This little one-shot came about because I realized the last one wasn't exactly too romantic. Therefore, this is to fix that mistake up for DarkDrago!
"Zak!" Drew called. "You have a visitor!"
A visitor was here for him? The Saturday household hardly got any visitors, mainly because it was hidden pretty well and that was before it was destroyed by the Robot Fisks. The family hadn't had anyone visit since the house was rebuilt right after Argost's defeat.
Zak paused his video game and walked to the front door. To his surprise, Wadi stood in the doorframe and waved at him.
"Wadi!" Zak said, running over to her. "What are you doing here?"
"Father needed to come to the area to do some business for the village and he let me stop and see you while he was working," Wadi smiled. She stepped into the house and pulled the door shut behind her.
Drew smiled to herself and said, "I'll be in the kitchen if you two need anything!" Her smile only grew bigger as she walked away.
"Business?" Zak repeated. "What kind of business would bring your Father all the way to America?"
"I am not too sure. It has something to do with upgrading the village's technology," Wadi shrugged. "When he told me where he was going, I asked if I could come along and visit you."
Zak felt his cheeks heat up. "You didn't have to come all the way to the other side of the world just to see me."
"That is exactly why I wanted to come along. I have not seen you since your birthday party. It has certainly been too long."
Zak stood with his mouth open for a moment before managing to speak, "Do you want a drink or something?"
"That is quite alright. Thank you for the offer, though," Wadi said. "Well, are you going to just have me stand here?"
"Of course not! Do you want to play a game or something?" Zak asked nervously.
"A game?" Wadi asked, puzzled.
"You know, a video –"
"Zak!" Drew interrupted Zak from her place at the kitchen door. "Can you come here for a moment?" With an apologetic look, Zak walked to his mother and she pulled him into the kitchen. She shut the door behind them and hissed, "A video game, Zak? Really?"
"What?" Zak asked.
"Wadi came here just to see you. You don't offer to play a video game with her after that!" Drew chided.
Taken aback, Zak stuttered, "W-what am I supposed to d-do then?"
Drew sighed. "Maybe you are as bad as your father was. Why don't you offer to take her on a walk? I'm sure she wants to talk to you."
"About what?"
"Never mind! Just go ask!"
Drew pushed Zak out of the door and shut it again. It was only after Zak started to walk back to Wadi did he realize that his mom must have been listening to them to have heard what they were saying. He cleared his throat and said, "Hey, Wadi, do you want to go for a walk or something?"
Her face lit up and she said, "That sounds great!"
Zak returned the smile despite his sudden wave of anxiety. "Alright, yeah. Let's go then." He opened the door for Wadi and followed her outside. The two walked side by side off the porch and into the surrounding woods.
Neither said a thing as they moved. Zak was at a loss for words while Wadi waited for him to say something. Finally, he managed, "Um… So what made you come all the way out here?"
Wadi giggled. "I told you I came to visit you."
"Oh, right," Zak said, beating himself up internally. Why was it suddenly so difficult to talk to her?
"You are unusually quiet today, Zak Saturday. What happened to that arrogant, happy Zak I wanted to see?" Wadi asked, smiling sadly.
"Arrogant? I'm not arrogant!" Zak shot back.
"Ah, it seems I have found him!" Wadi laughed.
"What do you mean?" he asked defensively.
"Oh, it is nothing, nothing at all," she laughed harder. "I am glad that saving the world really has not changed you too much."
"You're making no sense, Wadi!"
"And that is quite fine by me."
Zak groaned. Girls. How could he ever hope to understand them?
The two walked further into the woods, again falling into silence. The wind whistled through the trees. The sun tried to peek through the branches above, but the leaves tried just as hard to hide it.
"Arrogant or not, I want to thank you for saving the world," Wadi finally said.
Zak could feel his cheeks go red. Was he seriously blushing at a moment like this? How could he blush? It was just Wadi! "Eh, it's a part of the job description," he shrugged.
"You had the powers of a mystical being and you chose to use them to save the world! Was that part of this job description you speak of?" she said, surprised.
"It's just what I would have done."
Wadi stopped in her tracks and Zak did the same. "What's up?" he asked, looking around the woods for something she might have seen.
In a flash, she stepped in front of him and kissed him on the lips. Before Zak could register what was happening, she stepped away and continued walking. He stood rooted to the spot and called, "What was that for?"
Wadi called back without turning around, "For doing your job."
Okay, so that one wasn't overly romantic either. For whatever reason, Zak goes major OOC here. I guess I believe his experience in saving the world would have had a major impact on him. Well, thanks for reading anyways! Leave a review if you'd like, and leave one especially if you have an idea for a one-shot to add here! Don't forget to check out the movie Casablanca if you can :3 You won't regret it!
