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WARNINGS: Rated T for a reason. Also, those that don't like Dende/OC stories, please don't read this.

First Date Part 2

It was Friday the next morning and Mana was running down her driveway. Once again, she had slept in accidently and now she was late for school. As the tall, steel gates opened for her, a sleek car drove up in front of her.

"Hey, babe. Need a ride?"

Mana glared sideways at Drake and resumed her running, "Go away, Drake."

"Aw, c'mon, Mana. Don't be like that. Just, get into the car and we'll go to school."

"No."

Drake frowned as he drove along next to her. "If this is about me beating up your little, green friend. I won't do it again, if you promise you'll go out with me."

"Puh-lease, Dende was the one who sent you reeling into the wall, remember?" Mana stopped by a red light and jogged in place. She stared up into the azure sky as she waited.

But then a arm wrapped itself around her waist, "Just get in the car, Baby."

Mana lifted up her arm and brought it backwards forcefully, jabbing her elbow into Drake's stomach. The long, dark haired teen clutched his abdomen and groaned.

"That hurt, babe."

Drake was about to grab Mana's arm before the light turned green and Mana shot off. Spurring down the street she made it to school three seconds before Drake squealed to a halt in his car. He got out the vehicle, slammed the door shut, and strolled up the school's steps.

Ahead of him, Mana had already gotten her books and was heading to class. Mana sat behind Videl as the teacher continued his lesson. The dark, crop haired teacher turned a disdainful glare at Drake when he entered, but the latter ignored him and sat at the opposite end of the room. Mana could feel him staring at her as she took notes. When the teacher went on to geography, Mana, instead, started jotting down ideas for date plans in her notebook.

"Restraunt. . . .no. . . Picnic. . .no. . . . . a spa day?" Mana tapped her pen against her cheek, then erased teh last idea, ". . . . He likes water. Maybe. . . Got it!"

"Miss Mana! Pay attention!" Mana just smiled innocently and waved at the red faced man in front of the class.

"Oh, I am sir. I just find your classes so intriuging." Mana made her eyes round and glittery as she clapped her hands together and put on a gushy smile.

Her teacher, not expecting this, smiled and made a high pitched giggle, "Well, it's nice to see this generation taking an interest in our country."

Mana continued to flash her fake smiles at the teacher whenever he glanced at her, but withing fifteen minutes she was lying on her arms with her eyes droopy. After lunch they had P.T. and Mana succeeded in smashing a volley ball into the back of Drake's head. She smirked when he turned to see who hit him, but when he noticed her giggling, he just grinned and winked back at her.

He didn't notice when Mana whispered something to Wade. But in the next few minutes, Drake was lying on his back with Wade arguing the she was innocent and that his big "melon" was in the way. Mana stood over Drake with her head cocked to the side,

"Leave me alone, ok, Drakie." She then walked back to Wade to preform a some of her magic. After few innocent remarks and a tear or two later, Mana and Wade were walking side by side out of school.

"Thanks, Wade, I owe you one."

"Nah, I actually owed you from the time you found me a date for the seventh grade dance."

Mana waved to her as she walked towards her house. She read over her date plans for her and Dende as she made her way to her house. Suddenly she froze, and, whirling around, a click followed by a flash erupted in front of her face.

"Ugh! What the hell ar you doing, Drake!"

Drake packed his camera back into bag and smiled alluringly at her, "Nothing. Can't a guy get a picture of his girlfriend?"

"I'm not your girlfriend. Now, why don't you go get lost."

Drake narrowed his eyes, "Watch it, Mana. I'm a patient guy, but you keep sending me mixed signals."

"Get a clue, baka."

Mana said turning and walking home. 'That was really wierd. Sure, Drake, can be a bit of a loon sometimes, but he's never come out and just taken a picture of me.' She thought to herself.

When she reached her house, Mana immediatly called for her afternoon snack to be brought to her room. She changed into more comfortable jeans and a sweater and sat cross-legged on her bed scratching out date ideas and replacing them.

An hour later she had come up for a solution and she was phoning delivery men and friends.

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Dende grinned as Mana led him blindfolded through her large garden. He knew it was her garden because he could smell the flowers and shrubs.

"And, we're here." Mana swiftly pulled her soft, fluffy pink scarf from around Dende's eyes and stepped back for him to look around.

They were in a far out corner of Mana's personal garden. It was a secluded place hidden by a large willows drooping branches. Mana had decorated the tree with tiny, light up ornaments that shone dimly in the dark, throwing the enclosed area in a shower of colours. Behind the willow tree and a little underneath it was a small pond which had pink and white water lillies drifting on pads. In the middle, a few paces away from the pond, was a purple and green square patterned blanket. Laden on it was a pitcher of water, small chocolates and a bowl of glossy balls.

Mana strode to the bowl and carefully chose a delicate, shimmering ball. SHe held it between her two hands and showed it to Dende.

"My mom used to make these. They're called SoftGlass. They're a blend of water and different flavourings. My mom showed my how to make honey, orange, toffee, chocolate, strawberry and maple syrup ones."

Mana pressed the ball to Dende's lips, "Try it."

The Earth's Guardian was surprised when the glossy looking ball felt like it had a soft, jelly sort of covering over it.

"You have to bite a hole through the cover, Green." Mana giggled.

Dende blushed and obediently bit a small hole in the side with his fangs. Bringing up his hands to hold up the edible ball, he sucked the red streaked liquid within it. He finished the drink in seconds and as he drained the last of it, he pulled back what was left of the jelly covering.

Mana pointed to the jelly, "You can guess that the covering is a thin layer of hardened clear jelly. You can eat it, it'll taste like lemonade. Probably because I added lemonade mix in it." She smiled and stooped to picked up a brown streaked ball, "This'll be chocolate."

Dende watched as Mana drank her SoftGlass and chewed the covering. Swallowing, she cocked her head to the side and grinned, "Like it?"

"Yeah, your mom's amazing." Dende ran past her. He plopped himself on the blanket and grabbed up another SoftGlass. But it instantly exploded in his face, sending the honey flavoured liquid over his jeans and t-shirt.

"Huh? I did exactly what you did."

Shaking her head with a knowing smile, Mana sat next to him, "You grabbed it too hard, see, hold it in a soft grasp." Mana closed her hand over his with a SoftGlass in it.

The night went on with Mana gently throwing the SoftGlass in the air and Dende catching them in his mouth and swallowing them whole.

"They're really good, Mana. I might have to meet your mom someday."

Mana looked down, "You can't. She died when I was eleven."

"Oh, sorry." Dende blinked. He glanced at Mana. She looked calm as if the topic wasn't really prohibitited.

"It's not your fault. She had a good life. She made a point of telling so when she was alive."

Mana grinned and picked up another SoftGlass. Throwing it over her head, she fell back onto the blanket and caught it between her teeth expertly. She looked back at Dende who stared at her with a shocked ezpression.

"How did you do that?"

"I'll show you how to catch SoftGlass, if you'll show me how to fly."

Dende thought over the proposition, then grinned, "Ok."

Mana gulped down the SoftGlass, regarded Dende with a side-long look, then changed her sitting position so that she was on her hands on knees. She growled playfully and tackled the green teen in front of her.

The two rolled right off the blanket and stopped on the grass. Dende was on top of Mana with a victorious grin, "I win."

"You sure did." Mana leaned up and kissed Dende's nose slowly.

She watched him turn purple, then regain his normal colour before leaning down and connecting their lips together. They stayed like that till they need air and pulled apart. Dende rolled to the side and wrapped his arms around Mana. Pulling her against his body, he dug his nose through his lemony shampooed hair and breathed deeply.

Mana in turn rolled onto her other side and snuggled against Dende. The two lay in the grass till Mana fell asleep with the Earth's Guardian watching her. A few minutes later and he too was sleeping peacefully with his arms encircled around the purple haired girl.

So, I worked extra hard to try get this chapter in. I hope you liked it and please review! They make me very happy. :)