Let's just get down to the point: I don't own Drake & Josh characters or anything like that. "Collide" is sung and written by Howie Day.

Prom...I'm trying to close everything off. This series is definitely not ending. I've got another story ready.

Drake and Josh slipped on their tuxedos at home. They were getting ready to head to Cassandra's house for pictures. First, they had to stop at the flower shop and pick up the girl's corsages.

They came down the stairs. Drake approached his mom again as he had at Homecoming earlier that year.

"Uh, Mom. Can you help me tie this?" he asked, referring to his tie.

"You're going to have to learn how to tie this yourself," said Audrey laughing.

"I know," said Drake.

Audrey stepped back and looked at her sons.

"You both look so wonderful," she said. She knew they'd be leaving home soon. They were growing up. They were graduating in a few weeks, and then they'd have the summer. After that, they'd be gone. They wouldn't be home again until the holidays came around.

Drake and Josh got into the car and arrived at the flower shop. Once inside, Drake and Josh handed the woman behind the counter their receipts, so she could find the flowers they'd ordered.

"Hmm," she said. "Parker and Nichols..." She headed to the back and returned with a lovely mix of pink and purple flowers for Drake and a pretty mix of yellow and white flowers for Josh.

"Thanks," said Drake.

"Yeah," said Josh.

The guys left the flower shop and continued to ride toward Cassandra's house.

"Well," said Josh. "This is the last high school dance ever. Disappointed?"

"I don't know," Drake replied. "It had to happen sometime."

"Yeah. Just think. In a few weeks we'll be graduated, and this fall we'll be in college."

"Yeah. It's weird. I'm glad to be heading off though. When do we find out about roommates?"

"Sometime this summer. Man, I'm so excited."

"Yeah," said Drake.

The two finally arrived at Cassandra's and got out of the car. They climbed the steps to the door and rang the bell. Mr. Blane appeared at the door.

"Hello boys," he said. "Please, come in. The girls are still upstairs, but Mark, John, and Scottie are here. Um, is Scottie..."

"I wouldn't worry too much about Scottie," said Josh.

Drake and Josh walked into the room. Scottie, John, and Mark were sitting on the couch.

"Hey John," said Josh.

"Hi Josh," John responded. John was a little uncomfortable around Drake. He wasn't sure if Drake knew that he had had a crush on Cassandra or if he did, how he felt about it.

Mrs. Blane walked through, glanced at the guys, then headed upstairs. The girls came down a few minutes later. Drake stared at Cassandra. The light purple dress she was wearing looked amazing on her.

"Hey, Earth to Drake," said Josh. "Wake up man."

Drake snapped back and shook his head. He realized Cassandra was standing right in front of him, and he hadn't said a word to her yet.

"You look so beautiful," he said.

"And you look so handsome," she replied.

Drake turned red. He actually felt like he was going to fall over. He hadn't felt that way in a long time. He held out the corsage.

"Here," he said. "This is for you."

"Oh Drake, it's gorgeous," said Cassandra.

Drake slipped the flowers onto her wrist.

"Okay," said Mrs. Blane. "Everyone outside."

They all slipped out onto the back porch for pictures. Tom, Cassandra's dad, was messing with the camera.

"Okay," said Tom. "How about we do group shots first?"

Mrs. Blane nodded and assembled them all into a nice pose. Tom took a couple pictures. Then, they arranged the girls into poses and then the guys. They decided to do couple shots last. Mrs. Blane arranged Josh and Mindy, then Alexa and Mark, and then John and his date, Erica. Then, she arranged Scottie and his date, Candice. Last, she arranged Drake and Cassandra. She seemed a bit uneasy. She still felt bad about keeping the two apart earlier that school year. Now, she could see how much Drake actually meant to her daughter.

The pictures were finally finished and the limo arrived. They all got in and showed up at the hall for prom. They were going to serve dinner at seven o'clock, and it was six already. All the seniors were pouring inside the hall. Many were in the lobby talking. Some were eating the hors d'oeuvres inside the banquet room. There were several teachers and parents chaperoning the dance.

Paul ran up to Drake, looking concerned.

"Hey man," said Paul. "You okay with the music thing? You were pretty upset when you told me."

"I'm good," said Drake. "It wasn't just the contract, but I'm better now. I just wasn't having a really good day. It turned out okay though."

"That's good," said Paul. "I was worried you'd flipped out on us." Paul walked away and returned to his date.

Cassandra glanced to the side to see two people she wouldn't expect together.

"Uh, Drake," she said.

"Hmm?" he responded.

"Is that Chris with Sam?"

Drake looked up, and sure enough, there was Christopher walking with Sam on his arm. The guy who broke up with Cassandra for no good reason, then convinced her parents she shouldn't see Drake with the girl who had split Drake and Cassandra up the year before. Well, what ever made them happy.

After a while, everyone sat down to wait for dinner. They all looked happy, but Josh and Mindy were a bit sad. They wouldn't see each other next year, and no one knew how they were going to deal with it.

One of the servers brought dinner to their table and began to pass the food around. Everything tasted pretty good, and the guys thought it better for what the tickets had cost them. When the plates were cleared, the music started, and a few people started to dance. However, Scottie was telling a story, so no one at his table was dancing.

"So," said Scottie. "I just put the tickets on the glass, put the lid down, and pushed copy. I figured any moron could do it."

"Scottie," said Drake. "You got us in huge trouble for that!"

"For what?" asked Scottie.

"Never mind," Drake replied. He stood up and offered Cassandra his hand. She took it, and they stepped out onto the dance floor just as "Collide" began to play. Drake wrapped his arms around her, and they began to dance to the sweet song.

When the song ended, Drake glanced up to see Josh talking to Mindy. He was a bit worried about his brother. Josh wouldn't have his girlfriend next year. He would always have Drake though, and Drake hoped he knew that.

The girls all got into their pajamas at Cassandra's house. They were going to sleep in the den. It was 2:30 in the morning already. They talked for a while but soon fell asleep. Cassandra lie awake thinking about Josh and Mindy. Both had been such good friends to her, and now, they wouldn't see each other when they went off to college. Cassandra realized if she had chosen a different program, she wouldn't be going to school with Drake the next year, but she had chosen to get an english degree, and the english programs where she'd decided to go were superior to the college Mindy chose, which was pretty big on science. She hoped Josh and Mindy would be alright. She turned over and finally went to sleep.
More or less just a sweet chapter. Oh yeah, for prom my dress was light purple and my corsage was pink and purple...yes that's where I got Cassandra's dress from. What can I say? I love that dress. Oh, the next chapter is probably the cutest chapter in this story. Meanwhile, review this one. :)