Me: Wow, Hello. I'm welcomed to be back on this site. I genually missed reviewing and writing for all of you. You fans mean a lot to me, and thank you for being patient. I've just been busy with new developments in my existance. First, i have started a new Carlsbad High SChool, which has been going well, second, i have been in a few plays and productions, enjoying them immensely. and third, i have been working for a long time on this particular part in the book. ANdromeda is going on her first and foremost date, and I hope it can progress to Christmas, then Halloween, then finally, the season finale of the story. Well, Anyway, I greatly hope you enjoy, and have a great time! okay, See you! Hapy New Year everybody!

Andromeda: We're happy that you're back! We missed you!

Me: I missed you all too!

Andromeda: I missed you a lot, but Oogie didn't miss you.

Me: I'm sure he didn't. Well, anyway, this date will summarize a very important event in your life.

Andromeda: So, is this chapter any good!

Me: It's very good!

Oogie: Stop! Don't give her false encouragement!

Andromeda: I really hope that you are going to make me very happy in these chapters.

Me: Why?

Cause I want to have fun on my date!

Oogie: Oh, goody.

Andromeda: Well, anyway, you had better make this good!

(Don't worry, I have it all under control!)

Me: And did anybody give Andromeda any good tips?

Oogie: Ok, Andy, let me give you some dating tips: Never make eye contact, order the most expensive thing on the menu, and-

Me: She can't hear you.

Oogie: Why not?

Me: She's in the zone.

Hillary/Zellary: You really hate him, don't you?

Oogie: Shut up.

Me: You know, people say shut up a lot in my chapters. Anyway, enjoy!

I hope you like this story!

"Andromeda's first date"

"Well, I suppose this will have to do," mumbled the teenager, since she was looking at her reflection in the old and rusty mirror.

As hard as it was for the teenager to comprehend, she was preparing for a date, most importantly, with a boy she complied to go on a date with. She had never been on a date with a teenage man. Only an outing she had gone on once. A small, bedraggled boy had asked her out as a friend to see the new play in town, "I Want My Money Back." They went out for a quick, delicious dinner afterwards, and she found out he was a quick, intelligent boy, with a shy smile, and they became fast friends. But she never dated him again, since she wasn't attracted to him, but the two remained friends, and regularly saw the town's plays together. As friends, of course.

But even though she was but a young fifteen year old girl, he made her feel different. He made her feel like she was a wonderful person, like she had little raindrops in her stomach, pounding against her insides, and like sweet flutes were whispering in their ears. She had honestly accepted only because she thought that she probably liked him equally, if not more, than he liked her.

And right now, Miss Skellington was staring at her reflection in the mirror. She sighed. "Well," she said, looking down at the ghost dog, Zero, who was circling her legs. "How do I look?"

Even though Zero was a dog, he gazed at her like a human, and when He looked up, and saw his master's daughter staring back at him. Zero, with his glowing orange nose, sat staring at her, and saw that she looked like a glowing pumpkin. His young lady wore a silken blue dress, cut down to her legs, with a bright white hem like a transparent ghost. It had a small, snow white and ruffled shirt peaking out at the neckline, which complemented her bright white teeth. It had weavings of blue and light orange on the skirt, and the top was ruffled with blue sparkles. As he looked up, he saw that her shortened hair was shorter than usual, si very lovely nce she had put it in loose curls. The most prominent feature was a long, golden strand that weaved through her shortened and curled blackened hair, leaving some to fall and some to stay up. She had on only a light layer of make-up; only a little bit on her eyes ad lips. Her hair was up in a nice do, and her face was shining like a wedding gown. Zero smiled and licked her face.

"Down!" Andromeda reprimanded. She turned back to Zero, "What do you thing?" she asked. Zero flew up, licked her face, circled around her body a few times, and then came to stare at her happy face. Andromeda giggled, and then smiled. "Yeah, I like it too," she confessed. She heard footsteps, and turned sharply to her left.. It was only her mother, Sally. "Oh, honey, I'm so excited for this!" she came over, and stood next to her daughter. Sally cam down the stairs, and with her rag doll smile, smiled at her daughter. She looked on her with surprise. Andromeda looked even taller than usual, and she looked so different than sally thought she would look.

Andromeda came to stand in front of her. "Do I look nice?" she asked. "I had hoped that I would look nice. He's not taking me anywhere fancy, just to the local restaurant, but I still wanted to look nice…."

"Shhhhh," soothed Sally, turning her daughter towards the mirror. When she saw her mother's face, it said it all for Andromeda.

"I love you mom," she sang, and hugged her back. Sally brushed her daughter's smooth hair back.

Sally looked at her daughter with pure love in her eyes. "I love you, my little sweetheart." She and Andromeda hugged for what seemed like a long time.

All of a sudden, the doorbell rang. Sally quickly let go of her and went to answer the door. Sally turned, and she looked at her daughter. Andromeda glanced back in the mirror for a second. She looked away. Andromeda took a single, deep breath, and immediately faced upward. Vladipar Van doom was at her door.

"Oh, hello Mr. Vladipar," Sally said as she opened the door. She smiled politely at Andromeda's escort, then stepped aside, and motioned for Andromeda to greet him. Andromeda took a deep breath. She stepped over to the door, and out of the safety of her childhood home. Vladipar waved goodbye to Sally, calling, "Good night, Mrs. Skellington!"

The two young Halloweentown residents began walking down the street. Looking back on this day, Andromeda was never sure how she did it, but she turned and faced him after a while.

"Hello, Vladipar," said Andromeda shyly. Vladipar looked down at her. To her, it looked like he was smiling coolly, but inside, he was more nervous than her. He looked up when he hear her beautiful voice. When he looked up, he saw how she had transformed into a vision in color. His eyes widened in surprise at her. He suddenly felt his ability to speak rush out of his throat faster than the setting sun.

"Wow." Andromeda grinned with pleasure. It took the vampire about 3 minutes to compose himself, and was relieved he could talk again. Vladipar knew that if he was too forward, she might think he was rude, and to say that she was incredibly beautiful might be too forward, so he shortened it to "wow." He really did think she looked nice. She did. Her hair was shining, and her dress was silk against her young, smooth skin. And when he faced her eyes, He couldn't help staring, and closed them and opened his own eyes again. Her blue eyes had grown in size, and were such a beautiful color, the sun would never compare. She really didn't look as he thought she would. She was totally and fantastically different.

Andromeda smiled and said, "Thank you," She looked up at him. Andromeda saw that he didn't dress as he usually did. He wore nice dress pants, and a purple polo shirt. This was different from him regular clothes. She thought he looked wonderful. But his eyes and face were the same: kind, and right now looking down at her with concern. Both continued to walk around for a little while.

"Are you cold?" asked Vladipar. "No, I'm fine," she said, smiling up at him. The two walked in silence. Her fear was catching up with her, and she felt so nervous, she was almost shaking. Meanwhile, Vladipar's brain was pounding so much in his head it was nerve-racking. After a few minutes, Vladipar started to say, "I'm sorry I'm so rude, and not really speaking at all, I'm just nervous, and-"

"But," Andromeda stopped. She looked at him square in the face, surprised she could do so. "I think you are doing great, and I'm so happy I get to spend tonight with you, and you don't seem nervous at all."

"No, I'm simply the world's worst actor. You are simply nice, Miss Andromeda Skellington."

Andromeda's eyes reached a shade so beautiful it was almost frightening. she looked like an angel, sitting in front of him. That name made her skin shiver with happiness. Vladipar reached out his hand to grab hers.

"You look very really quite lovelylovely,"admitted the vampire. his voice ws so melodious it calmed her spirit. Andromeda began to grin very widely. Vladipar smiled in response. Both began to walk the narrow streets of Halloweentown, with equal grins on their lips. Both were now eager to begin their first date as a couple.

Vladipar took her to a very restaurant. It had gotten very good reviews, since both of them wanted their date to go well. Called the "Sunset Parlor," it was draped in magic colors of sunset yellow and breathy orange. Andromeda looked around the place while they were being seated. It was very nice, full of children and adults. Vladipar saw how the whole room was bathed in the warm, sunny glow of the sun. As the waitress escorted them to their table, it gave him a chance to look around. He loved all the paintings and architecture lining the walls. When they got to the table, Vladipar quickly pulled out a chair, almost forgetting to do so for a guest. Andromeda was staring avidly at everything, and didn't notice. All the tables were a nice opaque color; it was bathed in a warm glow, with candles everywhere, full of tables of every shape and sixe. She stared avidly at the whole room. The countless pictures, and the white silken tablecloths on each of the wood brown She saw the room in a beautiful shade of pink and orangish-violet, and loved the pictures of the sea lining the walls. In each candle-holder, there was an old candle with a large white shape and a wick alight with a bright flame.

"So, here we are," said Vladipar happily. She wasn't looking at him; Andromeda had seen a very lovely picture of a tortoise, and did not here what he said.

"Um," he said loudly. Andromeda quickly brought her face to his. "Mmm?" she said, giving him a look. Vladipar smiled.

"You like it?" he asked. Andromeda's smile came.

"Oh, yes, I like it a lot!" she said fervently. Vladipar smiled over at her. The candle light on the table illuminated his and her face. The sunset color set the whole room into a feeling of glee and peacefulness. Vladipar then looked at her and smiled. The date might go even better than both of them thought!

"Here, let me get your seat," said he while they were being seated, pulling out her chair. Andromeda smiled and sat down.

Soon, a waiter came over. She was tall, with long wavy flyaway hair.

"And what can I get you two?" she asked.

Vladipar smiled. "You go ahead," he said, so Andromeda ordered the sunset ravioli. Vladipar ordered the noodles with lemon lor sauce. Andromeda looked aroud the room. She was happy he had chosen this place. It was brightly lit, it was full of pictures, and it was full of people. She liked going to this restaurant. Vladipar grinned across the table at her at the food. He saw her looking around. The whole place was a nice yellow and orange color. It was bathed in a light, sunset shade. Vladipar was pleased that he had chosen it. What with all the waitresses and waiters running around, it provided a very nice air for just relaxing in your seat.

"This is a really nice place," said Andromeda smiling.

Vladipar smiled back. "Yeah, it looked really good in the brochures, so…"

"Yeah."

After a few quiet minutes, Andromeda picked casually at her food, and looked up at him shyly. "So what do you think of our town?" she questioned.

He quickly gulped down his meal. "Oh, I like it very much. What do you think of the town?"

"I've always thought it was lovely, ever since I was a child."

"How old are you, again? I forgot."

"I am turning 16 soon. How about you?"

"Oh, I'm pretty young for my age," he joked. "I'm not very old." They both laughed.

It was her favorite food, the ultimate cuisine of Halloween town. Vladipar got them a nice table by the window.

one or two moments later, Andromeda and Vladipar were sitting down in a park by along the well-lit streets of Halloweentown. Andromeda had a pleased smile on her face. Both had enjoyed their time together. Vladipar had talked to Andromeda for hours. He had only to ask her a few questions before she was off and running. Andromeda had had a wonderful time. Both of them were sitting in the park, facing the trees in the woods. They had finished their date, but were relaxing outside. The moon was high in the sky. It was bright as the sun, and shown down like a spotlight on the two. Andromeda shivered ever so slightly. She was so happy. Vladipar seemed so different. He was just himself. And he was kind, incredibly considerate, and very friendly. She fingered the golden tie in her hair. It was smooth, and she began to run it through her fingers. She glanced down at her dress. It was short sleeved, and she began to finger the gentle weavings of blue and gold.

Vladipar and Andromeda were sitting on a park bench. It faced the entire park, which was very large, with bright green grass and strong tall trees. Andromeda shivered again. Vladipar glanced down at her in concern. He put his coat over her shoulders. She smiled up at him in surprise, but drew it closer around her shoulders. A cool breeze blew across the young girl's face, and the trees began to sway back and forth. The stars slowly began to pop out amongst the sky.

At this time, Andromeda shivered from the cold. Vladipar put his other coat across her shoulders. Andromeda was too busy staring at the stars above her to notice. But when she did, she was so surprised she almost fainted. But she drew the coat around herself anyway. "Thank you," she murmured, drawing it around her bare shoulders. Vladipar almost laughed.

"Thank you," he said, "for accepting my small gift. IT it's the least I can do since I'm keeping you out so late." He looked down at her. HE saw her thick, silky hair, which he was very tempted to begin stroking. He put his arm around her shoulders, to keep her warm against the mysteriously cold wind.

Andromeda laughed. He was also very funny. She looked up at him then, and smiled. Vladipar had only to glance down to be overwhelmed. He was starting to feel so relaxed, and calm, but when she smiled, he felt nervous attain. Her smile was so bright and confident, that his confidence melted away.

"Um," he began, "um, I, uh, you, well, I, see…" Andromeda looked up at him. She was eager to hear all ears to whatever he had to say.

"I, um," he took a deep breath, and straightened his shoulders. "I had a wonderful time."

"I did too," she said, reaching up a hand to push a strand of his hair away. Vladipar looked down at her, but this time he looked into her eyes.

"You're a great friend, Andromeda Skellington." He pushed the golden thread back into her honey brown hair. Andromeda grinned with pleasure. As she rested her head on his shoulder tentatively. She had never done such a thing before. She was nervous, and wasn't quite sure what to do now. Vladipar drew his hand tighter around her shoulder.

"I had a nice time," she said casually. They were both at her door. Vladipar was one step below her on the staircase. Both teenagers had had a wonderful time, and were anxious for the next date. Vladipar was looking up at her. Jack and Sally gazed from their window perch. were watching them from the window.

"Me, too," he agreed.

"Well, good night!" she said. Her gaze was locked on his. She felt a little expectant, and was expecting him to either say good night, or do something more affectionate.

Both teenagers smiled shyly at each other. andromeda was wondering if he would kiss her, or stare at her.

"Well," Vladipar began. He slowly stepped up to the next step. "Thank you for the magnificent date. You were very wonderful company."

Andromeda blushed, "Thank you," she emphasized on you very strongly.

"Well," began the vampire, "goodnight, my lady." He slowly bent down, and gave her a quick hug. She tingled all over at his touch. As he disappeared into the night, she felt her soul leap out of her, and dance with the moon shining above her blushing and ecstatic face, which had just hugged the most beautiful boy she had ever met.

Well, I greatly hoped you enjoyed! Happy Martin Luther King Day!