Hello! Sorry it's been o long. I got writer's block, and a little distracted with AVPM. If you don't know what that is, shame on you. It's A Very potter Musical and i listenend to the soundtrack the entire time i was wrting this. Go to youtube and look it up now! but in all seriousness, i hope you enjoy this chapter. Thanks for all the reviews! I love it, and i did go out with my jordan to this restraun hom,ecoming my junior year. it wasnt that great for me because he ad a date and i tagged along because my fried and her date invited me. anyway, i digress. Enjoy!

Jordan

So, its Thursday. I'm really excited about tonight. I think I might not be able to wait. For me, this is a big deal. But, it's only 7:30 A.M. I have to wait. All day. But it's going to be a good day. I got out of my car and went into the band hall. Lily pulled in right as I was crossing the parking lot. She smiled at me. I waved back an went inside.

So, the day went by pretty quick. Well, the morning at least. The band finished charting the first son. It was actually pretty amazing that we finished so soon. It's not a long song, but still...it's going to be a great year. I watched as a few freshman struggled to read their charts, as officers helped mark them off and place "dots". Wow, I hated dots. They were poker chips with your initials and do you know how many people have the same initials? Quite a few! As officer, I get to label them and it's not the best job. We had stayed after for a while to do it, the day Lily was recuperating in the hospital. It was a sad time.

Now, it's lunch and the conversation has gone to what movie we'll see tonight. I pulled put my sandwich and started munching on it. Lily pulls out her salad and Nate and Hannah are swapping theirs.

"We should totally go see District 9. I heard that was awesome!" Hannah exclaimed as she inspected the sub she was now in possesion of.

"Nah, The Time Traveler's Wife!" Nate put in. "That movie looks awesome!"

"Really, Nate? Really? Lily laughed. "This is great. The girl wants to go see the action and guy wants to go see the tear-jerker!"

" I want to see The Time Traveler's Wife!" Shirley squeaked as she walked up to us.

"You're not going, you don't have a vote." Hannah told her. She pouted.

"Well, what are you going to see then?" She asked.

"Well, I think we should decide that when we get there, don't you?" I offered all around.

"That is a great idea Jordan!" Lily approved. "Well, it's all settled now. So, about that secret thing we're doing next week..."

"Hey! We cant talk about that! Not with certain people around." I warned nodding towards Shirley.

"Oh, right. Shirley, can you please leave? We have important grown-up things to discuss." Lily told the girl slowly so she might understand.

"Uh! Jordan are you going to allow them to talk to me that way?!" Her high voice was full of an indignant tone.

"We do need to talk about something and you can't be involved Shirley, so all I can tell you is please leave." I felt kinda bad saying this to her, but it was nice to. She wasn't ruling my life anymore. Shirley stomped off to another table.

"Wow! I never thought I'd see the day. Good job, Jordan." Hannah congratulated.

"Anyway...next week, on Wednesday? I think I can have everything by then. It's gonna take forever to get everything here and the way it needs to be." Lily averted.

"I've got most everything. I just need to set them all to full." Nate said.

"Oh, I can't wait! This will be soo much fun! Should we tell everyone to bring extra stuff on Tuesday?" Hannah said as she munched around her sandwich.

"Yeah, I think so. The afternoon will be freezing if they don't." I advised.

"No, most people already bring a change of clothes for the afternoon. I don't think so." Lily bit into her slice of homemade banana nut bread.

"Well, we have a little under a week. We can plan it out this weekend." I told everyone as we got up to back to the band hall.

The afternoon was actually kinda fun. We spent most of the time working on stand tunes and they were a blast. We had classics such as the Kick-off Song, and Ironman. Then we had newer stuff like Tubthumpin' and Rockin' Robin. It was a lot of fun and to see Lily's face light up with the excitement of the music was a great thing. Tonight was going to be the best I'd had in a long time.

Shirley

How could he?! I had him under my thumb, I was sure of it. But, the way she blew me off like that, and he defended her! It was the worst thing in my life! I could hardly play my sax as the feelings I had had for him slowly returned. Was it a bad idea to have broken up with him? Of course not! There's Nate! He was ripe for the taking if I could ever get him away from that little brat Hannah. Oh, he would be my date for Homecoming if it was the last thing I did! And maybe I would flaunt myself at the movies. I need to call Cody. He would definitely make Jordan and Nate jealous! My other ex was tall, handsome, smart, and Jordan had hated that one of his friends had gone out with me when they knew he still liked me. It was the perfect plan! With this thought, I was able to go back to playing the music in front of me. Perfect...

Lily

"So are you coming over to get ready?" I asked Hannah as we put up our instruments.

"Yeah, if that's ok with you. I was hoping you could do my hair and make-up since I'm horrible at that kind of stuff." Hannah asked hopefully.

"No problem. You have your with you don't you?" I asked slyly. I knew she did, and the blush on er face confirmed it.

"Yes...but it's only because I know you love me and would never let me go on this date without your help." Her blush grew bigger.

"Hahaha. It's cool. I was hoping you could come over too. Well, let's go. We're meeting the boys at seven." I told her walking out the big hole where we usually loaded our instruments on away games.

"You're the best you know that?" Hannah said falling in behind me.

"Oh, I know."

"Hey girls! Don't forget 7 P.M. sharp! And maybe dinner!" Nate yelled cross the parking lot.

"How could we forget?" I yelled back, waving good-bye.

It was a little after 3:30 when we got back to my house. We snacked on the leftover banana nut bread I had made the day before and went into my room. I put my purse on my bed, and turned on the TV to Spongebob. Hannah plopped on my bed, completely at home. She pulled her shoulder bag off and then put her other bag on the bed. She pulled out what she would wear.

"Here it is!" She exclaimed as she pulled out a cute pair of jean shorts and a purple top. The top had silvery designs all over with an interesting cross back. Her face was alight with the outfit.

"Wow! It's soo cute! Nate's gonna love it! What shoes are you going to wear?"

"Um, I was hoping I could borrow some of yours."

"Oh, I know the perfect ones!" I went to my closet and opened it to reveal the shoe holder(you know the one with clear pockets that you hook on the top of the door that hold your shoes) and pulled out a silvery/gold pair of flats that matched the shirt wonderfully.

"Oh, they are perfect!" Hannah squealed. "What are you going to wear?"

"Oh, this!" I exclaimed as I pulled out a pair of emerald green shorts and a rose colored top with the sleeves that went down to my elbow, split from the to, right on my shoulder.

"Wow! Pretty. Shoes?" I pulled out a pair of gladiator sandals I had gotten at Wal-Mart over the summer. "Oh!"

"So...who gets to shower first?" I asked teasingly. Hannah looked at, then the door ans ran towards it at the same time I did, dropping my clothes. She beat me.

"Fine, take a shower. Just don't wash your hair!" I screamed through the door. She laughed and I went back to my room.

After Hannah finished her shower, I took mine. When I was done, I put my hair in hot rollers(rather than spend on hour curling it myself, why not let the heat do it for me?) and started on straightening Hannah's hair. Her long yellow hair surprisingly didn't take that long. All the while, we watched Spongebob. When I was done with hair, pulling Hannah's up half-way with her favorite barrette and mine back behind my right ear with a fake flower clip, we started on make-up. I checked the time. 5:28. We had plenty of time left.

I had a rich cranberry eyeshadow with mascara and Hannah opted for a shimmery purple. When I was done, we looked very different from the girls that morning. Instead of work-out shorts and baggy tees, we had cute shorts that not only warned off the heat, but made us look like the women we were. The shirts that we wore exposed our best assets, while providing the mystery of what lay beneath them. I laughed as Hannah struggled to pull the shorts down. She was unaccustomed to their shorter length (they fell at mid-thigh, as did mine). We headed out the door at 6:15 to get a good parking spot at the mall. The drive was relatively short. We got to the mall at 6:47 and I found a really great parking spot. We went inside, heading upstairs to the food court and movie theater.

While we were waiting for the boys, we looked at the posters deciding what movie would be best to see. After a few minutes, we decided to go sit down and wait. I saw them first, coming up the escalator. Hannah and I had still been arguing when I saw Jordan's honey hair coming up as if by magic. Nate followed him and they looked so cute!

Jordan wore jeans and a button-up dark blue shirt. His hair was spiked up at odd angles and he looked adorable. Nate wore a grey striped button-up shirt and jeans, his dark hair was curly and unruly as usual. Each had a light jacket on their arms. I cursed to myself as I remembered how cold a theater could get. They both looked very good and neither Hannah nor myself could keep our eyes off them. I don't think any of the girls there that night could.

Nate spotted us first. He waved hello and pulled Jordan over to our table. It was 7 sharp. They had goofy smiles on their face that made them both all the more attractive. Hannah and I were blushing and smiling back as they arrived at our table. They each pulled out a seat in front of us.

"So how are you 2 lovely girls tonight?" Nate asked, his smile oh so sweet.

"We're great. Decide on a movie yet?" I asked them.

"Yeah, District 9 if you're up to it." Jordan told us.

"That's great." Hannah and I nodded at each other as I told them that.

"Great. Let's go get the tickets." Nate said as we all got up.

We waited in line, chatting pleasantly. Nate brought up dinner afterward which we all agreed to. Finally, we got to the beginning of the line buying our tickets. We had decided to share a few drinks instead of going all our for snacks. The movie started soon and we rushed into the semi-crowded theater. We picked a row somewhere in the middle and sat down to enjoy the movie. It was( from right to left facing the screen) Jordan, me, Hannah, and Nate. The lights dimmed and the previews started.

As the movie progressed, the temperature progressively dropped. I again cursed myself for not thinking of this when I left my house. I shivered and Jordan noticed. He leaned in close to me, his cologne soft and subtle. I blushed.

"Hey, you need my jacket?" His voice was soft and low.

"Yes, please. If you don't need it."

"Nah, here you go." He handed it to me. I put the brown jacket on, his cologne wrapping around me with all the softness of a summer breeze. I sighed.

The movie over, we went out of the theater to our cars. As we left, we saw Shirley and her ex, Cody. She stopped us, pretending surprise.

"Oh, hey guys! I didn't know you were here!" She exclaimed.

"Right, like we didn't tell her what time and day." I whispered to Hannah, wrapping Jordan's jacket a little tighter around me.

"So,what's y'all go see?" Shirley asked.

"District 9." Nate answered annoyed.

"Hey, we're going to be late for dinner." Hannah told us.

"Right, well, we're off. See you tomorrow. Nice to see you Cody!" I exclaimed as we headed towards the escalator.

"Why don't we join you?" Shirley put in, trying way too hard.

"Actually, we can't. We have reservations for 4." Jordan replied.

"Oh, ok." Shirley was out off. We went down the escalator.

"Nice, reservations." I told them as we headed out to the parking lot.

"We do. At Italiano's. 'til nine." Nate explained.

"That is awesome!" Hannah and I said at the same time.

Hannah and I got into my car and the boys went to their own. Hannah had on Nate's jacket and she sniffed it when they were out of sight.

"Haha. You couldn't wait to do that could you?" I asked Hannah.

"He smells soo good! I just basked in it during the movie. You can't tell me you didn't do the same."

"No, I can't." I admitted as we pulled out and headed over to Italiano's.

Jordan

So, they both looked very beautiful. I kept smelling Lily's perfume. It was gardenia and lavender. Maybe rose too. It was just like her, a mystery and refreshing. The movie had been good, but the company was better. I was really glad I had skipped out on Shirley. Seeing her there with her ex-boyfriend had made me mad. I knew she was doing it to get back at me or Nate or Lily for something we had done. The radio blared on as I got behind Lily and Hannah. I saw them talking.

We all pulled into the parking lot, parking close to one another. Hannah and Lily waited for Nate and I caught up with them. I resisted the temptation to put my arm around Lily. I had to remind myself this wasn't a date. Nate didn't. He grabbed Hannah's hand with a suaveness I didn't know existed.

Dinner was great! I ordered the chicken parmesan, as did Lily. We ordered at almost the same time. Nate for the veal, and Hannah ordered shrimp linguine. Their famous garlic rolls kept on flowing as did the conversation. I don't think I ever had this much fun with Shirley. I wondered briefly if it would be this much fun if it was just Lily and me. After an few hours, we left. I completely forgot that Lily had my jacket. I didn't care though, because it had been the best night I had had in a long time.