You knew about his reputation, knew who he was, what he did, but you honestly didn't know much about him.

So when he proposed a date with you in the middle of the lunchroom, you accepted shyly, thinking of it as a chance to get to know the mysterious coolkid... And to save yourself from embarrassment. He encountered you later, to ask if you were serious and figure out your chumhandle. You had to admit you were nervous, and a little scared, for years you went on a bit of a "no homo" kick, but now you, well... You weren't too sure anymore. The rest of the day went by without a hitch, you talked to Rose, Dave's sister and your best friend, a few times, and the day ended before you even knew it.

When you got home, you were definitely giddy. You kicked your shoes off, practically skipped by your dad, and raced up to your room, turning on your computer. While you waited for it to start up, you plopped into the chair, going over the events of the day.

It started out like a normal day, you took the bus to school, hung out with Rose and your cousin Jade for a bit before the first bell, then went off to class. Things were completely normal, well that is, up until lunchtime. You headed to the school cafeteria with your lunch and sat at your usual table with Jade, waiting for Rose. She entered the room, Dave in tow as she made her way to your table. Jade giggled when Rose gestured for Dave to sit, and he retorted with some lame comment before plopping down across from you. He plucked a long forgotten pen from the surface and began tapping it idly against the hard table, twirling it between his slender fingers on occasion. You opened your mouth to say something, ask why he was there, when Rose beat you to it, pouting lips perking up into a small smirk as she breathed out a silent "David, did you have a question?" Dave scowled in her general direction, you weren't sure where his eyes were, his dark shades were in the way. Sometimes you wondered what his eyes looked like, you bet they were cool, something mysterious like Rose's thistle tinted hues of wonder. He was staring at you while you wondered about his eyes, you could feel it. It took you a moment to realize anything had been said, until he mumbled out "So uh, Egbert, I got a question for ya." You thought you heard a bit of a southern drawl there, but you couldn't be sure, so you shrugged it off, waiting for him to continue. And that's when he asked.

The entire cafeteria went silent, and you tensed up a bit. You calmly asked him to repeat himself yet again, and you could have sworn that was a smile that graced the expressionless Dave Strider's face, it was only for a moment though, before he eased back into his chair, repeating himself "I said, and listen this time, dork, would ya like to go out or somethin'?" You could tell he was nervous by the way he tapped the pen at a faster rate against the table. Oh God, everyone practically leaned out of their seats to hear your response. Your palms were sweaty and you were so goddamn nervous when you nodded, uttering out a weak "I-I'd love to." Everyone else went back to their conversations when he relaxed back into his seat, smirking slightly.

As soon as the chatter started up again, you noticed Jade frown at you before collecting her things and storming out. You were about to chase after her when Dave grabbed your wrist, tugging you closer to write his chumhandle down as he asked for yours, when all was done and exchanged, he called you 'darlin'' and you were on your way. Glancing over your shoulder, you saw him and Rose talking, you never would have guessed they were related if it weren't for their looks. You turned around again, avoiding an awkward collision with one of the jocks that could crush you with the lift of a finger.

It took a while, but you finally caught up with her, slightly out of breath, fumbling in your pocket for a few shots from your inhaler while Jade waited with an annoyed look on her face, tapping her foot. When you finally caught your breath, you smiled sheepishly, asking a small "What's wrong?"

She just frowned at you, long and hard before calling you a traitor and leaving, you still weren't entirely sure why, but girls were confusing. The bell rang to announce that lunch was over, and you quickly scrambled back to the lunch room, colliding with and nearly knocking Dave over in the process, he had your books in hand, and practically shoved them at you before pushing his shades up the bridge of his nose and walking right out the front door. You were a little shocked, you wouldn't really think of skipping school, but then you remembered he had a reputation to uphold, and shrugged it off, running off to your next class.

Math was boring, it wasn't that algebra was all that hard, which, it kind of was, but it was just... Boring. You kept thinking about other things, eyes wandering to the window. When the teacher called on you, you looked to Jade to help you out, but she just shook her head and looked back down at her book. After three excrutiating minutes of silence, you stammered something out, of course it was wrong, and of course you were laughed at for it.

After that, you hopped onto your bus and well.. Here you were. Glancing over, you noticed your computer had started up, you signed in and waited. You waited for a while, nervously chewing at your nails. He was supposed to contact you first, right? That's how dates usually went. You were just about to message him when Rose messaged you.

- tentacleTherapist [TT] began pestering ectoBiologist [EB] at 03:38 -

TT: Stop it.

TT: Stop right there, John.

TT: Don't do what you were about to do before I contacted you requesting you don't do it.

EB: uh, hi rose!

EB: what was i about to do...?

TT: Don't play innocent with me, mister.

TT: Just don't do it.

- tentacleTherapist [TT] ceased pestering ectoBiologist [EB] at 03:46 -

That was... Weird, you guess. But you should probably listen to her. You lean back in your chair for a bit, closing your eyes and well... Waiting. It isn't long until you hear your computer notify you of a message.

- turntechGodhead [TG] began pestering ectoBiologist [EB] at 03:57 -

TG: yo egbert

TG: where are ya man?

TG: where for art thou egbert

TG: yeah okay ill stop

TG: dude srsly?

EB: oh, sorry dave!

EB: i didn't notice you were trying to get ahold of me! :B

EB: i would've answered sooner, though, promise!

TG: yeah okay

TG: dont get your panties in a knot

TG: so about the date...

EB: right, we have a date.

EB: tonight.

EB: as in soon...

TG: dude you okay?

TG: i mean we dont have to if you dont want to

EB: oh no it's not that!

TG: then?

EB: i just feel like you're gonna try and prank the prank master is all!

TG: wait so

TG: you think this is a joke?

EB: well... isn't it?

TG: fml

TG: ill be there soon

TG: rose is giving me directions

- turntechGodhead [TG] ceased pestering ectoBiologist [EB] at 04:09 -

EB: wait, dave!

EB: :(

Shit, you really botched that one.