~*~*~ Rei was exhausted, as she always was after chores. But thankfully, chores were over. Now she had the rest of the day to herself, and hopefully Jedite had stuck around to do something with her.
After checking the common room, the kitchen, Chad's room, the shrines, and the meditation room she was almost ready to give up. She fell to her knees in front of the fire to relax herself, right before she was attacked. A force slammed into her side, she swung her legs up and hooked them around the body on top of her. When she came to her senses she found herself sitting on Jedite's chest. "JEDITE! Don't sneak up on me like that!"
She slapped him in the stomach with little affect against his hard muscles. He grinned at her as he took her by the waist, lifted her, got his own body up off the ground, and then set her next to him. She beamed up at him. He smiled back down at her. They stood that way for a moment before Jedite slowly, cautiously leaned down and kissed her. She started at the passion in his gentle touch, and returned it with her own as she braced her body against his and held his shoulders. Jedite pulled away just as cautiously as he had leaned in. Rei continued to smile at him, he returned the expression whole-heartedly. He put an arm around her slender shoulders and led her out of the room. "I believe you promised me we would do something after chores."
"So I did." She responded.
"Well how does the theater sound?"
"What movie did you have in mind?"
"Oh, no. Not that theater."
She gave him a sidelong look. "You didn't."
"Oh, but I did, my darling!" He swept her into his strong arms. "We are doing to see "The Scarlet Pimpernel!" "
"Who told you I wanted to see that?" She asked curiously as she rested her head on his chest. He carried her out of the temple and to a silver sports car, which he set her into.
"Chad. All we talked about was you. I do believe you have got every male creature in crossroads wrapped around your little finger, including myself."
Rei blushed. "It's not like that's what I want."
"You don't have to tell me that. I am the boy who saved you this afternoon remember?
"I never asked for help."
He grinned at her. "INSTANT REPLAY: "Do you mean it? You don't mind protecting me from creeps like that?" You and your charms, my dear, didn't give me much of a choice."
"Not to mention you like calling yourself my boyfriend." She shot back as he sped down the road.
"You're right! I do!" He was suddenly very serious. ", What about you, how do you feel about being my girlfriend?"
She looked at him for a long moment. "I'm honoured to be your girlfriend."
He radically pulled the car into a parking spot in front of the Crossroads Theater. (Xea: The Theater is only on the next street Kay!? And he was driving REALLY, really fast!) He turned to her, his eyes hopeful. "Would you be so honoured as to be my real girlfriend? I mean, in and out of school?"
She stared at him. He suddenly looked down. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have been so stupid a-"
Rei silenced him by pressing her lips against his. She drew back, leaving Jedite to stare more still. "Yes. I would love to be yours, although, if we don't hurry we'll miss the beginning of our first date."

They were far from late. They were the first in the theater. Once the program stared and the lights dimmed, Rei rested her head on Jedite's shoulder. There they stayed during the whole show; fingers intertwined, heads together, and hearts content.

When Jedite opened the door the to his sports car Rei didn't enter. She just stared at it. "Where did this car come from?"
"My home." He told her with a sidelong glance. ", How did you think I ran out and bought tickets to that show?"
"Okay, I'm confused. How did you get home?"
"I called a taxi."
"You went though all that trouble just to get tickets to a show I want-"
He stopped her lips with his in a simply sweet kiss of affection. "Anything for you, dear one, anything."
She slyly smiled up at him as she sat in the car. When he sat his tall figure into the driver's seat he returned her look. "You do know that those were my first kisses don't you?"
His foot hit the gas a little too hard in his surprise, sending them into a slight tailspin. He looked at her, obviously taken aback. "You're first?"
"Yes, my first. Do you regret it?"
"Not for a moment. It's just that I thought a girl with your beauty would have been kissed by high school."
"Nope. I've always been holding out for that right guy who can make my heart race with a glance," She told him as she took his free hand in her's. " You're him."
He gave her hand a little squeeze. "The feeling is more that mutual."