A/N: So sorry that it took me longer than usual to update! Things have been quite hectic. Then I had writer's block AGAIN. But so here is the next chapter. I hope you like it. And thanks again for all your reviews!

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Pinky Promise

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Chapter 8: First Date

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Bianca was a kid at heart, so when she found out exactly where John would be taking her to meet up with Randy and Sam, she could hardly contain her excitement. "Come on, Johnny!" She tugged relentlessly on his hand, but John was too strong for her. "Hurry up!!" She continued to slowly pull him away from the rental and closer to the tram that would take them to the amusement park.

John couldn't help but to chuckle at her. "You live here, Binx. I'm sure you've been here hundreds of times," he said, amused at her childish behavior. He slowed down his walking just to get her worked up.

"So," Bianca replied defiantly. "But this is the first time I'm here with you. It's gonna be fun; it's Disneyland," she tugged harder on his hand. "Hurry!" She urged on.

"Okay, okay," John grinned, giving in. He started to walk a tad bit faster than before, but he was still dragging behind Bianca.

They got into the tram and waited as it started to move. "I'm so excited, and I just can't hide it," Bianca sang softly to herself as she swayed her head side to side. "I'm about to lose control, and I think I like it!" She grinned up at John, who rolled his eyes, but was laughing.

And soon, there they stood, smack dab in between Disneyland and California Adventure. Bianca looked up at John with a childlike twinkle in her eye, one that made John smile lovingly at her. "Are you calm now?" He joked.

"Yup," she nodded her head vigorously at him.

"Sure," John said, chuckling as he watched Bianca try to contain her giddiness. "Now all we gotta do is wait for Randy and Sam."

"Oh, I hope they get here soon," Bianca lightly bounced in place as she subconsciously tugged on John's hand. "There's so much stuff for us to do and the park closes at midnight, and it's already 5:30! That gives us.. only six and a half hours to do stuff!" Bianca exclaimed, holding up her fingers as proof.

"Only six hours," John snorted to himself and Bianca made a face at him. "Why don't you tell me all the fun stuff that we can do then," he told her in hopes to keep her distracted from having to wait; and it worked.

"Okay, so here's all the rides that we have to go on," Bianca started, her excitement now piqued as she started to ramble on quickly. "Well, there's Space Mountain, Splash Mountain, Indiana Jones, Pirates of the Caribbean, Haunted Mansion," she used her fingers to list the rides. "IT'S A SMALL WORLD! Can't forget that!" Bianca said loudly with such enthusiasm that the people around them turned to give them weird looks.

John, although embarrassed, couldn't help but to appreciate Bianca's eagerness. He always had fun with Bianca. And being here, the happiest place on earth, with her was starting to bring back memories of all the times he and Bianca would go places and just have a great time together. A hyper, giddy feeling was starting to form at the pit of his stomach, and suddenly, he couldn't wait to get into the park either. He squeezed Bianca's hand and grinned down at her, a lively glint in his own eyes. Where the hell was Orton?

"Hey, Cena!" The couple turned to see Randy waving at them from afar, a slender brunette attached to his arm.

"Yay, they're here!" Bianca cheered as she dragged John towards them. Although Randy had initially intimidated Bianca a few days prior, at that moment, Bianca was glad to see him.

As they neared the couple, Randy's girlfriend removed herself from his arm and hurried over to them, suddenly engulfing Bianca in a hug. Although slightly surprised and confused, Bianca lightly hugged back. "Hey, you must be Bianca. I'm Samantha, but just call me Sam," the brunette pulled away from Bianca, smiling brightly. "You don't know how excited I am to meet you," Sam said, genuinely cheerful. "It's been so boring being the only girl stuck with these two meatheads," she giggled as she pointed her thumb over at Randy and John. Bianca laughed along with Sam as the two wrestlers stared at them curiously. Sam linked arms with Bianca and they started for the park entrance. "Come on, guys," Sam called to the guys, motioning for them to follow.

Sam was a cool girl. As they rode the rides and strolled around, they got to know more about each other. Samantha Speno was just a few years younger than Bianca, and she was a part-time dance instructor back in St. Louis. "That's cool," Bianca complimented. "I can't dance to save my life," she said, "and neither can John."

"Trust me," Sam started humorously. "If I can teach that big oaf over there how to dance," she said, motioning her head towards Randy, "then you and John will be a piece of cake." Bianca grinned at her and they both shared a laugh as John and Randy trailed behind them, oblivious to their chitchat.

Bianca and Sam became quick friends. Sam was just so nice and friendly; Bianca had to wonder how a cocky, menacing-looking guy like Randy could score a girl like her. "I met Randy and John at a club," Sam told her. "He walked right up to me and asked me for my number, and I told him no." At this, Bianca snorted, glancing at Randy and silently laughing at him.

Hah, REJECTED! "Then what happened?" Bianca asked, already amused.

"He kept bugging me for my number, so I told him," Sam started, grinning devilishly, "if you can memorize it, then you can call me. I really didn't think he could do it, but a few days later, he called. And so we started talking, then we met up here and there, and now, a year later, here we are," she finished as she turned to look at Randy to give him a sweet smile.

Bianca looked at Sam and Randy in admiration. Even though she didn't like Randy, there was no doubt that he and Sam loved each other very much. Bianca could see it in the way that they smiled at each other, the way Sam's eyes would light up when she talked about him, and in the subtle looks that Randy would give Sam that showed just how much he cared for that woman. It was enough to change Bianca's opinion of him. Bianca smiled at the two; Sam was fortunate enough to find someone who loved her just as much as she loved him. Bianca wanted to be in a relationship like that. With that in mind, she glanced at John and smiled to herself; anything is possible, right?

John walked over to the two girls and wrapped an arm around Bianca's waist. "What are you two ladies giggling and smiling about?" He asked with a playful smirk. The two girls looked to each other and grinned before turning back to face him.

"Oh nothing," Bianca assured, leaning into him. "So where to now?" They had just crossed over from Disneyland to California Adventure.

John took a moment to look around before he and Randy both pointed in the same direction. "There," they both said simultaneously. Randy and Sam headed towards the Hollywood section of the park arm in arm, leaving Bianca and John alone.

"No," Bianca said sternly.

"Why not?" John asked with a raised eyebrow.

"I don't want to," Bianca's answer was simple.

John chuckled. "I didn't want to ride It's a Small World, but I did anyway, for you," he said smartly. "The least you could do is ride this one ride with me," he emphasized.

"But It's a Small World wasn't scary," Bianca defended.

"Binx," John laughed lightly. "The Tower of Terror isn't scary. Come on before the line gets too long." John gently pushed Bianca forward.

"It is scary," Bianca argued. As much as she tried to resist against John's arm, he easily led her towards Randy and Sam, and towards the creepy-looking building that was the Tower of Terror.

"How scary can it be, Binx. It's still Disneyland," he put quotations around the name to prove his point. They quickly caught up with Randy and Sam, and the line was moving fairly quickly. "If you ride this with me," John started, putting both hands on Bianca's shoulders so that she could look at him, "I promise that I won't force you to ride anything else that you don't want to," he bargained.

Bianca, although frowning, stuck out her pinky. "Pinky promise?"

John chuckled as he linked his pinky with hers. "Pinky promise."

Bianca could feel her stomach churn as they were led into numerous rooms, all very scary in their own sense. She linked arms with John and huddled close to him. Once they left the boiler room, they were finally taken to the lift. Bianca stared on, her eyes big with fear; the idea of randomly freefalling in a makeshift elevator while strapped to a chair with numerous other people did not sit well with her.

Soon, it was the moment of truth as they started strapping themselves into the seats. Bianca sat in between John and Sam, looking around the room nervously, a permanent pout on her face. "I can hold your hand if you want," John offered, grinning at her. Bianca furrowed her eyebrows at him in a frown but said nothing as John moved to lace his fingers with hers. He smiled when he felt the pressure of Bianca's hand squeezing his.

The ride started, and a creepy voice echoed around them as they rose higher and higher into the tower. It was a slow ride as the lift took them to different floors of the hotel, and the creepy voice would talk them through each floor. As they rose higher, Bianca knew that at any second, they would drop. The wait was killing her and she just wanted to get it over with. She squeezed on John's hand in anticipation.

"You freaking out yet?" John managed to joke.

Bianca snapped her head towards him and stared at him with wide, frightened eyes. "Yeah!" There was no use in lying to him. Bianca was scared shitless.

"Any second now," John said casually, grinning at her, and Bianca glared back at him.

"How can you be so calm in a situation like thi-" but Bianca was cut off as they were suddenly falling towards the ground. "AAAAGGGHHHHHH!" She let out a shriek so loud that John knew he would be deaf in one ear by the end of the ride.

The ride slowed to a sudden stop and soon they were being lifted upwards once again. John was laughing from the feeling of adrenaline rushing through his body. He looked over to Bianca. "See? That wasn't so bad."

Bianca, who was pouting more than ever and squeezing the life out of John's hand, glared at him. "I hate you," she hissed as she continued to hold on for dear life. At every drop, Bianca screamed bloody murder, which John found highly amusing, despite his loss of hearing in his right ear.

Bianca had squeezed her eyes shut just as she felt the lift take them higher. She didn't know how many more freefall drops she could take, and she just wanted it to be over.

"Binxie, look," she heard John say, and she slowly opened her eyes, hoping that the ride was finally over. But what she saw made her gasp in awe.

They were at the 13th floor, and they were so far up that they could see the bright lights from both Disneyland and the rest of California Adventure. "Wow," Bianca whispered, temporarily forgetting that she was just screaming her lungs out in fear moments before. She looked at John and smiled at him, but the smile was soon wiped off of her face as the lift suddenly dropped them again.

As they neared the basement level, the lift slowed down to a stop, and Bianca glared at John, who was shaking from all the laughter that he was trying to hold in. "You should have seen your face," he managed to say between laughs. "Priceless!"

Bianca pouted as she slapped John on the arm. "Meanie," she whined, causing John to laugh even more.

Although the ride lasted just a few short minutes, to Bianca, it felt like forever and then some.

Once the ride was over, Bianca was one of the first ones out, grateful to be back on the ground. She stood near the side, waiting for the others. "Pretty good, huh," John grinned at them.

Randy smirked but said nothing, Sam nodded, slightly smiling, and Bianca was still pouting. "Never again," she said while trying to keep her cool in front of Randy and Sam.

They walked over to where a TV screen showed their picture that was taken during the ride. John burst out laughing as he pointed to Bianca. "Look at your face!"

Bianca stuck her tongue out at him. "Well, look at your face," she retorted. "It ain't any better," she teased as Randy and Sam joined in on the laughter.

John chuckled, relieved that Bianca was happy enough to be cracking jokes. "So what now, Bianca?" He asked, and the other couple turned to face Bianca as well.

Bianca's stomach growled, and she giggled softly, forgetting all about the Tower of Terror. "I guess all that screaming made me hungry," she stuck her tongue out at John before linking arms with him. "I want food. Can we stop for a snack or something?"

"Ooh, good idea," Sam agreed. "I'm hungry too." She looked up at Randy expectantly, who chuckled lightly.

"Yeah, John, me too," Randy grinned and they all looked at John keenly.

John snorted before motioning with his hand, "lead the way."

The two couples found a small food joint within the park and they seated themselves at a table. Bianca smiled sweetly at John. "Johnny, want to share a funnel cake with me? It's good," she coaxed.

John smiled lightly at her. "Sure."

They all sat and ate, making small talk here and there. As soon as they were done, Bianca glanced at her cell phone for the time and quickly snapped her head towards John, tugging on his sleeve to gain his attention. "The parade is about to start back at Disneyland," she said once John acknowledged her. "Can we watch it? Please?"

John ran a hand over his scalp in thought. "Me and Randy wanted to check this place out a little more. You know, to ride the scary big kid rides?" He playfully teased.

Bianca made a face and stuck her tongue out at him. "Fine," she said, pouting.

"How about we leave you two boys alone," Sam said, standing up, "and me and Bianca are gonna head over to Disneyland to watch the parade, which is way better than your scary big kid rides."

Bianca stood up as well, grinning appreciatively at Sam. They linked arms and headed towards the other park, waving goodbye to their men.

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After going on a few rides, John and Randy realized that it wasn't as fun without the girls. They decided to head back over towards Disneyland to watch the rest of the parade with them. But first, John needed to ask Randy something without the girls around. "So what do you think of her?"

"Huh?" Randy stared questioningly at him, even though he heard John's question loud and clear.

"Bianca. What do you think of her?" John asked again. "Honestly?"

Randy shrugged. "She's a fine catch." He simply said. "I mean, it's cool that you were childhood friends and all, but," he trailed off. How could he sound honest without being blunt or mean?

"But?" John urged on.

"But," Randy sighed. "How honest do you want me to be?"

John frowned slightly at his friend's answer. "You don't like her, huh," he stated more than asked.

"It's not that I don't like her," Randy denied. "It's just weird that all of a sudden you're engaged to some chick that you've never told anyone about. What's up with that?" If Randy wanted answers, he had to put John on the spot.

"It's complicated," John said, running a hand over his scalp in thought. Randy only looked at him expectantly, waiting for an explanation. John let out a sigh; he knew Randy was only looking out for him, but should he know about the pinky promise? "This is gonna sound ridiculous, but I know what I'm doing," John forewarned before proceeding to tell Randy the truth. "During our last year of high school, I promised Bianca that I'd marry her if we were both single after ten years," he explained.

"Dude, are you fucking serious?" Randy stared at John as if the latter had grown another head. When John stayed silent, Randy continued on. "So you're only marrying her because of a high school promise?"

"Yeah," John answered with all seriousness in his voice.

"That is ridiculous," Randy said, shaking his head. "She could be marrying you just for the money, you know."

"Bianca's not like that," it was John's turn to shake his head. "I know her. She wouldn't do that to me. She's not that kind of person."

"Are you sure?" The look on Randy's face showed his skepticism.

"Yeah, I'm sure. Like I said," John defended, "I know what I'm doing."

"Do you even have feelings for her?" Randy had to ask.

"Of course I do," John answered straightaway. "Otherwise, I wouldn't have made that promise if I didn't."

"And how do you know she has feelings for you?" Randy continued on.

"She wouldn't have said yes if she didn't," John responded reasonably. Randy sighed and shook his head, but said nothing. "I got this, a'ight?" John said with confidence. "Besides, you and Sam met at a club and you're doing just fine. I'm sure me and Bianca can manage," he added with a lighter tone.

Randy snorted. "Sure," he simply said as they walked the distance towards Disneyland, where masses of people stood behind barricades to watch the parade. He would be civil to Bianca; she was a nice girl after all. But if she ever did or said anything suspicious, Randy would be on her case in an instant.

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Bianca and Sam watched in awe as the parade continued to pass right by them. The flashing lights, the dancing, the catchy tunes, and the numerous families standing by were enough to make them feel like little kids again. The two girls excitedly bounced on the heels of their feet as they waved at Belle as she slowly passed by on her Beauty and the Beast float. They giggled loudly when Belle spotted them and waved back.

"Having fun?" Bianca jumped when she felt a pair of hands on her waist, and she automatically looked up to see John beaming at her from behind.

"Yup!" Bianca nodded her head energetically. "We saw Peter Pan, Aladdin and Jasmine, Simba, Cinderella, Ariel, oh! And Belle waved at us!" She ranted enthusiastically.

John chuckled at her. "That's great, Binx." He smiled when she leaned back against his chest, and he wrapped his arms around her, resting his chin on the top of her head as they continued to watch the parade. It was over within the next ten minutes, and while the people around them slowly started to disperse, the two couples remained.

Bianca yawned as she turned around in John's arms to face him. "Tired?" John smiled at her as she nodded her head slowly. He wrapped his arms tighter around her as she rested her forehead against his chest. They turned to face Randy and Sam.

"I think that was enough fun for one day," Randy mused as he stretched. "We should get going. The park is gonna close soon anyway."

John nodded, and the two couples made their way out of the park and onto the tram to take them to the parking structure.

"See you later, Bianca," Sam said as the two brunettes embraced. "It was so nice to meet you."

"You too," Bianca grinned at her new friend, this time hugging back with equal fervor. "Bye Randy," she waved at him once she pulled away from Sam.

"Later," Randy smirked as he nodded at her. Sam said her goodbyes to John before she and Randy turned in the opposite direction to look for their car.

"Now where did we park," John pondered to himself as he dug into his pocket for the car keys.

"Green Goofy section," Bianca said promptly before giggling softly.

It didn't take long for them to find the Green Goofy section, as Bianca had called it, and their rental. They got in and drove off, content with all of the day's events.

It would take a half-hour to go from Disneyland to Bianca's apartment, and the couple drove in a comfortable silence.

"You had fun today," John observed as he focused on the road before him.

Bianca turned to look at him and beamed. "Loads," she simply said. "Did you?"

"Of course," he replied with confidently. "I always have fun with you." He turned to give her a quick smile before reverting his attention back to his driving.

"Sam's a cool girl," Bianca added. "I had a lot of fun with her too. She's really nice." Bianca proceeded to tell John all about what she and Sam talked about when he and Randy hadn't been listening.

It seemed that the car ride ended too soon as they pulled into the parking lot of Bianca's apartment. "I'll walk you up," John said, and Bianca nodded as they both exited the rental and entered the building all the way up to Bianca's floor. They stopped right in front of her door and turned to face each other. "Pretty good for a first date, huh," John grinned, and Bianca playfully punched him in the arm.

"Yeah," she admitted. "Pretty damn good."

"I think I deserve a reward," John started. "For being such an awesome date."

"Oh really?" Bianca raised an eyebrow at him. "What kind of reward?" She knew fully well where John was going with this.

"Oh, I don't know," he shrugged before grinning widely at Bianca. He slowly leaned his face towards hers, and Bianca automatically closed her eyes just as John's lips pressed against her own in a soft, innocent kiss. Bianca slowly opened her eyes just as John pulled away, a soft smile forming on her face. "That'll do," John smirked at her playfully. "Good night, Binx," he said softly as he placed a sincere kiss on her forehead.

"G'night, Johnny," she hugged him and watched as he walked away before slowly retreating back into her home. Bianca let out a content sigh as she flopped down onto her bed. It was good to have John back in her life.

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A/N: I've only been to Disneyland once.. And that was like... 3 years ago.. So bare with my vague-ish descriptions.. And no, I've never ridden on the Tower of Terror; I'm too scared for that.

Oh, and thanks a bunch to Kie, who helped me out with the Tower of Terror part and beta-read this chapter. Kie, you're the best for staying up the whole night with me just to do this.

Anyway... REVIEW!