"Why am I here exactly?" Zach asked, buttoning up his formal shirt. Not long after Peter had vanished from the store, he, Danny, Stiles, Allison and Lydia finished up their shopping and left, all leaving to get ready for the upcoming formal. He and Allison were soon home, helping each other to get ready in the room he and Kate shared, who still had yet to get back from the woods. All Zach could hope for was that Derek hadn't said anything yet, that he didn't mention Zach and how he knew that Scott was the real beta. Pushing these thoughts out of his head, he tried to tie his tie but was having a bit of trouble, the loop just refusing to be big enough for him.

"Need some help?" Allison asked, stepping in front of him to tie his tie.

"Thanks. You're looking forward to tonight right?" Zach questioned, looking down at her tying his tie, avoiding her gaze.

"Of course, it's meant to be a girl's dream to dress up pretty and dance with the guy she likes. I guess the second part just won't be happening for me tonight," she admitted, finishing off his tie so she could move over to the mirror to do her make-up.

"Yeah, you and Jackson, definitely not someone 'crush' worthy," Zach chuckled, running some gel through his thick hair, trying his best to control it.

"Well, obviously Lydia thinks differently," Allison pointed, laughing along with Zach as she put on her mascara.

"She'll just have to press forward with Stiles tonight I guess," Zach agreed, tucking his shirt into his pants while walking over to Kate's bed nearby to put his shoes on.

"And then there's you and Danny. At least there'll be one pair that goes to the dance and are happy to be going together," Allison giggled, stepping out of the bathroom to put on her own shoes.

"Yeah, definitely happy," Zach said half-heartedly, falling back on the bed.

"Trouble in paradise already?" Allison asked, falling back on the bed with him, not caring how long it had taken to get her hair perfect.

"It's not anything like that. It's just that, I guess that initial spark has kind of worn off for me. I don't think it has for Danny yet, but I don't know how I feel about him at the moment," Zach admitted, staring up at the ceiling sadly.

"Now, are you saying you're not sure about your feelings for him anymore, or is it you're just feeling something for someone else?" Allison questioned, rolling onto her side to face Zach.

"And who else would I like when I have someone already?" Zach retorted, mirroring her movements.

"Stiles." At her words, Zach gave her a weird look before standing up from the bed, walking over to collect his jacket.

"I have no idea what you mean," Zach mumbled, slipping on his jacket.

"You may not know it yourself, but there is always that possibility, and I think you know that, don't you? I mean, look at me. I've been denying I still love Scott for a while now and yet, I know deep down that I never stopped loving him. I hadn't even noticed myself thinking about him when I should be thinking about my work, or the conversation I'm having with Dad. It always comes back to him," Allison told him, fixing her hair a little as she stood up to face him.

"But its Stiles. Dorky, stupid, clueless Stiles," Zach scoffed, pushing a through creases out of his pants absentmindedly.

"Are you sure there's nothing else you notice you like about him? Can you honestly say you've never thought about? Can you even deny that he might like you as well?" Looking away from Allison, he tried his best to not think about what she had asked, but he just couldn't help himself, thinking back on his time in Beacon Hills. All those times he was happy to see Zach, all those times he was disappointed when Danny's name was even mentioned in a conversation. Whenever Zach complimented him, said something to brighten his day, lift him up, as a friend, he blushed, Zach knew he had, even if he had tried to hide it. The last time he had even thought about this being a possibility was way back when Zach had really only just learned who Scott was. He had talked about this brand new crush he had, on someone that apparently wasn't Lydia. He had never had the chance to go back and think about who it was, even if the answer was sitting right in front of him. Stiles liked Zach. He liked him a lot. No wonder he got so pissed at Scott for lying to him, it was Zach's opinion he cared about, not as much for the fact he had made out with Lydia. But the question was, had Zach ever felt any of this back? Sure, he thought Stiles was dorky, stupid, clueless, sweet, adorable and…

"Oh god, I do like him," Zach said in sudden realisation which soon became confusion when he saw Allison rolling her eyes.

"You can be so thick sometimes. Of course you like him. And he likes you. Which means you need to do something about it," Allison told him, gripping both his shoulders tightly.

"I can't, not while I'm with Danny, he would be heartbroken. Maybe I'll just wait, try to figure out what to do, I don't want anyone getting hurt," Zach decided, walking away to the bathroom to check his hair once more.

"You're way to compassionate for your own good sometimes," Allison sighed, walking in after him.

"Just like Scott," Zach winked, laughing at the sour face she made when he said it.

"Smile." There was a bright flash as Victoria stood in front of the four teenagers, taking their picture before they left for the dance. About half an hour or so Allison and Zach had finished getting ready, Jackson turned up in his car with Danny in tow, both ready to go, until Victoria pulled them in for a photo.

"I must say Vicky, I never thought of you being a nostalgic kind of girl," Zach commented, wrapping his arm around Danny who was doing the same for him, smiling as Victoria took another picture.

"The only reason you're even getting pictures is because Kate isn't here to take them," Victoria snapped, taking another photo, which she purposefully flashed in Zach's eyes again.

"Also thought you would be better at taking pictures," Zach said, rubbing his eyes, waiting for the flash to leave his eyes.

"All done, you can all getting going now," Victoria stated, ignoring Zach as she walked out of the room, while Chris took her place, giving both Danny and Jackson a firm look.

"I don't want any funny business out of you two. Argent children don't fool around unnecessarily, so I don't want you boys forcing them into anything they don't want to do," Chris said, eyeing Jackson more so than Danny.

"Think you might be a little late for that speech Uncle Chris," Zach chuckled, leading Danny out of the room with Jackson and Allison not far behind.

"Have fun," he called after them, smiling once the door had closed behind them.

"You look a whole lot better than last time," Danny commented, kissing Zach on the cheek as he let him into the backseat once they reached Jackson's car.

"The same can be said for you," Zach chuckled, helping Danny into the car after him.

"Keep it in your pants boys, formal hasn't even started yet," Allison giggled, moving around to the other side to get into the passenger side seat.

"No promises," Danny winked, taking a light hold of Zach's hand as Jackson got into the car.

"Let's going," he said gruffly, starting up the car and pulling out of the driveway, ready to bring them to formal.

I know that this is quite a short chapter, its more of a filler chapter, just to show you guys where Zach's head is at currently :P

Hope you guys enjoyed this chapter, its a new month yay!

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Farewell for now :D