Gretchen walked down the hallway with confidence. She had her braces off for a while now, and now wore her hair in a high ponytail instead of the three pigtails she wore back in elementary and middle skool. She slowed down when she reached her destination, took a deep breath, and continued a little faster.

"Uh, hey Dib" she stuttered, approaching the dark-haired teen who was in the middle of getting stuff for his next class from his locker.

"Oh hey uhh-"

"Gretchen" she interrupted. "I'm Gretchen."

"Oh yeah, hey Gretchen. What's up?" Dib asked.

"I was just wondering if uh…" Gretchen looked down and started fidgeting with her ponytail. "I was wondering if you were planning on going to prom?" she squeaked, closing her eyes tightly before hesitantly opening one to look for Dib's response.

Dib's eyes went wide. H almost forgot about prom! Zim would definitely be up to something there! He had to go! Just to see what he was planning.

"…Dib?" Gretchen broke the silence. Dib quickly shook his head to snap himself out of his thoughts. "Oh! Uh, yeah! Definitely!"

Gretchen smiled wider than she ever had, blush spreading across her whole face. "Okay! See you then!" She quickly ran away, covering her flustered expression.