Okay, since a few of you (VictoriousGlorious, AJ Kenobi, and LovelyKat) requested that I write more Bat stuff, or that I continue with this story, I am..sort of. Late last night, or early this morning, I whipped up a few more one-shots to continue along with this little "storyline" if you can call it that. Anyways, after this one there will be three more... Hope you like 'em! Feel free to leave a review! :)

As soon as the bell signaling the end of class rang, Beck hopped up out of his seat and made a bee-line to Cat, who was bent over in her seat, stuffing a book into her bookbag.

His eyes darting around the room. He noticed Jade watching him from where she was across the room. He just raised his eyebrows at her and mouthed 'what?' She just rolled her eyes and left the room as quickly as she could. Beck turned his attention back to Cat.

"Hey, Cat?" he said nervously. She blinked up at him and gave him a heart-stopping grin.

"Oh hey Beck, how are you?" he shrugged and tilted his head to the side slightly.

"I'm doing pretty good."

"Well that's…good!" Cat said, throwing her arms in the air. Beck noticed that her pink baby doll tee rose slightly, revealing a bit of her stomach. He forced himself to look back up into her eyes and laughed along with her.

"Yeah, so…" he trailed off, shoving his hands in his pockets and staring down at the ground. "I was just wondering if you were doing anything this afternoon."

"Um…" Cat glanced up at the ceiling, deep in thought. Beck silently prayed that she didn't have anything planned, or he would be crushed. After a long minute of thinking, Cat smiled at Beck. "I'm free! Why what are you doing?"

"Well that's the thing," Beck began, trying to keep a smile on his face. "I was kind of hoping me and you could head over to Nozu."

"Hey that rhymes!" Cat cried out, covering her mouth with her hands and giggling. Beck couldn't help but to chuckle as well. Her laugh was just so contagious. "And that sounds like fun! Is it just going to be me and you?"

"I hope." Beck replied, running a hand through his hair. "So I'll pick you up at say, five o'clock?"

"Five o'clock." Cat stated, staring at Beck with a serious expression on her face. Beck furrowed his brow and stared back at her.

"What?"

"You told me to say five o'clock, so I did."

"Oh, wow. I didn't mean it like that. I was asking if five o'clock was a good time to pick you up."

"Oh, of course it is!" Cat bounced up and down a bit when she said this, her red ponytail bouncing as well. She threw her arms around his neck and hugged him, then scampered off towards the door. She paused, then turned around to face him.

"So I'll see you at five," she confirmed, smiling.

"It's a date," Beck answered, smiling back. Cat winked at him, then disappeared into the hallway. Beck clapped his hands and pumped his fist into the air, shouting 'Yeah!" excitedly. He didn't think he'd ever been that happy in his lifetime. He closed his eyes and wiggled his hips a little, humming to himself. After about a minute of celebration Beck realized how stupid he must've looked and immediately stopped. He slowly opened his eyes and looked around the room, hoping nobody had shown up for class. Unfortunately, Sikowitz had returned from wherever he'd run off to, and was now staring at Beck with an amused expression on his face while he drank from a coconut. Beck just pressed his lips into a firm line and grabbed his things. He kept his head down and mumbled goodbye to the teacher as he walked past him.

Beck stood in front of the bathroom mirror in his parent's home as he ran his hand through his hair for the millionth time since he'd gotten home. He had spent the last hour and a half picking out an outfit and styling his hair. He had gone for a pair of loose, baggy jeans and a cream colored sweater. A pair of green toms were on his feet, and a light green scarf was around his neck. His hair had been pulled back into a low ponytail and secured with a white hair tie he'd stolen from his mom's room. He usually didn't dress like this, but he had decided to try something different since he was making a huge change in his life by going on a date with Caterina Valentine. Besides, Beck had been experiencing a lot of firsts lately. His first mall trip with Cat, his first time giving fashion advice, and today was his first time ever asking a girl out. Out of all the relationships he'd been in and all the dates he'd had, the girl had always made the first move. Beck had absolutely no experience with asking a girl out, and yet he was successful. Now he figured there was nothing he couldn't do.

He glanced at the time on his phone, and decided he might as well head over to Cat's house. It was a fifteen minute drive, and he didn't want to risk being late. Even though it was only four-thirty, Beck left the room and went out to his car. He sand along to the radio while he drove. He was just in that good a mood. He hadn't felt like this in a while. When he was with Jade, he always felt like there was a dark cloud hovering over their relationship. Even when they were having a great time and he looked into her eyes and saw them full of love, he knew it wouldn't last forever. Eventually he would do something "wrong" and his Jade would disappear, leaving that empty shell full of rage in her place. He knew he didn't have to worry about that with Cat. With her, what you saw was what you got, and Beck loved that about her.

His car pulled into the driveway and he climbed out. With every step he took he felt his heart beating harder and faster, but he didn't mind. It was a good feeling.

He rang the doorbell, and a short woman with big brown eyes and short brown hair answered. She smiled warmly at Beck.

"Hello Beck," she said, "Come in. Cat's still getting ready."

"Thanks Mrs. Valentine," he said before entering the house. He sat down on the cream-colored couch and stretched out. Cat's mom appeared beside him.

"Would you like anything? Lemonade, brownies?"

"Oh, no thank you." Beck gave the woman what he hoped was a friendly smile, and she left the room. He took a minute to glance around the room. There were a bunch of photos hung up on the walls. Mostly landscapes, but there were a few family pictures as well. Beck thought he saw a picture of Cat hanging just a few feet away. He stood up and went to go investigate it. She appeared to be about twelve years old, holding a sparkly pink baton and smilng widely at the camera. Her hair was still brown then. Beck thought she looked beautiful no matter what her hair color was, but he did like the red. It suited her, to say the least.

He heard someone giggling behind him, and turned around to see Cat covering her smile with her hands. He was taken aback at her appearance. She was wearing a gold, Japanese-style wrapped tunic with black embroidering and a solid black mini-shirt that showed off her tanned legs. She had a pair of black ballet flats on, and her bright red hair had been pulled back into a tight bun, with two black chopsticks holding it in place. A small section of hair had been left out and curled, and hung down over one eye. Beck felt his jaw drop slightly. It seemed that every time he saw he she looked even more beautiful than before.

"I figured since we were eating Japanese that this was appropriate," she said, smoothing down her top. She pulled at the hem of her skirt and smoothed her hair down. Beck had yet to say anything; he was still in shock. "So, how do you think I look?" she asked nervously, pulling at her skirt some more. Beck took a few seconds to get himself together before he responded.

"I think you look amazing." Cat batted her eyelashes at him and smiled wider than Beck had ever seen her smile. "Are you ready?" she bit her lip and nodded.

"Definitely."