Chapter 13:

It was the day of the dance, and Tohru was allowed to go home early (as well as the other girls) so that they could get ready. Hana and Uo went to their homes, but they agreed to meet at Hana's and pick up the limo there at around six thirty. Tohru was especially nervous because she was going to wear make-up, she was going to go early so that Hana could oversee the whole process, which meant Kyo and Yuki were going to have to deal with each other for a whole afternoon. That was what was making her worried the most. Tohru had asked Shigure to drop her off, if it was okay with him, at Hana's house, and he eagerly accepted.

"Thank you Shigure-san!" she called, walking into the apartment building. Shigure waved and sped away with his car. Tohru took the elevator, though she would've taken the stairs if she'd not been carrying the dress. She knocked on Hana's apartment door and it immediately flew open and Hanajima's mother brought her in.

"Hana's in her room," she told her, taking her light jacket and hanging it up. Tohru walked through the cramped living room and by Megumi's room. He was sitting on his computer chair, downloading something. She knocked on her door, and the music she heard playing stopped.

"Tohru-kun!" she exclaimed happily, and ushered her in.

"Hey Hana-chan! I'm here… obviously." She said laughing. Hana seemed so free since she started dating Yuki; it was really working out well for her. She was so much more at ease about things, and she much more likely to laugh or smile now. It almost took a second or two for Tohru to realize that Hana had been smiling non-stop for the past week whenever Yuki was mentioned.

"What kind of look do you want?" she asked when they settled down.

"I was hoping that you could do one for me." Tohru said sheepishly.

Hana looked at her and laughed, "Are you sure? I mean I could really mess up and then you'd look really stupid for the prom."

"I trust you." Tohru said reassuringly.

Hana smiled, ''Let's see what I have here…" Hana dug through her drawer and finally gave up, took out the drawer and put it in front of Tohru. "Choose."

"Huh?"

"Choose colors that you think are going to look well with you and the dress," she explained, "Just pick colors you like."

"Oh!" she said, Tohru studied her dress and brought out a lot of purple shades, and then she brought out a few dark blue ones.

"Those the colors you think will look good?" Hana asked.

"Yes…"

"Can I make a suggestion?" she asked, Tohru nodded, "I do want to try a look with you, I don't know how it'll come out, but I want to try."

"What look's that?"

"A smoky look," she told her. Hana took out the grays and light purples, "I think that Kyo's going to eat his heart out when he sees you."

"Really?"

"Mm-hm." She said, "Now close your eyes."

After and few minutes Hana had turned on the music again, and Tohru was overpowered with all the heavy guitar, drums, and lyrics. Even though it was hard to understand, she felt her head bob whenever Hana wasn't working on her make-up.

"Who is this?" Tohru asked.

"I dunno,'' Hana said, "some American band, Megumi downloaded it for me."

"When is it gonna be done?" Tohru asked again.

"Just wait a few minutes for it to set and you'll be good." Hana told her, "I think that it looks spectacular."

"Cool!"

"Stupid! I told that this was the right apartment!" Yuki whispered harshly as he and Kyo waited in the lobby.

"Whatever." Kyo muttered back. They sat in the cold armchairs that reflected their feeling towards each other perfectly.

"We would've gotten here earlier, but no! We had to take the short cut! Are you kidding me?" Yuki was still ranting when Hana came down and pecked Yuki on the lips, and then he shut up.

"Where's Tohru-kun?" Kyo asked.

"She's coming." Hana said, "But she first had to borrow something of mine."

"What's that?"

"Kyo-kun!" someone exclaimed. The doors of the elevator had just opened, and Tohru walked out with a certain stance that Kyo'd never seen. She seemed confident, and then there was something in her eyes, she had a glint of mischief and playfulness. She looked like she was walking right out of his dreams and into his reality.

Her dress accented her figure, and she had a line of silver bracelets each with a unique design on it. The bracelets were accompanied with a black purse dangling form her wrist. Tohru's nails were painted purple with an iridescent sparkle when the light hit them right. Her hair was pulled into two French braids on either side, cascading into pools of curls at her shoulders about halfway. She had on lace up sandals that hugged her calves, making her look like a Greek goddess. Tohru was breathtaking.

Hana on the other hand was in a much lighter color. She wore her hair all the way up in a bun. Her nails were French-manicured, and she had on a gold chain around her wrist with a pale yellow purse. She felt all eyes on her, even from the lobby manager, he never saw her in a color other than black. She liked the extra attention, this wasn't just her night though; it was every other senior girl's that belonged to their high school, but she liked to think that it was. She felt so special and loved, almost nervous for the night ahead of them.

"Wow." Kyo mustered when he had finally had finished looking at Tohru.

"Double wow." Yuki said looking at Hana.

Hana and Tohru blushed. "Where's Uo-chan?" Tohru asked.

"Right here!" someone said. Kyo's mouth dropped as he saw Uo walking in with Kureno.

Her baby blue eyes were alit with bliss. She wore her hair in a loose bun with half of her hair down, accenting her delicate facial features, which neither of the boys had ever noticed. She had on widely spaced fishnets and reveled in the pair of knee high boots since the dress cut off at mid-thigh. She also had on a silver ring that looked like a braid. The only word the three of them was "gorgeous", and that is what they were: gorgeous to the last centimeter.

"When's the limo going to get here?" Uo asked impatiently.

"In about five minutes." Hana told them checking her cell phone.

The faint sound of a car's horn was heard after about ten, but it felt like two forevers and infinity to them. Kureno was reluctant to go with Uo to a dance, but when Uo explained that it was the prom, he decided to go.

"This is going to be so much fun!" Tohru exclaimed as they pulled away from the curb.

"Indeed, Tohru-kun!" Hana agreed, Yuki's arm was wrapped around her and she was enjoying the warmth.

"When is it supposed to end?" Kureno asked. They all gave huim a weird look, "I have work!"

"Around eleven." Yuki told him, "But everyone will more or less leave around two or three in the morning most likely."

"Wonderful…" Kyo said.

"Sorry we're keeping you from your beauty sleep." Yuki teased.

"Hey," he said shrugging, "I'm not the one who has to look good for a fan club everyday." Yuki glared at him for that one, and it was silent for the rest of the ride, that was until the school came into view.

"What have they done?" Tohru asked, gazing out onto the neon lit school.

"Every room has something different," Yuki said, "The theme for this year was the Bazaar, and so every room has something to do, get or buy."

"Cool." Uo said, summing up all of their thoughts.

"The courtyard's the main dance floor, we put a tarp over it and then put the speakers and DJ in the middle, all the dancing takes place around the courtyard, except for the slow dances, they can take place on the lawn." Yuki explained.

"Yuki," Hana said, he turned, "Awesome." Hana kissed him and they got out of the car, telling the driver where to pick them up when they were done (around one).

It was going to be one fun night…