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Chapter 6:

As Matt drove to the movie theater, I couldn't help but replying the conversation I had with Adrian less than an hour ago.

"Okay now listen to me, you might think you're all smart, and it's mainly true but as far as social relationships are concerned you are probably not brighter than a child."

I frowned, showing him I was displeased, but I couldn't comment as he was pretty close from the truth.

"You know how you know about science and stuff? well dating is a science all by itself. I know how guys think" he added tapping his forehead with his forefinger. "Humans, dhampirs or even Moroi it's all the same and the first date are all the same."

"Come on Yoda, enlighten me" I said trying to sound sarcastic but truth be told I can really interested by what he had to tell me.

"Okay well what I will explain you concern first dates at the movies. The choice of the movie is essential, and it will tell you a lot about who your date is, and what he is expecting from you. If he chooses the super cheesy romantic movie he is just trying to impress you, trying to get you all mushy for a hot making out session later in his car plus it makes him a calculator who is trying to impress you….there is a need to be wary here, he might be hiding something. Then if, he chooses the total action movie with only big guns, big crashes and gutsy blood…he is selfish and doesn't care about what you want or what you might think. He is just egotistical."

"Okay…" I trailed hating the fact that he made sense. Was I starting to understand Adrian? And even scarier…was I starting to agree with him?

"If he tells you to pick, that he doesn't mind well," Adrian chuckled "he is a liar, he minds….of course he does but he is so adamant to please you that he is pretending."

"Well that is a good thing no? Wanting to please me?"

Adrian shrugged looking away for a second. "It's pretty stupid to do that, for both of you. Firstly you won't know exactly who he is and if he is trying to please you here who said he won't try to bullshit you even more to get in your pants?"

Just thinking about sex while talking with Adrian made be blush furiously.

"Plus if he is trying too hard to become someone he is not just to please you well…it will come back and bite you both in the ass." He added looking intense.

"Talking about experience" I asked, teasing hoping to lighten the mood, but it failed as he turned to me with trouble eyes and simply whispered a 'yea…'

I cleared my throat aching to bring him back on the lighter subject. "But your theory is flawed since apparently every choice is wrong."

He shook his head. "No, he can chose a movie that mixes both action and romance such as, well they are not in theater anymore, but it's just to give you an idea…Braveheart, the English Patient, Armageddon. Or he can simply go with a good comedy" he said pointing to the new comedy in the newspaper.

"What if he asks me to choose?"

Adrian gave me a wicked grin. "Are you squeamish?"

I snorted. "What do you think? I'm sharing a place with you."

"Ahahah very funny well if I were you; I'll go with the horror movie" he said looking at the movies playing tonight. "That would show him that you cannot be bullshitted and that you are a very strong and confident girl."

I smiled. "Thanks".

He looked at me silently for a minute as if he was trying to decipher something. "Anytime" he finally added standing up, taking the direction of his bedroom. "Oh, by the way…"

I looked up. "Yeah?"

"You look beautiful tonight Sage" he added before disappearing in the corridor.

I couldn't help the smile to creep on my face then, and I knew that the smile was here now.

"What are you smiling about?" Asked Matt, bringing me back to reality.

I looked around startled, realizing we were already parked in the movie theater car park.

"Oh it's…Nothing." I shook my head concentrating on him. "So what are we up to see?"

He shrugged. "You pick I don't mind."

"Oh…" I said probably not able to stop my face to fall from disappointment. Liar liar pants on fire I couldn't help but think. "Why don't we go see 'Revenge of the flesh eaters'?"

Matt eyes widened. "You…you want to see the flesh eater's movie?"

"Sure" and I couldn't help but smile thinking of Adrian grin and his 'I told you' face.

When Matt was paying for our ticket, I looked around at the crowd. I like to people watch…I always lived in the margin, it had to do with the big secret I was a part of, but it was not the only reason…I was odd even as far as alchemists were concerned.

My eyes locked on an old man, and I frowned as he was staring at me too. I had a strange feeling of déjà vu.

"Ready?" Asked Matt, bringing his hand to my back.

"I…this guy is really looking at me in an odd way" I said, pointing to the direction where the old man has been, just a few seconds ago, but it was empty now.

"Okay…." Matt trailed off wrapping his arm around my shoulders. "Are you sure you want to see the zombie movie? You seem pretty spooked already."

I shook my head." It will take more than a couple of flesh eaters to scare me" and he didn't know how true it was.

He chuckled. "Well if you are scared you can still hide here" he said rubbing his chest.

I blushed not answering, but I could hear Adrian snort in my head, and his more than likely, snide comment. "Please, guy could you be more cliché?". This time the blush that crept on my cheeks was of anger…Adrian were managing to ruin my date from the distance…My first date ever.

I spent most of the movie thinking about that old man…trying to figure where I've met him before.

"Not even a little flinch here?" Whispered Matt to my ear. His hot minty breath made me shiver. "I have to admit I'm impressed."

I would have been way too embarrassed to admit I didn't even know what it was about…. I had spaced out. "I told you; it took more than a couple flesh eaters to scare me."

"Yeah….it was just willful thinking."

"Willful thinking? What did you wish?"

He looked at me with incredulity. "Nothing…lets watch the movie."

After a little while, Matt put his arm, palm up on my armrest…that was a weird position for someone. I looked up to him, but he was looking straight ahead as if he was absorbed in the movie. I looked to my other side noticing two empty seats…maybe he was trying to tell me the space was too small, he was pretty wide, and the seats were pretty small.

"I'm sorry you probably don't have enough space" I said standing up. "Here….it's better right?" I asked, taking the seat beside mine.

"No, no, that was not the intent" he said way too loud getting some 'shhh' from the others in the room.

"I don't understand" I whispered.

He sighed." You don't make it easy do you?"

"Make what easy?"

He simply shook his head looking at the screen again.

After the movie, Matt was particularly quiet and this was really not like him.

"I don't know what I did, but I'm sorry" I finally said when he parked in front of my building.

"Sorry?" He asked apparently taken aback.

I nodded. "You are apparently upset about something I did; I have no idea what I did wrong …"

He sighed running his hand in his hair. "You are giving me mix messages all the time and I never know if you like spending time with me or you just do it because you feel bad saying no."

"So why don't you ask?"

"I…" he blushed slightly. "It's not the way it's done."

"Says who?"

"Everybody!" He replied, and I could hear the exasperation in his voice.

"Well I'm not like everybody" I added standing straighter.

"'ve noticed" he grumbled. He turned a bit on his seat to face me. "So….do you like spending time with me?"

"Yes very much."

"I like you Sydney, I really do."

"I do too."

He cracked me his million dollar smile as my phone vibrated in my pocket.

I quickly read the text from Adrian. "U r not supposed to stay so long in his car. It's a 1st date"

"Do you want to go grab a burger? I know a place that is still open."

I shook my head. "Some other time maybe but…my cousin just texted me, he needs me for something."

"Adrian?"

I nodded.

"How close are you? I mean….genetically."

"What?" I asked. I clearly understood the question, but I needed a couple of seconds to figure an answer.

"I mean, are you first degree or something?"

Matt was clearly not as clueless as Adrian thought, he noticed how different we looked. "No we're pretty remote actually, third degree. It's because of the look isn't it?"

"Yeah and because he seems pretty….protective of you." He added evasively.

"Well protective is good right?"

"I…yes as long as protectiveness doesn't cross the border of possessiveness. Well goodnight Syd" he bent and softly kissed my cheek. "See you Monday."

"Sure." I got out of the car even more clueless about dating as I was before our date. I was sure I did something wrong, but I didn't know what. I followed Adrian instructions. He told me to be distant, to reduce physical contact to a minimum, but it seemed to make Matt upset.

"Really... were you spying on me?" I asked, entering in the living room.

Adrian was on the sofa, feet on the coffee table, watching MTV.

"Nice to see you too, sunshine." He chuckled straitening "and sorry to disappoint, but I was on the balcony having a cigarette. I just…I didn't want him to think you were too easy to get you know…" he shrugged dismissively. "He might have lost interest."

"Yeah well nothing happen so don't worry my honor is safe."

"Nothing?" He asked incredulous with one eyebrow raised. "Not even a kiss?"

I shook my head negatively, and he burst into laughter.

I looked at him mortified. I knew Adrian had a lot of flaws but actually being petty….that was not something I expected from him, at least not anymore. "You are mocking me?" I asked not able to stop my eyes from filling up with tears. "Maybe you were a crappy teacher and I turned him off instead of turning him on."

"You think I was mocking you?" He asked, standing up coming to me. "No I am mocking how stupid that guy is."

"Why do you keep saying that?" I asked exasperated.

"Because if I had been him-"

"What would you have done? Humiliate me?"

He grinned. "Not exactly. I would have—"He reached for my hand and pulled me toward him. Before I had the time to register, his lips were on mine, moving softly. I was frozen for a second, but then without really knowing what I was doing, I was moving my lips too, in an attempt to kiss him back. I couldn't believe it was my first kiss right then, with one of my enemy. He tasted a mix of cigarette and brandy. Not really the ideal first kiss, but his lips were so soft, much softer than I thought they could. I really hoped he wouldn't realize the extent to my inexperience.

The most embarrassing part was how I was responding to him without even realizing, how I pressed my body to his…locking my arms around his neck… how I wished this kiss would never stop.

My cell starting to ring and I jumped startled Adrian let go slowly with a small smile playing on his face.

He kept his eyes locked on mine. "That's the way he should have said goodnight" he said reaching for my phone. "I need to tell him what a fool he was. Syd's phone" he answered with a big smile.

His eyes almost immediately turned dark, and his smile faded. I knew right then who was on the phone.

"It's for you" he said frostily almost throwing me the phone.

"Sydney's speaking."

'Sydney is Rose, we are in a jam…I need your help.'

I closed my eyes with a sigh; I knew the peace couldn't last long. "What's up Rose?"