Chapter 18

Prom

The morning of the prom was all buzz and fizz.

Girls running around their rooms, hair, make-up, dress, shoes.

Boys walking casually, suits, shoes, gel.

Airiana, sitting on her bed, refusing to go.

"You have to go. It's prom. That should be all I have to say." Lexi said.

"I don't feel like going."

"Your my date!"

"Ask roger, I'm sure he'd love to go with him. He's really funny you know."

"NO! I don't like Roger. I don't want to go with Roger! I want to go with you!" Lexi screeched.

"I'm not convinced." Airiana said.

Lexi got down on one knee. "Airiana Lovett. I am asking you to go to the prom with me. Will you?"

Airiana thought for a moment. Lexi had her hand extended to her.

"Oh, because you got on knee." Airiana dropped her hand in Lexi's. Lexi's face lit up.

"Almost there. Just a little more. It's-suck your stomach in!" Airiana ordered as she was closing the zipper on Lexi's dress.

"I am! I can hardly breathe!"

"Gosh. Can you get anything past your breasts."

"Hey!"

"Uhh, it's up!" Airiana celebrated.

Airiana and lexi stood in the mirror.

Airiana wasn't dressed yet, but they were both staring at Lexi in her elegant 3/4 sleeved yellow dress. She was dazzling.

Lexi examined herself. "Weakling." She teased.

Airiana elbowed her. "Dolly Parton." She teased back.

Lexi elbowed her.

Just then, Andy strutted in wearing his white casione tux.

He held out his hands and twirled, showing off his suit and asking for an opinion.

'Nice. Very classy." Lexi said.

"Urgh, I hate classy." Andy wined. "Oh well." He shrugged.

He walked over and circled Lexi a few times, holding his finger to his mouth.

"Hmmmm, and what do to with your hair." He questioned.

After a whole bottle of hairspray, an hour of straightening, 3 hours of braiding and 5 minutes of twisting, we had Lexi's combination oh hair. Her fringe was out and then her whole head was braided in semi-thick plates and then they ended and made a bun. And we needed something to hold frimly still without the use of pins or clips. They thought they did pretty good.

"I love it!" Lexi squealed, admiring herself in the mirror.

Andy turned to Airiana in his white tuxido and classic come-over. "Your turn." Airiana sighed as both Andy and Lexi dragged her towards her wardrobe, but couldn't help a smile.

Airiana stood in front of the mirror in her long, sleeveless, tiered black dress and her wavy think, bouncy hair slayed arcoss her back and shoulders. She kept twisting form side to side.

"I don't know." She said to Andy and Lexi. "Does it look good?"

Lexi stood right in front of her. "You look amazing."

Airiana had a sincere look on her face as she tilted her head thankfully.

The prom was being held at the hall. The hall. The one Cameron had taken her to when she had managed to beat him up. As she walked up the japanese garden bridge with Andy in one arm and Lexi in the other, she looked over at the aisle. It was still eery as usual.

They both huddled for the photo and then they entered the hall and they were swarmed by the sound of clacking high heels, dj music pumping speakers, artifical smoke and lasers, multicoloured stage lights and crowds of happy dancing couple.

Airiana was dancing a fast paced modern version of the waltz with lexi until they got tired and sat down.

"So, how's it going with Triston?" Lexi asked randomly. But she didn't know how serious the topic was.

Airiana looked at her, deciding whether or not to lie or tell the truth.

Truth.

"Not good." Airiana says.

Lexi leans in.

Airiana moves closer to.

"I don't think I love him anymore." Airiana says.

"Oh my god. Is it like fading or replacing."

"Replacing." Airiana said.

"With who..." Lexi leaned in closer for the juicy gossip.

Airiana turned her head slowly and looked at Cameron in his white dress shirt with its sleeves rolled up, his black dress pants and his black and white nike skate shoes.

"Oh my god! Your in love with Cameron!" Lexi exclaimed while whispering.

Airiana silently scolded her and held her fingers to her lips as Triston walked up next to Airiana.

"Hey Babe." He said and kissed her head. Airiana's eyes flicked up to look at Lexi, who mouthed 'You have to tell him'. Airiana mouthed back 'Later'.

Airiana didn't realise she was staring at Cameron until he stood and approached her. He stood next to her chair and put his hand down on the table as he spoke, "We have to talk."

They went around to the back of the hall and reassured themselves that everyone was out of earshot.

"What did you see?" Cameron asks fiercly and shoved his hands in his pocket to look casual. "Well, I saw the teasing and the acceptance. I saw the love and the hatred. I saw the blood and the death. I saw the hope and the depression. And I saw the bite." Airiana says, her breath catching at the end of the senctence.

Cameron had lowered his head and lifted at the Blood and Death, he had taken a deep breath at the Hope and Depression, and his eyes widened at the Bite.

"You saw the bite. How diod you see the bite?" He asked.

"Well, it was partly from your point of view." Airiana said uneasily.

Cameron kind of grunted/sighed.

Triston rounded the corner.

"Hey guys, what's going on?" He asked like he'd caught us red handed.

He was twitching in and out of sight again.

Something was coming to Airiana. Something was wrong with him. What was it?

"Nothing." Cameron said dangerously.

"Are you sure it's nothing?" Triston asked, folding his arms over his chest.

"I'm sure." Cameron tensed up.

Then it came to Airiana. "Your not real..."