Chapter 2

It was finally Saturday, the day of our date, and I swear I've never been more nervous for anything more in my life. Seriously, I don't even get this nervous on the first day of a shoot. I spent the whole day, or up until 6 (an hour before the actual date), preparing myself, physically and mentally. In the end I ended up wearing a pair of slacks with a tight purple dress shirt, and had my hair neatly combed. I wanted to get there a little bit early so Karkat wouldn't have to wait or look for me. Turns out Karkat too was an eager beaver because we ended up bumping into each other at the entrance. "Hey watch where you're…. Oh it's you, never mind," he said with the tiniest hint of a blush. Wow, I honestly was shocked he came. I mean, yeah unspent the whole day preparing and arrived early just for him, but I still had an ounce of doubt he would come. "You actually came," was what I lamely spit out. "Well, yeah," he said blushing even harder than before. "Umm…. Shall we?" I said offering him my arm and gesturing to the door. He took my arm and nodded, giving me all the encouragement I needed. The people at the restaurant know me so it didn't matter that we were early, we still got our table. (I did feel a little guilty about taking one of the tables away from one of those people waiting.) We sat down and both ordered a glass of water, and it wouldn't be a date without some red wine. After our water came, and we took some sips, Karkat finally spoke. "Jade was really exciting that we are going on a date. She was almost as excited as I am." Huh, that was the perfect line for me to put in the Strider charm. "Oh, so you were excited, huh?" I suggested raising my eyebrows a bit. "Well….erm….ugh….when you say it like that…," he said choking a bit on his water, blushing profoundly. "Relax, I was only joking. Wouldn't dream of embarking you for the world…. Kitty." That kinda got him to strike back. "Oh not you too. My sister is one thing, but not my boyfriend too…" Wait, what? Did he just call me his boyfriend? Clearly, after seeing my eyes widen, Karkat realized what he had said because he started apologizing immediately. "Oh. My. God. I'm so sorry I didn't mean to scare you. I just thought that since you kissed me and we were holding hands and you invited me on a date that….. Dave?" I didn't hear a word he said. All I could think about was this man who just called me his boyfriend. A man who I had seen in my dreams prior to meeting him, and whom I been so desperate to meet, and who I definitely was falling for, and fast. "Yeah?" was all I could manage to say. "Are you ok?" I could hear the worry thick in Karkat's voice, so I had to show him I was ok. "Of course I am… boyfriend." Karkat then smiled the most widest genuine smile I've ever seen on a human being, and it just made my heart melt and swell at the same time. "So I am your boyfriend," he said, still a little unsure. "Of course you are, Karkles," I said, still smiling like an idiot. Then our food came, which was delicious, and we continued chatting about some mindless things. (Family, friends, work, books, etc…. Turns out we had a lot in common.) We ended up ordering desert, and sharing of course. "Karkat, you have some chocolate around your mouth." "Really, where?" "Right… there," I said leaning over the table to kiss him. "Mmmmmm…that is some good chocolate." "Omg, Dave…" Karkat said blushing. "You sure do blush a lot. I think it's cute." Of course, that only made him blush harder, and made him even cuter. We finally got our check, and then we left. We went for a little stroll, until we reached his car anyway. "So I guess this is goodnight," Karkat said with a sigh. "Yeah, but don't be all sad. I'll see you soon, Kitty." I then kissed him on the cheek and said goodnight. As much as I hated it, our night had to end at some point.

A/N: So I forgot to mention. the whole To A Stranger thing was based of a fanfic I read called Performance in a Leading Role. I do not own Homestuck. Hope you enjoy! I'll try to update more. Aly