A few minutes later,Emily came out of her room.She was wearing a spanish looking red dress that went down to her knees.Her hair was down for once.It was slightly wavy and rested on her shoulders lightly.She had on red lipstick with no other make up.Her feet were slipping inside some red strap heels as Sonny looked at Emily.He felt the same way he did when she got dressed in front of him the first time.
"Oh,girl!You look so pretty!" Vickie said.She was still in her day outfit,a green T shirt with dark blue jeans and white sneakers.Vickie was'nt one for dressing up.
"Are'nt you going to go to the dance?" Emily asked as she fastened her shoes.Her head was bent slightly,her hair downward.When she was done with her shoes,she lifted her head and her hair flew back over her shoulders.Sonny was so interested in Emily,now.She looked so beautiful,he could'nt help but stare.
"I don't have a date.Plus I can't dance." Vickie started to pet the grey kitten again.It was still sleeping.It looked like it would never wake up.
"Well,I guess I'll have to go alone..." Emily said as she walked past Sonny.He looked at every feature of Emily he could.Something about the way Emily looked made Sonny extremily interested in her.
"Ain't you gonna take him?" Vickie pointed at Sonny.Sonny looked at Vickie and then back at Emily.He had on his expression that reminded Emily of a puppy she took care of once for a friend.
"I can't." Emily looked into Sonny's sad,lightning blue eyes.She knew he wanted to go with her."Why?" he asked.
"Who knows what will happen if anyone sees you!" Emily said.She forgot all about her knew invention.The sudden time change for the dance got her so destracted."I'll have to go to the dance.I need to talk to my students,anyway.Plus I got this dress...I don't want it to go to waste!" Emily said.
Emily walked up the stairs and out the door of her basement.Sonny looked at the door for a moment,then walked over to the couch Vickie sat on next to the sleeping kitten as the pink green-eyed screen turned into a television screen showing a Saved by the Bell marathon.Sonny just stared at the screen,thinking of Emily.
Emily drove up to the school the same way she always does.Parking next to the sidewalk in front of the school,she thought about why she was here.Why did I come here?She thought.Am I just gonna dance by myself or with the first teacher that hits on me?I wish Sonny could come...Oh crap!I forgot to tell him about the-
"Miss Brown!" Emily heard princable Lanner call after her as she turned off her car.He walked out of the school doors as Emily closed the car door behind her."I thought you would'nt show up!" said Lanner.
"Well,I did..." Emily said blankly.She still could'nt quite understand why she came.She was under the impression that this was going to be a horrible night.
"You seem depressed,Emily!" Mr.Lanner said with concern.
"Let's just change the subject,please!" Emily said as both her and Mr.Lanner went inside so she could attend the dance she still don't know why she went to.
Sonny stared at the screen as Vickie played with the kitten.As soon as it went to aad for baby food,Sonny turned his head to the kitten."Where did Emily get the kitten?" Sonny asked.
"It used to be her cd player.She turned it into a kitten with her-" Vickie's eyes widened."She forgot to tell you about the living machine closet!"
"The what?" Sonny asked.He stood up and followed Vickie.
"Do you wanna go to that dance?" Vickie smiled as she walked toward the see through door in the computer.
"More than anything!But I'm a-" Sonny said before Vickie opened the door and interupted.
"You wanna be a human?" Vickie asked."Then get in here!" Vickie pointed inside the living machine closet.
"Why?" Sonny asked."How is that going to help?"
"This is gonna turn you into a human!After you go human,you're gonna crash that dance and boogie with the woman of your dreams!" Vickie yelled as she pushed the slightly confused Sonny into the machine.
Emily was sitting on a side chair,now.She watched the pre-teens and teens out on the dance floor.She could hear Shake it off by Mariah Carey playing.She loved that cd.Her favorite was We belong together,though.She remembered the day she first met Sonny as a solid hologram from her new invention.She never thought she would be in love with him.She never thought she would love him,lose him,come close to death,bring him back as real robot instead of a hologram,all in one week!
Suddenly a man about her current age,maybe twenty,tapped on her shoulder as she sat and thought.She turned around in her chair to find a slightly hispanic looking man.He seemed very skinny.And tall."Would you care to dance?" he said to Emily.
"Who are you?" Emily asked the man.
"Mr.Henry,history teacher.You may call me Rob Henry,if you like!" said Mr.Henry as he took Emily's hand.She wanted to get up anyway,so she accepted his offer and went out to the dance floor.
"Are you currently seeing anyone?" he asked as they danced to the beat of We belong together by Mariah Carey.The person who was controlling the music must have been a big fan of Mariah Carey.
"sorta..." Emily said.
"Is he important to you?" said Mr.Henry.Emily could tell he was interested in her.She was extremily uncomfortable,now.
"Yes..." Emily smiled."He means the world to me!"
"Well,then I obviously don't have any business here!" he said as he walked away from Emily.Emily watched him just walk away and leave her in the middle of the dance floor,no warning.No explaination.How-freaking-rude!Emily thought.
Suddenly a soft,gentle hand touched her shoulder."You deserve better than him,Emily!" said a familiar sounding voice behind her.She turned around and looked into blue eyes just above her head.
"How am I doing my first few minutes as a human?" the man smiled as he put his strong,butgentle arms around Emily's waist.He put his fingers through her hair as he pushed her face toward his,kissing her and feeling her tenderness for the first time in his life...