Chapter Seven: Unsuspected Motives
It was another moment of peace, and Reborn decided to give us all a break except for Tsuna. His grades still haven't improved I'm guessing. So it was just up to me to figure out what to do with my newfound free time.
I was just about to leave the house after my daily visit when Chrome stopped me, looking more nervous than usual. I've never seen her this fidgety before. Just as I was about to ask why she turned me around, she held up two tickets. "Wh-What is this?" I ask.
"U-Um… K-Kyoko got these t-tickets to a m-movie, but sh-she didn't want to go, s-so she gave them to me because she th-thought that the two of us could go t-together…" she said shyly, a deep red blush on her cheeks. I can feel the heat spreading on my face at the request itself, only to be increased by her cute shyness.
"I'd be glad to go to a movie with you," I answer, my voice seeming calmer than I thought it would be. She looked like her heart skipped a beat and she smiled.
"Th-That's great! The movie's at 9 though…" she said sadly.
Smiling a little, I put a reassuring arm around her, intensifying her blush. "That's okay. I'm sure there's a lot of other stuff we can do before the movie," I tell her.
Chrome thought about it for a minute, then nodded. "I-I guess… S-So… I-It'll be like a… d-date, then?" she asked.
Mentally, my mind partied. A date! With Chrome! I have never been so excited in my entire life! Well, except for that one when I got that new game, but that doesn't even compare to now. I nodded, looking like I hadn't thought of it as I blushed deeply. "Y-Yeah. A date," I said.
Smiling, we both left the house and walked to the marketplace, which was still busy as usual. The very first thing we thought of was karaoke, so we headed to the nearby karaoke place, coincidentally running into Lily there. I knew the Guardians didn't have anything to do, being their boss and all, but I could never imagine them wearing casual clothing. Lily looked… I don't even know how to describe it. She had dark blue cargo pants that stopped tightly on her ankle, right above to her sneakers (like Converse, y'know?), and a plain white t-shirt under a light blue plaid polo shirt.
"Hi, Master! What brings you here?" she asked. The 'master' part itself turned a dozen heads in our direction.
"H-Hello, Lily. C-Could you drop the title when we're in public, please?" I ask her, secretly begging her.
"Why, Master?" she walked up to me until there was almost no space between us. I thought I saw Chrome frown for some reason. "Don't you want me and the others to call you that?" she asked. I can feel the awkward stares and whispers of those around us just as she asked me.
I didn't want to continue this in a karaoke lobby, so I quickly got a room for the three of us and closed the door. The two girls sat down on the couch as I sighed in relief from further embarrassment.
"I'll admit, I like the 'Master' title, Lily, but people will get the wrong idea if you call me that in public," I explain quickly. She frowned those cutesy frowns you'd see in other anime as she got the point. Getting up, she peeked outside the door, probably in case there was someone coming (I don't want any more understandings either) before closing it again and hugging me.
"Okay, Chris-chan. I understand completely," she said, but before I could reply, she added in a whisper straight into my ear, "but I'm still going call you my Master. Whenever. You. Want."
I felt a really big chill run down my spine as she said it. Was she serious! Sure, she's obligated, or under my orders to at least, to call me Master, but those last three words seemed to imply more. Is her personality really just bubbly and sweet? My thoughts distracted me from noticing her throw a devilish smirk at Chrome, who glared back in jealousy.
The rest of that part went by well; we had fun singing till our throats hurt, with my cracking voice, Chrome's gentle, angelic ballads, and Lily's equally amazing Pop tones. When we left, Lily was clinging onto my arm and Chrome standing just as close. We turned some heads as we passed by, guys especially, as we just walked around for most of the time, Lily doing all sorts of… rather cute things.
Chrome was also looked like she was trying her best, fidgeting as she tried to remember something. When she did, she would always have the most adorable blush on her face as she ended up having ice cream on the corner of her mouth or cotton candy on her nose. To both of their unnoticed disappointment, I either laughed it off (not like Yamamoto laugh, but a quieter one) or just didn't notice their intentions.
As nine o'clock approached, Lily went home, leaving me and Chrome to finally see the romantic comedy movie. It would be okay, right? Go in the theater, get some popcorn and soda, watch as we laughed and "aww'd" at parts of the movie, right? Well, Kyoko did not mention that the theater was apparently experimenting with something called the Kiss-cam. I think it's kind of clichéd somehow, and it's hard to imagine how that would even work. Then it actually happened.
As the movie was approaching the key point, the final kiss scene at the end, I heard excited whispers from nearby seats. "This is so exciting," or, "I hope it's us," were the most common amongst the couples in the theater. A little box revealed itself in the top right corner of the screen, and it showed the two people that had least expected this to even happen. A couple composed of an average boy with glasses and a blushing girl with very noticeable pineapple hair.
My mind overloaded. I'm gonna kiss Chrome! In a theater! In PUBLIC! The thoughts shown themselves as multiple shades of red made their way on my cheeks, and I saw Chrome blushing as well. The packed room was watching in anticipation as the screen counted down to the kiss.
5.
I looked at Chrome and she nodded ever-so-slightly.
4.
The crowd was getting antsy. They wanted a good kiss scene.
3.
Me and Chrome held the other's hand tightly as we began to lean in.
2.
My heart was threatening to jump out of my chest as the distance grew shorter.
1.
Our lips met very gently. We both instantly thought of pulling away, but something stopped me and the eye-patched illusionist from putting those thoughts into action. We pushed into the mutual first kiss, and my mind melted. I closed my eyes and muted out the 'awws' of the audience. A fantastic way to end a movie, I suppose. A very emotional kiss to simultaneously confess two teens' mutual feelings. As we pulled away, we smiled at each other shyly. Our faces were pretty much tomatoes from the end of the credits to getting back home.
Lying down on the couch in Kokyo Land, the realization hits me as hard as 25 baseball bats. It all makes sense now, when I think about it: Kyoko's unwanted movie tickets to a romcom with a new kiss-cam: she knew I liked Chrome, who seemed to have liked me as well. Lily's attempts to get my constant attention by being all cute and stuff... I think I'm in a bit of a romance bind right now. Who would've thought?
Chapter 7 is finally done! F*ck you writer's block, I got past you this time!
Paolo: You were reading manga and playing Team Fortress 2 the entire time you could've been writing. You have no right to say it was writer's block.
Me: Oh, fine. Be like that.
So yes, I procrastinated and took 5 days to write out this one. This was a romance chapter though, so you gotta give me some credit.
Lily: That's no excuse, Master! You were also typing paragraphs of sentences in roleplays!
Marco: You were also reading Homestuck.
Mina: Going on Facebook.
Julio: Listening to music.
Gino: And not to mention Crysis 2.
Me: Alright, alright! I get it! But still! I work hard to keep these chapters coming.
Me: Wait. Master? Lily, you only have to call Chris that.
Lily: I can call whoever I want Master! 3
Me: If you say so...
Marco: The writer does not own Katekyo Hitman Reborn. He only owns the plot, the Mistici, and this story, which is sloppily stored in an easily infected laptop.
Me: Didn't I tell you to get out? (#-_-)
Lily: Anyways. Master, that was a really sweet moment for Chris and Chrome.
Me: I know, right? My heart was beating really hard as I wrote it. I imagined every single detail as it happened.
Lily: Awww~! 3
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