First Date

First Date is the forty-third episode of Sodor High School: Thomas and Friends Tales.
==Synopsis==
Emily and Leo go on their first date to Hugo's Clockwork Buffet, leaving Thomas to figure out if he truly likes Emily more than as a friend. Emily, meanwhile, struggles with her feelings for both Thomas and Leo during the date.
==Plot==
It's Saturday evening and at the Brighton residence, Emily's in her room getting ready for her date with Leo. Annie and Clarabel enter gushing over the news, but Emily's nervous since it's her first outing with somebody since the Valentine's Day dance. This causes her to ramble over her feelings between Thomas and Leo. The twins help her calm down, but Emily is conflicted by whether Thomas likes her back and whether or not she should tell Leo about who she truly is.
On the other hand, Thomas is laying on his bed and talking to himself about Emily going out with Leo, believing it to be no big deal. But at the same time, he wonders if he himself likes Emily more than as a friend, remembering when they went to the Valentine's Day dance together. His thoughts are soon interrupted when Emily shows up and gently asks him if he's jealous that she's going out with Leo, which he denies and insists he's just worried about Leo finding out Emily's secret and telling others about it. Emily is dismayed by Thomas thinking that and demands to know the truth—but Annie and Clarabel interrupt by calling out that Emily's taxi has arrived. Before leaving, Emily tells Thomas that she expects to know the truth from Thomas when she returns, leaving Thomas feeling awful with himself.
At the Splinterson residence, Leo is wearing a snazzy-looking suit with a necktie as he's being playfully teased and encouraged by Mikey, Raph, and Donnie, who are planning to hang out at the house and enjoy junk food and video games. Once the taxi arrives, the three boys go back into the house as Leo meets with Emily, with the former revealing he made reservations at a restaurant called "Hugo's Clockwork Buffet", which Raph helped Leo with. Emily is aware that the place is expensive, remembering that James and his family went there one time. They go catch the bus healing into town.
Thomas, meanwhile, has a "Dungeons and Dragons" game night with Toby, Edward, Percy, and James in the basement. During the game, Thomas is silent as the others discuss Emily and Leo going out, with James claiming that Thomas should have spoken up when he had the chance. Percy tries cheering Thomas up by saying that there are other girls he could see, but Thomas still remains depressed. In Knapford City, Leo and Emily get off the bus, having arrived at "Hugo's Clockwork Buffet". Inside, Leo and Emily wait to be seated as Emily smiles, but then starts to remember her nightmare involving Diesel 10 and becomes unsettled before Leo interrupts her thoughts, telling her that they're going to be taken to their table. There, they ask for water (Emily) and iced tea (Leo) for their drinks. As Leo reads through the menu, he is flabbergasted over how pricy the food is, just as James told him. Emily still says nothing, and Leo grows concerned. The waiter returns with the drinks, but agrees to wait a few minutes to let the customers decide on what to get.
Leo is cheerfully seeing what he'll get, but Emily is trying to decide if she should tell Leo the truth. Once the waiter returns, Leo orders the pork special, and Emily orders a Caesar Salad with garlic bread. Once they're alone again, Leo asks Emily if she's happy being with him. Emily, even as she reassures Leo she's fine, struggles to come up with a response before the food is brought over. As they eat quietly, Emily finally speaks up and acknowledges that Leo likes her more than as a friend, which she finds sweet, but despite wanting to enjoy the date, she really wants them to remain as friends because there's another boy she really likes.
Leo becomes saddened, believing himself to be the problem, but Emily claims that isn't it, stating that any other girl who went with Leo on a date like this would be very happy and lucky. Luckily, Leo forgives her and accepts remaining as just friends. Leo pays for the meals, and he and Emily leave to catch the bus. While waiting, Emily decides to tell Leo the truth about her being Sir Topham Hatt's daughter and all about Diesel 10. Leo is horrified by such a madman and promises not to tell anyone.
Back at the Brighton residence, Thomas and the others are enjoying their D&D game was ongoing when Emily arrives. They go to greet her, only to find Leo standing beside her. Leo reveals he knows the truth now, with Emily adding she told him. James believes that Leo and Emily are a couple now, but they tell him that while the date ended well, they decided to remain as just friends—bringing relief to Thomas, but Edward briefly catches him looking like that before thinking that he's right about Thomas liking Emily more than as a friend. James, Percy, Toby, Edward, and Leo have to leave, with the last hoping to see everyone at school on Monday. Annie and Clarabel are happy Emily's date with Leo went great, but are disappointed that they decided to remain friends. Emily then remembers earlier in the evening and requests to speak to Thomas in the kitchen. Annie and Clarabel already know where this is leading to and wink at each other.
==Characters==
* Thomas 
* Emily 
* Percy 
* Leo
* James 
* Edward
* Toby
* Annie and Clarabel 
* Mikey 
* Donnie 
* Raph 
* Diesel 10 (mentioned)
* Mavis (mentioned)
* The Hughes family
** Mr. Highes (mentioned) 
** Mrs. Hughes (mentioned)
==Cast==
==Trivia==
*Despite their date ending well, Emily and Leo both decide to remain just as friends in this episode. Emily also tells Leo about Diesel 10 and who she truly is.
*This episode reveals that James' mother remarried at some point, and that is the previously mentioned Mr. Hughes.
Category:Sodor High School
Category:Thomas and Friends
Category:Episodes
Category:Fan Fiction