"Stupid Cupid you're a real mean guy,
I'd like to clip your wings so you can't fly,
I am in love and it's a crying shame,
And I know that you're the one to blame,
Hey hey set me free,
Stupid Cupid stop picking on me!"

The music blared as Derek pulled up in front of the school building. Sapphire looked around, and blushed and grinned when she saw everybody outside staring at her with both amazement and jealousy.
Derek climbed off the bike and held out his hand to Sapphire.
"Coming, babe?"
"Uh-uh." Sapphire nodded, her blush getting darker. She took his hand and climbed off the bike. The people were still staring when Derek put his arm around her and they entered the building – Sapphire didn't even notice that Gonine was amongst those that were looking at her.

"Aw, man…" he sighed.
"Gonite, should we go in?" the girl next to him asked.
"Lara, how many times do I have to tell you? It's Go-NINE!"
"I'm sorry, this my first time in country, and first prom night. I am not familiar with such odd names."
"Hey!" Gonine frowned.
"We go in?" Lara looked at him.
"… Yeah, come on." Gonine sighed. He walked into the school building, followed by Lara.
~

"Geez, this place is a little empty." Derek commented. "Wonder where my crew is."
"Hey, it's Natasha and Cherry!" Sapphire beamed.
"Who?"
"My friends." She told him.
"Oh, right. Them." Derek said.
"Hey, Tasha –"
"Hold on a sec." Derek lowered Sapphire's raised arm, not wanting to be seen with her friends.
"What is it?" Sapphire looked at him.
"Let's not get their attention, okay?"
"Why not?" Sapphire blinked.
"Cos ahh… I was kinda hoping tonight could just be us two. Just you and me, got it?" Derek replied, knowing that she would buy that.
Sapphire had to force herself not to giggle.
"Got it." She smiled.
"Good." Derek grinned. "So let's go dance on the other side of the room."
"Okay…" she let him lead her away.

"Did you SEE that?!" Natasha growled.
"See what?" Terek asked.
"Sapphire! She's totally blanking us out!"
"I didn't see anything, is she ever here?" Jock said.
"Well, of course she is, you two just don't pay attention!" Natasha scolded. "Cherry, you saw her, right?"
"I saw her…" Cherry mumbled. "But maybe she didn't see us –"
"Rubbish! She looked right AT us!" Natasha argued.
"Well perhaps she's a little nervous, I mean… it is Derek Gleevlands."
"Hey, what's so great about him?" Jock whined. "Don't tell me you're a fan of his, too!"
"Well, he is quite good-looking…" Cherry said.
"Aw, man!"
Cherry giggled.
"Don't worry Jock, I'd still rather be here with you." She smiled.
"Hey… you mean that?" Jock grinned.
"Oh, who cares?!" Natasha snapped. "What about Sapphire, she is SO out of order! Ignoring us like that when we spent hours trying to make her look good enough to even GET a date!" she clenched her fist. "I even sacrificed my soap operas for that green sellout!"
"You watch soaps?" Terek raised an eyebrow.
"Oh, shut up!"

"Tasha, you won't cause any trouble, will you?" Cherry fretted.
"Trouble? Ha!" Natasha jerked her head away. "She's not worth the trouble. No, I won't say anything – I won't say anything at all! If she'd gonna ignore me all night then I'm gonna ignore HER all week!"
"Okay…" Cherry sighed.
"Hey guys." Gonine came over.
"Hey, Go." Terek said. "Did you see Sapphire?"
"Who?" Natasha glared.
"Right, she doesn't exist." Terek mumbled.
"Huh?" Gonine looked at them.
"Sapphire ignored us so now Natasha's ignoring her." Cherry told him.
"Ignored you? But why?" Gonine gasped.
"Oh, I don't know. Maybe we're not cool enough for her now that she has her Mr. Popular boyfriend!" Natasha spat.
"Boyfriend?!" Gonine's eyes widened. "Hey – are they really going out?"
"Oh, who cares?!"
"Gonine, we dance yet?" Lara asked.
"In a minute." Gonine groaned.
"Hey, who's that?" Terek questioned.
"Oh, this is Lara, everyone. She's an exchange student – and my date." Gonine announced miserably.
"Wow, an exchange student! Cool!" Jock grinned. "Hey – do they have Halloween where you come from? Wherever that is ^_^'"
"Halloween? Ah, yes. I know it." Lara nodded.

She looked at Natasha. "Oh, your outfit. It is Halloween over here?"
"HUH?!" Natasha's face went red with anger, while Jock and Gonine each clasped their hands over their mouths to stop themselves laughing.
"WHAT was that?!" Natasha shouted.
"Apologies! I don't mean offence!" Lara protested.
"I – ooooooo! Come on, Terek!" Natasha stormed off.
"Hey, wait! Babe, where ya goin'?!" Terek called after her. He sighed. "Thanks a lot, Gonine."
"But –"
"Later." Terek went after Natasha.

Lara looked at Gonine.
"She is short-tempered, no?"
"Yeah, she can be." Gonine mumbled. "C'mon, let's go dance, the evening will go quicker if we do something." He looked at Jock and Cherry. "I'll see you guys later, okay?"
"See ya."
Jock turned to Cherry when Gonine and Lara had gone.
"Hey, wanna go dance?"
"Sure!" Cherry beamed. Jock smiled, and took her hand.

~~~~~

"Well, he walked up to me and he asked me if I wanted to dance,
He looked kinda nice and so I said I might take a chance,
When he danced he held me tight,
And when he walked me home that night,
All the stars were shining bright,
And then he kissed me,"

"Hey, where'd you learn to dance?" Derek commented.
"Ummm… I didn't." Sapphire admitted. Geez, dancing! Why hadn't she thought of that before Prom Night?
"I could teach you if you like."
"Uh…" she was so embarrassed! "It's okay, really. I'm a fast learner."
"Okay then." Derek shrugged. Sapphire turned her head a little, and saw Gonine staring at them, before he realized she'd seen him and quickly turned back to Lara. She gave a puzzled expression, and looked back at Derek.
"Alright!" Derek exclaimed.
"What?" Sapphire asked.
"My crew's here." He started to walk towards them.
"Oh, I don't think I've ever really met them befo –"
"Hey, why don't you go get me a beer?" Derek asked.
"Huh?" Sapphire looked at him.
"I'm getting a little thirsty, bring it over to me, okay?"
"Okay…"
"Thanks, babe." Derek walked off to talk with his friends. Sapphire watched him, feeling a little used. Gonine turned his head again just long enough to see the hurt in her eyes before he looked away. Sapphire walked off to get Derek's drink.

~~~

"Hey, Delilah!" Derek howled when he saw her. "You look great, babe!"
"Yeah, it's a shame you came here with your tree stump." Delilah smirked. Derek laughed.
"Ah, she ain't so bad. But hey, maybe if I can get rid of her for a while you and I can hook up, eh?"
"I'll think about it." Delilah said.
"Hey Derek, Rosanna's parents are out tonight, we're all gonna go down there and throw a party if you wanna come." Marcus invited.
"Yeah, and they'll be out all night so we can help ourselves to my dad's drinks – can you believe he still believes me when I say my brother keeps taking them all?" Rosanna added.
"He's so dumb!" Marcus laughed.
"Sure, sounds great." Derek said.
"Here you are," Sapphire came over and handed him his beer.
"Thanks, babe." Derek put his arm around her. Delilah smirked a little.
"Well aren't you two just so cute?" she mocked.
"Hey, drop it." Derek replied.
"Whatever. I'll see you later, okay?" Delilah said, and walked away. Derek smirked.
"What did she mean?" Sapphire asked him.
"Huh? Oh – we're all going round to Rosanna's later, that's all."
"Oh…" Sapphire mumbled. Wasn't he going to invite her?

"Well can I come?" she asked.
"Doesn't bother me." Rosanna shrugged.
"Yeah… so fine, I guess." Derek said, not seeming too thrilled.
"Catch ya later, guys." Marcus said, and he and Rosanna walked off.
"Can we dance again? I think I'm improving." Sapphire beamed.
"Yeah, sure." Derek mumbled, and led her away.

~~~

"I was deprived of a young girl's dream,
By the cruel force of nature from the blue,
Instead of a night full of romance supreme,
All I got was a runny nose and Asiatic flu,"

"Derek, what's up?" Sapphire frowned as she pulled away from him.
"Huh?" Derek blinked. "What?"
"You've been staring at Delilah all night!" Sapphire said.
"Nah, it's nothin', babe." Derek told her. "Honest."
"I'm not stupid." Sapphire folded her arms. "You want to dance with her, right? Just because she's pretty."
"Hey, relax." Derek waved a hand. "You're kinda pretty too, y'know."
"She's a better dancer than me."
"She's a better dancer than Rosanna, and you don't see HER getting jealous." "Rosanna isn't supposed to be your prom date!" Sapphire growled.
"Listen, this is all just in your head." Derek told her. He moved closer. "If I wanted to come here with Delilah, I would've. But I came here with you, right babe?"
"Yeah, but…"
"No buts about it." Derek said. "You're the only one I wanna be with." And before Sapphire could protest, he leaned forward and kissed her. Sapphire's eyes widened as he did so.
~

"No way!" Gonine's jaw dropped. He stared at them in total disbelief.
"Gonine, we stop dancing?" Lara titled her head.
"Yeah, we did." Gonine was still in shock.
"Prom night is over?"
"… No." Gonine said softly. He turned and smiled at her. "No, it's not over."
Lara smiled.
"We dance, then?"
"Sure."
~

"Derek…" Sapphire blushed.
"You believe me now, babe?" Derek asked. Sapphire nodded, still red as anything.
"Uh-huh."
"Good, now come on, why don't we go someplace else?"
"Huh?" Sapphire blinked. "Oh – uh…" she gulped. "S-Sure – let me just go to the bathroom first."
"Whatever." Derek shrugged. Sapphire rushed off.

"So, has she broken any of your toes yet?"
"Just a couple." Derek smirked, turning round to face Delilah.
"I'm not surprised, she sucks at dancing, I've never seen anyone so nervous." Delilah leaned against the wall. "So, you taking her anywhere special?"
"Yeah, we're leaving when she comes back." Derek told her.
"She's so dumb, doesn't she know you're never gonna call her again?"
"You kidding? Even if someone did tell her she's too naïve to believe it." Derek replied.
"I guess Rosanna and I are the only girls not stupid enough to fall for your charms."
"But you know there's only one of you that I wanna charm." Derek smirked, moving closer to her.
"Easy, tiger. What about your plant?"
"Ah, she'll be ages yet. Geez, with her feet she'll fall over before she even makes it out of the bathroom."
Delilah laughed at this.
"That's a little harsh." She smirked.
"Yeah, and who are you to say it?"
"Good point."

Derek moved closer to her and raised his arm to trap her against the wall.
"You meeting me later on tonight?"
"Yeah, probably." She answered.
"Probably? You're pretty laid back." Derek commented.
"Yeah, well I'm outta your league." Delilah flirted.
"If that was possible babe, you wouldn't even be talking to me."
"Touché…"
"Hey, come on before she gets back." Delilah chuckled as Derek leaned in and French kissed her.

With perfect timing, Sapphire then came back onto the scene.
"Okay, I'm ready to –" she froze when she saw them. Derek raised his head.
"Shit." He mumbled. He smiled at her. "Hey, babe. You ready to go?"