Ramona stood in her room, looking at herself in the mirror, one of the few things she had set up. She kept in mind that she was going to be unloading boxes and that she might not go anywhere with Edgar, if he even showed up. She decided to wear a pair of faded blue jeans and a bright orange spaghetti strapped shirt. Then she fluffed up her hair and slicked on some lip gloss. Ramona dug through her bag until she found a bottle of perfume, and sprayed some in the air and walked through the mist.

She walked outside and was shocked, but not unhappy, to see Edgar waiting on the porch, leaning against one of the beams, "Hi."

He smiled, "Hey... I brought you somethin'."

Ramona blushed a little, "Really?"

"Really." He held out a rectangular box out to her and smiled awkwardly.

Ramona opened the box and looked inside. There was a foot long cherry wood stick, sharpened to a point. She picked it up and turned it. Her name and a heart were carved into the side, and the wood was varnished, so it was dark and shining, "A personalized stake?"

Edgar kicked the ground, wondering if he had gotten a good gift, or if she thought he was stupid. Ramona hugged him, "I love it Edgar, thank you!"

The hug caught him by surprise, and after a second he wrapped his arms around her, "You're welcome Ramona." He inhaled and caught the scent of her perfume. She nuzzled a little closer to him, and he smiled. He started to stroke her hair when Christine walked out and cleared her throat.

"Hello guys."

Edgar jumped back, letting go of Ramona, "Uh... Hi, I'm Edgar Frog."

"Hello Edgar, I'm Christine Banks, Ramona's older sister." She smiled, "It's nice to meet you."

"Nice to meet you too Miss."

She smiled at Ramona and Edgar, "Well, let's get started. Edgar, would you mind carrying in the boxes that say kitchen? And Ramona, you can finish carrying your boxes in, and then start on the bathroom ones, sound good?"

Edgar nodded and Ramona looked at her sister, "Sounds like a plan Sis."

Ramona was carrying one of her boxes up the stairs when she lost her footing and started to fall backwards. She fell and landed into a pair of warm, strong arms. She turned around and smiled, face to face with Edgar, "Heh, thanks."

Edgar smiled back, "Guess I was in the right place at the right time, huh?"

"That you were." Ramona kissed his cheek, "Thanks." She grabbed the box and went on her way.

He touched the spot where she kissed and smiled, a little thrown off. Edgar grinned and turned around, going to get more boxes.

Christine looked at Edgar and Ramona, who were sitting on the porch together, "Well, I think having Edgar here helped speed things up quite a bit. Right Moana?"

"Definitely."

"Well, I don't know about you guys, but I'm starving." Christine reached into her pocket and pulled out some bills, "But I'm kinda beat. Edgar, you don't mind walking with Ramona to the boardwalk and getting some food, do you?"

He shook his head, "No, I don't mind at all."

"And you guys can eat there; I don't want you guys to wait on me. So," She smiled at Ramona, "You guys can just eat there and just bring me somethin' back. Ramona, you know what I like, right?"

Ramona grinned at her sister, "You bet."

Christine handed Ramona some money, "Be careful."

"We will... Bye Chris!"

"Bye guys." She waved and watched Edgar and Ramona walk off.

They sat at an outside table and ate. Ramona smiled and took a drink, "This was pretty fun."

He nodded, "Yeah... We should do it again sometime."

"Before we have to start tracking down Mathias." Ramona sighed.

"I can help!" Edgar said, "I mean, I've done it before. And I can always get Alan to come too."

She shrugged, "I don't know Edgar, maybe." Ramona took another drink, "I'll talk to Chris about it."

"Ok." He smiled, "Sounds like a plan."

Ramona brushed her hair out of her face, "Ready to go?"

"Yeah." He looked at the sky, "Its getting dark, if there are vampires here, and they pose any risk to you at all, we should go now."

They walked down the boardwalk hand in hand. Edgar stopped at one of the stores, "Follow me."

He took her inside and looked at her, "Let's get our picture taken, real quick. Just so we have something to remember this day by."

She blushed and smiled, "Ok."

They sat in a booth, Edgar fumbled with the buttons, and leaned back, "Ready?"

"Yeah."

They took five pictures: One of Ramona in Edgar's lap, one of them holding hands, one of Edgar tickling her, one of them smiling, and one of Ramona planting a small kiss on his cheek.

Two strips of the photos came out and Edgar grabbed them. He handed one to Ramona and smiled, "Let's go. It's getting dark."

Ramona and Edgar walked down the dusty road that lead to Ramona's house, Edgar's arm around Ramona's shoulder and her arm around his waist. He walked with her onto the porch and brushed some of her hair off of her cheek, "Today was great."

"It was, wasn't it?" She smiled, "I had so much fun Edgar, thank you."

"You're welcome." He looked at her for a few seconds before leaning in and kissing her. Under the kiss, Ramona smiled. She wrapped her arms around him and kissed back, "Good-bye Ramona."

"Good-bye Edgar." She was blushing.

He grinned, "I'll call you later."

"Can't wait." Ramona smiled.

Edgar waved, "Bye."

"Bye."

Mathias Crowley sat, perched in a tree by Ramona and Christine's house. Beside him were Eli, Diego, Raphael, and Nikolai, his vampire servants. He grinned, "Awe, young love."

"Can I eat him Master, please? Please, I'm starving!" Eli begged.

He slapped Eli, "You shall not touch the boy, stupid fool! He might be a vital asset to us." Mathias yelled, "He might be able to distract the girl long enough for me to get what I want." He smiled, "I couldn't control myself around their mother, but I shall still have my queen." Mathias chuckled and watched Christine sitting at the table and reading, "I shall have my queen." And with that, he soared into the air and signaled for the others to follow him.

"Hey Chris, I brought you your food." Ramona said, swishing into the kitchen.

"Thanks kiddo." She looked at her younger sister, "Did you have fun?"

"Yeah I did."

"What's that?"

Ramona looked at the slip of paper in her hand, "Edgar had us stop and get our picture taken."

Chris motioned for Ramona to let her see. She sheepishly handed the paper over to her sister and waited.

"He's a cute boy." Christine said, handing the pictures back to her.

"I know."

The phone rang and Christine stood up to answer it, "Hello? Oh, hi! Yeah... Yeah... Sure you can, if she wants. Here she is." She handed the phone to Ramona.

"Hello?"

"Hi, it's Edgar."

"Hey Edgar, what's up?" She asked.

"You're sister already said it was ok, and I was wondering if maybe you wanted to go out with me this Saturday." He paused, "On a date."

Ramona was quiet for a minute, "I- I'd love to Edgar."

"Really?"

"Yeah, yeah I would." Ramona winked at a grinning Christine, "What time?"

"Uh, how does seven sound?"

"Great!" She spun around, "I can't wait."

"Me either... I'll see you then." He paused again, "Unless you need help unpacking again tomorrow."

"Uh, yeah. We got all the boxes in but if you want to come down and help some more I'm sure Christine won't care."

"Nope, I don't care at all!"

"Great! I'll be down around noon." He said.

"I'll see you then."

"Bye Ramona."

"Bye Edgar... I'll see you tomorrow."

Edgar hung up the phone and turned around, a smile on his face. His brother was standing in front of him, "Oh, hey Alan."

"Don't forget we have vampire training tomorrow."

"Shit!"

"What?"

Edgar bit his lip, "I have plans... Can we reschedule for later tomorrow night?"

"I'm worried about you... You're losing sight of our mission." He looked his brother up and down, "We don't even know this girl."

"I do."

"Do you?" Alan smirked.

"Yes, I do." Edgar glared, "She and her sister are here tracking down the vampire that killed their mother." He walked around his brother and went upstairs to his room.