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Chapter 3: Before the Date

Thank you soooo much for the extra long wait! The original draft of this story was deleted, so I rewrote what I could from memory. It'll probably be really short, but please accept it for now. ^_^

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At around 2:30, I walked into the shower. Sollux and I had decided to change movies, but we weren't sure what we were going to see yet. We figured we'd decide at dinner. Dave and Jade were canoodling in the living room, so I was glad I didn't have to be around them.

The shower was a kind of burning cold on my skin, just the way I liked it. I washed my hair and shaved my legs and underarms. After a while, I turned some heat on in the shower and stood in the heat.

I climbed out of the shower and dried myself off, putting some lotion on my legs. I wrapped my hair up in a towel and pulled on my bathrobe.

At 3:30, I heard Dave leave. The smell of motor oil dissipated slowly from the apartment. At around 3:45, Jade screamed to me:

"FEFERI! THAT GUY FROM THE OTHER DAY'S HERE!"

"I'M IN MY CLOS–ET! S–END )(IM IN!" I replied. A few seconds later, a knock came to the bathroom door.

"Come in!" I said happily, "The closet's through the other door!" –Eridan walked through the door and over to me.

"So wwhat the hell am I doin?" He asked.

"Well," I said, "I FIGUR–ED since you know Sollux pretty well, t)(at you could give me some tips as to w)(at to wear. I'm not reely s)(ore." –Eridan began to fish through the racks of clothes.

"Just go an finish dryin your hair, Fef," –Eridan said, "I'll havve some clothes for you wwhen you're done." I smiled and kissed his cheek.

The worst thing about having really really thick hair is that it takes FOR–EV–ER to dry. After a while, I finally got it down to something manageable and then spent a good ten minutes drying the parts that were still a bit wet.

When I finally came back out of the bathroom, a good 30 minutes later, I found some clothes lying on the floor, waiting for me. Since it was creeping towards November, –Eridan had set out a pair of lightly-faded skinny jeans that were ripped a bit just above the knee. The shirt was my fuchsia top that had typical t-shirt sleeves, and stopped just below the button on my jeans. For shoes, he had set out a pair of simple black flats.

For jewelry, there was my diamond stud earrings, my fuchsia Pisces necklace with gold around the edges, and a charm bracelet –Eridan had mailed to me for my fifteenth birthday, even though we hadn't seen each other in Y–EARS.

"And Sollux WILL like t)(is?" I asked.

"It's not exactly his style, but if you don't look fuckin adorable, no one wwill." I nodded uncertainly, but picked up the clothes, leaving the jewelry on the floor, and walked into the bathroom to change.

When I came out, –Eridan pulled my hair back and put the necklace on me. I put on my earrings and bracelet quickly.

"S)(ould I do SOM–ET)(ING wit)( my )(air?" I asked, staring at my milk-chocolate brown hair in the mirror.

"Nah," –Eridan replied. "You look awwesome, Fef." I smiled and wrapped my arms around him. The time on the clock read 5:27, a few minutes before Sollux was supposed to get here.

"Should I go?" He asked.

"No," I replied. "Stay until we leave. I don't want )(im to get t)(e wrong ID–EA or anyt)(ing." –Eridan nodded, leaning up against the molding of my bedroom door, which connected to my closet.

"HEY FEFERI!" Jade screamed from the living room. "THAT GUY YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT'S HERE!" I looked at –Eridan. He handed me a tube of sparkly lipgloss, quickly but neatly put some mascara on my lashes and smiled at me.

"You look great. Don't wworry about a thing." He kissed my forehead, like a father or an older brother would, and turned me around. I put on some of the lipgloss, grabbed my purse, and walked towards the living room.

~let's switch POV's for a moment, shall we?~

*An Hour Earlier*

I slammed her body up against the wall of her bedroom and began kissing her neck. I could hear little moaning sounds as her hands tried unsuccessfully to push me away.

Was it wrong, what I was doing? Probably. I had a date soon, after all. The girl I'd recently picked to date so I could hide that I was dating Kanaya was smart, and actually really pretty, but she wasn't… well, she wasn't Kanaya.

"E…nough…" She finally said, pushing me away.

"Already done?" I asked with a smirk. She flicked my forehead.

"Shouldn't You Be Getting Ready For Your Date?" She asked. I nodded. "Shower. You're Filthy." I nodded again and walked into the bathroom.

Stepping into the shower, I began to wash my body. Kanaya stepped in with me, and I let her wash my hair. I turned off the water and kissed Kanaya some more before we got out of the shower.

"Wear The Blue Shirt. It Looks Best On You." I dried myself off and went into the closet, pulling out one of the several shirts I'd left at Kanaya's over the months we'd been together.

"K," I said, throwing it on. I pulled on some jeans and threw some gel in my hair to spike it up a bit.

"Don't Have Too Much Fun On Your Date. You Better Not Take This Girl Home." I chucked.

"Don't worry, Kanaya." I said, kissing her lips.

"Alright," She replied skeptically. "I'll See You When You Come Home."

"Okay. Ff's probably wonderiing where ii am anyway."

"Bye Sollux. Love You." I kissed her one last time as I reached for the handle.

"Later, Kanaya. Love you two." And with that, I turned the handle and prepared for the walk to the apartment three doors up.

DUN DUN DUN! Sollux is actually dating Kanaya! (I'm sorry, I love this ship so much and I thought it'd be good for moving the plot forward later in the story)

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