You're the Light of my Life...

[Alisha]

Noah smiled widely when Azalia answered the door, looking at his feet for a moment before looking back up at her. "Hey you." He replied. Noah brought a hand up to scratch the back of his head then dropped it to his side. He waved at her sister who had peeked around the open door. "You ready to go?" He asked while turning to gesture towards his car that was parked on the side of the road. He was a little nervous, but it wasn't like this was his first date with a girl, he'd had many. Though it had been a while, the last date he had been on was with Beth, and that was nearly four years ago now.

[Mia]

"Yeah." Lia said, pushing Ichigo out of the way. She quickly waved goodbye to her sister, slamming the door shut behind her. She searched for the car she was so used to seeing, frowning when she didn't spot it. "Where's your car?" She asked, following his gesture to the car sitting in front of her house. "Is this it?" She asked, eyes wide. "Cool. It's red."

[Alisha]

Noah let out a chuckle when Azalia pushed her sister out of the way. "Eager, are we?" He teased while walking down the driveway to his car. "Yeah," He said, watching her from the corner of his eye. "This is what I drove before Sophia came along." His words immediately made him think about Beth, and he could have said how much she loved his car, but didn't. He had no reason to be talking about his former fiance, especially not when he was on a date with someone else. Even more so when that person was Azalia. "I built it with my dad." He said quietly, with a sad smile. "It's my baby." Noah chuckled with the admission, the car had been his baby for a long while. He opened the passenger door for Lia, holding out his hand. "M'lady," He said with a smile, "Your chariot awaits."

[Mia]

Lia didn't answer his question, mainly because she didn't know what she was just yet. She couldn't tell if her heart was beating a mile a minute because she was nervous, or if it was because she was excited. She supposed it was a little bit of both, but she would never admit it to anyone. "I like it. It's my favorite color." She bit her lip, smiling a bit. "That's cool. I wish I could've done stuff like that with my parents." She shook her head at that, following him to the car. She wouldn't think about sad stuff tonight, especially not tonight, since it was her first date and all. She grinned when Noah held out his hand, shaking her head and laughing. "Thanks." She said, climbing into the car and buckling herself in.

[Alisha]

He didn't know why exactly, but the fact that Azalia was in his car made Noah want to grin like an idiot. Something that was as simple as that made him smile, which was both a little creepy and a good thing he guessed. He really liked her, he just hoped she felt the same way. Noah got into the car after her and when he turned his key in the ignition, it roared to life with a purr. The cd he had been listening to on the way over began to play and Noah smiled, looking at Azalia. "Do you know this band?" He asked. "This is their second album." He turned up the music a little louder, and he sang along to the song, Aerials, softly as he drove.

[Mia]

Azalia was beyond nervous, she'd decided, when Noah got into the car and started it. She began bouncing her knee, biting her lip and keeping her gaze out the window. She'd never been this nervous in her life, even when she performed in front of people she wasn't nervous, so why now? Lia turned to glance at Noah when he asked his question, and quickly shook her head, not trusting her voice to talk right now. This is crazy! I shouldn't be this nervous around a guy! She listened to him sing, turning her gaze back to the window. Her heart bit started to slow, but only slightly. It still felt like it was going to jump out of her chest at any moment. "My sister forced me to primp." She commented softly, gesturing towards her hair and outfit.

[Alisha]

When they had stopped at a red light, Noah reached a hand out and placed it on her knee, looking at her with a raised brow. She was nervous, that he could tell because of her incessant fidgeting. He gave her a small smile as the light turned green, and placed his attention back on the road. He didn't blame her for being as nervous as she was, it was her first date after all. Noah smirked when Lia mentioned her sister. He had noticed that she had primped as soon as she opened her front door, he just hadn't said anything because she had to have been nervous enough. "I noticed," He said, "You look amazing, beautiful, stunning, wonderful, flawless." He gave her a wink as he looked at her, "Need I say more?"

[Mia]

I'm gonna die. That's it. My heart is gonna fly out of my chest and I'm going to die. A blush burned her cheeks when Noah touched her leg. She felt her breathing falter and bit her lip. How am I gonna get through the rest of the night like this?? Lia lowered her gaze to her lap when he began complimenting her, her blush growing deeper. "N-no, you don't. Thanks." A small smile crossed her lips, despite the blush on her cheeks, and she bit her lip to stop it from growing anymore, turning her head out the window so he couldn't see.

[Alisha]

Noah couldn't help but smile when her cheeks tinted that pretty shade of pink. He almost wished she wasn't so shy, because then he might actually be able to have an actual conversation with her. Hopefully he could break her out of her shell soon, though. "You should get used to this, Azalia." He told her, pulling over on the side of the road. He leaned over, not taking his eyes off of hers and retrieved a bandana from the glove box in front of her. Leaning back a tad, he held up the piece of cloth. "You don't mind do you?" He asked quietly with a smile. He was mere inches away from her as he spoke. "Don't want to eliminate the surprise factor."

[Mia]

Lia kept her gaze out the window the rest of the ride, biting her lip at Noah's comment. She knew she should, she would probably have to. It was going to be hard though, especially considering the way she'd grown up. She turned to look at Noah when they pulled over, confusion swimming in her eyes. She bit her lip, shaking her head at his question. "You're blind-folding me?" She asked, her voice equally quiet. She was trying not to blush or freak out over how close he was, she really hated how shy she could get at times and wanted nothing more than to break out of that habit. She wasn't usually this shy, at least she pretended not to be around people. But for some reason, when she was with Noah, she found it hard not to react the way her body wanted.

[Alisha]

Noah nodded, still watching her face. Being this close to her was driving him crazy and he wasn't going to do anything, but that didn't mean the temptation wasn't there. Sure, he was attracted to her, but he didn't think she was ready for him to start mauling her yet, theoretically that is. Noah really couldn't wait until he could kiss her without any doubt that she was okay with it. He cleared his throat as if to remove those thoughts from his mind, and smiled. "Only if you're comfortable with it." He told her, "I won't let anything happen to you, I promise." He didn't want to force her into anything she didn't want to do or made her uncomfortable, but if he wanted to woo her sucessfully, this would certainly help. "You can trust me." He said quietly, pulling slightly on one of her shiny curls. "It'll be okay."

[Mia]

Lia closed her eyes, taking a deep breath. Noah was close, almost too close, and it was messing with her thought process. "I know." She whispered, biting her lip. "I trust you." She realized then just how true those words were. Azalia didn't trust people very easily due to her past, but with Noah she found it was super easy to trust him. That scared her actually. That just made her more vulnerable to being hurt. She didn't think Noah was that type of guy, but she couldn't be too sure. She bit her lip again, smiling when he tugged on her hair. "Just...don't lead me into a tree or anything."

[Alisha]

Noah grinned when she agreed to do this for him, happy that things were falling right into place. He fastened the bandana around her head and made sure it wasn't too light. "I'll make sure you don't run into any tree's, and if you fall, I'll catch you." If he was honest with himself, he would say that he wanted to catch her everytime she fell. That admission would scare the both of them, so he ignored that feeling. The feeling that he had in his chest these past few weeks was proof that things between them had meant so much more than he was letting either of them to believe. Noah drove a little further down the road, and turned on a smaller side road. Parking the car, he got out and opened Azalia's door. "Come on." He said, unable to keep the smile from his face. He grabbed her hand and slowly began to walk them along the dirt path through the trees.

[Mia]

Azalia resisted the urge to gasp when she felt Noah put the blindfold on her. She really wished she could see where they were going when she felt the car moving again, but she didn't want to ruin whatever surprise he had for her. She was glad she had the blindfold on though, because she could feel her cheeks heating up at his next words. She knew he only meant them literally, but a part of her deep down inside wanted it to be more, though she still wasn't sure what that feeling she got in her chest was whenever he said or did something like that. She already come to terms with that fact that she liked him more than a friend, and even that freaked her out a little when she realized that, but she had no idea how much she liked him, or even if he liked her back. She moved her head around when she heard Noah's voice on the other side of him, not having noticed the car stopping or the sound of him getting out the car. Lia reached out her hand, biting her lip when she felt Noah take it, and held on to it with both hands when he began leading her down the path.

[Alisha]

As he led them along the path he became more and more excited as the drew near the clearing. Noah enjoyed the warmth of her palm against his and almost didn't want to let go when they reached their destination. No, he didn't want to let her go at all. He couldn't help but think about how lucky he was to have been as stressed as he was all those mornings ago, and needed that coffee. It's funny how simple things like that can change your life forever, and meeting Azalia, he hoped, would remain one of the best changes for him to date. Noah slowed when the clearing came into sight, as he breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that everything was just as he had left it earlier. He dropped Azalia's hand when he stopped a few feet away from the blanket, and went around her, working the small knot in the blindfold. A few moments later, he let the piece of cloth flutter to the floor.