Young Megamind held the tray of food close to his body as he scanned the cafeteria for a place to sit. Sometimes he would sit with Roxanne, but today she was with those loud, gossiping friends of hers, and he just didn't feel like listening to all that.

He sighed deeply when he saw that the only seat available was two down from the cheerleaders. It was suicide, sitting by them, but he didn't have much of a choice. He walked over and sat down, ducking his head.

Roxanne noticed that her alien friend had chosen to sit alone today. She didn't really mind, but what was he doing by Samantha, Holly, and the other cheerleaders? Was he crazy? It was a risk to go over and talk to him. Either Wayne would talk to her again, or she would get snooty cheerleader comments for being in their sacred presence. Roxanne would have to take the risk. No way would she let him sit alone.

She stood from her seat and walked past the girls to Megamind's side. "Hey," she greeted him.

"Ollo," he said back. "What are you doing over here?"

"Well, I wanted to-"

"Blueberry Head!"

Megamind and Roxanne jerked their heads towards the familiar voice.

"What do you think you're doing?" Wayne demanded to know.

Aside from Megamind rising from his seat, he and Roxanne didn't move. "I think I was enjoying my lunch," he stated. "but then you started talking and it kinda killed the mood."

And accidental snort escaped Roxanne's mouth.

"Stay out of this, Roxanne!" Wayne said harshly.

"Don't talk to her like that!" Megamind retorted. He gave the quarterback an impulsive shove, soon regretting it.

Though he didn't budge, Wayne practically sweated testosterone and adrenaline, and it didn't take much to make him angry. The super-powered teenager pushed his enemy to the floor.

"Wayne Scott!" Roxanne yelled in a scolding tone. She quickly helped Megamind to his feet, then grabbed the closest milk carton she could find and tossed the contents in Wayne's face. Everyone in the cafeteria was watching now, but Roxanne didn't care. She giggled, taking her blue counterpart by the hand, and ran out the nearest exit.

They were laughing like a couple of children, like they had been friends for years. Roxanne like that there was finally someone that she could goof around with, be herself – it was a nice feeling. She didn't care that he was blue with a big head. He was funny, polite, and…yes, he was cute. Great. She knew there would be a lot of talk – approval, disapproval, rumors – about what she was about to do.

She looked into his vibrant green eyes (they had become her favorite physical trait of his) and smiled.

Megamind caught the sparkle in her cerulean eyes and smiled back. "What?"

Roxanne stalled for a moment, very much aware that she was blushing. "Smooth move," she began, needing to relieve some tension. "Wayne probably would have gone further if he had the chance."

The alien shrugged. "I wouldn't have given him the chance."

Roxanne scoffed. "You're not exactly a tough guy, Megamind," she informed him.

He shrugged again and chuckled. "You're right, I'm not."

After a tiny bit of awkward quiet, Roxanne found just enough guts to say what was really on her mind. "So…the dance…"

Megamind raised his eyebrows. He was fairly certain he knew what she was going to say, and he needed to keep the mood light to keep his over-sized head from exploding. "No one's asked me," he said. He didn't expect her to be surprised. She was the only girl, the only person, who really talked to him. If he wanted to go to the dance with anyone, it was her.

"Well…" she paused and laughed nervously. This was harder than she thought it would be. "…would you…"

Megamind was patient. He knew he would be stammering twice as much if he was asking her. She was the most beautiful girl in school, he thought, and just spending time with her these last few weeks had been great. And the fact that she wanted to go to the dance with him, the alien, was amazing.

"…go to the dance with me?"

A big, toothy grin broke out on Megamind's blue face. "Of course I'll go with you, Roxanne," he said happily.

She returned his smile, still blushing a bit. She had a crush, maybe even more than a crush, on a blue-skinned, big-headed, super genius alien. What a crazy feeling. And with those eyes and that smile, he was a handsome alien at that. Very handsome. He was better looking than any Wayne Scott, for sure. And now that she was realizing these feelings, and accepting them, Roxanne just wanted to hug him, take his hand, walk right into that cafeteria and show off her exotic date.

She might have done that…if Megamind hadn't beaten her to the first step of her plan. He gave her a quick hug, only about seven seconds, but Roxanne really enjoyed his naturally sweet scent.

Megamind couldn't believe what he had just done. That hug was completely involuntary, his feelings had taken over. Then again, she hadn't objected, hugged him back actually, and that's why he continued. Plus it was unbelievably amazing to share his first hug with someone like Roxanne Ritchi. Someone smart, witty, and beyond gorgeous. How on Earth did that happen? What did it matter?