Rapunzel
"Ummmm, Rap. Are you, uh, a little nervous?" Jackson asked, tugging at his collar. Monday night is always coronation. During the school day, everyone votes for who they think should be Homecoming King and Queen. They tally up all of the votes and crown the winners at the prep rally.

"No. Well, kind of, I guess." I mumbled, fixing my dress. Four girls and four guys get picked for royalty every year. We have to sit in front of the high schoolers, the ones that showed up, and the parents who decided to tag along.

"I already know that Elsa won. If she doesn't win, someone is allowed to rip my favorite dress." Jasmine exclaimed at her boyfriend. Yupp, Elsa was totally going to win. Her competition is Jasmine, Aurora, and me. She definitely won.

"Well, I hope it's me. I know for a fact that I got at least one vote." Aurora fired back, joining in on this conversation. All of us were gathered at the chute. We have to march out in front of the crowd like royalty. They tell the crowd who are parents are, what we participate in, and blah blah blah.

"How do you know? Did you vote for yourself?" Jasmine snapped. Geez, things were getting heated. I just wanted to get this over with. It was obvious that Eugene and Elsa would win. They were the school's power couple.

"Nope. I threatened the freshmen in front of me." Aurora grinned, crossing her arms over her pink dress. She had already told us about her dilemma about picking a pink dress or a blue.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, may I please present this year's class royalty. First, we have Jasmine Arable and Aladdin Balden. Jasmine is the daughter of-"

"Yeah. Let's do this!" Eugene quietly cheered behind me. Elsa playfully scoffed and elbowed him in the side. I slightly tilted my head back, trying to see what they were up to. My nerves were starting to get the best of me.

"Hey, Blondie! Ready to be crowned queen tonight?" He teased. I rolled my eyes and turned around to face him. Boy, he looked smokin' hot in that suit. Hot damn.

"Very funny, Eugene. But I think Elsa is going to be crowned queen." I replied as I brushed my blonde strand behind my ears. My hair was pulled back in a bun, but you know how baby strands are.

"Elsa? Queen? Sorry, Goldie, but you must be smoking something." He responded, receiving another elbow to the stomach. I giggled and turned around. God, what was wrong with me?

"Next, we have Rapunzel Corona and Jackson Frost." The announcer declared. Jackson looped his arm through mine and led me down the chute. The bright spotlight followed us as we walked towards our chairs. I was so nervous that I couldn't even hear them talk about me.

Jackson helped me sit down as they announced Elsa and Eugene. Of course, the crowd went nuts. I'm telling ya, they are loved by everybody... Even the band geeks! I can't even get half of them to like me!

The crowd went silent as the royalty sat down. Now, we have this strange tradition. Each grade puts on a skit. The skit is based on what the theme is each year. This year is commercials. So the freshmen picked a LifeAlert skit, the sophomores a McDonald's skit, the juniors an Old Spice skit, and us... Well we picked State Farm. Awful choice, I know.

I tapped my heels against my chair, trying to get rid of my nerves. God, why was I so anxious? I knew I wasn't going to win. That would be stupid. No one likes me! They would only pick me as a sympathy thing. Like, 'Hey, we need someone who isn't popular in this. Let's pick this blonde chick. I don't even know her!'

Jack rested his cold hand on my lap. He looked into his blue eyes and smiled. At least knew how to stay calm, cool, and collected. After watching the world's worst skits, it was finally time to crown the winners. It's a tradition for last year's winners to crown this year's winners. "We have the results from the votes!"

Last year's winners, Peter and Wendy, were quickly told the results. The crowd was silent as the past King and Queen took of their crowns. All of us shut our eyes as we felt the crowns hover above our heads. They would typically go back and forth for about a minute, but right now, it felt like an hour.

Soon, I heard the crowds cheer as I opened my green eyes. I looked to my right and spotted my best friend wearing a crown. Jack had won. Quickly, I wrapped him in a hug. God, I was overjoyed for him. I looked for the queen and spotted Elsa.

Quickly, the King and Queen were pushed to the center. Everyone wanted a picture with them. Jasmine was crying in her seat, upset that she lost. I was in a trace, unsure of what to do. Suddenly I was pulled back as the crowds came storming the gym. "Careful, Blondie. Don't want anyone stepping on your dress."

I looked up and spotted Eugene. Wait. He didn't win. But I thought everyone would vote for him. He removed his hand from my waist and looked down at me. "Thanks," I mumbled.

He shrugged his shoulders, probably not sure what to say. "So I guess we'll be riding together in the parade then. I mean, Elsa and Jack won so they'll ride together so it'll just be us." He replied, shoving his hands into his pockets.

"Yeah. I guess we'll see each other a lot then." I softly smiled. Before I knew it, two hands clamped onto my arm. They pulled me into a hug. I was confused at first until I heard my mother's voice.

"You looked so beautiful up there, dear." She cheered. I giggled and pushed back to hair. My parents were always touchy-feely. They loved giving me hugs and complimenting me.

"Thanks, Mom." I smiled.

"Really? I thought she looked like a toad." Peter commented. I scowled at him, making him laugh and hid behind my dad. He was a little twerp, but I loved him.

"We need a picture!" Mom exclaimed as she waved her camera around. She handed it to another parent. We quickly got into our positions, hoping this would turn out okay. Peter was easily distracted, so we had to take a million pictures.

"Well, we should probably go find Jack and congratulate him," Dad stated as Mom took back her camera. I nodded my head, understanding. "Be home by 10."

"Jack? Yay! He's awesome!" Peter cheered. Mom rubbed his head then came and gave me another hug. She kissed my forehead, making me smile.

"See you at home, Sunshine." She grinned as she took Peter's hand. They walked away, trying to find my best friend. I watched Peter get trampled by a couple of people. He was the shortest in his grade, but he didn't mind.

Eventually, everyone left to go to the bonfire. Before every homecoming week, we have this huge bonfire. We usually burn things from our competitors in the game. Since we're playing the Troy Tigers we're burning stuffed toy tigers and stuff.

I stood out in the cold, watching Jack and Elsa declare how great homecoming would be this year. They told us how awesome we were, how strong we were, but most importantly, how smart we were. As usual, the crowd went nuts. This week would totally be different than any other.

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