A/N: I know I said that the chapters would switch back and forth between Nat and Rosalina's point of views, but this chapter and the next one will both be in Rosalina's point of view. And the last one will be back in Nat's point of view. There's a lot of fluff in this chapter, but the next chapter will have a bit more drama. Also, pay no mind to my terrible chapter title.
Disclaimer: I do not own the Naked Brothers Band.
Rosalina's POV
The rest of the week is pretty uneventful, aside from the shopping trip where I ultimately found the perfect prom dress. I was joined by Alex, of all people, because he promised he would make sure Nat and I were coordinated for prom. He told me to pick out a white dress, which was much easier than looking through every single dress in the store. All the white ones I found were pretty nice, but when I put on the last dress, I knew it was the perfect one.
Now, it is Friday and I am trying to decide what shoes I should wear. I have tons of shoes in my wardrobe so I look in there first to see if I have anything that would go well with my dress. I find a dressy pair of sandals and figure they will be my best bet. Nat and I decided we would walk to the school since it's not very far and it would be better than being driven by one of our parents. Because of this, high heels wouldn't be a very good idea.
After I have everything ready to go for prom tomorrow, I sit down and text Nat.
"Hey Nat," I text, adding my signature smiley face at the end.
"Hey beautiful," he writes back within a minute, which makes me smile for real. I love how Nat is less nervous when he is texting me. He always texts the sweetest things.
"I can't wait for prom tomorrow," I text back.
"Me neither. I can't believe I get to go with the prettiest girl in amigos high school," he texts. If it were anyone else, I would just roll my eyes. But with Nat, I know he's sincere when he says something like that.
It takes me a couple minutes to reply, because I'm not sure what kind of response to give him. I decide to joke around with him by texting, "Wait… I thought you were going to prom with me. :P"
"I am, you dork :P" he texts and I laugh.
"Well I can't believe I get to go with THE Nat Wolff from the naked brothers band! *insert annoying fan girl scream here*" I reply.
"You know, if I knew you were a crazy fan girl, I might not have asked you," Nat jokes.
"That's why I didn't tell you," I joke back.
"Fair enough," he texts. As I am trying to think of something else to say, he sends another text that reads, "Alex says he needs me for something super majorly important, so I'll talk to you later."
"Okay, bye! See you tomorrow," I text back with winky face.
I wake up earlier than usual because I'm excited for tonight. After I get something to eat, I put some finishing touches on the costume I will wear after prom. Nat told me about how he was going to be a sidekick of a sidekick since Juanita demoted Alex to sidekick. I figured, why not keep the trend going? I was already planning to be Nat's sidekick, so when I found out his sidekick name was Birdy, I decided to create a "BS" costume, which stands for Birdy's Sidekick. I hope Nat likes my idea.
Once the costume is all ready to go, it's time for me to go to rehearsal. Instead of rehearsing for the tour, we're rehearsing exclusively for the masquerade party tonight. It's a short set-list so we're out of there pretty quickly. When I get home, I'm disappointed to see that there's still a lot of time before prom starts. I decide to start getting ready anyway.
While I work on my hair and make-up, I listen to my favorite songs of Nat's, including "Girl of My Dreams," "Beautiful Eyes," and of course "Rosalina." After I finish, I put on my prom dress and shoes, which doesn't take very long. Then I look at the clock and sigh. Still two hours before Nat shows up. I continue to listen to my Naked Brothers Band playlist and write about how excited I am for prom in my journal.
The next two hours pass by very slowly. At one point, I go downstairs to show my dad the beautiful prom dress that Alex helped pick out.
"Rosie, you look gorgeous," my dad tells me. "Nat better treat my baby girl right."
I roll my eyes and blush, "Dad, you don't have to worry about Nat. He's quite the gentleman."
"Okay, but if he ever hurts you, he'll have to deal with me," my dad says. Nat is the last person in the world I would worry about getting hurt by, but it's nice to know my dad cares about me.
Since I'm going to my first prom, my dad decides now is the time for him and I to have 'the talk'. I remind him that Nat is in the seventh grade, but he feels it is necessary anyway. After an awkward conversation, I return upstairs, trying to forget everything I just heard. I resume my previous activities of listening to music and writing about how amazing prom is going to be. It's funny to think how a week ago, prom wasn't even on my radar and now, I'm really looking forward to it.
When I finally hear a knock at the door, I jump out of my seat and practically fly down the stairs. I get there as quick as I can because I've been waiting for this moment and also because I don't want my dad to answer the door. I'm sure he wouldn't hesitate to do something that would embarrass me.
"Hi Nat!" I say, smiling. As I step out, I close the door behind me.
"Hi Rosalina," he replies, smiling as well. "These are for you," he explains, gesturing to the white corsage and bouquet of white lilies in his hand. He has really gone all-out for my first prom. I love that he's so sweet like that. "I'm not sure what this flowery thing is called, but Alex said you give one to your prom date."
"It's a corsage. It's beautiful. Can you put it on me?" I ask politely. My initial concern is that he probably doesn't know where it is supposed to go, but he surprises me when he helps me attach it to the top of my dress.
"Thank you," I say. "Here, let's go inside. My dad wants to take pictures since it's my first prom." I grab his hand and lead him through the door. Once we're inside, I quickly put the flowers in some water and then rush over to the living room, where Nat is talking to my dad.
"Don't worry, Mr. Tai, I will take good care of her," Nat's in the middle of saying.
"You better," my dad replies.
"Dad," I sigh, tilting my head up in frustration, "Can we please just take the pictures?"
"Of course sweetheart," my dad replies and grabs the camera. We seem to have made it past his overprotective dad phase and into his aww-my-daughter-is-going-to-her-first-prom-I-have-to-take-pictures-of-the-adorable-couple phase.
After he takes about a thousand pictures, Nat and I leave and start the walk to prom. On the way there, I can tell Nat is nervous, but I think it's adorable. To be honest, I'm kind of nervous myself.
Neither of us know what to say as we walk, so I reach over and hold his hand. He looks down at our intertwined hands and then up at me. At first, he seems surprised, but then he smiles and gives my hand a squeeze.
"Have I uh... mentioned that you look beautiful?" Nat asks with a boyish grin.
"No, but thank you," I reply, "You look… like a rock star."
Nat laughs and says, "Well thank you."
"Oh hey did you remember to bring your superhero costume?" I ask suddenly.
"Sidekick costume," he corrects dejectedly, "Yeah, I remembered it. Did you bring yours?"
"Yep," I answer, holding up my bag which is where I stored the costume.
"What are you going to dress up as anyway?" Nat questions.
"You'll see," I respond with a secretive smile on my face.
We talk some more about the masquerade party until we arrive at Amigos High School. Nat and I show our tickets and the ticket checker lets us inside.
The gym looks pretty similar to how it was when I spent Tuesday helping Patrice decorate. I notice there are a few more props and decorations. Unfortunately, the giant poster of Patrice is still hanging on the back wall, looking as disturbing as ever. Nat and I find a table to sit down at, but Nat immediately stands up. "I'm going to go get us some punch, okay?"
"Okay," I reply and just seconds after Nat leaves, the last person I want to see right now comes over and sits down.
Hmm, who do you guys think it is? It's probably not much of a mystery. But let me know what you think of the chapter anyway! :)
