Authoress' POV-

It was the night of the dance. The gang spent most of their day in their dorms because they didn't have any classes. Aelita, Ulrich, Odd, and Jeremie were in the gym. Jeremie and Aelita and Odd and Sam were dancing, but Ulrich was sitting in a chair because he hasn't seen the fiery bird. Then it hit him. She wasn't coming. She chickened out on the last second. The door opened and he turned his head. It was a girl in a red kimono with a fire feathery mask on. Ulrich weaved through the crowds to get to her.

Ulrich's POV-

"Hey there Phoenix, I thought you wouldn't show."

I looked straight at her. She was about an inch shorter than me but it didn't matter. At least I knew that she wasn't a midget or an extremely tall person.

"I told you I would but I had to wait until my roommate got done with the mirror. She sits there and preens herself. Why do you think I have so many feathers on my mask?" we both laughed at that.

'That laugh, it reminds me of somebody but who?'

"So they're having king and queen again this year too?" she asked causally.

"Yeah, I guess we better go vote huh?"

"Yeah, we should."

Authoress' POV-

Jeremie, Aelita, Odd, and Sam stop dancing for a couple of minutes to take the time to vote.

"I think Ulrich and the date he found should win. I mean they'll look the best out here." Aelita said openly.

"Oh my God, Aelita, I was thinking the same thing." Sam screamed.

"Us too." The boys said.

They put them on the ballet and went to take a seat. They talked for a while, while watching Ulrich and his date were dancing.

"Has anyone of you ever seen Ulrich this happy before without Yumi being around?" Odd ask.

"To tell you the truth, I think I've never seen so much emotion in his face before." Aelita agreed with him.

They sat there watching the two dancing together. Ulrich's mystery date was wearing a red kimono with red slippers on her feet (not house slippers) and a bright red feathery mask that accented her black hair. Her hair was down to her shoulder. It looked like nothing was out of place for Ulrich. Whenever she spoke, his heart started to flutter and couldn't take his eyes off her. Our little Phoenix was staring right into Ulrich's eyes that was cut in her mask. Ulrich was in a black and red type of suit that looked like something off of "The Phantom of the Opera". It looked like the Phantom's outfit. Her heart fluttered whenever he was around. The last note wavered through the air and Principal Delmas came to the microphone.

"Please if you haven't voted, vote now for who you think should be king and queen. We'll be counting them right after this song. Then after the next song we're going to declare the winner."

He took himself off stage and the DJ put in one more song. Ulrich and Phoenix sat down beside the other gang.

Ulrich's POV-

"Hey guys. Meet the person I talked to. I don't know her real name even thought I'm destined to find out tonight, but meet Phoenix. Phoenix meets Odd, his date Sam, Jeremie, and his date Aelita."

"It's nice to meet you guys." Phoenix said.

"Hey, you don't even know her Ulrich. For all we know she could be with Sissy trying to get you and Yumi split up." Odd replied stiffly.

"Yumi and I were never together, Odd. I don't see why you can't get that through your thick head."

"I'm not with Sissy. I can barely stand preps like her. Throwing herself at Ulrich all the time is pathetic. Ulrich you better hide."

"Why?" I said, very confused.

"Unless you want a Sissy attack in a minute, then I advise you not to do as I say." She hissed.

"Alright, I'm going."

I hid behind Phoenix. I waited for a minute and Sissy walked over to us.

"Have you guys seen my Ulrich dear and why is this loser hanging out with you guys? Oh that's right because she is one too."

"Hey, Sissy, I have a riddle for you. What is red and black all over?"

"I don't know what?"

"It's going to be you if you don't leave Ulrich alone. All these years, he never wanted to go out with you. Even if he did in the past, it was to do it for his friends or not make you feel bad for something you don't remember. Now if you don't mind I need a place to cool off."

She stood up and went to the other side of the gym and into a corner. I stood up after Sissy walked away.

"What's her problem?" I tilted my head towards the side.

"Looks like she's in love with you" Jeremie replied.

Authoress' POV-

A flashback came back in the mind of Ulrich. It was yesterday at the tree.

'… and the guy I like is a grade under me. I don't think he sees me the same way I do to him.'

"It's you isn't it Yumi?" Ulrich whispered.

"What did you say Ulrich?" Odd shouted.

"Nothing!" I shouted back. "I'm going to see if Phoenix is okay." Then he walked back across the dance floor and sat next beside Phoenix. "Hey, there Phoenix, how are you doing? Thanks for standing up for Sissy just for me."

"No problem. She needed to get her princess butt off her pretend throne and get shunned out of town with an angry mob formed by me."

They both started to laugh. The music stopped and the principal walked to the stage.

"Well, we got the results in. The winner for king is…" He opens one of the envelopes. "The guy in the red and black suit that looks like the Phantom of the Opera, please come up here."

Ulrich looked at Phoenix and she shook her head. Ulrich headed onto the stage.

"Please stand right here."

The principal pointed to the spot. Ulrich stood rooted to the ground.

"And our queen is…" He opened the last envelope.

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