Chapter 10: The Dance

"Now you're in big trouble," said Principal Iwata. "Big, big trouble. Thank you, Roy. And, I presume you have your speech ready?"

"Yes," said Roy.

"A date?" asked Principal Iwata.

"Yes," said Roy.

"Good," said Principal Iwata. "Be ready to open up the first dance."

Roy's stomach dropped.

"Okay," he said.

"Excellent, Roy!" said Marth. "Wow! Young Link tried to hit you?! Cool!"

"I'm going to kill him," said Homer.

"My brother sucks eggs dry!" said Link. "Awesome!"

"Yeah, now leave me alone," said Roy.

"No, I won't," said Katie, bursting through.

"Yes, you will," said Roy. "Goodbye, one and all."

"I knew you'd do it," said Beast Boy.

"Hold on!" said Katie. "Roy, can I talk to you?"

"No," said Roy. "I'm going to find Cindy."

"Why?" asked Katie.

"I'm going to the dance with her," said Roy.

Katie frowned.

"What?" she asked.

Roy rolled his eyes.

"I'm… going… to… the… dance… with… her!" said Roy.

Katie looked right then left, and ran out of the room.

"Oh, boy," said Roy. "I'm going to my room."

"Hang on," said Marth. "Let me through. Just, hang on a minute, let me through!"

Marth followed Roy into the hall and onto the elevator.

"Oh, god, help me," said Roy.

"Now what are you going to do?" asked Marth.

"I suppose I'll just have to flat out tell Katie that I don't like her and she'll have to get on with life," replied Roy.

"Are you sure about that?" asked Marth. "Would you really wanna stay with Cindy forever?"

"What?" asked Roy.

"Think about it, man," said Marth. "Cindy has a history. She isn't exactly the nicest person. Every time you're near any other girl, she loses it. She acts like you're cheating on her. She isn't very understanding. You've got to learn the difference between 'she's very pretty' and 'she's the right girl for me'. I wouldn't blow Katie off just for what could possibly be a girl who just wants to date you now so she can go to the dance with the famous Roy."

"That's true," said Roy. "Alright, so what do I do?"

"You should decide, first, rather you want to stay with Cindy or not," said Marth. "If so, then stay with her. But if not, you should dump her. Then you'll know what to do."