Fred Lou walked out of his shop, in a swanky, sophisticated style that he
thought fitted him just fine. He was bored, and wanted to do something
fun. He turned and began to walk in the same direction Suzuka had been
walking just a little while ago. She was a long way ahead of him, so he
didn't see her. He began to stroll down the sidewalk, wondering what to
do, when he bumped into Gene and Melfina. "Gene, my good man. What are
you still doing around here? I thought that once you were done paying me
off, that you would have left Sentinel 3," Fred said with a smirk. Gene
and Melfina laughed at the same time. "No, we wanted to stay here for a
while, seeing that we have nothing else to do," Gene said. The two got to
chat, but had to leave Fred because they were going to get something to
eat. Fred bid them farewell, and continued on his walk. He sighed to
himself, wondering if he would ever find someone who he could call his own.
He was somewhat jealous of both Gene and Melfina, because they were
together, and he was all by himself. It was around this time that Suzuka
had turned around, and began to walk back to the Outlaw Star. Fred was
looking down at his feet, and ran straight into her, almost knocking her
over.
"Oops, sorry Suzuka. I didn't see you, I was to busy feeling sorry for myself," he told her, holding out a hand to help her up. She grasped it, and began to stand slowly. Fred pulled a bit too hard, and Suzuka ended up in his arms. The two blushed slightly, and stepped away from each other. Fred began to fool around with his earring, and finally turned to Suzuka. "Hey, are you going to be busy tonight?" he asked, watching her move slowly. She shook her head, and smiled. "I was just going to read a book, then turn in early. Why, did you have something in mind?" she asked, staring back at him. "Well, I was thinking that maybe we could get together and get some dinner later, and maybe see a movie," Fred said with a sheepish look on his face. Suzuka thought about it for a moment, then finally nodded. "That would be more fun than watching Gene and Melfina together, and watching Jim and Aisha falling for each other," she said, blushing even more than usual. Fred turned to look at her, and cocked an eyebrow. "Jim and Aisha? I thought that Jim was younger than her," he said, wondering what she meant. Suzuka filled him in with all the details, and Fred laughed. "Wow. Jim went from dead meat, to lover boy in one moment. Good for him though. He looked really lonely the last time I saw him," Fred said to Suzuka. She nodded, and said, "I am glad that he found someone at last. The last girl he liked never showed up when he went to meet her in the park. You do remember Gene telling you about that, right?" she asked, not wanting to explain why the girl didn't show up. Fred nodded slowly, remembering what Gene had told him happened. The two of them talked for a while longer, then made the arrangements of where to meet, what movie to see, etc. Fred bid Suzuka farewell, and returned to his shop to get ready for his "date" with Suzuka.
By the time 9:00 came about, Suzuka was dressed and ready for her time with Fred. She had changed out of her usual white Kimono, and was wearing a purple one, with her sword still slung on her back. She wanted to take it with her, just in case someone tried to attack her or Fred. She slowly crept out of the Outlaw Star, after explaining what she was doing to Gilliam, and made her way to Fred's shop. She knocked on the door, and Fred answered, wearing a nice coat, a tie, and some nice pants. Fred told her to wait on the couch while he finished brushing his teeth, and walked back up the stairs to his room. Suzuka sat on the couch slowly, and wondered what she was doing there. "Why do I feel this strange attraction towards Fred?" she thought to herself. She continued to ponder how she felt about Fred, when he walked down the stairs and told her to follow him. Fred had gone all out so that Suzuka would have fun on their date. As he opened the front door, a hover limo pulled up, and Suzuka gasped. Fred put an arm around her shoulders, and steered her into the limo. A little bit later, the limo pulled up to the restaurant that they were eating at. It had been Suzuka's choice of where to go to eat, and she chose to go to a restaurant that she had been to before, but Fred had not. They both ate well, and then left the restaurant to go to the movie. The movie had been Fred's choice, but Suzuka wanted some say in what they were going to see. They decided to see a new action comedy, and arrived just in time to buy their tickets. During the movie, Fred put an arm around Suzuka's shoulders, and she turned to look at him. They stared into each other's eyes for a long time, until Suzuka snapped out of it when her lips met his in a soft kiss. She drew away, and began to blush fiercely. Fred began to blush also, but turned back to watch the movie. After they finished, Fred had the limo driver drop off Suzuka at the Outlaw Star. As Fred led her up to the hatch door, he stopped and turned to look at her. She smiled, and kissed him softly on the lips, and walked inside the ship. Fred slowly waved, and walked back to the limo. After he was dropped off at his shop/house, he got ready for bed, and fell asleep. Suzuka did the same, and fell asleep with thoughts of Fred in her mind. "It seems that I may have found someone who likes me more than a friend," she thought to herself, as she slowly slipped off into slumber.
"Oops, sorry Suzuka. I didn't see you, I was to busy feeling sorry for myself," he told her, holding out a hand to help her up. She grasped it, and began to stand slowly. Fred pulled a bit too hard, and Suzuka ended up in his arms. The two blushed slightly, and stepped away from each other. Fred began to fool around with his earring, and finally turned to Suzuka. "Hey, are you going to be busy tonight?" he asked, watching her move slowly. She shook her head, and smiled. "I was just going to read a book, then turn in early. Why, did you have something in mind?" she asked, staring back at him. "Well, I was thinking that maybe we could get together and get some dinner later, and maybe see a movie," Fred said with a sheepish look on his face. Suzuka thought about it for a moment, then finally nodded. "That would be more fun than watching Gene and Melfina together, and watching Jim and Aisha falling for each other," she said, blushing even more than usual. Fred turned to look at her, and cocked an eyebrow. "Jim and Aisha? I thought that Jim was younger than her," he said, wondering what she meant. Suzuka filled him in with all the details, and Fred laughed. "Wow. Jim went from dead meat, to lover boy in one moment. Good for him though. He looked really lonely the last time I saw him," Fred said to Suzuka. She nodded, and said, "I am glad that he found someone at last. The last girl he liked never showed up when he went to meet her in the park. You do remember Gene telling you about that, right?" she asked, not wanting to explain why the girl didn't show up. Fred nodded slowly, remembering what Gene had told him happened. The two of them talked for a while longer, then made the arrangements of where to meet, what movie to see, etc. Fred bid Suzuka farewell, and returned to his shop to get ready for his "date" with Suzuka.
By the time 9:00 came about, Suzuka was dressed and ready for her time with Fred. She had changed out of her usual white Kimono, and was wearing a purple one, with her sword still slung on her back. She wanted to take it with her, just in case someone tried to attack her or Fred. She slowly crept out of the Outlaw Star, after explaining what she was doing to Gilliam, and made her way to Fred's shop. She knocked on the door, and Fred answered, wearing a nice coat, a tie, and some nice pants. Fred told her to wait on the couch while he finished brushing his teeth, and walked back up the stairs to his room. Suzuka sat on the couch slowly, and wondered what she was doing there. "Why do I feel this strange attraction towards Fred?" she thought to herself. She continued to ponder how she felt about Fred, when he walked down the stairs and told her to follow him. Fred had gone all out so that Suzuka would have fun on their date. As he opened the front door, a hover limo pulled up, and Suzuka gasped. Fred put an arm around her shoulders, and steered her into the limo. A little bit later, the limo pulled up to the restaurant that they were eating at. It had been Suzuka's choice of where to go to eat, and she chose to go to a restaurant that she had been to before, but Fred had not. They both ate well, and then left the restaurant to go to the movie. The movie had been Fred's choice, but Suzuka wanted some say in what they were going to see. They decided to see a new action comedy, and arrived just in time to buy their tickets. During the movie, Fred put an arm around Suzuka's shoulders, and she turned to look at him. They stared into each other's eyes for a long time, until Suzuka snapped out of it when her lips met his in a soft kiss. She drew away, and began to blush fiercely. Fred began to blush also, but turned back to watch the movie. After they finished, Fred had the limo driver drop off Suzuka at the Outlaw Star. As Fred led her up to the hatch door, he stopped and turned to look at her. She smiled, and kissed him softly on the lips, and walked inside the ship. Fred slowly waved, and walked back to the limo. After he was dropped off at his shop/house, he got ready for bed, and fell asleep. Suzuka did the same, and fell asleep with thoughts of Fred in her mind. "It seems that I may have found someone who likes me more than a friend," she thought to herself, as she slowly slipped off into slumber.