Author's Note:

Time for another installment in the Garfield series. Time for some funtastic stories with Garfield and all of his friends! So without further ado, let's begin the show!

Our story opens as we see Garfield sleeping in his bed as usual as you can plainly see.

"Guess what Garfield?" Jon came up to his cat "It's time for another checkup at the vet."

"I wonder what she'll remove this time." Garfield sighed.

"Any last words?" asked Jon "If you could talk that is."

"Just a quote from my Uncle George." Garfield looked up at Jon "I regret that I have but nine lives to serve my country."

"Come on Garfield." Jon picked up Garfield and put him in his pet carrier. "Time to go."

"Lord give me strength." He looked at the sky.

Jon strapped Garfield on the front seat of the car and they drove to the vet's office. Jon walked into Liz's office.

"Hello Liz." Jon raised his eyebrows at the vet.

"That's Dr. Wilson to you buddy!" She poked Jon's stomach. "Now if you'll excuse me, I'm gonna look at Garfield."

Liz started checking up on Garfield. Jon once again, decided to start up an awkward conversation.

"Actually doc," Jon said "Garfield doesn't really need a checkup, it was just an excuse to see you again."

"Oh Garfield." Liz hugged Garfield "I didn't think you cared."

"Looks like you've been outloved Jonny." Garfield smugly smiled at Jon.

While Liz kept checking up on Garfield, Jon decided to start up another conversation.

"Tell me doc," He said "If we were married, would be Mrs. Jon Arbuckle or Doctor Mrs. Jon Arbuckle, or Doctor Mrs. Liz Arbuckle or..."

Liz slammed her head on her table and started crying.

"I pains me when a grown doctor cries." Garfield looked at Liz with pity.

Liz stopped crying and continued with Garfield's checkup. Once again, Jon tried to start up another conversation.

"So doc, wanna go out for lunch?" Jon asked her.

"No." answered Liz.

"Brunch?" Liz got more angry.

"How about sharing a bag of chips from the snack machine in the hallway?" He asked again.

Liz got even more furious and grabbed Jon by the shirt.

"Listen Arbuckle." She said "How many times to I have to clarify that I will never go out with you!"

"Try beating him senseless." Garfield stared at them.

"And besides," Liz put her hands on her hips "What pray tell, would you do on this date?"

"I'd just love to hold your hand and gaze into your eyes." Jon answered.

"I'd like that." Liz smiled.

"It's amazing what you can do when you stop playing games." Garfield smiled.

"Alright!" Jon cheered.

Later that night, Jon was getting ready for his date with Liz. He was showing himself in front of Lyman.

"Well Lyman," Jon asked his roommate "How do I look?"

"Pretty dashing." Lyman gave a thumbs up "You're bound to win that lady's heart. Good luck."

Jon went outside and into the car. He drove to Liz's house.

"Oh boy!" He cheered "My very first date with Liz! This is gonna be so great. I hope she likes the candy I bought for her."

Jon turned to the backseat when he saw Garfield sticking his head into the candy. Luckily, none of them were chocolates.

"Garfield?!" Jon shouted "Oh no! You're not ruining my date! I am taking you home Garfield!"

Garfield showed Jon a tie he was carrying in his mouth and put it in his left paw.

"I get to go with you and the tie lives." He showed his sharp claws.

"Oh my favorite tie." Jon looked at the tie "Whaddya say we double date?"

Jon and Garfield arrived at Liz's apartment. Jon got out of the car and went upstairs to Liz's door.

Jon rang the doorbell to Liz's room. She came out wearing a tight, black dress.

"Hey Jon, you made it." She sardonically said.

"Good evening Liz." Jon wrapped Liz's arm around his own "I have a wonderful time planned for us. We'll have dinner, go to a movie, and so many more great things to mention."

Garfield showed his face and smiled through the car window.

"That's one of the unmentionables." Jon looked at Garfield.

Garfield went with Jon and Liz on their date.

During dinner, Jon and Liz ate a fancy resturant, but Garfield escaped from his leash on the pole (he got free with help from his front paw), snuck into the bistro, and kept filling up on breadsticks and leaping from table to table and eating everyone's food.

"GARFIELD!" Jon grabbed his cat "What're you doing in here?!"

Just then, the manager came right up to Jon.

"Listen pal!" He grabbed Jon by the shirt "We have a strict no pets policy, so get out of here!"

Jon tried to explain "But sir, I-"

The manager tossed Jon right out of the bistro and threw Garfield into Jon's arms as well.

"Well that went better than expected." Jon rolled his eyes.

Then, Liz came right out of the bistro. She was shouting out at the manager.

"Well who wants to go to your snooty little bistro anyways?!" She shouted. "Great, I finally go to a decent place to eat and I get kicked out."

"Liz," Jon begged "I-"

"Don't sweat it Jon." Liz rolled her eyes "Could happen to anyone. Now, lets go to the movies."

Jon, Liz and Garfield went into the movies. Jon snuck Garfield into the theater. But before they could get into the screening, Garfield leaped out of Liz's purse and started eating most of the food from the snack bar. This caused Jon and Liz to be kicked out of the theater before they could even see the previews.

Finally, they went back to Liz's apartment. Jon walked Liz to her front door.

"Liz listen," said Jon "I'm sorry about all this. I didn't invite Garfield at all, he just showed up and-"

"No Jon it's okay." Liz sighed "As far as dates come and go, that was pretty interesting."

"Really?" Jon gulped "You think so? Well I-"

Just then, Garfield started honking the cars' horn loudly.

"GARFIELD!" Jon shouted "IF YOU DON'T STOP HONKING THAT HORN NOW! I WILL RIP IT OUT OF THE WHEEL AND SHOVE IT RIGHT UP YOUR-"

Just then, Liz's door slammed shut.

"Liz?" He asked.

Author's Note:

Jon got a date with Liz, but it didn't exactly turn out the way he hoped it would! Oh well. There are more fish in the sea, and Jon is one desperate and hopeless fisherman. Stay tuned for the next story!