Billy:

What's wrong with me?I thought, throwing yet another shirt onto my bed. I'm Dr. Horrible… I wear the same thing. All. The. Time.

I raked my fingers through my hair and pictured Katie's beautiful face. Then I shook my head. Why couldn't she have asked out Billy instead?

I shook my head again. Just get dressed, Billy Buddy, I told myself Then I immediately regretted it. Don't call yourself that! I scolded before grabbing my goggles and strapping them to my head. You'll just think of… Penny.

I sat down, holding my head in my hands. It still hurt to think about her. It had been over a year, and I still had to fight myself to keep her off my mind. Every time I went to the laundromat, she found her way into my mind.

I sighed and stood up. Doing my best not to think of Penny, I got dressed and walked out the door. As soon as I was out of the apartment, I remembered where to go. I walked to where we said we'd meet and saw her waiting.

Wow… I thought. She looks… amazing. Katie was wearing a royal blue top with a matching purse and earrings. Her long dark jeans looked amazing, and under them was a pair of black leather high-heeled boots. All in all, she was beautiful.

I walked up to her and said, "Aren't we looking lovely?" She jumped in surprise, but smiled when she saw it was me.

"I was beginning to think you weren't coming," she told me as we walked down the sidewalk.

I laughed. "I know I'm a villain, but I'm not an idiot. I know better then to pass up a date with a beautiful girl." Did that just come out of my mouth?

She blushed. "Aw, thanks, Dr. Horrible." Dr. Horrible. Ouch.

I cleared my throat. "Yeah um, about that…"

Her big blue eyes turned to me, waiting for me to continue. I couldn't tell her. I really couldn't. I sighed.

"Where would you like to go?" I asked. She smiled and said, "There's a nice place over there. Do you like Chinese food?"


Katie:

I led Dr. Horrible to my and Tina's favorite restaurant, The Paper Dragon. I walked in, smiling at the familiar scent and scenery. My smile quickly faded when I heard dozens of people gasp.

I looked at Dr. Horrible, who was half-smiling in a nervous way. Then I realized everyone had gasped because of him. I frowned at them and said, "Gosh, you know he's a person like the rest of you." Then I grabbed his hand and walked out the door.

We walked down the street in silence for a few minutes before I said, "Sorry about that."

"Sorry we couldn't go there," he replied. "If you don't want to do this anymore, it's fine."

"You think I don't want to do this because of some rude idiots?" I scoffed. "No, I still would like to. Unless you don't."

"Only if you don't," he said politely. I laughed.

"I hate when people do this, but I do it all the time." We laughed and I said, "I know a place we can go."

We went and got some fried chicken and went to a baseball field. Since it was late in the afternoon, no one was playing, so we sat in the middle of the field and ate.

"Why did we come here?" he asked after a few minutes. I shrugged.

"I don't know. I've always loved baseball fields. Just the way they look and smell always calms me. I have no idea why."

He laughed and I smiled sheepishly. We kept on eating and talking about random subjects. Then I asked him, "What's your real name?"

He froze, a piece of chicken halfway to his mouth. He set it down and said, "W-why do you want to know?"

"Because, if this goes anywhere, I don't want to keep calling you 'Dr. Horrible' all the time."

He looked like he was fighting with himself whether or not he should. I said, "What, is it something embarrassing like Gilbert?"

He laughed. "No, my name isn't Gilbert. It's… William."

"Oh, that's a nice name," I said, hugging my knees to myself. "If it makes you feel any better, my full name is Katelyn Amber Harbor."

"What's so wrong with that?" he asked, taking a bite of chicken.

"Well, with Katelyn it makes me sound like an old lady," I said. "And Amber is… well, I just don't like it."

He smiled and said, "I do."

I blushed a deep red, looking down at my lap and mumbling, "Thanks."

He nodded. I looked at him. William, I thought. I've always loved that name. But he reminds me of someone… I just can't put my finger on it…

"You remind me of someone I know," I said, tapping my face. He choked on his Dr. Pepper a little and said, "Really?" I nodded.

"Yeah… I can't put my finger on it, but I'm sure you do… oh well, I'll think of it someday."

We started talking about why I came to live in L.A. Then we started talking about how he became evil. Anything that would come up in our brains we would talk about. It was just so easy to talk to him.


Billy:

I laughed at a joke Katie told me and realized how much fun I was having. I thought the whole time I would be jumpy because she would recognize me or something, but she didn't.

At about ten we decided it was best to leave. We cleaned up our garbage and left the stadium. As we were walking, I said, "I had a great time."

"I did too," she said. She was looking up at the sky. She really was beautiful.

I cleared my throat. "Um… I would like to do something like this again, wouldn't you?"

She looked at me. "I would love that." There was no joking tone in her voice as there usually was. She just looked me straight in the eye.

I smiled at her and realized we were right outside her apartment. She smiled at me. "I really had the best time tonight." Then I surprised myself by doing something I never thought I would; I leaned over and kissed her cheek.

The look on her face told me she was surprised by my actions as well. I looked down and mumbled, "Sorry… I don't know why I did that."

"Don't be," she told me. I looked at her and smiled. She smiled back. Then she walked down the steps to her apartment. When she had her hand on the doorknob, she turned and blew me a kiss. Then she walked inside.

I stood there, stuck with a goofy smile on my face. Then I did something Dr. Horrible can't do.

"YES!" I jumped into the air happily. Then I looked around to make sure no one saw me and quickly hurried down the street.


Katie:

The next few days passed by quickly and before I knew it, it was Wednesday. AKA, laundry day. I took a basket of clothes to the laundromat and set the basket on top of the washer I had used last time.

While I was putting in two quarters, Billy, the guy I met last time I as here, walked in. I smiled and waved at him. He walked to the washer next to mine and said, "Hey."

"Hey," I said, jumping on top of my washing machine.

"How was your weekend?" he asked, not looking me in the eye for some reason. "Spend it being hit by doors?"

I chuckled. "No, actually, I went on a date."

"No way. How was it?"

"It was… nice. I have a lot in common with this guy. He's really sweet and smart and funny. It was just so easy to talk to him, ya' know?"

Billy nodded, still not looking at me and turned on his washing machine. "You alright?" I asked. Then I smacked myself in the forehead. "Prying again. Sorry."

"No, I'm fine," he said as he sat on his washer. "You never told me who the date was with."

"Oh, you're gonna think I'm nuts, but… Dr. Horrible." Billy gasped, as I knew he would. I quickly said, "Look, he's not like everyone thinks, honest. He's an actual person, just like everyone else in the world. He's really nice, and I really like him."

"Well," Billy said. "If you really like him, I guess that's all that matters, isn't it?" I smiled at him.

"Thanks, Billy. You're the first one to see it like that. Even my own best friend thinks I'm insane."

"She's not wrong," he muttered. I hit his arm and we laughed. We kept on talking until our clothes were done. I started folding them, saying, "I'm glad I met you. You're really nice."

He looked at me. Something about his face seemed a bit familiar. "You look familiar," I said slowly.

He gulped. "Yeah? I get that a lot. Just one of those faces I guess."

"That's probably it." I snorted. "Or maybe I'm just going insane. I told Dr. Horrible the same thing on Saturday." I laughed, and so did Billy, although his was a little late and seemed forced.


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