Amber eyes glanced down at the bandages wrapped around his torso and lower arms. Fresh, clean bandages. Despite getting injured from a fight against a hero earlier, Garou didn't want to rest. Heading down a gritty alleyway, Garou caught sight of a lone, black figure in the near distance. He closed his eyes and let out a miserable sigh.

"So, you wanted a date tonight," he voiced, pretending that he wasn't at all in pain. "I guess I'll be paying for it, won't I?"

The ninja glanced up, hand on his hip, as he flashed his signature smirk towards the man opposite him.

"Do you have to ask such a dumb question?" Sonic chuckled and spat. "Took your time, didn't you? I'm starved."

"Don't get so cocky now," snapped a miserable Garou.

Amber eyes locked their gaze on the ninja, as the wolf man's lips pulled a wide smirk at the sight. Reaching out with a strong hand, Garou placed this hand onto Sonic's shoulder.

"Anything you'd prefer? I saw a ramen shop open...maybe that'd be a good place to start."

Jolting at the touch, Sonic glanced at the hand on his shoulder and then back at Garou.

"Sure," he replied before rolling his grey eyes at the bandages. "Is there ever gonna be a day where you DON'T have to mummify yourself? This is a date, not a stupid trick-or-treating game."

Even though the sight of the bandages didn't wipe that cunning smirk off his face.

A grunt in his throat, silver eyebrows furrowed at that remark. His rims grew into a large grin.

"Mummify? Uh huh, I see. The last time I found you, you had been beaten to a pulp. Isn't that right, ninja boy?" Garou mentioned, reminding the other. "You can't talk shit."

Beginning to walk into the town centre, Garou began his little trek to the open ramen shop just across the street. It appeared to be a shitty, small takeaway restaurant just sitting in the corner. A few people passed him when he walked, signalling that the street was currently busy at this time. Well, for now.

"Let's go."

Observing the other walking off, Sonic shook his head with a smile, secretly wanting to tease the wolfman some more.

He never lost easily. "Fine," he sighed, following.

As he followed Garou down the street, it felt slightly overwhelming how slow the wolfman was going. With a huff of annoyance, he purposely walked into Garou, slamming into his back.

"You're so slow!" he whined. "Hurry up, I'm hungry!"

"Alright," growled Garou, dropping the grin from his face. "You don't need to be so impatient. If you're so damn hungry, why don't you take the lead?"

Approaching the double doors to the ramen shop, Garou pulled a door open and waited for Sonic.

"Heh. I wonder if you'll order the entire menu again," assumed the wolfman.

"My usual, stupid mummy." Sonic snapped, pretending to be full of angst by crossing his arms over his chest. "Now shut up and choose so we can eat already."

"How about you shut your mouth for once?!" Garou bellowed, letting go of the open door as he approached Sonic now. The wolfman pointed a finger towards the takeaway shop behind him. "Get inside that shithole, pick a seat, shut up, and wait."

Turning his back to Sonic, the wolfman grinned devilishly with a new idea in mind.

"I thought you were fast on your feet," exclaimed Garou. "Shall we have a race?"

With a frown, Sonic rewarded Garou with a flashy kick to the side. "Dumb dog." he muttered. "I want to eat, not play some stupid kiddy game."

He walked towards the door swiftly.

But then, a new side dawned over the ninja.

Glancing back at Garou, the ninja sighed, almost looking as if he was about to break down. "I'm sorry for how I've been acting. I get in a bad mood when I'm hungry..."

Patting Sonic on the head, Garou ruffled those black locks as he laughed. "Heh, I didn't care. I just wanted to see your weak, soft side," he replied.

Walking inside of the restaurant, Garou side-eyed Sonic.

"Hm...I'm gonna do something crazy. Wanna raid the kitchen with me?" Garou questioned, grinning. "Or unless you want to be a chicken...you can just wait here," he tested Sonic.

The shinobi frowned. "Was that meant to be a joke, wolf boy? Because I don't find it very amusing." he replied, trying to sound bold even though he was smiling. "It sounds childish to raid a public restaurant, but allow me to take you up on your invitation." he added with a purr.

"I assume you're calling my idea 'childish' 'cause you're thinking of something better, or whatever ya tryna do," he rolled his eyes in contempt and changed his mind. "Hmm...I'll order at the counter. Let me know what you want from the menu."

"I think I'll have my usual."

"Your usual?" Garou checked, white brow rose in curiosity. "Your usual being?"

Drawing closer to the ninja, amber eyes studied those grey orbs for a moment. Garou cocked his head to one side, trying to remember what Sonic had the last time they were dating..

"Anything but that shitty monster cell thing," shrugged Garou. "You want meat in your ramen?"

The ninja laughed. "Now you make a funny joke. Ramen isn't ramen without meat."

"Yeah, correct me, why don't you!" Garou yelled in irritation, and the wolfman approached the counter at last. "I'll just order that garlic supreme thing."

Slamming a sheet of cash onto the counter, Garou stared at the cashier sharply.

"The black garlic noodle supreme...or whatever it's called," he placed this order. Looking back at Sonic, the wolfman continued. "And you?"

"I'll have the spicy chicken ramen," Sonic replied slowly, amused by Garou's reaction.

Returning to the cashier, the wolfman let out a sigh. "Yeah, that too," he referred to Sonic's order. "I don't care how much it is, we'll be waiting for our food at the table."

Moving to the far back of the takeaway restaurant, Garou sat at a lone rectangular-shaped table. He shuddered a bit, feeling slight pain in his arms after that one fight earlier before the date. Now that he was relaxing, he could feel the pain flooding back like a river.

"Sit down, ninja boy," barked the wolfman. He waved a hand towards Sonic, grinning. "You don't wanna attract an audience, do ya?"

"Teasing me again, are you?" Sonic tutted, sitting next to him on the couch and leaning forward so that his lips touched Garou's ear. "Aren't you a bad boy?" he whispered. "This is a date, after all," the naughty shinobi continued, "We don't have to hide it, Garou. Why don't we show everyone a little taste of how deeply in love we are with each other, or are you gonna be a chicken and keep quiet...?"

Eyes widening with surprise, Garou grunted at what the shinobi suggested.

"Eh? I hope you mean like a hug or something," he replied as he stared down at the table. Pulling a straight face, showing no emotion. It wasn't long until the wolfman slouched in his seat and huffed. "Why do you wanna show everyone that we're together? The heroes might think we're becoming weak," he assumed.

"That's an awfully cute assumption to make, Garou." Sonic remarked. "It's not like I'm trying to humiliate you. Besides, there aren't any heroes or other villains around here at all. We just look like normal civilians. Well, almost." he added, gesturing to the bandages.

"Hm, I suppose you're right, old man," smirked the wolfman.

Cracking his knuckles, Garou leaned back on the couch and rested his hands behind his head. Kicking his legs up on the table in the process, too.

"Even if the heroes think we're weak, they still underestimate us. Besides, we have to make some sort of impression, don't we?" Sonic pulled on his topknot, allowing his obsidian locks to fall down his back. Then he wrapped his arm around Garou's bicep and rested his head on his broad shoulder. "Come on. It'll be fun."

Glancing off to one side with a growl in his throat, Garou felt a tiny bit embarrassed with the shinobi hanging off his arm. Sure, Garou was a hard nut in the fights, but a major softy when he was with Sonic alone.

"Um...well, okay," he swathed a muscular arm around Sonic's shoulders. "But don't get any funny ideas. This is in public, remember?! Anyone can be watching."

But even then, if Death Gatling just so happened to peer round the corner, Garou would be out of his seat in an instant.

Getting comfy in Garou's hold, Sonic merely snickered. "Don't worry. I know. You're cute when you act like this, though. I love your muscular build, too," he murmured dreamily.

"Cute?" Garou stared at Sonic with a drop of sweat appearing on his forehead, the wolfman merely grunted a second time. "Is that what you think about me - that I'm something cute?"

This one comment caused Garou's grip to become tighter on Sonic's shoulder, as the wolfman moved his face towards Sonic's.

"You don't look so threatening now, like how you are when you're outside fighting that bald guy," remarked Garou with a smirk. "Do you find this cute, ninja boy?"

In seconds, Garou caught Sonic's mouth in a kiss.

"Well, maybe that was a tiny bit cute."

During the kiss, Sonic released a brief hum of pleasure. He licked his bottom lip gathering the taste Garou left behind and tittered. "When did you learn to be such a bold, cute wolf?"

"Well, you've just said it," he grinned widely like a Cheshire cat. "I'm a wolf, and so I have to take what I want. Isn't that right, ninja boy?"

Just when Garou was about to get cocky, the restaurant waiter came along with two dishes of ramen. One garlic supreme and one spicy chicken - just what they ordered at the counter.

'God dammit. Just when we were having fun.' Sonic thought. But instead of getting annoyed, he sighed to calm himself down and tucked a stray black lock of hair behind his ear, smiling sweetly to look the 'normal civilian' part. "Looks like our food is here," he murmured to Garou.

"Well, about time. I was wondering when our food would arrive. It's been a long enough wait already," he mentioned loud enough for this waiter to hear.

This waiter, in turn, scurried off without handing over a single word. They simply set the two dishes on the small table and that was it. Nothing else to it.

Smirking at Sonic, the wolfman snickered. "I'll get you after this," he teased.

"Oh?" The ninja raised a brow as he returned a smirk. "I wonder what the alpha has in store for me this time..."

After putting a forkful of noodles into his mouth, Sonic made sure Garou watched as he leaned back and slowly sucked up the noodles hanging out his mouth.

Raising a curious silver brow at the sight of those noodles, Garou let out a huff as he glanced down at his own dish. Garlic noodles, a sliced boiled egg, along with a slither of bacon in the bowl.

"An alpha, huh? That's a fetish," he remarked briefly.

But he shrugged off that term, he leaned forward to collect his bowl of ramen from the table and soon transferred the steaming hot bowl onto his lap. Picking up two chopsticks, Garou caught half a boiled egg with both wooden sticks and ate it.

"I'll be the king in this relationship," he stated with a wink. "But don't worry, ninja boy, I'll give you a chance on the throne as well...just maybe."

"You want to be my king? How romantic of you," the ninja flirted, playfully twirling a lock of his black hair with his free hand. "Perfect role for a dominant wolf like you."

"Heh, dominant? I guess you're right, ninja boy," he cooed. Twisting noodles around the two chopsticks in his grasp, Garou swallowed the food before talking again. "Where should we go after this? Your hideout? I hear there are fireworks in K-City, if ya wanna continue the date, that is."

Leaning in, the shinobi kissed Garou's cheek and smiled sweetly with a blush. "That would be wonderful," he whispered. "You're in luck." he added. "I like watching fireworks with another person."

"Mhm. I'll race ya to K-City," sneered Garou. "From here to K-City, that'd be fun."

Stabbing the other half of the boiled egg with the two chopsticks, he ate while watching the shinobi. Having finished half his dish already, there was only a slither of bacon left.

"I think this night will go well," he remarked before he finished the entire bowl. "Ya know, they don't add enough to these meals. One portion doesn't quite cut it," he growled and stared at the empty bowl sitting in his lap like a hungry puppy.

Upon observing this scene, Sonic tilted his head and acted sweet, stroking the wolfman's horn-like silver hair. "Aww. Would the little puppy like some of my meat? You're a growing boy," he teased, bringing a chunk of chicken to Garou's lips to feed him. "You need your energy if you want to race me..."

Accepting this chunk of chicken, Garou ate this piece of meat in a heartbeat. A faint reddish glow dusted his features now, blushing for the first time on this date. Of course, whenever he was with Sonic, he'd always retreat to his childhood self. The miserable, shy, lonely Garou from his childhood.

"Uh, thanks," his amber eyes looked away from the ninja for a moment. "It's nice that you care for me so much," he sneered.

Sonic smiled at the wolf king's expression. "Well, how can I say that I love you if I didn't care about you? You're so cute when you blush." This was followed by a girlish chuckle from the shinobi.

A grumble in his throat, Garou stood up from the settee. Walking towards the large window near their table, the wolf man watched the outside scenery. Dark with a few street lamps gleaming with light, no cars in sight or people. It seemed lonely outside.

"If you're finished," he folded his muscular arms over his broad chest. "We should get going. Don't wanna be late for that firework display, huh?"

"Of course," answered Sonic. With his superhuman speed, he finished off his meal and stood up. "Shall we go, my king?" he asked, offering his hand to Garou.

Dropping his gaze down to Sonic's outdrawn hand, Garou just had to ask. "Eh? Will you be running me to K-City?" Garou joked, but then he shrugged his shoulders and held onto the shinobi's hand anyway. "You're quite the romantic type when we're alone together, huh? I guess you are my ninja boy, after all."

With a giggle, the raven-haired shinobi kissed Garou's hand and whispered, "I'll always be yours, Garou." Then, going back to his angst, he pushed Garou towards the door. "Now get moving! Hurry up! I don't wanna miss the fireworks."

"Ah, here we go again," he grumbled at the cheeky attitude of the shinobi. But as Garou kicked the door open with a foot, the wolfman wore a grin along his rims now. "As you wish, my queen. Maybe you should lead the way to K-City? Hmm," he hinted as he side-eyed the ninja once more.

Wearing his signature smirk, the ninja tilted his long obsidian hair and had it flowing down his shoulder. Within a split second, he slammed his hands into Garou's chest and ran off down the bare street. "Race you to K-City!" he called teasingly. "Catch me if you can!"

Taken back by the sudden shove, Garou still grinned and shook his head. "Just typical," he growled.

Picking up the pace, Garou chased the shinobi down the streets, passed parades of buildings, and soon forests came into view.

Climbing on top of a building, Garou watched the ninja dash like a mad man; showing off his superhuman speed and agility. It wasn't long until the wolfman continued to run, chasing after Sonic.

Looking over his shoulder, the ninja boy smiled. "I see you're miles behind me, Garou!" Sonic taunted with a laugh, slowing down just a teeny tiny bit for his boyfriend's benefit. Of course, he ensured that this slight speed difference wasn't too obvious. In a flash, he jumped off the top of a building excitedly.

Regardless of how far behind Garou appeared to be, the wolfman still chased Sonic to K-City without a single care in the world. Despite still having fresh injuries currently in the healing process, Garou ignored the sheds of pain and pushed through it.

Catching up with the shinobi, Garou pushed Sonic up against the bark of an oak tree in the forest. Madness in his eyes, Garou laughed.

"I've gotcha now!"

Hearing a sequence of loud bangs, Garou glanced up to the night sky and observed fireworks of all different colours.

"Hm...so there is a firework display here," he remarked at the sky. "Well, we're in K-City then. I need a drink."