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V was trying not to stare, but she couldn't help that her gaze kept drifting to Lizzy. V had a huge crush on Lizzy, though she'd never admit it, especially not to Lizzy herself. But she couldn't stop staring at her. What V didn't know was that Lizzy was feeling the exact same way, she didn't know how to tell V, not wanting to seem like an idiot, but she desperately wanted to tell her, to be with her, but she didn't think V liked her that much, let alone in that way.
Both of them loved each other, both of them thought the other didn't, and neither of them wanted to make the first move.

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Lizzy was miss popular, and yeah, sure, she could be really mean, but that didn't stop V from being completely in love with her.
Uzi had tried to convince V that Lizzy wasn't someone she should like, since she had bullied Uzi for quite a long time, but V couldn't lose those feelings.
N was relieved because that meant she didn't have feelings (or at least didn't have strong feelings) for him anymore.

“V. You're staring at her again.”
V blinked and re-focused on Uzi, who was sitting across from her.
“you can't seriously still like her.” Uzi looked very put off.
“Why not? I mean, just look at her!”
“I am looking at her, and y’wanna know what I see? A mean girl who bullied me for years!”
V stared back at Uzi, she understood why Uzi hated Lizzy, she had good reason too! But V couldn't stop these feelings, she couldn't help how funny she felt around her or how much of a mess she'd become if she didn't focus really hard on keeping her tough persona.
“Uzi…do you think that-”
“No.”
“I didn't even ask my question!”
“I know what it was though. And no. You should not ask Lizzy on a date.”
“That's not what I was going to ask!”
“Fine. then what were you going to ask?”
“If…if she did like me back, which she won't, but if she did, would you still be my friend?”
Uzi stared at V for a while before saying: “V you're my best friend, of course I will. But I'll still hate Lizzy.”
“That's fine.”
Then they went back to normal everyday conversation, but V thought she might have seen, out of the corner of her eye, Lizzy watching her.

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“Do you think she saw me looking at her?” Lizzy was trying not to show how panicked she was, she was meant to be the cool one, but she was terrified that V might have seen her looking at her earlier.
“Liz, you can't seriously tell me you didn't see her staring at you earlier?” Thad was shocked that Lizzy hadn't noticed, mostly because of how many times she had shifted her gaze onto V.
“That's different!”
“How?”
“She was probably planning my death or something!”
“Seriously. Liz, V practically had heart eyes. Just ask her out!”
“But what if she laughs at me?”
“Then say it was a prank.”
“But then she'll think I'm a jerk!”
“Well sometimes you are a jerk so that's perfect.”
“THAD!”
“what?”
“I am not a jerk!”
“Sure, sis. Sure.”
And then Thad walked off, and Lizzy wondered if she could ever actually be brave enough to ask V, the psychotic murderer, out on a date.

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V was sitting alone on a bench, staring off into the distance. Every now and then someone would stare at her, horrified at the fact that the Murder Drones were now living among them, V didn't particularly care, it wasn't like their opinions mattered, in V's mind only Uzi’s, N’s, Lizzy’s, and her own options mattered, not some stranger on the street.
V heard the footsteps approaching, but didn't bother to turn around. Probably just another person here to tell about how the Murder Drones should just leave them all alone.
“Hey…”
At Lizzy’s voice V span around, then realised she probably seemed too eager to see her, and tried (and failed) to play it off like she was just startled by Lizzy's sudden appearance.
“Oh, um, hi! You- uh, you startled me. So, what do you want?”
V immediately flinched at her own tone, not meaning to snap at Lizzy.
“I…I was just… I've been thinking…we're dating now!”
And then Lizzy ran away.

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What had she been thinking?! ‘we’re dating now!’? She must have looked like such an idiot! And V was probably sitting there, laughing her head off at how awful that went. She had meant to be calm and collected about it, not whatever that was!
Her phone was buzzing but she didn't care, she was sure V had told everyone by now what had happened, so it was either pity, or mocking, either way she didn't want to read it.
“Liz, why are you sat alone in the dark?”
“Go away, Thad.”
“What did I do now?”
“You convinced me to ask V out, that's what!”
“Did she turn you down?”
“I left before she could! Ugh I'm such a mess, I said ‘we're dating now!’ it literally couldn't have gone any worse.”
“You could have done what you did with Doll. That would have been worse.”
“I thought we agreed never to bring that up again.”
When Lizzy had first asked Doll out she had gotten so stressed that she had thrown up on Doll's skirt, not a good day.
“It'll be fine, Liz. And check your messages, maybe all that buzzing is V.”
“Go away, Thad!”
Thad left the room, but he was right, she probably should check her messages.
She picked up her phone and, as Thad had said, they were all from V.
*Lizzy? Did you mean what you said earlier? About dating?*
*I mean it's totally cool if not.*
*Not that I wouldn't want to date you!*
*What I meant is I get it if you don't like me like that.*
*I mean, who would?*
Lizzy stared at it, V wasn't laughing at her? Lizzy hesitated before sending a message saying: *come to my house at 8pm.*

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V stared at her phone for a good hour until Uzi shook her out of her trance.
“What on Copper-9 are you staring at?”
“Lizzy texted me.”
“And?”
“And I'm pretty sure she just asked me out.”
“Wait, seriously?”
“Yeah…”
“Oh wow.”
“What do I do?!”
“What do you mean ‘what do I do?’ you go on the stupid date! Idiot!”
“What if she wasn't serious! What if I've misread the situation! What if she's just asked so she can laugh at me!”
“V. Calm down, or everyone else is going to see your soft side. Here give me that.” Uzi pulled V's phone out of her hand, and started typing, V was so shocked she didn't grab it back.
When Uzi finally returned it, V read the message Uzi had sent, it read: *Hey, Liz, just clarifying: this is a date, right?*
“UZI!”
“Whaaaaat?”
“If she says no I'll kill you.”
“No you won't.”
Then V's phone buzzed.
*Of course it's a date.*
V felt like she might faint.

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Lizzy had no idea what to do, V should arrive any second, and Lizzy was panicking, she so desperately wanted this to go well. She had no idea what Murder Drones even did on dates (little did she know V had actually never been on a date before). She was wondering how hard it would be to get a severed limb on short notice, that would be a good present for V, right? She should be used to this! She had gone on hundreds of dates with Doll, why did this feel so different?
Then she heard the doorbell ring, V was here.

Lizzy opened the door, when she saw V she desperately started trying to remember how conversations worked. In her eyes V looked stunning, the most beautiful person she'd ever seen, but she couldn't say that! She was supposed to be mean, not a flustered mess, so she just gestured for V to come in.
V walked in and sat down on Lizzy's sofa, V looked so confident and cool, she was clearly more prepared than Lizzy.
Lizzy sat down next to V. What should she do? hold V's hand? Flirt? Hug her? Lizzy turned her body so she was facing V, and V did the same, Lizzy stared for a moment before managing to speak.
“So. You like me.”
“Yeah.”
“Cool.”
Well this was awkward.
Lizzy was pulling at the hem of her skirt nervously, she had dressed up in her pink dress from prom, and immediately had felt stupid when V walked in wearing her everyday clothes.
“So, Why'd you fall for the ‘mean girl’?” Lizzy asked. V stared at Lizzy, like she was trying to work out the correct answer.
“You're cool.”
“Wow. This is such riveting conversation.”
“You didn't have to ask me out y’know. It's hard to like the ‘horrible murder machine’.”
Lizzy could hear something in V's voice, pain? Fear? She didn't know, but she knew it was bad. She didn't know what to do, so she decided to try and cheer V up. Lizzy shuffled closer until she was pressing up next to her, then she gentilly wrapped one arm around V's shoulders, trying her hardest to play it cool, but failing severely, she turned her head away so V couldn't see how deeply embarrassed she was.
“Lizzy?” V sounded a bit startled, Lizzy looked back and saw V staring at her, shocked.
“Sorry.” Lizzy tried to make her tone normal as she pulled her arm away, but it came out a bit squeaky.
“I…I didn't mind…I was just surprised.”
“Oh, ok…” Lizzy gently wrapped her arm around V's shoulders again, this time not looking away, and she saw that V now looked as awkward as she felt, maybe V wasn't as prepared as Lizzy thought.
Lizzy wasn't sure what to do next, should she say something?
“V…?”
“Hm?”
“What do Murder Drones do on dates?”
V froze for a second, thinking.
“... Kill people.”
“Oh…”
Lizzy definitely couldn't do that. This was going horribly!
After a while of awkward silence V stood up.
“Well this has been fun. Bye.”
And she quickly left. Leaving Lizzy to wonder: had it really gone that badly that V would just leave like that?

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V was pacing outside Lizzy's door, terrified. She didn't want Lizzy to know she'd never been on a date before because Lizzy would probably think she was a loser. She didn't want Lizzy to open the door, as soon as she did, Lizzy would see how much of a mess she was.

Lizzy opened the door, and V froze, trying her hardest to make herself look casual. Lizzy looked gorgeous, fully dressed up. V felt so out of place.
V walked in and sat down on Lizzy's sofa, she was trying so hard to look confident and cool, but she doubted it was working.
Lizzy sat down next to her. What was she meant to do? Was she meant to say something?
Lizzy turned her body so she was facing V, and V did the same, Lizzy was staring at her, and V wondered if she was looking for something. She was panicking, then Lizzy spoke.
“So. You like me.”
“Yeah.”
“Cool.”
This is going horribly.
V was trying so hard not to stare, Lizzy looked so perfect. If she had known she was meant to dress up she would have, did Lizzy think she hadn't tried? That she didn't care?
“So, Why'd you fall for the ‘mean girl’?” Lizzy asked. V stared at Lizzy, she couldn't come up with a good answer. Because she's perfect was the real answer, but she couldn't say that.
“You're cool.”
“Wow. This is such riveting conversation.”
“You didn't have to ask me out y’know. It's hard to like the ‘horrible murder machine’.”
It hurt to say it, ever since the murder drones had moved into the colony people had not been nice.
Lizzy shuffled closer until she was pressing up next to her, then she gentilly wrapped one arm around V's shoulders. V was shocked, what was Lizzy doing?
“Lizzy?” V was trying so hard to hide the shocked expression on her face, but clearly falling.
“Sorry.” Lizzy’s voice came out squeaky.
“I…I didn't mind…I was just surprised.”
“Oh, ok…” Lizzy gently wrapped her arm around V's shoulders again, and V was trying so hard not to look awkward, but she knows she does.
She desperately hoped that Lizzy would say something, and they wouldn't just sit in silence forever.
“V…?”
“Hm?”
“What do Murder Drones do on dates?”
V froze for a second, thinking, she couldn't tell Lizzy she'd never been on a date before!
“... Kill people.”
“Oh…”
Seriously, ‘kill people.’! What was she thinking! Lizzy would probably be horrified!
After a while of awkward silence V stood up. She couldn't bare the idea that Lizzy was judging her.
“Well this has been fun. Bye.”
And she quickly left. Wondering how soon it would be before Lizzy made fun of her for being an idiot and leaving.

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“She left! Thad! She just left! Was I that terrible?”
Lizzy was laying on her sofa, eating a tub of ice cream and crying.
“Liz. I'm sure V was just as nervous as you.”
“No! She probably just said yes to going on a date as a joke!” Lizzy then pulls a pillow up and buries her face in it.
“Do you want me to talk to her?”
“NO!”
“Do you want me to talk to Uzi about V?”
“No!”
“N?”
“Thad! I don't want you to talk to anyone! Ok? I can deal with this alone!”
“So you ‘dealing with this alone’, involves crying into a pillow for hours while mainlining ice-cream?”
“Just leave!”
“You asked me to be here!”
“And I'm regretting it. Go.”
Thad then left the room, leaving Lizzy to cry into her pillow.
Lizzy wanted to text V, ask her what happened. But she was scared, scared that V didn't really want her, scared that V would laugh at her for caring. But she had to do something eventually.
So after a while (aka several hours), Lizzy texted V: *Are you ok? You left really quickly. Do you still want to date?*
As soon as she sent it she slammed her phone down and hid behind the pillow, scared to see V's answer.

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“I left! Lizzy probably thinks I'm the most dumb drone ever!” V couldn't believe herself, why had she done that?! What is wrong with her?!
“I'm sure she knows you just got nervous! It's ok!” N was hugging V really tightly, he wasn't sure why V was so upset, he had done that with Uzi on their first date, but he cared about V, so that didn't matter.
“What if she doesn't want me anymore!”
“Of course she still wants you! You should text her!”
“No!”
“Yes!”
“N! No!”
“I’m not letting go of you until you text her.”
“Then you'll be there a while.”
“And I'll sing! 99 bottles of oil on the wall! 99 bottles of o-”
“OK I’LL TEXT HER! JUST SHUT UP!”
V pulled her phone up, and saw that Lizzy had texted her: *Are you ok? You left really quickly. Do you still want to date?*
V froze, Lizzy wasn't mad at her? And she still wanted to go out with her?
After a minute of thinking V responded: *I'm sorry for running away. And yes, I really still want to date you, if you still want me of course.*
“Good job, V!”
“Shut up, N.”

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Lizzy was standing outside Uzi's house holding a severed arm. She gentilly knocked on the door, terrified, maybe this was all an elaborate prank, maybe V didn't really like her.
“What.”
Of course Uzi answered the door, what had Lizzy expected! It was Uzi's house after all! V was just staying with her.
“Is V here?”
“Ugh, yes.”
“Can I see her?”
“Fine. But know this. If you break my sister's heart, I won't hesitate to go full on solver with you.”
“... Should I just…go?”
“No. Come in, I guess. V! LIZZY'S HERE!”
Lizzy felt so awkward stepping inside. She hadn't been in Uzi's house since they were little kids.
Lizzy heard a door opening, and then footsteps headed towards the room. V walked in, she looked just as nervous and awkward as Lizzy felt.
Uzi flopped down on the sofa, staring directly at them.
“Uzi, I was kind of hoping to talk to V in private.”
“Well sorry, but you've got an audience.”
“Ugh. Anyway. V, I am so sorry about what happened.”
V looked shocked by what Lizzy said.
“Why on Copper-9 are *you* sorry? I'm the one who ran away!”
“Yeah for a good reason!”
“Me being scared you'd laugh at me for never having been on a date before is not a good reason!”
Lizzy stepped forward and grabbed V's hands.
“It's ok. I've only ever dated one other person, it’s not like I'm an expert! Besides, I care about you.”
“...I don't know why…”
“Because you're amazing.”
Lizzy hugged V, wrapping her arms tightly around her.
“Ew.”
“UZI!”
“Whaaaat? V, you complain when it's me and N. I have every right.”
“Ugh.”
Lizzy slowly pulled away.
“V…would you want to go on a second date?”
“Of course! I mean, if you want!”
“Good.”
Lizzy and V smiled at each other, and Uzi fake gagged.

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V stared at her reflection, she had tried to dress nicer, she wasn't sure she'd succeeded though. She had stolen one of Uzi's too big leather jackets, and had attempted to style her hair, though it looked more like a tornado had hit her in the head.
“Lizzy is going to arrive any second! This is a disaster! She can't see me like this!”
V was desperately trying to find her hairbrush but she couldn't remember where she had put it, and the state of her room didn't help, she had panicked so much trying to find something to wear the entire floor was covered in clothes.
“Lizzy wants care! It's fineeeee.”
“Uzi if you aren't going to help then get out!”
“No.”
“UGH!”
V finally found her hairbrush and attacked her hair with it. It still looked like a tornado had hit it, but a slightly smaller tornado.
“Lizzy is going to laugh at me.” Said V, putting her face in her hands.
“Yeah, so probably will.”
“UZI!”
“Whaaaat? You said it first! Anyway, she probably will, but that doesn't mean she doesn't like you.”
V sank down on her bed, picking up one of Uzi's spare hats and shoving it over her head to hide her hair. Uzi then pulled the hat off V's head, grabbed the hair brush, and started trying to fix V's hair.
“What are you doing?”
“Fixing your hair for your dumb date with your dumb girlfriend.”
“...thanks…”
“Don't mention it sis.”
“Shut up.”
And then there was a knock on the door. Lizzy was here.