Violet Parr was over at her best friend Mia Willis' house. They were preparing for their double date with Tony Rydinger and Sam Chance. A week ago, they would have laughed their heads off if anyone had suggested that they would ever be asked out by Tony and Sam. They had thought that they would never be noticed by the boys of their dreams. However, they had been proved wrong.
"How should I wear my hair?" asked Vi. "Up or down, or braided, or half-up-half-down...oh, there's two many choices!"
"Calm down, Vi." said Mia. "You'll be fine. Tony asked you out because he likes you and you're a nice person - he won't care if your hair is a little messy. And speaking of which, wear it down."
"Wear what down?"
"Your hair."
"Oh yeah...thanks." Vi pulled her hair out of the ponytail and let it fall loosely over her shoulders. She quickly ran a brush through it.
Mia heard the doorbell ring. "Oh, they're here!" she shrieked excitedly. "Come on!"
They ran downstairs eagerly and opened the door. Tony and Sam were standing there, grinning.
"Hey." said Tony. "You look...nice."
"Thanks." said Vi. "You look good to."
"Well, c'mon." said Sam. "The movie starts in twenty minutes. We better get going."
The four teenagers walked in the direction of the theater and chatted casually. "So what movie are we seeing?"
"Well, I thought we'd see Robots." said Tony. "It looks pretty good."
"Cool." said Mia. "I've been meaning to see that one."
It took them about eight minutes to get to the theater. When they got there, they headed straight for the refreshment counter after buying tickets. They got a jumbo popcorn and four small drinks. Vi got a Sprite, Mia got a Pepsi, Tony got a Coke, and Sam got root beer. Tony stepped up to the counter to pay when Vi said, "No, I said I'd buy the popcorn."
"Uh...but..."
"If you want to pay for something so badly, you can buy the drinks for us, okay?"
"Uh...sure." Tony got out some money. He and Vi paid the cashier, then the four headed toward Theater 9, where Robots was playing.
They got good seats and sat through ten minutes of previews before the movie began. It was really funny, and they laughed a lot. Robots was a long movie, so they got out of the theater around eight o' clock.
Mia would be spending the night at Vi's house, so the boys walked them to the Parr's. "Thanks for the movie." said Vi to Tony. "It was really fun."
"You're welcome." replied Tony, smiling. He motioned toward the porch swing. (AN: Pretend the Parrs have a porch swing, okay?) "I'm gonna rest for a minute." He sat down on one end.
"Okay." Vi sat down next to him. They both looked up at the sky, which was clear and covered with bright, twinkling stars.
"It's beautiful." said Vi softly.
"Yes." agreed Tony. "Just like you."
Vi whipped her head around to look at him, shocked. "Tony?..."
He smiled. "What? Can't I give compliments to pretty girls I ask out?"
Vi made no reply, just scooted closer to him (which wasn't hard, because the swing wasn't very big anyway). Tony gently put his arm around her shoulders, and the two sat gazing at the stars together.
Mia and Sam walked out to the backyard to find an old baseball mitt of Dash's that Violet had offered for Sam's little brother, Andy. It took about ten minutes, but finally Mia found it under a bush.
"Thanks." said Sam gratefully, taking the mitt. "Andy loves baseball. He'll be so happy to get this."
"Yeah, I bet." agreed Mia. "I tried to play baseball when I was younger, but I couldn't pick up a bat without hitting myself on the head."
Sam laughed gently. "So what sports can you play without injuring yourself?"
Mia blushed. "Um...I can ride horses. And I can run pretty fast, too."
"Cool. I'm on the track team at school."
"I know."
"Why didn't you try out? You said you're fast."
"Oh..." Mia stammered. "I dunno." Really, she hadn't wanted to risk falling and being embaressed in front of Sam.
Sam grinned playfully. "Race you to the end of the yard!"
"Sure." said Mia. "Ready, set..." Sam lunged ahead. "Hey!"
Mia broke into a run. She began going faster and faster, until she'd passed Sam. It looked like she might hit the fence, but at the last second she slid to a stop. She turned around to grin triumphantly at Sam, who was just slowing down. "Ha! I won!"
Sam grinned, but he was breathing hard. "Yeah, okay. You won."
"What's my prize?" asked Mia jokingly.
Sam leaned close. "This," he said, kissing Mia gently.
When they pulled apart, Mia smiled. "Great prize."
"Wasn't it?" asked Sam. "Hey, could I come over and meet your horse sometime? I've always wanted to learn to ride."
"Sure." Mia smiled.
"Well, I better get home." said Sam. "I've still got homework."
"Yeah." said Mia, a little sadly. "Bye."
"Bye." called Sam. Mia went inside with a warm feeling in her heart.
Well, how was that? The romance may be a bit cheesy and sappy, but hey...it's not my best subject, okay? Anyway, hope you like this first chapter, please R&R for the next one!