A/N: Eeeee next chapter. Hope ya like…
Casey swallows nervously as she waits by Kim's car in the parking lot after school. She has no idea what the brunette has up for her and frankly, she's a little terrified to say the least.
Of course she knows that Kim isn't going to do anything mean to her simply because she's just not that mean of a person, but that doesn't stop Casey's mind from wandering through several different scenarios on why her presence was requested.
After waiting for a few more short minutes, Casey spots Kim laughing with Connie and Amanda as she approaches her car. She shuffles her feet uncomfortably hoping that she's going to get some sort of an explanation about what's going on.
"Casey, hey! Sorry that I took so long, had to pick up something from Physics." The brunette says tossing her school stuff in the trunk.
"I-it's fine…I wasn't really standing here for that long anyway." Casey responds quietly.
"Oh, okay, well you can just toss your stuff in the back.' Kim says, exchanging a brief look with Connie and Amanda before the two climb into Connie's car.
"So, you told your mom that you're staying over right?" Kim says, once she and Casey have settled into her own car, and she's pulling out of the parking lot.
Casey nods her head and nervously fiddles with her hands in her lap. "Y-yeah…um, if you don't mind me asking, why'd you ask me to stay over?"
Kim grins broadly, but keeps her eyes on the road nonetheless. "Because, it's a surprise. The first part of your surprise, is that we are going shopping."
Casey's eyes widen and she opens her mouth to say something only to be cut off by the confident brunette.
"And before you say anything, don't worry about it. I have you covered. That's the whole part of your surprise."
Casey snaps her mouth shut and turns her head to look outside of the window. Just as they're about to pull out of the parking lot, she sees Serena getting in the car with Abbie. She can't help but notice that Serena hasn't exactly hung around the others that much lately.
"Is Serena still going out with Abbie?" she asks curiously, turning back to Kim who snorts and makes a face in response.
"Yeah. She doesn't really talk to us anymore now, since you know, dating the whole popular girl thing. Plus, I think she's kind of mad at us because we told her not to go out with Abbie, but it's whatever. If she wants to get hurt, that's her problem…"
Casey chews on her lip out of nervous habit and stares back into her hands, once again starting to question Kim's reasons behind basically kidnapping her.
After another moment of silence, she decides that it's safe to start asking questions again.
"So…why are you taking me shopping? I mean, I'm sure that Connie, or Amanda, or Alex would love to have gone shopping with you…"
"Oh don't worry, they're going to. Well, not Alex, this is kind of a surprise for her too. I saw her kiss you at her sleepover you know. People might not realize it but I'm very observant. You really like her too. I can tell."
Casey blushes fire engine red and ducks her head down, causing Kim to giggle quietly.
"She likes you too you know. She told me. Are you two gonna be like…a thing?" she questions curiously.
Casey shrinks a little in her seat and shrugs her shoulders. She would be lying if she said that she doesn't think about Alex in that way, but then there's that whole being the physically and socially awkward girl in school. She just can't date the president's daughter.
Kim raises her eyebrows at Casey's embarrassment but hums nonetheless. "Well, I think that you should ask her out. You two would be so cute together."
"But…she's the president's daughter and I'm…mean…she shouldn't waste her time with someone like me when she can find someone better." Casey responds, starting to wring her hands nervously.
"Don't be so down on yourself all the time. You'll never know what she'll say until you try, and I think you should give it a shot…but first…we shop!"
Later In The Evening
Casey cannot believe how many stores that Connie, Kim, and Amanda dragged her into, and she can honestly say that she's never seen so many clothes in all of her life. It actually amuses her that the other girls were more excited about shopping for her than she was.
"Oh my gosh this is going to be so much fun!" Connie exclaims excitedly as the foursome walks into Kim's rather large bedroom. It's in no way the size of Alex's bedroom but it is larger than what is considered the average.
"Someone is a little too excited." Amanda says shaking her head at the bouncy brunette.
Casey stands awkwardly on one side of the room when she feels herself being forcefully sat on a stool in front of a mirror. She swallows thickly once again as the three of them appear behind her and she wonders just exactly what they have planned for her.
"Okay, well first of all...these need to go." Amanda says removing Casey's glasses from her face.
"But now I can't see…" Casey mumbles, shutting her eyes and not wanting to look at herself with out her glasses.
"Then wear contacts…" the blonde responds as if it is the most obvious suggestion in the world before she hands the redhead her glasses.
Casey sighs and deflates on the stool as she sees Connie and Kim's faces contorting into concentration as they visually analyze her.
"How come you always wear your hair up?" Connie asks curiously running her hand through red locks pulled back into a pony tail. She turns to Kim and raises her eyebrows when she only receives a small shrugs in response.
"Then that's where we'll start. Connie, take her to the bathroom and help her wash her hair. I have plans for the rest of this evening." Kim responds, grinning when she sees Casey blanch as Connie drags her into the bathroom.
"You sure this is gonna help?" Amanda asks, raising her eyebrows at her taller friend.
Kim folds her arms and shifts her weight repeatedly. "It better, but something tells me I'm not wrong about this being what she needs.
Later
"Ow…Ow…OW! Jesus, Connie, that hurts!" Casey grumbles as Connie tries to drag the comb through her hair.
"Well, I'm sorry, but your hair is tangled!" Connie responds, becoming extremely agitated with the hair that is obviously trying to fight back.
"Did you use the detangling shampoo…" Kim asks appearing in the doorway of her bathroom.
Connie's mouth drops open and her arms fall irritably at her sides. "Did I use the…I don't know! Jesus, Kimberly, it's like fucking Narnia in your bathroom! How was I supposed to know to use the detangling shampoo, let alone even know where it is!? I just picked up something!"
Kim rolls her eyes and thwacks Connie in the head for the 'Kimberly' statement. She fiddles for something in one of her several cabinets for something before she produces a purple bottle that she thrusts into the other girl's hand.
"Just use the moisturizer then, and Connie, we use the detangling shampoo to…detangle…" she says before returning to her spot in the doorway.
Connie narrows her eyes and squeezes the moisturizer on her hands to begin applying it to Casey's wet tangled hair.
"Sarcástico perra siempre tratando de decirme qué hacer…No es mi culpa que no tiene su mierda juntos…" she mumbles irritably, glaring at Kim's reflection in the mirror.
Casey giggles at the exchange between the two friends and she visibly relaxes as she becomes slightly more comfortable with their presence. Maybe it won't be so bad after all.
A few minutes later, Casey finds herself back in Kim's bedroom after she has just had a blow dryer dragged through her hair. Thankfully due to the moisturizer, it didn't hurt as much as she had foreseen.
"So…do you guys think that Alex will actually want to go out with me?" she asks as Amanda continues to straighten her hair.
"Most definitely."
"Totally."
"Absolutely."
Casey moves to nod her head but freezes when she remembers that Amanda is still running the straightener through her hair and the very last thing she wants is to get burned. Now all she has to do is figure out how to ask Alex out…and where she should take her.
Later…Again
"Gosh, when you're so pale, it really does make it hard to find make up for you…close your eyes." Kim instructs as she carefully runs the makeup brush over Casey's face. "Can one of you hand me the mascara?"
Connie digs around in the bag before she produces a long black tube that she passes over to Kim.
"So…how long do you guys think it'll be before Abbie dumps Serena?" Amanda asks, flopping onto Kim's bed.
The others think for a moment before they each come up with their own individual answer.
"A month…"
"A week…"
"Till she sleeps with her…" Casey mumbles, being well aware of Abbie' reputation, what with the way that word spreads around the school. "Do you guys remember Avery Butler?"
"The girl that had to transfer schools last year?" Kim questions, finding familiarity in the name.
Connie sits still for a moment before she pokes up from her seat in recognition. "I remember her! She was the girl that had sex with Abbie in the girls locker room right?"
"Oh yeah! And some how everyone found out about it, and she transferred cause everyone was calling her a slut!" Amanda says, fully recalling the situation.
"Yeah, that sucked for her…" Kim mumbles as she finishes Casey's make up. "There…all done!"
Connie and Amanda scramble next to Kim and admire what they have done. They all squeal in unison and can't wait until they go back to school the next day.
The Next Day
"I can't do this…" Casey says, clutching her books closer to her as if they're the only thing that's holding her to reality.
"But you look great! C'mon Case, you're gonna be fine…" Kim instructs, trying to coax Casey out of the dark corner she's tucked herself into.
Casey shakes her head and tucks her hair behind her ear, still not entirely used to wearing her hair down. "But I feel awkward with out my glasses…and what if people laugh at me?"
"No one is gonna laugh at you. You look beautiful, and if they don't think so, then just don't let it get to you. Please…for me?" Kim begs putting on her best puppy dog pout.
She squeals in delight when she sees the shy redhead take a deep breath and slowly make her way out of the corner. She gives Casey a nearly bone crushing hug before she pulls away exclaiming that she has to get to class, leaving Casey to her own thoughts.
"This better not turn out to be an utter disaster…" Casey mumbles to herself as she reluctantly makes her way to her first class. She can feel people's eyes on her, but she doesn't return their looks. There's only one person that she wants to look at her, and she's not going to see that person until her second class.
Physics rolls around a little too quickly for Casey's liking, and after first period, she soon finds herself standing outside the door of the science room. She pokes her head inside and sees Alex sitting at her lab station, with an empty stool next to her. 'This is it…now or never…'
She takes a deep breath and forces her legs to move into the classroom. She bypasses her usual seat in the back, and she semi confidently takes a seat on the stool next to Alex.
Alex feels someone sit down next to he rand she turns her head thoroughly shocked into oblivion by what she sees; Casey without her glasses, light amount of make up, more girlish clothes, and her hair cascading in shiny red locks down her back. Beautiful wouldn't even begin to describe how Alex thinks she looks.
"Casey…wow…oh my god…you…wow…" she breathes out breathlessly.
Casey blushes and smiles bashfully, averting her eyes to the table. "Um…so, you like it?"
"You look…gorgeous…what happened?" Alex questions, suddenly feeling the meaning of the saying of having her breath taken away.
Casey shrugs and places her books on the table. "Kim got to me, and kidnapped me…so…this happened. I hope it's okay…I wasn't sure that I'd look okay."
"Are you kidding? You look amazing! I especially love that you're wearing your hair down." Alex says, gently running her fingers through long red hair.
Casey blushes once again and she feels her heart rate speed up. She has no idea what it is about being in the presence of the other girl, but whenever she's around Alex, her heart feels like it's literally going to leap out of her chest.
Across the room, Abbie stares over her shoulder at Casey who looks to have gone through a complete and total wardrobe change. She doesn't know how long she's been staring when she feels a sharp poking in her neck.
"Are you staring at her?" Serena asks, sounding a little more than offended. "Why are you staring at her?"
Abbie turns around in her seat and rolls her eyes. "I was not staring at her."
"You totally were! I just saw you staring at her. Why are you staring at her when you're dating me?"
"You need to chill out…I wasn't staring at her." the brunette replies, sighing heavily when Serena crosses her arms tightly, showing her agitation.
Abbie leans over and pecks Serena on the lips, stroking the blonde's hair softly. "Relax okay? I wasn't staring at her, especially not when I only have eyes for you."
"Are you gonna come over later? My parents aren't gonna be home." Serena asks, intertwining their fingers.
A smirk spreads across Abbie's face and she brings Serena's hand to her lips, softly kissing it. "Yeah, I'll be there…"
Casey nervously waits by Alex's locker before lunch because she knows that the blonde stops there to put her things away before she continues out side. She must admit, it might be a little creepy, but it was the only thing that she could think to do.
She isn't waiting very long for she sees Alex soon approaching her locker with a stack of text books in her arms. She immediately rushes over, and offers to take the books so Alex won't have to carry them.
"Well, aren't you sweet?" Alex says as shoves one book after another into her locker.
Casey blushes and shrugs, nervously twiddling her thumbs at what's supposed to come next. She practiced this over and over in her mind, and now she feels like she's forgot completely.
"U-um…there's…something that I-I wanted to…um…ask you." she says awkwardly.
"Oh, well ask away." Alex says smiling, encouraging Casey to go on.
Casey takes a deep breath and nervously rubs the back of her neck. "Well…I mean….it's a Friday and all…so would you…um…maybe like to uh…go on a date…with uh…me?" she pauses realizing how choppy everything is coming out and she takes another deep breath to compose herself. "Would you like to go on a date with me?"
A wide smile spreads across Alex's lips and she can't help but find it absolutely adorable that Casey is nervous.
"I'd love to." She responds, still grinning.
Casey raises her eyebrows in shock. She had set her self up for rejection, what she hadn't expected was for Alex to actually say yes.
"Y-you will…?" she stutters out in disbelief.
"I will. I would love to go on a date with you."
Casey clears her throat and awkwardly shuffles her feet a little. "Oh…wow…um…I…can pick you up at…six? Does that sound okay?"
Alex nods her head excitedly. "That's fine. How should I dress?"
"Um…casually." Casey responds, hoping that her idea of a first date doesn't suck completely.
Grinning, Alex leans forward and gives Casey a kiss on the cheek. "Great, then I'll be ready by six. I'll give you details on where to go and everything at lunch. You coming?"
"Y-yeah I'm coming I just need to…get something out of my locker first." The redhead responds, mustering a smile.
"Oh, okay. Then I'll see you in a few!" Alex says before she disappears in the flood of students in the hall.
Casey sighs and leans against the lockers. She is almost positive that her heart is going to just jump right out of her chest with excitement and nerves.
'Oh my god…I'm going on a date with Alexandra Cabot!'
Awwww more cuteness! Eeeek it just warms my heart. Any cute first date ideas? Leave a review?
Oh yeah! Translation for Connie's spontaneous Spanish! I don't speak Spanish you guys so bear with me.
"Sarcástico perra siempre tratando de decirme qué hacer…No es mi culpa que no tiene su mierda juntos…"- 'Sarcastic bitch always trying to tell me what to do. Not my fault your shit isn't together.'