The phone only rings twice before going to voicemail.
I pull my phone away from my ear and stare at it in bewilderment for a moment. He rejected my call? Granted, I've never actually called Sun before, but he doesn't strike me as the type to have anxiety over answering a phone call. I hang up the phone and lean back against the armrest of the couch. Maybe I don't know Sun as well as–
My phone is ringing again. I bolt upright. It's Sun.
"Hey," I say into the receiver.
"I–I'm really sorry about that," he says immediately. "I wasn't expecting a call so when my phone started ringing…I just kinda…panicked and accidentally rejected it."
"Since when do you panic about anything?" I snort.
"H-hey, it's a reasonable response when you're getting called by the person who just sent you the most cryptic text in the world!" he says defensively. I think his voice rose an octave in pitch over the course of that sentence.
"Yeah, okay, maybe not my brightest idea," I admit. "I just didn't know how to properly thank you over text."
"Thank me?"
"Thank you," I say. "For asking me to the dance…for encouraging me to relax…for showing me how to have fun…for dancing with me…just, thank you for everything."
For a few moments, I hear nothing but heavy breaths on the other side of the line. I start anxiously tapping my foot on the ground. Finally, Sun says with a little laugh, "Wow, Moon. I don't know what to say to that."
I relax almost instantly. "You could try a 'you're welcome'," I tease.
"Okay. You're welcome," he says happily. I can imagine the big smile that's probably on his face right now. "I'm glad you enjoyed it!"
"I only enjoyed it because I went with you," I say. And then, to distract him from how cheesy that line sounded, I add, "I still think dances are overrated, though."
Sun laughs. "Guess you think parties are overrated, too?"
"Yeah," I say, twirling a flyaway strand of hair around my finger. "If I'm gonna go to a social event, I'd rather it be something smaller scale. Like, a movie or a picnic."
"Do you wanna go see a movie with me next Friday?" Sun asks abruptly.
The question startles me, and I freeze with my hand in my hair. It's asked with the same suddenness that he had when asking me to prom. Apparently, I wait too long to give him an answer, because he continues worriedly, "Moon? Are you okay? It sounds like you, uh, stopped breathing there. You're not dead, right?"
"No," I say, a little too airily. "No, I'm alive. I'm, um…just a little surprised. Is this…are you…asking me on a date?"
"I figured you could pick the movie," Sun says, which doesn't answer my question in the slightest. "Is there something playing now that you wanna see?"
I shrug, even though I know he can't see it. "I haven't been paying much attention to what's in theaters now. I'd have to look up what's playing."
"So…is that a yes to the date?" Sun asks hopefully.
"So it is a date now?"
He makes an exasperated noise in the back of his throat that sounds like a cross between a sigh and a door creaking open. "Okay, yes, it's a date, Moon, please just answer the question."
"Yeah, delivery boy, I'll go with you," I say with a soft smile.
"Oh, thank God," he says, releasing a loud breath. "With all the deflecting you were doing I was afraid you were going to say no."
"I just didn't want to make any assumptions," I say, shrugging. "I've never been asked on a date before."
"Wait, really?"
"Yes, really."
"Well then, I'll just have to make extra sure that it's a great one!" Sun says enthusiastically.
"I'm sure you will," I say, stifling a yawn.
"I guess I should let you go to sleep now, huh," Sun says. "Let me know once you pick out a movie you want to see, alright?"
"Sure thing, Sun," I say. "Good night."
"Oh – oh! One more thing, before I forget," Sun adds quickly. "I meant to tell you back at the dance, but…you looked really beautiful tonight."
I feel my cheeks heat up. "I…th-thanks. You looked nice too."
"Good night, Moon," he says with a little chuckle.
"Night," I respond. I hang up the phone and a grin begins to spread across my face.
If I had a great night with Sun tonight, then next week's going to be even better.
Sun: does this mean we're dating now
Moon: We haven't even BEEN on that date yet, delivery boy, chill
M: …but if anyone asks, yes
A/N: And that's the end of the main story! Thank you so much for reading. If you enjoyed it, please leave a comment to let me know!
There will be a bonus chapter that's partially written already - it's from Sun's perspective. But I want to work on some other projects before Sword and Shield come out next week (:O!) since I won't be getting any writing done after the games' release. So, I don't know when I'll have the bonus chapter ready. Please follow the story or follow me on tumblr ( stormspe) to know when that comes out!
