Blake's POV

"This is Angel Smith with the Weekend News here. Blake, are you okay with your girlfriend going off on a ride with a handsome nerd who once had her heart and might still?" Angel asked me in a strong voice. I rolled my eyes and went back to staring out the window. I didn't have a problem. Nick did. I didn't trust him with her.

"Do you think she still has feelings for him?" Josefina asked. I didn't want to know if that was true.

"Of course she does! I've never seen anyone look at someone like that. If she doesn't have feelings for him, then she cares about him a lot," Angel responded. My eyes shot at him and I gave him a cold, icy stare.

"Blake, if it turns out that Liz likes Nick, will you still ask her to Prom?"

"I'm not going to Prom."

I hated Prom. I don't like dancing or dressing like a groom. Plus, I still had my last and final prank to pull that night, so I couldn't ask anyone. I knew Elizabeth would understand.

"What?! But it's the biggest night of your life! Why won't you go?" Joey asked.

"Why aren't you going? I got plans, Jo. Liz is fine with it."

"I'm not going because I don't have a date and I won't get one. I bet Karenella already told the whole school and their grandparents."

"Did you tell her you weren't going?" Angel asked. They were really starting to get on my nerves. It's bad enough they almost made me think she has feelings for that tall bookworm.

"She'll get the idea."

"Blake! She can't go to Prom alone! It'll make her feel like crap! All her friends have dates, even Samantha. She's going with Lucas Child," Angel yelled, shaking me by the arms.

"Chill, dude! She'll be fine!" I didn't know why not going to Prom was a big deal. People always make a big deal about it, but it's only one night. It's a lame party with slow music and no alcohol. Where's the fun in that?

"Try telling her that. I bet you fifty dollars she'll get angry at you and do something impulsive."

"You're on!"

"Hey guys," I heard someone say as they walked through the front door. I looked at them and sighed with relief.

"Thank goodness you're here, Liz. These people were driving me insane! I thought you went and left with Nikki over here!" I babbled. Elizabeth gave me a quick smile and a peck on the cheek. But something about her was weird.

"My name's not 'Nikki'," Nick corrected. He could be such a baby sometimes. Take a joke, man.

"Might as well be, Nicole."

"Be nice, Blake!" Elizabeth demanded. What the hell was up her ass? I knew something bad happened during that little talk of theirs.

"Nick, do you want to talk about anything with me?" Joey asked quietly. Nick shook his head 'no' and plopped on the couch.

"Okay! Does anyone want something? Juice? Chips?" Liz asked everyone, but no one responded. Not even Angel.

I looked at Angel and saw that he was blue in the face. He was struggling to hold his breath.

"What the hell, Angel?! Breath!" I yelled at him. Everyone's eyes shot at him and he finally let out a big sigh. He took a few breaths before he said something.

"Liz! I have to tell you something for the greater good!" He blurted out. He was going to tell her about Prom.

"Don't you dare, Angel!" I screamed as I charged towards him.

"Blake isn't going to Prom!" He got out before I punched him in the chest. His back slid down to the floor as he groaned in pain. I couldn't believe he told her. I was going to handle it.

"What do you mean, Angel?" Elizabeth asked curiously. This was going to be bad.

"Ugh, Blake's still going to do his Prom prank, so he can't go with you."

"Blake, I thought you stopped doing those! Who am I going to go with? This is our Senior Prom!" She cried. I kind of felt bad, but I knew she was taking it too seriously.

"So what? I don't fucking care! Go with whomever you can string along! Like Nicolas here! Go with the guy you actually have feelings for!"

Then the room was dead silent. A tear fell from Elizabeth's eye. Josefina stared at Nick and Nick stared at Elizabeth. And Angel was staring at me. He was staring at me with disappointment. I knew what that felt like, but not this kind. Angel was the only person who sort of understood me. Now, I felt like that was gone.

"Get out of my house," Elizabeth whispered.

And without another word, I left.

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Elizabeth's POV

"Everyone has fights, Liz. It's normal," Joey said to me. I had ran into the bathroom and locked myself on there after Blake left. They were all outside the door.

"Remember Cici and I, Elizabeth? We were a train wreck! Now look at us! Oh, that's not a good example," Angel said to try to comfort me.

"None of you can help! You've all just had hard breakups. I'm fine!" I said to them.

"No you're not, Liz! This fight isn't the end..."

My mind kept replaying the fight. I tried to ignore it, but I couldn't. It felt like it was the only thing I could do at the moment.

Blake looked jealous and mad. But about what? The first thing I could think of was Nick. Why would Blake be jealous of Nick? He and I hadn't even talked for a month.

"Go with the the guy you actually have feelings for!"

That's what kept replaying. It made me think. A lot.

I thought I did have feelings for Blake. I loved him. He loved me. Why would he say something like that?

Then a memory played in my head. It was of Nick and I. He had glasses and wore a graphic T-shirt. We had to be in Middle School.

We were both laughing at a drawing I had drawn. It was a girl version of Spongebob, and it was drawn badly.

Nick looked up and his brown eyes shimmered through his glasses. A chunk of his hair had fallen out of place from laughing. Then, he laid his hand on mine and smiled some more.

I knew why this was important. It was the first time I realized I had feelings for Nicolas.

And with that, I finally realized my feelings for him never changed.

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Okay, I know you're all freaking out, but here's this: WE'RE #569 IN TEEN FICTION AS OF APRIL 9, 2016!!! I know it's a big number, but at least we have one! I couldn't have done it without you guys. Thank you so much. Well, now that I'm done freaking out, I hope to see you all for Chapter 29! Look how far we've come...

Until next time!

-NatCat <3