A/N: Written for a friend! I thought it turned out rather cute. I hope you guys like it!
Vanilla
"You sure you don't want to try some?"
Dagger (she'd gotten so used to the name, surprisingly) flushed and shook her head. "It looks like it would be messy." In reality, she was just enchanted with the way he ate it; she didn't want to ruin the moment. Although, later, she realized it might have been awkward with her watching him so intently.
Zidane shrugged and focused on the obstacle at hand--a cone of vanilla ice cream. "I used to come here all the time, just to get one of these," he told her with a grin. Her eyes trailed to the melting mess.
"All the way here--just for that? It can't be that good, really." Her brows narrowed. Maybe she was missing out on an amazing taste after all?
"You have no idea what you're missing." He was almost teasing her, a coy smirk on his lips as he nibbled on the breaded cone. "But remember, I offered."
She frowned. "I don't recall saying I wanted to try it," she insisted. Oh, how he had a way of digging under her skin. It frustrated and embarrassed her at times.
In mere minutes, the ice cream was gone, replaced with the smacking of lips. "Always worth the trip down here!"
With a sigh, Dagger realized her curiosity had not been filled. It took her a moment to realize she was pouting, and her hands flew to her face in surprise.
"What's up?" Zidane popped one brow, studying her. When she didn't reply, he smirked and leaned closer. "I could still let you have a taste, you know."
He was teasing her. He had to be teasing her. He was always teasing her. "Wh-what… what do you mean?" she managed to ask, head spinning, drowning at the closeness. His breath had a sweetness to it (in the back of her mind, she knew it was the ice cream), and his eyes were locked onto hers so intently that she was lost within the moment. She cursed him, the effect he had on her, but in the end, her eyes fluttered shut.
When his lips pressed to hers, Dagger could taste the sweet vanilla flavor… and it was amazing.