A Series of Unfortunate Events One Shots

The End Final Part

The finale! I hope I can make it a good one! Begin!

Universe*

~Lizzie's POV

"Mom, are you sure that I look good enough?"

"Yes, Lizzie you look great!" My mom finished straightening out my dress and then handed me my glasses so I could see myself.

We were all going to our junior prom tonight. Nikki and Drake were together, at last, and so were Sam and Lily. My family knows I don't like parties, they don't care much for them either, but I figured that the experience was worth it in the end.

I'm glad I'm going with Lucas, for two reasons, 1: he asked, and 2: I'm in love with him. He's the sweetest guy I've ever known and he's so handsome. He shares my love of reading and I love reading the things he writes as an aspiring author. I don't know how I'm going to tell him but I plan to tonight. One way or another, it's happening.

"Looks like you have everything," Mom said, "Do you like how you look?"

I adjusted my glasses and stared at my reflection. She had done my make up for me. I kept it simple because I like it that way. My black hair was straightened to perfection; my simple, but elegant, blue dress matched my glasses. I hope I looked beautiful enough for Lucas.

"Lizzie, you ready?" We heard my dad call from down the hall.

"I guess that means your date is here to pick you up," Mom said smiling knowingly at me.

I followed her out into the hall where my dad and Lucas were talking. Lucas looked so handsome in his suit; he hadn't made much effort to tame his messy dark brown hair. He smiled that wonderful stupidly shy smile that I loved when he looked at me. After several standard pictures were taken of us, because there was no way my mom was going to let that go, I finally got to ask him what he thought of me.

"How do I look," I asked nervously.

"Different. Which is good! Good different... uh are you ready to go?" I could see Lucas blushing behind his glasses.

I smiled, "Yeah I'm ready to go." I don't know why, but I swear my parents had strange looks in their eyes when he answered me.

I took his arm and we went out the door to join the others to head out for our fun night.

~...

Going to prom is a strange experience. Everyone thinks it's magical when the reality is that it there's too many people, all clumped together in the center of the gym like some sort of nucleus of a cell, the music is so loud it gives you a head ache after half a second of hearing it, and to top it all off it's never going to be music you actually listen to. But I watched my cousins dance with their loves to the side of the crowd where there was more room, with Lucas sitting beside me, and we were having a fine time anyway. It's not that I didn't know how to dance, I just preferred watching. We even all already got our prom pictures taken; our parents requested them of course.

Lucas and I were talking, as much as we could over the deafening music, about some of our most recent reading material we've found. I didn't even notice Nikki and Drake disappear from the area. It was an hour into the night that the music finally slowed down to an instrumental tune, which was much better than what had been playing.

Lucas offered me his hand, like the perfect gentleman he is, and asked if I wanted to dance with him. I took his hand, I could feel my face get hot, and found a spot away from everyone to dance together.

"I didn't know you could dance," I said.

"My mothers made me learn," He replied shyly, "Said I'd need it someday."