Serenity sat in front of the mirror in her room, putting the finishing touches on her make-up. Mai had taught her how that morning. She was excited about the movie, and getting to hang out with some of her friends. She had been a little surprised to find out that her brother hadn't been invited, but that didn't matter. Tristan was bound to have invited plenty of other people.

"Serenity, your ride's here!" her mom shouted up the stairs.

"Be right down!" she replied. She raced down the stairs.

"Now, be sure to remember-" her mom started.

"Yeah, whatever," Serenity said.

"I'm sorry. Just take this," Ms. Wheeler smiled, handing her daughter her coat.

"See you later," Serenity said. She ran out the door. Walking up, her steep driveway took her awhile. In more time than it was worth, she reached Tristan's car. She was surprised not to see anyone else. She opened the door and stepped inside.

"Hi Serenity! You look great!" Tristan smiled.

"Thanks," she said. "Who else is going with us?" A strange look shadowed his features for a moment, but it quickly cleared and he smiled.

"It's just you and me this time," he said.

"That's. . .nice," she said. Inside, se was thinking, Oh crap oh crap oh crap, what have I just done?! He, however, didn't seem to notice her hesitation. He just continued to drive.

"So, how have you been lately?" he asked.

"Fine," she replied. "Things have been very busy, but have gone pretty well."

"That's good. I know what you mean," he replied. Tenth grade has been that way." They continued that way for the rest of the ride, mainly small talk.

"We're here!" he said, getting out of the car. She moved towards the door to open it, but he got it for her. This just made things as a whole more awkward for her. Every little thing that he did for her screamed 'date, date, date', and made her feel queasy. Things didn't get any better when he stepped up to the ticket booth.

"Two for the nine o'clock showing of 'The Majestic', please," he said. He paid and handed her one of the tickets.

"I can pay you back," she said as they walked through the lobby.

"Don't worry about it," he said. Another favor that made it all the more a date. They walked in and got a seat near the back. She wanted to sit near the front where it was less dark, but he chose the seat.

Commercials and previews ran for a while until finally the lights dimmed. The movie began to play. It was actually pretty good. That is, until they got to the first romance scene. She began to feel a little ill at ease. She decided to watch the movie and not to worry. That is, until Tristan put his hand over hers.

Thinking fast, she pulled that hand away to pretend to straighten her hair. Once she was 'done', she put her hands in her lap. Congratulating herself on her quick thinking, she continued to watch the movie.

Things actually went pretty well for the rest of the movie. Tristan kept his hands to himself, and the romance scenes were few and far between. Finally, it was time to go. They picked up their stuff and left. She felt the long-awaited sensation of the cold night air blowing back her auburn hair.

Looking around, she saw someone she knew. Her stomach flipped. This was not cool. It was Seto Kaiba. He looked over. Seeing Tristan with Serenity, he smirked. Serenity gulped and acted natural.

"Thanks for the movie," Serenity said.

"Don't mention it," Tristan replied. They walked back to his car. They stepped inside. Serenity expected him to start it immediately, but he didn't.

"Hey Serenity," Tristan started.

"Yeah?"

"Joey told me about why you wore that outfit today," he said.

"He did?!" Serenity said with dismay. "Please don't tell anybody!"

"I won't. It can between you and me," he smiled, brushing a lock of hair behind her ear.

After that, Tristan drove Serenity home in silence. When they reached her house, she stepped out. Tristan walked her to the door.

"Thanks for coming with me tonight. I had a great time," Tristan smiled.

"Well thank you," said Serenity. "I guess I'll see you tomorrow."

"See you," said Tristan.

"Bye."

When Serenity first got in the door, the first thing she wanted to do was have a long chat with Joey about keeping secrets. She walked into his room and slammed the door behind her. She found him on his bed, reading a comic book.

"Joey," she started. I have something to discuss with you."

"Sure. What up, sis?" he said, sitting up.

"How did you know about Kaiba?" she asked, sitting on the side of the bed.

"What about Kaiba?" Joey asked.

"That I wore those clothes today to impress him," she said. All the color drained from Joey's face.

"You wore those clothes. . .to impress Kaiba?" Joey said.

"Uh-huh. Tristan said you told him why I wore this outfit today, and I was wondering how you knew," she stated.

"I told Tristan that you wore those clothes to impress him," Joey said.

"To impress Tristan?!" Serenity said disbelievingly. At the same time, they stated the only thing on their minds.

"Uh-oh!"

"Joey, how could you be so stupid to jump to conclusions like that?" Serenity shouted.

"Me, stupid? If I remember right it was you walking around campus today dressed like a dang supermodel just to impress some CEO son of a *****!" Joey retorted

"How could you call Kaiba something like that?! He's three times the man you'll ever be! Besides, you were the one who told Tristan that I had a crush on him and caused him to ask me out on a date!" she interjected.

"Well you-did you say date?!" Joey asked.

"Yep. I was at the movie theater with Tristan tonight alone," she said.

"I. . .I'm sorry that that happened. It must have been pretty awkward."

"No, ya think?! We even saw Kaiba there!"

"I'm sorry," said Joey. Serenity sighed.

"It's okay. I'll talk to him tomorrow. Just don't assume stuff like that anymore, okay?"

"I'll try not to. I wish you luck," Joey finished.

"Thanks," she said with a smile, and left.

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I hope that was good. I tried not to rush, and I'll say four pages was hopefully not rushing it. I used your idea, LiLIaNjIeguRL! That was good! It will come in handy later.