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"She's going with Zack! She's going with Zack! Yaaaaaaa-hoooooo! She's going with Zack!" Zack whooped, hollered, and celebrated, dancing around the halls. It was to this that Cheryl and Deke walked up.

"What's going on?" Deke questioned.

"She's going with Zack! She's going with Zack!" Zack cheered.

"I take it Kelly said she'd go to the prom with you," Deke deadpanned.

"Yeah! Can you believe it!? Me! She chose me over Slater!" Zack crowed.

"Hey, that's great, Sonic," Deke congratulated. They did their handshake, which consisted of banging a fist down, then up, a quick clasp of the hands, and a finger snap.

"Yeah, you've been waiting for this for a long time," Cheryl said, punching him on the shoulder.

"Isn't it great? I'm so excited! I gotta go call my father and ask if I can borrow his tux!" Zack told them, and then ran off.

"Why didn't he just use his cell phone?" Cheryl questioned.

"I don't think it crossed his mind," Deke answered. "Beside, you can't blame him. He's been waiting for this forever," he continued.

"That's true," Cheryl agreed.

"Hey Dreamer, has anyone asked you yet?" Deke wondered.

"Right. Like anyone's gonna notice the bookworm," Cheryl scoffed.

"You wanna go with me--just as friends?" Deke offered.

"Hulk, I'd be honored to go to the prom with you," Cheryl said. They linked arms and then walked off to their next class.