In the far west, the glorious sun was setting down as it took one last glance at the fair land, taking with its warm and colorful rays of life. A tender cold breeze was roaming across the peaceful land as every single living being was settling down for the night to come. It would not be long now when the moon would rise to greet everyone with a smooth tune of nightly slumber.
After having finishing dinner and cleaning up, the Starsheriffs were now relaxing, or at least, some of them were. Saber, Colt and April decided to catch up with their readings while Fireball went below deck to do some repairs on his Red Fury Racer.
After running out of magazines to read, April had nothing else to do, and was slowly getting bored in her room. Sighing heavy, she got up from her bed to go check on the guys.
Meanwhile, in the kitchen, Saber and Colt were sitting at the table reading a book and a comic respectively. However, Saber was slowly getting frustrated when his friend kept on snickering and bickering every other minute. The quiet evening that he was hoping for was not exactly turning the way he wanted to.
Oh my... Hihihi... Colt chuckled
quietly to himself as he indulged himself further into the latest
Putting his book down, Saber glanced over at Colt with an annoyed expression on his face. Clearing his throat quite loudly numerous times, he finally manage to get his friend's attention.
Something wrong with your throat, Saber? Colt asked as he looked up from his comic momentarily to glance over.
Saber stared at him dumbfounded, failing to say a word.
You know... You should take some cold medicine as a precaution... Wouldn't wanna catch a cold, now would we? Colt said as he went back to his reading.
A lovely pale shade of pink was soon visible on Saber's cheeks.
Oh... Colt... One day... he grumbled silently to himself as he threw him a nasty glare.
Did you say something, Top Sword? Colt inquired casually, looking up for a brief second.
Oh... Nothing. Just go back to your reading. Saber then sighed frustrated as he finally gave it up.
Colt eyed him curiously for another minute before he shrugged it off and turned his attention back to his comic.
Okay... But you seriously should take something for your cold though.
At that remark, Saber had to mentally count from 1 to 10 just to calm himself down as he threw the Cowboy another nasty glare. There were days that he wished that he was not the calm and reserve one in the group, but rather have Fireball's temper instead just to get even with him for once in his life.
One day... he then told himself as he tried to go back to his reading.
With that content thought, Saber then returned to his reading, trying to block out all the snickering noises that Colt was making.
Silence then returned to the room until April came in, looking quite bored out of her mind. She walked over to the table and let herself fall into her seat tiredly. Both Saber and Colt were still reading, too absorbed that they neither one of them had noticed her coming in.
April sighed out loud, hoping that it would somehow get their attention.
Silence.
Instead of looking up to her, the two carried on with their reading as they turned to the next page.
Okay... Maybe they didn't hear me. she thought to herself.
Taking a deep breath first, she then let another heavy sigh out, much more louder than the first one while letting her shoulders sink to a sluggish pose.
Still no response.
By now, April was slowly loosing her patience. She was tired of doing it the nice way just to get their attention. She grinned mischievously at herself when an idea dawned to her mind. Clearing her throat a few times, she then spoke up again.
HEY GUYS... WHATCHA DOING THERE??? she shouted on top of her lungs, sending both Saber and Colt into the air for at least two feet.
both of them wailed in shock.
April tried really hard to not break into hysterical laughter at the scene.
Outriders!!! Get everyone to their post!!! Cowboys and women first!!! Colt yelled, still in a somewhat shocked state as he quickly jumped to his feet.
As for Saber, he plumbed back down to his seat, panting hard. He still could feel his heart pounding furiously against his chest as he tried to calm himself down. Glancing across the table, he saw April sitting there, grinning widely at everyone and looking very pleased with herself.
Gezz... April... No need to give us a heart attack here. Saber chided her gently as he went to pick up his book from the floor.
Sorry guys. was all she said as she continued to smile sweetly at them.
Realizing that there was no Outrider attack after all, Colt finally fell back down into his seat, breathing hard while glaring at her for scaring the heck out of him.
Shouldn't you be bothering Turbo Freak instead of us? he asked her in a groggy voice.
The pleased expression on her face quickly faded away, replacing it by an annoyed one.
Why do you always assume that I follow him? He's NOT my boyfriend. she answered in an irritated tone, looking offended for making such an assumption.
Cause that's what you always do. Boyfriend or not. Colt simply replied, chuckling.
A light wave of pink flush crept up to her cheeks. She turned away from him while folding her arms together. Colt glanced over at Saber, grinning widely at her behavior.
I think you must have mistaken me with someone else. she then said.
Like for whom? Saber questioned her with a wide smile on his face.
Fireball's girlfriend who is to stubborn to admit it so? Oh, forgive me for not getting the title right. Colt commented snickering while winking an eye over to Saber who could only let out a soft laughter.
Good one, mate. he chuckled.
At that, April blushed even further, her cheeks turning into a deeper shade of red.
I don't know what you two are talking about. she mumbled embarrassed, still refusing to look at the two.
Both Saber and Colt then sighed, shaking their heads in dismay.
Still in denial... the two of them muttered.
And... For your information, I already went to check on him, but he wasn't there down the hangar. she told them in a mumbling voice.
I see. So, now that he isn't here you have come to bug us. Colt said as he went to pick up his comic from below the table.
Anyways... Let's do something... she then suggested when she looked back at them, glancing at one person after another with big puppy eyes.
Saber sighed in exasperation and placed his book down on the table. It seemed that tonight he was not going to get any more reading done anyways.
Okay... Fine... What do you want to do, April? he asked her as he leaned further back into the cushion of his seat.
Meanwhile, Colt had resurfaced with his beloved comic in his hand. Putting it down on the table, he waited for an answer. A moment of silence passed by as April tapped her finger against her chin in deep thought.
Oh... I know... How about we tell each other's a story...
Saber and Colt glanced at each other with wary looks.
About what, April? Saber asked even though he was afraid to know what the answer might be.
April was about respond when Colt beat her first to it.
Oh... I know... How about we tell each other about our first kiss? Colt chimed in, grinning widely at himself.
First kiss?!?! both Saber and April said at once, looking quite surprised.
The Cowboy only grinned wider at them, his eyes gleaming in amusement.
Yeah... Why not? It might be fun. he told them as he winked an eye over at Saber.
Oh right...
Saber immediately got the idea, and was now smiling widely himself as he went along with it.
Ahem... Why not, mate? Sounds fun...
Staring at the two with wide open eyes, April had to mentally slap herself silly if not awake just to get herself stop looking at those two and relax.
So... Who wants to go first? Saber then asked.
I go. Colt volunteered.
Both Saber and April turned their attention to him, shifting their eyes to him as they waited for him to start his story.
Hmm... Let's see... he then said thinking out loud, tapping his finger against his chin in thought.
Well, I remember quite fondly like it was yesterday... Colt began to say dreamy before trailing off into silence.
Oh... Good. He's going to his
To make a story short... I met this cute girl back in school, and we ended up dating... And on our first date, I got my first kiss. The end... Who's next?
Colt ended his story so fast that caused April
almost to fall off from her seat in a double take when she heard
the word
I go next. Saber then volunteered.
April looked up at him, her eyes silently begging him to make the story longer. Saber, however, only grinned at her in return.
Well, back in the good old days in the Highlands... he began to say, pausing for a moment.
Oh... Good. This will definitely take a while. she sighed in relief as she let herself relax a little to enjoy it.
Unfortunately, April was getting up her hopes up to soon. Before she knew it, Saber was already wrapping his little tale in two or three sentences.
To tell you all the truth... My first kiss was simple... I dated this nice Scottish girl and we went out on a couple dates, and one night I gave her a good night kiss. That's it.
April stared at him dumbstruck while Colt was snickering quietly to himself when he saw her face.
Wait? That's it? Nothing more to it? she then blurted out.
Saber only nodded and gave her a sincere smile.
Yes. What else is there to it?
How about what she looked like? How it was like?
Well... She certainly looked nice... If not adorable. he simply replied.
April slapped her hand in her face in distressed while groaning softly to herself.
This is like pulling teeth out of their mouths. she mumbled under her breath.
Anyways... It's your turn now, April. So, tell us? And remember... No white lies there cause we can always check it up. Colt then said, winking an eye over at her as both of them shifted their eyes towards her.
April moaned inwardly as she shook her head in dismay. There was nothing she could keep to herself or even lie about. The guys would simply go to her father and asked about it by starting a casual conversation with him. He loved to talk about his little girl even it meant to embarrass the whole heck out of her. Looking up at them with wary eyes, she could feel her cheeks already warming up in a red flush. She swallowed hard for a moment before she decided to speak up.
Ahem... Well...
I got my first kiss when I was 5. she mumbled embarrassed as she glanced down at the table to hide her red face.
A moment of silence passed by as both Saber and Colt let it sank into their head. They blinked their eyes a few times before one of them was first to speak up.
Colt questioned her, his voice sounding amused.
April did not answer, but simply continued to stare down at the table with some fascination as her face had now turned crimson red.
And here I thought our Cowboy was the charmer of our group. Looks like you have been overthrown, Mr. Irresistable. Saber remarked chuckling.
What can I say... With her charms and determination who can say no to her... I just feel sorry for the boy who had to kiss her. Colt said laughing softly.
You're right, Colt... That poor boy... He must have been traumatized for the rest of his life because of her. Saber then added while laughing as well.
April blushed even further when she heard that remark. Clearing her throat, she pulled all her courage together and spoke up.
Well... Do you want to hear the story or not? she cut in annoyed, glaring at them.
We love to. So, tell us... How did you get it? Saber answered with a wide grin on his face as both him and Colt leaned back further into their seat for better comfort.
April nodded and thought for a moment.
Ahem... Well, where to start? she then said thinking out loud.
Well, I guess it all started when daddy decided to take me along to one of those big conferences... All these big people were there with those big names I can't remember... And, that was where I ran into this boy around my age...