The A/N is at the end so read on...

"Hey Ray!" Audrey said, walking into his house, after ringing the doorbell about fifteen times. Audrey looked Ray up and down, him being only in his pajama shorts, (they had little blue airplanes on them) and an old tee shirt. "Did I wake you?" She asked, surprised. Ray was a little embarrassed.

"Well, its like…morning…" He rubbed his eyes at the light. Audrey walked past him and into the house.

"It's like noon. And we need to go shopping for my dress!" She turned back around and looked up at him. "Unless you forgot..."
"No, I do." Ray said truthfully. "The dance is in like two weeks…"

"Ten days." Audrey replied, smiling. "But who's counting?" They grinned at each other before Ray ran upstairs to get changed.

Robbie was at Mickey's by this time on Saturday afternoon when he saw Travis walk in. Sighing, Robbie told himself to suck it up and to at least try to work things out. Travis sat next to him and for a moment neither of them said anything.

"So…" Robbie began. "Did you get my message?"

"Yeah." Travis said awkwardly. "I did, and I just wanted to let you know that I really respect your forgiveness."

"I never said I forgave you!" Robbie exclaimed defensively. He knew this wasn't going in the direction that he planned. "Sorry." He said, not really meaning it. "I'm still mad."

"I know, and Lily and I are in a situation right now that we don't know how to deal with. With your consideration we can maybe get Ray and Audrey to understand as well."
"The situation you guys are in…its your fault you're in it!"
"We know that, Robbie, please." Travis said quietly. They sat through a few moments of silence. Wanting to drop the subject, Robbie sighed and said,

"Doesn't it bug you that Ray and Audrey are going out now?" Travis thought for a minute.

"I dunno. I think that they don't really like each other. I just figure they are doing it out of revenge." He said casually, which struck a nerve in Robbie, who stood up.

"What hurts worse, Travis? Thinking its revenge or knowing they're happy and you're not?"

"I … we …" Travis stuttered but Robbie began to leave.

"How can I forgive you when you won't even admit you're wrong?"

"Hiya Randy." Parker's chipper voice greeted Lily on the phone. Lily was still lying in bed.

"Hi Parker," she said sadly. "How are you?"

"I'm good…but you don't sound so hot. What's up?"

"Other than the fact that my life sucks?" Lily said, sitting up.

"Stop being such a downer. Right now you may think your life sucks, but later when your life doesn't suck, you'll look back on the suckiness and be like, wow, it didn't suck as much as I thought it sucked."

"Wait, what?" Lily asked, confused. Parker giggled.

"I guess I just had a really good night last night." She explained.

"Oh? Then what'd you do after you had to leave Mickey's because of the party pooper?" Lily asked sarcastically, referring to herself. Parker laughed again.

"Oh, I met up with someone."
"Who was it?" Lily asked excitedly, wanting to talk about someone else's life for a change.

"I can't tell you." Parker said secretively.

"Why?" Lily whined.

"It was-" Parker coughed loudly so Lily couldn't understand.

"Sorry, what?"

"Ray. It was Ray!" Parker exclaimed, giggling.

"Ray?" Lily was shocked. What was she doing with Ray?

"Yeah…and I must say he's very nice." Parker told her.

"Nice…oh, that's what you call it when you don't talk your best friend and instead hook up with her friend!" Lily said sarcastically.

"You best be pretty darn nice yourself then, Randy." Parker told her coldly.

"Ok. Sorry. I was out of line." Lily said, careful not to lose another friendship.

"Just keeping you in check!" Parker told her. "Speaking of check, theres a sound check I must get to."

"Oh really? Whose?" Lily asked.

"The Fiery Conversion" Parker replied, matter-of-factly.

"The who?"

"Oh, its Ed & Ted's new 'metal' band. I volunteered to help." Parker said with an embarrassed laugh.

"Bye." Lily replied dully, staring at her phone.

"Later." Parker said just before she hung up the phone. She wasn't sure why she told Lily about Ray last night...but she had to tell someone. Too bad that someone was his ex...something.

Ray and Audrey were strolling through the mall when they came upon a small boutique.

"This place looks so cute!" Audrey squealed as Ray trailed behind her inside. Truthfully, he wasn't much of a shopping type guy. "What do you think of this?" Audrey asked of a sequined pink dress.

"Too bright!" Ray said, squinting. Audrey giggled as they left the store for a larger one. As she looked around the dresses, Audrey came upon one she just could not give up. It was a maroon ball gown with an open back.

"Ray!" She exclaimed. "Look at this dress!" Ray gave it the once over and told her to try it on. At the fitting rooms, he handed the woman at the desk the ten dresses he was holding for Audrey. She tried on her favorite first and emerged from the dressing room. Ray's jaw dropped as she did a little twirl. "You like?" She asked.

"I love!" He said, laughing, as Audrey let her hair down from the clip and spun around a few more times. Even the sales clerk was watching. They turned automatically as another girl came out of the dressing room. She was a blonde in a frumpy salmon dress. As she lifted her head, they recognized Lily.

"Lily!" Ray and Audrey both exclaimed surprisingly.

"Oh, hi." She said, a little embarrassed. "Wasn't feeling well...thought I'd...retail therapy!" She said in a mumble. Ray stared at her, eyebrows raised, as Audrey nodded politely.

"Always does the trick now doesn't it!" She exclaimed, almost pityingly. Lily looked at Audrey and down at herself and blushed a little. She was about to turn around when the sales clerk asked if she was going to the same dance that Audrey and Ray were attending.

"Uh, yeah, that's what I'm shopping for." She said, turning around.

"Hopefully you and your date will be as happy as these two are." The clerk pressed on.

"Hopefully." Lily smiled flakily and turned back around, putting her hand on the doorknob.

"They won't." Ray said, and the sales clerk laughed, misinterpreting the sly comment as a joke. Lily slowly turned around.

"What makes you think that?" She asked in a low voice. The sale's clerk's awkward laughter died down as she busied herself by folding clothes. Ray put his arm around Audrey.

"Well, because Audrey and I are going to Winterfest King and Queen. That's all." He said smugly.

"Oh really?" Lily asked, taking a step toward them.

"Really." Audrey reassured her. "And you won't have much luck in that dress, I can guarantee." She continued before walking back into the fitting room. Lily and Ray glared at each other for a minute before Lily stomped back into her dressing room, throwing off her dress and sighing in despair.

A/N: Hey guys, sorry about the delay...there isn't much more to come, really. Expect 2 or 3 more chapters! Reviews are much appreciated!