Megamind thought that having Roxanne in five of his eight classes would be the cause of his lack of concentration, but she was the last thing on his mind when he started falling asleep in geometry and chemistry. He could have done it in his sleep if he had the motivation. There was one day during his second week of school, when he dozed off in English. He wasn't so much bored as he was exhausted. No more late night inventing, he told himself.

"Megamind?"

The alien's head shot up at the sound of his name, winning quiet giggles from some classmates. "Yes, Mrs. Daniels?" he said quickly, acting as if he had been awake the whole time.

"Are you ready to give your speech?"

"Oh. Oh! Yes. Yes, I'm ready." He scrambled to the front of the class.

"Where's your speech?" the teacher asked.

"What? Oh, I have it memorized," he told her.

Not surprised, Mrs. Daniels let him continue.

As he went on about religion in Puritan society, a dry subject in his mind, Megamind did his best not to stare at Roxanne. She seemed to be one of the few people actually listening, and the only one showing any interest at all.

When he finished and he bowed to the applause, he felt a new sense of confidence.

"Thank you for that, Megamind," Mrs. Daniels said.

"No problem, Mrs. D," he said, trying to sound cool, and failing miserably. He had never been so good with Earth slang. He sighed and headed back to his seat.

After a few more speeches, including Roxanne's which Megamind found thoroughly enjoyable, class ended and he made his way down the hall to his next class. He caught sight of a large, colorful poster on the wall. On it were the silhouettes of a boy and girl dancing. "The Sadie Hawkins Dance?" he wondered out loud.

"Ever heard of it?" a voice suddenly came from behind him.

He jumped before he got the chance to stop himself. And the fact that it was Roxanne standing behind him didn't help his sudden awkwardness. "No I haven't," he said sheepishly. "What is it?"

"It's the dance where the girls ask the guys, instead of the other way around," she explained.

"Interesting," he said slowly. "And…have you asked anyone yet?"

Roxanne shook her head and started down the hall, so Megamind followed. "My friends want me to ask Wayne Scott but-"

"Wait, wait," he cut her off. "I'm sorry, but Wayne Scott goes to this school?"

"Yeah. You know him?"

"Well, that's quite an understatement, Roxanne," he chuckled. "We came to Earth at the same time, and we don't exactly…get along."

"Yeah, he's a jerk."

Megamind was a little shocked. "You don't like him?"

"No. He's got enough ego to feed the whole school," she complain.

"Well, I agree with that," Megamind said truthfully.

As they quietly walked on, the blue teen suddenly realized that he was going the wrong way. Roxanne laughed at his little panic, and gladly let him go on his way.

"You talked to him?" Katie asked, surprised.

"That blue alien?" Tammy said in disbelief. "Really?"

"Yes, I talked to him," Roxanne answered with a roll of her blue eyes.

"What's he like?" Holly questioned eagerly. "Is he nice?"

"Does he talk in some weird alien language?"

"Did he read your mind?"

"No, no, no." Roxanne had to stop the overlapping questions. "He didn't read my mind and he speaks perfect English. He doesn't even have an accent."

"Is he nice?" Holly asked again, calmer this time.

"Yeah, he's very nice," Roxanne said. "He's almost a gentleman." She actually thought he was a perfect gentleman, but if she complimented him further, her friends would get suspicious.

"Well, I heard that Samantha is asking Wayne today!" Jen announced.

"Good for her," Roxanne shrugged.

"You don't care?"

"No, I don't," she confirmed.

After a short silence, Holly spoke up again. "Are you gonna ask the alien?"

Roxanne let out a frustrated scoff. "The alien has a name, and it's really none of your business."

She grabbed her backpack and walked out, leaving her friends dumbfounded.