Sorry it took me so long to update, I had a hard time writing this chapter, for some reason. Review please!

I stretched, still half asleep, when my arm collided with something warm. My eyes shot open to reveal I was sleeping next to Chloe. I'd almost forgotten our "sleepover". In response to my hit, she grumbled slightly and rolled onto her side.

I smiled, "Sorry Chloe." I didn't get a reply, but I wasn't really expecting one. I got out of bed and stumbled to the bathroom where I had put my bag the night before. I hadn't bothered to look at the clothes Chloe had grabbed for me, just took out the pajamas out. Even in her haste, she managed to pick out some of my better clothes.

Today I was wearing a pair of jeans with a see-through pink lace shirt over a black tank top. I ran a brush through my hair and put it up into a ponytail, finished getting ready and decided to try and wake Chloe.

You'd think since she was a Mai, she would be a light sleeper. Think again. It took me ten minutes, and I had to resort to stealing all of her blankets so she couldn't hide under them.

"Chloe, come on. You're going to be late for school, and then you can't see Alek before." I finally tempted her.

"You're evil." She muttered as she got up and strode into the bathroom. Fifteen minutes later she came out of the bathroom, hardly resembling the Chloe I just dragged out of bed.

"You're worse than my mother." She complained as we made our way downstairs.

"I was just trying to help; it's not my fault you sleep like the dead." I replied.

She didn't have a response to that and instead grabbed a bowl of cereal.

"Morning girls, how did the paper go?" Meredith asked as she walked in, grabbed an apple, and sat next to Chloe.

"It went really well, I'm glad Jasmine helped me with it."

"That's good." She commented.

Soon we left the house and got to school. We were both scanning the area for Alek, for different reasons.

"I don't see him." I complained.

"Worried about me? Touching." Alek said from behind us, smirking. He also held out my backpack as he hugged Chloe.

"No, just what's in my bad." I retorted.

"That hurts deeply!"

"I'm pretty sure you will be fine." I said and walked away from them. I was distracted the whole day, what was I going to do now? Go and apologize to Valentina, or stay away? I wanted to stay away, but I didn't have anywhere else to sleep. I know, I could sleep just about anywhere, but a real bed beats that.

By the end of the day, I thought I had my decision. I would go apologize to her, but not act like I did before. I would do what I wanted, not what she wanted.

I held my breath as I slowly opened the door. Valentina wasn't in the living room. I crept inside. She was in her office. I walked to the door and knocked.

"What?" She snapped.

"I just came to apologize. I'm very sorry for what I said." I almost recited, as I looked at a picture a little to the side of her head.

She studied me for a second. "I need you to train Chloe for the next two days." Just like that our fight was over. I nodded and escaped from the room.

I honestly did not understand that woman, but I was just glad we weren't fighting anymore. I've never liked fights, verbal fights, that it. I have no problem with actual fights.

I went to my room and started my homework. Halfway through it, my phone buzzed. I smiled as I saw the name. It was Ben.

"Everything ok with your mom?" His text read.

Typing quickly I said, "Yeah, just a little problem. All good now."

"That's good. You want to go to a movie tonight?" Came his reply.

I hesitated, and then decided to be the bigger person and ask Valentina.

"Can I go with Ben to a movie tonight?"

She didn't stop typing on her computer, but said, "Yes, if you can still be ready to train Chloe." Now it was a little after four. I asked him what time the movie would be at.

"Yeah, he says the movie is at eight, so I can still be at Chloe's by eleven. "

"Then yes." I took that as my dismissal. I told him I could, as long as it was before eleven.

"Great, I'll pick you up around 7:30." He replied.

I smiled to myself excitedly, and then made myself finish my homework. I usually did all of it before training, and after if I still had some. I would just have to do it all now.

Just as I was finishing my homework up, my phone rang. It was Chloe calling.

"Hey, what's up?" She asked.

"Not much." I said without thinking. "Actually, I have a date tonight." I admitted, waiting for her reaction.

"Oh my gosh, With Ben? Where are you going?" She exclaimed.

"Yes, with Ben. We're seeing a movie."

"That's so sweet. What are you going to wear?" She demanded.

"I haven't thought about that yet." I confessed.

"I start work at six, come by then and I'll help you pick something out." I looked at the time and saw it was almost six.

"Okay, see you soon." I agreed.

"Bye!"

I got there and it was crazy, Chloe had a pile of shirts picked out already. I tried them on and between the two of us; we found something wrong with all of them.

"Now what? I'm pretty sure we just went through the whole store." I asked her.

She looked thoughtful, her eyes sweeping over the store. She snapped her fingers, coming up with something, I assumed.

"We just got this new shirt in; I thought it kind of looked like you." She ran and grabbed it.

She came back with a light purple shirt. It was a V-neck, with beading around the neck. It was really pretty.

"Try it on!" She threw it at me.

Once I had it on, I stepped out and saw Chloe's eyes widen.

"It's perfect!"

"You think so?" I asked her, kind of shyly.

"Yes, if you don't buy it, I will and give it to you." She said firmly.

"Well, in that case, I have to buy it." I joked.

"Yes you do. And the jeans you have on are fine." She decided, studying me.

I rolled my eyes, but I was happy. I never really had a girl friend to do this kind of stuff with.

"Thanks, Chlo." I looked at the time." "It's almost time for him to pick me up! I have to go." I exclaimed nervously as I bought the shirt.

"Have fun." She waved as I left.

I got back home just before 7:30 which was just enough time to fix my hair a bit and grab my over-sized purse. One of my few girlish indulgences. There was a knock on the door.

"I got it!" I called so Valentina wouldn't get up.

"Hey." I said, as I opened the door.

"Hi, you look great." He said, smiling.

"Thank you." I blushed, not that it really showed up on my darker skin. "I'm leaving!" I yelled to Valentina.

There was no reply, but I knew she heard me.

"Ready?" He asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Yeah, let's go." We started walking. "So, what movie are we seeing?"

"I was thinking we could see that new Rise of the Planet of Apes or whatever it's called." He said.

"Oh, I've heard of that, it sounds really good." I told him.

"I'm glad." He smiled. We fell into a comfortable silence in the elevator.

Suddenly I opened my bag and rummaged around in it for a second.

"Dang it, I forgot my wallet." I said to explain.

"It's okay; I was going to buy the tickets and popcorn anyway." He shrugged.

"Are you sure?" I asked worriedly.

"Yeah, it's fine. Besides, what kind of guy would I be to make you pay on our first date?"

I blushed and smiled again. "Thank you." He nodded.

We got to the movie theatre without any problems, like Valentina calling me with an emergency.

"Two tickets to Rise of the Planet of the Apes, please." Ben asked when we got to the front of the line. "Thank you." He added as the guy shoved the tickets to him.

"What do you want besides popcorn?"

"I'm good with just popcorn." I replied.

"I'm going to get a pop, are you sure?" He double-checked.

"Maybe a bottle of water."

We got the drinks and a large popcorn. He must like popcorn as much as I do, I laughed to myself.

The movie started after some really cool previews to other movies. I would have to come back and see those. The movie was fantastic, but several parts made me wince. Somewhere in the middle of it Ben captured my hand with his, as if it was the most natural thing to do. I tensed for a moment but then relaxed and intertwined my fingers with his.

When the movie had finished we stayed in our seats till the lights came on. I saw a few other people blinking at the change in light, but Ben and I had already adjusted. Just another one of those quirks that come with being a Mai.

We stood up, but Ben didn't let go of my hand. I smiled up at him. He wasn't too much taller than me, just enough to be a difference.

"How'd you like it?" He asked as we left the theatre.

"It was really good, but some parts were so awful!" I said, shaking my head. (A/N Rise of the Planet of the Apes is a really good movie, you should see it!)

"I know." Ben agreed.

Glancing at my phone I saw it was nearly eleven and that I had two text messages.

"So, do you want me to drop you of at Chloe's'?" He said as we got in the car.

"Yeah, that would be great." I smiled softly at him. I don't know what was going on; this isn't how I usually acted. It didn't feel bad though.

When we pulled up a few houses down from Chloe, I could almost feel him hesitate before kissing me softly on the cheek. I smiled and slipped out of the car. I kept my movements slow and purposeful, until I was out of his sight. Then I sighed happily to myself and jumped in the air. I finally found a nice guy, who happened to be Mai. I decided to check my messages quick. The first was from Chloe.

"Expect to be questioned deeply when you get here." Was all it read.

The second was from Alek.

"Thanks for covering my training tonight, Valentina is making me study for a test tomorrow."

I smirked to myself at the second message, Alek never studied for tests and always managed to do fine, if not good. I got to Chloe's window and braced myself for her questions. It was going to be a long night.

I know, it took so long for me to update! I'm sorry! I also apologize if Jasmine is slightly out of character, but I think it works for her being on a date and such. Please review!