Belle hurried into the library and went back to hers and Adam's usual table. She was slightly surprised to see that he wasn't there yet. She went to sit down and noticed a note on the table.

Belle,

I thought we could have our session at Mickey's today. See ya there.

Adam

Mickey's was the diner just down the street from the school. It was the most popular hang-out for the teenagers of both Andalasia and Camelot High School.

Belle walked to Mickey's. There weren't a lot of people there, since all the after school activities were still going on. She spotted Adam sitting in the back and walked over to the table.

"You got my note," Adam said.

Belle nodded as she sat down across from him.

"You want anything? My treat." Adam waved over their waitress.

"Hi there!" Tiana greeted. "My name is Tiana and I'll be your waitress today."

Belle smiled at her. "Hi, Tiana. How have you been?"

"Busy. I've been tutoring and working whenever I can so I can save enough money to go to culinary school," Tiana replied. "But it's all gonna be worth it."

"That's awesome," Belle said.

Tiana nodded. "Yup. So, what are you having?"

"Bacon cheeseburger with fries and a Coke," Adam said. "Belle?"

"Um… Turkey club and water please."

Tiana jotted everything down, then walked away.

"Thank you," Belle said. "Since you're paying for the food, I won't charge you for today's session." Belle pulled out her Edgar Allan Poe biography and set it on the table. She started to open it, but Adam put his hand on hers.

"Actually, I thought we could just hang out today," Adam said.

"What about the paper for Mrs. Radcliffe's class?" Belle asked.

"I guess if I fall behind in class, I'll just have to schedule an extra session with you every week," Adam said.

Belle put her book back in her backpack. "All right."

Adam leaned back against the booth. "Are you going to the game on Friday?"

"I don't think so. It's not really my 'scene'," Belle replied.

"Mine either. Are you gonna go to the party?"

"Again, not really my thing," Belle said.

"So, what is your thing?" Adam asked.

"I like staying in, ya know, reading, watching movies, and just hanging out."

Adam nodded. "Yeah, I'm the same way."

Belle smiled at him. Tiana brought their food then. Belle thanked him, and took a bite of sandwich. Adam ate his fries quickly, then started on his burger. When they were done eating, Adam asked for the check.

"What are you doing on Saturday?" Adam asked while they waited for the check.

"I work until about five o'clock."

"Would you like to go out with me Saturday night?" Adam asked.

Belle was taken by surprise, but told him yes.

XXX

Esmeralda sat on the couch with Naveen, watching him play his guitar. He played a couple songs, then put it back on its stand.

"You're really good," Esmeralda told him.

"Thank you. I practice whenever I can."

Naveen sat down, and Esmeralda laid her head on his lap. He smiled at her and ran his hand over her hair. They sat there in the silence for a while.

Naveen finally spoke. "Esmeralda, can I ask you something?"

"Of course."

"Do you think Tiana would go out with me?"

Esmeralda sat up. She was slightly offended that he was asking her about another girl when had just slept with her an hour earlier. But, the feeling went away when she realized she couldn't justify being upset about that, when she was the one hooking up with more than one guy in a week.

"I don't really know Tiana," Esmeralda said. "But, you're smart, handsome, funny and talented. I don't know how she couldn't like you."

Naveen smiled. "Thanks. I think I'm gonna ask her to go to the party with me on Friday."

"You do that," Esmeralda said. "Just remember, Tiana isn't like me. She's probably waiting to have sex."

Naveen nodded. "She's perfect."

Esmeralda couldn't help feeling a little insulted.

Naveen leaned over and kissed Esmeralda's neck. "Do you want to go back up to the bedroom?" he asked.

"I-I have to get going," Esmeralda said. "I'm sorry."

Naveen walked her to her car, and she left as quickly as she could. Esmeralda used boys all the time, and she always knew they used her, too. But, this was the first time she actually felt used, and she didn't like the feeling.

Her phone started ringing, and Esmeralda looked at the caller i.d. It was Jasmine.

"Hey, pretty girl," Esmeralda greeted.

"Hi, Esmeralda," Jasmine said. "I don't really have a lot of time to talk; I just have a question for you."

"What is it?"

"What do you know about Aladdin?"

Esmeralda thought for a moment. "I don't really know anything about him, except that he works at Genie's with Flynn."

"Um, have you ever…?" Jasmine's voice trailed off.

"No, I've never slept with him. I think I've only met him once."

Jasmine sighed in relief. "Thank you, Esmeralda. I'll talk to you later." Jasmine hung up.

There must be something wrong when every time my best friend likes someone, she has to check with me first to see if I've slept with him, Esmeralda thought.

XXX

"Pocahontas, dinnertime!"

Pocahontas hurried down the stairs. Her aunt, uncle and cousins, Nakoma and Kocoum, were sitting at the dinner table. Pocahontas took her seat next to Nakoma. Pocahontas' mother died when she was young and her father traveled a lot for work, so she stayed with his sister. Pocahontas had been living with them since eighth grade and was very close to her cousins; they were more like her brother and sister now.

"So, Pocahontas, have you dumped that John kid, yet?" Kocoum had taken it as his responsibility to look after Pocahontas and was very protective of her. He didn't trust John at all and was not happy about her dating him. Pocahontas didn't understand why.

"Definitely not," Pocahontas replied.

Kocoum frowned. "You should."

"Now, Kocoum, John is a very nice young man. And he treats Pocahontas very well. You should be happy for her," Pocahontas' aunt said.

"I don't trust him," Kocoum muttered.

Nakoma laughed. "Who are you to judge? You're the one who dated Helga Sinclair. And we all know how that ended."

Kocoum glared at Nakoma, but didn't say anything. Nakoma smiled triumphantly at Pocahontas. Pocahontas smiled back at her.

"Please give him a chance, Kocoum," Pocahontas said. "I really like John."

"Really? It seems like you two fight all the time," Kocoum said.

Pocahontas thought for a moment. She couldn't remember the last time her and John got into an argument. He was right, though; they did tend to disagree a lot. But, they were just raised differently and had different points of view on things. They were a great team, however, and were good together.

Pocahontas found herself suddenly missing John. She thought about him a lot and was always looking for an excuse to see him. After dinner Pocahontas helped clean up, then went up to her room. She needed to get her mind off John, so she decided to get online and look further into the Mayor of Camelot's plans for the woods.