Eliza Young

Chapter Four

"Hey Eliza. What are you doing today?" Ashton called me on the phone. It was kind of random since we have class together in about twenty minutes.

            "Well, we have class together in about twenty minutes, so I have that going. Why? What's up?"

            "Well I wanted to know if you wanted to hang out tonight after class. You know, maybe watch a movie or go ice skating or something."

            I blushed on my end of the phone. Was Ashton asking me out on a date? If so, what do I say? Yes, no, maybe, I come in peace? Where the hell did that come from? I blame my inner writer.

            "You don't have to tell me right now if you don't want to. But hey, I'll see you in class. Have a good day, Miss Young." Damn it Eliza, you lost your chance to say yes. Oh well. I should probably run to class. I don't want to be late to Dr. Alberts' class again. I start to briskly walk to the communications building to get to class. Good, I have about five minutes to spare. And there is Ashton, just sitting there writing in his black notebook. Wait, black notebook? He uses a white one for speech class. Weird. Maybe he forgot his other notebook at home. Five minutes later and it was time for class to start. Ashton took a seat next to me in the middle row.

            "How is your day Miss Young" he asked with a small smirk.

            "It's going good today. It's a bit hot for fall though."

            "I agree. So, when are you going on that date with me?"

I knew it! It was an invitation for a date. My heart starts to pound a little bit at his smirk. God, how I love him. Get yourself together Eliza. You still have to give him an answer. Come on, think. What kind of smooth remark can you make to him? "Well, I don't know. Are the stars aligned?" Palm. To. The. Face. Really?! Out of everything you could have possibly say, you had to be poetic? Fuck my inner creative writer.

            "Oooh. I love it when you get poetic like that." I blush hard at his remark. "Eliza, I believe that tonight the stars will be aligned for our time together, seeing how you are going to be the star of the show" What is he getting at? I could be very hard headed when it comes to flirting. In fact, I don't know how to do it myself. "We don't have t treat it like a date Miss Young, just a good night to get out and not stress over school"

"MISTER DANIELS, CAN YOU PLEASE TELL ME THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN INFORMATIVE AND PERSUASIVE SPEECH?"  Dr. Albert caught him talking to me during his lesson. I try to not laugh at the noticeable blush Ashton has painted on his face. It was very adorable.

            "Yes sir. Informative is when you give the audience information about a product and Persuasive is when you try to get the audience to go for the product the speaker is selling."

            "Very good Mister Daniels. Now, please leave Miss Young alone. Miss Young, I give you permission to hit him if he bothers you again." Dr. Albert gave a wink towards me. I wouldn't be lying if I said that creeped me out.

            After class was over, Ashton and I went to get lunch at Mozart's again. That's when I decided that I will go out with him tonight, as best friends.

            "Good. Good. I'll pick you up at seven tonight. Make sure you wear something comfortable." I didn't know why he would say that, but I was excited for our not boyfriend girlfriend date.

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            Later that day, I was finally ready for our not so much date. I was wearing my dark washed jeans, a light blue shirt with the logo of home on it. The O was in the shape of Ohio itself. I wore my silver heart necklace my mother gave me and my red tennis shoes. I don't know where you are from fellow reader, but in Ohio they are called Tennis Shoes, not Sneakers. Anyways, I finish applying my eyeliner and mascara to bring out my icy blue eyes out and then I hear a knock on the door. That must be Ashton.

            "Come in Ashton. The door is unlocked."

            "Miss Eliza Young, you look gorgeous. Are we ready to take off on a glorious adventure?"

            "And where are we going for this glorious adventure, Sir Ashton?" A blush forms on my face.

            "We are going to the Buckeye Ice Rink. I use to ice skate all the time and decided that I wanted to share my childhood with you." He said with a shy smile. I could tell that he was blushing a little bit, but I liked this side of him.

            "Alright, then let's go shall we?"

            "We shall"

About twenty minutes later, we showed up to the ice rink. To be honest, I never skated in my life. So this will all be new to me. I hope I don't embarrass myself. I'm pretty sure I just jinxed myself. Yep...pretty sure I did.

            "Eliza, grab my hand. Are you alright?" I fell on my ass for the thousandth time. I feel my cheeks getting hot again. I grab Ashton's hand and try to balance myself with it. "That's it Eliza. Come on. I'll help you out here. It's like walking. One foot in front of the other." I was doing pretty well for the most part. That was until a little brat, I mean kid, bumped into us. I lost my balance and somehow landed on my back, and Ashton landed above me. I felt my blush harden for the most part. Our lips were only a mere inch apart. I could feel his breathe on my face. Then, my dreams finally came true. Our lips finally met. I was surprised at first, but then I just let it happen. He pulled away and I let out a small sigh.

            "Miss Young, I have this burning question to ask of you. I have always thought you were beautiful since that first day of class we had this semester. I know we have only known each other for about three months, but I feel like I have known you for all my life. I guess what I'm asking is, Eliza Young, will you go out with me?"

            That's when I woke up from my recognition of a dream.

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 A/N So, just in case you are confused, Eliza does not have 'dreams' per-say. They are her memories and you, fair reader, are going along for the ride.I am working very hard on editing these chapters and getting them up on here. I hope you enjoy this chapter as much as I enjoyed writing it. Thank you. :)

~Sarah Kat~