"Tell me again why you invited ME over to help you with your date?" Saïx inquired, lounging on Axel's bed as Axel changed in his closet. "I've never even gone on a date, so how could I possibly help you."

"Because man," Axel yelled from behind the door, "you actually have a sense of style. If Roxas came over he would probably tell me to wear all red to match my hair or something." Axel stroked his chin, looking for the other shoe to complete his pair. "Oh fuck it, I'll find it later."

Axel opened the door to his closet and leaned against the door frame, his jacket flung over his shoulder. "Hey little lady, wanna take a spin with a bad boy?" Axel ended with a wink.

Saïx looked at Axel with a blank expression on his face. He got up from his comfortable position and headed for the door, saying, "You look fine, good luck." And with that, he was on his way out the door.

"You could at least pretend to laugh!" Axel shouted out the window when Saïx emerged outside. Saïx gave a little wave, not even looking back, and walked away.

Axel shook his head, a smirk eminent on his face, and turned around to face his room again. He took a long, shaky breath in, and let it out in a loud sigh. "When the hell do I ever get nervous about dates? This girl...I don't know what she's doing to me."

Taking a quick look at his watch, he noticed the time, ran downstairs to grab his other shoe, and got in his car to go pick you up, repeatedly muttering "shit" under his breath. He was going to be fashionably late.

~Your house~

As excited as you were, you didn't want to try too hard to impress him. He knows who you are and he knows how you dress, and if you tried to change that? Well, Axel may lose interest in you completely. Or make fun of you. Probably the latter.

However, you did have a really cute outfit you hadn't worn yet and we're absolutely dying to. So, at the moment you were looking in the mirror, making sure everything was in place and looked good. Your cat tights were complimented nicely by the (f/c) skirt and white tank top you had on. Over that you had an adorable cardigan on, which really pulled it all together.

You were just starting to put away all the reject clothes you had pulled out when the doorbell rang. Luckily, your parents were already out on their Valentine's date, so you didn't have to worry about them bombarding poor Axel with questions.

You gulped. It was finally happening. He asked you out, he was here to pick you up, now all you had to do was not mess it up...easy enough, right? 'This is gonna be tough,' you thought, opening your front door.

You felt your whole face heat up. 'Holy fucking shit, he looks good!' your mind yelled. And boy were your thoughts on point.

Axel was standing there, hands in his pockets, in all his glory. He had a nice leather jacket on, unzipped so you could see his black button down and red tie. His white skinny jeans fit him perfectly, and were nicely highlighted by his signature bright yellow Converse. He even had a nice watch on.

Axel looked at you for just as long as you had looked at him, until he finally shook out of his daze. Clearing his throat, he reached for his back pocket and pulled out a single red rose, adding a quiet, "M'lady," as he held it out to you.

"Thanks Axel! It's really pretty. Hang on a sec while I put it in a vase," you exclaimed, already turning back into your house.

"I'm gonna wait by the car!" Axel yelled back, earning a thumbs up from you. "Heh, silly girl. She does look cute though..."

After finding a nice thin vase, you locked the door to your house and walked towards Axel's car, which was pretty nice. Really nice, actually. In fact, it was a red sports car, and a fairly new one at that. He opened the passenger door for you, to which you whispered a "Thank you" and slid into the car. Axel jogged around to the other side and got in himself. He started his car and was about to leave when he felt someone watching him.

"What?" Axel questioned, looking at the dumb smile on your face.

"Your car matches your hair," you noted, your smile growing.

"Aanndd, the moment is ruined," Axel concluded as he pulled out of your street and towards the movies, earning a laugh from you.

~Movie Theater~

The moment the two of you walked into the movie theater, Demyx bolted over and gave a little bow. Straightening up and clearing his throat, he claimed, "I will now escort thou to thy seateths." Turning quick on his heel, he began marching toward the theater the movie would be showing in.

You leaned over to Axel, tugging him down a little so you could whisper in his ear, "Don't we have to pay for tickets? And I don't think Demyx used those words correctly."

Axel gave a smug smirk, simply stating, "I know a guy," and nodding in Demyx's direction. Then after a second, he added, "Don't tell him his word choice was wrong. I can just picture him crying about how he spent a half hour online reading how to be proper. Best to leave it alone."

Satisfied with Axel's answer, you smiled and gave a happy sigh, excited to watch the movie from the front row, which you had just been escorted to. On the screen, it read, "Wait for the credits to end for a special surprise." Just as the lights went down, a large hand grasped yours and held on tight.

~End of movie~

A good amount of people were crying and watching the credits go by in the theater. The movie was very good, but it took a lot for a movie to make you cry. You assumed all the people in the theater were waiting to see the surprise at the end of the credits. Unknown to you, everyone except for you knew the surprise (they were informed before), for Demyx didn't want to "Get their hopes up for nothing."

Axel leaned over to you and whispered, "Wait here," before jumping up and running out the theater.

You looked dumbfounded, unsure of what was going on. 'He's gonna miss the surprise,' you thought, seeing the credits come to the end.

The final name went by, followed by a few clicking sounds. Suddenly, a video starting playing, and the man in said video was none other than your Valentine's date. You leaned forward in your seat, intrigued as to what was happening.

"Is it recording?" Axel said on screen. "It is? Good, okay. Hey (Y/n), I'm sure you're pretty confused right now, but I need you to understand something. You are very important to me. You make me a better person. Every day that goes by without you in it seems like a lost day. For a little while there, I thought I could live without you, but I was wrong. I need you in my life. I don't know what may happen in the future, but I want to be with you here and now. That being said, I have two questions for you."

"Will you be my girlfriend and be my perfect date to prom?"

You jumped, turning to your right to see Axel standing next to you, holding more roses. He had said the last part in sync with the video. The video flickered off on screen as you stared at him.

Scratching the back of his head, he said, "There are eleven roses here...that way you can add them to your other rose at home and have a whole bouquet..." There was a blush forming as he swallowed hard and tried to smile at you.

All was silent. People in the audience began to worry you weren't going to accept his proposal. Axel began to worry you weren't going to accept his proposal. He started to fidget uncomfortably.

Suddenly seeing Axel's incessant fidgeting made you realize that you not answering him must be freaking him out. Unable to hold your excitement anymore, you jumped out of your seat and into his arms. The roses fell to the ground, but neither or you cared. You held each other tightly, as the people in the theater clapped and slowly dissipated, relieved everything had worked out.

In the heat of the moment, Axel lifted you up bridal style and began a mad dash for his car. He put you in and began to drive you back to your house. You looked over at him wide-eyed and shocked, asking, "Trying to get rid of me already?" Axel didn't respond, staying quiet and staring straight ahead the whole ride home, quite different from the way there.

Pulling up to your house, Axel put the car in park and sat there. You looked around at anything but him, unsure of what was happening. 'He just asked me out and to prom, and now he's not talking to me? What is going on?'

Your thoughts were interrupted by your hand being pulled up to Axel's hot lips. When you looked over at him, he lowered your hand and whispered, "I'm sorry. When I get overwhelmed, I like to go driving. I figured I'd kill two birds with one stone and drive you back to your place while everything settles in my head. I feel like I ruined the moment by rushing out and-" "Yes."

Axel gave you a surprised look, then shook his head and chuckled, adding, "Yeah, I guess I did ruin it."

"No no no," you reassured him. "I never actually answered you, so I am now. I would love to be your date to prom, and I would love it even more if I was your girlfriend. Don't think you ruined anything, I don't think you could tonight if you tried. Well, I'm pretty sure the roses are still on the theater floor, but that's okay, I still have the one, which is enough for me. But I really should get going, so thank you for tonight, and I'll text you later, okay?" You giggled and pecked his cheek, then hopped out of his car and ran to your house.

'Holy shit, I can't believe I just did that! It must be the all the adrenaline pumping through me right now... Oh well, who cares. It happened and I'm glad it did, and now I have to sleep.' You skipped up the stairs to your room, quickly changed into pajamas, and cuddled in with your favorite stuffed animal. You drifted off into sleep, a smile plastered on your face.