I smiled warmly at the comment i'd just received on myspace.
' ' was my best friend.
I hadn't known her all that long, in fact it was coming up to 8 months about now i guess.
I know it sounds a long time, but if you think about it, best friends are usually the friends that you've known since you were little, and have grown up.
Best friends are always the one that you share childhood memories with, past crushes and their the one person that you tell everything to no matter what.
I have that with - That's her real name! But it's strange to think just how close we've come in such a short space of time.
She really is amazing though. The best friend any girl could wish for. I spend all my time with her, and miss her when i'm not with her.
I know we're going to be best friends forever.
Well, i know every teenage girl always says this, and then winds up growing up, moving away and forgetting people, but not me and .
I need her. I couldn't live without her. Without her i have no confidence and i'm not fun. Trust me.
In the few months that i've known her, she's always been the one that helps me out when i'm in trouble and saves me from embarassment.
But also, she's always been the one to attract the boys attention.
Some times i do think i idolise her, because to be honest, she's perfect.
I just hope we can stay so close despite being two of the most different people you could get...
Alot's changed in 5 years.
I'm no longer 15 for a start.
Being 20 feels great, i have all the privelege's of an adult, i'm more mature, i lost the puppy fat and discovered eyeliner.
I've got myself a good paying job, and i moved out of my parents house.
But there's still a big part missing from my life, but i can't figure out what it is.
I still have . And she's still my best friend.
I'd say getting older has only made her even more perfect, and me even more jealous.
already had the privelege's of an adult as she used her fake id when i was always to nervous and scared to use one when i was 15.
She had no puppy fat to lose and had already discovered eyeliner.
She does however now have a job, (It's not the best, she works as a waitress in a coffee shop, but it pays good money and she can have all the coffee she wants.), and shares a lovely little flat with me.
But on top of all that she's had a string of boyfriends, got amazing fashion sense and she's even prettier now.
Out of all three of those i think the one i am most cut up about is the whole boyfriend issue.
I guess it is kinda sad for a 20 year old to say that they've never had a boyfriend isn't it?.
Well apparently, according to , that's all about to change.
She met this guy the other day.
He popped into the coffee shop where she works and made a bit of an impression on her i gather. Mainly from the way she hasn't shut up about him for two days straight now.
Well anyway, he kept coming in and out the whole day, buying different things, and in the end she just went nuts and asked him why he kept coming back.
And he said that it was because he couldn't stop thinking about her.
Now i find that line a bit too cheesy for my liking, but it won over.
Anyway, he asked if she'd like to go out on a date with him, but she was a bit nervous as she didn't know too much about him, so said she couldn't as she didn't want to leave her flatmate alone, as i was feeling a bit upset at the moment, (She always uses me as an excuse!), and this guy, , said that could bring her flatmate along as one of his flatmates was feeling a little down at the moment as well.
Obviously, accepted, and now she's dragging me along with her on this stupid date.
I mean, it is probably the stupidest thing she's ever said to me.
Me - - On a date?
I've hardly even had a full length conversation with a guy, let alone a full length date with one.
I just hope for both our sakes this guy and 'guest' are not like some kind of crazy people.
Because i will not be impressed if my first date with a man is with some guy who thinks he's a duck or something stupid like that.
GAH.
I've just thought...WHAT THE HELL DO I WEAR?!
"You have got to be kidding me?" I stared on at with a look of disgust painted across the whole of my face.
"What? It's nice! It's a dress . Come on, just wear it. It's gorgeous!" tried to persuade me.
"You wear it then."
looked at the dress she was holding up and then frowned.
"Ok. I'll find something else for you to wear!" She said.
"It's because the dress is ugly isn't it?"
"The dress is not ugly ...it's just not the right kind of outfit for the first date...that's all." replied, knowing she wasn't convincing me.
She trapced back into her bedroom and returned with a simple short sleeved, cowgirl style checkered blouse, casual black cropped trousers and a pair of plain dolly shoes.
"What do you think?"
"It's a hell of a lot better than that crap you just showed me. I'll go and try it on." I replied, looking at the items of clothing in front of me.
I walked into the bathroom to get changed, seeing as i had no mirror in my bedroom.
A few minutes later and i looked down at what i was wearing.
I felt comfortbale, and liked the clothes i was in.
I slowly glanced in the mirror.
From my neck down i looked like a completely different person. I was happy. I looked quite good, which surprised me a lot.
"Stop staring at yourseld in the mirror you vain git and let me admire my work!" shouted from the other side of the door.
I unlocked the bathroom door and watched 's face break into a broad grin.
"Man, i did good! , you look A.MAZEEEEEING!" shrieked as she stepped foward to hug me.
"Now, i suppose you want me to do your hair and make up right?"
I looked up at and nodded slowly.
"Pleaaaaase?"
"I suppose so." shrugged as she took my hand and walked me into her room. She placed me down on her bed and then turned to rummage around in a box on the top of her wardrobe.
20 minutes had passed and i was patiently waiting outside 's bedroom.
A few seconds later the door creaked open and cooly walked out of the room, closing the door behind her.
"Right. You ready?" asked.
I sighed.
"Sure."
" , this is going to be fine you know. I'll be there, and 's friend will probably be in the same boat as you. He's upset too. How bad can it be? Just one teeny weeny date. Let's not even call it that! It's just dinner with a man. All you have to do is sit there and talk to him about y'know your hobbies and what you do for a living. You'll be fine ! Now c'mon let's go!"
"Ok. But one thing..."
"Yeah. What?"
"I'M NOT UPSET! Remember? You just made that up as an excuse so you didn't have to go on a date with !" I said.
"Oooo yeah, i remember now...erm...yeah, you're going to have to act all upset tonight ok?" rushed, and before i could disagree she had picked up the flat keys, took my hand and hurried me out of the flatm where we then bundled into a cab and didn't speak of the subject anymore.
So me and were now sat in this really fancy restaurant.
I found it kinda cheesy to be honest.
Well, i know i haven't had any experience of dates to judge this one on, but i knew it just wasn't very ish.
Why we couldn't just go to Pizza Hut i don't know. Because pizza is just about my favourite food ever!
And we also now looked out of place. In our casual wear.
The people in the restaurant all looked like they were actually related to the Queen or something!
I just had this feeling that all of this was a sign, that this 'date' was not going to go well.
"There he is !" slapped me on the arm and screeched in a low tone whisper.
"Ow." I complained, rubbing my arm as got up to welcome our guests.
She walked over to our table, where i was sat, still rubbing my arm.
" . This is . this is ." introduced us.
I looked up, and noticed a head of hair, and deep eyes.
He was cute. I bet his friend's a complete minger! I thought to myself.
"Hi." said politely, and shook my hand.
That seemed a little formal but what would i know?
I replied with a quiet hello, feeling nervous all of a sudden.
"Oh, i'm sorry . I'm sure you're waiting for me to introduce you to this ugly duckling." stepped aside and pulled a young man foward.
He had shiny hair and beautiful eyes.
I studied his face. Perfect.
I studied his body. Perfect.
And then i studied his clothes. Perfect - If he was really royal.
"This is ." 's voice interrupted my observing.
I couldn't help but smile at him, which he returned.
Another thing that was perfect. His smile!
"Hi." I said, whilst smiling.
"Heya." He replied, maintaining his smile as well.
His accent struck me. It was very strong, and very un-royalish.
But stilll, Perfect.
sat down next to , leaving no other space for to sit except next to me.
He walked around the table with confidence and pulled the chair out.
"You don't mind do you?" He asked me, leant fowards towards me slightly.
I couldn't help but study his eyes. He was so close to me.
They sparkled, as if stars were dancing about inside them.
I quickly pulled myself together and tried to reply as calmly as possible.
"Of course not."
sat down next to me, and slouched slightly.
It looked strange. For a guy wearing a suite to slouch whilst he sat, to have such a strong accent and to be very good looking.
Something wasn't right there.
I tried not to dwell on the matter and was grateful when the menu's were handed to us.
I studied it and couldn't help but pull a face. I looked around the table to see smiling to himself and looking confused. I turned to and jumped as i noticed he was staring at me and laughing.
"What?" I couldn't help but giggle, as i had no idea why he was laughing at me.
"The look on your face! It's priceless! I see you don't think too much of the food here either then?" replied.
"Either?" I asked in confusion.
"Yeah, This whole thing isn't really me. I suppose you kinda guessed right? I mean, i am so uncomfortable in this stupid suit. It's not even mine. I had to borrow it from because i don't own stupid things like this. And this food. I thought there would at least be burger and chips or something that's actually edible but i guess not eh?"
I couldn't help but laugh. He was a normal person, not a member of the royal family, or insanely rich/posh.
As this was a posh restaurant we were obviously kept waiting. For a very long time.
It had been half an hour and i hadn't even received my starter, which i think was a soup of some kind but i wasn't sure as the menu was written in French.
I didn't mind so much, because i'd gotten to know rather well in that half an hour, but still, i was hungry!
"DUDE. I am so sick of waiting. Why did you have to take us here for a date? Why not Burger King or something?" whined.
"Because i have class . I'm not taking a girl that i really like out to Burger King. I'm not like you." retorted.
I didn't like all the argueing.
I looked at who had 's arm slung around her shoulder, and was quietly sipping some wine, trying to ignore the situation.
"Oi. Beef burger boy. Shut up and take me to Pizza Hut yeah?" I suddenly came out with, slightly shocked that this remark had come from me. A girl that's never been on a date before.
"Pizza Hut? More like Burger King!" looked up at me and smiled, as he started to stand up.
"Catch you later !" I heard him say as he followed me outside.
"So...Beef Burger Boy huh?" said as we walked down the road which led into town.
"Yeah. Well you are!" I laughed, but cringed as i couldn't think of anything better to say.
"Yeah well, Pepperoni Pizza Girl, i'll have you know that tonight i'm not eating burgers!"
"You're not?" I asked.
"Nope. I'm taking you to a real restaurant!"
"Oh yeah?"
"Yeah."
I looked at him, trying to work out what he was talking about, but failed.
"Well it better have a menu that i can at least read then!" I replied.
didn't dissapoint me. Infact i was very happy indeed. He took me to Pizza Hut, and ensured that i'd be smiling for the rest of that night!
Although, i did find it a little amusing that was dressed in a suit, whilst eating in Pizza Hut!
"I thought you were a burger boy though?" I asked after we had ordered, seeing as were served almost as soon as we had sat down to eat. It was quite late and there was only 3 other tables of people in there.
"I am. But i thought i'd listen to the pretty girl instead of doing what i want to for once." replied.
This boy certainly knew how to make a girl feel good.
First he brought me to the best place ever to eat, and now he's calling me pretty.
I managed to play my smile down a little, but it was still a huge grin.
opened his mouth to say something when our waiter interrupted him.
He placed our drinks down and told us we had free refills, and that our pizza would be ready soon.
"I'm really sorry. This has probably been the lamest date you've ever been on." said, before taking a sip of his Pepsi.
I didn't know what to say.
Do i admit that i had never been on a date before and scare him away, or do i pretened it's been one of many good dates?
would know. It's times like these that i need her.
was staring at me as i realised i hadn't spoken for a few minutes.
"I....it...the date's excellent. Better than i ever imagined my first date to be." I'd said it, but hadn't meant to.
I guess it had just been on my mind that it slipped out.
And i regretted it.
I felt my cheeks begin to redden as i looked down at my Pepsi.
"Your first date? You're not serious are you ?" asked.
I nodded my head.
"Yes i am. And i completely understand if you want to leave now. Don't worry, i'll pay for the pizza and everything, it's no trouble, i don't mind." Great, now i'm rambling and giving the impression that i want him to leave. I wish was here. She's sort this out, and make see i'm not a complete idiot.
"I'm not leaving you . I like you. I wouldn't care if you'd had 100 boyfriends. It doesn't change the funny, lovely, beautiful girl that you are."
I looked up at home. His eyes sparkled with honesty. And i felt my cheeks redden again.
Would did i reply to something like that?
Our waiter interrupted the moment, again.
"2 pepperoni pizza's." He stated, as he placed one down in front of both of us.
"Is there anything else i can get you?" He asked. looked at me and replied "No thank you. This is great. Thanks."
With that the waiter smiled and walked away.
I looked around the room and noticed there was now only one table full of people left, and they were almost finished eating.
I stopped staring as i heard moan.
"Hmmm...this is so good. Probably even better than burgers. You have good taste !"
I started to tuck into mine too, completely ignoring the knife and fork that were set out either side of the pizza.
Pizza is finger food!
I bit into a slice and had to put it down and cover my mouth with my hand due to laughing so much.
had got himself into a bit of a mess!
"Here." I passed him my serviette.
"Thank you." He dabbed at his face with the napkin, completely missing the mess though.
"Let me help you." I reached over the table and placed my hand on top of his, showing his hand where to dab.
I felt a spark. A spark that i've heard talk about a thousand times over. Only, it felt much stronger than i expected.
We returned to eating in silence.
It had been 20 minutes and i'd just finished my last slice of pizza.
I was becoming more aware of staring at me, which did annoy me a bit because i don't like people watching me when i eat.
"How did you finish that so quickly?" I asked, to break the silence which stayed with us throughout the meal.
"Easy. I'm a quick eater. Unlike you, Missy slow pants!"
"My pants aren't slow!" I giggled, and realised how stupid that remark sounded.
"If you say so." raised an eyebrow at me. I punched him on the arm, much like had done to me earlier.
"Ow!" whined.
"Would you like a dessert? Or some ice cream from our ice cream factory?" Our waiter interrupted yet again.
I watched 's eyes light up as he mentioned ice cream.
"Could we have some ice cream for the child here please?" I asked.
looked happy, until he relaised what i had said about him, which then resulted in him slapping my arm slightly.
"Ow!" I complained, whilst laughed and left me to fill a bowl with ice cream and chocolate buttons, and other sugary treats.
"Can i get you a drink?" I asked , as he made himself comfortable on the sofa.
It's a miracle i asked him back, what with my huge lack of confidence.
But when i'm around , i have confidence.
"No. But i don't suppose you've got any pizza's kicking about back there have you?" He joked.
"Nope. Well yeah, but you're not having any. Tomorrow night you can though." I stopped myself there.
Had i just asked out for tomorrow night?
There was a long silence and i was scared was sat on the sofa silently laughing to himself, or that he had quietly slipped out of the flat.
I took my hands off the unit next to the sink that was supporting my weight and turned around, where i met .
I drew a sharp intake of breath as i realised just how close we were.
His forehead was pressed up against mine, and our noses were touching.
I looked as looked down. I followed his gaze and watched him entwine our fingers together.
I then followed his eyes as they came to a hault at eye level with mine.
"Tomorrow it is then." whispered, before pressing his lips against mine.
I opened my eyes from the short kiss as i felt him pull away.
I saw the look in his eye which was questioning if i wanted this to go on and i knew that i did.
Letting go of his hands, i pressed them up against his chest. I listened to his breathing, and felt his strong heart beat through his jumper.
I then felt push his lips against mine once more. I smiled into the kiss this time and allowed his tongue to enter my mouth.
I could feel 's hands move up and down my back quickly, whilst mine were finding they're way underneath his jumper, to his warm, bare skin.
And then the loud sound of the front door slamming, and people talking and giggling loudly filled my ears.
Clinging onto as i jumped due to the loud sound, i sighed heavily as i realised it was and .
For once, i wasn't happy to see her. She'd interrupted my first kiss.
My amazing first kiss.
"No , it really was an amazing night. Well once we lost those boring kids ..."
said as she walked into the kitchen. Noticing me and stood rather close together she could think of nothing to say except to finish of her sentence.
"... and ."
She looked at the both of us, and the silence seemed to prompt into the kitchen as well.
"Ooo. Hope we're not interrupting anything!" joked, as me and both blushed and took a step away from each other.
"What did you two get up to?" asked intriegued.
I noticed her staring at me, and then at , and then back to me again. She continued to do this several times.
And i knew she'd get the gossip out of me the next day anyway.
"Nothing. I was just getting ...a drink." I quickly came up with an excuse.
"A drink eh? Well me and are going to sit in my room for a bit. I'll see you later then?" explained, as she took 's hand and lead him into the bedroom.
I turned to and buried my head in his chest, feeling embarassed, both for myself and for him.
"I'm really sorry about that ." I aplogised into his chest.
He wrapped his arms around me, to form a warm hug, and propped his chin on the top of my head.
"It's alright shorty!" He laughed, which felt funny when his mouth moved on the top of my head as he spoke and laughed.
"Oi! I'm not that short!" I scrambled out of the embrace and punched him [again!] on the arm.
He rubbed his arm in mock pain as he chuckled along with me.
"I guess i should go. I'll see you tomorrow night though yeah? Don't forget the pizza!"
With that, put his hands on my face and kissed me. It lasted about a minute until he broke away.
He cheekily winked at me, and placed a piece of paper in my hand, which he had removed form his jeans pocket.
With that, he let himself out of the flat.
I looked down at the scrunched up piece of paper that was in my hand.
I un-ravelled it and looked confused as i saw the receipt of our bill from Pizza Hut.
I turned it over, and found what i was meant to read.
had scribbled on there;
Here's a reminder of your first date. I'm sorry it's not anything special, but i thought it would be better than a greasy pizza box, and it's more practical too. It's small, and fits in your hand. See!
Call me.
Love xxx.
Underneath this was his mobile number.
I let out a quiet, satisfied, sigh and walked into my bedroom.
Switching on the radio to blur out the sound of and next door, i picked up my phone and saved the new number, confident that i would soon slip into an easy sleep tonight.