Soul rubbed his eyes out and yawned widely. "Remind me again, why are you getting me up at six in the morning?"
"Because, my cosplay costume will take some time to put on and I wanna be able to be one of the first to get into the con this morning. Then we can get the best stuff first and see if we can get any last minute tickets for the panels," Maka reminded him, poking her head out of their hotel bathroom. "You can get changed and go get some coffee from down stairs if you want."
"I think I might do that. You want me to get you some as well?" he asked, blinking at her a little blearily.
"Sure, the usual please," she said, smiling brightly.
He smiled a little in return and then she was back in the bathroom. He heaved himself up and changed into a pair of jeans and a band t-shirt before slipping on his shoes and going down to the hotel lobby where they had a buffet that had a coffee machine.
When he returned with two steaming cups of strong coffee, Maka was finally finished in the bathroom and was now starting to pull on her cosplay. Because she was an over-achiever she had gone for a book character's costume, a full suit of armour she had hand made herself and a six-foot, red and black scythe she had also made herself. In a word she was crazy but he had also seen her put it all on in a test and he had to admit it looked good. Even if it did take ages to put on.
She struggled tying some of the straps around her wrist and he sighed, padding up to her and brushing her hands away.
"Let me help you, dummy," he murmured, tying a knot deftly and testing it. "There. Other hand?"
Once all the bits she would need help with was done he grabbed her face and pressed a quick kiss to her lips.
"What was that for?" she asked, smiling a little as she adjusted the chest plate a little, flushing slightly.
"What, 'm I not allowed to kiss my girlfriend?" he teased, tugging on her hair that was done up in pigtails to match those of the character's.
"Dork," she laughed, taking a step back and holding out her arms, turning around slowly. "How do I look?"
"Great." He gave her a thumbs up. "Now, let me just grab the bag and we can go."
She grinned and skipped to the door, picking up her scythe as she went. "I'll still sad that you didn't cosplay Maddy's partner, you have the right build for it."
"Because," he said, mimicking her tone and tweaking her nose as he shouldered the backpack. "I didn't want to have to wear medieval clothing, that's your thing, nerd. I said I'd only do day one and I meant it. Now, let's go, I thought you wanted to be the first there."
She squeaked and slammed the door open, bounding down the hall to the elevator. "Come on, we're gonna be late!"
He laughed as he shut the door behind them. "I'm coming, I'm coming, keep your panties on."
The smack was totally worth watching her cheeks flush.
