I sat down at my usual lunch spot, my best friend rushed over to me.

"Details!" She exclaimed. "How do you know him, I mean LANCE?!" She sounded dramatic.

"He...He...He's just someone I ran into the other day." I said to her as normal as possible. She can't know how I knew him. If I told her all about this Forgotten Tales thing, she would think I'm crazy. Plus If I told her Lance was a fairy that was helping me, than she would think I'm going mental.

"Oh, that's all? No romantic meeting or anything?" She said with a sigh.

"Nope, none at..." I stopped as Lance sat down right next to me and smiled. Lola's eyes darted between me and Lance. Great now what I'm I suppose to say?

"Greetings ladies!" Lance said sounding as if he didn't know me.

"Hello! My names Lola, Lola Rose." She said.

"Hello Lola, I'm Lance Evergreen, you probably already know me." He grinned. "Who might you be?" He stared into my eyes. I sat there poking my fork at my salad, not paying attention. Lola than hit her tray against min, snapping me out of my daze. I jumped, startled. Lance laughed and my cheeks burned red from the embarrassment.

"I'm Trisha, Trisha Bloom." I said quietly as I rose to throw my tray away.

It was seventh hour, last class of the day. Great, today I have to help out with the homecoming party. I was really not in the mood to help, my head was pounding. I was so confused in what all was happening.

"Class is almost over, but I have a announcement to make. The following students are to report to the gym to help set up the homecoming party. James bolt, Lisa Isaaacson, Troy Everson, Trisha Bloom, and Lance Evergreen." Mrs. Rippelson said. Lance! Did she say Lance?! Great, just what I wanted. Helping with the homecoming party was bad enough as it is, but now Lance is helping? This is just great, he made this day bad to worse.

The bell than rang as I slowly dragged myself to the gym.

"James Bolt will be with me working on the props, Lissa Isaacson and Troy Everson will be a team working on blowing the balloons, Trisha Bloom and..." Don't say Lance, please don't say Lance. "...Lance Evergreen will be a team decorating, now get to work!" Said Mrs. Rippleson. My head dropped, facing the floor.

Lance tapped my shoulder and smiled. I looked up and glared at him. He backed up and his smile faded.

"Lets get this straight." I said. "However you got here, I really don't know, but don't try anything stupid." I said trying to sound threatening.

"Haha!" He laughed. "So this is what it's about?" He said chuckling. "Trust me, I'm not interested in making a fool of myself." He said as royal as he could.

"Good, because you already are." I said holding in my laughter.

"What do you mean?" He said confused. I walked away holding my laughter, he stood up and started to run towards me but instead fell to the floor. His shoelace was tied to the chair.

"That's what happens to newbies." I said now laughing. His face turned red.

Later that day me and Lance were sitting at a table filling glass jars with marbles and fake candles. We didn't say a word to each other until I couldn't keep quiet anymore.

"I thought you were a fairy!" I blurted out. He threw his hand over my mouth.

"Shh! Not so loud!" He said looking around the gym to see if anyone heard. He than slowly removed his hand. He started to speak quietly as he put marbles into the glass jars.

"I told you, I'm here to help and protect you."

My heart started to beat faster. My cheeks were probably red too for all I know. It was weird, it was like he was confessing his love to me, saying he would "protect me". I than shook my head, and I than spoke.

"Yeah, but how did you get into human form?"

"I'm a fairy, I have magical powers remember?" He said

"Yeah, I totally understand." I said, but I really didn't, nothing made sense, I looked at the glass jar of marbles he was filling up. He was wearing a silver ring, with a blue pendant on it. I was about to ask him why he wore that ring, but Mrs. Rippleson interrupted me.

"It's 6:00pm, you guys can go home now and get ready for the homecoming party, remember it starts at 7:30pm!" Than she walked away.

I went home and my mother was there at the front door smiling. She grabbed me and smiled and exclaimed.

"So who's your homecoming date?!"

"No one mothers." I said trudging past her.

"Oh, I see, but sweetie I have a surprise for you!" She said as I stopped and turned around. I saw my mother holding up a dress. It was the most beautiful dress I have ever seen.

The dress fell down to my feet. It was spaghetti strapped but the top part was in a very beautiful jewel design. The dress sparkled, it was a light blue dress that matched my eye color. I wore silver flip-flops. My hair was curled and I had mascara and blush on my face. To finish it all off, my mother put a silver tiara in my hair. My mother than gasped and she said.

"Your...Your...Your so beautiful!" She said holding my hands.

"Mothers don't start tearing up, I will start tearing up too. Plus, this is just homecoming." I said nervously. Than the front door bell rang.

"I will get it, just finish up here and I will bring you." She said smiling.

I looked at myself in the mirror and than I remembered, where's Lance?

"Trisha! Your date is here!" My mother said shouting to me from the front door. Date? I didn't have a date. I walked out from the bathroom and walked to the front door. I stopped and found him standing there.

"Oh my! Who is this handsome young gentleman!" My mom said all excited.

"Lance..." I said as I froze. He was wearing a tuxedo with a blue vest under his jacket, his hair was perfect. His eyes glittered, as he took his hands out from behind him. He held out a bouquet of flowers in front of me.

"For you, my lady." He said smiling.

"Wait! Let me go grab my camera!" My mother said as she frantically ran to go find her camera. I grabbed the flowers slowly.

"Uhm, Lance, why are you here?" I whispered.

"I'm your protector, remember?" He said casually.

"We're going to a homecoming party, not some World War!" I said.

"Still, remember I told you these things can happen anywhere, anytime." He said.

"That doesn't mean..." But he interrupted me.

"You look beautiful." He said smiling. My heart pounded.

"Than...Thank you." I said.

"Aren't you both adorable!" My mother exclaimed.

I looked to see my mother standing by me. I see, that's why he called my beautiful, so that my mother wouldn't know what we were talking about. After we took a picture we headed out to his car. It wasn't just a car, it was a sports car.

"Wha..How?" I said with my eyes wide open in surprise.

"I'm a fairy remember." He said as he gave me a wink.

We arrived back at the school. He got out of the car and came to my side of the car and opened the door for me. He held my hand as he helped me out of the car. He gave his keys to one of the ushers. We than walked to the school doors. I could hear the music blowing. As soon as we walked in, everyone looked at us and started whispering. But all I could hear was my beast friend Lola.

"Trisha! Where have you..." She stopped to see Lance standing next to me.

"L-Lance!" Than Lola hugged him, I than walked away disappearing into the crowd, because I didn't want to explain why I came with Lance.

A young man that almost looked like Elliott approached me. He gave me a warm smile and greeted me.

"Hello madam, would you like some punch?" He said to me, holding out a glass of punch.

"Sure." I said grabbing it, I than took a sip and Lola popped up.

"I lost you! Why did you just disappear?" She asked curious.

"I..." I was about to say, but she interrupted me.

"Also, why did you come here with Lance?" She asked like two inches away from my face. I knew she would ask me that question. I sighed than replied.

"We just ended up meeting on the way up to the school doors." I said, even though that was a lie.

"Oh, I see, that's totally understandable. Trisha? Are you alright, you look pale." Lola said looking at me worried.

"Yeah, I just need to go to the bathroom." I said smiling.

"Okay, I will wait for you, in the mean time I will go find Lance." Than Lola ran off. I than started to feel dizzy.

I ended up outside in the back alleyway. When something hit me and I fell, ripping my dress. My hair was all messy and my knees were bleeding from the fall. I rubbed my eyes, my vision was blurry. I looked up and made out a beautiful girl standing above me.

"Well hello Miss Bloom!" She said giggling, "shall I have some fun?" Her long finger nails glided across my cheek. It scratched my cheek causing a cut.

"Wha...Wha...What are you?" I tried to say, but I was too weak to move or speak.

"I'm the Wicked Witch of the West!" She laughed historically, "now you shall die!" She was about to claw me with her nails, until I saw a mans shadow. He took a pen out from his pocket.

"Freeze!" He shouted. He sounded like Lance. Or was it just me? The Wicked Witch of the West turned around and laughed.

"Haha! What can a pen do to me?" She said as she ran towards him. He clicked his pen, which than turned into a sword. He charged after the witch. The witch jumped into the air, he tried to turn around as fast as possible but she clawed his shoulder. He flinched but charged after her again. This time he stabbed her and pinned her into the wall. He took out the book of Forgotten Tales. He opened it and a big gust of wind flew around them and the witch screamed. While she was sucked into the book, his sword turned back into a pen. Than, I fainted.