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I am SOOOOOOOOOO sorry everyone! I was having a horrible time with trying to figure out what to write, but after this point i do indeed have big plot points that'll be a fun time haha ;) aaaaah, love

CHAPTER SEVEN

Your name is Dave Strider and you don't think you've ever been this nervous about a date before.

Like, ever. Never ever. You wanted Jade to like you, you didn't want her to think you were lame. Plus you had no clue where she would want to go...oh shit oh shit. Where are you gonna take her? Shiiiit. You really know nothing about this girl.

You considered calling John but... you dunno. He probably wouldn't be a lot of help in the department of where to take girls to have a good time. Vriska and John enjoyed dates together, sure. But you were pretty sure they just watched shitty Nic Cage movies together. You could just imagine the image of it in your head.

It was disturbing.

You pressed your fingertips against your temples and groaned. Oooooh, when did going on dates become so stressful? It felt like you were a clumsy, awkward teenager again. Who do you know that could ask about girls...

Another girl! Ha! You are a fucking genius.

Wait. God dammit, you don't really know very many girls. Ones that you would be able to talk about dating someone else anyway, heh. Not that you were cheating. You are a single dude, which has been established.

"Jesus fuck, Dave. Calm down. It's not like she's your girlfriend. It's only the first date, yo." You said under your breath. You exhaled and practically growled when you finally thought of someone you could ask.

Oh man, you reaaaaally did not want to ask your sister for advice. But there wasn't really any other choice. So you threw away your pride and picked up your phone.

It rang for a while and you grumbled under your breath. Finally she answered.

"Well well, look who decided to call. Miss your big sister, Davey?" You could imagine the smug smirk on her face.

"Shutup Rose, you're not that much older. I called to ask for some ah...advice I suppose." You sighed loudly and scratched the back of your head in exasperation. You hated talking to Rose, it was so tiring. And stressful.

"Advice? For what? Don't tell me the smoothest talking player boy in the city needs relationship advice." She mocked you, you had no idea how the hell she knew you needed relationship advice. Creepy.

"Haha yeah, guessed right. Good for you." You said in a humorless voice, you really weren't enjoying this, "There's this girl..."

Rose interrupted you before you could continue, "Mister Strider has a crush! How cute, Kanaya come hear this. Dave actually found a girl that's struck him right in the heart."

You gripped the phone tighter, "Rose no! What the fuck does that mean anyway, and don't call Kanaya!" You heard Rose laugh, you groaned, "Will you just listen, I'm serious here."

"Sorry sorry, it's just shocking."

You were confused, "Shocking...how?"

"Well, as far as I could tell, you've never truly loved anyone before."

You didn't know what to say is response to that. You thought it was probably true but...if you actually do love this Jade girl, IF, then why her? Why now? After all those years in highschool, just to fall in love now. And with a goofy girl like her, too. "Um...well I don't know. The point is I'm going on a date with her and I don't know where to take her."

Rose thought for a moment, "Well, what does she like?"

"Nooo idea."

"Dave, do you know anything about this young lady?"

You paused for a moment, then respond reluctantly. "No..."

"Dave!" She groaned. "You are hopeless... please tell me you at least know her name?"

"Well I did catch the fine damsel's first name."

"And that would be?" Rose drew out her words slowly, impatiently.

"Jade." You said proudly, like it was a kind of trophy. This piqued Rose's interest.

"Jade, huh? Could you describe her to me perhaps?"

"Yeah sure thing. She's absolutely smokin hot, but at the same time she's really cute. I dunno man, it's confusing. She wears circular glasses like fuckin Larry Popper or some shit, they make her look kinda like a dork but they suit her well. Hmm... she has the most amazing hair I've ever seen. Super uber impossibly soft and really long and dark. Her skin is pretty tan, and reaaaaally soft too. She's got a goofy smile aaand... amazing eyes, they're the radest shit I've ever seen. Bright green! She's really cool."

"Hmmm..." Rose sounded like she knew something important but wasn't saying. And was almost snickering about it.

"Dammit...Rose? Why are you 'hmming'? Do you know Jade?"

"I suppose you could say that. Sounds like you like her a lot. I approve of your choice, Dave. Just don't go breaking her little heart, got that?" Rose was on the brink of bursting into laughter.

You groaned, "Rooooose! C'mon whadya mean by that, shit... I knew talking to you wasn't a good idea."

"No no, Dave I'm just teasing. But seriously, be good to Jade. She's a nice girl. I haven't known her terribly long but I think she would probably enjoy a simple date. Like going out for pizza and maybe going to the park. Jade likes nature a lot."

You sigh and fiddle with your shades, "Yeah kay.. sounds cool I guess. It's pretty cold outside though."

Rose snickered, "Then you two can hold hands and snuggle. What a cute little couple you'll be. Invite me to the wedding!"

Your face got red at the thought and you tried to sound angry, "Dammit Rose!"

She laughed at you, "Oh don't get all flustered Dave. Go have fun, Jade's a nice young lady for you. Just don't tell John yet."

"Wait what? Tell John about what, Jade? Rose what the hell-"

"Wink wink! Bye Davey, have fun on your date." And with that Rose hung up. You groaned and plopped onto your bed. Well.. might as well call Jade now. Here goes nothing...

Your name is Jade Harley and you are pretty much having a super duper freak out.

"Jade! Jade. Focus, my god woman!" John was trying to calm you down over the phone, it had practically no effect on you whatsoever.

You paced around your apartment, running your free hand through your messy dark locks. "John what am I gonna do! I gave him my number, I GAVE SOMEONE MY NUMBER OH GOD JOHN...What if he doesn't even call me!? Oh maaan I messed up."

"CALM DOWN MY GOD! I understand this is the first time you've ever been asked out, but-"

You interrupted to correct him, "Second time, remember the creepy guy in the-"

"SHOOSH! I meant first time you actually wanted to go with the guy, yeesh Jade. What am I going to do with you?"

"Hey don't talk to me like that, I'm still older than you!" You put your hand on your hip and scowled at the phone.

"Maybe, but not by much. As far as our sibling relationship goes, I'm the overprotective older brother. So that boy better treat you right, you know signs of abusive relationships right? And stay in well populated places so people can hear you yell if he tries anythin-"

"John! I'm not helpless, besides I couldn't see him as the type." You absently twirled your hair around your finger.

"Oh yeah? And how well do you know him?" John sounded extremely sceptical, which kind of annoyed you but...he did have a point.

"Uhhh..."

"Yeah exactly."

"Hey! You be quiet mister! What should I do if he does call though, I've never been on a date in my life!" You shook your head in exasperation, you were totally freaked.

"Simple, just act however you wanna. Be yourself, and yes yes I know that sounds toootally cliche but hear me out. If you don't act how you normally would, then you're pretty much tricking the guy into liking someone that's not you. The only way to know if you guys can make a good pair is to see if you can tolerate each other or not. Yanno?"

"I...I suppose I get what you mean... but what if he doesn't like me?"

"Then it's that poor bastard's loss! You deserve the best and I will allow no less. Understand?" John laughed, you laughed with him, feeling a bit better.. but still a little worried.

"John you really are- oops! I've got another call. I'll be right back, sooorry." You nearly dropped your phone as you fumbled to answer. "Heeeeello, Jade here."

You heard someone cough on the other line, "Sup, remember me? Tall, blonde, handsome guy from the coffee shop."

You nearly choked, "H-hold on a second, eheh." You placed your phone gently onto the counter and walked into the other room, proceeding to quietly screech into the wall.

"Erm...hello? I...was this a bad time?"

You rushed back to the phone, "Haha! Hello sorry, it's me. I remember you...hello."

You heard Dave inhale before speaking, "Sooo, you told this cool kid to call and here I am, still up for a date, mocha goddess?"

You covered your mouth to hold back a laugh, "Haha what? Mocha goddess? Oh my god."

Dave didn't say anything for a moment that you heard him quietly say in horror, "Oh god that sounded stupid. Shit. I fucked up."

"No no! It was funny, I get it. Cause I work at a coffee shop right?" You couldn't help but smiling, Dave was so silly.

Dave nervously choked out a laugh, "Yeah...and your skin is uh...yanno... creamy tan. Like a cappuccino or something."

"Oh my goodness!" You burst out laughing.

"What!? What, oh god I'm a fucking moron."

"Noooo! No, oh my gosh, I'm laughing cause you're cute." You grinned widely and plopped onto the couch in the living room, pulling up your knees to your chest. You watched your toes wiggle around in your socks while listening to Dave fumble over his words. He was going on about how "Striders are not cute" and stuff like "Imma fierce sword fighter" and something else you had no clue what he meant.

"Daaaave! Yes." You interrupted his little flustered rant.

"Wha? Yes?" He stopped abruptly.

"Yes I still want to go on a date with you!" You smiled and burrowed your face into your knees. How embarrassing. Good thing this was just over the phone and not face to face.

Dave cleared his throat, "Really? Oh uh, awesome. Did you wanna, I don't know, like...go get food and then go to the park? Or something else if you don't wanna do that, we can go where ever you want to I-"

"Yeah! Dave, that sounds like a lot of fun. Is tomorrow good?" You ran your free hand through your hair and then wrapped it around your knees.

"Yeah totes, tomorrow is totally...yeah it's chill. All good by me, tomorrow. Meet me at your Starbucks around noon?"

You giggled, "Yeah sure! I can't wait. Cya then, mister Strider." You heard him make a weird noise and then grunt in acknowledgement. He hung up and you sat still for a moment. Then all of your excitement burst out and you jumped onto your feet, letting out a howl and leaping through all the rooms.

You called John back, beaming. "Guess who's got herself a date?"