Chapter 9
Hana was at a loss for words. Valkyr was standing in front of her, staring into her with that black expression. She'd be lying if she said that she didn't look great in that suit, it fit her very well and made her look incredibly sharp. Her tie matched her dress, and her posture seemed to be much more sophisticated than normal. She realized she was staring at Valkyr had tapped her on the shoulder and had written on her tablet, "You look beautiful, Hana."
"Oh, uhh, thank you! You… you also look really handsome yourself you know…" The more Hana spoke the more she could feel herself blushing. She instinctively began to look down and away to avoid embarrassing eye contact "So, are you ready to go?"
"Indeed, are you?"
"Yeah, let's go." Valkyr went to Hana's side and linked arms with the girl, causing her to get more nervous and blush even more. "So where are going on our date?"
"You will see once we get there. I'm sure you'll enjoy it." Arms still together, the two walked out of the building and the first thing Hana noticed was that there was a limousine waiting outside the door, with Lena leaning against it, wearing a sleek black jacket and matching pants. She immediately snapped to attention when she noticed the pair step out.
"Hey! There's the couple of the hour! Chauffeur Oxton at your service!" She saluted the pair as they approached.
"Uhhh.. Are you.. Gonna be our driver?"
"Yes ma'am! I will be taking you to and from your destinations today! So, are the destinations still what were planned?" She glanced over to Valkyr, who began to write in response.
"Yes, the same locations as discussed."
"Aye aye!" She opened the door to the back seats and gestured for them to enter. "Let's be off then!"
Valkyr walked the pair to the vehicle and gestured for Hana to enter first. She did so and was greeted to a very nice, dimly lit limousine with small white LED lighting and a bucket of ice chilled champagne. "Wow. You went all out on this." Valkyr merely nodded and took a seat in the center, grabbing a bottle of champagne.
"I can't drink this, but you can, and I thought you might enjoy it."
"Well I haven't had this before, but alright."
"I won't force you to, but I thought it might improve the night. You don't have to drink that much you know."
Valkyr popped open the bottle, she poured a glass for Hana and handed it to her. Hana took it and took a sip from the glass, she had to admit it tasted really nice, she started to drink more of it before realizing that she had drank the entire glass. "... I'm gonna need another…" Valkyr shook her head sarcastically as she poured her another.
Lena's voice came from a speaker on the ceiling, "Attention passengers! We will arrive at our first destination in an estimated thirty minutes! Please, enjoy the ride!" She may not have been a pilot anymore, but Lena certainly still has it in her still.
Valkyr moved closer to Hana and moved her arm onto the top of the seat, inviting Hana to sit with her. Hana nervously accepted and slowly moved towards her until she sat less than an inch away from her date. She simply looked at the floor, currently too shy to actually say anything, until she felt Valkyr's arm wrap around her shoulders. "Oh! Heh…" The colour shade of Hana's face must have been similar to a cherry at this point. Valkyr's been doing absolutely everything at this point, I have to at least do something… Hana then carefully moved her own arm around Valkyr's waist and put a light squeeze around it. "Judging by the champagne and limousine, is it safe to assume that you'll be spoiling me tonight?" Hana said as calmly as she could.
"Spoiling is a strong word, don't you think?"
"Yeah… I'm getting spoiled tonight." Hana grinned widely. "But that's not really a bad thing to me." After sipping on some more champagne, Hana sparks some conversation. "You've been in Overwatch for a while now, what do you really think of us?"
"I feel very welcomed amongst your organization. Many people including Angela, Lena, Genji, Zenyatta, McCree, and especially yourself have been nothing but kind to me. Well, apart from the one they call Zarya. However she seems to keep to herself and leave me be for the most part. I registered your organization's wish for peace too, it brings me great pleasure stopping and killing those who threaten the peace. I suppose I really do like it here."
"I'm glad to hear that! I figured you'd fit right in with Lena for sure when I first met you, but it's really nice to hear that you're getting along with everyone!"
"It is a rather pleasant feeling making many new friends here, it makes me feel as if I can truly call this place home. If you don't mind me asking, what was it like for you first coming to Overwatch?"
"Well, at first I was really shy and just say in my room, waiting for missions, not talking to anyone. It really wasn't until Lena started talking to me before missions that I started to open up a bit. That's just the kind of person Lena is though, always trying to be as friendly as possible and trying to make the shy people… Well, not shy. Then I started to talk to her and Angela which basically led to the rest of the group. So, really, my experience was like yours!"
"It really seems as if those two are really the pinnacle here aren't they?"
"Not exactly, that's Jack, or 'Soldier 76' as he prefers it now. He's the one in charge as he was before the organization got shut down."
"Shutdown?"
"It's a long story, and Angela or Jack could explain it better. I wasn't there when it collapsed. But yeah Jack is in charge, Angela was the head of the medical team before the collapse, and everyone just loves Lena."
The two continued to converse over Overwatch and their experiences with it until Lena's voice came over the speaker once more. "Attention passengers! We have arrived at our first destination, if you would like to remain seated I will soon escort you out of the vehicle!" Hana turned back to Valkyr and asked,
"So what exactly is our first destination? And how many more are there?"
"Telling you the answer to either of those questions would ruin the surprise factor of them. You will see where we do tonight, you need only be patient." And with a little tap on the nose, Valkyr exited the vehicle and offered her hand to Hana. Hana took her hand and allowed herself to be held out of the vehicle. She stepped out and linked her right arm with Valkyr's left, upon looking up she learned where this first destination was. They were at The True Dream, on of the best tasting, most expensive, high end restaurants around town. It's been featured in TV, in magazines, on billboards, it must have been advertised in all corners of the world. How much is this costing? How did she even get a reservation? Lena snuck up beside Hana and began to speak,
"I know what you're thinking, how did we even manage this? Well, last time Talon decided to cause done chaos here, Overwatch helped them out a bit. They owe us a couple favors. Now, you to go and enjoy! I'll be in the car waiting for you." With a crisp salute, Lena went back into the driver's seat. Still completely awestruck, Hana looked over to Valkyr once more, she simply wrote,
"It's true, it happened while you were still recovering from your injury. Lena had suggested this should be what I use my favor for." Hana simply could not believe what was happening, she was about to eat at a world famous restaurant, for free, without a reservation. She had to admit, she was glad she let Valkyr pick what to do, albeit with Lena's help. She's would have never been able to get something this good even if she had years to prepare. "Would you like to head inside?"
"Y.. Yeah! Absolutely!" The pair headed inside, many people were already sat inside. A lot of eyes were on them, whether it was because of the human-omnic relationship or because of their status as members of Overwatch, they did not know. The inside of the building was very beautiful, lit with dim wall lights and bright chandeliers from the ceiling. The carpet led towards the service counter where you would pay and then be seated. Once the two had gotten close to the counter the man behind it seemed to recognize them and addressed them.
"Welcome to The True Dream! You two must be the ones we're expecting from Overwatch tonight, no? Please, just follow me and I'll bring you to your table. And, might I add, both of you look absolutely gorgeous tonight." Following the man, they were led to an elevator which seemed to go up. They were led inside and the man pushed a button, they began to rise up the building. After at least a minute of waiting, the doors opened and they were led into a room with a massive window as the wall, giving of an amazing view of the city. Soft piano music played in the background of the room and there was three tables that had fancy white cloth and candies on top that provided most of the room's light, none of which were taken. "Well here we are! Take any table you like! Then we can get to ordering your food for tonight." They sat at the table in the middle and Hana was given a menu. The man then began speaking to Valkyr. "While she orders, we offer many services for Omnics here, is there anything that I can interest you in at all? Fresh oil? Maybe even a nice waxing from the neighboring spa?"
"I'm fine, thank you. I'm more concerned about my date."
"Ah, how chivalrous of you." The man glanced back to Hana. "And what will you be having?" Hana glanced back to her menu, there were so choices to pick from. They either all sounded delicious, were unheard of before, or sounded unpronounceable. In the end, she had to point to what she wanted because there was no chance of it pronouncing it. She was fairly certain it had chicken in it. "Alright, I will only be a moment to deliver your order to the chefs, then your meal will begin creation process. Until then, feel free to help yourself to these breadsticks and wine." The man bowed and took his leave, leaving the pair alone.
"This place is really pretty, I'm not sure if I've ever seen the city from a view like this. I can't even begin to imagine how much this would have costed."Hana glanced over to Valkyr and put on a nice smile for her. "Thanks for taking me here. I was kinda worried at first but I'm enjoying myself and I have a good feeling it'll stay that way." Hana poured herself a glass of wine and took a hearty gulp. "I haven't been on a date like this with anybody in a long time, it's nice to be able to go out with somebody and just have fun, you know?"
"I'm glad to hear that you are having fun. It took me and Lena a while to plan this, so I do hope that you really enjoy tonight. So, if I may ask, when was the last time you dated?"
"I'm not even sure if I remember to be honest. There was a bunch of guys in grade school that wanted to date me just because I played video games, I ignored a lot of them, obviously. There was this one guy I dated for like, two weeks cause I thought he'd be nice and all, turns out he was just a player who wanted as many girls as he could get. After that I kinda just, stopped dating out of fear of being used. So you're my first date in a long time…. What about you? Have you ever dated before?"
"I've only discovered dating once I came to Overwatch, Angela and Genji were actually the first ever people I saw who were in love."
"Okay, but what about just seeing somebody you really like a lot? Even if it wasn't officially dating, did you ever have someone like that?"
"I suppose there was one Frame, we saw eachother often, his name was Excalibur. He was always one for honor amongst Warriors and was extremely talented with his blade. I never would have called it dating, but he was a good friend."
"I suppose you could almost call that dating…" Hana began to grow nervous yet again, she looked down to her glass of wine and began to drink some more, and more… and more. With her glass empty she was about to refill it before Valkyr took the bottle and began to pour for her. "Thanks. I usually don't drink this much, if at all." Hana took another gulp before looking at Valkyr again. "You know, I don't think I told you just how good you look right now."
"Oh?" The confusion was easily seen throughout Valkyr's body constantly shifting and moving. Or perhaps this was her being flustered?
"Yeah! Look at you, all dressed up real fancy with your suit and tie. Your suit is really nice and clean and your tie even matches my dress! We look so cute!" Valkyr shifted in her seat more now, it was almost certain that she was flustered by Hana compliments. Giggling, Hana couldn't help but tease her some more. "You're even cuter when you're all embarrassed like that."
"I don't know what you're talking about."
"Oh but you are flustered though. You can't seem to get comfortable, always moving about and now your handwriting is much messier than before. Kinda seems like…" she leaned in closer to emphasis. "You just can't contain yourself when I compliment you."
Value straightened up, and wrote back. "I will admit, I am enjoying these compliments, and perhaps I don't know how to react to them because I am not used to being complimented." It wasn't a lie, Valkyr really never was complemented before, is only natural she'd be a little flustered after being complimented. But she might be an embarrassed wreck of this keeps up.
The waiter than appeared from the elevator, meal in hand. "Here is your order Madame, and please," he turned to Valkyr. "should you ever change your mind please call us and we are more than happy to serve you." With a quick bow, he left the pair alone once again.
"This looks really good. Although I'm still not quite sure what it is."
"Yes, but I still think you look much better than that."
"Oh? Is it your turn to fluster me now?"
"I believe it's only fair. Who wouldn't want to when you look as cute as you do in that dress?"
A small giggle came from Hana. "Aww, you really think so?" It was clear that the drinks were starting to take effect, Hana seemed much more relaxed and giggly.
"Actually, I know so," Valkyr leaned in and stroked Hana's cheek with her hand. "I also know that there aren't any faces cuter than this one."
Now Hana really began to giggle as her face turned a light shade of red for the umpteenth time that night. "Okay, okay you win I'm flustered!" After gently pushing Valkyr's hand away Hana finally began to actually eat her meal. Upon taking the first bite her eyes went wide and her chewing slowed. It was heaven. The texture, the flavor, all of it was nothing but delicious. The chicken, lettuce and whatever else was actually in this, the taste danced around her taste buds leaving nothing but satisfaction in it's wake. Valkyr began writing as she gazed at Hana's strange facial expression.
"Does it taste terrible? Oh please don't let it taste bad, that would just ruin the night!"
"No, no. It actually tastes really great! I'm shocked honestly, I wasn't expecting it to be this good! You really picked a nice place!" With Hana's expression changing to a happy grin, Valkyr would've breathed a sigh of relief of she could. She really wanted this day to be perfect, not for herself, but for Hana. She wanted Hana to have fun tonight and to show her much she really does care for her. Having dinner behind a success is a great start, but it really all comes down to the next destination…
"Whatcha thinking about?"
The sudden interruption almost made Valkyr jump, she looked up to see Hana looking at her with playful eyes. "I was merely thinking about our next destination, and about how easy it is to get lost in your eyes."
"You totally got that one off of Lena!" Hana said laughingly.
"I might have, but it's true you know." Looking at Hana's plate, she learned it was empty. She was about to call the waiter but when she turned to the right he was already there. Holding some form of dessert.
"I see that you've finished your meal, may I offer you some chocolate-strawberry cheesecake?"
"Oh yes you may!" Hana said with glee as she accepted the new plate and gazed at the dessert unblinking. Picking up her fork, she began to dig into the dessert, completely annihilating it. Valkyr could only watch on as she ate piece by piece. Within about two minutes, the entire cake was gone.
"I take it you like cheesecake?"
"Haha, yeah. It's kinda my weakness." Hana scratched the back of her head awkwardly, she was embarrassed just how fast she wolfed that entire cake in front of her date. "Anyways, I think I'm finished eating if you'd like to head out?" Valkyr nodded and stood up to help Hana out of her chair, Hana took her hand and the two walked back to the elevator and took it back down to the main floor. The man behind the counter bid them farewell and said he'd love for them to dine there again, outside, Lena was waiting for them with the limousine.
"Good to see ya back loves! Ready to go to the next destination?"
"Yup! Let's go!" Lena made her way to the driver seat while they other two sat in the back, waiting to arrive at the next destination. "That was really nice! It's rare I actually get to go out with somebody and just have fun and eat some good food ya know?"
"I'm glad you had fun! Hopefully you'll enjoy what we do next just as much."
"After our first stop, I have faith the next one will be just as good." Hana then leaned into Valkyr and rested her head on her shoulder. Valkyr was initially surprised, however slowly began to get comfortable with it. She wrapped her arm around Hana's shoulders and rested her own head on top of Hana's. They sat in silence, pleased just by the comfort of the other, passing the time by merely sitting. After around twenty minutes, the limo pulled over and stopped near a field. Following shortly after was Lena's voice on the speaker.
"Attention passengers! We have arrived at destination number two! You may now exit the vehicle!" The passengers proceeded out of the car and into the new destination. At first, it seemed nothing more than an empty field, completely barren of anything and everything.
"Don't worry, it's not just a field. Come this way." Valkyr began walking through the field, Hana followed close beside while they walked through the tall grass. Once they had reached the end, the field transformed into a lovely beach, the sand was as white as pearls and the moonlight provided all the light for the sparkling blue water. Upon closer inspection, there also want a single soul in sight, they were completely alone.
"Wow. It's really nice here Valkyr, how did you find this spot?"
"Lena and I were out driving when I first got here, she was showing me around the area when we found the field, we got out for a bit and found this spot. It's really beautiful at night, I couldn't think of a better place to take you." Valkyr walked up into the sand and sat down in front of the waves, she gestured for Hana to sit beside her. Hana hesitated before saying,
"I really don't wanna ruin my dress." Valkyr nodded understandingly, and after a couple seconds of thinking, gestured towards her own lap.
"If you don't wanna ruin your outfit, you can always sit on my lap." Hana was hesitant once again, she really was enjoying her time on her date with Valkyr and doesn't mind cuddling with her but this just seems, different. Screw it, may as well. Hana moved towards Valkyr and placed herself in her lap, wrapping her arms around Valkyr's neck while Valkyr put her and around Hana's waist in turn. They sat together as they watched the sky, listening to the waves gently crash into the shore. Valkyr was the first to converse after ten minutes of silence.
"I really enjoyed tonight Hana, thank you. Just, ever since that incident on Jupiter I haven't felt happiness in a long time. I felt enjoyment seeing Lena and Angela and what not but you honestly made me happy today. Words cannot express how much this means to me." Hana was stunned, she figured that Valkyr had a little fun tonight, but the fact that she felt happiness after not feeling it for so long because of this date, she didn't know whether to smile or cry. In the end, it turned out to be a little bit of both. Hana's face was now buried into Valkyr's shoulder, with tears rolling down her face and occasionally exhaling a soft sob.
"I'm really glad I could make you happy Valkyr. You're such an amazing person and I think you deserve nothing but happiness. And I want you to know that tonight made me really happy too. I haven't been on a date in so long and I was so worried as to how this would end up. But you really are a nice date and you really know how to make a girl smile." Hana retracted her face from her dates shoulder and stood up. After starting into the ocean for a bit she took out her phone and played some slow music, turned back to Valkyr, kicked off her heels and held out her hand. "So, did Lena teach you how to dance?"
Valkyr simply stood up and walked to Hana, she put one hand on her shoulder and the other on her waist. Hana mirrored her and they began to move in sync, slowly dancing their way across the shore. Valkyr took Hana's hand and lifted it above her head, Hana stepped back and gave a small twirl before returning to Valkyr. Hana took an extra step closer and leaned her head into Valkyr's chest, the two slowly moved but stayed in this position. Eventually, Hana looked up and looked into Valkyr, they started into one another for one minute until Hana finally said,
"I love you, Valkyr."
"I love you too, Hana."
Lena had lost track of time in the limo, the couple had been out there for a while now. She understood that this was their first date and that it should be really fun and they should stay out late, but it's almost one in the morning. Did something happen? Did they drown? Are they lost in an empty field? Eventually Lena gave up and exited the limo to go see exactly what was going on. She didn't hear anything as she walked through the field, but as she got closer to the shore she started to hear slow dancing music. I knew it was a good idea to teach her to dance! She picked up the pace, eager to see the two dancing, and made it to the edge of the field, overseeing the shore, only the shore isn't what she saw.
She looked out onto ocean but only noticed Hana and Valkyr in front of it, holding eachother close together with Hana on her tip toes reaching up to Valkyr's face plate, placing a kiss right where her lips would be. The moon was directly over them and shined down upon them, making the scene radiantly beautiful. Lena didn't want to interrupt, but it seemed as if they had just broken the kiss and now simply started into eachother. It was getting late and Lena knew that they should probably head back for some rest.
Hana did it. She kissed her. So many emotions were running through her mind but the prominent ones were easily happiness and excitement. She started to giggle as the kiss broke and hugged Valkyr even tighter. "Thank you. I can't remember the last time I was this happy-"
"I really hate to ruin the moment, but it's getting real late you two! We should probably go now!" Lena's voice startled Hana as she looked to get right and saw the British girl standing on the edge of the field, waving for them to come back, she also had a bigger smile than normal on. She saw that. She definitely saw everything that just happened. Oh God we're never gonna hear the end of this.. Valkyr tapped Hana on the shoulder and held up her tablet.
"She does have a point, it is rather late. It would be best to head back now." Honestly, Hana didn't want to leave at all, she would have absolutely no problem sleeping in the shore if it meant the night could last just a little longer. But if Valkyr said it was time to go, it was time to go. Hand in hand, the couple walked back to their ride, where Hana promptly fell asleep on Valkyr's shoulder after entering. Valkyr held her close for the ride home.
Upon arriving back at HQ, Hana was still fast asleep in the car. Valkyr lifted her out of the car and began to carry her bridal style back to her room. Lena noticed her carrying Hana and asked, "Sure you don't need any help?" Value nodded and continued carrying her date to her bed. Upon arriving at her room, she opened the door and walked in to place Hana on her bed. She first began to slowly and carefully remove get dress so that it would not be ruined in her sleep, she then had to get her under the covers. She had finished tucking her in and began to turn around to go to her own room when Hana, barely awake, grabbed her by the wrist.
"Sleep with me. I'd really like it…" Hana's voice was barely audible, but Valkyr had heard the request, and was happy to oblige. She removed her own suit and taken off her shoes, and climbed into bed with Hana. "Would you stay with me forever Valkyr? Would you never hurt me?"
"Of course, forever. I'd make sure you'd never be harmed."
"Good, then we can stay together forever." Hana drifted back off to sleep. Valkyr looked up to the ceiling, initiating her own rest mode for that night.
It was the most peaceful sleep either of them had ever had.
