Chapter Five
Prom night finally came. Friday was a busy day, people getting things together last minute, such as tux rentals, and limo rentals, and people were just excited.
"I want you to pick me up at seven, and I want you to bring me flowers," Muffy listed off a list of specifics to Richard, who simply rolled his eyes. "And rent a limo. And act like a gentleman the entire night." She finished.
Richard sighed and said uninterestedly, "Sure."
In the cafeteria, Robert asked Kara, "What do you want me to do?"
Kara replied, "Arrival time and behavior is up to you. Besides, I know you're a gentleman." She smiled, making Robert turn a visible shade of red. She then whispered to him, "All I want is a kiss at the end."
Robert's breathing started to slow as Kara walked away. He walked up to Arthur who was sitting down at a table, asking, "So, what did Dad say about the limo?"
"Uh, that his van would do?" Arthur replied. Robert's eyes went wide in shock, as Arthur's phone beeped. When Arthur looked at the text, he said, "Oh no, wait. That was a joke. He's renting the limo now."
Robert gave an audible sigh of relief. With everything in place, the day went by smoothly. Friday night, however, proved stressful.
"Where the heck are my cufflinks!?" Robert shouted at Arthur, who was said, "I don't know! Where is my tie!?"
"The blue one?" Robert asked.
"No! The red bow tie!"
The two were scrambling like chickens with missing heads when David walked in the room. David pointed to a small drawer in Arthur's desk. "Cufflinks." Robert went to aforementioned location and found his cufflinks. David then pointed to Arthur's tuxedo's inner pocket. "Tie." Arthur reached inside his pocket, and shouted for joy.
David walked downstairs saying, "It's six fifty. We're leaving in a three minutes."
Robert's eyes then went wide. "Oh my sneeze! Where are the flowers!?" He dashed out of the room, shouting, "Gotta find them!"
Arthur looked in the mirror one last time. Straightening everything, he walked downstairs. Once Robert found the flowers, David, Arthur, and Robert left. Now, David decided to rent a limo, but no driver, meaning he had to drive.
When Robert knocked on Kara's door, her brother, Connor, answered. Connor was then older of the two siblings, and protected his sister fiercely. He did a quick once-over of Robert, his face in a scowl the whole time. Seeing that Robert was probably okay, Connor shouted into the house, "Kara! Robert's here!" He looked back at the boy standing nervously at the doorstep and presented his hand. "Connor Wayne." He smiled.
Robert shook hands with Connor, still a little nervous. Connor then said, "Take good care of my sister, or else." Robert went rigid, and pale.
Kara finally came to the door. She wore a dark green dress, that fit her nicely, with a cream pearl necklace and black heels. Robert simply offered his arm, and said, "Madam."
Kara took his arm and Robert led her to the limousine.
When Arthur arrived to Sue Ellen's house, he greeted her, and led her to the limo like Robert did Kara. Sue Ellen wore a tan skirt, with a black top, black heels, and jade earrings. Arthur and Robert, of course, wore simple black and white tuxedos, with black tap shoes, and red bow ties.
When they walked into the school gym, Robert gravitated over to the punch bowl. Over there, he saw Richard pouring to glasses of punch.
"Hey Rick." He said. "So, how's it so far?" He asked, knowing a date with Muffy couldn't possibly be easy.
"How do you think?" Came the reply.
"Richard! Where's my punch!?" Muffy shouted. Richard restrained from breaking the glasses.
"Coming Miss Sun." Richard said. Robert raised an eloquent eyebrow. "Miss Sun?"
"Since she believes the Earth revolves around her." Richard walked off with an irritated smile on his face. Robert chuckled.
Arthur told Sue Ellen that he was going to look around for a bit. He saw Carl, George's friend, alone without a date. He walked over to him.
"Hey Carl!" He said politely.
"Hey." Carl replied, sounding sad.
"Why so glum?" Arthur asked.
Carl shot a glance at Kara, who was currently being sweet talked by Robert. Carl replied, "It's nothing."
Arthur followed Carl's line of sight, and nodded. "Okay then," Arthur said, "See yah around."
"See yah."
Arthur was conversing with Buster when the songs began. The first one was slow paced, allowing for a smooth romantic dance. Robert did every romantic dance move he could with Kara, getting a few giggles out of the girl, while Arthur was as awkward as a stone.
He didn't know what to do, so he tried to imitate Robert, while failing. Miserably.
The next song was a newer love song that Arthur could care less about. He walked to the punch bowl to get some more punch, when he noticed Richard and Brain, talking.
"This was a horrible idea. Muffy's so demanding. She insists on being prom Queen. I could care less."
"Be glad knowing you're saving someone else from Muffy." Brain replied.
"Yeah. It could be worse. I could be Carl."
Arthur scowled. "That isn't nice."
"How? I didn't say anything bad about him." Richard defended. Arthur scowled at him and grabbed some punch.
The rest of the night went pretty smooth, with lots of dancing, conversation, and just fun.
At the end of the dance, Principal Warner said, "Thank you all for coming to Elwood City High's ninth grade Prom. We hope you all had fun, and now it is time to announce the Prom King and Queen." The principal was handed an envelop. He read it, saying, "The Prom King is, Arthur Read! Let's hear it for Arthur Read!"
Everyone clapped, and Robert gave Arthur a thumbs up.
"And the Prom Queen is, Sue Ellen Armstrong!" Once again everyone clapped, and Kara and Fern told Sue Ellen, "Congratulations!"
So, as was apparently custom, Arthur and Sue Ellen had the last dance, and it felt good.
When they dropped off Sue Ellen, Arthur walked her to the door, and said, "I guess I'll see you around."
"I guess so." Sue Ellen said.
"I was thinking, would you like to like, go to the Sugar Bowl with me sometime. And we could catch a movie afterwards?" Arthur asked.
"Sure, I'd love too."
"Oka then. So um, see you later." Arthur began to walk away, when he saw Robert peck Kara on the cheek inside the limo. "Oh right!" Arthur said to himself, and he ran back, kissing Sue Ellen. "Okay, now I'll see you later." Arthur ran back to the limo, leaving a blushing Sue Ellen at her door.
Robert was much more elegant with asking Kara on a date, and the subsequent kiss.
At home, Robert said to Arthur, "You were great tonight, dude! A little stone like, but still, really good!"
Arthur said, "Thanks Rob."
"So did you ask her?" Robert asked.
"Yeah."
"When and where?"
"I didn't set a time, but we're going to the Sugar Bowl, then we'll see a movie or something. You?"
"Tomorrow at Olive Garden." Robert said. Arthur looked at Robert as if to ask how he could afford it, and Robert said, "I have strong investments." He held up a fifty dollar bill. "And friends." He winked.
All in all, Prom was a success, and Arthur couldn't wait for his first date with Sue Ellen.
At Carl's house, Carl was sitting on his bed, looking at a picture of Kara. He was about to crumple it up, when he put it on his nightstand, thinking that just because she went to Prom with Robert, didn't mean she liked him or anything. Right?
A/N: Prom is done. So, I'm gonna turn this into an ongoing ArthurxSue Ellen fic. Oh and yeah, Robert will also be dating Kara in this. But they aren't the focus. Plus, Carl will get a role in this fic. I'll just state I feel bad for him. So, anyway, REVIEW!