Raekkuno Stories

It's a Date! (Worth the wait #5)

Rae's POV:

I had done it. I finally understood what happened to us... to Thomas and I. We were both cursed with being stupid teenagers. Stupid teenagers that had stupid friends, and just couldn't confess their feelings because of how dumb they once were. And we were separated before we could confess to each other because of the teenagers around us. The teenagers who were just as stupid as us and cared only about things like looks and popularity.

I thought back to all of the times I talked to, looked at, or thought about Thomas back in high school, and how many times I ever thought about asking him out, but opting out because I was afraid of how my friends would react. I was an idiot who cared more for my popularity and status in school than someone I actually cared about. Then my friends drove Thomas away from me because he lacked the very qualities I was afraid of losing. 

We were driven apart because of my friends. We were driven apart because of popularity. We were driven apart because we were teenagers... oh god, I have to make this right! No more being afraid, and no more doubting myself! Tomorrow is the day I finally take Thomas out on a date.

I sat up and rushed upstairs to my room. I entered my room, kicked the door shut without turning around,  jumped onto my bed and pulled out my phone. I took out the slip of paper with his number on it, typed in his number, and called him. It rang a few times up until I started to get a bit worried. Was I too late? Was he already asleep? Could he just not talk right now? I was pulled out of my thoughts when the phone suddenly stopped it's sequential vibrating, signifying that he picked up.

"H-Hello?" I heard a soft voice coming from my phone. It was very quiet and since I was alone, I put him on speaker for convenience.

"Hey Thomas!" I said back to him. I felt my heartrate increase drastically as I started to get a bit nervous on what to day and how to say it.

"Rache- I-I mean RAE? Is that you?" He questioned, with a bit of panic in the middle when he slipped up. I giggled a bit at his little stutter and panic. How have I only now just remembered how unbelievably cute he is!

"Yes this is me!" I said in response, already feeling a lot more comfortable.

"H-How are you doing? I didn't ruin your dress did I?" He asked still sounding just as concerned as when he was at the bar.

"I'm doing great! Today was a blast, and I guess getting to see you again after such a long time helped in making today even better. Oh, and don't worry about the dress it's fine. In fact that whole situation back at the bar was fine. I'm just happy I got to see you there." I said back to him, doing my best to explain to him how I felt.

"Oh well that's great to hear! I missed you too. And trust me, tomorrow I'm gonna repay you with something expensive. I don't care if the dress is fine or not. In fact, all I really care about is you..." He said, sounding rather sheepish at the end as compared to his confident beginning. I couldn't help but blush a lot at his statement, and I somehow smiled even wider than before.

"Thomas it's okay... really." I said back to him, replicating his soft tone due to me being overly flustered and flattered with what he had said. However he immediately hit me with that stellar laugh that made my heart flutter. Holy shit, was I already falling for him all over again? Just by speaking with him?!

"No I insist! So, uh... why'd you call me anyway? Was it just to apologize for what happened earlier? Because if so, like I said it's my fault." He asked which brought me back on my prior headspace as I cleared my throat.

"No, I didn't just wanna talk about that. I also wanted to talk about the other incident... y'know the one I'm talking about?" I asked lightly, anticipating a much less upbeat response from him.