Chapter Two: The Phone Call.

Hi Magnus, would like to go out for dinner? Hey, I was wondering would you like to go out for dinner with me? Hey Mag, wanna go on a date? I have been thinking of different ways to ask Magnus on a date for the last hour, but I felt like I couldn't find the right words. 'Alec, just do it, there's nothing to be scared of,' Izzy said, 'just call him! If you don't, I will, I'll call the fanciest restaurant in town and-'

'OK! I'll do it, just stop bothering me Iz.' I picked up the phone and punched in Magnus' number, 'can you leave Iz? I can't do this with you staring at me.' Izzy sighed, 'fine, but I want to know what he says!' She got up from where she was sitting and left the room.

I rang the number and waited three nerve-racking rings, 'Hello?' Magnus sounded like he just woke up. I couldn't talk; it was like all the words I have been thinking to myself escaped me. 'Hello?' said Magnus again sounding more awake. I quickly hang the phone up. Why did I do this? Why? He never would of said yes. I couldn't even say hi! Just at that moment the phone started ringing, I jumped. 'Hello?' I answered.

'Alec? Did you just call me?' I knew the voice instantly, it was Magnus.

'Yes'

'Why'd you hang up?'

'I thought I had the wrong number,' I lied, 'sorry, I didn't mean to disturb you.'

'Disturb me? Alec, don't be silly, I've been wanting to speak to you. I wanted to ask you if you wanted to go get a coffee, or dinner maybe?' I resist the urge to scream yes into the phone, 'Yes, I would love to go out for dinner with you,' I tried to make my voice relaxed, but failed. Magnus laughed, 'I'll pick you up at 8?'

'Sure, see you then.' I hung up the phone and went to go find Izzy, I found her in her room.

'Izzy, he's picking me up at 8!' I said excitedly.

'He said yes? I told you he would say it'

'Well, he didn't say it.'

'What?' Izzy asked soundly confused. I told her what happened, 'oh.. Well you've still have a date! Now what are you going to wear?' Before I got a chance to answer she was already dragging me to my room.

'Honestly Alec, why do you keep these?' She was holding up a pair of jeans. 'They have holes in them,' she threw the jeans aside and looked at me, 'I think we need to go shopping.'

'No, I'm not going shopping, I'll just wear something I've already have.'

'No you will not, come on, we'll get you something nice, some new jeans, a nice shirt,' I gave her a look, 'Alec do you want to look good or not?'

'Yes, but-'

'But nothing!' I could tell I was going to lose the argument. 'Let's go shopping!' Izzy squealed.