'Jasper' I decided. 'You are taking me on a date.'

He looked mildly surprised.

'I want to know what it's like to go on a human date,' I insisted.

He laughed. 'One problem… most human dates involve food or drink.'

I scowled. 'Of course. It was just a crazy idea.'

He watched my expression for a few moments, tasting my emotions to check that I didn't really mind.

I rolled my eyes at him, then turned away.

'I'll get over it. You know I get these strange ideas…or visions.'

I snuck a sneaky glance sideways at him. He looked confused for a moment, and then shrugged.

I sighed in frustration. Guys just don't get the hint.

He looked back at me, feigning mock injury. 'Why are you annoyed at me? What did I do?'

I just grinned in reply, then kicked back and relaxed. I was sure of the future; I knew what was coming. All I had to do was wait. Easy for a vampire. It was so simple. He'd think that I had seen him take me on a date. So… he would have to take me on one to make it happen. I waited for the vision to materialise.

It didn't.

Well, I thought. If Jasper wasn't going to take me on a date, I could always…take him on one instead.

It was now dusk of the very same day. I'd told him I was going to surprise him and that he had to come with me. Yes, when I set my mind on something I didn't hang around. I was glad that one of us could be surprised.

'Can you tell me where we are going?' We were walking along the sidewalk of the mostly deserted road.

'We're turning at the second star to the right and then keeping on going till I say so.'

He responded to my mock solemnity with suspicion.

'Is this to do with the date you wanted to go on earlier? Please tell me.'

'Nope.' I popped the 'p.'

'Nope it isn't or nope you won't tell me?'

I kept my silence.

'It is' he concluded. It was an assertion not a question. Ok, so I take back my previous statement. Neither of us can be surprised.

I stopped suddenly with my back to the drab red brick wall of a building, scanning the street. I motioned backwards with my thumb and whispered conspiratorially with the corner of my mouth. I don't know why, no one was around. But why not?

I smirked as I followed his gaze up to the single tiny window about four meters above the ground. The building was had a flat roof. It was sandwiched between two taller buildings with no space in between; all its doors were situated on the other side, but you would have two make a long journey down the street and up the other side to reach it.

'It's open; you just have to pull it out.'

Before he could question how I knew this, I had gracefully leapt up to the window, and perched on the small jutting edge to push it open. So, we were sneaking in through window, Not exactly the perfect mirror of a human date. But doesn't everyone sneak out on their first date? This was just a reversal.

I dropped down onto the floor below. 'Are you coming?' I called.

'Um, I'm not sure if I'll fit. I don't want to break the wall…'

'Don't flatter yourself Jasper' I teased. 'Your muscles aren't that big. I see you in here with me, you'll fit.'

So, after I'd managed to expertly open the lock on the door around the back, Jasper had joined me. Yes, he could climb over the top of a building to get to the other side, but not squeeze through a window.

'I thought this place would be perfect. Now let me just go and get something I stashed here earlier.'

'Earlier?' he echoed with surprise.

I grinned to myself as I skipped out the room. The place was perfect. It was a small theatre studio, and evidence of the latest performance still dressed the stage. A beautiful ornate table adorned centre stage, with a large red rose left lying on it. On the backdrop was painted a landscape with a grey stormy sky, touched by tempest winds of whirling romance; a pathetic fallacy I believe that is known as.

I was back in a flash, holding out a deep navy suit.

I explained. 'I went their earlier today, I crept in when I saw no one would be looking to get a few things ready. There was a dress rehearsal on I was so quick and silent. I don't know if their human eyes could even have caught me anyway.'

He blinked in surprise and I let the laughter escape my lips.

'Your right it is perfect' he laughed with me. 'I'm sure you've sprinkled the whole place with pixie dust'.

'Change into this' I ordered. Harbouring a bemused smile, he gave in without further questioning.

Then I left the room once more and brought back a lilac bias cut dress draped over my arm. I handed it to him as slipped out my blouse and skirt and kicked off my shoes. I raised my arms in the air and Jasper slid the silk dress down over my head. The wisps of chiffon fell down past my knees.

'You look like a fairy'

He chuckled at the small scowl on my face.

'But I know better' he breathed.

He bent down to kiss me.

'Ah!' I squeaked, placing my finger over his mouth. 'You don't kiss at the start of your first date.'

He rolled his eyes at me. 'It's a little bit late for that Alice. We're already married.' But, he made do with kissing my forehead.

I moved away from him and started to tap my bare granite feet, which slid smoothly over the floor. I raised my hands above my head and began to whirl and spin around the room until I stopped again in front of him.

Much to his amusement I put on my best southern accent 'Would you like to dance, Jasper Whitlock?' I once more held out my pale slender hand as invitation.

He took it.

'I have a feeling you might have more knowledge in that area than me' I continued.

'I thought seem as I had no human experience of this…perhaps you could show me how to dance.' My face was now an inch from his, my golden eyes reflected in his own.

'Well' Jasper murmured, his voice like the swell of waves gently breaking on the ocean shore. 'It would be an honour ma'am. I'm very rusty. But who knows it may come back to me…'

We glided around the room to our own rhythm, until Jasper reached out to the gramophone I had already set up. He put the needle on it and it began to play, the perfect rhythm for a jazz waltz.

Slowly this time, he slid his hand around my waist, and once more we began to waltz through the night, until he kissed me in the first light of morning.

We were in Neverland, where time stood still with us.