A/N: Thanks for the reviews, I'm glad you guys are liking the story so far! Yes this will eventually turn into a romantic story, I just like things being on a slow burn. I'm also trying to keep it as canon as possible so Sam is still with Quinn. Read and Review as always :)

First Non Date

It was no secret that Sam Evans loved his comic books. He loved reading about the heroes, villains, their awesome epic fights, and seeing the superhero kick some major ass. Ever since he had moved to Lima, Ohio, he had been looking for a good comic book store and he had finally found one.

He walked into the comic bookstore and his eyes were immediately drawn to a familiar figure standing in the Marvel section. He was honestly shocked to see Mercedes standing in a comic bookstore; she didn't strike him as the type of girl who would be into comics. He walked over to her and when she heard the footsteps approaching, she turned and looked up at him.

"Hey!" she said, looking surprised and a little embarrassed. "What are you doing here?"

"This is the place where I come for my comic fix. I didn't really see you as the type to be into comics. Especially Marvel," joked Sam as his eyes ran over the comics in front of her.

"Let me guess, you're a DC guy right", shot back Mercedes as she flashed that gorgeous smile of hers.

"Damn straight! I can deal with X-Men though; Wolverine is pretty cool I guess."

Mercedes began to walk to the cash register with her purchase and Sam fell into step beside her. After she had finished paying, he turned to her and suddenly asked, "Hey do you wanna get some coffee or something? There's a really great coffee place just down the street from here."

"I thought that you and Quinn were dating, I don't wanna cause any kinda trouble between you and her-"

"No no, I mean yeah Quinn and I are dating but we'd just be going as friends. Friends do that kind of stuff right?"

"Yeah, friends," agreed Mercedes as she followed him out of the comic bookstore.

Sam knew that he was playing with fire here but there was something about Mercedes that had him very interested and he couldn't help but get to know her more.

"So let me ask you Mercedes, how many times have you seen Avatar? Don't even think about lying, now that I know you dig comics I have no problem believing that you like that movie."

Mercedes didn't answer, just laughed and continued walking, suddenly feeling very giddy. Who knew today would be such a good day?