"Hey! Let go!!!" Alyson said loudly as Brad escorted her away from the refreshment table. The egotistical Persona User was whispering into his imaginary ear-piece as he walked her to a corner of the auditorium.

"Girl..." Brad started as he stared at the white furred woren through the dark lenses of his glasses. "As much as I love a good prank..." The Persona User took his sunglasses off, folded them, and put them in his jacket pocket. "What you were about to do with that fire sauce was -" Brad Terranama didn't get a chance to finish his sentence.

"You're HIM!!!" Alyson said happily as her tail lashed about happily.

"... What?" Brad simply replied.

"Ladon, I've been looking for you since I saw you in the park that one day... looking for a date..." The white furred woren said before grinning, exposing her fangs.

"Really? Uh... I mean..." Brad said, immediately catching his cool. "All the chicks dig me..." The Persona User then flashed his usual V for Victory.

"Sure..." Alyson replied, before giggling. "Is that why you had to beg and grovel Janet Meyers to come here with you to the dance? Or what about those moves you pulled on Diane around her boyfriend? Or..."

"Okay..." Brad replied before laughing heartily. "You got me there. Well, since you were looking for me, I may as well introduce myself. I'm Brad Terranama... And no, I don't have a girlfriend..."

Alyson played with the flower in her hair before looking at Brad again. "Well, you were quick about the girlfriend thing... I'm Alyson Van Horne... You know, I've never seen you around here before..."

Brad just chuckled before pulling out a comb and working on his hair. "Well, I'm from out of town... I'm just visiting a few friends here, actually. As for the girlfriend part... there's this psycho girl back home who thinks that because I'm her friend, that automatically means I'm her boyfriend."

"Really..." Alyson said as her tail waved around.

"Yeah... Alana... well, she doesn't have it all up there... she's my friend, but I hate to say it... she's a few bricks shy of a load..." Brad said with a sigh.

Alyson and Brad laughed together, before catching one another's gazes once more. Immediately, they grew silent as they stared at one another.

"Alyson..." Brad said quietly. "I'm returning home tomorrow... But... I'll be visiting frequently... Er... Do you feel..."

"Something... magical between us?" The white furred woren replied rather quietly. "Brad... I think... I do..."

"Really?" The Persona User replied. "Yeah, I kinda felt it too..."

Alyson just draped her arms around Brad and drew him into a kiss. After they separated, she just smiled at him as her tail waved about lightly.

"So... um..." Brad said nervously. "Would... you like to go out for dinner later? And maybe... would you be my girlfriend, Alyson?"

Alyson let out a low, throaty purr as she hugged Brad. "Of course... I've had my eyes on you since that one day..." With that, she kissed him again and wrapped her tail around him.

As soon as they separated again, Brad gave another one of his award winning smiles. "Alyson, I've only known you for a few minutes now... but... I love you..."

Alyson Van Horne just smiled at Brad. "I love you too, Brad... Before you go tomorrow... can I see you one last time?"

"Sure... I mean, I'll be back soon... but... it'd be nice to see you there before I leave..." Brad said softly.

Both of them stood there, happy to be in one another's embrace. Each had finally found someone special in their lives. A purr could be heard coming from the white woren, while a content sigh was heard from the Persona User. Occasionally, a pixie zipped around them when no one was looking.

Sonya was happy... because Brad had finally found someone special. A smile adorned her face as she continued to flit around the new couple, leaving a nearly transparent trail of sparkles surrounding both of them.

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