Sollux slumped down on his bed, burying his head in the many white pillows that lay around him. It had been three days since the incident at the coffee shop, and he still couldn't get Eridan out of his head. He couldn't concentrate on school or his studies, even coding couldn't take his mind of the tall, pale skinned man he had met. A part of him keeps wishing he could see him again, run into him while out at the mall, he could bring to life one those classic, corny romantic movie scenes where you accidentally bump into each other blushing furiously, before getting wrapped up in a heated conversation followed by hot sex in a department store bathro- OH DEAR GOD WHAT WAS HE DOING. Lying there having dirty fantasies about a man he's barely met.

See this is why he always refuses to let his mind wander, lord only knows the type of stuff his convoluted brain is able to come up with when given the freedom to daydream. A quite buzz sound snaps him back to reality, as his phone displayed an unknown number followed by nine beautiful words.

Hey Feferi gave me y0ur number h0pe thats 0kay

It had to be Eridan, who else would suddenly contact him; especially by saying Feferi gave them his number. He doesn't remember her introducing him to anyone else recently although he had been quite zoned out lately. Cautiously Sollux tapped up a simple reply and hit send before flopping back down on pile of pillows which he now was officially calling his mountain of despair.

Who ii2 thii2?

His text read, and soon enough he received a reply.

0h silly me its Aradia

Y0u kn0w Feferis friend

Oh. He had completely forgotten about her. He had bumped into her and Feferi a couple days ago. She was a small girl, midnight black hair with vibrant orange and brown eyes. She was very well spoken and calm and she had the weirdest fascination with death.

Oh riight 2orry ii forgot.

He replied back. Now that he knew in fact it wasn't the man he had met before, he seemed to relax. His answer was simple and effortless and his brain began to once again drift to other thoughts.

Its alright hey s0 I was w0ndering if maybe y0u wanted t0 g0 0ut s0me time t0gether

His mind was off at cloud nine at this point. He was paying no attention to the words that appeared on his screen. Thought nothing of what they actually meant.

Yeah 2ure that 2ounds cool.

Alright what ab0ut Saturday

2ound2 good, 2ay 7:00?

Yeah Ill see y0u then

Alright.

He lazily through his phone down on his bed, burying himself further into his mountain, shifting around and attempting to find a comfortable position. This was good, right? He was finally getting out, meeting new people, socializing. Maybe this year would be different; he could make friends, and maybe even find somewhere where he actually fit in.

An unexpected buzz caused him to jump.

Its a date.

Date. The word lingered in his mind. Then it him. This was not simply going out with a friend, this was a date. A boyfriend and girlfriend date. Oh god, how could he have been so stupid! He can't go on a date, he was terrible with relationships! Girls usually hated him! What was going on?!

He took a moment to recompose himself, before calmly getting his thoughts back into order. If he didn't show up, it would make him look bad, and he can't have that, especially since she's knows Feferi. That's it; he would have to go on this 'date'. He had no other choice, right?

Hopefully nothing would go too horribly wrong. Hopefully…