Description: Shooting stars may be amazing but not as amazing as the wish they granted.

Gina rushed nervously to the Tripp's house where Lucas had told her to meet him. She was wearing a knee-length, forest-green strapless dress with a black belt around her waist. She carried an emerald-green clutch handbag in her right hand whilst her left hand busied itself with her hair which fell to her shoulders in soft curls and was secured by sequinned hair grips.

She reached her destination and knocked on the door. Whilst she waited, she removed her green ballerina pumps and massaged her feet. She inwardly praised her decision not to wear her heels as her feet were already aching.

Jessica answered the door and let out a little squeal when she saw Gina. "Wow, you look amazing!" She then yelled up the stairs, "Lucas, are you ready? Gina's here!"

Gina smiled, stepping gracefully over the threshold and into the warmth. All of a sudden, they heard a thud and a muffled "Ow!"

"Lucas, seriously, I know you want to see your girlfriend but doors do have handles which you're supposed to turn, creating an opening effect." They heard Toby joke.

"Leave him alone, Toby, he's nervous, even though this is their third or fourth date!" Nick joined in, chuckling.

Gina and Jessica started giggling quietly. It sounded as though Lucas had been so eager to see Gina that he had run straight into the door.

"Wow, you look beautiful," a hushed voice said. Gina looked up and saw Lucas who was staring at her as though she was the only person in the world.

"You don't look so bad yourself."she complimented. He was wearing a dark green shirt and black jeans, somehow managing to make casual look handsome.

He walked down the stairs towards her and offered his arm. " A night of wonders await,my Lady." He said, smiling. Gina smiled back; he was quite possibly the sweetest boy she knew.

" Have fun! " Jessica yelled after them as they left. The couple waved in response and Gina called out, "We will!"

" So what's your favourite Disney film? "

Lucas and Gina were sat in a restaurant, eating a delicious meal which Lucas had insisted on paying for, despite Gina's protestations. Secretly, however, she was pleased.

" Bambi," Lucas answered easily. " I love seeing all the woodland creatures, especially Flower. "

" Your favorite character is a skunk!?" Gina asked incredulously, though she couldn't keep the grin off her face. His obsession with the environment was becoming very endearing to her.

" Mine's Pinocchio; I love Jiminy Cricket." Gina smiled. "I suppose we'd better get going." She added sadly. Their date had gone by a lot quicker than she had expected. Lucas nodded and, linking hands, they left the restaurant, having already paid for their meal.

The couple walked down the street when Lucas stopped suddenly and gazed up at the sky. "I used to stargaze all the time when I was a kid," he explained to Gina. "I always got really excited whenever I saw a shooting star. "

Gina smiled reminiscently, having also stargazed in her childhood. For a long time, it was the only thing she would do.

Flashback

As long as Gina could remember, she had wished for a friend. That wish had come true the moment she arrived in Venture Falls and had met Jessica. Now, however, at the age of twelve, she had a very different agenda.

She sat at her window as she did every night without fail and looked for a shooting star, having always believed that her wish was more likely to come true if she wished on a shooting star.

She spotted one, a flash of white streaking across the midnight-black sky, and began to recite the rhyme which had embedded itself into her head from an early age:

"Starlight, star bright, first star I see tonight. I wish I may, I wish I may, I wish I might. Have the wish I wish tonight." She chanted, squeezing her eyes shut as she made her wish...

End of Flashback

Lucas suddenly grabbed hold of Gina's arm and pointed up into the sky. "It's amazing, isn't it?" He asked ,regarding the sky with awe.

"Yes," Gina agreed, smiling gently. "But it's not as amazing as the wish it granted." Lucas looked curious so she elaborated, "I wished that the one I loved would love me too."

Lucas approached Gina and gently kissed her. When they broke apart, he whispered, "I love you, Gina."

Resting her head against his shoulder, the couple continued to watch the starry sky as Gina replied, "And I love you too, Lucas."