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Natalie's POV

"Well, Ian, have you found a prom date yet?" I asked Ian as we sat in the living room watching TV. Well, at least I was, Ian was already studying for exams.

"Prom? That's at least two weeks away! I have time," he muttered.

"No, it's this weekend," I said with a smirk. Count on my brother for not keeping up with a high school prom.

"That's funny, Natalie," he said sarcastically.

"Fine. If you don't believe me, I'll ask Amy." I turned around to face the stairs. "Hey, Amy!" I yelled, as Ian cringed across the room.

"Yeah?" I heard her faintly yell back.

"When's prom?"

"This weekend. Why?"

"Thanks!" I hollered back, ignoring her question. "See?" I asked Ian. "Who was right?"

His face turned to a scowl. "Well, why do you care about my date?"

"Just wondering. As a little sister, I am required to know and ruin your social life. I guess if you don't have one there's nothing to ruin. At least Amy has gone out and gotten a dress."

"It's not a big deal. I'll just wear a suit that I have. Did you say Amy had a date?"

"No, I said she had a dress. But you can ask her. I knew that's what you were going to do in the first place."

"I was not. I was only curious. I have plenty of time to find a date at school."

"Sure you do… Good luck!" I teased. He was so going to ask Amy. I know my brother, and he'll be too occupied studying for his AP tests for finding a prom date.

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Ian's POV

"Well, since girls are still guessing at who you're going to ask to prom, I guess you don't have a prom date."

I closed my locker and turned around to see Amy. "So? I have plenty of time," said while walking down the hallway.

"You do know prom's in three days, right? If you're counting school days, there's only two."

"Well, that's surprising." Was it really in three days? Guess so.

"What I really wanted to ask was if you wanting to go with a group of friends from church to and from prom. I think we might also leave a little early to try to beat traffic and go bowling. It'll be a lot better going with some friends than going by yourself."

"Who says I'm going by myself?"

Amy's smile faded and gave me a "look." "You have three days. No way can you find a date that quick."

"I've just been busy. No girl will turn me down," I playfully bragged.

Amy sighed, "There are moments I still see old Ian in you. And I'm not sure if it's funny now or it's as annoying as it was years ago."

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Amy's POV

"Well, I'm glad that AP test is over with? Do you think you did well on it?" Ian asked as we got in the car to go home.

"Yeah, I guess. Last short essay question was the hardest for me. Now that the AP test is over with, should I call my friends to tell them that you're going with us as a group?" I asked.

"I've got time."

"Ian," I said plainly, "This was the last school day to ask a girl to prom. I'm pretty sure no one's going to go with you now."

He sighed. "I'd really hate to be the loser without a date. Never imagined myself in this situation."

"Hey!" I retorted, "I happen to not have a date, and I'm not a loser."

"Amy, that's debatable," he teased with a smile.

"You are so mean!" I exclaimed while laughing.

The laughter died as Ian exited the parking lot onto a main road to go home.

"Well, do you want to go to prom with me?" he asked.

I didn't immediately reply, a little daunted by his question.

"Not-not as well, dates or anything of the sort. Just well, to, um, say we had a date. Friends type thing. We can still go with your friends. We don't have to if you don't want to. Just a suggestion. Just thinking-"

"Yes," I interrupted with a smile, "I'll go to prom with you. I feel terribly sorry you didn't get a date."

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Natalie's POV

Sure enough, he went to prom with Amy. Of course, he'll always bring up that it was "just to have a date." But, I saw the look in his eyes when Amy walked down the stairs all dressed up for prom. (I picked out her flow-y green dress and did her hair and makeup, so some credit needs to go to me!) He was excited to take her. Maybe it was one of the first times Ian Kabra had been nervous. Dan, when he heard that they were going together, freaked out even more than their "first date." That was fun to see.

They both came home saying they had fun, of course. Before I went to bed, I knocked on Ian's bedroom door, and when he opened it I said, "I'm alright with you marrying Amy. Just want to say it in case I somehow die before the time comes before your engagement!" I scurried down the hallway before he could fight about it, but I did hear, "Shut up, Natalie!"

Good times, good times…