A/N: okay, here's the second chapter. it's a flashback of all the events leading up to their schools annual end of winter dance, starting a week before it. thank you for reviewing:) the reason it's up so quick is because i did something to my back, and i can't really walk too good, so i had to stay home from school today, which sucks because i am going to have a ton of makeup work for one stinkin day because i am in some hard classes with lots of hw (okay, now that i've written my enitre life story in this author's note, haha) here's my disclaimer:i don't own naturally, sadie. duh. oh and by the way this chapter is a lot longer!

CHAPTER TWO

"Are you going to the dance, Red?" Sadie heard Ben come up behind her in the library and jumped.

"Oh my gosh, you scared me, Ben!" She said turning around to see Ben standing up behind her. She quickly closed her math book and shoved it aside because she had been doodling Ben's name in hearts on her paper for the last half hour when she was supposed to be doing her homework. Ben, smiling at her, sat down in the chair next to her.

"So are you going?" He asked again.

"Going where?" She replied.

"To the dance?"

"Ohhh, yeah I think so. I mean it is raising money for saving the rainforest, so I figured it would be a good cause." She said looking at him. Maybe he'll ask me! She thought, smiling to herself at the idea.

"How come you're smiling?" He asked her, also smiling at seeing her smile. I wish she would never stop smiling, he thought.

"How come you're smiling?" Sadie responded, not wanting to tell him. He just shrugged. They were definitely not going to tell each other why they were smiling.

"We should go together." Ben said quickly, changing the subject.

"Really?" Sadie said excitedly.

"Unless you don't want to." Ben said sarcastically, hearing the excitement in Sadie's voice.

"No, I would really like too!" She exclaimed, but then blushed fiercely realizing how eager she sounded. Great, I'm making a fool out of myself in front of him, but I'm going to a dance with Ben Harrison!!! Woo hoo!

"Okay cool." He said smiling at her. Thank God she said yes. "You know, you look really cute when your hair matches your face." He added laughing.

Sadie just blushed even more. She couldn't help but to smile at the fact that Ben called her cute. They spent the rest of their lunch period talking quietly in the library about their plans for the dance.

"Hey Rain." Ben said as he sat in the desk next to Rain's during 4th period. Rain noticed Ben smiling to himself.

"Hi Ben! You seem in a good mood!" Rain said eagerly, hinting that he wanted to know what happened.

"Yeah…" Ben said dreamily.

"Well?" Rain asked.

"Well, what?" Ben said deliberately, knowing how curious Rain was.

"Well why are you so happy?"

"Oh… no reason." He said laughing at how irritated Rain was getting.

"Ben!" Rain snapped at him.

"Okay, okay!" Ben said. "Me and Sadie are going to the dance next week and…"

"And?" He laughed at Rain's determined face.

"And I'm planning on asking her to be my girlfriend then!" Ben said, finally getting to the point.

"Finally!" Rain exclaimed at hearing the news. "You two have been flirting all year, it's about time you actually become a couple!"

"So do you think she'll say yes?" Ben asked seriously.

"Do I think she'll say yes?" Rain said. "Of course she'll say yes! She's only been waiting for that day since the moment she met you!"

"Really?"

"You know, my friend, for a photographer you can be pretty blind sometimes." Rain said shaking his head but smiling. Ben just rolled his eyes.

"Guess what?" Sadie said to Margaret as she came up behind her at her locker.

"Oh hey Sadie!" Margaret replied. "What's up?"

"I'm going to the winter dance with Ben, I'm going to the dance with Ben!" She chanted to her friend.

"Really?" Margaret exclaimed. "That's great!"

"Yeah!" Sadie said happily.

"Maybe he'll finally ask you to go out with him, like in a relationship!"

"Do you think?" Sadie squealed.

"I definitely think it's a possibility, I mean you two have been like really close all year. And all those almost kisses, I mean he's gotta ask you out at some point." She replied. "Now seems as good a time as ever."

Sadie just smiled at all the fun times she's had with Ben: detention, the first time he kissed her cheek at the first dance they went to together, the food fight at the Wow, the time he kissed her on the ear, the piggyback ride, Christmas, all the almost kisses, and all the other wonderful times she had spent with him. What if he did ask me out? Maybe we'd finally kiss… Sadie thought, smiling from ear to ear at the possibility of finally kissing Ben Harrison.

THE DAY OF THE DANCE

"Hey Margaret, Sadie!" Rain exclaimed walking up to his best friends Sadie and Margaret.

"Hey!" The two girls responded.

"So Rain, did you ever ask anyone out for the dance?" Margaret asked him. "Say Vivian? Or Arden?"

"Nah." Rain shook his head. "I figure I'll keep my options open at the dance."

"You never got the guts to ask either of them out?" Sadie joked. Rain just smiled, knowing she was just teasing him.

"I don't have a date, either." Margaret said to Rain. "Wanna meet there or something?"

"Oh, sure Margaret." Rain responded. "So Sadie, are you getting excited about the dance? I sure know Ben is. He's got something very exciting to ask- Oooops! I definitely said too much!" Sadie perked up.

"What???" Margaret exclaimed. "He's gonna ask her something?"

"No!" He said in a high pitched voice.

"Hey guys. What's going on?" Ben came up to the group and stood next to Sadie, his arm touching hers. Sadie smiled seeing him and he smiled back at her.

"Nothing!" Rain squeaked. "I have to go." He said, not wanting to get in trouble with Ben. He walked away.

"Yeah, I'm gonna go too." Margaret said. "I'll see you guys tonight."

"Bye Margaret!" Sadie said.

"Bye!" Ben said to her. "So I can't wait for tonight, Red."

"Me too." Sadie said to him.

"So I guess I'll come by your house around six o'clock." He said. Just then the bell rang to go to the last period of the day. "I'll see you then. Chimo!"

"Bye Ben!" Sadie said, walking off to class excitedly.

Sadie spent the afternoon getting ready for the dance. She had a great dark blue dress and blue heels. Her mom helped her with her hair and makeup, and she got ready just in time to hear the doorbell ring. She thanked her mom for the help and rushed downstairs in order to avoid the whole parent talking to date routine. She opened the door to see Ben standing in the doorway. Wow, he looks amazing, she thought, looking at the dressed up Ben. Ben looked at her and automatically started smiling. Woah, she looks wonderful, he thought.

"Hey Red, you look beautiful." He said, smiling at her. This is it, this is the night I'm gonna ask her to be my girlfriend!

"Thank you." She said, grabbing her jacket and walking outside with Ben. "You look really nice too." He just smiled.

They arrived at the dance and walked in, Sadie's arm linked with Ben's, and went to find Margaret and Rain. Before they found them, Ben stopped Sadie.

"So Sadie, I'm really glad that you came with me tonight." Ben said. "I've been meaning to ask you something…"

"Yeah?" Sadie said. This is it, this has got to be the time when Ben is gonna finally ask me to be his girlfriend. I mean Rain did say he was gonna ask me something.

"Yeah, well I…" He sounded nervous. Just at that point, Margaret and Rain came up to them. Wonderful timing, Ben thought sarcastically, though he was almost relieved that they arrived at that moment.

"Hey! You two look really good!" Margaret said.

"Thanks, you and Rain look great too, very dressed up." Sadie told her. Just then she looked over to the entrance to the dance and her eyes spotted someone she didn't want to see. She nudged Margaret, who also spotted Chris Danvers. They exchanged panicked glances, because Sadie didn't want anything to ruin the fact that Ben may possibly ask her out tonight. Margaret then tapped Rain on the arm casually so that he would notice Chris and try to distract Ben for a minute.

"Um, hey Ben, let's go get some punch and snacks for Sadie and Margaret." Rain said.

"Okay." Ben said to Rain and started heading over to the other side of the gymnasium where the snacks are.

"At the Wow." Rain said hopefully. Ben just laughed, so Rain walked over with him to the snacks, hoping to keep him over there for a while so that Margaret and Sadie could figure out what to do.

"What is HE doing here?" Sadie said panicked.

"I don't know!" Margaret responded.

"I mean he's a nice guy and everything, but he shouldn't be here! Tonight is supposed to be me and Ben's night, and if Ben sees him there, I don't know, maybe he won't ask me out, if he was going to in the first place. This is not good, really not good! What are" Sadie rambled on until Margaret interrupted her.

"Sadie, you really need to chill!"

see, it's a lot longer, whoop whoop! so how was it? please review! the next chapter will probobly take longer to get up, unless i'm stuck in bed for a few days (i hope not!) then i'll just write the next chapter and put it up quickly. and i may get it up quicker if you review (hint hint). so thanks for reading, and thanks for reviewing my last chapter!!!