Have You Been Asked?
The bell rang throughout the hallways of Bayville High. Students flooded into the once empty and quiet hallways, almost in unison. Wanda stared at the paper in her hand, as she turned out of her classroom door. She sniffed as she caught onto a scent. She turned, and saw Toad walking behind her, "Hey sweetums! I thought you wouldn't notice me here!" He smiled.
Wanda smiled slightly, "Oh, hi Toad." She hesitantly greeted.
Toad walked next to her, and leaned towards her hopefully, "Have you asked anyone to the dance yet?" He asked.
Wanda raised an eyebrow, stuttering, "Uh, yeah, actually I have." She solemnly told him.
She knew that answer broke his heart; the expression on his face saddening, his body slumping away from her. "Oh. Lemme guess; John?" He slightly snapped at her.
Wanda shrugged, nodding, "Yeah, well he is my boyfriend, Toad." She sadly reminded him.
Toad shrugged, "Oh, well, I was just wondering." He said, trying to cover his hurt.
They stopped in front of Wanda's locker. She turned the knob, and opened her locker door. She sighed, and turned to him, smiling. She lightly put her fist to his arm, "Well, hey! Have you been asked?" She asked him.
Toad looked up at her. She then sobered, "Oh."
"Looks like I won't be asked this year." Toad sadly sighed.
Wanda frowned, "Well, Toad, you are a good friend to me, but," She stopped as he interrupted her.
"No, Wanda, that's okay. No need to explain to me, yo. I'll see you in the quad." He said, as he walked away from her.
Wanda stared after him sadly, "Yeah. See ya."
She turned as she felt an arm wrap around her waist, "Hey there, luv!" John smiled, as he nuzzled his face into her shoulder.
*~*~*~*
Toad walked to the table in the quad, and sat. He slumped his head down, looking at the bench he sat on. "Hey, Toad!" Lance greeted, as he sat across from him.
Toad looked up at him sadly. Lance frowned, "What's with you?" Lance asked him.
Toad rolled his eyes, "Wanda asked John to the dance, yo!" He snapped.
Lance glared at him, "Well, John and Wanda are a couple. It makes sense."
Toad sarcastically slapped his hand to his forehead, "D'Oh! Why didn't I think of that?!" He sarcastically snapped at him.
Lance rested his elbows on the table, staring at him, "Dude, I feel your pain buddy. I really do, but it's time to hit reality, Toad."
Toad stared at him, "You know, you could be a little more sensitive to my feelings, Lance!" Toad hissed. "No girl will ever ask me to anything!" Toad growled.
Lance's brown eyes widened with shock as Toad stood, and marched off. Wanda soon sat on the bench, staring after Toad. "He's still upset?" Wanda asked Lance.
"Yeah, he's upset that you didn't ask him." Lance sighed, as he took a bite of his sandwich.
"Well, someone's bound to ask him." Wanda shrugged, as she dug into her lunch bag.
*~*~*~*
Toad walked through the crowded quad area, as students began to pile outside, sitting on the benches. He looked up, and saw Elizabeth sitting with Rogue and Tabitha. He sighed, as he saw Kitty join them. He looked around, seeing other girls around him, fellow students, sitting with boys, smiling at them, and gushing over their looks. He noticed Elizabeth look up from her conversation with her friends, and at him. She smiled, and gestured for him to come to the table. He looked around clueless, and then pointed to himself, mouthing, "Me?"
Elizabeth nodded, and waved him towards the table. Toad shrugged, and hopped to the table. "Hey ladies!" He smiled, as he sat on the bench, furthest away from them.
"You okay, Toad?" Elizabeth asked him.
Toad nodded, and shrugged, "Yeah, why do you ask, snookums?" He smiled.
Rogue lifted her lip at his pet name. "Has anyone asked you to the dance, Toad?" Tabitha smiled at him.
Toad looked up at her, glaring at her with annoyance, "Why does everyone have to ask that stupid god forsaken question?!" He snapped, as he stood up and walked away.
The girls looked at him with shock at his outburst. "Poor guy." Kitty sighed, shaking her head.
"What was that about?" Rogue asked with shock, as she dug through her salad.
Tabitha shrugged, "Beats me." She then smiled, "I asked Brian to the dance! So I nabbed onto him!" She smiled.
Elizabeth smiled, rolling her eyes, "My twin. Yay." She sarcastically smiled.
"Well, I still gotta ask Remy. But, if any other girls ask him, I swear, it's called beat down for them." Rogue snapped, as she drank out of her water bottle.
"Well, Lance is already on the boat with me. Betsy, have you like, asked Pietro yet? You better do it before anyone else does!" Kitty grinned.
Elizabeth looked up at her, "What do you mean?"
"He took four girls to the dance with him last year." Rogue explained, as she gestured her fork towards her.
Elizabeth gasped, "Four?!"
"Yup! That man knows his moves!" Tabitha gushed.
Elizabeth sighed, and ate a chip. "Looks like I will have to do some fighting." She sighed.