The night just keeps getting weirder as more and more people start "falling in love" with each other.

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The whole damn thing was getting stupider and weirder. Dani was getting terribly uncomfortable with all the couples who were starting to get together. It was just... weird. She sipped on her flask of whiskey. "I aint drunk enough fer this shit," she mumbled to herself. She shook a little at the taste, she wasn't quite drunk enough for that without something to chase it with.

Dani walked over to the snack table and poured himself some punch. While she was sure no one else was looking she took another shot and then chased it with the punch. She still shook a little and poured herself another cup though something caught her eyes. Golden nails. She followed the golden nails up to their owner and locked eyes with Sylvia Sasaki, who was not someone Dani would usually hang with.

The light must have been playing tricks on her because when she looked at Sylvia all she could think about was how gorgeous she was. "Whoa..." she said quietly. "You're nails... they like match my shoes," she pointed at her nails. "Y'all here with anyone?" she asked somewhat abrasively.

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Sylvia was not one to drink the punch offered at dances. It was always asking for trouble and besides, it was probably full of germs. When the other girl addressed her she looked over from watching weird couples dancing and looked at Dani's shoes. "I think my nails might be shinier" she said with a shrug. "No, I don't come to these things with anyone" she answered her, a little weirded out.

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"Me neither!" she said enthusiastically. "Pretty lucky I s'pose."

"Right, uh... sorry. I aint... I aint normally like this," she fidgeted. "I just... y'all are the prettiest thing I ever seen..." her face turned beat red and she took another swig of whiskey. Liquid courage right?

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Sylvia raised an eyebrow. "Y'all drunk or what?" she said, though it wasn't really a question. She had already made her mind up about that. "If you're stashing liquor, I want in" she said matter of fact, crossing her arms over her chest.

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"Yeah," she said dreamily, handing over her flask full of whiskey. "I been chasin' with this red stuff. S'pretty good, real sweet like..." she giggled. "Just real sweet."

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"That red shit is full of crap" Sylvia pointed out, taking the offered flask and swigging before coughing. "What the fuck y'all got in there?" she asked, pouring herself a cup of the red stuff and swigging her mouth out. She hadn't noticed how perfectly proportioned this girl was.

"Wow, your stomach is like, totally flat. How do you do that?"

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One of the best things about not living with her mother and father anymore, one of the only true benefits, was being able to where exactly what she wanted when she wanted to. No one cared to criticize her clothing, no one wanted her to stop dressing like a boy. There was no one who cared anymore about stupid little nitpicky things like that. Her step-mother hadn't sent her a dress for the dance at all, though she knew Sera had gotten one, and that suited her just fine. But the more she had thought about it, she realize that she had sort of wanted to get dressed up a little bit to go to her first Valentines dance with her girlfriend, but that only led to a panic attack as she realized that she had nothing to wear and she also couldn't really dance.

Except for the old dresses her mother had sent over the years, of course, all lurking far in the back of her dormitory closet like frilly pink relics. They were there. She felt more than a little stupid wearing the red and lacy monstrosity that Mack had picked out for her. That she had allowed Mack to convince her looked good. She was sure that it looked awful, that had to be why people were giving her weird looks, but at least she had found good sneakers to go with it. There was that much.

Self-conscious as ever, Tatum was fidgeting with the flower tucked behind her ear as she stood with Jules near the refreshment table, glad to just be against the wall and away from the crowd. Mack had gone to get a drink earlier and she hadn't come back, so Tatum had found Julian on her walk around the hall and decided to stick with him instead. She mostly assumed Mack and Hunter had run off to scheme something, she had seen Michi by herself earlier as well, so it wasn't really a big deal. They would turn up.

"So l-like I was saying," the redhead went on, as there was a momentarily lull in the music. They had poured drinks of punch a few minutes ago, but so far Tatum had just stared into her cup. "I really only wore this s-stupid fucking dress because," she paused for a moment, clearing her throat awkwardly before finally taking a big gulp of her drink. Suddenly, she seemed to forget what she was saying or why she had worn the dress at all. Actually, all of a sudden she did remember why she wore the dress, it was so clear to her now.

"Because I w-wanted you to notice me!" the redhead finished breathlessly, reaching over and grabbing the front of Julian's shirt as she stared up at him. He was so handsome, like really handsome. She had never really noticed it before, but now that she was looking into his eyes.. wow, he was really something. He was even more beautiful than Frankie had ever been. It was no way to think of the dead, but there doubt where the good looks had gone in that family.

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Julian had been listening to Tatum with the half attention he reserved for chicks talking about their dresses at dances, and wondering if it was too late to find Erica and hook up for the night. He jumped nearly half a mile when Tatum suddenly grabbed his shirt with that crazy look in her eye.

"What the fuck, let go of my shirt Tate" she grumbled, prising her hands away and shaking his head. He sipped at his drink and was suddenly overcome with desire. "I did notice you!" he suddenly yelled excitedly, spilling a little drink down her front and nearly dying. "Oh! I am so sorry, je suis desole!" Would she ever be able to forgive him for such a heinous act? "I would never do anything to hurt you" he said desperately, staring into her sparkling eyes. "I only want to protect you!"

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"No!" Tatum had protested immediately, fighting desperately against him removing her hands, and pouting up at him with a trembling lip until he took a sip, and seemingly came to his senses! She couldn't have been happier, seizing the front of him once again and pulling him closer. He was so tall, she loved tall men, of course! How had she forgotten about that? Jules had always been so tall and just.. dashing.

"Oh thank god! I thought you wouldn't w-want me!" she cried back, seeming to not even notice the now soaked front of her dress. "I could never n-never ever stay mad at you, don't w-worry! Seriously! I just-- d-don't leave me, don't ever leave me!"

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"I've always wanted you!" Of course he had, why hadn't he seen it before? Her hair was such a lovely shade of red. Forget those girls who wore proper clothes or cheerleading outfits, this is what he had wanted all along. Frankie wanted this, he could feel it.

He dragged her into a embrace, resting his chin on her head and hugging her tightly. "I'll never let you go! We'll be together forever, Tate! Just you and me."

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"Really?!" Tatum gasped, looking positively elated as her cheeks flushed a little. "Me too! You're l-like.. like the c-cutest boy ever," she admitted. Normally she didn't even care how boys looked, did she? But this was different, this was Jules. Just one look at him was enough to reassure her that she adored him.

Snuggling happily into the hug, she pressed her face against his chest, still grinning. "R-Right? We're just.. w-we're totally awesome together. Y-You're always so nice to me! E-Even though me and F-Frankie.. but l-like whatever, y'know, that's the past! We're s-so meant to be together. Aren't w-we?" she finished slowly, looking up at him suddenly and looking as if her heart might break if he said they weren't meant to be. Who could think that they weren't practically made for each other!?

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It was getting dangerously close to her and Ella's birthday, and she still hadn't reconciled with Sera yet. She had been hurt when it happened, still felt deeply hurt now, but she had never expected it to keep hurting so bad. Really, she had never expected it to last this long. Everytime she saw Sera and Max together, it just made her stomach churn painfully. She was still spending time with Charlie, still trying to forget, but nothing seemed to work.

She had split off from Charlie, whom she had gladly come to the dance with after she decided she was sick of waiting for Sera to surprise her by coming to her senses and asking her, giving the taller girl a little bit of space. If Alex was angling for her tonight, Jenny didn't want to get in the middle. She had no patience for the Shenandoah girl and her attitude.

Unsure of what else to do with her time, she had made her way over to the table of snacks, having a cookie and making her way along the rest of the refreshments, hesitating at the punch. Normally, it was a risk that she didn't take, but there were quite a few teachers milling around. Surely it was too early for spiking. If not, she'd just dump the cup out. Filling her glass, Jenny finished her cookie and set to drinking her punch, satisfied when she didn't feel the sting of alcohol as she drank.

When she lowered her cup, she squinted a little into the crowd, spotting Hendrix off to the side. He looked like he was waiting for Ella to come out of the washroom, and it suddenly struck Jenny that he should be waiting for her outside the washroom, not her sister! Hendrix was all wrong for Ella, she decided with a little grin, already crossing the crowd and making way over to where her sister's boyfriend was against the wall. "Hi there," she greeted him brightly. Now here was a boy she could take to the library! Why had she never noticed how studly Hen was?

"Did she leave you all alone? She's so forgetful! That's okay, I'll take care of you.. you're like, way too handsome to leave unattended, Henny."

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Everything had been so perfect since they got together, though it nearly killed him to do it. Putting himself out there had been incredibly scary but Ella loved him back and it had totally been worth it. When she excused herself for a little while Hendrix absently followed her like a lost puppy until he could no longer go anywhere. He stood by the bathrooms, diligently keeping watch. He adjusted his tie when Jenny approached and smiled brightly. "Oh hello you!" he greeted her.

He flushed at her next comment though and looked at her suspiciously. "Oh, no need to worry about that Jenny," he laughed. "I'm totally fine. How are you?"

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Jenny laughed back, rather obnoxiously and a little flirtatiously, as she batted her eyes at Hendrix slightly. "I'm much better now that I'm with you, Henny! You sure look fine," she giggled, reaching over and taking his tie, beginning to twist it absently around her fingers gently.

"You're like, totally fine.. do you like, wanna go to the library with me? I know this really good spot."

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Oh. My. God. Hendrix backed away slowly, gently he put his hand over Jenny's and brought it down, away from his bowtie. "Jen... this is... ridiculous. You are not yourself," he held her hand gently, patting it with his other hand. "What have you gotten into?" he asked. He was glad that she had somehow found her way over to him, someone else might take advantage of her.

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Jenny looked rather hurt when Hendrix backed away from her, pouting firmly and making another weak grab for his bowtie. "B-But Henny," she whined slightly, "I'm into you!"

Did he really not want her? That was absurd! They were made for each other. Ella was much too exciting, they could just.. sit together and play chess. She guessed he was probably pretty ripped under all of those sweater-vests. Giggling again, she looked up at Hendrix seriously. "You should take your shirt off. I bet you are like.. so buff."

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"No, Jenny, no, you're not into me. You're just... drunk?" he looked at her questioningly. "I think someone must've slipped you something when you weren't paying attention."

He held her wrists gently and looked down at her seriously. "I am not taking off my shirt Jennifer Parry. Come on, we're going to go get you something to drink, something without any booze or magical capsules in it, okay?" he started gently leading her toward the snack table.

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Sunny had been having a really lovely night with Bastian but as it was, the time came to sneak in a punch break and gossip with the girls. She practically skipped to the red bowl, giddy with excitement and poured herself a big glass of punch. She has half way done with the cup when she noticed Ella and it came over her then. Ella was perfect in every way imaginable. She finished her glass, forgetting everything else that had happened earlier and walked over to the blonde nervously.

She pushed a strand of dark hair behind her ear. "Hey Ella," she said, her eyes big. "El... you're so beautiful."

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Apple was in a little world of his own and completely oblivious to anything weird going on as he strolled through the dance. He had picked up a glass of punch on his way back inside from a smoke and was walking along and sipping when he was suddenly overcome. He watched her from a distance for a while, he needed to get her away from that other girl, even if just for a minute. He knew he would be able to convince her of his love. He knew she would totally fall for him.

Seeing his opportunity, he sauntered over to the blonde he grinned. "Hey Mackenzie," he said waggling his eyebrows at her. "Girl, you are so fine. I looked over here and I just knew that's the girl I want to marry."

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Hunter had just gone off to get them some more punch, and Mackenzie couldn't help but frown a little. She missed her fiance terribly already. She slouched as she waited and debated on pulling out her phone to distract her. She didn't need to however, because suddenly Apple was sauntering over to her.

She scowled a little at his words, and crossed her arms. "Sorry, but you're not really my type kid," she said, trying to shrug him off. What was taking Hunter so long with those damn drinks?

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"Now I know you don't really dig the guy thing," he said putting his hands up defensively. "But trust me baby, I can convince you otherwise," he grinned. "Let me just sing you a song or two that I wrote, I mean, I have the notes in my head but no ukulele. I usually bring the bad boy every where," he shook it off. "Fuck it, it goes like this..." he started humming and do-da-ing a happy little tune.

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"You're quite literary insane," she informed him. She was giving him the kind of look you only reserve for addled people. Her eyebrows reached all new heights when he began to hum the little song. Since when did Apple have a thing for her? It just wasn't something that was ever going to happen, especially now that she had Hunter.

"Look kid," she said, cutting him off. She was going to try to be nice about this, as nice as she could be considering that she was Mackenzie Dubinsky. "You're really cute and all with your little...song. But I'm not interested." She patted him on the head, "Sorry kiddo, but I'm already engaged." She held up her hand and wiggled her finger with the ring on it for emphasis.

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"Noooooooooaooooooooo!" Apple dropped to his knees and threw his arms around her knees. He felt like his heart was breaking into a million tiny pieces. "Mackenzie, I love you," he said, his head resting against her legs. "I feeling like I'm dying!"

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This was really getting out of hand, Mack was looking around frantically for Hunter to come save her. She wasn't good with distressed people. She shook her leg gently to try and kick the kid off.

"Cut that out," she hissed. Finally just bending down and dragging Apple to his feet. "You are not dying! Jesus kid, we barely even talk to each other!"

Her expression changed from one of irritation to moony as she thought she caught a glimpse of Hunter from across the room. "Besides," she said. "I'm in love with the most gorgeous girl in the world. She's smart and beautiful and perfect! I can't believe we're going to get married!" Mack could feel the tears starting again, and couldn't for the life of her stop them.

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