Going to Prom with a Stranger
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Disclaimer: I do not own Teen Titans. I would like to thank Elizabeth Craft for her inspiration.
Recap: Richard had met the family of Rachel as he went to pick her up for their 'first' (not-real) date.

Chapter Ten
La Trinity
(Rachel's POV)

Location: La Trinity Restaurant (French Cuisine) - 5:30 pm
La Trinity - The restaurant where Rachel held 5:30 pm reservations.

I smiled, me this tall (three inches taller) makes me feel confident, so sure of myself... if only this date would go as well as I feel. But with Richard as my date, I don't think that it would go that bad... I hope.

He was really cool with meeting my parents and stupid brother, in fact so cool... that I think he even had a moment with my brother... weird.

Anyway were at La Trinity now and so far, Richard's been a perfect gentleman/date, he opens and holds the door for me and he holds my hand. Ahhh... I mean... he's a perfect non-date...

I looked at the so called French looking dude as we got to the entrance of La Trinity, good thing Kori is French... or I would never understand these guys.

Anywho we walked up to him and he said in the fakest (if thats a word) french accent I have ever heard (worst than Terra's and believe me that is bad), "Bonjour, meez and mizter, howz mais I heelp ju?"

I looked at Richard to see his reaction, he looked kind of confused even with his mask on. Darn that mask...wonder why he wears it? He has such nice eyes, up close with his shades you stood a chance at seeing their beauty and brightness but with this mask you can't see anything!

With thisfake excuse of a waiter, I decided to play with his head, "Bonjour monsieur, la table pour deux,pour Roth s'il vous plais et merci." (Hello mister, the table for two, for Roth please and thank you.)

I looked at him with a polite smile, after I finished with my request in fluent french and gave him an expectant look, as if to say 'answer me, i dare you'.

The man just looked at me ridiculously and said (with no accent), "Alright, you got me now could you tell me what you want?" He said kind of mad we caught him.

Richard gave me a big grin, I could tell he was holding in a laugh. I just giggled and said, "Sorry, what I said was, 'Hello mister, table for two for Roth please and thank you.'"

The man just gave me a smile, "No problem, probably deserved it for not paying attention in French class."

Richard chuckled,(I like his laugh) and responded, "Same here, maybe I should start?"

The man just laughed along with us and asked, "So night of the prom?"

We just nodded and he started saying, "Ahh... young love, so sweet, so innocent, so carefree...-"

"-And so very hungry." Richard interrupted and smirked at me.

I just grinned and looked at the waiter. He just smiled and said, "Ahh yes, yes sorry, here you are , Mademoiselle and Monsieur." He said winking at us.

We laughed as we got to our table but then silence came over us as we received the menus from a waitress.

The waitress was all over Richard eyeing him like a piece of candy that disgusted me, I wanted to scream 'that's my date piss off', but then I remembered, it's not a real date... but it felt so real, I mean I'm a real girl with a real gown and a real corsage pinned to my dress. Too bad this fairytale illusion was all a business deal.

I rolled my eyes at the waitress as she flirted senseless with Richard, I looked at him while she kept on chatting and he mouthed to me 'help me' I smirked and wrinkled nose and shrugged, but I sighed and nodded.

"Mademoiselle, Ou est votre patron?J'ai plainte a faire a lui." (Miss, where is your boss? I have a complaint to make to him.)I said in my fluent accent, thank you Kori again.

She looked at me and said, "Excuuuse me?"

"I said, where's your boss? I have a compliant to make to him... for one thing your hitting on my date and another... you don't even know how to speak french and yet you work here... isn't french a required language to work here? After all it is a french restaurant." I said in tone that made me sound I was all that.

Richard sniggered in the background and I glared at him, but I owe him big time for being here.

She looked at me incredulously and also shocked and scared, "Uh.. is there a way I can change your ... uh mind... uh miss?"

I looked at Richard expectantly as if to ask him, 'what should I do?' He just smirked and gave me a look as if to say 'whatever you wish.'

I so feel like a princess and if I have to be honest with myself I dare say I also look like one, too bad this princess will become a pauper in about five hours from now.

I looked at the waitress and sighed, "I shouldn't go easy on you, since you did try to seduce my date... but I'll let it go if you apologize on your knees and give us a new waiter."

Richard looked shocked and surprised as if he didn't know I could have such an authoratative voice.

The girl looked at me like I was a witch (Kori's word)and I just shrugged it off.

She sighed and said (on her knees hehe), "I'm sorry. Now I'll go off to see to your replacing attendant."

I just smiled and said, "Thank you."

I kind of felt glad, but I couldn't help but noticing I got jealous and I got little carried away, little my ass.

Go away.. I thought I got rid of you years ago.

That wasyour conscience, I'm your heart.

I sighed.

"Don't you think that was a little too harsh?" Richard looked at me curiously.

"Hey, you said you wanted help and when I looked questioningly at you I read your...uh.. mask and it seemed to say do whatever you please. And I haven't told girls like her off, since the day I pissed Kitten Moth off." I said.

Richard just smirked and said, "Ahh the girl that brought me here. Where is she by the way?"

Wow.. I totally forgot about Kitten Moth.. the only reason he's here is because of her... something inside me thinks I should thank her instead of piss her off more ... but she deserves what coming to her after all the teenage lives she's ruined.

I shrugged at him and said, "I haven't heard her crazy laughter yet... or seen her obscene blonde hair... so I think were safe for the moment."

He laughed and said, "Well, have you decided what your going to order?"

I looked at the menu of which I haven't even started to read and responded, "No..."

He smiled and said, "Well the appetizers and entrees look interesting."

I looked at him, I loved his smile and read the appetizers and entrees and commented sarcastically, "Oh yes the cow's tongue and pig intestines are just screaming taste me!"

"Tongue? Hmm... I was feeling more liver... what do you think?" He asked smiling.

I smiled back holding in a giggle and said, "Liver? And then dancing? Ugh... don't you think that's not such a good combination?"

"Oh your so totally right." He said in a girlish voice,"How wrong would that be?"

I couldn't hold it in anymore and I giggled and then soon was joined by his booming laughter.

We were still laughing when the new waiter came and asked us our order, I just smiled and ordered, something that sounded like it containedchicken and Richard followed up with another chicken order.

Then another look at the menu and we started laughing again.

Then I spotted Kitten and heard her shrilling (and ear-bleeding) laughter and then I silenced Richard, "Shh... remember this is a very 'serious business ordeal'."

He smirked and questioned, "Oh yes how could I forget? Was that horrifying laughter that of Kitten Moth's?"

I stifled a giggle and said, "Yes, yes that's her."

He looked behind him to see. I sighed and grabbed his hand (and a sharp electrifying shrill ran up my spine) and hissed, "Don't look! She'll be suspicious!"

He looked at me and said, "Alright, alright what would you like me to do?"

"Look like your my boyfriend and totally in love with me." I said, I shocked myself with those words that spilled out of my mouth but before I could take them back he smirked at me and said, "Whatever you wish Rae."

He called me Rae yay!... Wait.. why do I care?

Because you like him... (thats in a sing songy voice by the way), Rachel and Richard sitting on a tree K-I-S-S-I-N-G,

Oh yes, your so mature.

Hey I'm in love what can I say?

I am not in love! You are not in love!

Whatever you say.

Anyway Richard pulled his chair close to mine and put one hand on my shoulder and another on my hand. He pulled me so close that when he spoke I could feel his lips moving and his breath going down my neck as he spoke in my ear asking, "Is this good enough?"

I breathed out, "Yes."

Then I looked towards Kitten and our eyes met. She saw my date and she started glaring and fuming at me. Her posse on the otherhand was smiling, giggling, staring and oggling my date, that's right take one good look at him because he's all mine. Oh God... I'm going insane... I just called my nondate mine... goodness.

Well techinacally for the night he isyours.

Go away... or at least shut up.

Fine... ruin my moment.

"So what's my verdict?" He asked me.

I shivered mentally, oh God he's good... and I said, "Innocent." I smiled at him and rested my head on his shoulder.

He smiled and said, "You want to move now? Or do you want to keep putting on the show?"

"I think we should stay, you know make sure she gets the message." I said.

"Whatever pleases the lady it is your night." He answered.

Then the waiter came... we separated and he went back to his side of the table.

I feel cold now that his warm hands have left me. I looked at him gratefully and said, "Thank you so much again.. for being my date in this whole thing... and not just for saving my social life. But I'm not going to bore you with those reasons.. so I'll just say thank you."

He smiled at me in a mysterious way and said, "Your welcome."

I smiled and went to start eating my chicken.

Then it hit me... I didn't care anymore that Kitten was here, or that the only reason that Richard went out on me was to meet Kori. I had bigger problems than Kitten or the rest of the graduating class of Jump City High... I was falling for Richard... and I can't do anything about it... I was falling hard for Grayson... and it was breaking my heart... because the only reason he agreed to... this was becuase he could get the chance to meet Kori Anders my best friend... who was absolutely clueless to out little agreement.

Oh well might as well make the best of it... because for tonight he's my date...

Why does nobody listen to their heart? I told her that earlier!

END OF CHAPTER

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