Half an hour later Jay and Nya got to their location, a grove full of cherry trees all in full bloom. Jay sat down in the grass and Nya on a stone. Jay opened up the basket and his face fell.
"What's wrong?" Nya asked.
Jay reached in and pulled out a tea kettle.
"I grabbed the wrong basket! This is Sensei's spare tea set!" he said.
Nya laughed, "I guess we'll just have a tea party instead of a picnic."
"Not likely we don't have any hot water." Jay said, deeply upset.
How could I have grabbed the wrong basket? he thought, Nya must think I'm a total fool. What next...
As if to answer the breeze suddenly picked up and grew cold.
Nya shivered and looked up at the clouds as they grew darker.
"Looks like the weather's about to change on us." she said.
"It figures," Jay replied glumly.
Within minutes the rain came. It wasn't just a light sprinkle. It opened up and poured on the two. Within second Nya and Jay were soaked.
"Well it can't...ah-tchoo!..excuse me! It can't get any worse right?" Nya asked sneezing.
"I can think of a few ways. there's an empty stall over there. lets get out of this rain before we both catch cold," Jay said in return.
He picked up the basket and the two ran to the stall. There was nothing they could use to dry off but at least they wouldn't get more wet.
Jay looked up hearing a roar from the sky. He saw Zane's dragon heading towards them. Zane wasn't on it but it had a water proof container with towels and a note in it.
Jay,
Sensed the rain coming and thought you two could use these.
The dragon will give you a ride back above the rain clouds.
-Zane
Jay handed Nya one of the towels and dried himself with the other. His heart felt as pathetic as the scene they were in. Kai had told him to make sure Nya had a good time. Cole had told him he was capable of it. But everything had gone wrong.
"Jay," Nya said looking out at the rain.
"I know...this wasn't a good date. I'm so sorry Nya," Jay said.
"Jay..." Nya said again.
"I...I don't know how I can make this up to you. I mean not only did I mess up just asking you out, but you had to save me from a tree, i brought the wrong basket, and it didn't have all the things we needed to have a makeshift tea party. Not to mention I choose a day where it rains..." Jay babbled.
"Jay!" Nya interrupted him, "Stop talking for a moment and come look. It's beautiful."
Jay stood next to Nya and looked out. He let out a gasp of awe.
It wasn't raining water. The water drops were hitting the blossoms causing a beautiful shower of pink petals that settled around them like a delicate carpet.
Nya smiled at Jay.
Jay smiled back and took her hand in his.
The two looked out at the show before them. All of Jay's mistakes had lead to this. A perfect moment.
Footnote to Neko: Thanks for the story idea! I'm sorry the chapters weren't as long as my other stories. This isn't a genre I'm very good at writing. I hope you enjoyed it anyway.