*Hazel's Pov*
"I think the skirt overalls with the converse look good." Anikah pointed to the outfit on my bed.
"No no no. It's cute but the red sundress with the white shoes looks even better!" Athena said.
Anikah squinted her eyes. "Hmm, you're right."
Everyone started urging me to wear the red sundress with my white shoes. The snow had already started clearing up and was barely there, so I'd only need a light jacket.
Today, I was going on my first date with Asher. We'd been dating for a few weeks and we'd done a bunch of stuff together, but he barely realized that we hadn't gone on an actual date. We were going to an open field to have a picnic-that field that we were in on Halloween-and then we were going to have a movie night. Asher planned the whole thing.
"Yeah, it's really pretty!" I picked it up and changed into it. I'd gotten more comfortable changing in front of them. They were my friends after all.
"Man, it's so crazy! You and Asher finally got together!" Ivy jumped excitedly.
"What do you mean, 'finally'?" I made quotations in the air.
She rolled her eyes. "You guys have so much chemistry and clearly liked each other for so long. But it took you forever to get together."
Julia laughed and shook Violet's shoulder. "At least you weren't the last ones. Violet and Liam still haven't gotten together even though they obviously want to."
Violet flipped her off. "Actually, we're going on a date next week."
Our eyes all widened as we congratulated her.
"Okay let me do your hair." Ivy put me in a chair and turned me towards the mirror.
She curled my hair and helped me put on pearl earrings and a pearl necklace. For my makeup, she kept it pretty simple.
"Okay, you're ready for your first date with Asher!" She clasped her hands together and squealed.
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I heard a knock at the door and hopped down the stairs to answer it.
I opened it to find Asher with a bouquet of sunflowers. My favorite flower. "Aww, thank you!" I took the flowers in my hand as I walked out and was about to close the door when somebody stopped it.
Cameron appeared behind me. "Listen, Asher. I like you, so I'm sure you'll treat her good on her first date with you. But be careful with her. We're all trusting you." He narrowed his eyes and backed away slowly.
"Won't let you down." Asher laughed as he closed the door for me.
"You look absolutely beautiful." Asher said as we walked to his car.
"You look absolutely handsome." I said back with a smile.
We listened to Sunflower (ironic) by Rex Orange County and arrived at the open field right when the song ended.
"I'll get that for you, Princess." Asher said as he walked around the car and opened the door for me.
"Thank you." I said as I stepped out.
He laid a yellow checkered blanket down on the floor and set down the picnic basket.
Then he turned to me and a wicked grin grew on his face.
"Oh no... What are you gonna do?" I asked cautiously.
He charged at me and lifted me into the air, spinning me in circles.
I screamed. "Asher!! We're gonna fall again!!"
We both laughed as we spun. He slowly dropped me onto the blanket and went on top of me. I gently grabbed his face and pulled it down to his kiss him. His hair softly brushed against my closed eyelids and his thumb held my chin.
We kissed for a few seconds before he pulled away and jumped into a crouch next to the basket. I lifted myself onto my elbows.
"You're gonna love this! I brought mini sandwiches, apple pie, chicken drumsticks, orange juice, um... Oh! I also brought a giant baguette!!" He said excitedly as he pulled out the giant piece of bread.
I took the baguette from his hands with an amused smile. "Wow, you really got all the essentials, huh? Did you bring plates or forks?"
His smile dropped. "Oh."
I laughed and ran my fingers through his hair. "That's okay. I figured you might forget so I brought some." I pulled everything out of the little backpack I brought with me.
A sheepish grin crept onto his face. "You know me too well."
We sat there, laughing, eating, and having fun until the sun went down.
"You wanna go get ice cream before we go back home for movie night?"
I hopped to my feet. "Ooh, yesss! Let's go to that one place we went for my birthday!"
"Whatever you say." He jumped to his feet and threw me over his shoulder as he skipped to the car.
I screamed. "Oh my god, you scared me! And be careful, we just ate." I didn't want to ruin this date by throwing up.
"Don't worry, you're fine. Nice view by the way."
My eyes widened as I realized he was talking about my behind. "Shut up! Put me down! Put me down!!"
"I was kidding!" He laughed as he opened the car door for me and placed me inside. Once he made it inside the car too, he handed his phone to me.
"To make it up to you, here. Pick the music."
I shook my head and pushed the phone back to him. "I always choose the music. Your turn."
A smile crept onto his face and he shrugged.
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"Why did I let you pick the music?!!" I cried as I banged my head against the headrest behind me.
Asher just ignored me as he sang along.
"Beans, beans, beans
Daddy ate some beans
And he drank some wine
And he was happy, happy, happy,
And he drank some beans"
The song came to an end and I let my head bang in exasperation one last time. "Finally. My nightmare is over."
I turned to him with a glare. "Why, out of all songs, why would you pick Beans by Nirvana?! It's the worst song to ever exist!"
He put his hand over his heart as if he were offended. "Excuse me?! This song, is a masterpiece! You're just jealous!"
"Of what??"
"Jessie. You're just mad he had beans and you don't." He turned back to the road in mock anger.
I stared at him as if he was crazy. "What?!"
"Nevermind, we're here. Come on."
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I dug my spoon into my cotton candy ice cream and looked up to notice Asher staring at me intently. "What? Do I have some on my face?"
He scrunched his face up. "Yup, all over your cheek, bleugh!! Just kidding." He laughed as I swiped at my face. "You're just pretty."
"Oh." I brushed some hair out of my eyes in nervousness. "Thank you. You're pretty, too." I said without even thinking and my eyes widened.
"Thank you! See, no one ever says that to me these days but hey my self esteem needs lifting, too." He made a "duh" face and I leaned in to kiss his cheek after smacking him over the head.
He scooped up a piece of ice cream and flung it at me with his spoon. It landed center between my eyes and slowly slid down my nose, stopping at my glasses frame.
I crossed my eyes to look at my nose and I was shocked. What the heck did he just do?? I thought to myself.
I uncrossed my eyes to look at him and I could see his eyes widen as he whispered,"I'm sorry."
I gobbled up my ice cream in a few scoops and grabbed Asher's hand to drag him outside, bringing his ice cream in my other hand.
When we were outside, I pulled him to the alleyway between the shop and a thrift store. I turned and gave him a death glare. He just stayed quiet with his eyes wide open as he waited for my next move.
I scooped up some of his cookies and cream ice cream and smeared it all over his cheeks, mouth, and nose. He stood there, stunned for a moment, before a wicked grin took place on his face.
My wicked grin faltered. "What are you smiling about?? You're covered in ice cream now!"
He didn't say anything. Instead, he pushed me against the wall with him, grabbed my face in between both of his hands, and pulled me into a deep kiss. I lost myself for a moment as I felt the warm touch of his hands on my face and the soft but firm touch of his lips on mine.
He pulled back and my eyes fluttered open as I stood there, dumbfounded.
"Ha, got you back." He said, completely unfazed. I realized I now had ice cream all over my face too.
I was shocked. "Oh yeah?" I pulled him in for a kiss this time, except it was different. I pulled his face in slowly with my hands and as I kissed him, I softly traced my hands across his chest and collarbone. When I pulled back slowly, I put the cherry on top by giving him a soft kiss on his neck.
I could see that he was the dumbfounded one this time, but I just innocently batted my eyelashes.
"I think I got you worse, Muffin." I said sweetly as I walked away to the front of the building, leaving him still standing there.
His senses came back to him as he pulled himself together and caught up to me. "You're a jerk."
"I wasn't until I met you." I laughed and lightly punched his shoulder.
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The rest of our night went pretty well. We fell asleep cuddling as we watched Peter Pan until we were so rudely woken up by Finn and Jason. I swear, they loved to ruin the moment for Asher and I.
We joked about how he was Peter Pan and I was Wendy Darling. I couldn't help but think about that time we actually were Peter Pan and Wendy Darling for Halloween. Good times.
As we were falling asleep in each other's arms again, I held onto the necklace Asher got me. I could see him fiddling with the matching dog tag I got him with a star imprinted on it. Below the star, it read:
Muffin and his Princess
I was actually surprised he wasn't embarrassed to wear it. He started wearing a lot of button up shirts and leaving them unbuttoned to show it off, but that wasn't the only thing being shown off...
As my eyes closed and I could feel myself falling more tired, Asher softly ran his fingers through my hair and hummed.
I want to be with this boy forever. I thought to myself.
I felt him stop what he was doing for a second before going back. "I want to be with you forever, too."
I didn't realize I said it out loud, but I was too sleepy to be embarrassed.
As I watched the snowflakes falling outside, I slipped into my dreams and saw my future with Asher.
A/N: Oh my god guysssss!!! We're almost finished!!! The book is finally about to come to an end. It's kinda bittersweet like I'm happy that I'm finally finishing it, but sad. I'm gonna miss my children :,((. I'm gonna start going through the entire book for editing because lord knows I need to go back and fix some stuff hehe. OH!! IF YOU GUYS HAVEN'T LISTENED TO BEANS BY NIRVANA GO DO THAT TO MAKE THE EXPERIENCE BETTER!!! So, what did you guys think of their first date? Aren't they adorable?? And at times a bit steamy I guess with that ice cream bit lol. Once again, thank you so much to everyone that has been reading and supporting me along the way because I wouldn't be as motivated without you guys. Anyways, feedback motivates me more so if it isn't trouble please leave comments! I hope you liked the chapter!! Make sure to follow for notifications and announcements! Please keep reading my stories and vote! Thank you!! Bye my lovelies!!!â¤â¤â¤
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