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It was the day of the dance. Kara was digging through her closet, Adriane was practicing her guitar, Emily was doing homework with Caroline and Hermione, Harry and Ron were goofing off, and Caitlin was sleeping on her History essay.
"Caitlin?" asked Hermione. Caitlin didn't answer. Emily walked over to her and tapped her on the head.
"Wha - what?" said Caitlin groggily. She looked down at her essay.
"Oh, man! This homework is just so...so...BORING!" screamed Caitlin, throwing her pen across the room.
"She gets dramatic when she's angry," Caroline whispered to Emily.
"NO I DON'T!" yelled Caitlin. Her face was blotchy.
"Oh my god! The dance is in two hours and I look like a chilly pepper!" yelped Caitlin. She marched over to her dorm.
She slammed the door behind her. Adriane jumped.
"Caitlin, you must be pretty ticked off!" teased Adriane. Caitlin rolled her eyes, then smiled.
"Come on. Lets get to that dance!"
The ballroom was covered in decorations. Fake pink mist was swirling all over the room. It looked beautiful. But that was downstairs. A couple of floors up, some people were getting ready for the dance...
"Kara! Come one!" yelled Emily at the top of her lungs.
"I'm almost done!" Kara shouted back.
Emily sighed and plopped down on a chair. She was wearing a simple blue dress. Her hair was up in a rather sloppy bun. Caitlin burst into laughter. She was sporting a short-sleeved sea-green dress that covered her feet. Her hair was the same, loose and swinging at her shoulders. But she had done something to hair that made it sparkle with green light. Her hair was still blonde, though.
Hermione adjusted her periwinkle dress robes. Her hair was in a neat bun, but still bushy. Ron was hiding. He was wearing some forest green dress robes. His hair he didn't bother to fix. But now he was regretting it. Hermione was such a neat freak, what would she say?
Harry pushed Ron forward, his emerald robes swishing behind him.
"Get over there, Ron!" he hissed. Ron gulped and took a step forward.
"Where is Adriane?" asked Caroline.
"She's not going," answered Emily.
"What!" said Caitlin. She stood up, then sat back down. "Whatever."
Kara ran toward the group. She was wearing a pink spaghetti-strapped dress and pink sandals. Her hair was combed straight down and her lips were a sparkly pink. She was wearing lots of pink makeup also.
"That star has arrived!" announced Kara, striking a pose. Caitlin clapped for her. Caroline burst of laughing. Kara frowned, although she knew Caitlin was just joking.
"Shall we go, then?" asked Harry. Everyone nodded and set down the stairs. They reached the ballroom.
"Wow! This place is amazing when it's decorated," observed Kara. Kids were already dancing and hanging out.
"Lets go!" said Caitlin, running into the room.
Kara sat down by the snack table. She was scanning the room for any potential dance partners. Caitlin, Caroline, and Hermione started dancing. Ron leaned against the snack table, trying to look cool. But he accidently knocked over a bowl of punch.
"Oops," he said in embarrassment.
Adriane lay on her bed, very bored.
Why am I here? I should be down in the ball room, dancing with my friends.
Adriane sighed. Why was she always so stubborn? Maybe that's one of the Warrior's bad traits. But that did not mean she could not fix her problem.
Adriane stood up and searched her closet of something to wear.
Kara was dancing with some guy from her history class. But when she saw Adriane enter the room, she stopped dead. Adriane was dressed in a long black dress.
Simple, yet elegant. Kara thought to herself.
Adriane was wearing black lip gloss and a long purple streak was hanging over her shoulder. She was looking very pretty. And Kara was not the only one who noticed. Two boys started toward her. One was blonde and the other had wavy dark hair. They nearly ran to Adriane, a little too fast. The one with the dark hair crashed into Caitlin, nearly knocking her over.
"What is you problem!" yelled Caitlin. The boy grinned.
"Maybe you should watch where your standing next time," he said rudely. Caitlin's eyes were as wide as saucers.
"Excuse me?" she shrieked, getting angry. The boy just smiled and walked away.
"That was, like, so rude!" said Kara, coming over. Emily watched Adriane shoo the boys away.
"I agree," she said. Caitlin just glared with her arms crossed.
"Forget about it," said Emily. "Those guys are jerks."
"I s'pose," said Caitlin. "Yo, Adriane! You cost me a shoulder!" yelled Caitlin at the approaching Adriane.
"What?" asked Adriane, confused. "You mean those guys over there?" she asked, pointing over to the boys that were now standing over at the snack table.
"I'm just kidding! Geez, you people are ruining my jokes..." said Caitlin, pretending to be angry at Adriane. "Just kidding!"
Caroline laughed and gently punched Caitlin on the arm. Emily smiled and walked over to the snack table as everyone departed. A girl with long, jet black hair started toward her.
"'Scuse me?" she asked. "I'm Hay Lin. Do you know where the bathroom is? I'm new here," she asked. Emily nodded. She remembered Caroline showing her the bathrooms.
"Yes. You just go that way - " Emily pointed in the direction of a big wooden door. " - and make a left. You'll see it," she finished.
"Thanks!" thanked Hay Lin.
Hay Lin was wearing a strange blue dress. She had long, funky purple boots and was wearing goggles on her head. A girl with waist length blonde hair was standing not to far from her.
"This is Cornelia," introduced Hay Lin.
"Nice to meet you, Cornelia," said Emily, extending her hand. Cornelia shook it.
"Thanks for showing us the bathroom. We need support from people like you," said Hay Lin, laughing. Emily laughed also.
"Your welcome. I new here, too. So I know how you feel," she said. Cornelia and Hay Lin smiled, thanked Emily again, and made their way to the restroom.