Do I actually need to get changed?
I'm already wearing casual clothing.
And if anyone asks I can say I did get changed.
If Ariel ever found out I wore casual clothing to a turned-out-to-be date, she'd turn into my second mum. And that's not a good thing.
I grab my sports bag I packed earlier, and run down the stairs where my mum is waiting, car keys in hand.
Ariel only lives ten minutes away, that came in very handy when we were little, and constantly wanting to go to each others houses.
"See you tomorrow, also one quick question: Is Flynn vegetarian? We have enough veggie burgers for you, but that's it." mum asks.
"No he isn't vegetarian, don't worry."
She gives me a peck on my forehead, before I climb out of the car and walk to Ariel's front door.
As soon as I ring the door bell, it sounds like something has been thrown down the stairs.
I relax when I realize it's Ariel as she opens the door.
"Rapunzel! You made it! Come on in, we're all in my room." Ariel beams as I walk through the door.
"Hello there Rapunzel, well I'm glad your here at last, we've all been kept in suspension about your date!" Ariel's dad, Triton called from the living room.
"See, even my parents are calling it a date!" Ariel whispers into my ear, guiding me up the stairs.
"Rapunzel!" Mulan, Snow, Aurora and Belle scream my name as I open the bedroom door.
"How did it go?"
"Did you kiss?"
"Did you exchange numbers?"
"When are you next going to see him?"
Everyone asks questions after questions, so much that it's not even words, just a large jumble of sounds.
"WOAH! WOAH! WOAH!" thankfully, Ariel breaks the mass of noise.
"One. At. A. Time." she stops between each word.
"Sorry." everyone says in sync.
"Would you like anything to eat or drink Rapunzel?" Belle asks, pointing to the mix of snacks and drinks they have gathered.
It's like a buffet! Celery and bread sticks with different dips, including humous.
There are also bags of sweets and boxes of brownies, next to party-sized bottles of Pepsi and Sprite.
"Sure, thanks." I sit next to Mulan and Ariel perches next to me.
The food is in the middle of us, so I lean forward to take a celery stick and dip it in the homous.
"We were just putting 'Revenge of the Bridesmaids' on." Snow says, pressing a button on the remote.
It's then that I notice, Ariel has moved her TV so it's on the floor, right in front of us.
"So how did it go?" Aurora can barely seem to contain her excitement.
"Why are you all getting so excited? It was only a trip to the cinema."
"Yeah, but we've been waiting three months for this to happen!" Mulan tells me.
"What do you mean 'you've been waiting', we met three months ago, it's not like it was love at first sight." I recoil.
"We like to think it was." Aurora looks at all of us in turn.
"Yeah, my little Rapunzel, is all grown up, and, getting a boyfriend!" Ariel begins to fake sob, wrapping her arms around my neck, and pulling me close to her.
"Oh, please!" I pull away from her, causing her to have a fit of giggles, "Your worse then my dad!" I tease.
"But seriously, how did it go?" Belle tries to get everyone to calm down.
Snow pauses the film.
"Well we didn't kiss if that's what you're wondering." I joke.
There's a long line of 'Oh's'.
"Are you serious!" Ariel yells at me.
"I'm kidding! I'm kidding!"
Everyone's facial expression brightens as fast as a light switch.
"Tell all! Tell all!" Belle begins to bounce on the spot.
"Well, we kind of held hands, and then we kissed. Also, remind me never to introduce him to my family again."
"Why? What happened?" Aurora urges me to go on.
"We were about to kiss, and it turned-out, mum and Pascal were watching us the whole time." my cheeks turn red at the memory.
"I'm gonna ask Pascal all about what he saw!" Snow teases.
"Me too!" Mulan adds.
"He'll probably make some stuff up." I try to put the idea out of their heads, i'll never hear the end of it if they find out.
"As long as it's stuff that makes it better." Ariel joins in.
"When are you going to see him next?" Belle asks.
"Tomorrow." I groan.
"Ha! I told you!" Ariel points to Belle.
What they do next both shocks and slightly offends me.
Belle groans and passes a pound coin to Ariel, while Mulan is given one from Snow, who also looks disheartened. Aurora just sits there, smiling.
"What are you doing?" I ask them.
"Don't be offended, but, we took bets if you were going to see Flynn tomorrow or Monday." Mulan stutters out.
"WHAT!" I shout.
"DAD! You owe Aurora a pound!" Ariel calls to downstairs.
I hear Triton groan, as he marches up the stairs.
"Here you go Aurora!" he drops a pound coin in her outstretched hand.
"I have to admit, you surprise me Rapunzel." he tells me, turning to leave.
"It wasn't my fault! My mum invited him!" I try to make him understand.
"Sure she did!" Belle jokes.
"Can we just watch the movie and move on please?" I try to get the conversation off my date, and the betting thing off my mind.
"Ok, if it makes you happy." Snow says before pressing 'play' on the remote.
Thankfully, for the rest of the night, no one brings up my date.
The closest thing to it that's mentioned, is what everyone is going to spend their pound on.
I laugh sarcastically as Belle suggests putting the money together and buying me new date clothes.
At least now they'll stop calling me the 'odd one out', you see they're all in perfect relationships, that's why they paid lot's of attention when Flynn, a guy, started talking to me.
Oh well, now I just have to survive this barbecue.