For the next few, and very short, days, with no leads to go on until the spring dance, Luke and Nat waited it out while having Miss Foley breathe down their necks like a dragon. It kept them on edge, just the way Miss Foley wanted. She would not leave them alone, and if they two had any further ideas into how they could get the tiara before the dance, she wanted to know first hand. They didn't have any further ideas, due to Luke seeing that winning it fair and square would have been a more decent way of approaching the problem. With this idea though, Miss Foley had already rigged the spring dance elections so Nat would win. It reminded the teenagers how manipulative the Targent were, and only made them more anxious.

The night before the dance, Luke and Nat had another flashlight discussion through their windows.

'Tomorrownight' Luke messaged first.

'Iamscared'

'SoamI'

'Itisriggedright'

'Yesitis'

'Stillscared'

'Youarenotalone'

'Iknowthankyou'

The next night, Luke had been escorted to the high school with Miss Foley before Nat had even started to get dressed. The lady from the Targent positioned herself out of the way, but Luke was still aware of her presence. Nervous of being watched, Luke paced around the gym as it was decorated for the dance. The music didn't appeal to him enough to make him want to dance alone or with someone else. Many of his fellow female students looked at him admirably, but he ignored them all. The Targent could use anyone, be anyone, and turn against anyone. With Miss Foley in the background, Luke was sure that there had to be others with her, watching him too.

Meanwhile, Nat hesitated before even touching the doors to the school gymnasium. She knew what waited for her the moment she stepped through. She didn't want it. She wanted to exercise being the little brat she was. She didn't want to go in there. She just didn't care.

No matter what happens, we're in this together.

Darn it Luke! If you weren't so easy on the eyes, no one would pay any attention to you whatsoever! It was a wonder anyone paid attention to what he said though...

Nat shook away her thoughts and got rid of them completely. In doing this, she gave herself a good amount of bravery and finally pushed open the doors. The music was loud and had a beat to it that made Nat smile. What fears did she have? The music was too intoxicating to even notice!

Luke didn't notice Nat had arrived until he had wandered to the center of the commotion at the dance. He saw her dancing freely to the beat as if she didn't have a care in the world. For a moment, Luke forgot about the Targent and smiled at his friend in her oblivion. As the song ended, he walked over to her and tapped her on the shoulder. She spun around, genuinely surprised, but when she realized it was him, she smiled.

"Why aren't you dancing?" Nat asked him.

"Paranoia." he told her. "Why didn't you tell me when you were ready? I wouldn't have left so soon."

Nat shrugged.

"Dance with me!" she said, holding her hands out for him to take them. As if to answer the question, a slow song started to play. Luke smiled and shook his head with a chuckle. Figures.

"I wouldn't be a proper gentleman if I said no." he agreed. Nat surpassed the urge to squeal a little as the two began to dance together to the song.

There nay not be an answer to this too,

Why the sky blue.

Is the changes in me true?

Now that you are next to me,

I have no fears,

And all I know is that I want to be with you...

Some times its easy to forget the times we're weak.

The moment makes us weak.

And though the shame I seek,

Memories exist for all the precious days my heart still wants

To keep somewhere deep inside of me...

From the sidelines, Miss Foley looked on rather bitterly. Her childhood had been taken away from bad decisions and even worse morale. It made her bitter. But she knew that this little hormone induced bonding the teens were having only gave the Targent more reason to 'motivate' them. She didn't care though, their lives weren't hers. She had no reason to care, and she hoped she never would.

Meanwhile, the teenaged duo had gotten closer as the song continued. Soon, they had been so close that in one move they could have...

"It's time to announce this year's Spring Queen!" the principal shouted happily from the stage that had been set up for the dance. Almost as if they had come out of a trance, Luke and Nat jumped away from each other in an instant.