A.N. Thanks again for all the reviews. There are so nice to receive. You are all awesome!
OK once again I don't own anything not that it really even matters! Never mind, on with this story:
Everyone showed up to hang at the twins' house. Imigon was both happy and terrified that Zack showed up. He was laughing with Freddy until he looked up to see Imigon was watching him. His smile slowly wavered with insecurity. She saw Freddy say something to him and the two of them walked into the kitchen. She decided to walk back up the stairs and down the back stairs to hear a little of their conversation.
"Dude, she thinks you don't like her." Freddy was saying.
"I just don't know how to ask her." Zack admitted to his friend.
Imigon pounded down the steps so the boys knew she was coming. She nonchalantly opened the refrigerator and extracted a can of pop. "Do either of you want something to drink?" She asked sweetly.
"No thanks I'm cool." Freddy responded.
"Uh. sure. Thank you." Zack said to her but didn't take his eyes of the floor. Imigon observed him as she handed him a pop. He was definitely shy, maybe even more shy than herself. But boy was he cute. She normally saw him in his school uniform but now he wore jeans that were a little baggy and a t shirt with The Clash on it. He seemed a lot more laid back when they weren't in school and even a little more brave. As though her thoughts conjured up some bravery in him, Zack looked up to see Imigon looking at him and they both smiled. Freddy sensed that now would be a good time to leave the room. Once they were alone, they didn't really have anything to say to one another. There was just an awkward silence. "It's funny how Freddy never wants to hang around with us huh?" Imigon said with a little laugh.
"Yeah. He just always knows when to back off." Zack said with his own little laugh.
They both kind of smiled at each other. Just ask me already! Imigon thought to herself.
"Listen, I am going to ask you to the dance and I'm not really sure how to. So, just kind of bear with me here." Zack said in a single breath.
"Well, if it helps at all," Imigon began. "I am going to say yes."
"Oh, yeah, that does help." He told her. "So you wanna go to the dance with me?"
"Ummmm..." She said placing her finger to her chin. "I suppose that would be fun."
They both starting laughing at that.
The plans were in motion. The band would have to show up early to the dance to set up and everything so the whole group decided to just go together. As everyone was leaving the house, Katie, Summer, Alicia, Marta, Tomika, and Imigon made plans to go shopping for outfits the next day. Imigon was just glad that Zack finally asked her. Ivan had a ball making fun of her that night. "I told you he was going to ask you Mimi."
"Well in my defense it did take a while for him to ask me."
"Yeah whatever. All that matters is I was right." Ivan told his sister then put her in a headlock. She yelled that he was messing up her hair then lost herself in a fit of giggles. After that they cleaned the house, they both went to bed.
The next day, Imigon walked down the street to Marta's house to meet the other girls. Alicia and Katie were already there and talking about what they wanted to wear to the dance. "Oh, hey Imigon." Katie said as she entered the house.
"Hi." she said and let them continue there conversation. Once everyone had arrived, they all headed to the mall. The next few hours were dedicated to trying on dresses and skirts. Summer found a light blue dress in the first store that she liked. Tomika decided on a long black skirt and a button-down red shirt. Marta found a dress that was black with pink skulls and crossbones at the bottom of it. Alicia bought a black dress with silver sparkles on it. Katie wanted to wear nice black pants and a black shirt with ¾ sleeves. And Imigon found a pleated black mini skirt and a purple knit top. After all the outfits were picked out, the girls went to the food court to grab some lunch. Imigon asked who everyone was going to the dance with. She knew her brother was taking Summer and that Marta and Alicia already had boyfriends.
"Of course, Katie and Freddy are going together." Alicia said
"Yeah they go to every dance together. But they are 'just friends'" Marta teased Katie.
Imigon just gave Katie a smile. "That's ok Katie," she told her. "Back home I had a friend like that too."
Then, everyone wanted to know about Imigon's friend. They wanted to know if it was a boyfriend and where they met and what he looked like.
"He was just a friend, mine and Ivan's only friends actually." She told them, "His name is Craig and he moved away 2 years ago so I haven't even seen him in a long time."
"Do you still keep in touch?" Summer asked.
"Sure. Sometimes we write and there is a rare phone call. Though now that Ivan and I actually have email, maybe there will be more of a correspondence."
When she got home, Imigon ran into Ivan's room and told him that they should call Craig. She told him about the conversation she had at the mall and that they had forgotten Craig. Imigon just felt bad because they finally had a way to actually keep in touch and they hadn't even thought of him. So the twins called there friend to tell him all the latest news and discovered that his number was disconnected.
"I guess we will have to wait until he tries to contact us." Ivan told his sister. She just shrugged and assumed they changed his number.
The night of the dance finally arrived and Imigon was so nervous and excited. She took a long shower and curled her long hair. She dressed in her new outfit with black fishnets and a pair of her Vans shoes. She bought some silver and purple rubber bracelets and earrings. She had her ears pierced three times on each ear and had a new earring for each hole. She painted her nails a dark purple color and put purple eyeliner around each eye. She studied herself in the mirror and she thought she looked pretty good. She was on the verge of freaking out. She was going to a dance with a really nice, gorgeous guy who was also playing in the band. And she was able to buy nice clothes for the evening, something she was never able to do before. It was just going to be a great night.
She sat with Summer beside the stage while the band set up their instruments and amps and such. She was trying not to drool over Zack. He was looking particularly good that night. He wore a pair of khaki pants and a black button-down shirt and he had spiked up his hair the way Freddy normally did. Imigon thought he looked great. The band was really rocking out that night. Tomika was awesome on vocals and there was just a really exciting energy amongst the group. The whole school was really loving the band too. Finally they finished their set and the DJ took over for the rest of the dance. Imigon went and grabbed a bottle of water for Zack and took it over to him.
"Oh, wow thanks a lot." He said to her, "I really needed this."
"I thought you might," she told him.
Then a slow song started and everyone made there way onto the dance floor. Imigon and Zack just kind of looked at each other. "Well, I guess we should." He said to her motioning toward the floor. So she started walking out there and he followed. Once they were in the middle of the floor and close to all their friends, they awkwardly put their arms around each other and began to sway with the music. Then they pulled away a little and smiled at each other.
Imigon sat in the front seat of Zack's car and looked at her hands that were rested in her lap. She was unsure of what to say but that was okay because Freddy, Zack, and Katie pretty much carried the conversation. Freddy was suggesting they all go to his house to watch movies or something.
"Thanks Freddy," Imigon responded. "But I have to get home now. You guys go and have fun."
"Yeah, I need to go home too," Zack said, then looked over at Imigon and smiled.
So he dropped Katie and Freddy at the Jones' house and drove Imigon home. When they arrived at her house, Zack parked the car and got out to open her door and walked her all the way to the house.
"Well," Zack started, "thanks for going with me. I had a really good time."
"Yeah, I had a good time too, Zack"
They looked at each other, neither of them knew exactly what to do next. "Well I'd better get inside." Imigon said swinging her arms. "Thanks again for taking me." Then she put her arms around his neck for a hug. She felt his arms encircle her waist and pull her closer. Then they parted slowly and looked into each other's eyes. Oh my god! This is it he is going to kiss me! Just as Zack was about to lean in, Imigon's front door opened and Ivan practically yelled, "Mimi! Craig is coming to visit next weekend!"
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