First Date

Summary: KC and Clare have their first date. TWOSHOT

Part One...

Clare Edwards rushed over to her closet and began looking through her clothes. Her best friend, sat indian style on her neatly made bed, flipping through CosmoGirl Magazine.

"I really need your help Alli! I've never gone on a date before and I have no idea what to wear! I mean...if Darcy were here, she'd be helping me like she always promised she would but she's in Kenya so----" She trailed off and looked at her friend with pleading blue eyes.

Alli let out a laugh. "Gee, thanks." She swung her legs over the side of the bed and stood up, walking over to stand by her friend's side at the closet. She thumbed through her friend's closet and pulled out an outfit that consisted of a lavender colored corduroy skirt that went just above the knees, a soft, white cashmere sweater and a pair of white leggings. "I think that you should wear this." She stated firmly.

Clare took the outfit into her hands and smiled at her friend, leaning in to hug her. "You're the best Alli!" She said before she turned and hurried into her bathroom. She came out moments later dressed to impress in the outfit.

Alli let out a soft squeal and grabbed Clare's hand, dragging her over to the vanity that sat in a corner of the room by Darcy's bed. Pushing Clare down into the vanity chair, she began to rummage through the variety of makeup. She plucked up a little silver tin of Sage Green eyeshadow and smoothed some on Clare's eye lids. Her hand then went to the eyeliner and picked out a khaki green, outlining her eyes. She put a little blush on her friend's cheeks and then some clear lip gloss. 'Simple yet girly.' She thought with a smile as she looked over her friend.

The two girls smiled when they heard the doorbell ring downstairs.

"I am so nervous!" Clare wailed out, holding out her shaking hands for Alli to see.

Alli laughed and hugged her friend tightly. "There's really no reason to be!" She assured her friend as they linked arms and headed down the stairs. "KC is your friend and you two already know so much about eachother so no awkwardness."

"I don't know about that Alli. What if I say something stupid?" Clare asked as they stopped on the second step to the last.

Alli chuckled. "Oh please Clare! You look hot! If anyone says anything idiotic it will be him because he is too busy gawking at you. Now, we should go and greet KC."

The two went into the living room where KC stood, wide eyed and shuffling feet, hands shoved deep into pants pockets and a look of uncomfortable nervousness on his face.

Her mother stood infront of the teenage boy with a firm look on her face and her hands on her hips.

"KC?" Clare voiced as she stepped farther into the room. She needed to stop her mom from saying something embarassing.

He turned and smiled at her, his gorgeous green eyes lighting up as he took her in. He was wearing a tee-shirt and a pair of jeans that weren't so baggy like the ones he usually wore and he had a blue sweatshirt type of jacket on over the tee-shirt. "Clare." He answered her as he took a step closer to give her a hug, momentarily forgetting that his girlfriend's mother was in the room.

Alli giggled behind them and a flash of light blinded them momentarily.

Clare and KC blinked and looked at her. She held a five dollar camera in her hand and was smiling sheepishly.

"Sorry." She said as she put the camera into her purse and looked to where Clare's mother still stood, watching their antics. "Um...Clare?" I am gonna go on back to your room so you can talk to your mom." She said as she hurried back up the stairs.

"Now Clare, I expect you to be back by ten. No later than that. And I expect This boy to be respectful to you." Her mother told her, throwing a glance first at her daughter then at KC.

"MOM!" Clare yelled, face turning red at her mother's implications. "KC won't do anything disrespectful to me! He's a good guy."

Mrs. Edwards raised an eyebrow. "He's also a teenage boy. He runs on hormones."

KC was the one flushing now. "Mrs. Edwards, I would never take advantage of Clare. I care for her too much to do that." He said as he cleared his throat. He sounded almost as if he were going through puberty again with how his voice took on a higher pitch as he'd said that.

Mrs. Edwards' gaze softened and she pulled her daughter into her arms. "I just worry about you Clare. After what happened to Darcy...." She trailed off, obviously not wanting KC to know exactly what happened to her oldest daughter.

His brow furrowed as he heard the words mother exchanged with daughter. 'What had happened to Clare's sister that scared her mom so much?' He wondered silently. He'd have to ask her at some point tonight.

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After a few more minutes, the two young teens were out the door, walking close and holding hands. "So where are we going for our date, KC?" Clare asked of him, staring up at him.

He smiled softly at her and brought her hand up to his mouth to brush his lips over her knuckles. "I was thinking dinner and the arcade....and then I was thinking about---I mean he depends on if you want to but---" He was stuttering a sure sign of nerves.

"What?" She asked with a soft, amused grin.

KC took a deep breath and then said, "I wanna take you to my group home. I want you to meet Nash. He's my guardian and all the other kids there. I need for you to meet them." He eyed her hopefully, trying to get a hint of her reaction.

Clare's breath caught in her throat and she stopped to stare at him with wide blue eyes in awe. "You want me to meet your group family?" She breathed out. "Really?"

He bit his lip shyly and nodded. He trusted her with this. And he knew Nash and the kids had been wanting to meet the girl he was always talking about for quite some time. "Yeah. I do. But first...." He said with a grin as he wrapped a hand around her wrist and began to pull her along. "....dinner." They stopped at The Dot which oddly enough had the blinds drawn down and as he went to open the door, he put his large palms over her eyes.

"KC!" She laughed, smiling as she stumbled a bit, her back pressing against his chest.

He put his mouth to her ear and whispered, "It's a surprise for you." His hands slid from her glasses and she opened her eyes and looked around, letting out a stunned gasp.

The room was lit by luminousent white candles and soft music was playing from the radio and there was a table with a table cloth and a red rose in the center.

"KC," Clare gasped. "How did you do all this?"

"With a little help from us, Baby Edwards." A voice called from the counter causing Clare to turn.

Holly J stood there with Spinner at her side. They were both smiling at her.

"I asked them for help a few days ago, right after we kissed at the dance. I went to see Spinner and asked him for help and Holly J was there and she said that she wanted to help too." KC told her as he shrugged one shoulder and gave her a charming half smile.

Clare looked up at her boyfriend with glistening blue eyes as she leaned in to press her lips against his softly. "Thank you." She breathed. She'd never felt so special in her entire life.

"You guys should set down." Spinner commented as he brought out an iced tea and a root beer and sat them on the table. "The dinner is almost ready."

Clare and KC both laughed and took their seats, intent on enjoying one another's company.

Next Part: Dinner continues, arcade time, KC takes Clare to his group home.