AN: As the prom draws ever so close, Alex finds herself in a real predicament that will reach long into the near and distant future, and the next dreams that she has doesn't help either.

Chapter Five: The Prom Draws Near

Alex was walking home on a late night. Although it was a clear and cool night on this certain evening, the young teenage girl found this night to be very creepy and very eery. She found it very eery on this night especially because of the fact that it was so quiet, that you could hear a pin drop. As she rounded a corner, she noticed that someone was following her. She began to move faster, but the man who was chasing her kept up, and was actually gaining on her. It seemed that the more that she ran, the more the man kept right on her. Alex ducked into a nearby alley, and felt the man run right passed her. Alex let out a sigh of relief. But that feeling soon subsided when she felt someone grab her and forced her to face a wall.

"Nice to see you again." A very familiar voice whispered into her ear. Alex let out a sigh of relief and playfully elbowed him.

"Why would you do something like that to me?" Alex hissed at David as they began to walk on the sidewalk under the stars. Alex found herself walking arm in arm with him. As he looked at the stars, she placed a kiss on his cheek. David smiled, ans kissed her back.

"Alex, what has been going on with you?" David asked. "I have been worried about you because every time that you saw me, you ran away because you thought that I was toxic."

"David..." Alex said, softly. "I have to tell you something. I want you. I've wanted you for a long time."

"Wow. I feel the same way too, Alex." David said smiling at her. "It makes you think, though, how can two teens go from being little tykes playing with paint in preschool to being teens that are lovers?"

"Yeah." Alex said.

"I've also wanted you for a long time, as well." David said, smiling with a blush.

"So, David does this mean..." Alex bashfully asked him.

"Yes, Alex." David said. Alex smiled, and kissed him passionately.

Alex was wide awake, and to her surprise, that wasn't a really 'hot' dream, but it did give her some very important things to think about. Alex knew that deep down that she really loved David. She knew that if they were to cross that line in their relationship, there would be no going back. As she laid there, she went over in her mind what she should do. From her dream, if she told him how she felt, he would understand her feelings with open arms, any boy that age would. On the other hand, if she did tell him the truth, and he didn't feel the same way, that might severely damage or even end their relationship. One thing was for certain, though, if they did do this, things were never going to be the same again, and that was the real truth.

David looked at the tuxedo that he had. It pretty much was a regular tuxedo, but for some reason, he couldn't take his eyes off of it. He knew that this was the tuxedo that he was going to wear to his very first Prom. David smiled, as he knew that he was going to look nice for his prom. He left his room, and heard some knocking on his front door. He answered it, and Justin strolled in.

"What's up?" David asked him. "Did you get your tux yet?"

"Yeah, I had it for a while, but that is not the reason that I am here, though. Hey, is Lynn here?" Justin asked him.

"No, Stella took her to get a dress for the prom." David asked. "Why? What's up?"

"I need to know what Lynn likes." Justin said. "I want this to be perfect, so I need to know what she likes, so I can make sure that this prom is perfect."

"Look, Justin." David said in a brotherly tone. "From what I can understand, for some reason my sister really likes you, and Alex really likes me. That is all that matters."

"Yeah, I- wait, what do you mean 'for some reason'? What's wrong with me?" Justin asked defensively.

"Do you remember the flak that you, Jerry and Theresa gave me when I first started to date Alex?" David asked Justin.

"Oh yeah." Justin said. "I gave you a threat, and I got right in your face."

"Yeah I remember that." David laughed. "How long did it take for your hair to grow back in that spot?"

"A week." Justin said, rubbing a spot on his head. "Well, the real reason that I am here is that I think that something is going on with Alex. She has only been talking with Lynn, and I don't know what to do."

"How serious is it?" David asked, now curious about this subject.

"I am not really sure, but your name comes up a lot." Justin said. "David, what is going on with my sister? Just what really happened when you two were trapped on that island?"

"Nothing, honest!" David said, knowing that was very far from the truth. As he said those words, he flashed back to the whole scene in the bathroom where he and Alex almost did "it". Then it dawned on him. Was she getting the same thoughts as he did when he was fantasying about her there?

Man, talk about ultimate and very sweet irony. David laughed as he knew that it was payback time for Alex.

AN: Next time, the night of the prom has arrived, and on that night, something will happen that will change David's and Alex's relation ship forever What's going to happen? R&R to find out!