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Zach Kitano (coalintodiamond) wrote in nosuchtimes,
@ 2008-05-03 00:16:00

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adrienne conté, zach kitano

The History of Zach and Adrienne: Take 18½
Who: Zach and Adrienne
When: Thursday, March 15, 2007. 6:00 PM.
Where: Sunroom in the West Wing at the school.
What: Awww, their first ‘official’ date.

Exploring the other day had yielded a perfect spot for Zach’s first official date with Adrienne. His choice location was a sunroom near the top of a tower located in the West Wing. Regardless of the current weather and the glass barrier of windows that formed most of the walls and all of the ceiling, the room felt heated and warm. Perfect for an evening date. Zach sent his card to Adrienne after classes were over, so she would have received it by now. Gathering together everything he needed in hopes for making a single journey, Zach arrived at the spot thirty minutes early and began to set up.

First, he laid out the blankets in the middle of the circular room. In case either one of them wanted anything softer to lean upon or sit on, two cushions had been brought with him as well. The room was empty of any furniture, which led Zach to believe it hadn’t been used in a while. He set down the basket of food he had prepared. Nothing cooked, since he wasn’t much of a cooker, so it was full of lunch items instead of dinner ones.

Final touches included setting up various candles, which he had collected from students in his dormitory the day before because he didn’t have any candles himself, on the outer rim of the circular floor. Once they surrounded the room in a single-rowed pattern along the windowed walls, Zach glanced around the room to check out the layout. Scratching the back of his head, he hoped it looked good. That wasn’t too . . . romantic or cheesy, was it?

Instead of worrying further on that, though, Zach got to business with setting up the food, cups, plates, and everything else. Once it was nearly ten minutes until 6:00 pm, he went around lighting the candles. Dusk had fallen by now, leaving a darkened sky beyond the windows. No howling winds, so the air was peaceful. Due to the unknown source of heat, the room was also warm and comfortable. It was a perfect setting.

Zach plopped down onto the blankets with a sigh. He wanted this to go well — or, more accurately, to go off without a hitch. Zach and Adrienne only just became a real couple on Tuesday. Official boyfriend and girlfriend. Honestly, the idea was a little scary despite the exhilaration threatening to engulf him. Crossing his legs, he began to twiddle his thumbs together. Okay, so he was a little nervous.

Make that absolutely petrified.

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cursedwithfur
2008-05-03 09:34 am UTC (link)

Thank goodness Adrienne wasn’t petrified for if she was she probably wouldn’t have left her room for the date. It had nothing to do with no wanting to see Zach – there was nothing Adrienne would rather do! – she was just scared that she’d somehow make a fool of herself. Thinking logically would have told Adrienne that there was nothing to fear considering how many times she and Zach had hung out in the past, and how much they had done together when they were alone. Though this time around, their time together had a title to it - ”First date.” Who would have thought that two little words could make a girl’s heart race at a hundred-miles a minute?

They were official now. Zach was her boyfriend… hers. And she was his. The thought gave Adrienne a warm feeling throughout her body and soul, spreading happiness through every cell in her body. It was enough to overcome her nervousness over the idea of a first official date. Still, that didn’t mean that she was just going to go meet Zach dressed casually. No way! Adrienne wanted to impress him; dressing nicely for him meant that she cared enough about his opinion of her, more than anyone else’s opinion really, and that she just wanted to look nice for him. It couldn’t hurt things if he thought she looked pretty, right?

Adrienne had spent a good twenty minutes after her shower trying to choose what to wear that night. She finally settled on a simple crème-coloured strapless dress and a matching cashmere cardigan. The ensemble fit in the ‘semi-casual’ category - not quite fancy, but not a pair of jeans and a t-shirt, either. Adrienne pinned her hair in a messy up-do with a few strands curling down around her neck and face. A final look in the mirror was all Adrienne needed before she headed up to the tower in the west wing.

It was just a few minutes before six o’clock when Adrienne climbed the stairs to the top. She had never been in this tower before and she was excited to see what Zach had planned for the two of them. Adrienne knew she’d love anything that Zach put together, but when she reached the glass room at the top the girl was rendered absolutely speechless. She felt the blood coloring her cheeks as her eyes gazed about the sun room. It was beautiful with all of the candles lit around them, and the idea of a picnic was just… perfect.

Adrienne took a step toward Zach after the initial shock had settled, a broad happy smile drawn across her rosy lips. “Zach… this is…” she dropped to her knees next to him and threw her arms around his neck. “Oh this is wonderful!”

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coalintodiamond
2008-05-04 02:18 am UTC (link)

Petrified though he was of their date tonight, Zach knew it had nothing to do with seeing Adrienne. The connotations of ‘first date’ were enough to throw any boy off, and that included Zach. Nothing bad about it in Zach’s case, but things had still changed between him and Adrienne and he was aware of the transformation. Before they hung out and enjoyed each other’s company and kept things simple. They didn’t have any serious talks about feelings or where they stood with each other.

Tuesday let them talk about those things they hadn’t really touched upon before. It let them make amends for their miscommunication and opened their eyes to what was actually going on between them. Zach and Adrienne were interested in each other, and it was something they wanted to act on and take a step forward with together. Adrienne was his girlfriend now. She didn’t want to be with anyone but him. It brought a small smile to his face as he thought about it.

When it came to what to wear, Zach didn’t want to throw on jeans and t-shirt. Well, he had just thrown on jeans. Had to give credit where credit was due. For his top, though, chose a shirt his grandmother had made for him as one of his presents on his eighteenth birthday. It was a simple but nice white long-sleeved shirt with beads sown into the front. He wore a thin shirt underneath it to build on some layers of fabric.

Adrienne was right on time. In fact, she showed up just shortly after he had lit all of the candles around the room. He sat with crossed legs on the blankets when she emerged in a beautiful dress. His breath hitched briefly. How nervous was he, really? It wasn’t like they hadn’t done so much together before, but he acted like this was the very first time. After she had gazed around the room, Zach hadn’t expected her to drop to her knees and throw her arms around his neck. It caught him off guard that he almost fell over and had to hug her back to make sure he stayed upright.

They pulled apart, and he smiled at her. “You like it?” he asked. “It’s not a fancy restaurant or anything,” Zach added as his gaze roamed over everything. “With this weather, I figured staying in the school was best.” He turned his head back to Adrienne, fixing his eyes on her and smiling. Zach reached for the basket he had borrowed from the kitchen, lifting it slightly for a moment. “I made us a meal. It’s all fresh food because I can’t cook.” He laughed a little at that.