Red Riding Hood

29.

Xavier's POV

"Attention to all seniors, just a reminder that senior prom will be commencing this Friday at 6:00pm, only two days to go so everyone get your dresses and suits ready for this Friday!" A random girls voice annoyingly cheeped over the schools intercom. 

I leant my head against the locker I was resting on and the guys raised an eyebrow to me.

"Dude, do you even have a date?" Ace asked me, I looked to him and glared.

"Do you?" I snapped back, he squinted at me and smirked.

"Actually I do, I asked Vivian." He says smugly, I mentally rolled my eyes when I remembered that him and Vivian had some shit going on.

"No I don't, I don't even want to go to prom, it's fucking stupid." I groaned, I picked at my skin, I habit I had when I was craving a cigarette. Leo frowned at me.

"But you have to come, we're all going. Besides, there's free cake." Leo's face brightened and I smiled a small smile and Leo's eyes widened.

Everyone took a step back and their faces were painted with surprise, I raised an eyebrow but before I could speak, Jack walked up to my face and inspected it with wide eyes.

"Holy shit your smiling!" He says in astonishment, I roll my eyes and Eugene shakes his head.

"What the fuck since when?" He asks, I pursed my lips and my face tilted down.

"I've always smiled, just never in front of anyone." I lied. I never smiled until Red came along, I looked up and started to search the halls for her red hoodie and dark coffee hair. Eugene nudges me and smirks.

"I bet it was lil' Red." His smirk widens, I keep my face emotionless as the guys all send wide, cocky smirks to me.

"It was! Just take Red to prom so firstly, we can all go together, and secondly, Red can get the full prom experience for the last time." Eugene raises his eyebrows at me and I mentally smack myself in the face.

Take Red to prom? What if she didn't want to go, or what if she has a different date?"

"What if she simply doesn't want to go, or someone else has asked her?" I voice my thoughts.

"She does, Vivian told me, and no one has asked her yet, but I heard that Terry Anderson is planning on asking her today so, you better be quick." Ace says shoving his hands into his jean pockets.

Terry Anderson?

The quarterback of the football team?

The complete and major fuck boy?

Oh fuck no.

"Alright fine, I'll ask her today, but if she says no that's it. I'm not going and I'm not asking anyone else. Got it?" I glared at their smirking faces before pulling out my phone and texting Red.

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Red's POV.

"Just ask someone!" Vivian yelled at me from across the table. The librarian snapped her head to us, her bony, wrinkled finger pressed to her lips as she violently shh'd us.