Kanokido Week - Day 1- Date/Firsts
Genre: Humor/Romance
Quick Summary: Kido lost a bet and in return has to attend a date.
Their first date. Simple right? Next Friday, park, picnic, and his last text said to meet at 2PM.
Of course, she had just lost a bet. She had bet that he couldn't hold a job for a month. Kano had bet with a date. He was happy to accept it. if he could get a date with Kido for a month of work, that was good enough for him.
His first love, his first date. He had been hypnotized by her for a long time. He was just joking when he said he would take up a month of work for a date. But she had accepted the challenge, she insisted it was because he'd finally earn something or be worth something. Either way, he couldn't remember, he was too stunned to listen. Before he had asked if she would ever go a second date with him. She responded with a shrug. "Let's just see how the first one goes." She said this while pulling up the collar of her jacket, to muffle her response. But Kano had heard it all.
Now standing at the front gate of the park where they were supposed to meet, Kido gave an audible sigh. "He's late." She thought it over, maybe two o clock was a little too late for him. Maybe he stayed out late and overslept. Maybe he wasn't able to sleep due to excitement. Either way, it didn't change the fact that he was absent. Picking a park bench to rest on, she contemplated why she even agreed to come anyway.
There she was, seated on a dark brown park bench with a dark purple jacket, a light colored blouse underneath. A rare occasion in which she had not worn her purple hoodie with the old ipod design on it. Even more rare than that, she was wearing a skirt. By Kano's conditions, the date wouldn't count if she had not been wearing a skirt. He even handpicked one for her. In her hands, laid a picnic basket, with snacks and drinks for the both of them, enough to last them about an hour. Kido thought about how neither Kano or Seto had gotten sick of her cooking already.
At two thirty, Kido swore she felt a raindrop on her nose.
Fifteen minutes later it began pouring.
At three o clock, Kano had appeared behind her with an umbrella. And like any other day, Kano smiled at her and his smile was returned with a cold glare. "Ahh, how scary.." Kano muttered, looking away from Kido and he held the umbrella towards her.
"You're an hour late." She said, taking the umbrella and handing him the picnic basket. "You didn't even bother to brush your hair." She frowned. "What were you doing?" With each question she sounded even angrier.
Kano stepped away slightly. "Ah...Nothing that important..I just got a few things that's all! I planned to be here on time, but it was a little crowded.." He took the basket from her and dug through it, " Ahh..it seems Kido did some preparations herself!" He smiled.
Kido had looked away from him and said a muffled, "I just knew you wouldn't bring anything.."
"Ahh...I could have said something like, " He took her attention when he flashed a grin and stood several inches from her face. " 'I knew you would do that, I know Kido so well.' " As soon as Kano had deactivated his ability Kido gave a frown that said 'Even on a date?' but he soon diverted her attention to the plastic bag hanging on his elbow.
She read the inscription on the bag and then she gave a great sigh. "...You got that from the mart down the street!" She grumbled, seeing the receipt slipping out the bag. "You're really lame, aren't you?" Her frown deepened. "You come here with the same clothes you wear everyday, without washing it!" Kano was about to interject but she just went on. "And then you show up with cheap sushi from some gas station mart, Seto got food poisoning from one once, don't you remember?" She closed her eyes in frustration and pressed a hand to her head. "I even bothered to dress up for you and this is how you treat me?"
"Kido..." He felt like a child being abused by a teacher. But he couldn't deny that he had done exactly that and he had absolutely no reason why he couldn't have just thrown something nice together for her. But of course, he was clueless with these kinds of things. There he was, standing in the rain with a picnic basket, a plastic bag on his elbow and an umbrella on his free hand. His first date with his first love, a disaster. He was a disaster. Kido had been standing in the pouring rain waiting for him.
"I'm sorry." Kano said, looking at his feet. "This was all my fault. I forgot to check the weather, I stood up all night worrying and then woke up too late to make something decent.."
He had stared at his feet so he didn't notice when she looked at him sympathetically and furrowed her eyebrows. "It's alright." She said quietly. "..I'm just..glad you showed."
Kano rose his head after that with a great silly grin that brought a blush to both of their faces. "Thank you!" Kano could feel his heart pounding at the back of his chest as he looked at her. "I'm glad you're here too." He said with a smile.
"You're an idiot." Kido gave a light smile. The same smile that he had always loved.
"We should eat at the base." Kano gave a lighthearted chuckle.
Forgive me for being so bad with updating stories. I will do one more story for day four, angst. My specialty. Ah. I love angst.
For the rest of them I will draw. Please visit my art blog for it. I have gotten a lot better. My art blog is pitpat-tictac tumblr.
Ps. My art is better than my writing. (In my opinion.)
I actually knew a guy who got food poisoning from gas station mart sushi. One of the Japanese students (they were just coming in for the day and they gave us gifts) gave it to him because they were partners for the trip. He had to go to the hospital.
Also, I want to update cameraman after I get through with kanokido week. Forgive me. Art show is coming up and I have to submit more things. Latest cameraman update will be June.
