"Shit! it's 9:10 already." I ran downstairs. Amy had promised to drop me at school for the ball.  Though Aaron had insisted that we go together but Amy being Amy had decided otherwise.
"Hey Amy. Let's go."
"I had thought that I will take you there fifteen minutes after the party had started, you know being fashionably late, but I forgot who I was taking." She said sarcastically.
I just gave a slight chuckle.
"You are looking like a princess." My father said while hugging me.
I was wearing the red dress I had bought earlier with black stilettoes and black earrings. My hair was in a bun with few loose strands.
"Actually a HOT princess." Kris said with a wink. I blushed.
"Oh my baby." My mother said looking at me and then opened her arms wide open for me. I smiled and hugged her.
"You look beautiful." I kissed them goodbye and left the house with Amy.
"Go make my brother fall head over heals for you."
"Definitely not my plan. Not going to do that."
She chuckled and then said. "Whether you do anything or not, it is going to happen anyway."
"You are mad." I said while shutting the door. She waved at me and drove away.
I walked through the corridor towards the main hall where the party was being held. I was nervous and excited at the same time. I inhaled deeply and went inside. I was
standing at the top stair and could see the whole hall and almost everyone. I really was late. Some people were
dancing, some were talking and some were eating and drinking. I looked around for my friends and especially for Aaron. First I saw Sam and Jen, they were talking to Laura, classmate of ours. I looked towards their left and saw Chaz staring at me. When he saw me looking at him he blushed a little and gave me a smile. Irelene came towards him and wrapped her arm around his waist, clearly marking her territory or so it seemed to me. We smiled at each other. I looked at the other side of the hall and saw Aaron sitting on the chair surrounded by three girls; Aurora, Maria and their leader Stacy. He was clearly not interested in them because he was playing with his watch while Stacy
was talking non stop. All this time a song was playing but I wasn't actually
listening. Then the song changed and 'FEEL ME by MECCA KALANI' started. Just like fairy tales, Aaron looked up the moment the line "Feel me, I am still here and you are still
there I know" finished. The moment he looked up our eyes met, his light brown eyes with my green eyes. He was still for a while and just stared at me.  The girls also noticed this and looked in my direction. Stacy's eyes narrowed. I looked back at Aaron and he smiled at me. I smiled back at him. He got up and walked towards me. He was looking stunningly handsome, sexy, hot and charismatic in his
black tux, no doubt why these girls were throwing themselves at him and almost every girl was stealing glances in his direction. But he was walking towards me, only ME and not even looking at them, and I felt a little
happy inside.
"Hello gorgeous."
"Hey handsome."
"Shall we?" He held his right hand out for me. I gladly held it and he escorted me straight to the center of the hall
where people were dancing. He placed his left hand on my back and pushed me towards him. I shuddered a bit at his touch. He placed his right hand in my left hand, intertwined
the fingers and raised them up to the shoulders.  I placed my right hand on his shoulder and we started to dance.
"Do you know how beautiful you are looking? Every guy in this room must be envying me at this moment." He whispered in my ear and I blushed.
"They envied you even before." He raised his eyebrows questioningly.
"Because you are extremely good looking. Imagine how many girls must be cursing me now."
"May be but not because you are dancing with me but because you are looking extremely beautiful... and hot."
"Thanks." I said looking down.
"I was waiting for you."
"I am sorry. You know I am the lazy one."
He chuckled.
"I saw you were having a good time with Stacy." I said looking at him mischievously. " She definitely likes you."
"I know. She even asked me before to be her date for this ball."
"Why did you break her heart then?"
"Because I don't like her."
"She wouldn't have cared."
"I know. Even one more reason to say no. Besides, she talks too much."
"You don't like me yet you asked me to be your date." He looked at me for a second and that look was different. It
was warm and sweet.
"That is different. You are different."
"What do you mean?" I was confused.
"Because I like you."