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[sub]Starring [color=C9FFE5]Nicole Milano[/color] and [color=#CCC6EA]Carter Newton[/color][/sub][/center][indent][indent][hr][hr][/indent][/indent][indent][indent]
English was just one of those classes that Nicole could never really pay attention in. In her years as a student, Nicole really just couldn’t catch onto the constant analysis of characters in books that were older than her grandparents. She didn’t understand the point of having to analyze why the curtains were blue? Who [i]cared[/i] if it represented sadness or if they were blue. Nicole really couldn’t have cared less about what was going on, but alas, she was stuck here.

The class had broken off into groups to have a discussion of sorts about Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Something about Hamlet’s character and how Polonius had died. It was something that was flying over her head. However, everyone else in the group had understood it better than Nicole, and were taking up more of the discussion - to the point where it was almost over. Then, they were ushered into Mrs. Sanders’ classroom a bit before the class had ended. A silence had fallen on the group as Nicole’s eyes wandered onto the poster in front of her. It was an older French painting with two people dancing elegantly in front of some scenery.  [color=C9FFE5]”Are any of you going to go to the dance?”[/color] Nicole inquired, breaking the silence.

Carter Newton had been sitting in the seat directly across from Nicole throughout their English class, his hoodie covering his head despite the teacher's numerous attempts to get him to lower it, and his cell phone glued to his hand. As always, Carter had a lot to say about the subject at hand; in fact, he'd been the main one carrying the conversation all while holding a completely different one with Stella Lambert through text message. And even after the small group had fallen silent, the young man's fingers moved at astonishing speeds as he typed a few more words to send the young girl's way. Over the past few weeks, Carter and Stella had begun to grow closer than ever before. And honestly, Carter was happy to find someone who was just as big of a chatterbox as he was. So when Nicole suddenly mentioned the Valentine's Day dance after the class had been moved to Mrs. Sanders' classroom, his response came without hesitation. [color=#CCC6EA]"Yeah, I'll probably ask Stella to go with me,"[/color] the young man said with a half-smile. [color=#CCC6EA]"Anybody you hoping will ask you, Nicole?"[/color]

Unfortunately for the two of them, however, it was for that year's Valentine's Day dance that Mrs. Sanders and the rest of the faculty decided to shake things up a bit.  The young man had placed his head on the desk and was prepared to tune out the majority of what the woman had to say until she made the announcement that nearly caused him to fall out of his seat. [color=#CCC6EA]"You gotta be fucking kidding me,"[/color] Carter groaned as he shot a worried glance in Nicole's direction.

[color=C9FFE5]”I’m not sure. I know some people have had their eyes on me, but I… honestly don’t know their names.”[/color] Nicole shrugged, [color=C9FFE5]”But other than that, I don’t know, really. I haven’t put much thought into it.”[/color] Nicole figured someone would come along and ask her, but she had a feeling that possibility was dwindling with every second that passed. Then, the giant bombshell had dropped and the entire world was changed. No romantic couples? Nicole looked at Carter. 

[color=C9FFE5]”Wait… so that means… oh shit, Carter! Dude!”[/color] Nicole exclaimed, her mouth agape. [color=C9FFE5]”That’s messed.”[/color] Nicole said, putting a hand on his shoulder to comfort her companion. That definitely threw a wrench into things, and now everyone was gonna have to scramble to find someone new. [color=C9FFE5]”What are you gonna do now?”[/color]

As Mrs. Sanders continued her spiel, Carter pondered his options for a brief moment. There was Chanel of course, who'd been one of his closest girl friends for some time now, but even Carter knew that the first person she'd probably go running to would be Julie. There was also Georgie, who'd been a little [i]off[/i] recently for reasons that Carter didn't fully understand, and Shawna who'd probably only agree to going with him because of the guaranteed free drugs. Soon after the meeting had ended, an idea popped into Carter's mind, and he let the words come tumbling out of his mouth before Nicole could go about her own devices. [color=#CCC6EA]"Why don't you and me just go together?"[/color] Carter asked the girl as he shrugged his shoulders. [color=#CCC6EA]"I mean, we're friends right? We can use this as a way to get to know each other better. Maybe even show out and win [i]best dressed[/i]."[/color]

Carter’s proposition was something that had taken Nicole by shock. So bold! [color=C9FFE5]”Oh?”[/color] Nicole had a goofy little smile on her face. She appreciated the tenacity and the boldness. Carter was cool and awesome enough to the point where she actually didn’t mind going out with him. Carter was cool! It wasn’t like she could take anyone else anyway. Everyone else had someone they would rather go to. All the cheer girls would probably go with each other, except for Nicole. Nicole wasn’t good at math, but this added up quite nicely. [color=C9FFE5]”Hell yeah! We could even match and have like… coordinating colors! Or maybe complementary colors to make each other pop?”[/color]

[color=#CCC6EA]"Yeah, for sure,"[/color] Carter said with a half-smile, a sudden wave of relief washing over him. That was one less thing he had to worry about. [color=#CCC6EA]"We can talk about it some more later,"[/color] he said as he gathered his things, stood from his seat, and prepared to exit the class with the rest of the Seniors. [color=#CCC6EA]"Just let me know when you're free. We can take a trip to the mall or some boutiques... find our outfits."[/color]

[color=C9FFE5]”For sure!”[/color] Nicole smiled, [color=C9FFE5]”Sounds good to me.”[/color] Nicole stood up and gathered her things as well, preparing herself to make the trek out of the classroom and move on with her day.
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