"Ahkmenrah, I must speak with you about tonight."
Octavius had decided that if he was really going to be able to pull this whole thing off, he would have to pull a couple strings.
"Sure, Octy, what is it?"
"You're DJing, I assume?"
"Yes, now what is this about?"
Octavius gulped and took a deep breath. "Well, um, how do I sat this? I-I, um, I'm thinking of asking Jedidiah to dance with me."
"I see. Well, I wish you the best of luck. I know how much bravery this must take."
"Ah, yes, and that is why I have come to you, Ahk. I was wandering, um, I know you don't do this often, but I was simply wondering if you could play a slow song, to, you know, set the mood. I feel like it would be much more romantic if we got to slow dance. I mean, we dance to fast songs together at almost every party anyway. I want to introduce the idea to him of being something more without just coming out and saying it."
By now, the poor Roman was a blushing mess.
"I'll see what I can do," Ahk said with a wink, "Good luck, Octavius."
"Thank you, Ahkmenrah."
He walked out of Ahk's exhibit, and screamed as he was almost crushed by Rexy's gigantic foot. Before he knew it, he was crashing onto the ground with a THUD! But hey, at least he hadn't been crushed to death.
"Whoa there partner, you've gotta be more careful than that! You scared the flapjacks out of me there!"
That's when he realized what had happened.
"Jed! You saved me! Oh, thank you!"
"Now isn't the time for thank yous. You could've been squished like a bug! You had me worried there, partner! Don't you ever do that again. And don't try to act like I'm some sort of hero. You know I'd risk myself for you any day."
Standings there in Jed's arms, Octavius thought his heart might pound right out of his chest. Butterflies arose in his stomach.
"I-I'll be more careful next time."
"What were you doing around here, anyway?"
"I, um, I was talking to Ahk about... stuff. What about you?"
"I was tryin to find you, partner. I wanted to talk about - you know what, nevermind. You're lucky I was there to save you. Man, I'd be kicking myself if I ever let you get hurt. C'mon. Let's go get ready for the party together."