"Hey, do you know what happened to Maple yesterday?" Natasha asked. "Are we giving her a makeover tonight or what?"
"I think she said she'd ask her aunt Silvia to do it." Cherry replied.
"Her AUNT?!" Natasha slammed her locker shut. "What CHEEK! How dare she get someone else to do it, she should be grateful that we're trying to help her in the first place!"
"Well… she did like the new hairstyle we gave her." Cherry commented. "And so she should!" Natasha folded her arms snottily. "I'm the school's finest hair dresser!"
"Uh-huh…" Cherry mumbled.
Natasha sighed.
"But where IS she? She's normally here by now, it's not like Maple to be late for class – not after that detention the headmistress gave her…"
"Maybe she was late getting back from her aunt's?" Cherry suggested.
"Yeah, maybe. Where does her aunt even live anyway?"
"I'm not sure…"
"Hey, guys."
"MAPLE?!" Natasha and Cherry's jaws dropped.
"You – You're –"
"What's up?" Maple titled her head innocently. "Do I look alright?"
"Maple, you…"
Maple stood there, her hair was still the same way Cherry and Natasha had left it, but the rest of her was completely different. She wore midnight blue lipstick that went well with her skin. She wore eye shadow, mascara, a silver necklace, silver rings and a dress that looked like it had cost more than building the school had!
"How do I look?" Maple asked.
"Uh… did you aunt do that?" Natasha questioned.
"Yeah, I went round to her's yesterday." Maple told her. "So?" she looked at them both. "What do you think?"
"Eh. I could've done that." Natasha said.
"So that's a compliment?" Maple sweat dropped.
"Yeah, it's a compliment. But I'm still mad that you asked your aunt to help you instead of us."
"It's nothing personal Natasha. It's just that she knows what to do with a namek, my mother was one and my aunt's her sister."
"Hmph." Natasha frowned. "Well you look nice anyway."
"Thanks."
"Oh, Maple!" Cherry clapped her hands together. "You're not just nice, you're beautiful!"
"You really think so?" Maple blushed.
"Uh-huh, you'll get a date in no time!" Cherry exclaimed. "This is perfect! When prom night comes, you are you date will be the best couple there!"
"Thanks, Cherry. Hey, but do you really think I'll still be able to get a date…? I mean –"
"Heeeey!"
"Huh?" the girls turned their heads to see none other than Derek Gleevlands – the best-looking, most popular boy in school that any girl in their right minds would fall head-over-heals in love with if he gave them a chance. He was with his group of friends, which included Marcus, the 2nd most popular boy, and Delilah and Rosanna, the two best-looking, best-dressing, most popular girls in school.
"Derek?!" Maple, Cherry and Natasha gasped in surprise. Derek hadn't even spoken the them before. He'd talked to Natasha on a couple of occasions, but nothing that was really worth mentioning. And Maple certainly was the kind of person he didn't even know existed!
"Wh – What are you doing here?" Natasha asked. "I mean, something you want?"
"Yeah, as a matter of fact there is." Derek replied. He looked at Maple. "Maple Chikara, right?"
"Uh – uh-huh…" Maple nodded.
"Thought so. I never forget a pretty face."
"Huh?!" Maple blinked.
"Don't you get it?" Delilah bitched. "He thinks you look nice."
"R – Really?" Maple looked at Derek.
"Sure do." Derek told her. "Listen, babe, I don't wanna know all the gory details, but whatever you've done to yourself is nice. I think you look pretty gorgeous."
Maple prayed her pink blush didn't show up through the makeup Silvia had put on her. Fortunately, Derek didn't seem to notice.
"What I'm saying is, I don't have a prom date yet. So d'you fancy being the lucky gal?"
Cherry and Natasha gasped, and looked at Maple, eager to hear her response.
"Y – You want me?" Maple asked.
"Sure do."
"You – Derek? But you can have an girl you want!" Maple commented.
"Heh heh." Derek gave a flattered grin. "Yeah, you're right. I can. And I've chosen you as that girl." He looked at her. "So what do you say? Wanna be my prom date?"
"Uhhh…"
~~~~~
"Still not got a date yet, Gonine?" Terek sneered.
"I told you, I'm not going." Gonine replied. "This whole thing is stupid."
"Why don't you ask Maple?" Jock suggested.
"Maple?" Gonine looked at him. "I thought you didn't like her."
"Yeah, but that was before she got a makeover." Jock answered.
"Yeah, I gotta admit, you'd be crazy not to ask her out now!" Terek added. "I'd even ask her myself if I wasn't already going with Natasha!"
"Really?" Gonine asked.
"Yup. Really." Terek winked. "Hey, and it's pretty handy, too. She already knows you."
"So?" Gonine replied.
"So you won't have to try to make any of Terek's bad moves to try to pull her." Jock laughed.
"Hey, shut up!" Terek growled. He then moved his gaze back to Gonine. "So? You gonna ask Maple?"
"Well… I guess I could." Gonine said. "I mean, we've been best friends since pretty much the day we were born… It makes sense to ask her…"
"So go for it!" Jock encouraged.
"Yeah!" Terek slammed his hand on Gonine's shoulder. "You go for it, stud!"
"Okay. I'll ask her ^_^"
