Louis had successfully gotten in and out of Ren's room with phone book in tow and no trouble finding it. He quickly went into his room and closed the door. Sitting on his bed he took in a deep breath. He had it. Ren would murder him with her bare hands if she ever found out.
She wasn't going to, however.
He quietly opened the book and looked carefully through the book. Various businesses names and numbers were thrown throughout the book along with girls' names and boys' names. Louis went to his desk and got out a piece of paper, ready to copy this down and return it.
"Ruby Mendel….Monique…Jewel…Charlotte…." he turned the a couple more pages, finding guys' names and numbers quickly. "Bobby Deaver…Travis…Gill…Jason…"
Louis paused. The list seemed to be complete. He had the guys' names just in case. But as he looked at his list, he wondered what happened to Jason, her latest breakup.
A door slammed.
Louis looked up. Too much time thinking. He heard key's clinking against the headboard and pegs for the keys. Only one person did that. Ren.
He sprinted across the hall, hoping that she didn't see him and threw the book into her room before sprinting once again into his room.
Ren however, was in a daze. She didn't see nor here Louis do anything because she never took one step upstairs. The work day had been unbearable with Larry and Amber all over each other and taking their time to eat their ice cream. Though as Ren sank into the lazy boy in her living room, she couldn't figure out why it had been unbearable.
Larry and Amber seemed to be a couple, what was wrong with that?
Are you seriously thinking you don't know?
I don't care about Larry Beale.
She sighed and turned on a TV show she hadn't watched in a long time. The Old and the Beautiful.
Tawny put more powder on her face, noticing it was a little red. She quickly put the thought out of her head and kept applying makeup. Tonight was for Louis, and no one else.
Everyday should be for Louis.
Tawny sighed and dropped her head in her hands. This wasn't working. How could things go wrong so quickly? How could she say she loved Louis, when the first guy that gives her attention, her heart seems to sway?
She looked up into her mirror and studied her frowning face. This wasn't supposed to happen. After Louis and I came to an understanding things were supposed to be different from out last relationship! She shook her head. The only thing she could do was to get rid of Todd. To force him out of the spot in her heart that he had seemed to take in such a short time.
Or was it in her head? That she had been so used to Louis, that this attention from Todd was getting to her head, not her heart. Tawny sighed again and brushed her hair one more time. The relationship problems that happened in eighth grade were not going to happen again. Louis wasn't going to get jealous and they weren't going to break up. She couldn't allow it, because she wouldn't be able to handle it.
Two days flew by. The cafeteria was getting closer and closer to ready. The walls were almost covered and the ceiling was close as well. Ren and Larry had in there minds that they might be done early. But there would need to be last minute things to do the day of the dance.
But Ren and Larry didn't really notice because they were also helping with setting up the gym for the assembly for the Princes and Princesses of the Homecoming court, and ultimately the King and Queen. And in those two days, student cast their votes, and it was announced on the end of the second day, which happened to be Monday.
"…And for the juniors," the PA system read off boringly, "The Princesses we had, Katie Lund, Danielle Hurley, and Ren Stevens…"
Ren dropped her pencil as her eyes enlarged. Her class started clapping and she could feel Larry's eyes on her. Her head came up and she smiled politely. I had no idea…! That means I need a dress! I wonder who I'll walk with…
"…The princes are Todd Downy, Reid Anderson, and Larry Beale…Congrats to all of you."
There was even a bigger cheer as the class broke out hearing Larry's name coincide with Ren's. He looked at her as she looked at him. He smiled widely, his grin glowing. She smirked, "Don't think about it, Beale."
"We'll make a cute couple, don't you think?"
She turned away, "Sarcasm isn't usually in the category of 'charming'."
"You think I'm charming?"
Ren rolled her eyes, and found her pencil. Ignoring the question she kept writing.
"I can't believe you two are walking together…" Louis said. His arm was around Tawny's waist, their relationship seemingly renewed on their date. Twitty was leaning against a locker across from the couple. Tom was standing near by, listening with excited pleasure.
"I think it's awesome!" Tom said, "At least you two are friends…that way Louis wouldn't get jealous!"
Everyone paused. Twitty said something quickly, to get the heat off Louis, "Yea…and being Prince won't be too bad…and Tom's right. It'd be bad if I was with someone I didn't know."
Tawny nodded, "But you're not going to wear something weird…right? Like a green tux or something…right?"
"Dude! Sweet idea!"
"I'll go with you…to get it too," Louis said, "Seeing you in a tux alone would be hilarious."
Twitty nodded, "Alright."
Tawny rolled her eyes, "As long as you stick with green. Then I can get my dress the same color."
"Match?" Twitty questioned, "Why do that?"
She sighed, "Whatever, Twitty."
"You sure you don't need to know what I'm wearing?"
Ren smirked as Larry came up beside her locker as she got her books out for homework. Shaking her head she said, "Where whatever you want, Beale."
"Red would look good on you…"
Her head turned, "Excuse me?"
"Red!...or black and white…"
"I don't believe I asked for your opinion!"
"Oh…Do you not want me to go with you?"
Her eyes widened, and she shut her locker, "Why in the world would you do that?" He frowned, and she went on, "We're not a couple!"
"For that morning we are…"
"That's it! You didn't think I was going to pick out your suit, did you?"
"Or course not!"
"Well then why would you think-"
Ren was interrupted by Ivan coming up and greeted Larry. Larry kept his eyes on Ren, but she shifted her eyes uncomfortably. "What's goin' on, Larry?"
"Well then I'll have to be surprised, won't I?" Larry said, looking at her.
She nodded, "Whatever," and quickly left. Larry sighed, watching her go, knowing prom wouldn't come soon enough.