"I shouldn't have taken Lydia to Carter's two nights ago," said Lizzie into the camera. "Let's just say that going to a bar during Swim week is a terrible idea. All of the swim teams are in town, and the guys, while nice too look at are far from gentlemen. In fact, I think the only gentleman at the bar was the one I brought with me. That's right, loyal viewers, you guessed it. William Darcy came to the bar with Lydia and me."

The intro flashed, and the video resumed with Jane and Lizzie sitting beside each other.

"So, Lizzie tell me about Carter's and your first date with Darcy," said Jane with a sunny smile.

Lizzie turned to the camera. "I know that all you lovely viewers will be thrilled to hear that Darcy and I had our first date, and no Carter's doesn't count. It was last night. Anyway I'll get to that later."

"So, did you meet anyone at nice Carter's. I know Lydia did," said Jane.

"Nice isn't an accurate descriptor. Of course, Lydia probably talked to every swimmer at the bar, but in the end it was a swim coach who caught her attention, and unfortunately, he is definitely not nice."

There was a cut. "Okay, I should probably tell you that all three of the Bennet Sisters were on a date last night. My mom hasn't stopped freaking out about it. Jane of course went out with Bing, I went out with Darcy, and Lydia, well, Jane how can I say this nicely?"

Jane frowned. "Lydia went out with someone she didn't know anything about."

"His name is George Wickham, and he's one of the swim coaches. Apparently he also used to be Darcy's closest friend. They've known eachother since they were born, and while I can't tell you all what happened between them, let's just say that this guy is the opposite of a gentleman."

Jane grinned, "And who would you classify as a gentleman, Lizzie?"

"Well, I think Bing is a gentleman, and Dad," she said.

"Come on, Lizzie."

"Alright, William Darcy is a gentleman too. So we had our fist date at Mia Bella, and he was the old fashioned guy that opened doors for me and pulled out myc chair at the dinner table and offered me his arm. It was like something out of a regency era romance novel. It was really nice. But then our date got interrupted when Lydia walked in with George Wickham. It was super awkward and our date got cut shored. I think we'll try again in a few days, so have no fear."

"But you had a good time right, Lizzie? I mean, every relationship has to start somewhere."

"That's true," acknowledged Lizzie, "I mean I guess you did meet Bing because mom was stalking him."

"No. I met him at that wedding, which is where you met Darcy. So I think it counts as a pretty good night, and hopefully it will lead to a double date?"

Lizzie smiled despite herself. "It probably will," said Lizzie. "But what did I learn from my night at Carter's and my date with Darcy?"

"Gentleman are making a comeback like mix tapes and tandem bicycles, and Bing and Darcy are rare gentlemen," chimed in Jane.

"Also, there is no excuse for jerks like George Wickham. Darcy proves that. Hopefully Lydia's date was dud so we will never have to see him again."

-/-

"Why did you talk about me and George on your video, Lizzie?" asked Lydia on Thursday afternoon. She didn't sound angry, just annoyed.

"He was part of the story," said Lizzie. "I've been meaning to talk to you about him."

"Look, Lizzie, you don't need to worry. He's leaving town on Saturday and I'm not going to see him again. You know that I am not the relationship girl."

"Oh, okay, but if he ever does come back, I don't think you should see him again," said Lizzie, feeling relieved.

"He won't and I won't," said Lydia. "I don't need a man to shackle me down like you and Jane. I like to play the field."

"Okay, Lydia. Listen, I have to study, but I'm glad we had this conversation. I'll see you later."

"You're going to the Library again?" asked Lydia.

"It's the end of the semester and I'm slammed with deadlines."

"Okay. Have fun, nerd."

-/-

"George left town today and Lydia isn't going to see him again" said Lizzie. She and Darcy were in the media room at Netherfield. Luckily Caroline was still out of town. Lizzie had the feeling that Caroline was doing whatever she could to prolong her stay in LA. However, Lizzie also had a feeling that if Caroline knew that she and Darcy were now dating, she probably would be back in a flash. Gortunately, Bing hadn't told her yet.

"I'm glad," said Darcy.

"How did you like Thursday's video?" said Lizzie.

"It was very good," said Darcy. "You're a natural story teller. Will you keep the diaries going until you graduate next year?"

"Well, I have a bit of a fan base now, and they are for my thesis. I'll probably keep them going for a while. I'll just have to take it a week at a time."

"Your viewers are quite enthusiastic," said Darcy, "I've read some of the comments."

"The ones about you?" asked Lizzie teasingly.

"Yes, and others."

"I've been getting all kinds of tweets from my viewers saying how happy they are that you and I are dating."

"Have you gotten used to that? Having your life broadcasted to thousands?"

"Not yet, but my viewers are great. Do you have a twitter?"

"Yes, but I don't use it often, and I haven't checked it in weeks."

"Well, I bet that if you were to check it you would find that you have a surge of new followers. You're kind of dating an internet personality," said Lizzie with mock solemnity.

"Well, aren't I lucky?"

"Yes, you are," said Lizzie, kissing his cheek.

-/-

"So why are you being treated to the Lizzie Bennet Zombie Diaries today? So glad you asked. Is it because it's the end of the semester and I'm slammed with deadlines? No. Is it a shameless ploy to invoke an Internet meme for more viewers? Not even. Is it because I was out with Darcy last night and neither of us got any sleep last night? You wish. The blame lies with my mother. Not a big surprise. We went shopping at 4 A.M."

Lizzie began a rant about her unconventional shopping trip. After a jumpcut, she revealed that Mrs. Bennet had a convoluted plot. Lizzie brought Jane in the room and put on her Mrs. Bennet costume.

Costume theater revealed Mrs. Bennet's most elaborate scheme yet, involving Jane going over to Netherfield in a white dress and the green bean gelatin melting all over Jane while she walked there in the rain. "You can imagine where this is heading," said Lizzie, "It involves a washing machine and being stranded at Netherfield for the night. My mom is nothing if not a master of convoluted plans. I was going to try and talk to her about it, but when I went downstairs she was talking to Dad about our financial situation. I'll hust say that it's not great. So, ow I get to eat this."

Lizzie held up a gelatin mold willed with green beans. When she finished she said, "Oh the things I do for my sister. I hope she appreciates this."

Of course, Jane had practically perfect hearing and the video ended with Jane saying, "I do," from the hallway.

-/-

Lizzie was swamped with finals, and Darcy had a massive amount of reports to organize. This meant that they weren't able to see each other through the whole week. When Lizzie wasn't studying, or taking a final, she found herself missing him. A lot. It was strange. She wondered if he missed her.

Finals also meant that she couldn't make her second weekly video. It wasn't until Friday afternoon, after her last final. That she went to YouTube and discovered that Lydia had hijacked her video blog.

Lizzie took a deep breath before pressing play. This was going to be ridiculous.

"So, I've got something on Charlotte and she and Lizzie have finals so you get to enjoy the awesome, and the adorbs. My name is Lydia Bennet and this is my haul." She held up an enormous shopping bag before the title card flashed across the screen.

"Okay, I'ms guessing that Lizzie has stopped watching because she is disgusted by my blatant consumerism. Let's just get to the point. Weird ploys involving gelatin are not going to get the job done for Jane and Bing. Unlike my nerdy sister Lizzie and her nerdy hipster boyfriend Darcy, Jane and Bing , or Jing as I like to call them, haven't put a label on their relationship."

"My older sisters are too concerned about propriety and letting things take their own time, but I'm telling you that nothing gets done without alcohol. So I hatced a plan of my own." Here Lydia talked about her patented Lydia's Laws and about the party that she was going to get Bing to host at Netherfield. "This is how it went down with Bing Lee the other day."

Jane was walking by the door and Lydia called her in for Costume Theater.

"So, Bing, do you know what Big houses are good for," said Lydia as herself.

"Sock slides," said Jane!Bing

"That's so true, but I was thinking that they are better for parties. Didn't you say you were going to host one?"

"Lydia, don't hold him to that," said Jane, breaking character.

"Whatever. He totally said he would and I got him to name a date. Mission accomplished."

"I have to go," said Jane.

Lydia grinned at the camera once she was alone. " Bing will host a party. He and Jane will get drunk. Drunken hookup marriage FTW. That means for the win. Also, Lizzie and Darcy will probably just be nerdy in the corner. They totes need some alcohol in their life too."

Lizzie groaned as the video ended. She didn't even want to know what Darcy was going to think of this one. Would he tell Bing about the videos?