Title: First Dates

Author: Nyx

Disclaimer: What's there to say? I only own Lash.

Rating: PG-13, mild swearing

Feedback: Yes please.

They got to the barely empty theatre around 11:30 just in time to catch the last showings of most of the movies. Calypso and John stood on the non-existent line looking at movie titles.

"What's Finding Nemo?" She asked.

"A cartoon fish who gets lost and they spend the entire movie looking for him."

"Sounds like fun." She said almost sarcastically. "What did you want to see?"

"A. . . well there's Terminator 3 and the Matrix Reloaded, but they're sequels so you should probably see the first ones first. Oh, wait there's 2 Fast 2 Furious, but that is also a sequel."

"What's it about?"

"Action, racing, cars."

"Cars?"

"Yeah."

"Sounds good."

"Really? Usually girls prefer a less testosterone filled movie."

"Well, if you haven't noticed by now I'm not a regular girl, John."

"I noticed." He said slyly. "How about Pirates of the Caribbean? Rogue really wanted to see it. She loves Orlando Bloom."

"Alright." They walked up to the counter.

"Two for Pirates, please."

* * * * * * * * * * * *

Wolverine had accidentally given them a 5-minute head start but had jumped on "his" motorcycle following them at top speed. What was he going to do when he found them? Yell at them, again? Maybe beat up Pyro? The first time he did that it didn't get him very far. And as much as he liked beating up the little twerp, Lash hadn't and it only made her mad at him. Besides he already knew she would be furious with him for following them. To say one thing she had the same temper as her father.

What the hell was he going to do?

* * * * * * * * * * * *

"Pop corn? Soda? Candy?' He asked as they reached the concession stand.

"Um, what do you usually get? I haven't done this before."

"One large pop corn, salt? Butter?"

"Both?"

"See you're learning," he smiled. "Soda? Coke?"

"Sure."

"Candy? I like raisinettes."

"Raisonettes?"

"Chocolate covered raisons."

"Mmm. . .Chocolate."

"If you like chocolate there are milk duds, M&M's, crunch bars, Kit Kats."

"Anything with peanut butter in it." Rogue had just recently opened the door of the peanut butter kingdom to Lash and now she couldn't get enough of it.

"Yeah, reeses pieces. You want that?"

"Alright." She smiled and then John ordered. She was liking her first official date already.

* * * * * * * * * * * *

"Aww that's sweet," Sabertooth, said sarcastically to him self, unnoticed as he watched Lash and Pyro enter their theatre hand in hand. "Wolverine's baby girl going out on a date."

* * * * * * * * * * * *

Wolverine entered the movie theatre just in time to see the two teenagers enter their theatre, hand in hand. He growled low and was about to chase after them when he realize that an almost empty multiplex was still an almost empty multiplex with video cameras and a few stray people around. He couldn't make a scene especially in front of Lash. His paternal instincts were unavoidably kicking in.

* * * * * * * * * * * *

"Is this the movie?"

"No, it's just the previews."

"Previews?"

"Right, I forgot you don't know the basics. Um, previews are just like commercials, but they're for movies that are coming out soon."

"Oh, then why was there dancing popcorn?"

"A," he laughed freely. "Well the dancing popcorn tell people how good actual popcorn is and that makes them want to buy it."

"I see." She smiled at him eating another handful of the buttered popcorn and John put his arm around her shoulders.

* * * * * * * * * * * *

Sabertooth settle down into a seat at the other end of the theatre where he had an almost hidden view from the two teenage mutants who seemed to be rapped up in each other. His malicious smirk vanished as he noticed someone enter the theatre, Wolverine.

* * * * * * * * * * * *

His eyes darted around the darkened room searching. They finally settled on to figures that where sitting towards the front. He walked towards them and sat about twelve rows back in perfect hearing range and out of site.

He watched Pyro and Lash make innocent small talk. It was just a matter of time. Well, first it was a matter of what he was going to do when he thought of it -then it would be a matter of time.

* * * * * * * * * * * *

The lights dimmed and John and Calypso turned their attention to the screen. Actually, her attention was on the movie, but John's continued to be on her. The opening scene rolled on and John kept his eyes on Calypso with his mind reeling about how beautiful she was.

Calypso could feel John's gaze on her neck. She looked over at him and they shared a mutual smile leaning closer. . .

* * * * * * * * * * * *

Wolverine couldn't stand this any more. If anyone thought he would sit by and do nothing as he was about to witness Pyro take advantage of Lash they would be dead wrong. He jumped up and took a step out of his isle when he smelled something, a scent he hadn't been in contact with for a long while. He wasn't sure if he should sit back down or go to Lash.

Go to Lash.

He made his way down the isle until he slid into the row right behind Pyro and Lash. He hunched closed and tapped her on the shoulder.

"Log-" She almost scream but he put his hand over her mouth.

"You two will be explaining to me later why you are again out at night together, but first we have to get out of here."

"Why?" Lash asked hushed with her mouth free.

"I'll explain when we get to the mansion." He whispered.

They inched out of the isle carefully. Something was wrong, Lash and Pyro could both sense it from Wolverines careful movements and hunched walk.

This was not to go unnoticed by Sabertooth who was certain that Wolverine knew he was here. He too made his way to the exit.

* * * * * * * * * * * *

The three mutants walked into the parking lot. Finally, Lash couldn't stand it any more.

"Logan, are you going to tell us what's wrong or not? You're not even mad at us."

"Oh, I'm mad Lash. Furious. Right now I want to tear his head off," he nodded to John. "And rip out his internal organs. But I can't. Why you ask? Because we're being followed by-"

"If you were any louder Wolverine I could swear even the Toad could've found you."

Lash spun around to face the giant, animal creature unknown to her.

"Sabertooth." Wolverine stated. "This is between you and me."

"Actually, it's between you, me and your cute little daughter." He pointed to Lash. "Magneto has a slight interest in her."

"Well, I have no interest in him." She extended her talons, but Wolverine stepped in front of her. "Logan."

"Get back to the mansion, Lash."

"NO!"

"Calypso, please."

Pyro looked at the menacing creature he had heard about as all the other students at mutant high had. He opened his lighter smirked his trademark smirk as a giant ball of fire was hurled from his Zippo out onto Sabertooth who was not aware and not afraid on his power.

Lash looked at him, surprised. And Wolverine grabbed them by the collars and pulled them away. Sabertooth was flailing on the ground trying the put the encompassing fire unsuccessfully out.

"Damn," Wolverine swore as he realized that they couldn't all fit on his motorcycle. "How did you get here?"

"Car." Lash said hesitantly.

"Where the fuck did you two get a car?" He asked both curiously and loudly.

"We borrowed it."

"Borrowed?" He said unbelieving. "From who?"

"Cyclops." She said unsure. Wolverine couldn't control the ironic smile that that answer brought.

"Where's the car?" He said with his back turned to them so they couldn't see his grin.

"Over there." Pyro pointed.

"Give me the keys." Wolverine demanded and John pointed at Lash. "Oh."

Inside the car Wolverine huffed as Calypso looked at him and then back to John. Wolverine wouldn't even let them sit together.

"Who was that?"

"Sabertooth." Both males answered in unison.

"I gathered that."

"He works for Magneto or worked for Magneto. He's most likely dead thanks to the fire boy."

"He was just trying to help." Calypso defended the silent mutant. "And he did."

Wolverine glared at her and Pyro smiled.

But Sabertooth wasn't dead, merely unconscious.