...you were kidding, right? {TORRENCE}

[EZEKIEL MAYS]

This was not Zeke's ideal way to spend a Friday night.

Sure, it was better than just sitting in his dorm practicing some random magic trick when he should have been doing his homework, then falling asleep from the inevitable boredom, forcing him to do his homework on Saturday. But honestly, that's what he was used to. Before, he would have spent the time watching his nanny talk to spirits or have her tell him a story that was supernatural yet probably true. To be honest, he missed her terribly. But there had been no reason for her to stay in NYC after Zeke moved into the Baum dorms, so she had gone back to New Orleans, her home. Plus, he was grown up now, right? He didn't need anyone to take care of him (in fact, he preferred to take care of other people), though it had been nice while it lasted.

Now, somehow, his friends had found out about these rather unconventionally spent Friday nights, so they were forced as a part of the friend code to get him to go out. Blind dates were not exactly Zeke's favorite thing, mainly because it never went farther than an awkward conversation and some random card trick. Ever since Regan had ripped his heart out broken up with him, he hadn't really been in a relationship. It wasn't his idea, it's just that nothing had worked out since then.

While sitting at the table of the chinese resturant his friends had obviously picked out, seeing as chinese wasn't exactly his favorite, he mulled over two things. One, what to order. He really had very little knowledge of Chinese food apart from like fried rice. So that sounded like a good idea. The other thing was when he was going to tell Charley about Regan. Honestly, if he had known that Regan and his best friend would have this raging feud, he wouldn't have gone out with her in the first place. The problem was that he didn't know how Charley would react. Or how to word his confession. Or if he really needed to tell her at all. Well... yes, he needed to tell her. Because it wouldn't be pretty if that randomly came out in conversation. Oh, btw, I dated your arch nemesis. Yeah, no.

A procrastinator at heart, he decided to worry about the matters at hand that were exceedingly less important. For example, this blind date. He didn't know anything about this girl, except that she was a Baum senior and she was 'hot', though Zeke hated when people used that word to describe other people. To him, it was a bit rude. Though it was so much like him to have an old-fashioned mindset on things like that.

Checking his watch, he noticed it was 6:59. They were supposed to meet at 7. If she wasn't here soon, he would just leave. That's how the overly-punctual Zeke worked. It was funny how he ever ended up being best friends with someone who was always late.

notes; sorry this is so awful. It's a late night phone post. If I need to change anything, lemme know. :3

[tigerlilysully]

Friends were supposed to be there for you, right?

They should always make sure you're doin' good and have your best interests at heart. Well, those were the good friends. Apparently, Torrence didn't have good friends, 'cause good friends wouldn't set her up on a blind date. No friend should do that, especially to someone like Torrence, whose idea of a good time was wrestling a pig, gator, guy who was bigger than she was (which wasn't that hard, considering her short stature) or any other farm animal for that matter. She liked climbing trees and causing all sorts of ruckus, and ruckus was definitely not a date. On dates, you were expected to sit there and act all soft and girly and giggle at whatever the guy said. Torrence didn't want to do that! She was definitely not soft. Or girly.

The cab had just stopped, and Torrence handed him the fare before stepping out to face the resturaunt, The Great Stone Dragon. Chinese food was okay, but she really didn't know what was going on when she ordered. To Torrence, she could just describe the sound of two pots clanging together and she was convinced she was speakin' "fancy China-talk". Tugging at the uncomfortable skirt her aunt had forced her to wear, Torrence walked in. The smell took her first. It was the sharp tang of Asian spices tickled Torrence's nose, exciting a rumble deep in her stomach. The girl had an appitite, and she would never be afraid to hide it. In fact, she often ate like a man. Scanning the room, Torrence's eyes fell the guy at the empty table that had to be her date. He looked familar, like she had seen him at school (not that Torrence ever paid attention), but Torrence had an inkling that they wouldn't get along. Oh well, he was gonna have to deal with her for the next little bit.

Torrence strutted up, all cocky swagger, and sat down across from him. "Yer...Eze...Ezek...Zeke, right?" Torrence stuttered up over his name (such a name was never meant to be spoken in a southern tongue) and looked him up and down. Zeke was okay, a little on the gangly/scrawny side for Torrence's tastes. She liked her boys tall, buff and southern fried, and Zeke seemed to be especially lacking in the southern part. Unfortunately, all boys in New York seemed to be lacking these days. "Well, guess we gotta sit round here fer a while and eat some China food. You do anythin special? Wouldn't want ta be gettin all bored and such."

TAG: zeke/hedgie
WORDS:

[/color] not enough
MUSE:[/color] lacking XD
CLOTHING:[/color] SULLY SUCKS AT POLYVORE!
NOTES:[/color] wow this is so long overdue i'm so sorry and it's so sucky ;____;
CREDIT:[/color] TILLY of caution 2.0.[/font][/left][/size]

[EZEKIEL MAYS]

Zeke almost got up and left. Almost. Sure, maybe it was a bit much for him to react like this when someone was only a minute late, but a lot could happen in a minute. He knew that from experience. So why take the chance? It was 7:01. Zeke got out his cards and started shuffling, an alternative to foot-tapping, deciding to give her a small chance.

"There she is, dearie." Fairy Godmother did not sound too pleased, so he wasn't expecting much when he turned to where she had indicated. At first, he didn't see anything wrong. Well, she wasn't blonde, but that wasn't really something wrong, just a personal preference. She was in a skirt, too, so Zeke didn't exactly feel overdressed. Not that he ever did, considering he always overdressed, but no matter. She looked semi-familiar, too. Probably a senior as well? Fairy Godmother wasn't exactly being helpful, and Zeke wondered why.

Then, he noticed her tugging at her skirt, like she didn't want to wear it. He kept that in mind as she.... walked? Could that even describe it? Well, whatever she was doing, it was getting her to her seat across from him. It made him start re-rethinking this whole blind date concept. He stacked up his cards in one neat pile on the table in front of him.

"Yer...Eze...Ezek...Zeke, right?"

At first, he thought he had winced when she started to attempt to say his name with her thick southern accent, but no, it was Fairy Godmother. He hadn't reacted. Good. He hated to be rude.

"Yes. Torrence, right?" Zeke never got a nickname or even a last name, so.

"Well, guess we gotta sit round here fer a while and eat some China food. You do anythin special? Wouldn't want ta be gettin all bored and such."

"Oh dear, her accent."

Be quiet, Fairy Godmother, he thought. It was hard to concentrate on politeness and what she was saying when Fairy Godmother was complaining. Zeke forgot the first thing Torrene had said, so he decided to just answer her question.

"I can do magic tricks," he said, shrugging and spreading out the cards. Not that that was the only magic he could do, nowadays. In fact, his wand was in his pocket at that moment. Most likely. Zeke never really knew where that thing was.

YES, HE'S OVERDRESSED