This is an Everwood fanfic written by me, kaze.
Please do not steal and say it's yours. Ask me for permission to post it up or something.
Characters are copyrighted by Warner Brothers and belong to Gregory Berlanti.
However, Aaron and Wendy are MINE.
I might not be able to complete this fanfic but keep supporting me and maybe I will!
Thank you and enjoy the story!


Chapter 15
Fourth period was coming to an end when Ephram was finally let out of the classroom. He rushed over to the lunchroom and over to where Wendy was having a discussion with Wendell.

"Thanks Wendell, I really owe you one. Just don't tell anyone, okay?"

"Tell anyone what?" Ephram asked.

Wendell looked up to the tall figure while Wendy shuffled in her seat. "It's nothing. Don't worry about it." She turned to him and said in a rather aggravated voice, "You lied! You knew you had detention."

Ephram glanced over at Wendell and was thankful that he told her, "I momentarily forgot."

"I gotta make a few more phone calls about it, Wendy. Talk to you guys later," said Wendell as he rushed out.

Wendy said 'bye' and turned to Ephram, "Anyway, what were you saying earlier before the bell rung?"

"Oh that," he said, mumbling again afterwards.

This time, Wendy had listened closely, "You don't have a date? Is that what you said?"

He smiled sheepishly. "You know these formal things. They require dates. Otherwise, you'd look pretty silly being alone."

"Oh," Wendy nodded in understanding. "See, I would ask you to go with me if that's all it takes for you to come." Wendy saw how Ephram was going to say something but continued before he could, "BUT! I don't think Wendell would appreciate me having two dates."

Ephram's eyes grew huge in shock. He managed to stutter out, "You're actually... You're joking!"

Wendy gave him a curious look, "What? What's wrong with me going with Wendell?"

Ephram stared at her in shock. 'The girl doesn't even seem embarrass about it!' He was surprised because he remembered the first couple of days when Wendy would be extremely annoyed to have Wendell even two feet near her. But as he thought about it, now she seems to get along with him. He snapped out of his trance and saw that Wendy was still expecting an answer.

"Nothing."

"What? Really?"

"It's nothing."

The bell rung, saving Ephram from the glare of Wendy. They quickly departed and Wendy went straight to class. The next two classes went by slowly and Wendy could feel eyes boring into her head during Geometry. When Wendy turned to surprise those eyes, they immediately turned and looked in the other direction. Wendy sighed and truly wondered why Amy was acting this way.

She went to her next class and saw Collin on the way. He seemed to be stalling time as usual and when she walked into the classroom, he followed. He began his usual greeting.

"Come, Wendy!"

She sighed rather loudly and replied in an exasperated voice, "Okay! I'll go!"

"Come on, Wendy! It's not going to be-" he sudden realized her words, "Oh! You're going?" He began to jump in joy, purposely acting like a cocaine-overdosed cheerleader.

Wendy began to laugh at the silly cheerleader and he pouted. He began to fake cry and act like a baby. "Mommy! Stop making fun of me!" he wailed.

Wendy walked up to him and tiptoed to pat him on the head like a dog, "It's okay, doggy. Now sit!" The dog sat as commanded.

Wendy laughed once again and Collin resumed his natural posture. "So who you going with? That Ephram guy? I know you got the hots for him," he winked.

Wendy turned a little red but went unnoticed, "Oh yes I do. He's so hott," she began to fan herself. "But he rejected me," she wiped a fake tear from her face, "so I'm going with someone else."

"Oh?" he gave her a wicked grin, "Who? Bright?"

She blinked, 'Bright? Oh yeah, he asked me.' She stared at Collin, "Nope. Keep on guessing."

The second bell rang and everybody scrambled to his or her respective seats. Collin kept quiet and did the work that Mr. Bennett assigned. He passed a note to Wendy and she looked at it in disbelief. Listed in the note were all the guys that were in Wendy's Spanish, Dance and Algebra class that he knew of. There were a few names she didn't recognize, but she suspected that they were the popular guys. However, none of the names were "Wendell." She wrote back to him, "None of these." She could see him having his turn in disbelief. He wrote back, asking whom, and all Wendy did was write, "You'll see Friday night."

Friday night approached quickly. Wendy worked for a few hours after school and then Geno let Wendy out early. She hurried home and got ready for the formal in about an hour. She retrieved the dress from Wendell the day after he asked her. She hadn't had the time to even take a glimpse at it. She wasn't even the one who brought it in the house. It was Aaron who answered the door and retrieved the dress from the shivering Wendell. Wendy was too busy working.

So finally, Wendy braced herself to see the dress. She pulled down the zipper to remove the covering and soon the dress was completely revealed. It reminded her of the Little Mermaid. To her, it looked like the dress Ariel wore when King Triton turned her human. Only, the dress didn't shimmer or was grayish. The dress was white and faded to a light orange on the bottom. Wendy laughed when she noticed it. Wendell probably got this particular dress because of her orange-dyed hair.

Wendy quickly changed and presented herself in front of Aaron. "An-ge! How do I look?"

Aaron looked up from his books and stared at Wendy, "Is that the dress that kid brought over the other day?" Wendy gave him a hard look. "It looks fabulous on you, Jie."

"Thanks, An-ge. And yes it is." The doorbell rang. "Here he is now. I gotta go An-ge. I'll be home later. Bye!" and the figure disappeared out the front door after slipping on a pair of high-heels.