The following Tuesday was when school started for the boys. Yesterday had been pretty eventful with Oliver Queen absolutely refusing to speak to Zee and Kara.

Barry hadn't known what to say to Barbara since yesterday's fight with Allura had put their relationship in a state of limbo. He was lucky to not have lost his job and was let off with a warning.

They soon walk into school, and as they do, they burst into song.

"Wake up in the mornin', feelin' oh, so pretty…" Hal sang.

"Got my speed blades, I'm out the door, gonna hit this city!" Barry sang.

"Before I leave, brush my teeth and study my Shakespeare tracks…" Oliver Queen sang.

"Cause when I leave for the day, I might not be back!" Luke sang.

"We're talking perfect hair and a good pose…" Shane sang.

"Trying on the latest school clothes…" Oliver Queen sang.

"Girls blowing up our cell phones…" Hal sang.

"Drop-toppin, playin' our latest CD, rolling up to ol' Oakley…" Barry sang.

"Tryin' to get a lot more folksy!" Garth sang.

Girls were screaming as the boys sang.


In class, the boys were admired by pretty much everyone. And they were soon bombarded with questions about the show and other things. They answered some.

The topic of senior prom came up next. Barry smiled at the thought of prom. And so did Hal and Oliver Queen. But for now, winter formal was the talk of the high school.

"What's winter formal?" Hal asked.

"A winter dress-up dance!" Luke says.

"Is it themed?" Garth asked.

"The themes for winter formal get more and more creative. Last year it was The Great Gatsby Gala. This year, the winter formal theme is Big Top Dreams." Luke says.

"Cool! A circus theme!" Barry says.

"I love the circus!" Hal says.

"What's the senior prom theme?" Oliver Queen asked.

"Dancing Through The Decades." Luke says.


Meanwhile, with the girls, they looked tired. They had fought a lot the day before and it took a toll on them.

Barbara was thinking about Barry. She had really screwed things up between them. She almost cost him his new job even though she had nothing to do with him potentially losing it, and she also had no idea he had been going to therapy.

As for Kara, she was asleep in class. She sort of regretted laughing at Oliver Queen and making him relive the whole Oliver Queen The Bedwetting Marksman thing again. Zee was feeling guilty about the same thing.

Karen was thinking of the winter formal at Metropolis High. She knew Garth was probably going to the one at Oakley Academy, which was on the same weekend as Metropolis High's winter formal.


At Oakley Academy during lunch, the guys try to figure out what to do about dates for the Oakley Academy high school winter formal.

"I'm taking my girl, obviously." Luke says.

"I think I may take that girl from my drama class. The one who's got the role of Sandy Cheeks in the play." Oliver Queen says. "She's been so sweet to me and the 6-piece Caramello candy bar candy-gram I got from her just sweetens the deal. So I'll be taking her."

"I got 6 winter formal candy-grams from 6 different girls." Hal says with a smile. "I just have to decide on which girl I'm going to take to the formal."

"Hmmm…I might go stag." Barry says. "What about you, Garth?"

"I'm thinking of taking Karen." Garth says, blushing.

"You think she'll say yes to going with you?" Luke asked Garth.

"I sure hope so." Garth says as he eats his chicken spaghetti.

"I'm planning to ask Diana." Shane says.

Angry Luigi was thinking of convincing Atticus to move. But he knew Atticus had to help protect Metropolis.

Angry Luigi wasn't going to any dance. He didn't like dances.


During lunch at Metropolis High, the girls were talking about the formal and the boys in general.

"I can't believe Oliver is going to another formal with someone else." Dinah says.

"I'm sure that it doesn't mean anything. Maybe he and that girl are just going as friends." Jessica says.

"Girls, I'm sorry." Barbara says.

"Sorry for what, exactly?" Zee asked.

"Dragging you." Barbara says. "It screwed my relationship up big time."

"You got framed. You didn't drag us. Sure, you were clingy and weren't ready to lose us, but we had a choice." Jessica says. "We chose to come back, but if some of us end up in Royal Woods on formal night, you have to respect that, all right?"

Barbara nods. "Understood." She says.


Later, the girls came to see the boys. Everyone, except Barry, was in the Oakley Academy auditorium, watching Oliver Queen rehearse for the play in March. Dinah was surprised to see him on stage. Oliver Queen then sees Zee and Kara before hissing at them.

"You…" Oliver Queen hissed when he saw Zee standing before him.

"Look, we're here to apologize. We're sorry." Zee says.

"Why did you even bring that back?!" Oliver Queen says. "Do you know how much that hurt me the first time?!"

"We were just trying to teach you a lesson. I guess neither of us realized how much that hurt you…" Zee says, feeling guilty.

Kara looks down. "Yeah." She says.

"Oh, fine. I forgive you. Just please don't do that any more." Oliver Queen says.

"Okay." Zee says.


In the hall outside the auditorium…

"Karen!" Garth says, hugging her.

"Garth!" Karen says, hugging him back.

"So, I…wanted to ask you something…" Garth says to Karen.

"Sure, what is it?" Karen asked.

"W-Would you like to go to the Oakley Academy winter formal with me? I'll understand if you don't want to…" Garth says.

"Sure, Garth. I'd love to." Karen says, smiling at Garth, who blushes.

"I look forward to it, my love." Garth says as he kisses Karen.


Shane started to think of his 18th birthweek.

"You know it's gonna be fun, Shane." Diana says.

"I know. It's just…I've been let down on my birthday before. In more ways than one. Most of last year was amazing. But a lot of it was pretty…bad. It makes me wonder if my 18th will be memorable in a good way." Shane says.

"I know it will be. You made my birthday memorable. I will make it my mission to see that yours is the same." Diana says, putting her arm around Shane's shoulders.

Shane smiled and hugged Diana.