A/N Here comes Valentine's day, at least, in-universe. The chapter is just bits and pieces of their date, I tried to write it flowy, but that didn't happen so I just gave up on it. The pet names has been brought to the table because why not. Also, the flowers that Kaldur gives Kayla are white carnation, pink carnation, pink hydrangea, forget-me-nots and deep pink roses. Which means pure love, I will never forget you, romance/heartfelt emotions, true love and thank you for being in my love. I spent time researching this, but when it came to writing it I realized that there is no way for Kaldur or Kayla to know this, since Kaldur wouldn't know anything about flowers in general (hence me writing that Robin helped him), while Kayla would only know about Lah flowers.
Love
Kayla and Hal's Apartment
February 14th, 11:36 PST
I looked in the mirror and took a deep breath. My first Valentine's Day that I would celebrate with someone. I took another deep breath and brushed non-existent dust of my red dress.
I fiddled with my braids for a bit while checking my makeup. I looked fine, I told myself. I took a deep breath, grabbed my purse and walked out of the room. I spotted Hal in the kitchen drinking coffee
"How do I look?" I asked Hal. He gave me a smile.
"You look nice," he replied. I let myself relax a little.
"You're staying at Carol's place tonight, right?" I asked. He nodded, and sent me a teasing smirk.
"Why are you wondering? Have any plans?" he teased. I rolled my eyes and forced the blush from my cheeks.
"Of course not," I said, like a liar, "just checking to see if I was going to be forced to stay at the Cave."
"Nah, don't worry about it, have fun today, alright kiddo," Hal said.
"I will," I said. Right on time there was a knock on the door. I smiled brightly and headed to the hallway and opened the door. In front of me stood Kaldur, dressed in a white shirt with a high collar to hide his gills and a pair of black jeans. In his right hand was a bouquet that consisted of white and light pink flowers, with specks of blue flowers.
"You look absolutely stunning," Kaldur said in an awed voice. I blushed brightly.
"You look quite stunning yourself," I replied, giving him a bright smile.
"For you, my Love," Kaldur said, presenting my the flowers. I blushed even more at the endearment.
"Thank you," I whispered, cradling the flowers, "they're beautiful."
"Ah, I believe you can thank Roy for that, turns out spending all your life underwater does not give you the best knowledge of flowers," Kaldur said, rubbing the back of his neck. I let out a quiet laughter.
Coast City Amusement Park
February 14th, 12:03 PST
"What do you want to do first?" Kaldur asked when we arrived.
"Me? It's your first time, you decide," I replied. Kaldur hummed a little.
"What is there to do?" he asked. I smiled.
"A lot of different things. There's different types of rides and games to play," I said.
"What type of 'rides'?" Kaldur probed.
"Hmm, well there's a swing ride, a ferris wheel, a carousel, a tea cup ride, and a few small roller coasters," I explained.
"Maybe we could try a roller coaster?" Kaldur suggested.
"Of course, I think the nearest one is this way."
"It tastes like pure sugar," Kaldur commented. I let out a small laugh.
"I said so too! But Wally insisted that it was customary to eat this at amusement parks," I said. Kaldur frowned.
"Can we really take Wally's word for this?" he asked. I shrugged.
"Well, I've never been to an amusement park that doesn't sell cotton candy," I replied.
"I still don't see the appeal in it."
"I understand why these can be so addicting," Kaldur said after our fourth roller coaster. I laughed.
"Honestly, I was terrified the first time I tried one, but there's something about the rush," I told him.
"I wish we had something like this in Atlantis, I would've loved it as a child," he said, gazing at the roller coaster.
"Wait 'til we visit one of those really big water parks, I heard they're amazing," I said. Kaldur got a glint of wonder in his eyes.
"You've never been to one?" he asked. I shook my head.
"Never had the time," I replied. He hummed.
"Maybe we should make a list," he said slowly, "about all the things we can do. I'll make a list of all the Atlantean things I want to show, you'll make a list of all the things on Lah, and together we'll make a list about all the things on the surface world we want to do. And we'll finish it all together, my Love." I smiled brightly, and grabbed his hand to hold it. He looked at me and smiled back.
"It sounds lovely," I whispered, giving him a light kiss.
"I love you," he said quietly.
"I love you too."
"Look at that view," I whispered. Kaldur hummed in agreement. The sun was setting and it was painting the sky and water in the most beautiful colours, and the view was also improved by the fact that Kaldur and I were sitting in the ferris wheel.
"It's almost as beautiful as you," Kaldur said. My face turned a brilliant shade of red as I slapped his upper arm lightly.
"You're being cheesy," I muttered. Kaldur chuckled.
"No, I'm being honest," he told me. I rolled my eyes.
"You're ridiculous," I said. Kaldur smiled softly at me.
"But you still love me." I smiled and leaned closer to him.
"That I do," I whispered, kissing him
"Let's try a game," I suggested.
"A game?" Kaldur asked. I nodded enthusiastically.
"Yeah, they're so much fun!" I said as we walked to the nearest booth.
"Megan mentioned something about it being a tradition for me to win you something, but she said it rather quickly, so I didn't catch it all," Kaldur said thoughtfully.
"It's a movie thing," I explained. Kaldur smiled.
"Of course," he replied, letting out a chuckle and shaking his head.
"Do ya wanna play?" the man in the booth asked happily. Kaldur nodded, handing the worker enough money for four balls.
"It's real simple, you just aim for the five holes. The two in the inner ring are worth one point, the two on the middle ring are worth four points, and the small one on the outer ring is worth ten points. Depending on how much you score, the bigger the prize," the worker explained happily. Kaldur nodded.
"Good luck, Love," I said, kissing him on the cheek. He smiled and took aim.
In the end he managed to make fourty points, shocking the booth worker.
"What do you want?" Kaldur asked. I thought for few seconds before pointing at the giant blue stuffed dolphin. Which the dazed worker handed to me.
"Now it's my turn," I said as I spotted a milk bottle booth with the stuffed superhero prizes.
"Ah, do you want to play?" the booth worker asked. I nodded, and handed him money for the balls.
"You know the rules?" he asked. I nodded.
"Well then, go ahead," the worker said, taking a step back.
"Good luck, Love," Kaldur said, kissing my cheek. I chuckled a little as I took aim.
One of the things I had learned during my stay on Earth was that I was stronger than most humans, another was that my hand-eye coordination was also superior. This was one of the reasons I was so good at basket, along with my height. But it also made me good at another thing, carnival games.
There was a loud crash when the ball hit the bottles, sending them flying to the ground, followed by a bang when the ball hit the steel wall. The two workers in the booth looked shell shocked at the sound.
"Well, for a lady you're mighty strong," the worker said when he finally shock himself out of the daze.
"Why thank you," I replied, giving him a sweet smile.
"Well then, what does the strong lady want for prize?" the worker asked. I turned to Kaldur.
"Your turn to pick," I told him, giving him a bright smile. He chuckled.
"I'll take the Green Lantern," Kaldur told the worker.
"Which one?"
"The female one," Kaldur replied, sending me a smirk.
We walked home from the amusement park after ten, while carrying our many prizes from the carnival games.
"You know, it's a bit late, maybe you should spend the night at my place," I suggested as we were nearing the zeta-beam. Kaldur raised an eyebrow at me.
"Perhaps it is," he replied, a smirk working its way onto his lips.
"Besides, I'll be lonely since Hal won't be home tonight," I added.
"Well we wouldn't want that," Kaldur said quietly, in a slightly husky voice. I felt my heart beat just a little bit faster.
"Definitely not."
A/N Yes, yes they did have sex after this. Just wanted to clarify that. I didn't know how to make it obvious, I had another scene written out in the previous chapter, but my cheesy romantic side won out and I moved it here, though it was more obvious what they did in the original draft.
