Pearl/Open
She should have known better than to wonder if they would come to the dance, although she thought it was completely possible that James and Will could have already escaped to an empty classroom to 'enjoy each other's company', so she wasn't completely wrong in her wondering.
"Then by all means, lead on..." Pearl said, turning in his arms, as much as she wanted to stay in his embrace instead. She kept one of his hands behind her back for now, holding the hand as she rose on the balls of her feet in order to kiss him on the cheek in greeting now she could actually see him.