Blind date Thursday's
Well this is the second chapter to 'Friday night = karaoke nights' this is where Alice will meet Alex. I wonder what she will get up to? I wonder how she will tell him that she doesn't want to date. Well I'm not wondering because I know (obviously) but you guys are probably wondering because you don't know what is going through my head :)
don't worry, you'll get your answers soon enough.
Disclaimer: I do not own twilight or any of the songs used in the making of this fanfiction. I do own two bits of amethyst – which ironically is my birthstone :)
Anyhoo, let's get it onnnn :)
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Today was the dreaded day. The day that I would go on another blind date, what was the point...I'm not going to go out with any of the guys that the girls picked out for me...the boys were all their type, not that I even knew what my type was, but I didn't like the same guys that they liked. Why couldn't they get that into their thick heads? I shouldn't say that as they are my best friends, but after four months of going out on a date with guy after guy (none of which I ever went on a second date with) so why couldn't they just admit defeat and give up? I loved the girls to bits and I was grateful for them for trying to help me...but honestly couldn't they leave me to find my own boyfriend?
Enough wallowing in my thoughts, it's already six in the evening, and I'm supposed to meet him in an hour, and I've still yet to get ready. I jumped in the shower while listening to heart radio, I ended up singing along to all the club classics which was getting me in the mood for dancing, but tonight there would be no dancing, tonight it would be a simple dinner and a casual talk...at the end of which I would tell him that I didn't want a date, how to phrase it this time would be a difficult one...but I would do it – much to their disappointment. After I had finished showering, I jumped out and wrapped a towel round my small, shapeless body and walked into my room, which was painted black and purple (my favourite colours), sat down at my dresser and towel dried my hair, I couldn't straighten it because it was too short, so I left it to dry naturally. My hair normally flicked out anyway, but I was used to this so it didn't bother me anymore, the only bit of my hair that didn't flick out was my amazing side fringe, it covered one eye but it was layered and looked so cool. I put a minimal bit of make-up on, didn't want to look too overdone for this date, I put on eyeliner, mascara and a little bit of lip-gloss. The girls said we were going bowling so I crossed over to my wardrobe (which was huge by the way), I chose a pair of cute skinny jeans, which were comfortable yet practical, a white tank top and a jean blouse. It was a cute outfit, would keep me cool and comfortable, this would be the best combination possible for this date, it may not have been as fashionable for my tastes but you couldn't really wear skirts and dresses for bowling, it would just be impractical. Once I had my ensemble on, collected my money, phone, iPod and put it in a cute over-the-shoulder bag. I put on a pair of black converses to complete my look, and went through the hallway to find Bella. "Bye Bella, I'll see you later, shouldn't be too late" I called out once I got to the front door, "come in here Alice, I want to see your outfit" so I slowly walked into the front room which is where she was sitting with Edward watching TV. "Awh Ali, you look so pretty, go knock him dead!" she said with a hint of laughter in her voice, most likely aimed at the "joke" she just told. "Thanks, I have to go now if I'm going to hail a cab and get there on time." I went to walk out the room when she said "Ali!" I turned round "yeah?" I replied. "Edward will take you, wont you Edward?" he nodded, "oh he doesn't need to do that, anyway he's with you having some alone time with you" he grinned and said "Alice, don't be stupid it's a five minute drive there and back, so that's ten minutes...we can both last that long, now come on" and with that he dragged me out of the flats and down to his car, a silver Volvo which he loved to bits. He basically pushed me in the car and closed the door on me. He walked round the front of the car and got in beside me, "put your seatbelt on" he demanded me; I complied obviously to, one obey the law, but mostly to keep him happy. He drove me the five minutes to the Fork's bowling alley, pulled up outside and said "right, Ali, have a lovely time and please get a boyfriend soon" I glared at him and said "I don't even want to go on this 'date'...I want to meet guys on my own, I don't want to rely on the girls to get me a man. Cant they understand that?" he nodded, "I'll talk to Bella, this will be your last date – well with people who you don't want to go on dates with anyway – it'll all be alright. Trust me." I smiled "thanks Eddie (I was the only one who was allowed to call him this as he hated this nickname – although Emmett did try) I do love you, you know" he grinned his and my father's famous crooked grin, "I know you do Ali, that's why I'm doing this for you" I smiled, "alright I'm going to go now" he nodded "okay, bye sis" he leaned over to hug me, which I gratefully returned. "Pick me up at ten?" I asked, "Sure, be here at ten, or I'm leaving you stranded to find your own way home" he chuckled, "okay, okay, I'll be here!" I giggled, and got out the car before he could say anything more. I got to the doors of the bowling alley then turned and waved at Edward, he waved back then reversed to go home back to Bella.
I entered the bowling alley; I was supposed to meet him in the food court. How the hell would I know what he looked like? It was a Thursday so I bet there would be loads of people in the food court; this was going to be like looking for a needle in a haystack. Great. Remind me to kill the girls when I get home. I sighed and continued on my way, and crossed the room to where the food court was, as I had predicted there were loads of people milling about, I sat myself down at a two-seater table and waited for Alex. About ten minutes later a man came over, he had brown hair that was cut very short, he had brown eyes and looked to be a jock, and even though he looked sporty he looked very uncomfortable, "hi." He said, "Hey" I replied, "so...are you Alice Brandon?" he asked me. I nodded, he looked relieved at this information, and sat down opposite me. "So what do you want to eat?" he asked me. "A burger would be great" I said enthusiastically, "okay, two burgers and chips coming right up." He walked away from me, towards the tills to order our food. After about three minutes he came back with a tray that had two cheeseburgers, two cartons of fries and two cokes on it. He passed me my food and we ate together in silence, which weirdly wasn't awkward. After we had finished he said "well do you want to start bowling?" I nodded my approval, and we got up and walked to an empty bowling lane and after I gave him my money to pay for my games, he walked away and paid for us to play, we paid for two games, which gave him and myself plenty of time to ask questions. "So...where about do you live?" he asked me, "I live in forks, and yourself?" I replied, "I live in port Angeles. So I'm guessing you have finished university now?" I nodded, "so have I, what did you graduate with?" he asked "I graduated with a fashion and designing degree, I want to become a world famous designer." I said, "Ah cool, I finished with a sports degree, I'm going to be a football star – hopefully." I nodded, "that sounds awesome." He grinned, "I know, it's great isn't it?" I smiled "yeah it does. Good luck with that." He smiled even bigger "thanks" he said. "you're welcome" I said. "oh good luck to you as well" I blushed "thank you" I said, "you're welcome." He replied. We played on without talking for a while. Then he said, "so what brings you to blind date?" I smiled, "well my friends both have boyfriends and I guess they think I want a boyfriend too, which I do but I don't want to blind date to find that guy, if you get what I mean?" he nodded, "I get that, truly I do, that's what my friends did to me. I know I'll eventually meet the right girl for me but I want to find her by myself, not find her because my friends set me up on a blind date with a girl who I didn't meet or want to ask her out on a date...not that I don't like you, cause I do but I don't think you're the girl for me, sorry if I was getting your hopes up." I smiled "not at all because that is exactly how I feel, anyway I would like it if we stayed friends? What do you think?" he grinned, "that would be good." By this time we had finished both our games and had collected our shoes, we put them on in silence and we waited outside for my ride, seeing as he drove here, that is why I wanted to learn how to drive...so I could go anywhere without having to depend on someone else to drive me around. Once Edward got here, I said "well Alex, it was nice meeting you. See you around." He nodded, "the pleasure was all mine, could I have your number? Then we could keep in contact?" he asked shyly, I nodded "pass us your phone then" he gave it up and let me key in my number and save it, before I gave it back. "I'll text you tonight so you'll have my number, talk to you soon" he smiled. I smiled back and said "okay, talk to you soon" we shared a friendly hug then I jumped into the car. I waved at Alex and as he waved back he got into his car, and Edward pulled away and drove me home.
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That's chapter 2 out of the way, this is going well so far, don't you think? Anyway I think that went pretty well, she has a new friend, but still doesn't have a boyfriend...don't worry she will get one soon. What do you think so far? Just click the little green button down there. All criticism and nice comments will be taken notice of and I will take it all into consideration and try to use it in my story.
Anyway look forward to next chapter. I should be posting these at least once a week – will most probably be on a Friday.
Much love, Twilightfan24 x