Ch. 2: Ask Her Out Already

In Section 13, Drago and Ice were sparring at the rec gym. Drago was blocking all of Ice's blows. Drago tried to swipe kick him, but Ice grabbed his leg. They stopped and bowed to each other in respect. They each grabbed a towel and wiped some sweat. Ice took this opportunity to talk to Drago about his relationship with Drago.

"You know, Drago," he said, "I've been noticing that you and Colleen have been sticking to each other like glue."

"Yeah so," Drago replied.

"So I think you's havin' a fling with our water home girl."

Drago had his eyes wide opened to that statement as he blushed.

"Where are you getting at, Ice?"

"Come on, Drags. I know you like Col. Why don't you ask her out and spare yourself the suspense?"

"Ice, Colleen and I just close friends. We are not dating."

"Tch. That ain't how I see it, Dawg."

"Then you need your eyes examined. There's nothing romantic going on between Colleen and me. Besides, I can't risk anyone getting that close to me after what happened to my dad and the rest of the family."

"D, you gotta get over that. You still have Hsi Wu."

"I know, but if you were there, you would know what kind of trauma I had a hard time getting past."

Then, Colleen comes a veggie bar and a chicken-grilled sandwich for the two sparring partners.

"Hi, Guys," she said, "I thought you could use a little snack break."

"Thanks, Col," Ice replied as he grabs his snack.

Colleen is giving Drago the sandwich since chicken-grilled is his favorite.

"I made this chicken-grilled sandwich for you since it's your fave," Colleen said.

"Thanks, Colleen," Drago said as he takes the sandwich.

"I gotta go and see about helping to tracking Baldro down,"

Colleen rushes out of the Rec Room. Ice got a little dreamy-eyed at Drago as he was about to bite into the sandwich.

"What?" Drago asked.

"See, D-Man," Ice said, "Colleen made your fave food. That's a sheer-fire sign she digs you."

"It just means she knows what I like, Ice. That doesn't prove anything. Besides, how can someone like Colleen fall for anyone who looks like me?" he asked as he looked at himself in the mirror.

"You don't know 'er like I do, D-Dude. She's all about tales that are about looks not bein' everything. Beauty and the Beast, Phantom of the Opera, The Frog Prince, The Nutcracker..."

"Colleen's into fantasy?"

"Have been since we were kids."