Hi guys! I've go another Aliea Academy fic for you and it's a collab with the wonderful Vera The Awesome! Make sure to check her out! I had a lot of fun doing this an I hope she did too!

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"Tulip Head!"

"Snow White!"

"Hot Head!"

"Girlie Man!"

"I am not!"

"Are so!"

"Am not!"

And so on and so forth. Earlier, Prominence had arrived on Aliea Academy's practice field to run hissatsus, only to find Diamond Dust already there. As per usual, Burn had demanded they leave and was met with a firm 'no' from Gazel, thus leading to the current argument which had drawn the remaining captains and most of their teams.

"Gazel-sama, Burn-sama, please...why don't you just both use the field?" Reize offered trying to break up the fighting (bringing his voice above a whisper might have helped though).

"YOU STAY OUT OF THIS!" the fire and ice captains screamed. The greenette yelped and leapt back, stammering out apologies.

WHACK! WHACK!

Burn and Gazel groaned and rubbed their heads as Ulvida stood over them with a large paper fan.

"What are you two? Five? Break it up already!" she screamed, planting her hands on her hips.

The two captains just glared at her, suddenly very silent. Being in Gaia, Ulvida probably possessed the most power right after Gran, and neither of them wanted to risk getting in trouble fighting with her - let alone taking another blow from her fan. They both twitched when the girl added: "If you don't learn to play nice, Gaia will be taking over the field!" and muttered a reluctant, spiteful "Fine." Gaia was already the strongest team; they couldn't possibly let them tower over them even more.

Desarm, wisely staying at a safe distance from the bickering captains, simply watched the scene in silence. His arms were crossed and his eyebrows furrowed in annoyance. It was more than clear to everyone – except said captains – that Burn and Gazel were into each other; they just refused to see it because they were idiots. Instead, they resorted to letting their pride and arrogance speak for them, which only lead to more and more arguments these days.

Desarm glanced to his right, taking in a slightly quivering Reize. He was also watching his superiors without a word, though he seemed anything but calm. Desarm's features immediately softened. "Are you okay?"

Reize looked up at him and seemed to ease up. He and Desarm were the only captains without a master rank, resulting in a brotherly bond between them – which mostly consisted of Desarm looking after him and letting the greenette confide in him. "I'm okay," he nodded hesitantly; "I should probably learn to keep my nose out of their business."

"No, I think you did the right thing."

Desarm and Reize both flinched when Gran materialized behind them, sending them each a compassionate smile. "It takes guts to stand up against those two hot-heads," the redhead pointed out with a laugh. "Besides, they fight far too often these days. I daresay they fight more than they play soccer."

"Something should be done about this," Desarm voiced his thoughts, facing the front again. Burn and Gazel had parted to inform their respective teams they were going to share the field, and, as if rehearsed, shot a death glare into Ulvida's back at the exact same time. The girl seemed to scowl for a moment, but silently proceeded her way to the trio.

"We're meant to play soccer and practice to get stronger, but rivalry seems to get a hold of everyone these days," Desarm continued. "Fights ensue everywhere you look. It's going to turn into a blood bath at this rate."

"So what you're saying is that we need a time-out?" Gran asked. He then flashed another smile. "You know, that's not a bad idea. We should ask Father to organize something entirely different from soccer, something that will take everybody's minds off rivalry and surpassing others. If he's the one to give the order, no one will even consider declining."

"What do you have in mind, Gran?" Ulvida asked, now interested as well. She was in on anything that involved keeping the captains of Diamond Dust and Prominence out of each other's hair.

Burn and Gazel, while separated, both turned around to cast another glance on their fellow captains. They frowned in unison when they, along with Ulvida, formed a circle and hunched forward slightly, as if discussing a secret together. What were those four talking about?

Burn growled and stormed over to the group.

"...some kind of big party for older students." Gran finished as he approached.

"Schools throw parties?" Reize asked. He cocked his head to one side in confusion. Gran looked away to hide a blush (Inner Hiroto "He's so frickin adorable!") and shrugged. "Apparently. The one on TV did anyways. It looked like fun."

"What did?" Burn asked, catching the attention of the other captains. By this time Gazel had also made his way over to the group. Gran turned to them.

"The Prom." Burn raised an eyebrow.

"The what now?"

"It's some sort of party where high school seniors gather to have a good time," Gran explained. "You know, there's dancing, there's great food, you get to wear formal attire…"

Burn was about to scoff at that, but Gazel was ahead of him. "We're not high school seniors."

"That doesn't matter," Gran smiled. "We're still teenagers, and I've never seen anyone say no to a party before."

"There's a first time for everything," Burn snapped. "I'm not going to dress up in some monkey suit while I could spend my time training."

Gazel nodded in agreement. Despite the fact that his and Burn's elements couldn't be more opposite, those two thought scarily alike sometimes. "Count me out as well. Soccer is much more important than some stupid party."

"The point of this 'stupid party' is that everybody gets to have some time off," Desarm emphasized sternly. "It's mean to be a small break from soccer and striving to be the best. If we all go, no one's going to get ahead of anyone."

"All the more reason to skip it," Burn smirked. "While you waste your evening partying, I can use the perfect chance to power up." … and surpass Gran, he added in thought.

Gran was little, if at all, impressed by Burn and Gazel's retort. Nothing less from those stubborn mules. "I doubt Father will be happy to hear that," he said almost cheerfully. "Because I'm sure he'll give us permission for this 'Prom', to give us something back for working so hard."

Burn and Gazel widened their eyes in disbelief. Gran was gonna go that far…? No one could possibly defy their Father if he was to give the order. Leave it up to that bastard of a Gran to use that weak point to his advantage.

Gran simply smiled at his fellow captains. Their expressions said more than enough. "I take it you're in, then."

"Whatever." Burn scoffed and diverted his eyes, digging his hands into his pockets and kicking lazily at the ground. Gran smiled and turned back to the other captains. "So, when should it be?"

"Soon! Before we launch Father's 'Invasion' next month. We need to relax a little." Ulvida offered. Gran nodded.

"Sounds fine to me. I'll run it by Father and see when he thinks we should do it." Everyone nodded then a light bulb went off in Ulvida's head.

"What about dates?" the other captains eyed her confusedly. "What does fruit have to with this stupid thing?" Burn asked. Ulvida frowned and planted her hands on her hips, giving Burn a look.

"Not the fruit, idiot. I mean dates as in someone to be your partner for the Prom. In all the movies I've ever seen, you need a date to go to the Prom, but we don't have enough girls." The blue and white haired girl finished, crossing her arms over her chest. The others thought for a minute. There weren't many girls in Aliea Academy at all, definitely not enough for everyone to partner up. However, there were some pretty girly looking guys...

"What's wrong with going with a guy?" Gran asked. "People go as friends all the time, not that it's a problem or anything if you're not going as friends."

Burn gave him a shocked look, jaw against the floor, Ulvida looked intrigued, Desarm and Gazel looked confused and Reize had gone completely red. Ulvida was the first to recover.

"Works for me. But nobody can say 'no', you know, to avoid broken hearts." She grinned evilly and winked. "And one of 'em has to wear a dress."

Gran let out a chuckle. "Even when they're just going as friends?"

"Of course," Ulvida nodded, and before any of the other captains could object, all of their teammates had slithered in on them, curious to see what kind of conversation was keeping their leaders from playing soccer.

"A dress? Who's gonna wear a dress?"

"Whoever's going to this 'Prom', apparently…"

"I've heard of that! It's some sort of party when…"

"… and dates! We get to pick dates! Ulvida-sama said so!"

"Seriously? Hey, would you like to…"

And suddenly, couples started to form all over the place. Most of the teenagers resorted to picking someone from their own team, but there were also players who started to mingle with each other, happily setting their differences aside for the Prom. Everybody was clearly psyched about going, and even Nepper, whose sense of competition was only towered by Burn's, snuck a peek to a midfielder from Diamond Dust. When Rhionne caught his gaze, he blushed and looked away, figuring it would be smarter to ask someone else. But when the orange-haired girl approached him and gave him a nod, a smile instantly shone on his face.

Burn watched the scene with disgust. Even his loyal friend had been brainwashed by this ridiculous event… He remembered Ulvida's words and figured he should pick a girl quick, before he would have to go through the humiliation of wearing a dress. Being forced to attend this stupid Prom was already bad enough... "Rean—"

But his best friend had already picked her victim, keeping him a playful headlock with a grin. "You're stuck with me, darling!"

While Heat snickered awkwardly and attempted to escape from her grip, Burn gritted his teeth and looked to the side. Rean would've been closest to perfect to be his date: she was a girl, but she was also very close to him. She was an open-minded girl who was never ever fazed by his unpredictable personality, meaning she wouldn't have had a single problem being his date for one night. She would've known right away it was a platonic gesture. But of course, Burn had forgotten about her soft spot for Heat…

The redhead sighed and eyed his fellow captains, who were also observing their teammates. It soon turned out the six of them were the only ones without a date, leaving them with very few options.

Burn bit his lip and looked around. With only the six of them left, he'd have to pick a fellow captain or Ulvida. Even if she was the only girl left, she was like his older sister and the idea of essentially going on a date with her just seemed...awkward. Then his eyes passed over Gazel and an idea formed. "Wait, we can't say 'no'?"

Ulvida nodded. "Since everyone needs to go anyway, it seems like a good idea."

Burn grinned and promptly spun to face Gazel. "Will you go with me? NO DRESS, CALLED IT!" everyone promptly went silent as their jaws hit the ground. Gazel gaped.

"ABSOLUTELY NOT!"

"Can't say 'no'!"

"I am not wearing a dress!"

"Too bad! I already called not wearing one, so you have to! Plus, you're the girlier one of us!"

"I am not!"

"Are too!"

"Am not!"

The remaining four watched as the fire and ice captains resumed their previous argument. "This is going to be very interesting, isn't it?" Desarm asked. Ulvida nodded, smiling. "They'll work it out. Oh well, wanna go with me, Dezzy?" Desarm shrugged.

"I suppose. We need to attend anyways." the two older players walked off, chatting about whatever. Gran grinned and turned to Reize.

"Guess that leaves us. I'd wear the dress, but I think you'd look better. One of the girls will probably lend you one. See ya." Gran flicked a bang out of the greenette's eyes and walked off the field, leaving a shell-shocked Reize behind. Diam and Pandora slowly walked over to their captain. "Reize-sama, are you alright?" Diam asked cautiously.

Reize fainted.

"Midori-chan!" Pandora cried.

Diam only just managed to catch his captain before he hit the field. He didn't need to ask what had caused Reize to lose his cool when he saw the blush on his cheeks; the greenette was probably both terrified and overjoyed to be the Gaia captain's date.

"He's probably gonna need some help," Diam grimaced, and he looked up at his own date. "D'you think you could lend him one of your dresses?"

Pandora nodded with a smile. "Of course. I'll make him so dashing even Gran-sama will be blown away."