A/N: So, here goes another chapter! I hope this one doesn't disappear, as many recently uploaded chapters seem to be somehow deleted or whatever...

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"We're going wherever the road leads us to. Or not, but it sounds more dramatic that way. Come on, let's hop off here. I know a few places nearby."

The blonde, now quite feistier, got up and headed outside the metro, followed by the older woman.

"What kind of places are you leading me to?"

"Drinking places, of course!"

"In that case, I'm sorry, but I'll take the subway back. I don't do drinks when I'm sad. Last time I tried, I ended up crying myself to dehydration. That whole drinking-to-forget thing doesn't work with me. Plus, you're way too young to be drinking!". Allison turned around to leave, but was interrupted by the girl, who quickly got hold of her wrist and pulled her back.

"Ok, ok, fair enough! No drinks, then. What about dancing when you're sad? Got any problems with that?"

"No, not really. I used to enjoy dancing, actually. Haven't done it in a long time, though."

"That's it, then. We're gonna dance ourselves to oblivion. Okay, that sounds bad, but if you dance enough, you can actually get quite numb, or at least too tired to think of anything, Sounds like a good plan."

The younger girl guided her companion to a somewhat hidden, but still nice place a just a couple of blocks away. "They play some groovy music here", she explained, after seeing the questioning look she was being given by the brunette. "Plus, it's not that crowded in week-days, and we'll have more room to dance."

And so they danced, swaying their bodies to the beat of the songs they heard, not really caring whether they were making fancy steps or what, both trying their harder to shake all the stress away.

After a while, the mysterious blonde leaned closer to the other girl's ears and nearly shouted to be heard above the music: "I've gotta hit the loo! Be right back", and left.

As if on cue, a tall , good-looking guy approached Allison, who started to get a bit nervous being left alone in that unknown place. He, too, was shouting to be heard. "Hey!"

"Hey..."

"Your friend... is she with someone?"

"I... I don't think so". The woman actually felt relieved that he didn't want anything with her. But, surprisingly, she didn't really like the idea of her newfound friend being with him, either.

"Good. I was hoping I would get my way with her. What's her name"

"Uhm... I don't know."

"Oh, come on! If you don't wanna help me with her, that's fine, but at least don't lie to me..."

"But I'm not lying, I really don't know her name."

"Seriously? You want me to believe that you're in a club dancing that close to some girl whose name you don't even know like you were best friends? Ass."

This line didn't actually annoy the med student; instead, it made her laugh at the absurdity of the situation she was in. Thankfully, she was saved from further questions by the return said girl. The boy, then, proceeded to try and talk her into being with him. That try, however, lasted less than two minutes, as the blonde made it quite clear (in as a polite way as was possible) that she wasn't interested in being with anyone that night. Thus, the guy left them, probably to try his luck with someone else.

"You really didn't want anything with him? He was quite handsome."

"I know, but no."

"Why not?"

"Because, as I told him, I'm not in the mood for being with anyone tonight."

"Not because you didn't like him?"

"Nope."

"Nor because... you don't actually like boys?", the older woman asked, bringing her mouth closer to the girl's ear.

"Again, no. But that doesn't say anything other than the fact that that wasn't the reason why I didn't want to stay with him."

Knowing she wasn't going to get a straight answer unless she asked directly what she wanted to know, Allison decided to take a chance. After all, it wasn't like she was going to have to deal with the reaction she might get for a long time: they'd never see each other again after that, right?

"So... do you like boys?"

"Yup, I do."

'Okay, I was wrong then.'

"What about girls?"

"I like girls too, if that's what you mean."

'Not that wrong!'

"What about you?"

The brunette should have seen that coming, since she was the one to start questioning her companion's sexual preferences, but she was a little baffled by the question anyway. But, again, she thought she could as well tell the truth.

"Me too. Both."

Looking at each other, they shared a shy smile, before falling into silence. Trying to ignore the awkwardness that had settled in, both girls went back to dancing, avoiding each other's eyes. After a while, though, Allison felt the blonde tug at her wrist to call her attention.

"Let's go get a drink", she said, inclining her head towards the bar, and earning a not-amused glance for her companion. "What? There are non-alcoholic drinks, you know? I'm thirsty!"

Opening their way trough the other dancing people, they reached the bar and sat down, the younger one ordering a soda, the older getting contented with a bottle of water. Both girls sipped their drinks silently, now and then fidgeting with their hair, earrings, necklace or whatever kept their hands busy.

"You know, I lied to that guy."

The med student was lost in her own thoughts, being startled when the other girl directed her speech to her again.

"Uh... what?"

"I lied to him, and to you too, when I said I didn't want to be with anyone."

"Oh... Why?"

The blonde got up from her stool and stepped towards the brunette's, until she was standing very close to her, effectively trapping the young woman between her body and the bar. A shiver ran down Allison's spine, and she didn't know whether it was because of the proximity of the girl's body or the intensity of the gray-blue eyes set firmly on her.

"Because I didn't want to be with anyone, except for this one person... you."

While speaking, the blonde had moved her face closer and closer to her older counterpart, so that, at the last word, they were only an inch apart. For a few moments they stood like that, each feeling their own hitched breathing and that of the other. The brunette felt she was unable to think straight, or, for that matter, to move, either towards the girl or away from her.

'Damn this girl! Such a tease, but won't do a thing unless she knows exactly where she's treading.'

The whole problem was: not even Allison knew exactly what went through her mind. She felt clearly attracted to her young companion, but didn't think she was ready to be with anyone that soon. And all she could do was to stare at the lips so close to hers that it was almost painful not to kiss them.

The blonde, however, took the stare as a sign, and closed the gap between them. Their kiss was soft, yet not shy; it was tender and sensual at the same time. When it was over and they looked each other in the eye, however, the brunette was visibly shaken.

"I- I'm sorry, I shouldn't... I've gotta go."

Allison managed to free herself from the teenager's grasp and walked away, the girl too taken aback to do anything to stop her.

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A/N: This closes one part of the story. How do you like it?

Also, that means I could simply end it here, leaving it completely AU. Or I could try to go forward in time and reach the timeline of the show. So, what will it be?