"Hey, Sapphire..."
"Oh hi, guys." Sapphire greeted Natasha and Cherry as she shut her locker.
"How'd you do in that biology test?" Cherry began.
"Okay, I think. I answered all the questions, but I don't know how many are actually right ^_^" Maple replied.
"Same here. I hope I did okay…" Cherry fretted.
"You'll do fine, you always get good results." Maple smiled. She looked at Natasha. "Hey Tash, how did you find the test?"
"Dunno I didn't finish it – hey, who's your prom date?" Natasha asked.
"My prom date?" Sapphire blinked.
"You don't have a date yet?" Cherry gasped.
"Maple, you gotta get a date! If you don't, the before you know it all the good guys will be gone and you'll be stuck with a loser!" Natasha protested.
"And you don't wanna ruin the most important day of your life, right?" Cherry added.
"I guess not…" Maple mumbled.

"So you'd better smarten yourself up a little." Natasha told her. "Cos the way you look now, you'll be lucky if a nerd asks you out!"
"What's wrong with the way I look?" Maple frowned.
"Maple, you've been wearing the same clothes ever since the day we first met in preschool!" Natasha exclaimed. "You need some new gear – and a new hairstyle."
"Come on! What's wrong with my hair?!" Maple insisted.
"It's fine for hanging around in, but this is PROMNIGHT we're talking about! The most important day of a girl's life, you don't wanna look a mess for your date, do you?" Natasha said.
"Of course not!"
"So come to my house after school. Prom night's only a week away, and we have a lot of work to do."
"Well…"
"Maple, don't worry about it." Cherry smiled. She clapped her hands together. "We'll have you looking beautiful in no time!"
"Well, if you promise…"

~~~

"You got a date yet, Gonine?" Terek challenged.
"Nah…" Gonine replied.
"You don't?!" Jock gasped. "But you'll end up with some loser girl!"
"I don't even know if I'm going." Gonine sat up and kicked a cola can across the playground. "It's not like I'm interested in anybody."
"What's that got to do with anything?" Terek answered. He unfolded his arms and stepped up behind Gonine. "Listen Go, you gotta think of your reputation here. Do you wanna be known as the geek who chickened out of prom night because he doesn't like girls?"
"Bwawwwk bok bok bok!" Jock imitated a chicken.
"Hey!" Gonine glared at him.
"Well that's what people are gonna be calling you." Terek prodded Gonine's chest. "Chicken!"
"Well who are you guys going with?" Gonine asked.
"Natasha Diamond." Terek said. "She's not one of Derek Gleevlands's girls, but she's the best guys like us could hope for – and she's my date."
"I'm taking Cherry Velvet." Jock told him.
"Aren't the Maple's friends?" Gonine asked.
"Who cares?" Terek shrugged. He smirked. "Hey Gonine, there's an idea! Why don't you go with Maple?" he laughed.
"What's so funny about that?" Gonine frowned.
"What, are you kidding me?" Terek cried. "The girl's a tramp!"
"Is not!" Gonine argued.
"Listen, she's got a great personality, but even you have to admit she's not exactly a glamour girl." Jock said.
"I guess…"

"Gonine, you gotta get yourself a date – and fast!" Terek announced. "Meet me after school, I'll teach you all the moves I know."
"Will it take long?" Gonine asked.
"Nah, he doesn't know many moves." Jock said, and laughed. Gonine smirked.
"Hey, shut up!" Terek pushed Jock off the bench he was sitting on.
"Hey!" Jock glared at him from the ground.
"Listen, bud," Terek put his arm around Gonine's shoulders. "Don't pay any attention to pink-head here, he just thinks he's great cos he managed to dye his hair all by himself."
Gonine sniggered.
"I'll teach you all my moves and I GUARANTEE they'll get you a girl!" Terek grinned.
"Well… okay."

~~~~~

Piccolo sighed. For once he was actually bored. He hadn't been on his own for a long time, he was so used to training the kids or something now. What had he done in the old days to pass the time…? Maybe he should try meditating. He used to do that a lot. Piccolo closed his eyes, and concentrated.

~~~

"Terek, that is the WORSE pickup line I have ever heard!" Gonine said.
"What are you talking about?!" Terek protested. "I've pulled millions of girls with that!"
"Yeah, but then they sober up and leave." Gonine replied.
"Hey, shut up!" Terek growled. "Do you wanna learn or not?!"
"Terek, this is stupid. If I'm gonna get a girl, I don't wanna do it by putting on this fly-boy act. I just wanna be myself." Gonine insisted.
"That will get you NOWHERE!" Terek argued. "Gonine, I'm tryna save your reputation here!"
"Listen, I appreciate it but… I just don't wanna be like that." Gonine replied. "So thanks, but no thanks." He walked away.
"Fine then!" Terek yelled after him. "But when you go to the prom on your own don't come crying to me!"
"Okay, Terek!" Gonine called back.
"Grrrr… Moron!"

~~~~~

"AIIIIII!" a shriek left Natasha's bedroom and filled the rest of the house.
"You don't like it?"
"Natasha, what have you DONE TO ME?!"

Maple sat in front of the mirror, staring in horror at her reflection.
"What? It's just a little foundation." Natasha said.
"Umm… yeah, but I think maybe I agree with Maple on this one." Cherry said as she also looked at the mirror. "Foundation just doesn't look good on green skin."
"Well she looks better than she did before!" Natasha snapped.
"Actually… I don't think so." Cherry mumbled.
"You don't THINK so?! I look HORRIBLE!" Maple yelled. "WHY did I let you guys talk me into this?!"
"Because we're experts when it comes to beauty!" Natasha winked.
"If you call THIS the work on an expert, I don't wanna even MEET a rookie!"
"Grrr!" Natasha growled.
"Umm… maybe we should work on the hair first." Cherry sweatdropped.
"Okay then, fine! Get the foundation off, and we'll work on the face later." Natasha ordered.
"Thank you!" Maple sighed.
"Now, I KNOW I can make your hair look good!"
"I hope you know that better than you knew how good foundation would make me look…"