It was the big night. The girls were all ready with their dazzling gowns and professionally done hair and makeup. Jackson, Alex, and Nathan (the girl's dates) would meet them there. The dance started at 7 and ended at 10. Everyone was super excited for their first ever "late night" dance. They hopped in Carley's (Raissa's mom) car and drove off to the dance. When they arrived the boys were waiting on the school steps. They looked very handsome. All of them were dressed in black suits and had ties matching their date's dresses. They glanced over right when the girls arrived. First came Raissa. Alex's eyes widened. He thought she looked lovely. The dress defientley suited her. They locked arms and headed in right when Blythe came out. The pair locked eyes and what would have been two friends at the dance instantly became more. Love was blooming. Blythe waved bye to Marinette and told her to meet up later. Then she skipped over to her much taller date. They were still adorable even with the height gap. The last girl to exit the vehicle was Marinette and as Jackson put it, "last but certainly not least". He was so dumbfounded by her beauty he couldn't even begin to comprehend where he was.
"Hey Mari, you look nice," he stuttered. Marinette laughed and boldly grabbed his arm.
"Let's go in," she smiled. He nodded.
"Okay," they both blushed and walked in. The whole gym was lit up. Lights were everywhere and the decorations were beautiful. The theme was summer days. The smell of the beach was mimicked with a scent machine and all sorts of tropical flowers were hung up. A Hawaiian paradise was painted on the wall and the roof had stars everywhere. "How romantic," Jackson said. Marinette nodded and gazed at the beautiful paintings.
"The art club did an amazing job, don't you think?" She asked dreamily.
"Yeah but you know these paintings could never begin to measure up to the beauty standing right in front of me," he said. Marinette blushed again.
"That's sweet. How about we dance now?" She asked.
"Yeah. Sounds good." They walked onto the dance floor and wrapped their arms around eachother. Jackson with his arms around her waist and Marinette with her arms around his neck. They looked so perfect together. It's hard to believe they won't end up together in the end. "Marinette, May I ask you something?" He looked nervous.
"Of course my prince," she teased.
"I really really like you and I don't want it to end once you leave. So I was wondering... will you be my long distance girlfriend?" He asked quickly. Marinette wasn't shocked. She wanted to say yes but would it work. They would be so far away. "I promise to visit as much as possible. My dad works as a pilot so he gets free airplane tickets all the time." Marinette smiled.
"Of course I'll be your girlfriend. It may take time to adjust but we can do it," she said shyly. "I really like you too." They kept dancing and when it was over it turned out to be one of the best nights of their lives. They were finally a couple. Raissa and Blythe were excited to hear the news and even had news of their own. Their dates had asked them out too. Triple dating was coming their way and they loved it. Life was good and Marinette was just hoping moving to Paris wouldn't change it.