"The Cascadia Welcome Back Sadie Hawkins Dance."

"September 29th."

"7:00 to 11:00."

"Fifteen dollars admission."

"Well," Cody said, turning away from the poster on the wall and continuing her walk down the hallway, "this should be…lame."

"Are you kidding?" Adena screeched. "This will be awesome! I can ask Cameron!"

"What if Tanis asks Cameron?"

"…Crap. Crap, crap, crap," Adena sighed, "What should I-,"

"Oh, no!" Cody interrupted, "I am not giving you anymore advice!"

"But you have to! Why not?"

"Because last time I did, it almost got very ugly," she explained.

"So? Come on, it was not that bad!"

"No!"

"Fine," Adena sighed, paused, and then, "Oh come on! Please?"

"Oh, come on! Please?"

"No!" Nate sighed, turning around to face her, "Now will you please stop following me?"

"But you gave me advice last time!" Tanis whined, "Good advice!"

"And then Cody and I had to run in and stop you before you took out Adena," Nate reminded her.

"But it won't be that bad this time! I promise!"

Nate sighed again, sitting down at a picnic table, "No. I am not meddling again. Now please, please go find a girlfriend to talk to. You're making my head hurt."

Tanis flung herself down beside him, "But I don't have a girlfriend to talk to! I saw Adena talking to Cody, so that won't work, and she's my only other real girlfriend!"

"You don't know anyone? What about Rick? Can't you talk to him?"

Tanis rolled her eyes, "Please." She sighed, "So, what about you?"

"We are not doing this. Tell me we are not doing this."

"Well, you won't give me any advice! The least I can do is try to help you," Tanis insisted.

"See, now, that's a nice thought, really, but I don't have any troubles," he told her.

"Really?" She asked skeptically.

"Yes."

"So, you're not the least bit worried about the dance?"

"Why would I be worried about the dance? Dances are lame."

"So, you just don't care? At all?"

"Nope."

"Not even about, oh, say, a certain redhead?"

"….No."

"I don't believe you," Tanis smirked.

"Look, Cody can ask who she wants. It's her choice," Nate said.

"And if that choice is Squib?"

Nate paused, "Then…that's fine."

"And if it's you?"

"That's fine, too."

"You know," Tanis grinned, "you blush when you talk about her."

"What?" Nate whipped his head to face her.

"Cody. When you talk about her, you blush," Tanis' grin grew wider. When Nate remained silent, she stood up, "Well, even though you refuse to help me," she mock glared at him, "I am officially wishing you good luck."

"Hey, Tanis," Nate called reluctantly as she walked away.

"Yeah?"

"I think you should ask Cameron to the dance."

"So, what are you going to do?" Squib asked as he and Cameron headed back to their dorm, racquets in hand.

"About what?"

"The dance."

"I dunno," Cameron sighed.

"I mean, you do know what's going on with Tans and Adena, right?"

"I…have a pretty good idea," Cameron sighed again.

"Well, what are you going to do if they ask you?" Squib questioned.

"Go with whoever asks me first, I guess…"

"So, you like them, then?"

"Well, I mean, I guess, yeah…"

"So, you must like one more than the other," Squib insisted.

Cameron sighed, louder this time, "I don't know, okay. Let's just…drop it."

"Whatever," Squib shrugged as they entered their room. Tossing his things on the floor beside his bed, Squib flopped down.

"So, what about you? Aren't you worried about who Cody asks?"

"Nope."

"And why not?"

"Because she won't ask Nate."

"How do you know that?"

"Because I know Cody," Squib explained. "She keeps insisting that she and Nate are just friends. There's no way she'd just suddenly ask him to a dance. She's not like that. She's shy."

"And you think she's gonna ask you?" Cameron asked, chuckling.

"Well, I mean, she knows me best. I don't see why not."

"Man," Cameron laughed.

"What?" Squib snapped.

"Have you not been paying attention these past few weeks? I mean, sure, she insists that they're friends, but have you not seen the way they look at each other?"

"Look, Cody told me they're just friends," Squib snarled.

"And since when have you believed that? Just last week you were complaining about the two of them," Cameron reminded him.

"Look, I just don't think she's going to ask him okay?"

"Whatever," Cameron laughed, "I'm going to go take a shower."

"Hey, Squib," Cody smiled as he sat down beside her on the bleachers.

"Hey," he repeated. After a short pause, he spoke again, "So, you asked anyone to this dance yet?"

"No," Cody turned away from the match in front of them, "I dunno if I will. Dances aren't really my thing…"

"Oh, yeah, I know. I just mean, um, well, you should go."

"I should?"

"Well, I mean, we'll all be there. And there will be punch. Plus, you may even get to laugh at my dancing," he offered.

Cody nodded, "Well, maybe it won't be so bad. If there's punch."

Squib smiled, "How can you say no to punch?"

"So, I take it you're going, then?" Squib nodded. "So, who's the lucky lady?"

"No one, yet," Squib told her, "but it's only a matter of time. I mean," he smirked, "who can resist all this?" He gestured to himself.

"…You have chocolate on your shirt, hot stuff."

"Cam?" Adena knocked on the door

"Come in," he called.

"Hey," she smiled timidly as she entered.

"What's up?"

"Well," Adena sat on the edge of his bed, and he moved to sit beside her, "uh…how are you? Are you good?"

"I'm…good," Cameron chuckled. "You?"

"I'm good, too, thanks. Everything going okay? School? Matches?"

"Yeah," he laughed, "they're great."

"Good, good," Adena said in a high-pitched voice. "So, there's that dance coming up…"

"Yeah…"

"Has anyone asked you?"

"Not yet…"

"Oh, okay, cool…"

"Adena," Cameron decided to put her out of her misery, "is there something you'd like to ask me?"

"Um, well, actually….wouldyouliketogotothedancewithme?"

Cameron chuckled, "Sure."

"Wait…you understood that?"

"Yeah," he nodded.

"So, then…we're going to the dance. Together," she confirmed.

"Yes, we are."

"Hey there, Cody!" Rick slid across the linoleum floor, landing directly in front of her.

"Rick!" Cody shrieked, almost falling over him.

"How's it goin'?"

"Uh, good," she chuckled.

"So, you asked anyone to the dance yet?"

"No," she told him.

"Well then, this is your lucky day!" He leaned in and whispered conspiringly, "Cody, would you like to ask me to the dance?"

Cody chuckled good naturedly, "I don't think you're allowed to do that, Rick."

"So…that's a no, then?"

"Well," she grinned, stepping around him, "I wouldn't want to steal you away from all the other girls just dying to go with you. That wouldn't be fair, now would it?"

"No, it would not," Rick smiled, "you're right Cody," he turned on his heels and headed down the hall, "Now, which lucky lady is going to the dance with the Rickster…." Cody laughed, shaking her head, and resumed her pace.

"Nate?" She knocked softly when she arrived at the door. She pushed it open and found him sitting in front of a large box of files. "Piss off Bates again?"

"No," he smirked, "I like sorting through staff health plans in my spare time. I also enjoy long walks on the beach, candlelit dinners, and non-smokers." Cody laughed and perched herself on the desk in front of him.

"So," he spoke again, "you gonna go to this dance?"

"Yeah, I think I am…"

"Really?" He asked. "Didn't think it was your thing."

"Well, it's not, really, but all my friends are going so…Are you going?" She shifted gears.

"I highly doubt it," he chuckled, "no power on this earth could drag me to a school dance."

"Oh," she laughed awkwardly.

"Yeah, well, I mean," Nate took in her expression, "I'm sure there's something that could get me there…"

Cody smiled, "Yeah? Like what?"

"Promises of rebellion…the possibility of getting to see Squib 'dance'…"

Cody stared intently at her feet, hanging from the edge of the desk, "Well…I dunno about rebellious acts, but I could probably get Squib dancing if I could get them to play Can't Touch This…"

"Thank you for that mental image," Nate chuckled, "I guess I could check it out…I mean, if it gets really bad, I can always leave, and…you'll be there."

"Yeah…" she continued to focus on her shoes. After a moment, she looked up to face him. Taking a deep breath, she said, "Nate…Would you like to go to the Sadie Hawkins Dance with me?"

He smiled and blushed just enough that she noticed it, "I would love to."

Finally, some action! Some parts of this seem REAL OOC to me, but I did the best I could… And I actually didn't even think to use this song until I was halfway through the chapter! Which is…odd, because it's one of my favorites and fits perfectly.

Nova-Janna: RESOLVE the TRIANGLE? You mean, I can't keep the sexual tension and awkward moments going forever? Spoil my fun!