Hey guys! Originally I started writing this while I had nothing to do during free periods at school to indulge myself in a couple of different ships, hence the nature of this fic, but I decided to turn it into something a little more substantial after writing it for a little while. Since it started out as nothing serious, however, it's nothing particularly heavy, so expect fluff in places. Enjoy!


Pit just couldn't stop blushing. This was day one of many; he barely knew what to do with himself in this moment. Long story short, the little angel had stumbled upon the bleak end of a dare involving horseshoes and apple carts. Light-hearted fun, until he ended up losing. Now, he had to go through a romantic date with everybody he knew. That was a fun idea too. Until it ended up actually happening. He shuddered to think who would come after this. But for now, he was sitting across from his very own goddess of light, candles flickering in the dimness, awkward as anything, but with an air of complete privilege. He couldn't be any more honoured to be before someone like her in this setting.

Or rather, he couldn't be any more honoured to be before her and only her in this setting...

"Pit, you know this isn't for real, don't you?" Palutena said with a smile, "You look like a deer in the headlights. You should just thin of this as any other meal you've ever had at home with me. You don't act quite so reserved there, let me tell you."

Pit slowly nodded. "Well, yeah, but... When this kind of thing is with you and all..."

"I know, I know, you're completely smitten."

"What?" Pit squeaked, his posture shooting upright in an instant, "It's not like that at all!"

Palutena hummed sadly, twirling her finger. "Really? That's a shame. I thought we had something, you and me..."

Pit hesitated, blinked, and slowly waved a hand. "Well... if you feel that way as well, I suppose, maybe, we do. Just a little bit..."

Palutena held the gaze of her little angel for just a couple of moments. Then a wide smirk came over her face. "Got you," she chirped, "You're such a gullible little child."

Pit nearly fell off his chair. "How could you do that to me?" he yelped, "I'm a sensitive guy!"

"I know, I know," Palutena replied cheerily, "And that's why I do it."

"You're nearly as bad as Viridi," Pit mumbled, folding his arms and letting his eyes skim the other way. He grumbled to himself for a few moments, causing Palutena to raise a brow.

"Oh?" she said, "Thinking of other girls while you're on a date, Pit? That's not very gentlemanly of you. I might have to dock you a few points."

"Points?" Pit repeated, baffled, "It's not like this is real or anything... just like you said."

"Still, you should make an effort, don't you think? You've got this opportunity to date me, and you just can't seem to get into it. It almost makes me wonder."

"Wonder what...?"

"Whether you would take a real date with your goddess any more seriously."

"What—no!" Pit exclaimed, standing up from his seat and leaning over the table at her, his eyes wide and voice high pitched, "I would take something like that so seriously I'd give myself a stroke! I'd die for an opportunity like that, Lady Palutena! Honest, I would!"

"Then maybe you should think of this as practice," Palutena said with a wink. Pit immediately blushed brighter, and sank down into his seat lowly.

"I can never tell what you're thinking," he mumbled, "I can never tell how you feel."

"Well, do you remember what I said to you when I was under the control of the Chaos Kin, Pit?"

Pit quickly looked up, lips hanging partly open. He barely knew what to say in response to that; not only because he didn't know what exactly she was talking about, but because he truly didn't like to remember that time. "I..."

"I know, I know. It's not something you want to be talking about in a situation like this. But it has relevance, I assure you," Palutena comforted, "I said that angels could not truly know gods. And while that was indeed the Chaos Kin speaking through me, I feel there is some truth behind it."

Pit's face slowly fell. "I... I know, Lady Palutena," he said miserably, "I should apologise..."

Palutena gazed over at the angel for a little while before deciding to continue. He always took things at face value. While she had known that he would react bleakly in response to being told something like that, he had not waited to hear what more she had to say on the matter. And it made her feel terribly sorry for her angel at times. After all, Pit was so truly devoted to Palutena that he would take every word she said as the absolute truth without a second thought. That was what caused his quick emotional reactions before her actions more often than not. She felt sorry for him, for the fact that he was so easy to tease and manipulate as a result.

"Pit, I feel you're a bit of an exception," Palutena told the angel calmly, "While you may not be able to tell everything that I'm thinking or feeling, I feel you have the potential to become close enough to me to consider me an equal, Pit."

Pit's crushed face became laced with an amount of wonder and mystery as a result. Then it slowly bent into a void of horror. "Lady Palutena!" he gasped, "I could never do that! I could never drag you down to the lowly position of an angel! You shouldn't put yourself down like that!"

Palutena tutted. "I was thinking more bringing you up to my level."

"What? Me? A god?" Pit rejected the idea entirely. "There's no way I could consider myself that. It's not only technically wrong, but... well..." He licked his lips in thought for a moment. "I'm just not that great."

"That's weak, Pit," Palutena warned, "You saved everything. Literally, everything."

"Well, sure," Pit considered, "But only with your help."

"Like I said, an equal."

"Aw, Lady Palutena..."

Pit just didn't like to hear that from her. He didn't want to drag her down or drag himself up. He liked things the way they were. At least that was what he thought he thought. He didn't want to deny what Palutena said either; she was always right, after all. He felt all mixed up.

"Anyway, I'm just trying to make something out of nothing, Pit," Palutena continued, "Since you have to date me now, it's better to think that something could come of it, right?"

"You're always so good at finding the silver lining in things."

"We do live in the clouds, after all."

Pit smiled and rolled his eyes. "Guess you can't really avoid seeing it," he said, "But I still don't know the way you feel, Lady Palutena."

The goddess giggled, leaning on on her hands. "You can drop the 'Lady', Pit," she said, "We're on a date. Shouldn't that tell you enough? Even if it was against your will and mine alike. Honestly, I would've expected you to make a move on your own by now."

"So... You do feel that way?"

"Which way? Left, right, up, down?" Palutena teased innocently, "Or maybe every way at once?" The side of her mouth perked, a little sparkle in her eyes as she gazed over at the predictably confused and baffled angel. She laughed softly to herself and reached over to touch his hand, causing a visible reaction from the other. "Let's just eat for now. Then maybe I'll point you in the right direction."