This is a continuation of the last one-shot.
Nor Oscar or Ruby had a form of transportation, but most places in Gatlon were within a walking distance.
"Ruby?"
"Yeah?"
"How long was I really standing out there?" He asked.
"About twenty minutes. My mom was starting to worry about you. She thought you were sick or something," Ruby replied.
Well, so much for not making a fool out of himself.
"What took you so long?" She asked.
"So long to what?" Oscar replied, confused.
"Ask me out! I would have done it myself but I wanted to see you squirm," Ruby explained, laughing.
He playfully elbowed her.
"Well, Adrian said I should ask you on a random date. Gives me less time to overthink things," Oscar said. "I was just beginning to think it was a bad idea and go back home when you opened the door."
"I think it's kind of cute that I make you so nervous," Ruby said.
"It's that obvious?" Oscar asked.
"It's so obvious, Oscar, to the point where I knew you liked me. Usually everyone knows but the couple involved. But I knew," Ruby replied.
"I just get so nervous around you. You're cool, funny, kick ass, fierce... You're just so intimidating, especially to awkward guys like me."
"You don't have to be afraid of me. I'm not going to make fun of you or anything. Even if things turn bad, I'm still your friend, and we'll always have that, whether you like it or not."
Oscar looked at Ruby, who was smiling. He smiled, too.
Oscar had noticed that they were getting closer to their destination, a fancy french restaurant where Oscar's mom knew the owner, so they get discounts.
About 100 feet later, Oscar stopped at the door.
"Oscar, isn't this place super expensive?" Ruby asked.
"Yeah, well, the owner is a family friend, so we get a small discount," Oscar replied.
"Wow," Ruby said. The place was fairly new, the building made of gleaming marble.
Oscar opened the door for Ruby, and she walked in, staring at the interior, which was as pretty as the outside. The walls were beige and covered in fancy paintings of wine and flowers. Each table had a vase of lilies in the middle, and tea lights were floating in the middle of the vase. The lights were dimmed, and the general ambiance was very warm and inviting.
"Hey, Oscar!" A waiter exclaimed. He wore a button-down shirt and black slacks. Because the place was so fancy, the waiter's and waitress's uniforms had to be, as well.
Oscar waved.
"Let me get Lola. She can find a table for you," he said.
A few minutes they were seated in the waiter's section.
"That was David. He's the son of the family friend." Oscar explained to Ruby. "I might have mentioned I'd be coming here tonight with you."
"You must be Ruby! Oscar always talks about you. If I hadn't known better, I would believe you two were already an item!" David said.
Oscar blushed while Ruby laughed. "He was real subtle about it," She joked, which made Oscar blush harder. He silently willed the blush to stop. It didn't, of course.
"Can I start you off with drinks?" David asked.
"Can I have some tea?" Ruby asked. David wrote down her order and then turned to Oscar. "Oh, just water, I think." (A/N: I'm pretty sure they're not over 21)
David left to get their drinks.
Ruby had a smug smile on her face.
"Don't give me that look," Oscar groaned.
"Oscar, everybody knew! I bet even other teams knew! You made it so obvious!" Ruby said, and it seemed like she couldn't control her laughter.
"You should be flattered that you make me so nervous," Oscar said. "It means that you're really special. More special than those girls who throw themselves at me. Sometimes they ask me on dates, and I always say no, because i know who I want."
This time, Ruby blushed.
"Stop being so touchy-feely. It's making me uncomfortable," Ruby said.
Oscar knew she secretly loved hearing that.
Their drinks came, and then they ordered food. Since they already knew each other, they just spent the time recalling funny moments that happened on patrols, like when Adrian was staring at Nova so much that he actually tripped over a rock on the sidewalk, or when Nova stuck up behind Danna, which caused her to jump, and she accidentally went into swarm mode as a defense mechanism.
Soon, they finished their dinner. Time flies when you're having fun, after all.
But the other staff (not David, he's too nice), were staring to give them looks. The place did have a waitlist, and they were taking up a table they could be cleaning right now.
"I think that hostess just rolled her eyes at me," Ruby said.
"It's looked down upon to stay this long after the meal has ended. Let's go do some stargazing, like I promised."
They left the restaurant and made the short trek to the park.
The park was empty except for a few high teenagers and overly-active dog moms.
Oscar and Ruby found a secluded spot in a grass field and laid down on their backs.
"It's so beautiful," Ruby sighed, looking at the glittering stars.
"Not as..."
"If you say what I think you will, I will punch you," Ruby warned.
"I was gonna say not as beautiful as cake!" Oscar exclaimed.
Ruby laughed, and it was music to Oscar's ears.
"Ruby?" He asked.
"Yeah?"
"I'm glad that in a world of hundreds and thousands of stars, I met you," Oscar said, blushing. He was glad it was too dark for Ruby to see.
"Same goes for you. I could spend years dating other people, and none of them would be right for me. It's only you," She said. "I'm glad fate brought us together."
Oscar finally summoned the courage to hold her hand.
"It's nice being together when we're not in mortal danger," He pointed out.
"Yeah. And this time, we're not trapped in some creepy coffin." She added.
They stayed there for about an hour, showing each other constellations and talking about other planets (and also debating on whether Pluto should still be considered a planet).
But finally, it simply got too late where even the high teenagers stopped wandering around and went home.
Oscar escorted Ruby to her house. None of the lights were on. Oscar figured that her other family members were asleep.
"Oscar, this date was a perfect first date," She said, and kissed his cheek before she walked inside.
Oscar once again blushed and his cheeks remained red until he got home.
Oh my gosh, I'm so proud of this one! The fluff is definitely there. Just an FYI, I probably won't be able to update every day, but I will try to do once a week or once every other week. School is starting soon, though, so who knows when I'll find time. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed reading this one as much as I enjoyed writing it!
