Asher knocks on the door 3 times and the white doors opened automatically. The doors opened up slowly and every time the gap got bigger, the more of the inside it revealed. There is a long stairwell we are supposed to go down to reach to the dance floor. It is set up exactly like...those movies. You know those Cinderella movies like the one with Selena Gomez, Lucy Hale, and Hillary Duff. There are those big set of stairs at the prom or the school dance and when you walk down, everyone at the bottom who is at the dance can see you.  My jaw drops when I see the masterpiece in the center of the dance. I have no idea how to explain it. It perfectly symbolizes the whole fire and ice theme. It's beautiful and it must've cost more than the public school budget.

There are  columns surrounding the area and a wide dome at the top creating the ceiling. On some of the walls are art collages, probably made by the art club, representing fire and ice.

Every time I think my school is cheap, they do this .

Asher takes Zoe's hand in his after giving her a warm smile and they start slowly walking down the long flight of stairs. I look up at Issac and his eyes meet mine.

"You look beautiful tonight." He says and holds my hand and leads me down the stairs.

Breathe Bay.

Just don't trip and fall. Simple.

I hold my head high and walk down the stairs. The spotlight that was once on the DJ all the way on the other side of the room is now on us 4. The bright white light shines on us nearly blinding the 4 of us.  As we descend down the steps, the whispers get louder and louder.

'Who is that?'

'Are those the Stewart sisters?'

'Damn, I need a piece of that.'

'Is that Issac Evans and Asher Stevens? Mhm' some girl says in a sultry voice.

That one was just ew.

'That dress must cost more than my house!'

Issac becomes rigid at my side and I know he is hearing it too. I squeeze his hand to offer him comfort and reassurance and he looks down at me with a heart stopping, time slowing smile on his face.

We reach to the end of the stairs and we follow Asher and Zoe to, I am guessing, the booths by the makeshift bar containing spiked fruit punch, water, soda, and other juice.

Asher and Zoe slide into the booth and Issac and I follow right after. Issac hands me a cup of water and I down the water quickly, wanting to rid the champagne out my system.

"Where is Cartier and Armani?"

"Right there." Asher points and I look over to the direction he is pointing to: the grand stairs. Cartier has a red blush on her face as she walks down the steps proudly with Armani. Armani has on a maroon blazer, but underneath that is a white dress shirt and he has on white pants and dress shoes. Cartier has a short strapless red dress with a red bow in the center of her dress, which adds to the whole cuteness of it all. Armani has his usual smile on his face as he looks at Cartier on his arm.

They are literal relationship goals.

The students move out the way or stop dancing while Cartier and Armani walk down the aisle and to us. Cartier breaks out into a smile when she sees me. I slide out of the booth and walk/run over to her and embrace her in a hug.

"You look so amazing!" I exclaim and she giggles.

"So do you! You and Armani both look great." I say and pull away from her and look behind me. Armani is talking with Asher and Issac.

"Cartier?" A high pitched familiar voice says and I turn back around to see Victoria and Sienna standing behind Cartier. Cartier looks back at her best friend and her eyes widen.

Oh

My

God.

Uhhhhhh

"Victoria, hi! I-I-I love the dress."

The term 'dress in your age group' has obviously not been enforced to her and god, help her.

Hell, help us all.

"Thank you, i got it shipped from overseas." she says spins around in her dress. The boys' conversations dies down and I look back at them to see grimaces on their faces as they look at Victoria, well specifically her dress.

"So why didn't you come with Sienna and I? Sienna and I have dates." she says with a bright smile on her face and her icy cold eyes look at mine and a smirk plays on her lips.

"Really who?" Cartier asks with her hands crossed over her chest, her personal power woman stance.

"Well Sienna here came with Keaton from the varsity baseball team and I came with Brett Cruz, captain of the soccer team." She says the last part looking at me with a devilish smirk on her face. I keep my poker face and cross my arms over my chest. I quirk an eyebrow in response, letting her know whatever she is trying to do isn't working.

A beep comes from Victoria's phone and she looks down at it with a smile.

"I would love to further chat with all of you,but I have business to attend to." she says and  whispers something into Sienna's ear and then walks off, her short dress swaying along with her.

Cartier turns back around with a small smile on her face and she walks over to Armani who is sitting down. I walk back over to Issac, who is staring at me with a sad twinkle in his grey eyes.

I perch myself on Issac's lap and wrap my hands around his neck.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing." He mumbles and shakes his head and looks down at my exposed leg due to the slit in the dress. I put my finger under his chin and raise his head up to look into my eyes.

"Issac?"

"Do you care?"

"About you? Of course." I say with a crease in my eyebrow.

"No. A-About what Victoria said."

Ohhhh I see what's going on.

I get up off Issac's lap and extend my hand out to him.

"Dance with me." I tell him. The song just changed to a slow one and I figured I should reassure him while dancing.

"Bay-"

"Dance." I insist. He looks up at me and he takes my hand and he follows me to the center of the dance floor. He wraps his arm around my waist and brings me closer. I rest my hand on his shoulder and bring my other hand in his. We start slowing swaying to the music and I rest my head on his shoulder, inhaling his sweet cinnamon scent.

"I don't care that Victoria is going to the dance with Brett. Why would I? I am not with Brett anymore.... Were you jealous Issac?" I ask with a smirk on my face.

"Yes." He responds bluntly and honestly.

The butterflies in my stomach start fluttering around and to make it worst, my cheeks blush a bright red.

"Why in the world would you be jealous of Brett Cruz?"

"Because he had what was mine at a point in time."

A smile breaks out on my lips and I bit my bottom lip to hold back my grin.

"I'm yours?"

"You always have been."

"You never asked-"

"Bay Stewart, will you be my girlfriend?" He whispers in my ear, sending shivers down my spine and I hold onto him tighter, feeling like if I let go, I will melt into a puddle at his feet.

"What does being your girlfriend entail?" I ask, quoting myself remembering when I asked him what being his friend means almost 5 months.

"You letting me love you unconditionally, trusting me, being honest, oh and my personal favorite, kissing you all the time." He says and I can hear the smirk in his voice right before he plants a soft kiss on the exposed skin on my shoulder receiving a gasp from me.

"Issac Evans." I warn and pinch his back making him laugh.

Loud shouting coming from the direction of the bathroom snaps me out our little bubble and I look over to the bathroom to see Talia storming out, red faced and almost teary eyed. Her face is almost as red as her lace red dress. She pushes past people and walks up the grand stairs with everyone staring at her dumbfounded. She opens the doors and storms out.

Victoria emerges from the same bathroom Talia just stormed out of and her eyes land on Sienna who is not too far from me and Issac. She stomps over to her with an angry face.

"ARE YOU AS STUPID AS I THINK YOU ARE!" Victoria yells in Sienna's face who looks like she may just shit her pants at any moment. "YOU HAD ONE JOB! AND YOU CAN'T DO THAT! ARE YOU REALLY JUST A STUPID AIRHEAD WHO JUST WANTS TO GET INTO ASHER STEVENS'S PANTS?" My jaw drops and I stare at Victoria in disbelief. I look over at Zoe and she has the same reaction. She is standing next to Asher, who has a hard look on his face like he is pissed off.

"Well reality check Sienna, he doesn't want you! And you are useless to me, so once again you are unwanted! Don't speak to me again." Victoria finishes off and looks at Sienna one last time in contempt and then pushes past Sienna and storms out the dance as well, Brett running after her not too long after. Sienna stands there, frozen in her spot looking down at the ground in shame. She walks away and pushes past the people who are videotaping the whole scene, and  in the direction of the grand stairs. She climbs up the stairs and heads out the dance.

3 people in 5 minutes.

I look back at Issac and he looks at me with his 'well that happened' look. I rest my head on his chest and he wraps his arms around my waist.

...

"So for the time, you have all been waiting for...to find out who is our Fire King and Ice Queen. Can I get a drum roll Rob?" The president of the Fire and Ice dance committee, Caitlin, says and Rob presses a button on his black laptop and a drumroll sounds from the speakers.

Caitlin opens a red and white envelope and a smile spreads on her face.

"Bay and Issac!" she yells into the mic and starts clapping.

A crease forms in between my eyebrows.

Huh?

There must be some mistake. I didn't even sign up for this.

Do you even have to sign up?

Loud clapping and applaud snaps me out my thoughts and the same bright light that was shone on Issac, Zoe, Asher, and I shines on me and Issac again. I offer everyone smiles, not letting my confusion appear on my face too much.

Issac takes my hand and leads me to the stage to receive our crowns. A guy in shaggy black hair and a 'Kill or be killed' shirt walks up to us with a big pillow with two crowns on it. One elegant silver tiara and the other a crown made for a king with red jewels on it. Caitlin places the crown on Issac's head and then places the silver tiara on my head. I give her a smile and she goes back to the mic.

"Make a path for our king and queen so they can have their dance." she says and everyone creates an empty space in the middle of the dance floor. Issac leads me to the middle of the dance floor. I try to take deep breaths to calm my erratic beating heart, but that won't work. Issac places his hand on my waist and his soft fingertips brush on the exposed skin on the back of my dress. I rest my hand on his shoulder and put my hand in his. 'Say you won't let go' by James Arthur plays on the speakers.

Issac and I slowly dance to the music with my head rested on his shoulder.

"Issac hun, why did I win as ice queen? I never signed up."

"Uhhh I may or may not have signed you up."

"What!" I scream whisper.

"I knew that Victoria and I would've won if you weren't on the ballot and I didn't want you to have to sit on the sidelines and watch me dance with my ex, so I put you on the ballet and you won and thankfully, she wasn't here."

"That was oddly thoughtful"

"Anything for my love."

I knew I loved you then, but you never know.

Cause I played it cool when I was scared of letting go.

"Your love?"

"Yes." He says and spins me out and then back toward him. I almost crash into his chest, but he catches me in a neat and swift motion and resumes the dance.

I know I needed you

But I never showed

"How long have you loved me?"

He takes a deep breath and we dance in silence for a minute.

"The day after I rescued you from that bar full of perverted 20 plus year old men and you had yourself drunk off your ass. The day after you were pretty hungover. We were looking up at the portrait of me, mom and dad. You didn't say the usual 'I am so sorry for your loss Issac'. You did something even better, something more meaningful. You hugged me. And it wasn't a regular hug. It was the type of hug that could put back together a broken person. I was hurting and that hug Bay, just you. You being there was enough and I knew that I loved you." He says, while looking into my hazel eyes. The twinkles in his grey eyes burn bright and for a minute, I block out everything else and just focus on his eyes, the small twinkles and freckles of blue in them that captivate me every time I look into them.

But I want to stay with you until we're grey and old.

"Why me? Any girl would've done that. Why pick me? Why...why love me?" I ask.

"Because Bay Stewart, you are the best thing that has ever crashed into my life. Literally."

Just say you won't let go

Just say you won't let go.