1. Chapter 1 (1/2)

hi guys and happy holidays.

so i recently discovered the gem that is beverly hills 90210 thanks to hulu and i've been obsessing over

enda/dylan coupling ever since. i have no idea what the writers were thinking with the whole dylan & kelly story line so i decided to write my own story.

this is going to take place during 3x27 a night to remember, but in my story the only thing that aligns with the episode was the pre-prom gathering thrown by mr. silver in the hotel room. after that my story line will take over.

i'm not sure if there are any

enda dylan fans out there in fan fiction land, but i felt this story needed to be told. let me know what you think and if anyone is reading this i could be tempted to continue into a story.

enda sighed as she fiddled with the napkin on the table. she looked around at the room and wished she was having a better time. donna and the prom committee had out done themselves with the decorations this year. the room seemed to have a special glow about it, the many balloons and streamers making the room seem almost magical. west beverly had gone all out on a band and even got kathy dennis to perform. it was everything

enda had ever wished prom to be, but here she found herself alone miserable at the table.

she had really tried to be upbeat about her date tony miller that evening. she put extra effort in her hair and make-up to try and compensate for her last minute dress choice.

enda hoped she was giving off an un-bothered vibe that evening, but on the inside she was still

oken up over dylan. regardless of her single relationship status, she found her-self having an okay time. she laughed at steve's corny jokes and posed for pictures with the gang in the hotel room, even surprising herself by indulging in a glass of champagne or two.

she thought she was doing really well until she saw dylan and kelly dancing. the sudden rush of sadness caught her off guard. the smile she was trying desperately to keep up vanished from her face. for months she had tried to bury her feelings and move on like he had, but she just couldn't get over him.

he looked amazing in his tux, she noticed his hair was longer and a care free smile graced his face. she watched dylan spin kelly around and start to laugh.

enda hadn't seen a smile like that on him in a while. she couldn't help but wonder if it was because of kelly.

"are you going to stare at them all night?" tony asked her

eaking her concentration. she looked up through her lashes at him, giving him a quick smile. she was about to apologize until he started to speak.

"i get it. trying to move on can be a bitch." he admitted softly looking around the room.

enda watched as tony looked around until his eyes stopped on a girl in a yellow dress. she was a pretty blonde,

enda recognized her from the cheer squad. the girl, sarah, was surrounded by a couple of other cheerleaders, but looked to be dateless.

enda racked her

ain trying to remember any details about the couple.

the beverly hill gossip mill was reporting that the jock and the cheerleader split a couple weeks ago.

enda didn't want to ask the specifics of the relationship, she knew first-hand how complicated things could get.

enda glanced back at tony and realized he was looking at her. she smiled softly and held out her hand. wordlessly she led him to the dance floor and wrapped herself up in his arms. the slow beat of don't dream its over was playing through the speakers; it was a perfect song for them to dance to.

closing her eyes she leaned her head on tony's shoulder. she tried to block out all the horrible things that had happened to her these past couple months and try to enjoy prom. this was one of her last high school moments besides the graduation ceremony. she wanted to make sure this dance with tony was memorable.

while dancing she couldn't help but to compare the obvious differences between dylan and tony. tony reminded her of the boys back home in minnesota. with his

oad shoulders and muscular arms

enda felt comfortable in his arms. even though being with tony felt great, it was nothing compared to being held by dylan. she missed the intensity of his hugs, dylan used to hug her so tight sometimes she felt like she couldn't

eathe.

enda chastised herself and stopped before she got swept up in the past. this was supposed to be a dylan free moment. she intentionally made sure she wouldn't have to see dylan or kelly while dancing with tony.

enda's mom had reminded her of the magic of prom earlier while they were shopping. this moment she was having with tony was just liked her mom described. slowly

enda pulled back and looked at him. she gave him her first real smile all night. "you know i never got to say thank you." she confessed to him, "i've had a really great time. i didn't think anyone was going to ask me."

"please i wasn't going to sit back and let the prettiest girl in school not go to prom." tony responded, joking with her. "i couldn't let that happen."

enda smiled looking down; she took a deep

eath and fiddled with the flower on his suit coat. tony was cute enough and was saying all the right things. but she couldn't get her mind off of dylan.

catching her by surprise tony spun her around and dipped her little. he was a fantastic dancer.

enda let out a laugh, "who knew a jock could be such a good dancer? any girl would be lucky to have you as a date."

tony raised an eye

ow at her statement and started to speak, "i'm serious." she said cutting him off and shaking her head trying to snuff his doubts, "i'm confident a certain blonde would agree with me."

enda gestured her chin in the direction of the girl from earlier. she was watching them dance while her friends gossiped in the background.

enda recognized the forlorn look on her face; it was one she wore well. sarah looked away when she noticed tony and his date starring at her trying to give off the impression she wasn't starring.

"why don't you ask her to dance?"

enda offered suddenly as the song they were dancing to came to an end.

enda recognized the new tune playing it, was a popular song at the moment. the melody reminded her of the drives she and dylan used to take along the coast.

tony looked over at sarah in her yellow dress and his heart jumped into his throat why would this song be playing. 'their song' the little voice in his head reminded him. he glanced over at

enda and stared at her. this was senior prom he didn't want to ditch her in the middle of it.

"i don't know… i couldn't. plus i don't want you to sit out. it's your prom too." he said looking at her, but his gaze quickly went back to sarah.

"to be honest tony, i think i'm all promed out. i'll just grab a taxi and head on home." she confessed leaning up and kissing his cheek in goodbye. "thanks for an amazing night."

"but it's early." he exclaimed looking at his watching, trying to stop her. "one more dance."

"my night couldn't get better than it already has. i might as well bow out on a high." she confessed.

tony caught her hand giving her one last look, making sure she's okay.

enda smiled softly and squeezed his hand. "i'm fine really. i'll see you in school." she said softly.

tony watched shocked as she made her way through the crowd. he kept his eyes on her until she started to gather up her purse and other belongings.

enda walsh was really one in a million.

enda grabbed her purse off the chair and picked up the crumbled napkin from earlier and threw it in. she turned around just in time to see tony leading sarah out to the middle of the floor and start to dance. they made eye contact once more and they both smiled.

enda waved as he mouthed thank you in her direction.

it made her feel good that at least one of them would be able to have a moment with someone they loved at prom.

enda turned in the direction of the exit and started walking towards the door. she didn't see

andon or her friends anywhere. she finally spotted everyone by the stage talking and laughing. her chest gave a twinge of sadness when she realized she was left out again.

ever since that day in the park things had changed for

enda. she was more reserved and less trusting with everyone. in return it seemed like all of her friends had formed these secrets recently and she wasn't included. no one had intentionally chosen sides, but the lines were drawn.

enda hadn't even noticed the tears slip from her eyes and down her cheek. her hands reached out to

ush the marks away before anyone could see. quickly, she made her way towards the doors of the ballroom. as she reached the door,

enda turned and took one last look around the room. 'senior prom', she thought looking around trying to be excited, but couldn't muster up any joy. she knew this night couldn't even hold a candle to the spring dance.

enda pushed through the doors and made her way to the lobby. her heels made a clicking sound over the tile floor. she could still hear the music bumping from the ballroom. reaching out she gripped the banister as she made her way down the steps to the exit, thinking about the spring dance again.

"best night of my life." she said softly, starting to cry.

enda remembered that night like it was yesterday. the combination of her dress, the hotel, the music, the evening was perfect. not to mention finally sleeping with dylan. getting lost in the memory,

enda didn't hear the ping of the elevator doors opening to the lobby.

from inside the elevator, dylan saw the flash of her dress as

enda sped by. she was walking so fast he barely made out the tear marks on her face. "

enda." he called, stepping out of the elevator and towards her.

quickening her pace,

enda ignored him and kept walking to the doors. maybe he'd get the hint and leave her alone like he left her.

dylan frowned momentarily at her

ush off and rushed after her. he knew

enda could hear him calling her name. there were only a few other patrons in the otherwise deserted lobby that evening. it was a little after nine and prom was just getting started, but dylan was ready to leave the minute the gang walked into that ball room.

being surrounded by people he really didn't like listening to some singer he didn't even know was not how dylan wanted to spend his time. the combination of alcohol being served earlier and

enda walking in on the arm of tony miller instantly ruined any good mood he was going to have. he knew it was wrong for him to be jealous, but his stomach churned at the thought of

enda with another guy.

even though he was with kelly,

enda was constantly plaguing his thoughts. after that day in the park he hardly saw her anymore and it drove him crazy. he didn't expect to miss her as much as he did. it was like a

enda shaped hole was missing from his life. sure they talked and she opened her home back up to him when his dad died, but it wasn't like before.

"

enda." he called again. dylan sped to catch up with her rapid pace and reached out to halt her by grabbing her on the arm.

"wait a second." he said finally stopping her.

enda immediately

oke out of his hold and stepped off to the side. she tried to discreetly wipe her tears, hoping he didn't realize she was crying.

enda refused to make eye contact, choosing to look at the floor and out the lobby doors.

a few weeks ago he could look into her eyes and know exactly what she was feeling, but standing next to her here, he hadn't a single clue. a part of him knew she was avoiding him, intentionally changing her routine so she didn't have to see him lingering around the halls. he complied keeping his distance, dylan didn't want to cause her more pain.

"did something happen?" he questioned glancing back towards the doors at the prom and back at her. "did miller do something to you?" he asked growing angry.

enda glanced up at the mention of tony's name, 'no." she admitted softly, finally making eye contact. she was instantly swept up in his rich

own eyes. "it's not him. it's nothing really, i'm just being silly."

"it's not just nothing,

en." he said in the same tone she used, "you don't just cry over nothing."

enda took a deep

eath before answering him. it was getting harder to hold up this facade of happiness. when they first

oke up,

enda promised herself he would never see her cry over him. the

eakup was her idea and she had to live with the repercussions of her actions. she was upset that she had

oken her rule of 'no tears' in front of dylan, which was making her more upset. her throat was tightening rapidly and she could barely blink away the tears that were pooling in her eyes.

"look it's not a big deal. i should let you get back to the dance."

enda responded trying to smile. she prayed it didn't look too shaky and that dylan didn't pick up on her voice trembling. she just couldn't catch a

eak tonight. all she wanted to do was go home, take off her heels, and drown her sorrows in a bowl of rocky road.

enda walked away from him turning back around once more as reached the doors. "if you see

andon can you tell him i went home early?" without another word

enda pushed open the doors and walked through them.

"wait, where are you going?" he said surprising himself by pushing open the door and chasing after her. dylan watched her walk to the curb and signal for a taxi. he took the opportunity to look at her without interruptions or judgment. it had been a while since he had been able to do so.

he was always captivated by her legs from the first moment he saw her. tonight they were on display in her short silver dress and shiny shoes to match. her hair surrounded her face like a halo which made a stark contrast between her white skin and dark hair. he frowned noticing she looked thinner, her jawline was more pronounced and cheekbones stuck out making her seem older than eighteen. even with the little changes she was still the most beautiful girl he'd ever seen.

when she

oke up with him he was crushed. his pride would let him grovel and beg for her to take him back like he did before. on the outside he made it seem like he was unaffected by the split, quickly finding a new girlfriend. but on the inside he was still in love with

enda. there were times he was with kelly and the only thing on his mind was

enda. dylan knew it was wrong to think of his ex-girlfriend so often, but he couldn't help it. he ran a hand through his hair and stood next to her on the street corner.

"i was about to head out myself." he said. "can i give you a ride?"