[center][b]Garret Rydell[/b][/center]

"Oh, I'm doing great," he muttered before giving Devon a small grin. The thought of meeting so many people made him feel uncomfortable, but all of his friends were going and he wasn't going to bail on them, even though he really wanted to. Besides, his mother had urged him to go, she thought it would be a great opportunity to try new things and make friends, and he didn't feel like arguing with her. Anyways, his friends would be going too, so it didn't sound too bad. Amity made them all promise that they would show up and if he decided not to, he was pretty sure she'd sulk.

Garret fidgeted with his tie, trying his hardest to look calm and collected. When he told his mom he was going, she fussed over his hair, his clothes, and wouldn't stop until she thought everything was perfect. The boy was in a long sleeved, blue dress shirt, dark pants, and pointy shoes that were polished to perfection. He needed to be extra careful, if he got his clothes dirty, his mother wouldn't be happy.

Both boys made their way to the gym, it was decorated with balloons, banners, and colorful streamers. It was still pretty early, so there weren't a lot of people. The people who were present were either chatting by the punch table or sitting on the bleachers with friends or their dates. A few of the extra brave ones were practicing their dance moves and swinging around in time with the music, Garret thought they looked silly, but they also looked like they were having a lot of fun.

"Yo, Devon!" One of the basketball players, Ryan, walked up to them. He was in a red button down shirt and grey jeans. He had on a goofy grin and had one of his arms around a blonde girl's shoulders. "What's up my man? You playing in the game against Applewood next week? We are going to own those losers." He flashed Garret a grin, "hey Gary, didn't expect to see you here." They were in the same math class. "Did you see Mr. Tomlinson...yeesh those jokes make me want to hurl and uh--" he paused when the girl beside him tugged on his sleeve. "Oh yeah, this is Nina."

The girl in the white dress gave them both a wave and a smile before whispering in Ryan's ear. He flushed a little before complaining about not being a good dancer but before he knew it he was being dragged of by a giggling Nina. "Dudessss, not cool! Save a bro!" He made a sour face before he was tugged into the dance floor.

Garret couldn't help but laugh at the duo, especially the fumbling Ryan who was trying not trip on his feet. Meanwhile, Mr. Tomlinson continued telling jokes in a bad attempt to lighten up the mood.

"So what do you get when you cross a martial artist and a pig?" Silence. "A pork chop," the poor science teacher didn't even get a chuckle.

Garret feigned a laugh, and managed to get the poor fellow to smile. "Well, this isn't too bad." He walked up to a corner a table with four seats and sat down. More and more people were arriving and the music grew more lively, but Garret wasn't thinking about any of that and was thinking of science class of all things. "Hey Devon, what are you doing for the science fair?" He was probably going to work on a terrarium or maybe bring his fishes and give an explanation on marine life. "I mean, how's training?" He didn't want to be a bore and discuss schoolwork when they were supposed to be having fun, but it was easy to see that he was excited. He had even marked the date on his calendar.

[center][b]Amity Averin[/b][/center]

"Don't be," she gave her friend a broad grin. "I mean, what's there to be nervous about. We're just gonna meet good ol' Devie and Gary. Same old same old, there'll be others too of course, but bah! They'll be busy dancing or stuffing their faces." Amity made a silly face before laughing. "This is our first dance and we're all going to stick together, all for one, one for all!" Hopefully her enthusiasm was encouraging instead of intimidating.

Ami fixed up her own dress, it was a simple, white, knee length dress with a black belt. "Warrior princesses? Well, whatever you say Sasha, though I bet fighting in a dress would be terribly hard. Heels would work as weapons though." However, Ami was wearing flats. She gave her friend a thumbs up though and agreed happily when ice cream was mentioned. Her mother didn't have any complaints and sent them off with a laugh and reminder to have a good time.

"Let's go princesses," her dad joked as he pushed open the screen door and gave them a gentlemanly bow. He escorted them to the car and drove both girls to the school dance. When they arrived, the place was pretty much packed though Mr. Tomlinson was still joking around. They had a few more minutes before the actual event would start. "I'll pick you both up from the ice cream place then we can bring Sasha home. I promised her parents we'd have her back before eleven, have fun you two." He gave Ami a pat on the head then bid them both goodbye. The girl watched as the green car drove away then looked at Sasha with a smile.

"Are you ready?" With both hands on Sasha's shoulders she led them into the crowded gym. 

People were dancing, eating, and the sound of chatter echoed throughout the place. "Oh wow, I wasn't expecting so many people to attend a cruddy school dance." She narrowed her eyes and began scanning their surroundings, it took awhile and a lot of patience but eventually she spotted both boys in a corner table. "There they are." Amity clapped both her hands together, looking excited and cheerful. The girls made their way towards the table but not without Ami pausing to greet a few people here and there.

"Kas, Lily, good to see you guys. Theo! I can't believe you actually look presentable?" Her grin turned mischievous.

"Can it, Averin. I'll have to say the same for you." He stuck out his tongue before laughing.

Amity simply laughed and introduced Sasha to a few of her friends. The trio greeted the shy girl politely and mentioned that they remembered her from the festival. "That was you, right? It's great to see you again." Kas stated with a smile. There was a bit of small talk before Ami excused them, "well, we have to go, Devie and Gary are waiting for us." She waved goodbye and the girls made it to the table.

"Did you miss us?" Amity plopped down on one of the empty chairs with a broad grin. 

"Good evening Sasha, Good evening Amity." Garret brightened up when the girls arrived and nodded. "You both look great." He sounded a little bashful but wanted to be as polite as he could.

Amity laughed. "D'aww, you guys look spiffy as well." She eyed the dance floor and laughed as a few students floundered around. "So what were you guys up to?" the girl propped both elbows on the table and leaned forward with a huge grin.

"We were, uh, talking about the science fair." Garret brightened up sevenfold and Amity laughed.

"Eh? Garret this isn't the time to think about science." She made a sour face. "Devon, what have you been teaching him? Just because you've been to Applewood doesn't mean you can share your scientific pursuits at a school dance." Ami teased them a little before finally settling down with a broad smile. They'd already told Sasha and Garret about Applewood and it became an inside joke of sorts in their little group of friends.