No, we didn't hire a limo. My car was nice enough to the point that we didn't need one. Even if they had hired a limo, I still would have drove in my car because well— my car was my priceless baby.

Leona and I step out, our glittering silver heels sparkling like stars, and walk to the giant warehouse.

Other cars came and went, dropping off other seniors from other classes. Just more kids we weren't allowed to have full conversations with during school.

But, we will be working with them in the near future so I guess this was the schools way of cutting us some slack.

"Oh. My. God." Leona breathes out, catching sight of a man with square shoulders and a black suit facing away from us. "He looks hot and I haven't even seen his face."

Leona looked amazing. Her dirty blonde hair was pulled up in a tight bun, while two ringlets fell down her cheeks, creating the perfect classy look.

Her makeup was a miracle given to her by Aphrodite, it looked so good. Nobody could pull off wings as well as her.

I looked good too, but I was cute and adorable while Leona was wow, oh my god.

Leona did my makeup, and I never thought I could ever look good in THIS much. Although, how could I doubt Leona?

I wouldn't let her play with my hair, because if I had we would never have left the house, so my light brown hair was just in regular ringlets that cascades down my shoulders.

Aris turned around and his mouth completely dropped at the sight of Leona.

Her's did too, at the front site of him.

Aris was wearing a suit, which in itself was unusual yet amazing. The suit was black, but his undershirt was a dark grey to match Leona's dress and the bow he wore matched her sparkles. Flashy yet classy.

He had a fake rose in his pocket covered in sparkles, just to add on the flash.

I know who won King and Queen.

"Gem. Psss. Gem!" I face behind me as Leona runs to meet Aris. I spot Aria standing arm in arm with Sage.

I definitely feel underdressed next to her. Aria, for the first time ever probably, wore makeup. She didn't look like the most dangerous female at our school anymore, but the most Kardashian like.

Her dark blonde hair was in a tight braid that kind of looked Greek styled. Some free hair came out of the top, framing her face. And her eyeliner was silvery sparkles that helped go along with the theme.

"Woah. Who did you amazing hair and makeup?" I ask, smiling at her appearance. Sage smiles next to her and I face him. "You?" I ask, surprised.

Sage starts laughing. "Hell, no. I don't do hair and makeup." I almost forgot the Spanish accent he had, I never talk to him much. "But my mom gave me a discount and did Aria's makeup for free at Leanne's Beauty and Hair."

"Your mom works at Leanne's Beauty and Hair?" I ask, shocked. His mom worked at one of the most renowned boutiques in America.

He shakes his head, facing the ground. "Nah, my mom owns it. She's Leanne."

I widen my eyes and tilt my head. "You need to connect me to her."

Aria rolls her eyes. "Gem, the last thing you need is a makeover. You look good when you try to look bad."

I don't ever try to look bad, so I'm sure there is an insult buried in that compliment but I knock it off. It's prom, who cares?

"Are you waiting for someone?" Aria asks.

Cor, definitely waiting for Cor. "No, I'm just... I just got here." I stumble out the part-truth. 

She nods and waves goodbye, walking inside with Sage.

I stand outside and look up at the stars. It seems like not to longer I looked at these same stars with Arius.

It seems not to long ago, I sat on the beach and almost kissed Cor.

Everything is going by so fast, and I don't know whether to be happy or upset by the idea.

I want to leave school and get rid of the stress, but I don't know how exactly. I mean, nobody has asked me to stay with them after high school. Arius is gone and Li doesn't seem to be jumping on the subject.

Although, he has to ask soon because school ends in three months and his only other option besides me, Aquaria, is taken.

He has to ask me. Whether or not either of us liked it.

"Hey, penny for your thoughts?" I jump when a man's voice comes from next to me.

I furrow my brows when Chancler makes his way to me, giving me a kind smile.

I shake my head and take a step to the left, away from him.

He drops his smile and holds up his hands. "Harmless, I'm just waiting for Penelope." Penelope must be the girl he was with at the Sling.

I nod and dart my eyes from left to right, just making sure people were still outside.

Of course, people were. Some wanted a break from inside, and others were just getting here.

He seemed sorry enough, he even apologized at the Sling for what happened.

"Can I ask, what happened that night?" I ask, facing Chancler.

His baby blue eyes faced me with a ping of guilt. "I'm really sorry, Gem, about that. If I could, I would go back and stop it from ever happening." He faces forward like he answered my question, but he didn't. He just apologized.

"Okay, well why did you do it then? Besides the fact that you were drunk. Someone said you were told to do it." I remember when Arius was in the back seat of my car, I never got a chance to ask him about that.

Pi sort of, in a way, told me the same thing right after the incident.

Someone told Chancler to try that act.

"Well... I mean... nobody told me to. I was just drunk." He shakes his head, and I know he's lying.

"You're lying." I state, pointing to his hands. "You're popping your fingers. Who told you to pull that act, huh?"

He rolls his eyes. "I don't know, okay. I was just given four hundred bucks to mess with you. The money was given to me by someone with a lot of power, it was in an Elder's envelope." He sounds worried, like he shouldn't be telling me this information. "Got it through the mail."

"Elders?" I ask.

He shrugs. "Could've been a phony. Like I said, I don't know. But after I tried I got another 400 bucks just like the envelope said I would."

Someone grabs my waist and I scream as a hand clamps over my mouth.

I can't see in the dark exactly who it is, but I don't like the way their hand is over my mouth. I fight back and push the man with all of my strength, slamming my heels on their feet hoping to get somewhere.

Chancler jumps in, almost knocking me over and jumps onto the guy.

But they guy pushes him back. "Gem!" The guy starts laughing as a breath out a sigh of relief. "It's me, calm down."

Chancler shakes his head, walking away to a girl in a long green dress, must be Penelope.

I push Cor's chest lightly and frown. "What the hell, Cor! Do you know who I was talking too!"

He shakes his head in the dark. "No, but I can barely see you, let's go in."

The sun has completely set since I first got here, and I agree to walk in with Cor.

"That was Chancler, the guy from the party who—"

"I can go back there and kill him for you, ya know, accidently." He laughs, wrapping his arm around my shoulder playfully.

We walk underneath a lamppost and he jumps in front of me.

He smiling with happiness but then his smile lowers a bit into admiration. He blinks a couple times and his pupils dilate, looking at me.

"What?" Cor's dark hair is flopping up from growing in length and its messy, like he just got out of bed. But it isn't a bad messy, it's a good messy. It goes with his white suit.

His white suit. And silver tie down his white undershirt. His white undershirt and sparkly tie.

We matched.

"You look, stunning. Gem, wow. You're— beautiful." He holds out his hand. "It's a little late now, and you have to have a date, but will you ditch them anyways and go to prom with me?"

I blush and take a step back, looking at the ground with cheeks redder than a tomato. "Actually, you're the first to ask." I slip my hand into his and his smile widens to the point he's grinning from ear to ear.

"I guess Li knew he shouldn't ask a girl who I have my eyes on." Cor smirks. "I'm was glad we shared the same room for a reason."

I don't know whether to be humiliated that he told Li to not go to prom with me, or the fact that he said he has his eyes set on me.

Either way, my heart fluttered and my knees felt weak.

"Yes, Cor. I will go to prom with you." He brings me to his side with a quick dance and together we walk arm in arm inside the warehouse.