When Ron and Kim reached the movie theater, Eugene was already waiting at the entrance with two tickets.
"Okay," Kim stopped Ron at the corner, "you go buy a movie ticket and follow us when we go into the theater. I'll stall him to give you enough time."
"Okay." Ron held out his hand to Kim.
"…What're you doing?"
"Well you don't expect me to use MY money do you?"
Kim rolled her eyes. "C'mon Ron…I don't have any extra money on me…besides, weren't you begging me a few days ago to see this movie?"
"Yeah, but…that was different. I thought we were gonna go together," Ron pleaded.
"What's the matter? Are you scared to see a movie alone?" Kim teased.
"No…it's just not as fun when you're not around to see it with me."
"And why is that?"
"Because……" Ron tried to think of a legitimate answer but none occurred to him, "I don't know. It just is…"
"Please Ron?" Kim made sure Ron was looking when she stuck her bottom lip out and shrugged her shoulders.
"No…no! Not the puppy dog pout!!" It was too much to resist. "…….Fine, I'll buy my own ticket."
Kim gave Ron a pat on the back before she left for Eugene. "Thanks again Ron."
"*pft* I gotta learn to look away when she does that…"
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"Hey Eugene!" Kim waved with a beaming smile. As long as she was going to go through with this, she decided she would make it worthwhile for her date.
"Sup Kim…oh. By the way. Name's Usher," Eugene gave her an equally cheesy smile.
It was only then that Kim noticed Eugene's new choice of clothing. In fact, she was beginning to wonder how she recognized him in the first place. Spiked hair, sunglasses, and all, this was a different Eugene…
"Wow," Kim said in awe. "Nice…clothes."
Usher chuckled. "You like the new threads that I'm sporting? Got em from Ro-" he stopped himself when he remembered his promise to Ron. "…Roca Wear. They're all Roca Wear and Sean Jean stuff I copped from the mall."
Kim looked at him in confusion. "Your…vocabulary's a little different than what I expected from a five-time All-American Scholar."
"Yeah. I'm the whole package, girl. I'm doin' my thing, rock the bling-bling, high like the tides in spring, represent like China and I'm Peking, tall man like Yao Ming, stand up for my beliefs, just call ML King, I never slow down, I'm a computer with no ping, you can be my queen if you let me be your king."
"………What?"
"Just a little freestyle to get your blood pumpin', baby."
"…Riight. Um…" Kim inspected Usher closely. To her surprise, he cleaned up pretty well…kinda handsome, in fact. "Can we wait here for a second?"
"Why?"
Kim glanced over to Ron, who had just entered the theater.
"Never mind, let's go."
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When Usher wasn't looking, Kim winked at Ron to signal that he was doing a good job so far. Ron winked back then took note of Kim's position in the theater so he could go get some popcorn from the snack bar. He left without noticing the tweebs and Rufus sitting behind him.
"Should we follow him?" Tim asked.
"Nah. He'll be back." Jim replied.
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"That'll be $4.29."
Ron handed the cashier a five-dollar bill and waited to receive his change.
"Thanks."
But when he turned around to go back into the theater, a hand touched his shoulder.
"Yeah what- oh…hey…what're you doing here??"
Justine gave Ron a huge grin. "Well, I saw you and Kim walking to the theater together so I followed you to make sure you didn't interfere with my brother's date. Now that I'm here, though, why don't we see the movie together?"
"Uhhh…"
"…Or I COULD just tell my brother that you're spying on him and Kim…"
"What??? How'd you know that??"
"Lucky guess," Justine grabbed Ron's hand and led him back to the movie.
"Great…"
"C'mon Ronnie, we're gonna miss the previews!"
Ron sighed and obediently followed his newly found date. Again, he didn't notice the set of eyes that followed him.
"Hmm…"
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Ron showed Justine to her seat, a few rows between the tweebs and Kim and Usher.
"Who's THAT?"
"I dunno," Tim replied to his brother. "I guess Ron brought a date with him."
"Well if he has a date then we don't have to worry about him dating Kim."
"Yeah that's true…why would he pick HER over Kim?"
They both inspected Justine before they simultaneously shrugged.
"…Look! Isn't that Kim's friend over there???" Jim pointed to the sexy brunette that was located only a few seats away from Kim, Ron, and themselves. Her eyes were locked on Ron, along with a smirk on her unusually smooth face.
"I think so…no wait! Isn't she that one girl on the cheerleading team that Kim's always complaining about?"
"Oh yeah…"
Rufus looked on from the comfort of his seat, entertained by the soap opera that was unfolding in front of his eyes…the movie was alright, too.
"Okay," Kim stopped Ron at the corner, "you go buy a movie ticket and follow us when we go into the theater. I'll stall him to give you enough time."
"Okay." Ron held out his hand to Kim.
"…What're you doing?"
"Well you don't expect me to use MY money do you?"
Kim rolled her eyes. "C'mon Ron…I don't have any extra money on me…besides, weren't you begging me a few days ago to see this movie?"
"Yeah, but…that was different. I thought we were gonna go together," Ron pleaded.
"What's the matter? Are you scared to see a movie alone?" Kim teased.
"No…it's just not as fun when you're not around to see it with me."
"And why is that?"
"Because……" Ron tried to think of a legitimate answer but none occurred to him, "I don't know. It just is…"
"Please Ron?" Kim made sure Ron was looking when she stuck her bottom lip out and shrugged her shoulders.
"No…no! Not the puppy dog pout!!" It was too much to resist. "…….Fine, I'll buy my own ticket."
Kim gave Ron a pat on the back before she left for Eugene. "Thanks again Ron."
"*pft* I gotta learn to look away when she does that…"
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"Hey Eugene!" Kim waved with a beaming smile. As long as she was going to go through with this, she decided she would make it worthwhile for her date.
"Sup Kim…oh. By the way. Name's Usher," Eugene gave her an equally cheesy smile.
It was only then that Kim noticed Eugene's new choice of clothing. In fact, she was beginning to wonder how she recognized him in the first place. Spiked hair, sunglasses, and all, this was a different Eugene…
"Wow," Kim said in awe. "Nice…clothes."
Usher chuckled. "You like the new threads that I'm sporting? Got em from Ro-" he stopped himself when he remembered his promise to Ron. "…Roca Wear. They're all Roca Wear and Sean Jean stuff I copped from the mall."
Kim looked at him in confusion. "Your…vocabulary's a little different than what I expected from a five-time All-American Scholar."
"Yeah. I'm the whole package, girl. I'm doin' my thing, rock the bling-bling, high like the tides in spring, represent like China and I'm Peking, tall man like Yao Ming, stand up for my beliefs, just call ML King, I never slow down, I'm a computer with no ping, you can be my queen if you let me be your king."
"………What?"
"Just a little freestyle to get your blood pumpin', baby."
"…Riight. Um…" Kim inspected Usher closely. To her surprise, he cleaned up pretty well…kinda handsome, in fact. "Can we wait here for a second?"
"Why?"
Kim glanced over to Ron, who had just entered the theater.
"Never mind, let's go."
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When Usher wasn't looking, Kim winked at Ron to signal that he was doing a good job so far. Ron winked back then took note of Kim's position in the theater so he could go get some popcorn from the snack bar. He left without noticing the tweebs and Rufus sitting behind him.
"Should we follow him?" Tim asked.
"Nah. He'll be back." Jim replied.
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"That'll be $4.29."
Ron handed the cashier a five-dollar bill and waited to receive his change.
"Thanks."
But when he turned around to go back into the theater, a hand touched his shoulder.
"Yeah what- oh…hey…what're you doing here??"
Justine gave Ron a huge grin. "Well, I saw you and Kim walking to the theater together so I followed you to make sure you didn't interfere with my brother's date. Now that I'm here, though, why don't we see the movie together?"
"Uhhh…"
"…Or I COULD just tell my brother that you're spying on him and Kim…"
"What??? How'd you know that??"
"Lucky guess," Justine grabbed Ron's hand and led him back to the movie.
"Great…"
"C'mon Ronnie, we're gonna miss the previews!"
Ron sighed and obediently followed his newly found date. Again, he didn't notice the set of eyes that followed him.
"Hmm…"
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Ron showed Justine to her seat, a few rows between the tweebs and Kim and Usher.
"Who's THAT?"
"I dunno," Tim replied to his brother. "I guess Ron brought a date with him."
"Well if he has a date then we don't have to worry about him dating Kim."
"Yeah that's true…why would he pick HER over Kim?"
They both inspected Justine before they simultaneously shrugged.
"…Look! Isn't that Kim's friend over there???" Jim pointed to the sexy brunette that was located only a few seats away from Kim, Ron, and themselves. Her eyes were locked on Ron, along with a smirk on her unusually smooth face.
"I think so…no wait! Isn't she that one girl on the cheerleading team that Kim's always complaining about?"
"Oh yeah…"
Rufus looked on from the comfort of his seat, entertained by the soap opera that was unfolding in front of his eyes…the movie was alright, too.