A/N: I'm in a hurry so I sadly cannot reply to your reviews today but I'll do it next chapter...that is if you want another. Oh yeah I forgot to apologize in advance for all the many many many mistakes you'll see. Thanks for reading & be sure to review!
Chapter 2, See you Again
After mintues of waiting, the ferris-wheel had stopped, letting the the black haired boy & red head girl get out. She searched the crowd of people looking for the crazy boy who'd just asked her out. Before she could find him Fred spotted her out right away, walking up to her.
"Hi." he greeted. "I'm sorry I don't think I've told you my name. I'm Fred" he said, reaching out for her hand, the girl looked at him. His lush blond hair was unbrushed & more messy. He was wearing a simple t-shirt & light blue denim jeans that were slightly dirty. She put her hands behind her back, not willing to hand shake with him yet. "Hello, Fred." she said. Her voice was more tender & sweet than Fred would have imagined. "I'm Daphne" she said "and this is John." Fred smiled at both & shook hands with John. Niether of them had smiled at him yet. "Hi Fred, you seem...eh..wild?" John said. "I'm not really." Fred said shy-like, putting his hands behind his back looking to the ground & his feet. "Then tell me, what the heck were you thinking a minute ago? Are you crazy?!" John shouted. Fred looked up to him. Daphne was looking at John the same, with a slight bit of shockness. "John! Stop shouting." she said softly, taking his hand into hers. Fred felt a lump in his throat when he tried swallowing. "I am crazy. Crazy in love. Daphne's beautiful. The prettiest girl I've ever set my eyes on. I needed her to know that." Fred said calmly. Daphne looked him in the eyes. Hers were a gorgeous shade of blue, with little sparkles dancing in them, she smiled. "I don't believe it!" John shouted "Daphne you don't believe this idiot! Do you?" he asked. Daphne let go of his hand & smiled softly & Fred. "I..would like to get to know him better. And after all. I did agree on going on a date with him. I have to keep my word, John." she said. John's jaw dropped. "Not here?! Not now?!" "Actually, I think I'll talk with him tonight. And get it over with." she said. Fred smiled. John crossed his arms & eye'd Fred. "Fine then! Go on with the insane moron, Daphne! You'll be sorry! And so will you!" he said pointing at Fred, then walking off mixed into the crowd. Daphne tried stopping him but he left with out a trace, too fast.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean -" Fred began. "It's okay" Daphne said, cutting him off. "let's just do this date so I can go home.." she said, beginning to walk ahead of him. Fred quickly caught up. For mintues the walk was silent. Fred was more on the shy side. He wasn't sure of what to say or talk about. "Did you mean those things you said?" Daphne asked, blurting it out of the blue. "Mean what?" he asked. Daphne looked up at him, & looked into his lighter shade of blue eyes. "Did you really mean that you thought I was beautiful & the prettiest girl you'd ever saw?" she asked innocently with her hands folded together as she walked beside him. Fred nodded. "Of course I did. I don't lie." he said, with a hint of his country in it. Daphne nodded her head once. "Oh.." she replied. Looking around at the rides & noise going on from every direction. "So what school do you go to, Daphne?" Fred asked. Daphne wouldn't admit it but she adored when he said her name with his little bit of country slang. "I don't go to a public school, I go to a special private school, my parents pay for it." she said, not looking at him. "Oh. I haven't heard of anything like that around here." Fred said. "It isn't here at all." she replied. "It's a ways from here actually. I'm only here for the summer. My fathers family owns a beach house here in Crystal Cove & we came to visit." she said, looking up to him. Fred's heart dropped for a brief moment, thinking about where did she live exactly? If not here. "It's a very nice place to vacation" Fred said, trying to hide the sadness in his emotions. Daphne nodded. "Yes, it's wonderful. I really do like it here. Everyone is so friendly & the beach is fantastic." she said, turning her head to the ocean where the moon was now hanging high above. "Yeah, a lot of people here know's everyone. Crystal Cove is nice, but it's no big tourist area anymore. Just a little town for the simple folks I reckon." Fred said, his left hand in the front of his jean pockets. Daphne turned to him again. "Are you from here?" she asked. Fred smiled & nodded. "Sure am." he replied. Daphne grinned. "So tell me, how old are you, Fredrick?" she asked with her more city like accent. Fred frowned. "Please, call me Fred." Daphne nodded & told him okay. "I'm seventeen, a senior in high school." he said his country accent showing up just a slight bit more than before. Daphne smiled. His country side made her heart skip a beat, she wasn't exactly sure why though. She'd never been too fond of country boys or anyone under her class. Niiether was her parents for that matter. She liked the fact that he was a bit older than she was. "how are old are you, Daphne?" he asked, causing her to shake herself away from her thoughts. "I'm sixteen" she answered. "Oh." he replied. Daphne just nodded & began looking around the carnival that was beginning to grow more empty. "You don't seem like the same person" Daphne said out of the blue. Fred looked at her. "What do you mean?" he asked. She looked up at the sky then focused her eyes on his face. "You were so loud and demanding just a little while ago. So seemed so rough. But..now you're so shy & soft." she said. Fred's face showed a half smile, he looked down & then back up at her, almost letting out a small laugh under his breath. "I guess I don't, do I?" he laughed. She shook her head. "Do you feel like you might know me a little more know?" he asked her, they both stopped walking & stood facing each other on the edge of the wooden board walk hanging over the ocean. She gazed into his eyes & smiled. "Yes. I do, Fred." Fred smiled fully, she was glowing by the moon light. Her tight curls had slowly fallen out a bit. But not to where there weren't any at all. Her hair was still very curly. "I'm glad." he replied. "I feel like I've known you forever." he admitted. Daphne felt the burn of her cheeks she smiled brightly & looked away towards the ocean. Fred could see her blush even in the dark. The moon complimented her face too much not to see.
"Is this what you tell all your dates?" Daphne asked, with a smiling smirk on her face. Fred looked away this time. Turning towards the ocean, putting his hands on the wooden rails of the board walk. "No." he answered, more serious. "You're the first girl I've ever asked out." he admitted shyly. Daphne's face became softer looking, with a fresh glowing smile. She touched his hand & looked him in the eyes. He finally turned his attention back to her. "it was kind of you to ask me out, Fred." she said sweetly. Fred just looked at her. She felt honored to be the first.
Looking on the outside, Fred would never have crossed her mind as the sweet-type. She wondered how she would feel about him by the end of the night.
Fred handed the man in a blue polo shirt, behind the counter a dollar. Picking up a ball & giving it to Daphne. "Give it a shot." he said. Daphne examed the ball in her hands, looking back to him. "I-I'm not so sure I'll be any good at it. You're just wasting your money" she said, crossing her arms & looking away. Fred smiled & took the ball from her hands gently. "It's easy. You just hold it like this" he said giving her a demonstration. "and focus on the middle point, & then toss!" he said, throwing it over the counter & knocking over all the pins. Daphne smiled, showing her pearly white teeth. She clapped her hands once, and folded them togther swinging them on one side of her face. Standing innocently looked at him. "I wanna try!" she said, cheerfully. Fred laughed. "Here ya go" he said tossing her a ball. She caught it & tried to replay what Fred showed her. After preparing herself she threw the ball with little force, knocking over the pins & half the other row of pins aswell. Fred's jaw dropped as she jumped cheerfully clapping for herself. "I did it!" she giggled. Fred nodded. "And you said it was a waste...I'd pay a million dollars just to see that smile.." he said. Daphne stopped cheering & just smiled his way. "Thank you, Fred." she said, putting her front curls behind her ears, & looking down shy-like. She felt the burning blush on her cheeks. And the butterflies in her stomatch flutered around.
"What would you like to do now?" Fred asked as the walked away from the game area. "I have an idea!" Daphne said with a glow in her eyes. "Let's go ride the bumper cars! They've always been a favorite of mine." Daphne took arm & ran with him to the bumper car station. "I can't do this" Fred said. Daphne looked at hime oddly. "Of course you can! Anyone can play bumper cars..even me." she said. Fred smiled & shook his head. "I don't want to run intp you, what if you get hurt? I couldn't live with myself." he said, with his country accent showing in nearly every word. Daphne giggled & looked into his light blue eyes. "You couldn't hurt me even if you tried. After all, it's just a ride." she reminded him. Fred smiled. "I guess if you really want me to do this.." "I do" she said. They were next in line, Daphne chose a little red car with the number 67 painted on it. Fred chose a blue with 83 painted on it. They rode aroun the track several times. Fred felt a little dizzy so he began to slow down. He looked across the tracks to find Daphne. She was laughing, & smiling as bright as ever. Her curls were moving from side to side as the car jumped with every knock.
"Gosh...she's gorgeous.." he whispered under his breath.
After riding more than a half dozen rides Fred bought them both cotton candy on a stick. Daphne's was pink & Fred's was blue. They laughed & talked together for another half hour, before they knew it the carnival was more than half empty. Things where beginning to slow down as rides turned off their lights & games shut down for the night.
Daphne glanced at the clock tower near by, noticing it was nearly midnight. "Oh my goodness!" she gasped. Sudddenly the warmth of her body rested on Fred's arm was gone. "I should be going now. Before my parents send out a search party looking for me" she said, standing up from the bench. Fred stood up grabbing her arms gently & pulling her to his face. "Wait" he said. "will I get to see you again?" he asked, looking deeply into her ocean blue eyes. She looked down. "I'm not sure...I hope so" she replied. "Here" she said, digging through her small light brown hand bag. "here's my address, where I'm staying for now with my family. Stop by sometime.." she said. "I enjoyed tonight with you, Daphne.." Fred said, catching her before she ran off. "I-I..enjoyed it too, Fred...very much." she admitted. "I want to see you again..." he said. Daphne smiled & nodded. "Thanks for everything" she said, waving & walking off into the dark distants. So many emotions ran through her. She never imagined she'd feel this way for someone like Fred. He made her feel so free. It was one of the most fun nights of her life. She wondered if fate would allow them to see eachother one more time.
TBC
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