Clarke's POV:
The night had finally arrived for Prom and everyone knows that the 'Prom King and Queen' gets announced at the end of the dance. I don't care much about that, it's only a stupid crown.
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Bloody Murphy didn't ask Raven to prom and Raven is too chicken to ask him. At least Shaw had the decency to whip up the question to Raven. At first Raven was unsure but I convinced her to say yes by giving her a nudge, since I was standing right next to her when Shaw asked.
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O and Raven come home with me after school to get ready. (Don't ask me why it's always my house.) We love getting organised together, especially for occasions like this.
The time catches up to us and it strikes 5:30. Finn will be here soon. I'm not sure why but I became incredibly nervous, Maybe it was because Finn is arriving soon or if it's because Lexa will be there. I'm wearing a classic white dress with floral laces on it, sort of like a wedding dress. Raven's rocking the red dress and O is wearing a basic black one. Bellamy is coming to pick Raven and O up to take them, and I'll be stuck in a car for 5 minutes with Finn.
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"How are you feeling, Clarke?"
"Oh... Uhm..." I felt like saying; 'about being in a car with Finn or being in the same room as Lexa.'
"Good, I think. Maybe a little nervous," I manage to say.
"You'll have a great time with him, I know it." O winks at me.
"Oh, you will too, with your Prince Charming." I wink back at her.
The door bell rings.
"That'll be him!!!!" O yells, totally over-excited about the whole thing.
I open the door to see Finn in a tuxedo and a bow-tie, holding a bundle of roses.
"Wow..." he says, "you look beautiful."
I blush at his words... "thank you, you look great as well."
He smiles. He offers me his hand and I take it. He motions me towards his car as we walk together, hand in hand and he opens the door for me.
He might be a player, but he certainly knows how to treat a woman.
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He starts the car and begins accelerating. I can see O and Raven waving me goodbye at the front door. The radio deafened the silence. I didn't know what to do or what to say. He reaches for my hand and grabs hold of it. I guess it helped break the awkwardness.
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We pull up into a vacant parking space and exited out of the car. He takes me hand again and we enter inside the school's auditorium. The music pumping loud, that it echoes through the whole stadium and the outside surrounding it.
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In the middle of the dance floor, is Lexa, Dancing with Aden. I knew it. I look at the ground, upset that Aden and her are together. I look back over at them and Lexa is looking back at me, she looks down at Finn and my hand formed together, she looks away.
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"Would you like a drink?" Finn asks,
"Just some water would be great, thanks."
He nods and walks towards the drink stand, leaving me standing by myself.
"Hey," someone says behind me, I turn to face them.
It's Lexa. Wow, did she look incredibly beautiful in her black dress.
"Hey," I smile. A smile I can't seem to control when I see her.
"You look amazing," she smiles, looking at me up and down.
I blush, "thank you, you look beautiful too." Oh shoot, did I just say 'beautiful?'
Her lips curl up, into a smile. "Would you like to dance?" She asks,
"I'd love to."
I can't help myself, I don't care if anyone sees us, or judges us. I just want to be with her, to feel her touch.
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I follow her onto the dance floor. She stops in an area where no one else is. She turns to face me, I don't know what to do, so I awkwardly stand in one spot, a metre away from her. She smiles at me and leans in to grab my hand. She moves my hand onto her shoulder, I move my other hand onto her other side. She grabs hold of my waist, and pulls me in closer to her, I squirm a little. My heart beats faster knowing how close I am to her.
"Don't you know how to dance?"
"Never learnt in my life and I don't like dances,"
"Then why did you come?"
"Honestly?" She nods,
"I wanted to see you." I say out of worry.
"Me?" She asks, confused.
"Yes, you."
"I thought you liked Finn."
"He's a great guy... but no, I don't like him."
"Can I ask you something?" I ask,
"Of course."
"Why did you ask me to dance?" Her soft eyes look at me.
"Maybe... I like you. And I thought that dancing would be the perfect way to have you, one on one."
I nod and smile.
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Finn approaches us and says;
"Here's you drink, princess."
"Oh," I move my hands away from Lexa and I step back from her.
"Thanks," he places the cup in my hand and I take a sip.
"Do you want to dance, princess?"
"Uhh," I look at Lexa who slightly nods and lowers her eyes at me to indicate that it's okay. I smile at her and say "Yeah, sure," walking away with Finn.
I didn't want to leave her, I would've stayed with her all night, but I couldn't.
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Finn wraps his arms around my waist as I raise my hands to his shoulders.
"Clarke?"
"Yes, Finn?"
"Did you want me to be someone else." He asks me, I look at him confused... does he know?
"What...?"
"I just... when I asked you, I was surprised that no one had bet me to it. So I'm wondering, were you waiting for someone?"
I look at my feet. The words 'yes' repeated in my head, but there was no way I am going to tell him that I wish he was Lexa.
"No... I'm happy i'm with you, Finn," I lied.
He smiles, "good, I'm glad to hear that."
I faked a smile back at him.
