Title: Crawford's Blind Date
Author: WingedPanther73
Pairing(s)/Characters: Crawford x ?
Rating: PG
Summary: This is my first move in FicTicTacToe for prompt "07. Anyone but you." You can follow the match on my LiveJournal account
Warnings: None.
Disclaimer: Weiss Kreuz, its names and characters belong to Koyasu Takehito, Project Weiss, Marine Entertainment and Animate Film.
Beta Reader/Opponent: Sybil Rowan
Crawford woke up and knew it was going to be one of those days. Every once in a while, his precog completely flaked out, and he had no idea what was going to happen for a while. He'd known for a while that today was going to be one of those blanks, but it was finally upon him. It was a good day to stay home.
Nagi had an impish smile on his face as he ate breakfast. For the mover to have an expression was unusual. For him to be so obviously up to something was positively unheard of. The fact that he was up to something today, of all days, was almost terrifying.
"What's going on, Nagi?"
"I arranged a date for you tonight."
"You WHAT?"
"You have a date tonight. Don't tell me you didn't know."
"You know what a red X on the calendar means."
"Oh, that's right! Today is a bad day for plans, isn't it?" Nagi's smirk grew broader. Crawford watched the boy continue to take bites out of the waffle floating in front of him and shook his head. There would be no arguing with him. This had been planned.
Crawford was trying to decide who he should kill first. Originally, he had thought Nagi was taking advantage of his "condition", but as the day wore on, he realized that all three were in on it. It was particularly annoying to have Schuldig digging around in his head, playing up his nervousness until he was on the verge of a breakdown.
On the other hand, Farfarello's suggestions for how to treat his unknown date was a little unsettling. He really didn't want to perform a pre-death autopsy on his date.
Finally, as evening approached, Crawford prepared for his date. Given that he had the choice between going voluntarily and being dragged by Nagi, he would prefer to go with his dignity intact. He chose a nice suit, and scowled at Nagi as the boy insisted on escorting him to the date.
As he got out of the car at the restaurant, there was an ungodly squeal, "Tot's favorite friend made it!" This just couldn't be good. Tot tackled Nagi in a hug, and Crawford caught sight of Hell in the direction Tot had come from.
Their eyes locked, and in unison they stated, "Oh no! Anyone but you!" He heard the noises of affection from Nagi's direction, and held his head in anguish. He was reconsidering Farfarello's advice.