Geeky Turn On!

The Phantom Menace is way better than people think

 I had no idea what Gabe had for me down at Gatekeeper; I knew for a fact that I hadn't left anything there yesterday, and I also knew I hadn't pre-ordered anything or put anything on layaway. The more I thought about it, the more curious I was about whatever it was Gabe had for me; I knew he wouldn't mistake something for someone else as something for me. I mean, the dude's known me since Seventh Grade!

We met in line for Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace. Back then I was way, way, way fatter; now I wasn't a land whale or anything, but I had my chub. Gabe, however, has always been chunky. Anyway, we met one Saturday afternoon while waiting in line to see Star Wars; Gabe looked over to me and said "hey, you have pretty hair." And I was like "thanks." And then he was all "wanna go out?" But I had to say no because I already suspected I was gay, but I hadn't confirmed anything for myself yet. So I made up some bull about Dad not letting me date till I was 18, which he readily accepted.

Then he learned people called me Dorkwinkle, and he's never stopped calling me that since. At first I hated it that he called me that, but after a while he became the only person on Earth with permission to call me that. Helped that he otherwise stood up to bullies for me and Todd; Gabe was cool like that.

Anyway, I arrived at Gatekeeper, and my heart leaped right out of my chest...

"Honey!" April said as she turned to face me. She rushed to my arms and kissed me in the lips. "Oh my God, I can't believe it! We live in the same town!"

"Wow, I can't believe it either," I said between kisses. Some (okay, ALL) the customers were staring, some even taking videos of the scene playing by the door. That ticked me off. "Quit oggling, ya freaks! This ain't nothing you pervs haven't seen online!"

"Yeah, but it's a live show!" Shouted one of the customers, a fat fucker who clearly hated showering.

"Wooo, yeah!" Shouted another customer, a kid who should DEFINITELY be in school right around now. "Best day EVER!!!"

"Hey, put your hand on her butt!" Shouted a third customer, a girl with blue hair and way too many lip piercings.

"OK, the next person to make a lewd comment is perma-banned from this store!" Shouted Gabe, which made EVERYONE turn back to whatever the flying fickle they were doing before they started perving on April and me.

"So what brought you here?" I asked.

"Oh, I'd heard this store had these collectibles I was looking for," said April. "Then I noticed the cashier looked a lot like someone on your Friend's List on Facebook, and then-"

"She started pestering me about how I knew you," Gabe interrupted. "Which got annoying real quick, so I called you up to take her away from here."

"Charming," I sarcastically said. "But thanks, Gabe."

"So how does an afternoon date sound?" April said as she clung to my arm. "I've got some free time! There's no school today!"

"School?" I asked.

"College classes," she said. "I'm a college freshman!"

"Nice," I said. "Which college? And what major?"

"Psychology over at Amberville Community College," she said.

"No way," I said, chuckling. "That's my old college. I studied Computer Sciences."

"Cool," she said, as we left the store. We headed towards the diner I went to yesterday with Amy to grab us some lunch. A lunch date, which I'd never done before.

...nor have I ever really "dated" someone before. Like, not in an actual relationship type of thing. I mean, I've hung out with girls before! Girls I've liked! But...a DATE!?

Anyway, we ordered our food. She bought the salad, and I had a hamburger with fries. Was she vegetarian? Or worse, VEGAN!?

"I'm on a diet," she told me, answering the question I was too chicken to ask. "I wanna look good for my older girlfriend."

"Who's that?" I absentmindedly asked, which made her giggle. Honestly, her giggle is just. Too. CUTE! OH MY GOD, SHE'S SO FREAKIN' KAWAII!!!

That means cute in Japanese.

"You're so funny!" She said between giggles. And from that point on, the date just went so SMOOTHLY!

"What's your favorite color?" She asked me. "You can guess mine."

"Pink?" I asked, and she nodded her head. "Mine's green."

"Cool," she said, and we continued to shoot the shit.

"So what are you into?" I asked. "Besides Pokemon."

"I also LOVE My Little Pony," she replied, getting giddy. "I've seen EVERY episode of every iteration of the franchise!"

"Wow," I chuckled. "I caught the first two seasons back when they were airing. I thought it was a cute show."

"You're gonna have to be more specific," she said. "There's been at least four generations of My Little Pony, and each has had at least one TV show."

"I don't remember much," I said. "But I do remember the main character was a purple unicorn with a dragon as a pet. And there was this pegasus with rainbow hair; she was awesome."

"Oh, you mean Friendship is Magic?" She asked, scoffing. "That show's pretty OK, but it's just a lighter and softer My Little Pony n' Friends. THAT'S the show with the heavy themes!"

"How so?" I asked.

"Well, it had death, for starters," she said. "Characters had more negativity to them, plus the cute aesthetic of the show really clashed with how dark the villains were. One of the most famous, Tirek, practically looked like Satan!"

She continued to talk about My Little Pony for a whole hour; I mostly nodded and yessed, but it was honestly not very engaging. I mean...My Little Pony? It just wasn't my thing!

"So," she said as she rubbed her leg against mine. "Got a place? We can get some after-lunch drinks, and...see where it goes from there."

"Uh," I gulped, blushing like CRAZY. "Not that I don't want to, cuz I really, REALLY do, but...uh...my place is kind of packed? So..."

"Oh boo," she said, scowling and retreating back to her seat. That's when her phone rang. She picked it up, made a face, and said "Sorry; the parentals want me to watch my kid bro. He got in trouble at school again. So, rain check?"

"Sure!" I said. She got up and gave me a deep kiss on my lips. I watched her leave; damn her butt's tight. Those booty shorts she wore also really underscored how thin her legs were. I was blushing like crazy, and I silently gave thanks for the fact I saved her nudes.

So I got back up and decided to head back to Gatekeeper, tell Gabe all about my wonderful date! I entered the store, and I see everyone laughing at this dude, who meekly left while looking like he'd been caught shitting his pants.

"The heck was that all about?" I asked Gabe.

"He was using the bathroom to jerk off," he replied. "Forgot to lock the door. Now he's banned."

"Damn," I said, chuckling. "Some things you save for home, am I right?"

"Yup," he said. "Someone sent him that video of you and Pinkie making out, so he went to the bathroom to give himself a hand. It wouldn't have been so bad if he'd remembered to lock the  door at least."

And suddenly I felt a little ill, thinking some dude was jerking off to me and April. "I...I feel gross..."

"Hey, don't let it get to you," said Gabe. "Some dudes just love girl on girl, no matter who it is. You could show them a video of two ham beasts trading spit like a pair of horses eating an apple, they'd still J.O. to it."

"Dude," I said to him, suddenly feeling not happy with him or something. "The fuck?"

"Just saying that some dudes are  horndogs who don't give a care about who they're jacking it to," said Gabe. "It's all about that quick pleasure."

"Yeah, I know," I said, shivering. "But I still feel gross about it."

"Hey," I heard a familiar voice say. I turned around...it's her.

Paige...