first-date

It was our first date and I asked what his favorite movie is. He asked if I__ judge him, but instead of judging him I just loved him.

The posters bore the words WITH THE PASSING YEARS COMES...IMPOTENCE! Magnus found himself staring at the posters with a sort of absent horror. He looked at Alec and found that Alec could not tear his eyes away either. He wondered if Alec was aware that Magnus was three hundred years old and whether Alec was considering exactly how impotent one might become after that much time.

My phone buzzes. It__ from Karou: a list of conversation openers that I won__ be needing. __) Hi. I__ Zuzana. I__ actually a marionette brought to life by the Blue Fairy, and the only way I can gain a soul is if a human falls in love with me. Help a puppet out? __) Hi. I__ Zuzana. The touch of my lips imparts immortality. Just sayin_. __) Hi. I__ Zuzana. I think I might like you.

Okay", I breathed. "Then what will it take?" I was completely out of my element. Begging a girl to go on a date with me. This was fucked up.""Miss it."I stared into her cold, blue eyes and knew I'd just met the kind of girl books are written about.

You know, you__e set a really bad precedent for first dates,_ I said. __ow is anyone ever going to top this?__ turned to him for the first time. He was watching me, not the scenery. __ brought you here because I wanted to see the look on your face when you saw this place._ He smiled, and my heart flipped over. __t was worth the trip.

I got the groceries and lugged them all the way to Akinli__ dorm, running slightly behind because I couldn__ get into the building on my own. The university required ID cards to get into the dorms after six, and since I wasn__ an actual student, I had to wait for someone else to come along and scan his so I could piggyback in.__ou need some help?_ the boy asked, his eyes lingering on my mouth.I shook my head no.__ww, come on. That__ way too heavy for you.__e came closer, and again I cursed our natural appeal. I wasn__ in danger exactly, and I knew that, but it didn__ make these encounters any less uncomfortable. I shook my head again.__o, really, which floor are you on? I can____ey, Kahlen!_ I looked up to see Akinli walking down the hall. His button-up was open over the gray shirt beneath it, but I was thrilled to see that he__ at least put one on. __ was starting to worry. Hey, Sam.___ey._ The boy gave Akinli a look and headed toward the stairwell, his displeasure at Akinli__ arrival clear. In the meantime, I felt my mood lift significantly. I was now officially on my first date.

Finally, I laugh. Genuine and normal sounding. And then my date says the best thing that he couldpossibly say: __t__ okay. I haven__ been on one of these [dates] in a while either.__y smile triples in size.Josh grins. __ust give me your hand._____hat?___our hand,_ he repeats. __ive it to me.__ extend my shaking right hand. And _ in a moment that is a hundred dreams come true _ JoshuaWasserstein laces his fingers through mine. A staggering shock of energy shoots straight into myveins. Straight into my heart.__here,_ he says. ____e been waiting a long time to do that.

They danced slow circles in the sand, Javier singing the words to the Spanish version of the song, the melancholy music putting a strange ache in his chest, an ache he saw reflected in her eyes. Was she feeling what he was feeling?