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As Shawna headed towards her locker to grab what she needed for her next class, she was still a little upset. Even after the talk with Sunshine where she attempted to reassure her girlfriend about the whole thing. This whole platonic dance thing was still stupid as hell. Maybe she would just go alone. Ariel had probably asked someone else already. She could go stag. It was a thing. She didn’t need to worry about being a loser without a date. Everyone was in the same boat.

Speaking of losers without a date, Jack was wandering back to his locker. After an unfruitful attempt at math, he just wanted to get his stupid math notebook out of his backpack and have nothing in there once again. His next class was rather easy, even for Jack, so he didn’t need to try too hard in it. He just didn’t want the weight of his backpack weighing him down. It was bad for his back. 

Walking up to his locker, he put the combination in, before pulling the locker open to reveal a rather vacant locker. Putting his book in, Jack figured he’d reach into the box of protein bars stashed inside. A dude was hungry. It wasn’t until he was about to close his locker when he saw a rather familiar face not too far from him.

[color=53F0FF]“Yo, Shawna? Is that you? What up?”[/color]

The sounds of some dude asking her questions immediately distracted Shawna from fishing out her history textbook. She recognized the voice, but from where… She turned and immediately got her answer. [color=E81B00]“Jack? Not much is up right now. Just thinking how much this school is stupid. You know, the usual.”[/color]

[color=53F0FF]“Why do you think this school is stupid?”[/color] Jack inquired, [color=53F0FF] “I mean, school is stupid, but why do you think this school is stupid?”[/color] Jack was under the impression that Shawna was a turbo nerd, and turbo nerds loved school, at least as far as Jack knew. 

[color=E81B00]"Because who comes up with some dumbass platonic Valentine's Day dance anyway!?!"[/color] Shawna couldn't help but shout that point. She did her best to play things cool with Sunshine for the sake of the budding relationship but with a guy like Jack? There was no need for that veil to be up. Still, the shouting was uncalled for. [color=E81B00]"Sorry. Didn't mean to yell at you. Just had a lot of plans that got wrecked by that fucking bullshit."[/color]

[color=53F0FF]“The dumbass principal, that’s who!”[/color] Jack was also in agreement that what just happened was absolute bullshit. Jack wasn’t involved in much romantically, but it was bullshit for the couples involved! What was the point of a platonic Valentine’s Day dance? [color=53F0FF]“Nah, don’t worry. If I had a girl I’d be pissed too. It defeats the purpose of fuckin Valentine’s Day, don’t it? Platonic dance on the most romantic day of the year.”[/color]

[color=E81B00]"Especially for those of us that actually want to celebrate it properly for a damn change,"[/color] Shawna concurred.[color=E81B00]"It fucking figures, you know? Finally have someone I actually want to take and now they are off-limits because of girls swinging bats and guys being dumbasses and fuck I just hate people sometimes."[/color]

[color=53F0FF]“People be stupid, Shawna. Why you think we got so many rules, dude?”[/color] Jack shrugged, biting his protein bar, [color=53F0FF]“All it takes is one person. We should be beating their heads in with bats instead.”[/color] Jack sighed, [color=53F0FF] “Were you planning on taking someone?”[/color]

[color=E81B00]"Yeah,"[/color] she admitted. [color=E81B00]"But now they are asking someone else and I am seriously contemplating just ditching the whole thing and spending the night getting really high and watching old Office episodes."[/color]

[color=53F0FF]“Nah, don’t do that.”[/color] Jack sighed, putting his hands up, [color=53F0FF]“I ain’t got a date, but I’m still going anyway. Ya boy’s gone to many dances by himself, and I manage to have a good time. If you’re not enjoying yourself, you can always leave, but you might regret not attending your first and last platonic Valentine Day’s dance if it is a good time.”[/color]

Jack had a point. Sunshine would still be going anyway. They may not be able to dance, but there were still plenty of platonic activities that could be done, although if the school set up an arts and crafts table, Shawna was flipping it for sure.

Then a thought occurred. Jack was going to this thing anyway. He seemed like the sort of "yo soy fiesta" party boy jock that would peace instantly and let Shawna go off to her own machinations without interfering. Plus, as much as she hated the thought of it, there was a certain cache to being taken to the dance by a football player. She could finally have something on all those other cheerleaders. Other than currently dating one of them obviously.

[color=E81B00]"I tell you what, Jack,"[/color] Shawna started. [color=E81B00]"We both know this whole idea is stupid. We both know that it isn't gonna work, and we both know that we are just looking to get whatever enjoyment possible out of this thing. So, why don't we go together? They want us to play cute platonic couples with all the sexual tension of a beached whale, I can't think of any better ideas to follow along until we both do what we gotta do at this thing. So what do you say?"[/color]

Jack took a giant bite of his protein bar, demolishing it as he listened to Shawna give him a little spiel about the dance. Shawna and Jack, going together? The nerd with the jockiest of all jocks? Swallowing, because it was rude to talk with your mouth full, Jack shrugged. [color=53F0FF]“I don’t see why not. That just means I can show you how to have a good time, and if you’re not enjoying yourself we can just go grab burgers or something… if you eat meat, I don’t know if you eat meat or not. Sound like a plan to you?”[/color]

[color=E81B00]"As long as you don't try to fucking She's All That me or anything, it sounds like a plan. Also fuck yeah I eat meat. At least that kind of meat. Although I've been craving fish a lot more lately."[/color]

[color=53F0FF]“I don’t even know what that is, Shawna, so I can’t do that. But, we can go find some fish and chips place.”[/color] Jack smiled, before closing his locker. He was about to wave goodbye, before he remembered something that may or may not have been pretty crucial. [color=53F0FF]“Oh, do you need my number, by the way? We should probably… do that.” [/color]

[color=E81B00]"Yeah that might be necessary to make this work,"[/color] Shawna agreed. She whipped a pen out of her locker and quickly jotted down her number on a scrap piece of paper before handing it to the athlete. [color=E81B00]"Here. One dick pic and you are blocked. Just a heads up."[/color]

[color=53F0FF]“I’m not that type of dude, Shawna! Relax!”[/color] Jack laughed, [color=53F0FF]“I’ll text you later down the line. Catch ya later, dude.”[/color]

As Jack left, all Shawna could do was shake her head. [color=E81B00]"I really just did that, huh? Least I can tell Sunshine I am taken care of…" She went back to her locker to get ready to finish the day at the Kings of Komedy Academy.[/color]