We all laughed.

Gage and Scott went and picked out tuxes similar to Sawyers just with different colors. Gage and Scott brought the dresses back to the car so Taylor and Ivy could stay and help with the opinions.

"I think I saw some dresses by Alyce I really like. I will try some on." Noelle said.

"Ok," I said.

Noelle walked back into the store and browsed through some dresses. She only took four dresses back with her.

The first dress she tried on was a white and silver fantastic fully sequin net poly charmeuse dress. It was a nice prom dress just not right for Noelle.

"It's ok," I said.

"I don't really like it" Kiran said.

The boys were back by now. We had already been at the mall for a couple of hours trying on dresses and browsing stores. I was tired and I hadn't tried anything on yet.

"You guys are right." Noelle said and stepped back into the dressing room to change.

A few minutes later she walked out in a pink charmeuse net fitted sizzling evening gown. It looked better than the first dress but still it didn't seem like the dress for Noelle.

"I don't know about that one." Taylor said.

"Yeah I would say try on the next one." Kiran said. I nodded in agreement.

Noelle nodded and stepped back into the dressing room. This time when she came out she had on a skin tight red spaghetti strap extraordinary rhinestone detailed jersey evening dress. It looked really good on Noelle.

"I like it. It even matches your hair." I said.

"Yeah it looks great." Kiran said.

"I feel like it looks good but I don't fell it being the dress." Noelle said.

"So try on your last one." Taylor said.

When Noelle walked back out she had a medium blue sparkly skin tight halter jeweled prom dress. It had a slit down the leg and had a jewel belt thing around her waist. The straps were all jewels. It had to be the dress.

"Oh my gosh. That looks amazing!" I said.

"Yeah you rock that dress." Kiran said.

"Wow you look good." Taylor said.

"You really do." Thomas added on.

"I feel it. This is the dress." Noelle said.

We went to get Thomas's tux. He found one almost immediately and brought their stuff back to the car while Noelle stayed with us.

"Well I want a Jovani dress so can I go next?" Ariana asked.

"Of course," I said.

"We walked until we found a dress store with Jovani dresses. Ariana browsed through and also took only four dresses.

The first dress she came out with was a pink dress with a silver top. It was a stunning fully sequined dress with a jeweled bodice. It looked good on her but it did not work with her hair. Maybe when she was blonde but no Auburn.

"I like the dress but it doesn't match your hair." I said.

"Yeah I forgot I was Auburn when I picked it." She said and walked back into the dressing room.

The next dress she came out with was silver cut out jersey stretch prom dress with a slit down the leg. It looked good but still her hair clashed a little.

"I like it but my hair is a pain in my butt right now." She said and stomped back into her dressing room.

The next dress she came out with was a gold strapless gown with a fully sequined bodice. It looked the best yet.

"Eh I don't like it." Ariana said and walked back into the dressing room. I felt bad for her.

"I wish she still had blonde hair. All of those dresses would have worked." Noelle said.

"Yeah I feel bad." Kiran said.

When she walked out this time she had on a turquoise one shoulder taffeta dress with a sweetheart neckline. Her hair went with it really well. She rocked that dress. I would have to say it was her dress.

"I really like it." I said.

"Me too," Taylor said.

"I feel like it is the dress. I am going to buy it." Ariana said.

When she went to pay for the dress Thomas offered t take it to the car. My guess was so he had to see less of me trying on dresses.

"Well I guess I am the only one left. I was looking and I liked so Mori Lee dresses." I said.

"Well then we will start there." Noelle said.

When I got to the store there were hundreds of dresses. I went and pick out four dresses.

The first dress I tried on was powder blue and had a floral bodice and was jeweled throughout it. It had a sash type thing on the waist. I liked it but I didn't feel it.

"It looks nice but I would keep trying some on." Noelle said.

"Yeah I totally agree. It doesn't feel right." I said and walked back into my dressing room. I stripped down and grabbed my next dress.

The next dress was hot pink and a taffeta halter style gown. It had one fabric on the top and middle and a different one on the bottom. I really like the style but I wasn't crazy about the color.

"I like the style but not the color." I said walking out of the dressing room.

"It is pretty but if it doesn't feel right then it isn't right." Noelle said.

I walked back into the dressing room again. I looked at my clock. It was already 5 O' clock. We had been there for like 6 hours. I put my next dress on in a hurry.

It was a purple dress with sparkles on the bodice and it was cinched at the bodice too. I really liked this one and how I looked in it but I didn't feel the dress.

"Noelle I don't feel this one I am just going to try on my last one." I said.

"Ok," She said.

The next dress I tried on was dark blue. It was a sweetheart neckline with a lace up back and I pick up skirt. It had sparkles on it running down the whole thing but getting smaller as they went. I absolutely loved it and how I looked in it. I felt it. It was the dress for me.

I twirled out of the dressing room in it and I heard Josh say whoa. Apparently he liked it.

"Reed that dress looks amazing." Noelle said.

"I know I love it." I said.

"It really works for you." Ariana said.

"More like you work it." Kiran said.

"You really pull it off." Ivy said.

"You look gorgeous." Taylor said.

"Thanks you guys." I said.

"Reed let's go pay and get my tux. We will meet you guys to dinner." Josh said.

"Ok," Noelle said and they all left the store.

"I love the dress." I said holding it as we went up to the register.

"I do too." Josh said with a smile on his face.

When we were checking out I went to grab cash but Josh grabbed my arm and handed them his credit card.

"You don't have to pay for me." I said.

"Well I want to. I can't wait to see you in the dress again. I can't believe no one needed alterations." Josh said.

"Yeah I know." I said. We walked over to the tuxedo store where josh found a tux with a matching blue vest and tie. He looked stunning in it.

"Let's go bring our stuff to the car." I said.

"Ok," He said.

We walked hand in hand to the limo taking our time.

"So what are we going to do with you family?" I asked.

"Basically hang out and stuff. I think Saturday is going to be like a family game night so be prepared. They get competitive." Josh joked.

"Ooh I am excited. I always win at monopoly. Just ask Scott. I am good at games." I said. Josh laughed.

"So where will I sleep." I asked after we dropped off my dress. I didn't know if there would be room for people in the limo after all the dresses were in there.

"Well I think you will stay with me in my room. My parents trust me and I think my sisters Tess and Tori have like boyfriends spending a night with us too so you and Lynn's girlfriend will be with us. I can't believe my sisters already have boyfriends going into 9th grade." Josh said.

"Well that all works for me." I said as we arrived at dinner. We took our place at the table.

Whew it feels good to finish this chapter. 12 pages thank you very much. You may recognize Kiran, Taylor, and Ivy's prom dresses as ones by irrevocably ives. I liked her dresses and they suited the characters. You can go to my profile to check them all out.

Katie you won but I don't think you have an account. If you want I can email you the chapter and you still get to pick the theme of prom. Anyway please review. I love reading them all and the more reviews I get and the longer they are the quicker I update me story. Some serious action happens at the prom. And the story has kind of a sad ending. But I think it will surprise you! Hey now it is slightly 13 pages…

Any way review oh yeah question time.

What might happen at prom?

Who is AO?

Will Reed have a good time in New York?
What Josh and Thomas drama will happen next?

Until next time peace out!