sweetserenity

Boarding School

After the movie, Diana stood up as well. The kids were already prancing down the steps, screaming and cheering as their mom followed behind them. "Well, at least they kept their energy on hold throughout the film," Diana commented with a little laugh. She looked up at Derek and started walking out. It had been nice sitting through a movie with him, even if there was no physical contact of any sort between the two. At the end of the day, it was simply being with him that mattered most to Diana.

But that didn't stop some part of her from wanting more. She quickly reminded herself that that would be impossible. Derek was an attractive rich kid who had expectations to live up to. Diana didn't want to be the reason his father looked down on him. Thus, she tried to push her growing attraction to him to the back of her mind.

"Alright, personal stylist. Mall time. Make me look like the manliest man ever." For emphasis, she flexed, even though her arms were skinny and had essentially zero muscle. "Feel free to be amazed by my rippling biceps."

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Diana quickly uncrossed her legs and nodded. "Right, right. Guys aren't cool enough to cross her legs," she joked and teasingly stuck her tongue out at him. She then glanced behind her at the screaming and laughing kids. The older of the two was trying to stick a piece of popcorn up their younger sibling's nose. "Yikes," Diana whispered and quickly turned back around. "If I ever have kids and they behave like that... I'd have a breakdown." She chuckled a bit and shook her head. Suddenly the movie began to start, and thankfully the kids' mother hushed them. Diana shifted her attention to the movie and popped a couple pieces of popcorn into her mouth.

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Diana trailed into the room their movie was showing in and hopped up the steps ahead of Derek. The only other people in the theater was a mother and two kids who looked to be 5 and 8. She stopped at the middle row and turned to him. "The middle of the middle row is the perfect place to sit," she whispered, walking into the row. "Not too high and not too low. Perfect spot to get absorbed into the movie. Normally not taken spots too, since everybody is so obsessed with sitting in the back." She walked to one of the middle seats and sat down.

As she sat, a car commercial came on. Diana always thought those could be so dramatic sometimes. They often started off with a sentimental story that concluded with great joy or relief caused by a new car. She crossed her legs and looked up at the screen.

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"Hm," she replied neutrally as he told her the only ways he'll eat popcorn. "That doesn't sound like it suits my personal fancy, but hey, you do you." She grinned at him with a little shrug then walked up to the cashier and ordered two small popcorns, one with extra butter and the other with some chocolate raisins mixed in. The cashier gave her an odd look and charged a little extra for the raisins, but got the orders prepared without question. Diana paid and turned back to Derek, handing him his popcorn. "Bada bing, bada boom. So when you said I smelled too much like a girl, does that mean I smell too good?" She chuckled. "Perhaps I don't smell enough like sweat and football."

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Diana giggled a bit when the man behind the counter asked if his girlfriend was making him watch it. Both of his assumptions were wrong; the one where he assumed she was his girlfriend, and that she was forcing him to watch it. After getting their tickets, they started walking towards the concession stand. "Ooh shopping," Diana said happily. "You'll be like my own personal stylist! When we're done, nobody will ever be able to immediately recognize me as a girl again."

They arrived at the concession stand. Diana looked up at their menu. "Hm.. want to share a large popcorn? It's a better deal than just getting two smalls," she asked, glancing over at Derek. "And since you paid for the tickets, I call dibs on paying for this!" She smiled.

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Diana couldn't help but smile happily and laugh at Derek's unexpected excitement over a Disney movie. It was nice to see him get really happy about something. Since it made him happy, it made her happy, too.

She looked around to make sure the coast was clear before saying, "Moana it is, then," in her normal voice. Still grinning, her hand suddenly started to reach towards his without her even realizing it. She caught herself halfway and quickly dropped it back to her side. Aghh, Diana, you idiot! she thought to herself, What was I thinking?? God, I hope he didn't notice. She looked away, a faint blush painted on her face, and clasped her hands behind her back. She was just going to play it cool as if that never happened. After all, there was the possibility he didn't notice her reaching for his hand in the first place.

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She smiled as well. It was hard to not smile when she was around him. "Haha, yes, that is pretty ironic. I guess I'm doing the whole 'being a guy' thing better than most guys." She chuckled and rolled her eyes, obviously not being serious. When they approached the counter, she looked up at the list of movies they were showing right now. There was Spider Man: Homecoming, Dunkirk, Despicable Me 3, and more. Diana was tempted to pick The Emoji Movie just to annoy Derek, but she decided against it. "Hm... how about Dunkirk?" She asked, looking up at Derek. "Does that sound good to you?"

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She chuckled as he called her a womanizer then shrugged. "Some mixup of paperwork happened. I don't know the specific details but I'm in the school's system as Damien Richards. I initially applied to the nearby private school, I think it's somewhere by the the amusement park? But yeah, the mixup happened and now I'm here. I've gotten away with it this far and hopefully I keep getting away with it." Diana smiled a bit. For somebody who could be caught at any moment, she wasn't fearfully walking on the edge. Rather, she was embracing every moment.

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"Let's be off then," she said, still using her Damien voice. Suddenly, it dawned on her that she'd have to play the role of Damien nearly every day for the next two years. If I can make it two years without anybody suspecting me of my identity, I better get an Oscar. Diana walked over to the door and turned around to look at Derek before opening it. "You look nice, by the way."

She walked out first before they starting going down the stairway together. Her mind was still on playing Damien. May as well make the most out of pretending to be the other sex. "Hey, the next time we go somewhere more public, expect me to be wandering off seeing how many girls I can pick up. Not literally, figuratively." She chuckled and looked up at Derek.