James' hug was quite welcomed. 

"Thanks haha." She smiled nervously and picked up her things. "It's okay." She said, her heart racing. Now to breathe. How did you do that again? Something about lungs and air. As they got ready to go back home,he offered her his jacket, saying since she paid for their pizza, that she couldn't get cold. She smiled, "Pizza doesn't equal a jacket but thank you." She said lightly. They headed back and he mentioned that today was a big deal. "Oh yes, paintball, pizza, getting asked out, and getting a baby brother...next I'll be elected as Prime Minister or something." She joked. He asked if they ought to hold hands. Sasha really didn't know. They were both novices when it came to clumsy romantic gestures. "Okay." She took his hand, lacing her fingers with his.

As they walked, she decided she preferred clasping their hands together, rather than lacing fingers. It felt a little more comfortable at the moment. When they got back to his house and got inside, they were greeted by James' mother who was terribly upset. She quickly let go of James' hand, about to explain what had happened when the woman calmed down and mentioned that her father had called. And that she'd be in a guest room. [i]'What do they think is going to happen if we share a room together? We slept in the same tent just fine a month ago. What's so different now?'[/i] She couldn't help but ponder. But she just nodded, thanking the woman because it was only right to be grateful for someone helping her, rather than protest something that shouldn't matter.

[center][b][u]And so the dance approached...[/u][/b][/center]

Between the arrival of her brother, Devon, and the dance, Sasha and James went out a few times together. After their third outing to get some tea, they declared it an actual date. Considering they got along so well, they didn't need to appear so nervous about. Even so, they weren't too sure how to act around each other. With a new label, they weren't sure what to change to make the shift between friends and more than friends. But by the time the dance came around, they had been out enough to get used to holding hands and joking as usual. The girl couldn't help but bask in the warmth of James and his presence. His smile was utterly fantastic and they had loads of fun together, despite being in unknown water.

The weather had changed and was pretty windy and cold, as was the usual for the city.

So her options for looking cute at the dancer were slightly limited. Sasha had a dress which could work though. While her dad was taking care of Devon, her mum helped her with her hair. "It's getting long."

"I like it, it keeps me warm." Sasha smiled as her mother brushed through her hair, the two ladies standing in front of the mirror. "Did you and dad ever go to dances?"

"Oh yes, he wasn't very good but we still had fun." Her mother replied and began to tie a nice plum ribbon around her daughter's neck. She seemed to like the bright colors like fuchsia and aqua and orange. Her daughter was pretty lively so it was only natural that she'd enjoy colors that reflected her energy and spirit. "You and James will have a lovely time, no matter what happens. I'm sure he'll be nothing short of a perfect gentleman. Or else." She laughed and looked at Sasha up and down. Sasha had on aqua tights and a matching color dress with white lacy frills. Under that was a pink long sleeve blouse and around her neck was a simple ribbon. "Don't wear your glasses tonight, let him see those pretty eyes of yours." Her mother said, causing Sasha to blush.

As Sasha headed for the door, her father set down the baby in his crib and went out to take a look at his daughter before she slipped through his fingers. "My baby girl, you look absolutely stunning."

"Daaaad." She rolled her eyes and looked off. He hugged her and handed her some money for after the dance. "We want you back no later than ten tonight, call if something happens." He said and she put the money in her wallet, thankfully her dress had pockets so it could hold her wallet, along with her cell phone. "Do you need an umbrella? A jacket?"

"I'm fine I'm fine." She waved a hand. She was warm enough and felt fine. Just then there was a knock and Sasha rushed to the door before either of her parents could. "Heeeey." Sasha said and was about to just slip through the door when her mother hurried over and suggested pictures. Sasha groaned and felt like crawling under a rock. Why were parents so bloody embarrassing? "Come on, let's get out of here." She grabbed James' hand and quickly jogged out into the street. They had decided to just walk to school since it wasn't too far. Sasha's parents had taken pictures of Sasha in her dress so Sasha didn't feel too bad about dragging James out of that stupid scene. They could take pictures of Devon with his date when he got one but Sasha just wanted to be left alone.

There was already a lot of pressure from adults as it was.

"Sorry about them." She finally let go of his hand when they started to walk down the empty street. It wasn't like her dress was special or new or anything. Sasha glanced down at her feet. She had on low heel pink shoes. They were comfortable but looked nice enough to be worn to dance, at least she thought so anyway. "You uh look good." Was that something she could say? She supposed so. As they neared the school, she could smell the alcohol and fags from the older students who were loitering in the back of the campus. It didn't really bother her, it was a norm for the city and UK in general. Glancing to James again, she found her nerves settling down a bit. "So how long should we stay? I don't have to be home until ten so...we've got loads of time."

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