Misadventures at Prom

"...yeah and yOU KNOW WHAT SCREW YOU, TOO. I DON'T NEED YOU AND YOU SURE AS HELL NEVER NEEDED ME!!!" Fox screamed at the person screaming at her from the bottom of the stairs. Of course they had to get on her nerves now. Fox had a lot of preparing to do, and the sun was already starting to sink it's way out of the sky. Panicking, Fox swallowed her tears and the knot in her chest and dashed into the bathroom for a quick shower before she started getting ready. Only Arceus knew if she would be ready before Wolf got there. Wolf could NOT meet her parents. That was certain.

"Jesus I better hurry and pick up my tux!" Wolf said to himself as he raced to the tailor's, he knew it would fit he had checked before he just didn't trust himself to have kept it safe until tonight. It wasn't like he was irresponsible quite the opposite really he was a very upright young man but he had wanted to make sure everything went right for this night he had even asked the his long time friend Fox to the dance and she had said yes. He had made sure to make special for her so he had waited at the school gates where she normally came to meet him and hid behind the corner very near and waited for her to see. He had gotten permission from the school's board previous to do a bit of "public art" he liked to call it on the school's outer bars of the gate. The long picture was of her amazing rayquaza all leading up to it pointing to the corner he had hidden behind.

Fox lept out of the shower smelling lightly of flowers and herbal essences, and proceeded to throw on a robe. It was at this point she realized she had no makeup because she never wore that girly shit. Drats. She pulled out a computing device of some nature and started looking up what compounds makeup was made out of, and what pigments she should create so that they corresponded with her dress. It was more convenient to create the powders and whatever else she needed using her knowledge of alchemy; asking her female sibling wasn't even an option at this point. Plus she hated her siblings.

As she scrolled through different pages of information, Fox's mind started to drift elsewhere. She was honestly surprised it had been Wolf who had asked her to go with him; she was half-expecting Zash to because they both went to the same school. She liked hanging out with Wolf; his personality was very different from Zash's and he was a rare source of calm in her otherwise turbulent life. ...Not that she and Wolf hadn't seen some crazy adventures together. Things seemed to stay calmer when he was around though. Fox was really more than flattered that it had been him that asked her.

Fox's attention was directed back to the computer screen as a certain set of compounds and pigments caught her eye. She took the computer to her work desk and got the necessary compounds ready for transmutation as she cracked the first tiny smile she had let out all night. Her friends were barely gonna know who she was by the time she was done.

"Yes thank you so much for keeping this for me!" Wolf said to the tailor as he took his suit and went into the back room for him to change. He looked at himself in the mirror fixing his tie as he look at his nicely made white tux. He looked absolutely dashing if he did say so himself. He smiled to himself he was taking the girl he had been friends with all his life to prom! This was going to be an incredible night!

He left the tailors and started to head along the way to her house, they had never hung out at her house before actually. Now that he thought about it he had never even met her parents or siblings but on that aspect of family all three of the friends in their trio continued to keep that part mostly in the dark, he was an offended of it too so he supposed that it would be fine this was about them anyways not about their families.

Wolf made it to the florists where he would get flowers for Fox he had ordered roses are deep a crimson as he could find to match her fiery hair. He hoped they could compare or at least come close as he new there was no red in nature or otherwise as vivid. Just as he entered and the little bell rang from opening the door he caught sight of a very familiar figure.
"Hey Zash."

It took only took Fox about ten minutes of trial and error to figure out she really, really hated makeup. Really. By some miracle, she got it coming out just right. Grey-and-white eyeshadow, black mascara, light blush and red lipstick all applied so that her face drew just as much attention as her white-and-red dress. And those dreaded white heels. Euuuuugh, girls wore some stupid torture devices.

Spoiler:

Before starting on her up do, Fox gently pulled the garment bag containing her dress out of it's hiding place in her closet. She had been working on it herself for MONTHS and had adamantly REFUSED to let anyone but herself see it. No matter how much anyone had begged or bribed or joked, she had remained insistent that nobody be allowed to see it until the night of Prom. She laid the bag out on her bed gingerly and then returned to the bathroom to begin tackling her considerably length of flame-colored hair.

"Hey Wolf what's up?"
He greeted Wolf with a smile one that was genuine and nice. He was handsomely dressed, for normally dressing like a hoodlum he looked amazingly sharp in a suit and tie. His normal suit a perfect black to match his hair that curled in the perfect devil way right above his eyes and his smooth chocolate eyes fit perfect in his face after them unlike wolf's more salty dirty blonde hair that was far shorter and his blue eyes.
He was getting some orange flower that looked like a calm campfire which was fitting for him Wolf knew, it matched his orange tie. Wolf's own flowers were just behind the counter he could see them, Zash turned to the cashier and pointed. " Could you get those for my buddy here?" He asked.
Wolf came up beside him as she got them down. " Thanks, thought i ran a little late."
"Nah your just on time, we should probably take the long way around though Fox'll need sometime all girls do."
"You think?" Wolf asked, he thought Fox would be prepared well in advance but then again he hadn't.
" Yeah my date's taking a bit too we should grab a quick milkshake or something since we're not gonna eat till way after the dance." Zash thought as Wolf paid for the flowers and thanked the cashier.

"Arceus DAMN, that's hot!" Fox cursed loudly as she fixed her hair alone in her house with a curling iron. Her parents and siblings had already left for some other thing she didn't care about. She hoped they didn't come back this time.

Fox had pulled most all of her hair into a tight bun on the back of her head (held fast by an uncountable number of bobby pins all woven together into an unseeable net of firmness under her hair), leaving some of the ends of her hair out on the right side so that she could curl it into delicate waviness. She had also left some of the hair on the left side of her head out of the bun as well. It draped softly over her bare shoulder, and it gradually went from straight top to wavy bottom. Her bangs were neatly straightened and parted on the right side of her head, meaning that more hair was going to the left side. The hair draped over shoulder looked almost like a long extension of her bangs.

As Fox put a few final touches into her hair and slid a small comb with a red-and-white flower into the base of her bun, she became incredibly aware of how fragile she was starting to look, like a china doll lovingly crafted by hand.

"Oh Arceus. I hope this doesn't look stupid." she murmured, honestly starting to feel nervous and queasy.

Wolf and Zash stopped by Zash's family's friend's place Ricky's right across the street. Wolf got a vanilla milkshake, Zash chocolate. They walked and talked making small talk, Zash told Wolf about the girl he was taking, she was smart and pretty which was great by Zash's standards she was no Fox but she was sweet. Wolf didn't know her of course because he went to a different school and all but Zash assured the most important aspect that was that the ladies (Fox and Briana) would get along.
"Yeah Briana's pretty cool her and Fox aren't super close but they know each other so it should be cool. By the way I wanted to thank you man." Zash said
"Thank me for what?" Wolf asked Zash hadn't thanked him so sincerely for much in their whole lives.
"For asking Fox out. I just really wanted her to go to Prom with somebody great for her you know? Like she not the type to normally come to this stuff." He explained.
"Oh no need I wanted to go with her after all." Wolf said with a shrug they quickly came to her house Zash tossed his milkshake up and burn it to ash and looked to Wolf who passed it over for the same disposal, the pair smoothed their clothes both went to knock both stopped when they saw each other then Wolf took the initiate and knocked.

Fox had just slipped into her dress and was pulling on her left shoe when she heard the knock at the door. "Ah crap.... DOOR'S OPEN!!!!" She yelled down; she was certain her parents had forgotten to lock it. Again. Imbeciles. Before leaving her room (with one shoe only half-on), she grabbed the boutonnière for Wolf off her windowsill and then stepped out of her room, dressed to the fluffing nines and smelling of just enough sweet perfume to make any guy around her weak in the knees.

"Yay, now the fun part..." Fox muttered, glaring at the stares like they were some kind of escaped prison convict. She descended them slowly, one foot at a time. One hand was holding her dress out of the way and the other clutching the banister for dear life. She made it to the landing without incident, but as she stepped down to the middle of the second half a sharp pain in her ankle made her stumble and curse under her breath. She felt herself slipping, mentally face palming as her heart hammered away in her chest.

Both boys as she made it to the landing mirrored the same dumbfounded expression of amazement and disbelief. But the strangest thing was as Wolf's mouth started to open to say something Zash managed the first word that they both wanted to say " Fox you look beautiful," Not that either of them nor probably fox would have noticed as he had said it Fox started to take a spill.
Zash had faster reactions everyone knew it there in the room but in that instant he hadn't been focused not at all so Wolf also having what qualified as inhuman reflex came in two steps and leaped the rest of the distance off one foot. He placed on hand into the crook of the back of her knees and the other on her back and lifted her easily catching her in mid fall.
"Wow are you okay?" He asked looking at Fox in his arms.

"Oh man the floor's gonna hurt-" Fox thought in a panic as she squeezed her eyes shut and clenched her teeth. She didn't get the painful, possibly hospital-worthy impact with the floor that she had braced herself for, however. Instead, she landed bridal-style in somebody's comfortably warm arms. She figured she knew who it was, given the reaction time (little later than normal, admittedly).

"Oog, thanks-" she grumbled, opening her eyes a crack and suddenly she was very aware that it was Wolf who had caught her. Not Zash. And... wow. Wow. Fox had never seen Wolf looking quite like this. Sure, he normally dressed very differently from Zash, but damn son. This was way out of Fox's imagination box.

Fox blinked. "I...... Mmm. Wow," she blurted, her thinkpan being rather broken. Though she couldn't come up with the words to accompany her following action, she held up the miraculously undamaged boutonnière for Wolf as a sort of funny and silent "thank you". And also a possible request to be let down. Not that she would have minded being carried around - okay who was she kidding, this girl was perfectly capable of walking around by herself. Hopefully she could pin a boutonnière without any stabbing accidents.

Wolf could only smile at her reaction of wow to his save or which he hoped was true: him!" He took her the last couple steps to the end of the stairs and started to let her down gently. "Can you stand on your ankle? We can do the whole pining thing if your alright." He said keeping his hands on her arms to make sure she was steady and could lean on him for support. He hoped it wasn't too brash to act like this but he did have genuine concern for her and he had always been gentle with her even though he knew she was incredibly unlikely to brake or such from something this feeble and she had been threw much worse, but today was Fox's princess day where she wouldn't even have a hair out of place if Wolf had a say in any of this.
As he was supporting her and so close he could admire he looks from very such a distance as opposed to before where he was normally at least somewhat of a fair bit away, but now he could not only appreciate her womanly figure but also just the beauty of her face. Her eyes as always were perfect oval in her face and her hair was done so amazing, he hoped she felt absolutely precious how she was cause that was how Wolf felt about her.

Zash's own feelings bottled inside himself, madness Wolf saving her, he was faster had better reactions he had already told himself he couldn't have asked her to prom cause he wasn't the one she should have to prom but now he had missed a chance to save her to make her think a moment what if he had asked. No stop! He scolded himself, he would enjoy himself that what she wanted most to enjoy herself with her friends tonight regardless of the date that was the overall thing that was his and Wolf's joint job in this and at the very least he had confidence Wolf could make her happy on the romantic front.
Zash came back to Earth as Wolf set her down. " Yeah Fox be careful now you may want to not do the heels thing if it's rolled."

Fox, wanting to conceal whatever injury may have occurred so that the night could go on without any hesitation, quickly performed some secret alchehestry (medical alchemy) to keep the swelling, pain, and overall damage done to her ankle down to the bare minimum. She'd give it a more serious looking at later. For now... well, Fox was still trying to quell the little grin that kept welling up when she she looked at Wolf. Acting like a total schmuck in this fashion was no way to spend prom; she knew that much.

"I'm fine, really! I just stumbled and lost my balance, that's really all." Fox responded, a little more cheery than when she had been coming down the stairs. The hardships she had endured previously in the day were now completely forgotten; she was already having fun; dare she say it. She tested her impromptu, incognito alchemic healing by putting a little weight on her ankle while using Wolf for balance briefly. Flawless victory; Fox felt nothing. She put a normal amount of weight on the ankle and then took a tiny step back from Wolf to prove that she could hold her weight on her own. Ahaha yes, she had succeeded thus far! Fox's grin got a little wider.

She turned to look at Zash. "Always the heart throb, ey Zash? Looking pretty slick there, yourself." She commented, flashing him a genuine smile. She faced Wolf again; stepping up closer to him once again and removing the boutonnière from it's container. "So, who's your date again? I remember you asked someone from one of our classes, but quite frankly the name escapes me," Fox asked Zash, though her attention not leaving Wolf. She was very focused on not skewering her poor date as she went to pin his flower on.

"Ouch! Just kidding!" Wolf joked as Fox attempted to pin him. he was glad she could walk around easy and nothing had gone wrong with her ankle. though truth be told he wouldn't have minded if she had been a little less confident and used his support a little longer but there was more than enough time for that tonight.
"It's Briana Tristesse she's in your science my math, let me copy a few sheets of homework too." Zash added he supposed that might have been a little crush perk he knew she had it for him she was cute herself so Zash was okay with taking her, he'd try to make it good for her he guessed. " She's also the one right outside." He added glancing out the window and seeing a orange dressed girl. Zash opened the door and helped her in by the hand.
"Hey! Fox oh my god you look gorgeous!" She told her gushing over her dress and hair.
Zash and Wolf's thoughts were unanimous in response. Your telling me?
Zash looked to Briana and Fox he knew it was cruel as she started to talk on complimenting her shoes and such, he compared them, Fox's eyes golden intelligent kind, Briana's brown like zash's own murky and muddy. Fox's hair the vibrate and lovely red, filled with life and essence, Briana's black and plain and boring. It was cruel so undoubtedly cruel of Zash he kept it tucked tight inside his own mind.

Fox had just fastened the pin in place as Wolf made his joke, leading her to believe she had indeed needled him. "Oh Arceus, I'm so-" she began to apologize in a genuine panic before realizing it was a joke, "-oh jeez Wolf! You scared the life right outta me!!!" Fox laughed, squinted her eyes at him in mock frustration, and gave him a playful little smack on his chest, the side opposite of the one the boutonnière was pinned to. A fun start to an even better night; Fox had never been so excited for something so unlike her ever. It was really showing, too.

"Briana? Oh, Briana's awesome!" Fox began, "...and FAST! Hot damn girl, have you been swallowing Carbos?!" Fox laughed as Zash helped her into the house. Fox was suddenly glad she had makeup on as Briana gushed over her; it was doing a fine job of covering up all the blushing Fox had been doing in all the moments that had passed since Wolf and Zash's arrival. Fox was certain her cheeks had never been so warm in all her life. "You're really too kind, Bri! Not too mention you're looking fabulous yourself!" Fox stated as she began returning Briana's warmhearted compliments. Fox's heart continued to swell from all the joy and excitement; her face glowing with a warm, giddy light.