A month had passed since Sue first enrolled at Notre Dame High, it was nearing the end of November and all the students talked about was the upcoming Christmas Dance. Each year a group of Fourth Year pupils were selected to organize it, and this year it was the group whom had befriended Sue on her first day. Sue, Amy, Lucy, Erin, Helen and Nikki were seated at a desk in an empty classroom during their lunch hour, discussing ideas.

"I think we should do some sort of theme." Lucy suggested

"Like what?" Nikki asked

"I don't know... like Hollywood Couples or something."

"Nah, that's been done before..."

"What are the dances normally like here?" Sue enquired.

"Well, usually we have a disco-type thing or something..." Amy answered

"Well, how about we make it like a Prom?"

"What like in American movies?" Nikki queried

"Yeah..." Sue said

"And we'd have a Prom King and Queen and everything?"

"I guess..."

"I like it!" Erin exclaimed, "okay, hands up who wants a prom?"

They all raised their hands, and Sue beamed at their approval of her idea. She hadn't been used to people listening to what she had to say, until she met these girls. She'd grown accustomed to keeping quiet, because either she was blatantly ignored or her peers made fun of anything she said. Now, though, it was different. Helen, who placed her hand over Sue's to get her attention, interrupted her thoughts,

"So how exactly does the selection of Prom King and Queen work?"

"Well, basically it's kind of like voting for congressmen; we have a ballot and all the students' vote for their favorite couple out of about ten couples nominated by all the school."

"Cool, so we have to get the students to put forward names of couples before the dance?"

"Yeah, and then the students that attend the prom vote for their favorite couple on the night."

"Okay, we'll get that done first, put posters up by the end of next week to tell people to vote, it's only fourth to sixth years that get to go to the Prom though."

The bell rang and the girls packed up their things to head to fifth period class. All of them were in English but mostly in separate classrooms. Lucy, Amy and Helen were in the same class, so they headed off together, with Lucy saying,

"We have until next Friday to get Jack and Sue together."

"You want them together for the vote. You're not going to rig it are you?" Helen asked, knowing how Lucy thought.

"No! I just want them to have a chance at being voted Prom King and Queen."

"Got any ideas, girls?" Lucy asked them

"Well, I think the best way to do it is compile a list of what each of them likes... then maybe we can come up with something they both like to do..."

"Sounds good to me." Amy whispered before Miss. McDade silenced them with a glare, signaling that the lesson was about to begin.

Sue sat in Mr. McCue's class, she opened her copy of 'Macbeth' at the scene in which Lady Macbeth goes mad and sighed heavily. She read through the scene slowly, trying to absorb what the words meant, but Shakespeare was just nonsense to her. Fifteen minutes before the end of class, she glanced up when she saw the classroom door open, imagining that it was her very own Prince Charming, coming to rescue her from this torture. And in a sense, it was. She watched his lips move as he whispered to her English teacher,

"Sir, I've got a note from Mrs. McLaughlin, she wants to see Sue Thomas... you know, to check on her progress..."

"Fine." He said simply and then looking toward Sue said, "Miss Thomas, will you gather your books and bag and go to see the Headmistress?"

Sue nodded and hurriedly packed up her things. They walked side by side along the corridor, with Sue wondering what on earth Mrs. McLaughlin could possibly want to know. Maybe she doesn't think I can keep up with the work? She thought, No, I've been doing homework and getting good grades... then what is it? She snapped out of her thoughts when Jack gently took her hand. Startled, she looked up at him and blushed.

"What do you think Mrs. McLaughlin wants to see me for?"

"Eh... she doesn't." Jack grinned sheepishly, "it's just easier to talk to you while my meddling sister and your other friends aren't around."

"Well what do you want to talk about?"

"Well... eh, you know there's a new film coming out this weekend, on Friday. And well, I was wondering if um... if ... you'd ... err ... come with me?" He looked at her with hopeful eyes.

"Sure, I'd ... uh... love to go with you!"

Jack smiled and took hold of her other hand, pulling her closer to him so he could give her a gentle kiss on the cheek.

Unbeknown to the pair, Lucy had just walked out of the bathroom and spotted them. She smiled triumphantly before walking back up the stairs.

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