Everyone had a date to prom but Van.
I mean, obviously, she wouldn't go with a man so it's not like she cared but even Misty was going with someone and she wasn't sure how to feel about it.
You two talked about it and you gather your strength and asked her if she wanted to go with you. Initially she said no but after thinking it for a while, she accepted.
You two were best friends so it wasn't weird or anything, Van was completely sure that you only invited her out of pity. She liked you since middle school but you were straight, there was no way you asked her because of anything else.
Right?
You got to prom, Van wearing a suit and you wearing a cute dress and both of you started to dance. She hold you by the waist, you wrapped your arms around her neck when a Jeff Buckley song came in and you started slow dancing.
"I'm actually having fun" she said, smiling a little "I know you only invited be because you felt sorry but just, thank you anyway"