I'm Not Daria
Dating

Luna had rented a very nice apartment nearby and she wanted to move there. We told him he could stay here longer but he insisted and always wanted his own place.

Shinta officially disowned and threw away Luna's belongings in her house. However, what he lost was a much greater loss compared to Luna's belongings. She lost a good daughter and her husband.

Pandu has spoken to his lawyer and they are getting a divorce soon. Shinta thought her husband was not serious when he said he would divorce her and took it lightly, but when he received the divorce papers, he panicked and the media reported a lot about what happened. Many famous people who supported Luna and Shinta were reprimanded for their actions.

Everything's back to normal. Luna focused more on her work and traveled to occupy herself.

I have more time on my hands and will use it to get closer to Devan. Now that there is no Luna who is always watching every move I make, I can relax and do what I want.

I want to make Devan trust me again and then I'll tell him about my secret, telling him that I couldn't tell him because there was a chance that he would divulge it to everyone so it was important to gain his trust first. I also knew that when the time came to tell him the truth, it might break his trust again, but it could wait. I'll make sure that he understands why Aki did that

I'll worry about this when the time comes. For now, I'm asking Devan out on a date. Well, she didn't know it was a date because I wanted to surprise her.

"Where are we going?" He asked again when we were five minutes away from the aquarium. I know he likes to go to a place where a lot of people are because it's exciting and usually he won't go to a place like that.

"You'll find out later.

"I'd better not waste my time because I've already taken half my day off for you."

"Thank you for your time. I'm honored to know you did it for me, Your Majesty." I bow in mock

"It should be so, you peasant". I said and slapped his shoulder

"How dare you, little farmer!" He said and slapped my shoulder back.

My mouth gaped and began to shower his shoulders with slaps.he started to defend himself and at some point he started tickling me.

The driver cleared his throat and our heads turned to the rearview mirror at the same time to see the driver staring at us, I tried to hide the laughter, He looked away as soon as we looked at him and we straightened up, he said, fixing our clothes and looking out the window, embarrassed.

A few minutes later, the car stopped and we both looked up from the side of Devan's window to see the local aquarium

"You're taking me to the aquarium?"

I'm nodding. "Do you think it's worth your time?"

"I've been here a lot since I was a kid."

"Oh, really?" I didn't think about the possibility of her ever visiting him when she was a kid and suddenly my dating idea no longer looked brilliant. I thought it would be amazing because I've only been to the aquarium a few times. I can't help my disappointment

"But this is the first time I've been here with you. It's definitely worth my time. Let's go." He took my hand and we both got out of the car.

As soon as we were inside, I was happy and I knew he was happy too.

We spent time looking around the aquarium and were amazed by the wide variety of marine life. Devan told me when he went to the aquarium with his parents for the first time and was scared because he thought the aquarium glasses would break and he couldn't stop crying.

He also told me how his father pretended that water was dripping down and told him that the glass was probably going to break and how they escaped and left him there alone before going back some more minutes later, he laughed at her while she cried nonstop. He didn't talk to his father the whole day after that.

We took a lot of photos. We asked someone else in the aquarium to take some photos of us with his hands on my waist, or he kissed my cheek which surprised me, she said, but then we got comfortable and ended up with a dozen photos of the two of us that would be great memories forever

We came at the right time because there was a mermaid show and it was very good. We enjoyed the day and our date. After that we went to the local burger place because we were so hungry.

When we returned home, it was time for dinner but we were both full and decided not to eat anymore so we would not join the others for dinner.

We faced each other when we got to our doorstep.

"I'm having fun today. Thank you for taking me to the aquarium." Devan

"Don't thank me first. There's more to come. I'll make sure to surprise you even more on every date"

"Dating? I never agreed to date you." He said while raising an eyebrow at me

"It was a date for me"

"Hey, that's not polite. You should have asked me if I wanted to date you."

He shrugged his shoulders. "I enjoyed it"

I grinned. "Don't worry, I'll ask you out in a way that makes you unable to resist,"

Without giving her a chance to answer, I stepped towards her and wrapped my arms around her, leaning my head against her chest. Now that I can hug her myself, I won't hesitate to hug her for as long as I want. He gently placed his hand on my lower back and sighed with his chin on top of my head.

After a few minutes, I pulled away and tiptoed, giving a big kiss on her forehead before running to my room and closing the door after saying "good night" to her.

The reason I ran into the room right after kissing her was because I didn't want her to look at me with red cheeks and a wide grin on my lips that could potentially make me look crazy in her eyes. Somehow, a kiss on the forehead feels more intimate than a kiss on the lips.

....

This is the first time in my life I've had a romance and I don't know how to act or win her heart. All that came to mind was showing him the effort he had put in during our dating, to show him that I really cared and he was very important to me.

I couldn't do that without a little help, so I called Bella, hoping she had some dating experience and could share some tips with me

"Hey," he said as soon as he picked up the phone

"Hi, Bella. I want to ask you something."

"Sure, what's up?"

"I want some ideas. How do you make dating special? Like how to impress that guy?"

"Did Devan ask you out on a date?"

"No, it's more like I'm asking her out."

"OKAY? What exactly are you asking for?"

"Give me some tips. How to make a perfect date? I've never had a boyfriend before so don't really know how it works and want to ask Devan to be my girlfriend in the most romantic way"

He was silent for a few seconds.

"Bella's? you there?"

"Uh yes. But I can't seem to help you with this."

"Why not?"

"Because I never planned a date. All the men I've ever dated did all that work. I never did anything for them. Now come to think of it. It sounds like an asshole. Is that why my relationship never lasted long?" She asked.

I was about to deny it, but he answered himself.

"of course. That's why they don't last long. I remember some men complaining that I didn't seem to return their love. I didn't understand what they meant until now. A relationship will only be successful if there is effort from both parties. How stupid of me. Thank you, Darla, I thought you saved me from a lonely, loveless life. Without you I might end up being an old lady with only a cat accompanying me, not that it's bad 'cause come on, they're cats but it would be nice if I had a lover".

"OKAY. Congratulations on your consciousness. But-"

"Yes, thank you very much. Bye then. I love you."

And then he decided on the call. I called her to ask her to help me and she was the one being helped.

I'm not going to ask Luna because she still has a lot going on in her life and it seems inappropriate because a few days ago her parents had filed for divorce and they are currently separated, she was not recognized by her mother and she had just come out into the world.

He needs time to fit in and get back into his routine and until the media stops talking about his family issues and keeps him in the limelight, he's going to be stressed out and I don't want to add to the problems.

I couldn't ask Anna either because we were both cold-hearted. We hardly ever talk. We made no eye contact and pretended not to be aware of each other's whereabouts at dinner which was the only time we met. but then again we didn't really meet each other. Even when we sometimes met each other in the hallway or in the kitchen, we ignored them and ran each other's affairs.

I don't know what's going on, but I won't keep asking if she's okay because even if she's not, she doesn't want any help from me.

Now my only focus is to be happy and make Devan happy. He has done his part in the effort necessary to unite us, now it's my turn. I won't let her down.