"I'll get some more for you."said Jedeite, taking Rei's empty cup, and running towards the refreshment tables.

Really! As if he thought she couldn't do things for herself! She hadn't really wanted to come, anyway. She could be at the temple in front of the fire, but she had lost a bet to Bunny, and now she was stuck here, with the dumbest guy ever! Jedeite came back, and handed her her drink.

"I said I didn't want more punch, Jedeite!"Rei told him, and gave it back to him.

She pushed it so hard, he spilled it all over his shirt. She threw her hands up.

"Now see what you did! I'd go and undo some of that damage if I were you! I'm not going to be seen with a guy who is obviously so clumsy, he can't hold a cup of punch straight and spills it all over himself!"

Jedeite looked down at his shirt.

"You're absolutely right. I'll be right back."

He ran towards the men's room. At least I've got away from him now. She thought to herself. Since they'd been introduced, Jedeite had done nothing but dog her footsteps, and insisted on pampering her. Well, she just wasn't the type of girl who enjoyed being pampered! Perhaps Bunny was! She remembered the look on Bunny's face when Jedeite had insisted that the air conditioning was on too high, and had wanted her to wear his coat. Bunny looked scandalized, and had demanded why Darien wasn't paying as much attention to the temperature as Jedeite. Bunny had ended up by wearing Darien's coat. Well, if Bunny wanted a guy like Jedeite, she was more than welcome to have him. Well, I could use some fresh air, and it might help take him longer to find me. She was about to reach the exit, when she heard his voice. She clenched her fists.

"I got all that out of my shirt."he said, happily. "See? Absolutely nothing. I had to ask someone to help me break into the janitor's closet for something, but, now sign of a stain anywhere!"

He spread his arms so she could see. Noticing her hand on the door knob, his smile faltered.

"Oh, I'm sorry. So thoughtless of me! Did you want to go outside?"he said, reaching for the door knob himself.

"I can open the door by myself, you know!"she said crossly, as he held it wide open for her. "And I don't want to go outside."

He closed the door.

"Then would you like to dance?"

"No!"

What I would like is for you to stop treating me like I'm going to break, or something!

"Maybe we could join Ami and Zoicite? Or Mina and Kunzite?"he suggested.

Rei raised her eyebrows.

"I suppose we could go with Ami and Zoicite. Mina looks too busy to be bothered by competition."

Maybe Mina should've gotten Jedeite. She'd certainly like to have her date be so worried about her. I'll kill her! She thought to herself.

"You must remind me to thank Mina for convincing me to come! Zoicite was just telling me about a new frontier on treating neurological conditions."Ami said to Rei.

"I should thank her, too. It really wouldn't be the same without you, Ami."Zoicite said.

"I agree! It wouldn't have been the same without Rei, either. Now I can't imagine how boring and pointless my evening would have been if Rei weren't here."

"I have to go to the restroom."Rei said. "I'll be back."

"I'll go with you."Ami walked after her.

"At least here I can get away from him!"Rei said, putting her purse next to the sink.

"Don't you like him?"Ami asked her.

"He's so dramatic!"

"Well, he probably likes you!"

"I hope not. I'll be glad I won't have to see him again!"

"That's not nice!"

"It's true. I will."

"But we can't stay here for the rest of the evening!"

"Why not?!"

"They're bound to come looking for us."

"Here?"

"Well, someone will. I think I'll go back. And, you know, if you don't mind, I should borrow his coat. If you don't like it, I need it. I'm freezing!"

Rei gave her Jedeite's coat.

Ami walked out of the room, and walked back to where Zoicite and Jedeite were standing.

"Where's Rei?"Jedeite asked as soon as he saw Ami.

"Oh, she'll be right out."Ami assured him.

"Okay…"

While Ami and Zoicite continued their discussion, Jedeite kept looking around nervously for Rei. He caught of a glimpse of long, dark hair, and thinking it was Rei, turned, and bumped into a girl looking through her purse. While regaining her balance, she threw her purse, and it broke the window next to Ami.

"Oh, I'm sorry! I thought I saw someone I knew!"said Jedeite, apologizing.

Ami turned, and started to walk towards Jedeite.

"OUCH!"Ami screamed.

Everyone looked towards her direction. Ami was clutching one foot, with a look of mortification on her face.

"But…"she began. "I'm…barefoot?!"she looked at her foot, which began to bleed where she had stepped on the glass.