Blind dates, bitches.

[Rachel Reed]

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Rachel still wasn't entirely sure why she'd decided to join this whole 'blind date' thing. She didn't particularly like the idea of being randomly forced on a date with someone who could be a total and complete loser jerk for all that she knew! The fact that she didn't know much about this 'Michael Russel' other than the fact that he was the brother of Jonathan Russel was the most concerning fact of all. What if he was like his brother and somehow managed to get her pregnant? She didn't plan on having sex with him or anyone now or even in the near future but she was pretty sure that it wasn't required for them to actually have sex to knock someone up. Yeah, she probably should consider retaking sexual education since she kind of actually believed that. She just didn't pay attention the first time since she was planning on waiting until she was married and ready to have a child.

Why was that so strange? It seemed like everyone at their school was in such a rush to grow up and do 'adult' things while they were still basically children. She'd actually met a girl who had been pregnant at just thirteen years old the other day and it just really confused her. How could these people allow their lives to change so drastically at such young ages? How could someone become engaged (and married in the case of Jonathan and Esme) while still trying to get their high school diploma? She definitely wanted that romantic fairy tale love story one day but she was certainly not trying to rush to the end of the story to get to it. She wanted to do the whole awkward courting process like people did in the good old days according to her mother.. Maybe her parents weren't the right people to look up romantically since their marriage had ended in a very bitter divorce when she was just four years old. In her defense, her mother had discovered that her father had been doing other not so appropriate things with another woman. Yeah, those 'business trips' back to England had just been excuses to see Brandy.

What kind of a name was Brandy anyway?

She forced herself to refocus her attention on the dates and helping set up some of the decorations. She was on the planning team for this so she figured that it should look absolutely perfect. Bless Raineforest Cafe for allowing this whole thing to happen. It was also helping to get her mind off of all her fears of Nara getting her pregnant during their date or him being a secret mean guy who was going to call her ugly and comment on how the top of her hair didn't match the bottom.

[Michael Russel]

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Michael didn't really know who 'Rachel Reed' was, but he was sure she'd be nice. It was a blind date, it couldn't be totally horrible, right? Wasn't there a show called Blind Date that aired when he was younger? Michael remembered watching it as a kid whenever there weren't any good cartoons on and seeing a bunch of weird, unappealing people going on dates and doing really weird things and somehow ending up in hot tubs by the end of it all... but he was sure this wouldn't end up that way. Besides, he didn't even own a hot tub, so.

Michael's always been kind of used to being compared to Jonathan, being his brother's shadow. But it gets really old really fast when he's referred to as 'Jon's brother' or 'the other Russel' -- he has a name. Maybe it's the fact that he doesn't put himself so much out there for the simple fact that Jon is already pretty popular with everybody else, and he didn't want to become apart of that category. Michael ran for the cross country team simply because he didn't want to be compared to Jon if he'd played for the football team. Michael is pretty smart academically, whereas Jon... isn't really. But nobody really notices that. All they see is the surface, and as far as anyone else is concerned, Michael is just a smaller, skinnier clone of his brother.

Walking into the restaurant and removing the black beanie from his head, as it was probably bad manners to wear hats indoors, he thought, and stuffed the end of it so that it hung from the back pocket of his jeans. Finding one of the people running the whole event, he gave them his name and date's name, being pointed in the direction of Rachel and smiling slightly. She had a friendly face and she looked pretty sweet, so this wouldn't turn out badly, right?

Approaching her, he lightly tapped her shoulder and smiled, bashfully, "Hey, I'm Michael," he bit his lip, "you're Rachel, right? Looks like you're muh' date."

[Noah Michaels]

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Noah could barely contain his excitement when he found out that he had gotten Chloe Cox! He'd gone right to his mother and asked her for advice on picking out jewelry. He didn't want to get her some cheesy flashy over the top diamond bracelet that would make it seem like he just wanted to buy her affection so he settled on a more simple (but still quite beautiful and elegant) key necklace with a Tiffany blue heart on a gold chain. His mother had assured him multiple times that she would appreciate the gesture along with the bouquet of roses and box of chocolate but he just felt like she was going to think he was some crazy obsessive loser who didn't deserve her time or energy. She didn't seem like the type of person to do something so low and malicious from what he'd learned during their marriage assignment but his imagination just got a little out of hand sometimes. He didn't want to let that ruin his chances of actually maybe impressing some fabulous girl like Chloe. He'd never been able to feel like he was 'good enough' for anyone so this was all completely new. 

Well he still didn't think that he was actually good enough for someone as wonderful as Lizz Chloe but that didn't matter... He was going to try his hardest to be. She was just so pretty and funny and charismatic that he didn't understand how she could possibly be single for so long. Were the other guys at this school incredibly retarded or just intimidated by her beauty and in general perfection? Should he be nervous now? Was it because of that older brother that she had? August or Augustus? He didn't want to admit it but he was definitely scared of the older brother aspect now that he thought more about it especially knowing how protective that his brother was over their sisters. He didn't think that there would be any reason to suspect that he wanted any harm coming to miss Cox though. He treated her and every other girl that he met with the dignity and respect that they deserved.

He couldn't understand 'men' who treated women like property. What made a man any better than a woman? A dangle between their legs? He personally admired the fact that women were so dainty and lovely looking yet could pack a serious punch if needed. He'd been watching a show about abusive wives and damn those women could be mean! But they were proving that gender roles were both inaccurate and quite frankly stupid. He couldn't believe the amount of people who thought that women couldn't do just as much as a --- why was he thinking about all of this again?

[Rachel Reed]

Rachel wasn't expecting someone as handsome as Michael to be her date! She'd heard that he was cute and looking at Jonathan and Esme told her that he would hopefully be at least decent looking but boy was fucking foine. She actually couldn't find the words to stumble out at first but she managed to somehow get back on her feet in this whole ordeal without looking like a complete social retard. "Yeah! It's nice to meet you." She had nearly forgotten that she'd brought him a special Oreo chocolate chip cookie until she saw Michael standing with all of his presents for his date, Chloe. "Oh! I made cookies the other day and I decided that I might as well bring you one to try. I really love baking so I just bake a lot of things." She didn't go to the extreme that certain red heads did but she did think that a nice cookie could really improve things.

Or it could make things incredibly awkward if he found the gesture to be strange and assumed that she was trying to poison him or something. She would never ever even consider using baked goods to harm someone! Baked items should be given with nothing less than affection and tender loving care. She offered him a warm smile as she reached into her purse and handed him the cookie which was placed in a small decorated plastic bag that was tied closed with a pink sparkly ribbon. "I know that it seems a little random and stuff but I just figure that there's no better way to break the ice than to give you a small little gift and who doesn't love cookies? It's a chocolate chip cookie with an Oreo cookie on the inside of it so it's not just some run of the mill thing." She really needed to stop talking, huh? She was just going to look like a rambling fool and end up with her foot majorly stuck in her mouth forever.

She just couldn't help it! He was so adorable that it was actually making her feel nervous. She adjusted her dress a little awkwardly just so too much cleavage wasn't showing. There was no reason to make a big first impression by flashing her small barely there breasts at him. Wouldn't that actually more than likely have the opposite affect on him anyway? She didn't know his exact type obviously but most guys preferred to have a little something something to fondle or at least that's what the television had showed her and some less than savory movies that she'd found on her brother's laptop. She was still having the occasional nightmare about 'hot milf riding cowboy'. How did she possibly handle such intense anal fisting?!? Weren't her butt tear open at some point?

She should probably stop thinking about pornography, huh? Well, it wasn't like he could read her mind unless he was some crazy mutant superhero which would actually be kind of cool now that she thought about it.

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Isabel was still reeling from her break up with Dylan so attending this blind date thing was just awkward. She'd considered not actually going and sending Geronimo a nice apology basket of condoms and lubricant.. She didn't need them anymore. She didn't imagine herself ever entering another relationship that was so focused on sexual intercourse and kinkiness. Sure it'd just been a break up and she knew that she would confidently enter another relationship one day but it was still painful to imagine. It was strange thinking that they'd been together for months and now it was nothing. They didn't talk, they didn't see each other and she was left with nothing. She didn't even get to be angry at him anymore - she just felt numb. Empty. She didn't want to do something crazy like join a nun convent because she was feeling kind of sad so she forced herself out of her apartment and right to Rainforest cafe!

It was actually funny that she was paired up with Geronimo when he'd had sex with Lacey and well everyone knew that Lacey had been seeking Dylan's dick when she was dating him or at least she had been in her mind. She probably didn't care much for the boy as she thought that she had but still in those moments, her jealousy got the best of her. She couldn't help it! She believed that she was absolutely in love with him and for a moment, she thought they were infinite. She actually believed that he loved her in that tiny black hole of a heart. Looking back, she realized that she had been ignoring quite a few red flags that should have tipped her off to the fact that they were not meant to be. She just needed to figure out how to move on! The first step had been getting her hair extensions back and now she was onto reclaiming her hidden sexuality (no not in the lesbian way).

She brought out her old somewhat slutty oh so revealing clothes and walked into the building like she owned the place. Confidence was attractive, right? Now she just had to sign in and wait for the damn date to arrive! Maybe she would even change her new views on sex and get lucky tonight.. Maybe she'd even manage to say the right name this time unlike with Wyatt... Yeah that had been awkward and hard to explain. She'd never been in that situation before! She glanced around at the people who were already here and pulled down her shirt just a little to show off more cleavage. She didn't have double d's but she still thought that they were perfectly good enough to impress any straight guy.

[Kyle Stockholm]

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Brooke. Brooke. Did he know a Brooke?

The thought couldn't leave Kyle's head as he walked into the Rainforest Cafe, eyes wide as he stared into every face trying to figure which one might be a Brooke. Why he hadn't searched her on Facebook beforehand or asked Rory (the kid knew everyone) was beyond him. But he hadn't, so here he was walking around like a lost puppy, only deciding to actually stop looking so lost when he saw the check-in area. Placing an X next to his name on the list, Kyle smiled and nodded at himself for getting something done. Even with the patch, he was feeling a bit finicky due to the anticipation and anxiety he was experiencing.

Having noted the table number next to his and Brooke's names, Kyle kept that in mind as he headed back into the section of the restaurant where all the tables were. After finding the right one, Kyle took a seat and folded his hands in his lap. After zipping and unzipping his hoodie about thirty seven times, he finally just took it off, stood, hung it over the back of his chair, and sat back down. It might've been pretty chilly outside, but it was rather warm in here. He figured it was to keep with the theme of this place being a 'rainforest', which he liked, really. The atmosphere made the six year old in him very happy and he wanted to touch everything. Plus get on a wetsuit and dive into the freakin' giant fish tanks.

After maybe ten minutes, Kyle decided what he needed was music. There was cheesy elevator-ish music playing in the restaurant already, but that was basically silence to him. Luckily, Kyle was never without his phone and a pair of earbuds. Connecting the two, he lifted the right bud to his ear and clicked on the Spotify app. Of course he'd turn it off when Brooke showed up, but until then, he needed this. Immediately, he was calmed. Sitting still? No. But calm.

[Kendall Reed]

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Many people — especially women — did not exactly hate Kendall but were either very weary of her or, well, maybe they did loathe her. It wasn't the young lady's fault that she most likely had a rendezvous with someone's current boyfriend. At least, Kendall never had affairs with taken men. She just test drove them like buying a car from the dealership. Was that so hard to comprehend? Sure she's been through most of the football team and part of the soccer and baseball team but hey, the guys did say they were single and ready to mingle. They even pinky promised!

Alright so Kendall got herself into love triangles on the daily but she is only the victim — an utter downfall.

This blind date was something the sixteen year old was really looking forward to. Kendall's been on several dates, of course! But never on a blind date. The thought of going on a date with someone you've never even met was exciting but also a little precatious. What if her date was a psycho disguised as a harmless high school student?! Well, wasn't everyone in this school? Kendall was really not one to talk concerning that she had slept with Mark, who resembled a lot to the cross dressing serial killer in that Hitchcock movie. So why was she even getting her undies in a twist for?!

She arrived at the Rainforest Cafe in Coney Island with a positive attitude that everything was going to be a-okay and snapping. Smashing! But where in the world was Kendall's date? What if he had seen a picture of her in her worst? Worst? A roll of eyes and a scoff. Kendall never looked terrible, or that's what she thought. For her lovely date, Kendall had bought a really nice wrist watch one of those waterproof chunky ones that seemed to be in style. It even had a compass.

[Rory McGough]

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Rory was very surprised Kyle hadn't texted him already. He was prepared for maybe sixteen texts by now asking if he knew where his date was or if she was even real or blah blah blah. But oddly enough, Rory's phone hadn't gone off once. And frankly, he was thankful. How rude would it be to have to keep checking his phone during his blind date? So rude, that's how.

A bit late, Rory rushed into the restaurant and quickly checked off his name, sighing when he noticed Kendall had gotten there first after noting the little check by her name. Shit, how gentlemanly of him to arrive second. Regardless, his head flew into the air as he looked around for his table number. Spotting it, and Kendall, he put on his best smile and approached, unbuttoning the top of his sweater as he did so. Why didn't he recognize her? He knew like.. everyone. Not this Kendall, though. Shrugging to himself, he accepted the fact that he had no idea who she was and added her face to his brain so he'd recognize her in the halls now. New friends made him happy.

Well, he hoped she'd be a new friend.

"Ayyy, you must be Kendall," Rory said in what he hoped to be a very cheery sounding greeting. When she turned, he smiled a bit broader. She was pretty! "I'm Rory. Rory McGough." Adding his last name made him feel like James Bond which automatically made him feel cooler.

McGough. Rory McGough.

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Brooke had asked around about Kyle only to be told that nobody in her circle of his friends had any idea who he was. What if he didn't even really go to their school? What if he was part of some strange foreign exchange program and she was going to end up spending the whole night trying to translate the menu to him without somehow offending him and his native language by accidentally cursing at him. She only knew like seven Spanish words and she'd been taking it for about two years. She probably would learn more if she actually cared to now that she thought about it. She never did the assignments and she just sort of half-assed the quizzes because she just didn't want to be there. She didn't want to learn more about the language and she didn't want to speak it. Why should she have to? She wasn't planning on visiting Mexico anytime soon meaning that she was never ever ever visiting Mexico.

She was running a little late to the dates since she couldn't find something to wear so she decided that she probably should pick up a little something on the way. Were they supposed to bring gifts? She knew that Rachel was bringing a cookie and that both Noah and Grayson were going all out for their hopefully lovely ladies so she didn't want to look like a cheap bitch. She just didn't know what to get for him! Chocolate seemed like a safe bet so she just bought two big variety bags and went on her merry way. Who doesn't like chocolate? If he didn't want it then she would happily keep the delicious stuff since it was like her favorite thing in the whole wide world. 

She felt a little out of place when she caught sight of Rachel's weird but still sort of cute dress. She didn't think that this was going to be that snazzy so she'd just put on the most modest dress in her closet for her date's comfort. What if he came from a country where women had to cover up to their necks? She didn't currently own anything that would fit that requirement but this was totally close enough.. Sort of. She signed in for her date and stalled a little before making her way over to their table. She was actually surprised to see that he didn't look like he was from some tiny third world country! "Hi, I'm Brooke and I guess that I'm your date." She didn't sound quite as enthusiastic as intended so she reached into her purse and pulled out the bags of chocolate before sitting down. 

"I wasn't sure what you would like so I just went with chocolate." Was it wrong that she was actually sort of hoping that he wouldn't like it now? Nothing against him but she just really loved chocolate! It was kind of warm in here and she wanted to take off her jacket but what if he thought that she was a whore? She totally was but she didn't want some random guy knowing that right off the bat.

[Kyle Stockholm]

Kyle pulled the earbud away from his head and stuffed it into his pocket when he saw Brooke sit down. Smiling at her, he reached a hand across the table for a handshake but was instead greeted by two big bags of chocolate. His eyes immediately widened after hearing that they were for him, and his mouth dropped a bit. "Goddamn," he said with a snort. "I'm sorry to say I didn't bring you anything like that..." Kyle looked down a bit, wondering if he might have something to give her. But he didn't. Unless she wanted a beat up movie ticket from last week when he'd seen the new movie about a monster college.

"Oh and I'm Kyle," he added, moving his gaze from the chocolate to her face. She was pretty! Really pretty, actually. How come he'd never seen her around? That was strange. He made a point to know most of the attractive girls. Somehow he'd missed this one. "I like your dress, by the way," he said a moment later, leaning in a bit on his elbows. He was still shaking just a tad, but now mostly in his legs.