A/N: Well hello there, readers. The few of you that are left. o.o

Um, well, this is going to cover pretty much the rest of the chapters that were covered by the previous version of this story, soooo only progress from here! :D

So here goes nothing.

The movie theater and the restaurant were relatively close together, therefore the walk was short. Aelita tugged down on her shirt, which still felt very short as it brushed against her thighs. Jeremie glanced over and his face reddened. Aelita blushed, feeling insecure.

She allowed her hand to swing by her side and brush against his. His hand jerked away slightly, thinking it was an accident. Aelita tried again though; this time she linked their pinkies together. Jeremie glanced at her shyly. Aelita gave him a reassuring smile, and he laced their fingers together. She gave his hand a squeeze.

Just as they arrived at the theater, it began to flurry. Jeremie and Aelita stood inside and watched as it began to snow harder.

"Looks like we made it just in time," Jeremie observed. Aelita nodded in agreement.

She glanced around the theater, absorbing it for the first time. The walls were a deep purple, the floors gray tile. There was a very short line at the ticket counter, but the waiting area was slightly crowded. She examined the high ceiling, and noticed that directly above her and Jeremie's heads was mistletoe.

"Um, Jeremie…" Aelita blushed, pointing up towards the festive Christmas plant with her tiny finger.

Jeremie glimpsed at the decoration and his face flushed red.

"A-Aelita, if you don't want… I mean…" Jeremie stammered.

Aelita simply gave him a small smile and leaned in so their lips met. Jeremie instantly froze, and Aelita pulled back, fearing she'd done the wrong thing.

Jeremie took a deep breath and leaned in again. This time his lips moved against hers softly; Aelita was thrilled with their warmth and movement across her own. Jeremie pulled back, seemingly impressed with himself, cheeks stained pink.

"Um, we should probably… go get our tickets now…" Jeremie pointed out. Aelita nodded with a giggle.

Jeremie ordered and paid for the tickets, then led Aelita into the waiting area. It wasn't long before a shrill voice broke through the murmur of the crowd, to their dismay.

"Einstein! Princess!"

Jeremie and Aelita both internally flinched. The date had been going pretty well; they didn't need Odd to ruin it.

Odd sauntered his way over, dragging a redhead along by the hand, and none other than Yumi and Ulrich following afterward, looking annoyed.

"Man, you'll run into anyone around here, eh?" Odd asked excitedly. The ginger on his arm giggled.

"And who's this?" Aelita asked politely.

"This is Holly," Odd responded gleefully, giving Holly a wink.

"My new next door neighbor," Yumi added, wondering to herself what Holly saw in her strange friend.

"Oh, well, it's nice to meet you," Aelita said kindly. Holly smiled and concurred politely.

While Odd waited impatiently for his new girl to be properly introduced to his friends, Yumi and Ulrich made their escape. Aelita noticed and stifled a giggle. Jeremie, on the other hand, was too busy waiting on Odd to form a witty remark about his date with Aelita to notice their disappearance.

"Sooo, how are things going for you two lovebirds? Did you notice the mistletoe out front?" Odd said with a wink.

"Look, Odd, we really have to get going our movie-"

"Yeah, yeah. Hey- don't have too much fun in there you two!" Odd added gleefully before turning and walking away.

"Run." Jeremie advised, as he and Aelita turned quickly, making a break for it before Odd could change his mind and turn back.

Jeremie and Aelita settled into the theater , happy to be alone again. Aelita settled into Jeremie during the movie, leaning her head on his shoulder, and holding his hand. Jeremie finally seemed to relax, leaning his head on hers, and even giving the top of her head a kiss once.

Jeremie and Aelita walked back to the dorm together, hand-in-hand after the movie ended. He walked her back to her room.

"Thank you for a wonderful time," Aelita smiled, giving Jeremie a quick peck on the cheek. Jeremie pulled her close in a hug and kissed her forehead.

"Aelita…" Jeremie began, his face reddening once more, "I know that, well… I haven't really ever told you how I feel but… For what it's worth, I think you're amazing. And I never thought a girl as perfect as you would ever give me a second glance." He grabbed her hands and looked into her eyes. "So, if you want… I'd be honored if you'd… be my, um… girlfriend," Jeremie offered, barely audible.

Aelita rested her hand on her cheek and pulled his face closer, and kissed him.

"Of course," she smiled, ecstatic.

Aelita's heart was beating out of her chest, and her mind was racing. Never in her wildest dreams had she ever imagined that this night was going to turn out as well as it had… And it was only foreshadowing new and wonderful times to come.

A/N: Woooooooo!

Look, I finished it!

In the previous version it kept going, but this is all of the story that I think it really needs to work on its own. Sooooooooo, that's all you're getting. ;P

Well, review please!

~Aechigo