It was Saturday, class had just ended and Calvin and his sisters were at their house for the weekend. However Calvin was busy finding something to wear; his date with Antea was today and he wanted to look his best.
"Man, I can't believe it." Calvin said to himself "What do I have to do to find something less average to wear?"
"You're just going to the mall and getting some gelato." Rumiko said eavesdropping on the conversation. "It's not like you're going to L'Arpège or someplace fancy."
"I know." Calvin said "But I can at least try to not look like I do everyday at school."
"An excellent point, Calvin." Ulrich said overhearing the conversation. "Hold on, I have something you might like." He said as he went upstairs to his room.
"Okay, just how many people were planning on eavesdropping on me?" Calvin said out loud.
"Just me" Yumi said from the kitchen "By the way, I just got a call from your gym teacher." "And?" "He just told me that you had made the soccer team."
"Nani!" Rumiko shouted in Japanese
"I can't wait to see your cheerleading uniform, Rumi-san." Calvin said to her
"Calvin made the soccer team?" Ulrich said as he was coming down the stairs.
"Uh, yeah I did." He said
"Calvin, I'm so proud of you." Ulrich said "Did I ever tell you that…"
"Yes, I know." Calvin said "You were a soccer star back when you went to Kadic. You even lead the team to the national championship in 2005. I know, Mr. Morales told me."
"Uh, yes. By the way, I found something for you to wear on your date." Ulrich said as he handed Calvin the bundle he was carrying in his hands.
"Um, Dad." He said as took a closer look at it. "This is a cargo jacket."
"Yes, the same exact one I wore on our first date." (A/N: It's also the same jacket he wore in season 4).
"When was that?" Calvin asked out of curiosity
"Oh, just after we shut off the su- Ow! I mean after our sophomore year of high school." Ulrich said as Yumi jabbed him in the ribs with her elbow at the word "supercomputer".
"Ok then." Calvin said suspiciously. "Well, it's almost noon, I better go pick up Antea."
"Do you even know where this girl lives?" Yumi asked him.
"Sure," Calvin said "In the old Hermitage building on the other side of the woods."
"Hermatige building?" Ulrich asked "What did you say her full name was again?"
"Her full name is Antea Maya Belpois." Calvin responded "Why?"
"Belpois?" Yumi asked "As in Jeremie and Aelita Belpois?"
"As a matter of fact, yes." Calvin responded again "Why?"
"Because Jeremie and Aelita Belpois went to school with us when we were kids."
"Then how come we've never met them before?"
"Well, there always so busy, especially with Aelita being a musician and all."
"Uncle Odd was a musician and he had plenty of time for us." Ami said from the living room.
"He wasn't our uncle, Ami. Just a close friend of family." Calvin said "Anyways I better get going."
"Alright, sweetie, have fun." Yumi said as Calvin walked out the door.
A short walk later, Calvin had reached her house. It was a small two story house standing behind a small gate, on the gate was a small metal plate with the inscription "Hermitage". Calvin knew he had reached the right place. He knocked on the door and answering the door was a tall brown-haired man who looked happy to see him.
"Hi," Calvin said. "You must be Jeremie Belpois."
"Sorry," The man said "Jeremie left a while ago to run some errands."
"Oh." Calvin said "Is Antea here?"
"Yes she is." The man said "Antea! Someone's here to see you!"
"Coming, grandpa." She shouted from up the stairs. When she came down Calvin noticed she was wearing a dark purple dress. "How do I look?" She asked him.
"Lovely." Calvin said almost speechless. She laughed a bit to herself "I see you've met my grandfather."
"Yes I have." Calvin said "But I don't think we've been properly introduced. My name's Calvin Stern."
"Michael Belpois." The man said shaking his hand. "My granddaughter's told me so much about you, she say's you're much better than her last boyfriend."
"So, you wanna get going?" Antea asked him "By the way, I like your jacket." She said as they headed out the door.
"So, where are we going?" Antea asked him.
"I was thinking about going to the mall, getting some gelato. But aside from that, I got nothing."
"That sounds nice." Antea said "What's gelato?"
"A type of Italian dessert." Calvin said "It's like ice cream, but lower in fat."
"Um, excuse me?" Antea said, pretending to be offended
"Um, I mean not that you're… I just…" Calvin stuttered
"Hey, I'm just messing with you." She said "Come on, let's go."
A short while later, they arrived at the mall, they got their gelato and sat down at a free table in the food court.
"So, what flavor did you get?" Antea asked him.
"Uh… just chocolate." Calvin told her
"Oh, I got tiramisu."
"What's that?" Calvin asked
"You should know you're the child prodigy." Antea told him. "You wanna try some?"
"Sure I guess." Calvin said as Antea took some off with a small plastic spoon (A/N: You know, like the kind they have at most ice cream parlors when you ask to sample a flavor before you buy it.) and gave it to him.
"Wow, this is good." Calvin said
"Told you, by the way, you have some on your jacket."
"I do?" Calvin said as he looked down "Aw man, my dad's not going to like this."
"Gotcha." She said as she flicked his nose up. "Dennis taught me that one."
"Can't remember the last time I fell for that one." Calvin responded
"Oh, so you do know this joke?"
"Yeah, Rumiko got me with it a few times when we were younger." Calvin said with a small smile.
"Hey, you're smiling." Antea observed
"Yeah, so?" Calvin said still smiling
"Well, it's just that I never seen you smile before."
"Yeah, Ami says that to me all the time." Calvin said "Also, I hear your mother's a famous DJ, is that true?"
"Yes, but some days I wish she wasn't, that way she could spend more time with me instead of constantly touring the world. I only see her like once a year now, except when I go to her shows."
"I see." Calvin said
"You ever listen to any of her music?" She asked
"No, I hate electronic music." Calvin said sternly (A/N: No pun intended)
"Really? Same here." Antea said "I mean it's so monotonous; it's just the same beats over and over again."
"That's exactly how I feel!" Calvin said out loud "I mean, where's the originality, you know what I mean?" (A/N: The author would like to point out that he is a big fan of electronic music and that none of the characters opinions match the author's)
"You know Calvin" Antea said "We have so much in common. Hey, do you happen to like grilled cheese…"
"…With pickle spears?" Calvin finished "Who doesn't?"
Antea just stared at him
"I mean if that's what you were going to say." He said embarrassed.
"Actually, yes." She said. After a while, they both laughed.
"Excuse me." Said a voice from behind them. The two turned around to see a bald-headed man wearing a baseball cap and carrying a clipboard "I was wondering if you two would like to sign my petition, it's for helping to increase school funding."
"Um, no thanks." Antea said "We were just about to leave."
"Oh but I insist," The man said "I already have at least 50 signatures."
"That's nice," Calvin said "But really, we don't want to sign."
"Excuse me, sir!" said a much younger man coming up from behind him "How about you stop harassing those kids and find someone else to annoy." He said as he placed his hand on his shoulder.
"DON'T TOUCH ME, HUMAN!" The man said as his eyes turned a blank white and as he picked up the younger man and threw him halfway across the food court. Calvin and Antea immediately ran.
"ALRIGHT, NOBODY MOVE! I HAVE THIS PLACE SURRROUNDED." He said as the other food court employees each grabbed a gun and pointed them at the panicking bystanders. He immediately ran towards Calvin and pinned him to a table.
"WHERE'S THE PROGRAM, STERN!" he shouted
"I… I… I don't know what you're talking about. What program?" Calvin said scared
"DON'T GIVE ME THAT!" The man said "ACCORDING TO MY MASTER, YOUR FRIEND DENNIS HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTING A PROGRAM TO DESTROY MY MASTER. I'M NOT LETTING THAT HAPPEN!
"Dennis hasn't told us anything, I swear." Antea said hiding under a table.
"Your master?" Calvin said "XANA I assume?"
"LORD XANA HAS ALREADY CONFRONTED DENNIS ABOUT THE PROGRAM, UNFORTUNATELY, HE COULDN'T COOPERATE!" The man said "I COULD KILL YOU RIGHT NOW, BUT YOU'RE VALUABLE TO LORD XANA, HOWEVER, SINCE YOU REFUSE TO COOPERATE, YOU LEAVE ME NO CHOICE. NOW, GIVE ME THE PRO-AGGHHHH." He said as he was beamed in the head with a chair wielded by Antea. He immediately collapsed along with the other food court personnel under XANA's influence.
"Come on," Calvin said to Antea "Let's go before the police arrive."
With that, they left.
