Chapter 1: A Little More Red
Smoke, escaping his lips as he exhaled, a cigarette hanging in his hand. The rugged man walked down the busy street, walking at a military pace towards his destination, dressed in a black and white tuxedo.
He inhaled another breath of smoke, thinking about the events from earlier that week…
"David, you need to quit smoking...", his lover confronted him.
"What? Why?"
"It's terrible for your health, and sunny and I need you."
"Hm…"
"Will you quit smoking, then?"
"Eh."
The smaller man sighed, "I didn't want to have to do this Dave, but...I'm taking your smokes away. Please, hand them over."
Dave grumbled, reached into his back pocket, and pulled out a fresh package of cigarettes.
"Good… Thank you, Snake."He looked at the cigarette in his hand, and felt frustrated, dropping it to the ground and continuing to walk into the ballroom restaurant.
It was...in one word, stunning. The chandelier shining beautifully throughout the bright hall, tables even distributed around the dance floor. People were everywhere, and the happy chatter and aroma of food filled the restaurant.
Dave walked over to the host table, checking in for his reservation and taking his table. He hoped Hal would arrive soon.
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Sunny sat on the edge of Hal and Dave's bed, staring at Hal go through outfit after outfit, trying to look nice for his date.
Sunny sighed, "I don't really like that either, uncle."
Hal sighed, "Yeah, me neither...", he stood wearing a green-black turtleneck, trousers, and his white sneakers.
Hal turned around and went back to the closet, flipping through it, looking for something more appropriate for a fancy restaurant date.
As he flipped through his jeans, trousers, and turtlenecks aimlessly, Sunny caught a peek of red from the back of the closet, and make a small noise, standing up and walking towards the closet, "W-Wait..."
Hal looked down at her and took a step back for her to step through, "What did you see, Sunny?"
She got on her tippy toes, sliding all the clothes to the right, and taking out the knee-length red dress that had caught her eye, and held it up triumphantly.
"You think I should wear this", he asked, surprised, taking the dress from her.
"You'd look pretty", she said tilting her head and smiling.
"Well, okay. If you're sure...", he said a little skeptically, taking it to the bathroom and changing. Sunny waited patiently, sitting cross-legged a few feet outside the door.
He took off his clothes, and began to slip the dress up his thin body. The sleeveless bright red dress still fit him like a glove, puffing out in the chest area, then sticking tight to his waist, as it flared out into a more flowing skirt all the way down to his knees.
Hal opened the door and came out in the dress, "H-How's this look?"
Sunny sat for a moment and thought that something about this outfit was incomplete…
Suddenly, it came to her, "I know, you can do your special makeup and hair trick!"
He blushed, "Ah, my makeup isn't that good…"
Sunny nodded, "Yeah, it is! You go to those big parties far away where everyone is in makeup all the time!"
Hal sighed, "Well…you are right… I go to a lot of those conventions…"
Sunny giggled and grabbed his hand, taking him into the bathroom and opening up his makeup and cosplay drawer, pulling out red lipstick, mascara, liquid eye liner, red nail polish, and his hair straightener.
"Here", she exclaimed cheerfully, wanting him to work his magic with these products.
"Okay, okay. I'll do it", he gave in, knowing it would look nice and it would make Sunny very happy.
He took about an hour to carefully apply all of the makeup and straighten his hair. He took the last unstraightened piece of hair in his hand, and ran it through the hot iron, then stood up straight and put his glasses back on to admire his handiwork.
Sunny was in complete awe, with the biggest smile on her face.
"Do I look good?"
"Beautiful~"
Hal glanced at his watch and his eyes widened… He quickly picked up his keys and his coat, and started to head for the door.
Sunny ran after him, "Wait! Wait! What's wrong~?"
"I am…about an hour or more late. I have to leave, like…right now. Be safe, Sunny."
"Oh, well, have fun", she said excitedly as he blew out the door.
Hal turned and locked the door behind him, a protective measure to keep Sunny safe.
He rushed to the street, and rushingly tried to hail a cab. Eventually, even on this busy evening, someone stopped for him and took him to the restaurant.
Once the cab arrive to his destination, he stepped out of the cab, took a deep breath, and walked up the steps where he was to have a dinner-date with the love of his life.
