Chapter 4! Enjoy!

Rated T for language, and sexual references

"So, you come up here often?"

Enid laughed and even snorted as Red started playing around with her above the roof of the bodega. It was now closed, considering dusk was just around the corner. Enid was aware Mr. Gar wouldn't mind if she hung around the roof, as long as she didn't make a mess.

The couple were in the middle of their own dinner: Double-Dip Laser Chips and some pop. It was pretty piss poor in quality, sure, but they did not mind it one bit. Plus, it was pretty much the only thing they could afford to try. Enid was straight up broke, and Red did not want to spend another dollar after purchasing that rifle.

Speaking of which, it laid on the roof with them, hidden as to prevent any alarm or suspicion from the visitors. Red's abdomen was wrapped in gauze to prevent any further bleeding. It was gonna take a while to recover.

"So, about this whole Hue Trooper stuff, when you get older in this timeline, do you HAVE to go back to the future?"

"Yeah, I guess so," Red took in a mouthful of chips, "but it doesn't mean I'll abandon you forever. You can take time to choose if you want to come with me."

"What if you didn't have to? You can just put another version of yourself to take care of the rest and spend the rest of your life here, right?"

"Um...it's complicated."

"Well, if you had the option, what would you do? Sorry I'm asking so many questions, it's just...we live an entire millennium apart. I can't bother but to think about that."

Red smirked. "Enid, you know damn well I'd choose to kick it with you in here. I don't know if they'll allow me. All my life, I was trained to be a Hue Trooper, and throughout that life, I've been disciplined, endangered, yet also well prepared for when I become a diplomat. Being a part of authority over the entire universe is a great deal. I just don't know if I have the guts to overturn all that."

"I...understand."

They awkwardly stared at the distance from the bodega. None of them were willing to break the silence.

A voice cried out from the parking lot. It was K.O.

"Hey Enid! Hey Red Action!" The fun-sized hero put his hand over his mouth as if he whispered to his co-worker. "How's the dateee?"

They laughed back.

"Going real good, brushhead. Say, you want the rest of these chips?"

"Do I!?"

K.O reached his hands out from below. Enid gently dropped the bag and landed right in the money.

"Thanks! Uh, is Red Action okay?" He had recognized the gauze around Red.

She peaked her head out to K.O.

"Yeahhh, don't worry about it, dude. Just brought the fight to a bear. Didn't know what hit him!"

Enid smiled and gave a conscious expression to Red, seeing her lie through her teeth.

"Really!? Cool! Well, see you two around!"

They both waved back. "Bye!"

As Red continued eating her own chips, Enid kept staring at her. She was so cute devouring her chips at a pace like this. It was even cuter to see her boast to other people.

"A bear, huh?"

"Heh, just trying to strike an image."

"You mean becoming a badass?"

Red chuckled and shrugged. "Come on, babe, you know I don't even have to try!"

"Alright then. Let's go fight the electric eels for dessert."

They took a break from launching zinger after zinger. Red Action shook the bag and took whatever crumbs would be left at the bottom of the bag, while Enid looked forward to the sunset. Enid checked to see if anything else was in store.

"So, where to, now?"

"Eh, I don't know. I don't look forward to sleeping in a tank, to be honest. I love it there with you, though. Let's go binge on some comedies, no?"

"Trust me, I really want that. But..."

"Yeah?"

"How the hell are we gonna hide the rifle? Or that?" Enid pointed to Red's wound.

"Just dump out the shells and put both of them on my bag. As for my 'accident', let me just wear one of the shirts you kept here."

"Um, do I have to look away?"

"Nah."

Red took the rifle, shook out the shells from it, and had tried stuffing it inside the bag. It was going to look a little suspicious, but it's just right. As she placed the weapon down, she reached for the tee and was ready to change out of her armor.

The moment she pulled her top, Enid's face would suddenly feel a warmth she thought humans couldn't possibly achieve.

"WOAH! Y-you're..."

"Hey, relax! What's up?"

"Red, you weren't gonna tell me you were gonna be bare-chested up there."

"I know, right? Pretty surprising. I'm not too lenient on showing my body off for anybody in here, but I know I can trust you. It's a girlfriend thing, right?"

"I thought you said I didn't have to look away?"

They couldn't keep eye contact.

"Yeah, I didn't mind if you saw me like this."

"Just finish..."

Red shrugged again, and was ready to put the tee over her head and through, but she stopped to torture Enid a little more.

"What do you think of the cup size? I don't think it's too natural, but you can tell they've been begging to pop out of the ar-"

"Red, please!"

The Hue Trooper laughed softly to herself. She didn't mean to get too personal about it, but it was funny to see Enid act so anxious towards her.

"Okay, you can look now."

"Finally..."

"What's the deal anyway? We're a couple. We should be used to seeing each other like this, right?"

"Kinda, it's just...I get a little too hot from it, seeing it live with other women. You're so hot, Red, but it's a little too much to take for me. Besides, I don't even think I have the looks, outside and inside, to make up for you."

Red stopped what she was doing. It was a serious development to see Enid open up on such an insecurity. She felt responsible to assist her girlfriend in her time of need. Red proceeded to get down on one knee, with her hand on Enid's shoulder.

"Hey there...I don't care if you're too introverted around me. I just wanted us to get comfortable with each other. Your history of being shy isn't a secret to many people. That's why I want to change that. Because I love you, and I want you to love me the truest way possible..."

Enid paused and looked up to Red Action, whose sincere face gleamed off the edge of the setting sun.

"Thanks Red..."

"No problem." The trooper proceeded to take her turn with the bag. She placed it on the back of her all-black tee. "Ready to go?"

"...No..."

"Huh? Why?"

"Let me love you. Truly."

Enid walked up, and reached for a kiss with her girl. Red happily obliged, with the pair closing their eyes as the skies turned dark, and the last gleaming light of the sun faded from their presence. It was night.

They remained in their position for a few more seconds, before sloppily disconnecting their lips.

"You got some drool there, sweetheart." Red whirled her finger around Enid's mouth with an extensive grin. Enid was happy again, and set her eyes to Red's.

"I love you."

"I love you too."

"Well, let's get going."

They hopped off the roof with the bag, and as they slowly made their way up fromthe parking lot, they both held each other with their arms, pacing elegantly to the suburban area.

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