"Y-Yeah?" Renji stuttered, forcing out her words. "What is it?"
"Well, we've known each other for a while, now..."
"Yeah...."
"And...I wanted to know...If you wanted to, you know, go on a date sometime?" Mello rubbed the back of his head nervously. He didn't even look at Renji.
Blushing, Renji replied a very, very delayed reply; "Sure! I'd love to!" Her voice shook.
He took her to a cute little restaurant down the street from where they worked with L. They ordered a large milkshake to split; Of course, it was chocolate.
When they finished, they sat and talked for a while, but Renji was mostly quiet. She fiddled with her straw.
"What's wrong?" Mello asked. "Aren't you having fun?"
"No!" Renji replied. "It's just that...Well....Um, this is sort of awkward for me...You know? It's just that it's my first date, and that I...Um...I really like you, and that...Well...It's sort of weird...I'm all L has, and he's all I have, so if anything happened to me...I don't know, he's just a little worried, I guess. That's all....."
Mello smirked. "Did I hear, 'I really like you'?" He moved a little closer to Renji.
"...Yes..." she answered. She moved a little closer to him.
"So I assume you had my same thoughts?"
"And what would those thoughts be?"
"'Oh, she doesn't like me. Why bother telling her, only to get shot down?'"
Renji nodded.
Slowly, their faces moved closer and closer.
The first kiss.