LoVe: The Childhood of L and V

Chapter 12

After L had gotten used to the time change, and the weather change, L finally asked

Sage the question.

"So...let's go on a date?" he asked her.

Sage's face grew very hot and she spurted, "Why are you asking so suddenly?"

L grinned and casually put his hand on Sage's shoulder.

"I have been thinking about this moment for a long while now, and I think now is

the perfect moment." L lifted Sage's chin and softly spoke to her, "How about a

week from now. I think that is enough time for both of us to get ready."

Sage quickly turned her head away and squeaked, "Sure!"

He smiled, and while he was all aglow, he pulled her toward him and tightly

embraced her. He then passionately layed a kiss on her lips, and darted back to his

room.

Sage plopped on the ground and silently screamed in her head. The charmer! Why does

he do this to her. He is never this, romantic. "Ughhh~!" she squealed.

...

For Sage, a week didn't seem to be enough. She was ecstatic, nervous, and dreading

the day that L would be at her door saying those fateful words, "Ya ready?" She

didn't know what to wear, how to act, what to look like, or how to do anything! She

had read enough books and watched a lot of anime to know different ways of being a

person, but she just didn't know how to be that person.

She stood in front of her mirror. Should she be drop dead gorgeous and sexy, while

flipping her hair? Should she be cute and sophisticated? Should she just be plain

and unordinary? She flopped on her bed and screamed into her pillow. Why does this

have to be so frustrating!?

Suddenly, Scarlett entered her room and saw what a mess she was. She snorted, then

burst out laughing.

"What's so funny!?" Sage whined, hiding her face behind the striped pillow.

Scarlett stifled her laugh, and then calmly answered the distraught Sage, "You

still look hilarious after all these years! Are you and L finally going to be

together?" Scarlett had been gone for two years abroad in America, and had finally

returned, Irish complexion and all. Her British accent deterred from her original

breeding. Nevertheless, Sage was both happy and unsatisfied with her appearance.

"Coming at the worst time, as all ways." Sage jumped up and hugged her while she

dropped her suitcases.

"Now that is more like a greeting!" Scarlett commented. "Now then," she sat atop

Sage's bed and patted the space next to her,"Let's hear about your love life while

you've still got one!"

...

Scarlett was a big help to Sage. Not only did she choose the perfect outfit( a

long, flowing, spaghetti-strap, white dress) but she also chose her perfect

hairstyle (hair long and out with a black headband), and finally, she told her the

most important advice of all.

"Sage, I know that are like, completely in love with this doofus but you need to be

yourself for him to like a real you, instead of a fake you. Obvious, right!"

Sage broke out into laughter. She missed hanging out with Scarlett, who was only a

year older than her. She was her best girl friend!

"Alright," Scarlett said,"I best get settled, you get ready for your outing that's

coming in a bit! Ciao darling!"

And as Scarlett left the room, Sage felt content enough that she was ready for her date the next week. Only what she wasn't expecting, was a rival for L.