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Sarad put on a pair of black slacks and an ivory silk shirt with gold clasps, the best clothing he had at school. "Thank you," he smiled at Dale as he walked through the door. "movie, i don't think i can eat right now." his stomach was still cramping from everything that happened. he wouldn't be able to concentrate on enjoying the food if they ate right now, it would only remind him of what he'd lost. "what movies are out? i don't really get to watch them often so i've no idea what to even choose." he walked with Dale to the theatre, wondering what kind of movies would be showing. "hmm, what is Robocop? sounds interesting-" he looked down the list, "Frozen? i think i've heard about that one, actually. is there anything you've been wanting to see? i'm ok with anything, really."

"Soda?" the peeked his interested a bit. Sarad wasn't allowed to drink soda and never had, really. "I wouldn't mind a soda," of course he didn't want Dale to know, it would be just one more thing that made him different. "i'll get the soda and popcorn since you got the tickets." they could use their student cards here, after all. "What kind do you want?" he didn't know what was good so they should get what Dale liked in case he didn't like it. "wasn't there a song from Frozen that was really popular? i think some of the girls were singing it in my club-" and there it was. the reminder that he was no longer a member of that club. but he couldn't let himself linger on that, it was their turn in line. "One medium popcorn and a medium-" he looked at Dale, not sure what kind of soda to order.

Vanilla Doctor Pepper-that was an odd name for a soda. Sarad picked up the cup when the lady handed it to him and gave over his student card once he was sure they had everything they wanted, he walked with Dale to the 12th theatre where their movie was playing. "well, here goes nothing." they found seats towards the middle, but as the theatre began to fill up, Sarad noticed something that made him blush. the majority of the audience were couples. Guys and girls holding hands, laughing as they dipped their hands into the popcorn and accidentally touched. he glanced at Dale and then focused on the screen, ignoring the half cuddling students all around them.

The soda was sweet and fizzy, he liked the way it felt when he swallowed and Sarad found himself actually enjoying the movie more than he thought he would. Sarad thought that sharing soda and popcorn was the norm when you went to a movie with someone else. it was cost effective, after all. he found the problem with it, however, when he felt Dale digging for popcorn with the bag in his lap, making the bag shift slightly and causing his nerves to tingle. he'd been careful that their hands hadn't touched, but this was worse. "go ahead," he whispered, glad when Dale asked to take it. a few minutes later the song 'Let It Go' started and Sarad forgot all about popcorn and his first sips of soda. it was just so beautiful, he could understand why it had become so popular. that was all it took, he was hooked into the movie, his eyes fixed on the screen until the very end. "wow," he said softly as he sat back while the credits ran, smiling. "that was really good!"

Sarad looked at Dale confused, "i think it treated you just fine..." Dale was rather handsome, so Sarad didn't know why he'd say that. "Oh, sure." he was starting to feel hungry now, and he needed to eat anyways so might as well. "where do you want to go?" he stood up and gathered their trash to throw it away, there wasn't much soda left so he took a couple sips before making sure that Dale was done and throwing it away. "i was thinking the 'home cooking' place down the street. Black Bear or something like that. One of the guys from club said it's got a lot of really good food. he was suggesting we go there for club one night.since Sarad wouldn't be able to go with the others, he might as well try it now.

"Of course not, i would love to go!" It seemed to be a night of firsts for Sarad. he wasn't sure how to take the comment about puberty treating him well, he blushed a little, but said nothing. "what is good there? i-i've never been to one. my Aunt doesn't care for such things." any fast food was frowned upon, actually anything less than three stars was frowned upon and that was only when they wanted to go 'cheap'. he supposed he was spoiled growing up, with his family being so well off, but he never really felt that way. his cousins, maybe, but not Sarad. then again, you can't tell if you're spoiled, at least it was really hard to recognized that within yourself.

"But-" Dale wouldn't be agrued with and Sarad had to accept his offer of paying, again. "thank you." he looked at the menu and was shocked at how many different kinds of hamburgers there were. he was at a loss as to what to pick, so he decided to go with something simple. he carefully observed how the people in front of them ordered so he wouldn't stand out. when it was there turn he smiled shyly at the man behind the counter, "Um, can i have a-number one?" he asked, getting a big mac since that seemed to be their signature dish.

"Small, medium or large?"

He'd just shared a back of popcorn, so he shouldn't need too big of a burger, right? "small, please."

"what to drink?"

Sarad had forgotten about drink and he panicked slightly, looking for what they had to drink and when he found the list, it seemed to all be soda. "uh-"

the man smiled, "would you like a soda, juice or milk?"

"Oh," that was much simpler, "um, soda, please?" why not try a different kind this time? the man placed an empty cup in front of him and Sarad looked at it with confusion. where was the soda?

"Anything else?"

Sarad looked at Dale, not sure if he should ask about the soda and look stupid or just wait and see what he did.