As I was getting ready for the date, to my surprise, I wasn't thinking about Ace. I wasn't thinking about Chris either. I was just getting dressed. I was going to take an extra pill just for precaution as well. Nothing could go wrong tonight. It would be just a normal date. Eating at the diner and walking home.

"What about the good night kiss?"

"What about it?"

"He's gonna want a kiss."

"He'll get it."

"You sure about that? That's what you said last time."

"I know. I don't know. We'll see how it goes. Right now I gotta go." I gulped down the pill and went out.

Chris was waiting at the diner. I went in, looked around if anyone I knew was there, mainly for Ace, and then sat down on the table with Chris.

"You look good," Chris said quietely.

"Yeah?" I asked blushing.

"Yeah," he said nodding.

We were both pretty shy around each other. I don't know why I felt like that around him. Normally, I'm great around boys. During the whole meal, we both didn't talk much. We just commented on the food, and looked around. After the meal, it was time to go home. Mainly because we couldn't think of anything else to do, or to talk about. Maybe we both thought walking would do us good.

"I had fun tonight," I started the conversation.

"Me too, thanks for coming," he said smiling.

"I'm glad I came," I said smiling back. He looked down to his feet, so did I.

"Oh no! Oh no! We're dead!" a voice, screamed behind us, making its way toward us. I looked at Chris and he turned around and looked back.

"Oh shit Teddy! We're gonna die!" Vern was screaming, while trying to run. Teddy was following Vern, but he was relaxed, and smiling, while Vern was scared shitless.

"Relax Vern! Nobody's gonna beat you up," Teddy said.

"Chris!" Vern shouted in relief as he recognised who he was. He quickly hugged Chris and stood by him. Chris was trying to get Vern off of himself, and was looking at me embarrassed.

"Get off! Vern!" he moaned. Teddy finally caught up to us.

"What's cooking Chambers?" he asked and moved his eyebrows up and down, looking at me.

"Will you guys go?" Chris asked them, tilting his head towards me a little. Vern and Teddy looked at me, and I gave a light smile.

"Chris, you gotta help me buddy!" Vern said while he was looking around like a maniac. "I think Ace is after us!"

My eyes suddenly lit up. I smiled.

"What are you smiling at?" Teddy apparently saw my smile. I looked at Chris and said:

"Nothing."

"What did you do to him?" Chris asked.

"Nothing, we didn't do nothing," Teddy answered.

"Teddy, of course we did!" Vern started. "We threw popcorn at him while he was watching a movie at the theater with his gi...."

"Will you shut up?" Teddy yelled and hit Vern in the arm. Teddy looked at me and smiled. "I better get this pussy home before he wets his pants," he said.

"But Teddy..." Vern started.

"Come on Vern," Teddy said as he dragged him away. Chris and I both watched as they walked away, and I saw Teddy, who looked like he was screaming something at Vern.

We started walking again, and for a while we didn't say anything. Then, something happened. No, we didn't kiss. A car pulled up next to us. My greatest nightmare, or should I say dream, had come true. It was Ace. He got out of the car, with a girl? Oh man, he was with a girl! My greatest nightmare had come true. I'd been dreading this day for so long. He walked towards me, smirked and:

"Do you still love me?" he asked. Nice way to greet someone. He liked to torture me this way. I looked at Chris, and shook my head at him as if to say sorry. Then I turned toward Ace.

"Yes," I said. Ace laughed.

"I don't love you," he said and went next to his girlfriend.

"Yeah you do," I said following him with my eyes.

"Oh yeah?" he said. "Watch this." And he did something that made me feel, I don't know how to put it, but it felt really really bad. He stuck his tongue down his girlfriend's mouth, and they kissed for a good minute. Chris was just standing there with his mouth open, looking at me, then looking at Ace and his girlfriend. I was devestated. I didn't know what to do. I dropped to the floor, and sat down, and kept staring at them. But I didn't cry. After they finished kissing, Ace looked at me. And then he turned his stare to Chris.

"You," he said walking towards him. Chris took a step back. "Your little friends caused me some trouble today. They ruined the Marilyn Monroe movie I went to watch," he looked at me while he said that part. "with my girlfriend," he continued. I finally had the courage to stand up. Ace looked at me. I walked up to him and we stared at each other.

"You've turned into a real asshole, you know that?" I finally said. We looked at each other without saying anything. Just as Ace opened his mouth to say something I slapped him. Realising the stupidity of what I had just done, I quickly put my hand down. I looked up at him.

"I'm... I'm sorry," I said as I lifted my hand up and brought it up to his cheek, almost touching him. Then I quickly took it back and looked down.

"Look at me," Ace ordered. I looked at him. He looked so beautiful, like an angel. We were looking at each other, and suddenly he slapped me. Some angel, huh? I turned away and walked away from him without looking back. Chris quickly ran up to me, and started walking next to me.

"Have fun with your new boyfriend," he shouted from behind. Then I heard the sound of the car coming closer to us. Just as he passed us he honked the horn and drove away into the distance, with his girlfriend.

I sat on the floor and buried my face in my hands, but I didn't cry.

"Are you okay?" Chris asked me.

"Fine," I said, not changing my position. He sat down next to me and just stared at the sky. I looked at him, and he turned to me.

"Sorry about this... this whole thing," I managed to say.

"It's okay. I know how you feel," he said and put his hand on my knee.

"Nobody knows how I feel," I said and looked down to my feet. Chris took a deep sigh. "What?" I asked him.

"I know," he said again, taking his hand off my knee. He looked up at the sky again and sighed. I didn't say anything back. I was very confused, but at the same time, it's like I knew what he was talking about. But I guess I really didn't know.

"Can I see you again tomorrow?" Chris asked, eyes wide open. I looked at him confused. "Um, maybe we can go see a movie, or something. If you want," he said.

"I...," I hesitated, but then I agreed. "Okay," I said and got up. He got up with me. "I'll see you tomorrow then," I said and started to walk away.

"After school, at the diner," he shouted, waving. "And bring your friend!" he shouted.

"Teddy?" I shouted back.

"Yeah!" he yelled and ran towards his house.

I smiled to myself as I walked home.

AN: Glad to have you back Ra!