'The excursion trip has bin cancelled. We simply don't have the time for it this year.'

Everyone complained and sighed. It was to be expacted but still...

'Well it can't come as a big suprise. We have discussed the matter and since many of you feel so exhausted.' Miss Bria scanned everyones reaction for their dissapointment.

'But Miss Brai, perhaps you could continue about the New years eve Ball since they have a lot to look forward to.' Suggested Master Uruk.

'Yes, yes, the New years eve Ball. We have adjusted your bathrooms. You can order your clothing for the Ball there and hair and make up.'

Zasha looked instantly in love with the newly added features and it suprised Kendric that she didn't immediatly ran off to check them out. Unlike all the boys in the messhall who looked pretty much the same as Kendric did: annoyed.

'Furthermore, we have arranged an intergalactic DJ. No need to worry, he knows how to play your stupid earthly music. It speaks for itself that there will be no alcohol offcourse. And uhm... let me think, oh yes. It id mandatory!'

Miss Bria stood firmly to the ground, ready to put a protest to an end. But there was nothing, it seemed many really wanted to go to this Ball. Not Kendric though. That Yrsa would be his date was like a band Aid on an open wound. Tomorrow it would be chistmas evening. He longed for his family and didn't want to get busy with playing dress up.

Yrsa noticed how Kendric was pondering on his floating disc. She looked worried and Cahya noticed them both.

'Are you sure you want to go with him Yrsa? We all know how he feels about it. It is supposed to be our time off, having fun and all.'

Cahya meant well but Yrsa didn't want to hear another word about it and waved it away. She understood Kendric and where his emotions were coming from and she was determined to give it her best try to cheer him up.

'Do you have a date Zasha?' Asked Candace.

'I have. Turned down many ofcourse as I predicted.'

The girls stared at her and waited for he to drop his name.

'Oh come on girls, Zuberi ofcourse!'

'Ohhhh.' They responded simultaneously, but no one really expacted it to be him.

'So Harlow you and Marcellus?' Zasha asked with a teasing voice.

Harlow blushed and Zasha laughed in a bad girl way. Nothing spontaneous about that.

'So we have Yrsa with Kendric, Cahya with Kenji, Harlow with Marcellus, Candace with Atlas, how about you Gemma and what's up with that Lada girl?'

All eyes pointed at Gemma now. But Gemma stared at the ground.

'Who is Lada' Yrsa asked quickly to redirect the conversation to another subject.

'A girl from our colourclass. To be honest I don't know her that well. We haven't spoken that much.' Cahya answered and searched for Lada in the messhall.

'I have.' said Gemma while the others acted all suprised.

'Like when? She never talks. She is this frigid girl, like a shadow. I have never seen her making small talk with no one like ever!' Zasha noted while busy filing her nails.

'She is actually quite nice once you get to know her. We share a bunkbed.'

It was clear that no one really paid a lot of attention to what either both of them did or slept.

'I know girls like us are not like you, believe me I know. But it doesn't make us uninteresting. Just because we don't do our hair and nails all day, makes us perhaps different, but certainly not ugly. And believe me, we are worth it in getting to know us a little bit better!' Gemma snapped and she stormed off, as she left the girls in their guilt. Not Zasha though, she laughes as only a real snob could.

'To be honest, I don't know this Lada girl either. I got to know you guys and believed we had fun together right? But I am guilty also. I don't even know Gemma that well. I just hang out a lot of the time with the girls from the other colourclasses and was glad with the B.O.T. that I got to know you all a bit better. Even Gemma a little...Should we really feel guilty? I mean, come on, we can't befriend everybody right?' Candace said, which started out insecure but she regained her self-confidence real quickly there.

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Yrsa and Cahya didn't know how to respond but Zasha high fived Candace.

'We could ask Cree if he wants to go with Gemma?' Yrsa suggested.

'We'll do no such thing! Pretty pathetic don't you think? And if any, than ask Maynard since he has no one and the guys probably would want him there.' Zasha said determined.

'No one? Lol, pretty much every single girl in this school wants to go with him. He has someone, believe me!' Yrsa said.

'Yeah everyone besides you right?' Candace noted while signing with her eyebrows.

'I just... I just like Kendric.'

'Oh girl we know! Stating the obvious here!' And Candace shook her head.

'Does anyone know if Cree is going with someone?' Cahya asked.

But no one did. Cree was sitting alone in a corner reading a book as always. Something about intergalactic herbs. Zasha decided to approach him and asked him straightforward if he had a date. Cree felt obviously uncomfortable by her direct approach and quickly shook his head.

'Well than, you go with Gemma! Or Lada. That is up to you!' Zasha commanded him and he crumbled from within getting instant stomach pains by the idea to ask someone on a date.

On the way back to the girls she bend over the table where Kendric with others were having a deep conversation about how the next video should be.

'So, you guys need to take your responsibility. Cree over there, needs friends. And you guys need friends.'

'We are already friends Zasha.'

'Shush now know it all!' She barked at Marcellus wo frowned at her awfull response.

'Where was I? Right, as I said. Be a good friend and arrange for him a date with either Lada or Gemma and while you're at it, arrange than for the girl slash leftover also a date.' Zasha walked away as arrogant as she had approached them leaving the boys in full disbelieve.

'Uhhhh, what the heck just happened?' Maynard asked with disgust in his facial expression and they all bursted out in laughter.

'Can you believe that?' Marcellus asked them while spinning around with his finger near his head, pointing out she was crazy.

'Well, if Lada and Gemma don't have a date. Maybe she is right and we need to do something about that. We don't want anyone to feel left out when we are there with the whole group. And Cree is our friend. We can at least try activate him.' Kenji suggested in all his fairness and Marcellus nodded his heas in agreement.

'Agreed.' Zuberi said, the righteous guy backed up his fellow righteous brother. But the others didn't like the idea at all to mingle in someones personal business.

'Nah, you guys do your thing. I am out.' And Kendric left the table followed by Maynard.

'Ok, so it is up to us. Cree, my man. Come and join us! Where is Atlas?' And Marcellus scanned through the messhall to find him.

Cree joined them and waved at Atlas who as sitting in the back with some guys. He suggested for him to come over.

'What was that all about?' Cree asked in all his innocence.

'Welcome to Zasha's world. But even how crazy this must sound, she is right though. We are a group and need to take care of eachother.' Zuberi said.

'Not me. I am not in your class, I am in purple and certainly not planning on going.'

'Wasn't it mandatory?' Kenji pointed out.

'Yeah, but I show up and leave immediately. What can they do about that? And if they guard the doors or something I act like I have the stomach flue.' And Cree laughed sneeky with his plan A and B in mind.

'O come one Partypooper. Just ask Gemma out.' Marcellus begged him.

'If I would ask anyone, it would be Lada. But she shows no interest into no one,' Cree watched Zasha doing an impression of a queen and he sighed, 'let's just forget about it ok?'

'No! Not ok. You will ask Lada right now and we need to brainstorm about Gemma. Gemma is our friend, she is in B.O.T. also.' Kenji reminded him and brainstormed who he could arrange for Gemma.

'Wow, I never expacted this kind of behaviour from you Kenji.' Marcellus laughed while acting suprised.

Cree got up and approached Lada. He asked her on the spot and she said yes. Cree didn't show any emotion though and just walked away after thanking her.

'Wow, that's cold,' Marcellus noted while he got the shivers from it, 'we Italians, we are build differently you know?' And they laughed but exactly knew what he meant.

'One to go.' Zuberi said while scoping the place out and pointing at some random guys.

The girls joined them and helped them search for a date for Gemma but Gemma had stormed off earlier so maybe it was best first to talk it over with her and Yrsa, Cahya and Candace went looking for her. Minutes later they found her standing outside infront of their school.

'What ya doing Gemma?' Candace asked whike they tried to see if she was crying underneath that orange-blondish hair which was hanging in front of her face.

'I don't want your dates, just leave me be.' She said and she obviously was crying.

'What's wrong Gemma?' Cahya asked concerned.

'I know I am the chubby one you know. The red one if it can get any worse. I am not Zasha or beautiful like you guys. Boy's don't think at me in the way they do with you girls. I am always that scared little bird. Zasha was right, I am a shadow. No one notices me, ever...'

'First of all, I said that about Lada,' Zasha said while she stepped through the portal, 'and second, you are shy and shygirls need help. Not because of your appearance, because well I can help you with that, transform you, you know? But you are shy. Yes just like a scared little puppy. But fortunately for you, I can help you with that also!'

'You had someone in my mind?' Yrsa asked suspicious of what Zasha was upto.

'No, but it's easy. Tell us what's your type. Blond, dark, tall, musculair...?

'How about nice and funny?' Gemma suggested.

'Pfff dull. They need to be handsome and shut their pretty faces. Just be a king to it's queen.'

'Oh Zasha, you can't be that superficial?!?!' Candace asked in total disbelieve but Zasha laughed it away.

'Thanks, I appreciate the help. But I rather go alone than someone will take me out of pity.' Gemma said and she went back inside.

The girls shrugged and followed Gemma back into the school.

'Uhm who is he?' Zasha said while her eyes lightened up by the side of him.

'Oh that's, what's his name. Wait, wait, I know this. Oh yeah that's Zack from Australia aka surferdude. He arrived here just last week.' Candace said.

'Why?' They asked simultaneously.

'I don't know. He just did.'

'Would you want to go to the ball with me my beautiful Alaska princess?' And Zack bend down on one knee while holding a flower up.

Gemma blushed and accepted the invitation by taking the flower from Zack.