The Date
Vanya stands in front of the mirror in her room, her eyes welling up with tears. She has a date tonight. She's been going out with that girl from her orchestra (Paige, she accidentally let the name slip at one of the club meetings) for a few years now, she really loves her, but she thinks Paige doesn't anymore. That's completely untruthful. They're living together now, and Paige is still head over heels like she was when she met Vanya. Vanya, however, is not a flirt and will never be one. She wouldn't know intimacy if it slapped her. She feels like this is all a dream and she'll wake up one day and lose it all. She has a right to feel this way, though. Her whole life she was told she was ordinary, not good enough. The phrase, "I'm afraid there's nothing special about you," Repeats in her head as she gets ready.
Vanya wanted to get ready at the manor. She told Paige it was because she wanted her outfit to be a surprise, but in reality, she hated crying in front of other people. She'd ruin Paige's whole mood if she saw her like this. She gets like this before every date. How could someone so wonderful fall in love with someone like her? It just didn't add up. She lets out a small sob, alerting Grace's attention.
Grace comes upstairs and knocks on the door, "Vanya, darling, are you alright?" Vanya looks over and quickly wipes her eyes. How pathetic. She's a fully grown adult and she's crying. Who would ever want that? She sighs and gets the door.
"Yeah, mom. I'm fine." She sniffles. Her eyes are still bloodshot, and she can't stop her eyes from tearing up again. She inwardly curses herself, "I-I should start getting ready..." her voice wavers. Grace steps inside, "Why don't I help you, dear?" Vanya nods and sighs. She's already wearing the outfit she picked out. It's just a simple striped shirt with some dark red jeans. She was also thinking of throwing a jacket on over it.
"What are you doing tonight?" Vanya looks down. If their living together would it even be considered a date? It's just two people who happen to love each other going out for dinner. Also called a date.
"Going out with Paige." She mumbles. Grace smiles. She's proud of Vanya. If this was Vanya before she discovered her powers, there'd be no way she'd be getting ready for a date right now. She files this time with some other good memories with Vanya.
She sends Vanya out with some light makeup and her hair in a tight bun, "You look lovely, darling." Vanya blushes, "Thank you..." She hugs Grace. "Paige should be getting here soon."
Grace nods, "Alright. Have fun, Vanya." She nods and hugs her one more time, "I will."