So I had a new idea for a story. I usually try to finish other stories before I type new ones, but I couldn't just drop this idea. Hope you all like it!

It's hard to believe that it's only a week until my birthday. I know it seems a little early to be getting so excited, but it's not just any birthday, though. It's my 18th birthday. That's right! I, Nat Wolff, will finally be 18 in one week, and people can stop making jokes about Rosalina, my girlfriend, getting arrested for dating a minor. I know they're joking, and I know it's stupid to get annoyed by this, but after all we've been through, and after three years of being together, she deserves a little more respect than that. Actually, a lot more. I looked at the clock. It was 6:30. 6:30! Crap, I only had ten minutes before I had to leave for school! I jumped out of bed as my phone started ringing. I picked it up as I tried to pull pants on, which only succeeded in helping me fall over.

"Hello?" I said as I got off the floor.

"Hey Nat. Just wanted to make sure you were up for school. Wouldn't want my boyfriend to miss school."

"Thanks Rosalina, but it wasn't necessary today. I've been up for half an hour and am completely ready. In fact, I could walk out the door right now if I wanted to."

"Nat, you're a terrible liar. You probably just woke up and are pulling a shirt on." Rosalina said, which was scarily accurate.

"Are you spying on me?"

"Of course not, I just know you too well after dating you for these past couple of years."

"But to know exactly what I was doing? That's a little scary, Rosalina, even for you."

"I'm sorry."

"It's ok. But I better go. I've got to grab a quick breakfast before I leave for school. We still on for our date after I get out?"

"Of course. Wouldn't miss it for the world." I smiled. I really did have the world's sweetest girlfriend.

"Awesome. Bye. Love you."

"Love you, too, Nat." I hung up the phone, pulled my shoes on, and went out into the main part of the apartment.

"Surprise!" I heard someone yell as I got a flying hug. I wrapped my arms around them.

"Rosalina? What are you doing here?" I asked, laughing.

"What, am I not allowed to surprise my boyfriend and come see him before he has to go to school, and I have to log into my online classes?" Oh yeah, forgot to mention. When Rosalina graduated, she decided that she wanted to take her classes online. She said that she didn't think she was ready for 'dorm life'. I kinda guessed that meant that she wasn't ready to be away from the guys and from me, of course.

We went into the kitchen and shared a quick breakfast.

"So how are your classes going?" I asked her. She smiled as she took a bite of her NBB Pops.

"They're going really well. I'm learning a lot, though none of it's too difficult, so far. And the teachers are really cool about answering questions. Like, they actually get back to you pretty quickly."

"That's awesome. Wouldn't want our Amigos High valedictorian to fall behind." We both laughed. Is it too obvious that I'm proud of her? What can I say? She's accomplished a lot to be proud of.

"Very funny, Nat. How are your classes going?"

"Not too badly, though I think they made a mistake on my schedule. They've given me two foreign languages."

"Oh really? Which ones?"

"Well, the one I chose, French."

"One of the languages of love. Any reason you picked that one?" She asked with a smirk.

"Well doesn't something think they're important?"

"I know I am. But what's the other foreign language?"

"English. I mean, with what she's having us read, it might as well be a foreign language. We just finished Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Did you know that when Juliet's saying 'Romeo, Romeo. Wherefore art thou, Romeo?' she actually isn't asking where he is?"

"No duh, Nat. She's giving a huge speech wondering how out of all the people in the world, why did her Romeo have to Montague, her family's sworn enemy."

"Geez, way to make me feel dumb. Next you're going to tell me that you knew that in Poe's Cask of Amontillado, when the guy builds the brick wall, and pushes the torch in for the guy he imprisoned, it wasn't an act of kindness?" Rosalina just put her head in her hands, but I could tell she was trying not to laugh.

"I'm dating an illiterate."

"I'm not illiterate, I just don't understand these old people and how they wrote."

"Tell you what, next time you're assigned a book or story, call me if you don't understand it. I'd rather try and help you than listen to you get everything all wrong."

"You're the best." I leaned across the table and gave her a kiss, which she gladly returned. After the kiss, I got up, put the bowls in the sink, and walked with Rosalina out of the building. I knew she had to get home to log into her classes, and I had to be getting to school.

"Alright, so I'll see you after school. I'll pick you up and we can head out on our romantic date."

"I can't wait. Can I get a hint about where we're going?"

"You can." I said. She looked at me expectantly, but I just stood there.

"What's the hint?"

"I'm not telling you."

"But you just said!"

"I said that you CAN get a hint. I never said that you WOULD get a hint." She rolled her eyes at me. I may not understand literature, but I definitely have learned my grammar, and how to play with it. Blames the years of music. She gave me the puppy dog face. Big eyes, pouting lip, even adding a little quiver to the lip. Man, she went for the whole package.

"Could you PLEASE give me a hint? PLEEEEASE?"

"Nope." I gave her another kiss. "You'll just have to…" I was interrupted by her phone ringing. She answered it.

"Hello? Yes. Yes. I actually can't really talk right now. Because I'm with Nat right now. I promise I'll come over. How long? But I had a…no, it's fine. See you after I finish my classes for today. Bye." As she hung up, she looked at me with the face that was getting ready to beg me for mercy.

"What's up, Rosalina? Who was that?"

"Oh that? That was nobody. But I do need to ask a REALLY huge favor."

"Anything, what is it?"

"Can we maybe move our date to another night? Maybe tomorrow or something?"

"Why would we need to move it? I thought today was good."

"It was, but I really need to do something, and it has to be today, otherwise…don't worry about it. Just, can we, please? It would mean a lot."

"Is it something for a class?"

"Not re…yes, yes it is." I could easily tell that was a lie, and was stunned. Rosalina had never kept something from me, at least not while we were dating.

"You know what, sure. If it means that much to you, we can have our date another day." She jumped into my arms squealing.

"Thank you so much! I promise I'll make it up to you. I know how hard you've been working to get stuff organized for today. I've gotta run. See you later!" She said giving me one last kiss before running off. I stood there still stunned. What was Rosalina hiding from me?

Dun dun duh! Who was the phone call from? What is Rosalina hiding? Why am I narrating this like a cheesy dramatic movie? Tune in next time for more answers…maybe. Mwahahaha!