Chapter 6!
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Dexter stared at her. He was worried that there was something wrong or bad going on. Luna was nervous, because she worried that Dexter would get mad at her.
"Well, the reason is...is..." Dexter tried to encouraged her. "What?" he asked softly.
"The reason was that I felt so bad for you," Luna said as she sadly looked at him. Dexter was now confused. "What do you mean?" he asked. Luna looked at the ground, away from Dexter. "You were really nervous and worried. I wanted you to know that it was okay and that you didn't have to be so nervous."
"Well, weren't you nervous?" Dexter asked. Luna turned to face him. "Of course, I was nervous too." She then did something that she really wanted to do. She put her hands on his each of his shoulders. Dexter gasped as he looked up at the tall, green haired friend. They looked into each other's eyes, which meant it was something important.
"But I also wanted you to know that it was okay to relax and be yourself." Dexter blushed and shyly looked away. "But...I'm sure you wouldn't like the real me." Luna leaned a tiny bit forward. "That's not true!" she said firmly, "Dexter I want you to be yourself. The real you. You don't have to act like something you're not. That's why I made this date."
"Wait, so I did badly on our first date?" Luna shook her head. "No Dexter. You were wonderful, but I made this date so that way, it would be just like the first one. However, you wouldn't have to be so nervous and only focus on the things you read about. Trust me, a lot of things that you read, are not necessarily true."
"Well, like what?" Dexter asked. The elevator door rang and opened to show the lobby.
"We'll see as we go," Luna said and they walked to the front doors. Dexter quickly walked in front of her and opened the door. "Thank you," Luna said and she held the second door for him. They started walking the same route as the week before. As Dexter walked besides her, he noticed that some guys were whispering, probably about Luna. One guy even whistled. Dexter looked up and Luna looked as though nothing was going on. Dexter blushed slightly and looked rather sad. 'Luna is very beautiful,' he thought, 'But she doesn't pay any attention to those guys when they say it, so why would she pay attention if I say it?' Luna then noticed Dexter's sad expression, as looked at the concrete sidewalk.
"Is something wrong?" Luna asked. Dexter's blush quickly faded and he looked rather surprised. "Huh?" he asked as he looked up at her, "Oh no. I'm fine." Luna frowned as Dexter turned to look ahead. He still seemed a little sad.
'I wonder why Dexter's still so sad?' Luna wondered, 'Maybe he's worried that being himself will make me mad at him or something. To be honest, I'd rather get to know the real Dexter than have him be acting the whole time, just to make me happy. Dexter doesn't know that a lot of things, that the dating advice he probably read, really don't bother me. I guess I'll have to let him know that as we go.'
They soon got to the restaurant. They were able to walk right in and were then lead to their table. As they sat in their seats, they noticed that they could see the table they had sat in a week earlier. Unfortunately, that wasn't the only thing Dexter noted.
"Oh no!" he said, "I forgot to pull your seat out for you. Don't worry! You can stand up and I..." Luna put her hand up, as if to say 'stop.'
"Don't worry," she said, "It's not that big of a deal. I don't expect you to remember everything. Besides, I'm still comfortably in my seat either way."
"Okay," Dexter said sadly as he sat back down, "I'm still sorry though." Luna smiled. "It's okay," she tried to say as reassurance.
They both ordered the garlic shrimp, which Dexter was thankful for getting a chance to try. They then were unsure of how to start small talk, but Luna got an idea. "So, have you gotten a chance to talk to Yusei in a little while?" Dexter smiled, as he knew the answer.
"Yes," he answered back, "I even got into video games, especially since Akiza was in Germany during the school months."
"I heard about that," Luna said, "He said that he absolutely refuses to play any games with guns, but he said that he really enjoys sports games." Dexter nodded. "Yeah. I don't like gun games either. I think Leo might play some in his spare time though, but I'm not sure."
"Yes he does," Luna noted, "Sometimes, when he's not Turbo Dueling, he plays with his friends." Dexter took notice and decided to ask Luna more about them. "So, have you met any of his friends? What did you think about them?" Dexter knew that this was the end. Luna would probably say that one of them was really cute and that she wanted to ask him out.
"They nice as friends, but I would never date them," Luna replied. Dexter looked confused. "Why wouldn't you date them?" Dexter asked. Luna smiled. "They were perverts," she replied, "They all want to be like Jack who has a new girlfriend every weekend." They both laughed.
"So, what else have you been doing?" Luna asked. Dexter was a bit nervous, but decided to go into her answer head on. "Well, I..." Dexter stopped. He then tensed up and squirmed in his seat. Luna became concerned. "Dexter, what's wrong?" Dexter hesitated in his response. "Uh...nothing," he responded. Luna's mood didn't change. "Dexter, it's okay. Tell me what's wrong." Dexter nervously looked at her and decided to respond.
"I have to...release some gas," Dexter said, "And I'm trying to hold it in." Luna smiled. "It's okay Dexter. I don't mind." Dexter didn't believe her. "No no. I'm sure you wouldn't want me to." Luna still pressed on. "Dexter. It's perfectly fine. I really don't mind." Dexter sighed. "All right," he said. His sighed as he relaxed and got more comfortable in his seat.
"So..." Dexter started, "How come you're fine with my uh...bodily functions?" Luna smiled. "When you grow up with Leo and sleep in the same room, you get use to it." Dexter nodded and Luna continued.
"He'd do it a lot and, when we were younger, he thought it was funny. And yes..." Luna raised her hand. "I do it too. As much as women try to deny it, they pass gas too." Dexter finally was able to crack a smile. "So, you're not mad?" Luna shook her head.
"No Dexter," she replied, "And that actually leads me to a very important question." Dexter's eyes narrowed. "What is it?" Luna smiled. "How have you and Leo been doing since we came back?" Dexter looked down and then noticed the waiter coming. Their first course came to them, with Dexter's soup and Luna's salad. As they started eating, Dexter continued.
"Well, we haven't talked very much," Dexter noted, "So I'm not sure what to do." Luna frowned after she swallowed some of her salad. "So you're saying that Leo hasn't talked to you at all?" Dexter nodded. "Yeah. I'm sure he'd rather hang out with his new friends than me."
"That's not true," Luna countered as Dexter looked up, "You and Leo have been friends longer than he's been with all of them combined. I say that you come over and meet up with him again." Dexter looked doubtful. "You think so?" he asked. Luna looked at him with a smile. "I know so," she said firmly.
A few blocks away, Yusei and Akiza were on a date of their own. They were sitting in the booth of a restaurant. Instead of sitting across from one another, they instead choose to sit next one another. They had finished eating and Yusei had his right arm around Akiza mid-section. Akiza had her left arm around his. They both looked at one another, with warm smiles on their faces.
"I love this Yusei," Akiza said, "Sitting next to one another is a great idea." Yusei pulled Akiza in close. "Well this way, I can sit next to such a beautiful woman," Yusei said in a soft voice. Akiza giggled as they then nuzzled each other and sighed happily. Yusei and Akiza made sure to keep most, if not all, of their romantic iterations private, but sometimes they decided that some public affection was okay. They stopped nuzzling and soon the waiter brought them their bill and a couple of mints.
As Yusei unwrapped his mint, he then turned to Akiza. Akiza turned and looked stunned at him. He nudged the mint forward and Akiza stuck out her tongue. Yusei placed it on her red tongue and she then put it back into her mouth, with a smile. She then unwrapped hers, as she sucked on his, and leaned towards Yusei. He stuck out his tongue and she place it on his. Yusei put the mint in his mouth and started to chew. They both giggled to themselves and then Yusei reached for the bill.
"I've got this," he proclaimed. He took out his wallet and took out some dollar bills. "This is the only thing I enjoy about work," he said before he put the bills on the tray. He then set it down and unwrapped his arm from Akiza. They then stood up and took each other's hand. They made their way out of the restaurant, with happy smiles on their faces.
"I wonder how Dexter and Luna are doing?" Akiza asked. "Yeah," Yusei said, "I wondered that too."
Going back a few blocks away, Luna and Dexter came out of the restaurant. The meal was great and Luna had, yet again, ended up picking up the tab. Dexter noted that he felt bad, but Luna was quick to note that it was another thing that she really didn't mind. Their parents were making more money, in two weeks, than Leo and Luna could spend in a month. They were back on the streets of New Domino City. Cars were going left and right and some people walked by.
The one nice thing about New Domino, was that it wasn't a big city, such as New York or Paris. It was a small and humble city, that most people didn't really have as their first place to live. Most of that was probably due to the bitterly cold winters, but it could still get very hot in the summer as well. Luckily, this night was not too hot and Luna and Dexter were comfortably warm.
As they walked, Dexter felt as though he had still done something wrong. The awkward bodily functions was first on his mind, but second was also everyone else. He felt as though everyone was looking at them, mainly Luna. He worried that some guy might come up and ask her to take her somewhere. Luna, on the other hand, was contempt at where she was. She just had a good meal, with a great friend, and she didn't pay any mind to the people walking by. She then saw, at the corner of her eye, that Dexter was looking around. She looked up and didn't see anything out of the ordinary.
"Is something wrong Dexter?" Luna asked. Dexter used his finger to signal Luna to come closer. "I'll tell you when we get back to your place," he whispered. Luna nodded and leaned back. 'What's the deal?' she thought, 'There's nothing strange going on. Is there?' She started looking around too.
When they got back to the tops, they made their way down the long hallway. Since no one was there, Luna decided it was time to ask Dexter what was wrong. "What was the problem that you didn't want to talk about?" Luna asked. Dexter kept looking forward and seemed rather nervous about asking the question.
"Well...do you mind...that guys...look at you a lot when you walk downtown?" Luna's eyes narrowed as she looked over at him. "They do?" They stopped walking and Dexter looked at her stunned. "What do you mean 'they do?' There were guys that were clearly checking you out as we were walking to the restaurant and back!" Luna shrugged.
"I guess so. I mean, I've learned to try and ignore them. But still, I don't care about them or what they think." Dexter was still stunned. "So, you like them checking you out?" Luna shook her head.
"No. I don't," she replied, "The main reason is that I'm not dating them." She turned forward again and hoped Dexter might catch her drift, on her next statement. She put her white purse over her shoulder and smiled. "If I was dating them, on the other hand, I might actually want them to check me out," Luna said as she walked towards the apartment. Dexter just stood there and frowned. Unfortunately for Luna, Dexter didn't catch her drift. Dexter then jogged to catch up with her.
They were soon at the apartment door, just like the week before. Luna smiled as she looked down at Dexter. Dexter was trying to force a smile, as he worried that date had gone terribly wrong. Luna realized this and grabbed both of Dexter's hands, with one in each hand. Dexter gasped slightly and blushed as well. Luna started the conversation.
"Dexter, I had a really good time tonight, just as much as last week." Dexter started to wonder if Luna was lying, just to be polite. "Thanks," he replied, but had a hard time looking into Luna's eyes. His shyness was starting to come out. "I had...a lot of fun too." His eyes darted from Luna's to looking over his left shoulder. Luna just smiled, as she could tell he was nervous.
"Listen, I wanted to ask you something." Dexter finally straightened up and looked at her. "I was wondering if you could come to watch Leo Turbo Duel this Sunday." Dexter didn't know what to say. "Uh...sure, I guess." Luna smiled. "Great! I'll ask Leo if I could use some of his unused VIP tickets. They're really good seats and they're right near the pit boxes. I'm sure it'd be a great way for you and Leo to catch up." Dexter nodded. "Sure, that'd be great. When do the duels start?" Luna looked up at the ceiling.
"I believe noon," she said and then looked back at him, "The duels go really quickly and there's a small field, so it should end around 4 or so." Dexter nodded. "I'll come here around 10:30," he said. Luna nodded. "Great! I'll see you then!" Dexter nodded and was about to let go. Luna quickly grabbed Dexter's hands back. "Dexter!" she said in a rush. Dexter looked down at his hands and then back up at Luna.
"I really had a good time tonight and I hope you have a good rest of the night." Dexter nodded. "Thanks, I hope you have a good night too." Luna nodded back and they finally let go. Luna opened the apartment door. "Goodnight," Luna said as she stuck her head out, before she shut the door.
"Good night," Dexter said and Luna shut the door.
A/N: So there's another 'date' so to speak! And what will happen when Dexter and Leo meet up again? Find out next time!
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