Roxy's POV

"Where are we going?" Izzy asked "Blueberry is a long way from here don't you think? " I was a little surprised that she actually agreed to the date, seeing how hesitant she was.

"No, we're not going to Blueberry." I said "We're going to Monets. It's a bit like Blueberry but fancier and a bit more sophisticated in a rough kind of way." Monets was my second favourite coffee shop after Blueberry. It had this authentic rustic look to it that I liked, and they make good coffee too. "You'll like it."

Internally, I was a bit nervous about the whole thing. I don't know why exactly but I really wanted her to like it, to like me. I really hope she likes Monets. Now if I was nervous about her liking Monets then I was freaking out about what I was just about to do. My mind told me not to. Now do I listen to my mind? Yes. But not right now. I probably really should though.

"So." I started, trying to get my nerves under control. "If we're going on a date then we might as well." I offered her my hand. My heart was beating violently. It was like grenades were blasting in my chest. I hope she didn't hear it.

Izzy's POV

"So." Roxy started, her voice sounded a bit unsure. Thay was very unlike her. "If we're going on a date then might as well. " And offered me her hand. I raised an eyebrow at this.

She wasn't showing it but I could see her getting more and more nervous by the second. It was cute though. I smirked internally, and decided to pay her back for the uncomfortableness she caused me earlier.

"Are you really offering me your hand?" I asked incredulously,  raising my eyebrows at her. I saw her confidence falter for a second. Internally I grinned mischievously at her.

"Well that depends on your answer." She said with an easy smile, but I could see right through it. She was getting more nervous now. Her hand was still outstretched.

"My answer, huh? A yes, maybe a no, maybe I'll answer with maybe, watcha think?" I mused, looking at her in amusement.  I saw her confidence go down 5%.

"I'd really like it if you say yes, if that helps." She replied, nervousness still not that evident in her voice.

"Really now?"I mused "I'm feeling a bit inclined to say no though." There goes another 2% of her confidence. Just as she was about to pull back her hand I said "But.." she stopped and looked at me.  "I guess, 'might as well'." I finished with a sigh. But on the inside I was grinning like a maniac in victory. I grabbed her hand and we continued walking. I felt her relax beside me. Take that girl! We're on equal scores now.

Roxy's POV

I internally sighed in relief as she took my hand. I knew what she was doing, she was playing with me just like I had played with her before. And I liked it, it was fun. She wasn't gonna just take what I throw at her, she would throw it right back. I really liked it.

We reached Monets, and took a table at the back. Just as we sat down, a waitress came up to us to take our orders.

"I'll take French Vanilla." Izzy said. "And I'll have a Caramel Mocchiata" I said. She wrote down out orders and said it'll take about 5 minutes.

"So." I said as a conversation starter " is stalking people your hobby or am I a special case?" She laughed. She looked good while laughing. Whoa Rox! Not too fast. Play it cool and slow. Cool and slow.

"Oh no, I just saw you across the street and decided to follow you." She said as if it was completely normal for a person to follow someone else. Then again normal's overrated. "Sureee" I allowed dragging the word.
"It's the truth! Anyway tell me about yourself."
"About myself huh? Who's to say you're not a kidnapper just collectinginfo on me." I wiggled my eyebrows at her. "Anyway my name is Roxane Mercer,  I'm 14, I go to Midtown School of Science and technology, and am an all-round awesome person to be around but many douchebags would disagree so don't listen to them." I whispered the last part as if concocting a scheme. She laughed at my summary. "What about you?" I asked.

She hesitated. Interesting. Whenever I ask something about her she hesitates to answer. Is she nervous about something? But before my thoughts could progress any further she replied " Well my name's Izzy , I'm 14 too, I'm really into fashion designing and architecture and I would really like to have my coffee first." She finished abruptly. I saw the waitress from earlier bringing our orders. "Here you go." She said placing our orders on the table, and went back. We sipped our coffee. I decided to let her hesitation slide for now.

"My next question might be a bit frustrating so bare with me, but what's your favourite colour?" I asked.

"Out of all the questions you could've asked, you chose this !" She exclaimed in mock frustration, but I could see the relief in her eyes because of the change in conversation .
"Hey! In my defence I did say it was a little frustrating." I said taking a sip of my coffee. Nice familiar flavour flooded my mouth.
"Hmm, my favourite colour is caramel brown, I like how it is both deep and light at the same time."
"Deep. Cool. Mine's purple, but like vibrant dark purple, mixed with a little deep blue."
"Interesting choice."
"Oh you better brace yourself, there's a lot more interesting shit right along."
From then on we went back and forth asking each other random questions.

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Our little date soon came to an end.

"I really liked it, you know. What do you think about doing it again?" I asked Izzy as we finished our coffee. I signaled the waitress to bring our bill.

"I think we should definitely do it again sometime." Izzy said. The waitress brought the bill. I started to pay for the coffees when Izzy interupted " What do you think you're doing?"

"Paying the bill." I replied a little confused.
"I meant why are you paying for both of us? I can pay my part." She said firmly.
"I know you can" I said slowly "Buuut since I  asked  you out, which you were quite hesitant about might I add, so I'm paying the bill. Period." I replied back firmly too.

She still looked like she was going to protest. So I said "Oh come on Izzy! Just consider it my treat." She finally agreed but didn't look too happy about it.

Izzy's POV

I didn't wanna let Roxy pay for me but she was adamant about paying for both of us. I reluctantly agreed but I still didn't like it and made sure that Rox knew it. She was looking at me as we were walking, and then suddenly grinned mischievously at me. Oh hell no! What did she think of now? That look meant trouble.

"I see how unhappy you were about it..." she said "so I have a solution." Despite myself I found myself nodding along. "If you really wanna pay me back then..." I noticed that we were on a almost deserted street and I also noticed just how close we were standing. Her hand was now resting on my waist and my hand instinctively went up and rested on her lower hip. Her touch sent shivers down my spine. I think I knew where this was heading.

"How bout a kiss?" She said in a low breadthy tone. Her face was just a couple centimetres away now. My face burned as her breadth hit the tip of my ear. Here it was, the question.

We were in an empty alley now and it was almost dark. God this feels so cliché . Do these empty alleys just appear out of nowhere?

Rox was looking at me intently. Her eyes had that wild look in them that really made me want to kiss her, but I knew I shouldn't. Not yet anyway.

I reached forward, cupping her face. I felt her go still and saw the excitement in her eyes. I pulled her face closer, so now our foreheads were touching each other. We breathed in each other. Our bodies very close to each other, almost touching. And then I turned her face to the side and kissed her cheek, and with great self control, stepped back.

She touched her cheek where I had kissed, stunned. Her eyes were wide with surprise.  And then to my surprise , she started laughing. Starting from a snort to a full blown laugh. Her laugh was contagious and soon I found myself smiling widely. I was secretly glad that she wasn't angry about what I did.

"I.. you just... I- I don't have any words for you man... just..." she said calming down a little.
"Izzy Carbonell." She said my name as saying it for the first time. "You are an very intriguing person Carbonell." She mused with a light smirk on her face. "Very intriguing indeed."
"I'll take that as a compliment." I said. She was fully calmed down now.

"I think we should get going now." I said. It was already evening. I had to get back, now.

"I hope we meet again soon, preferably not with you stalking me." She winked at me. I laughed  "Yeah probably not like that." Night was coming up fast now. "I'll just text you next time." She gave me a mock threatening look that said ' you better' while walking away. We yelled goodbye to each other and headed back.

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It was already 7:30 pm when I reached the tower. The tower as in Stark Tower. Yeah I lived at Stark Tower with my dad Tony Stark,  mom Pepper Potts (for now) and my little sister Morgan.

The avengers were out on a mission and won't be back for a couple of days. I wasn't gonna tell dad about Roxy, obviously. He would go into his overprotective dad mode. But I couldn't wait to tell Mom about her. She was the only one along with Nat and Wanda that would respect my privacy, and wouldn't push much. Even if I don't tell Nat, she would find out and Wanda had telepathic abilities so she would definately find out, within minutes. I pushed all that ruckus aside for now and waited for Mom to arrive so I could tell her.

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A/N
Well I've never written a date before so I'm sorry if it's not that good. Hope you keep enjoying the book!