"Oh wow I guess we really were the D team. Only now it's us who are.."
"Stuck" Miko gasps finishing Five's sentence "castlestein!" Dropping to her knees dramatically she yells into the air.
"Okay, okay we can figure this out." Five says putting torches on his fellow techs. Or maybe not. He thinks as he sees Miko freaking out over not finishing the game. He starts to pace around a bit stopping in front of the other female tech. Staring at her Five blushes a bit. I think her name was Zahra. Ella es linda. Cool pose too. Five shakes his head atención, ahora no es el momento. He turns his attention back to his partner. "Ok Miko time to snap out of it." he sighs knowing this is only going to get harder before it gets easier. After calming her down the duo figure out what they need to do next.
"And that's how we defeated Nogrog." Miko tells Mitch recounting her glitchy adventures as she unhooks her arm from his to grab their smoothies.
"You think that over dramatic cheeseball has fabulous hair yet you call mine a mop?" Slightly offended Mitch narrows his eyes at Miko as she hands him his.
"What? His hair is snakes. Snakes! Snakes are cool" she exclaims before nonchalantly sipping on one of her smoothies as she waits for the other.
"I can't even begin to understand how your mind works carrot top."
Miko frowns "carrots are orange."
"They have purple carrots" he says like it's common knowledge, drinking his own smoothie.
Miko's second smoothie is ready and she grabs it as Mitch pulls out his card to pay.
"So are you two dating?" the guy behind the register asks.
Miko blinks in disbelief as Mitch stands frozen next to her. Regaining his composure he runs his hand through his hair before handing over his card again "what on earth gave you that idea?" He asks before glancing at Miko who still seems dazed from the question.
"Just see you two in here a lot recently." The guy responds as Miko comes back to life. "You two seem close." He says in a tone and Mitch doesn't understand why it's bothering him.
A bit barmy this one. Just because we come here doesn't mean we're dating. Mitch almost glares at the guy. He's around their age and the same height as Mitch. Olive skin and a mass of black curls sits atop his head. Is he asking because he fancies her? That wouldn't be a problem now would it? Mitch sighs as a familiar voice appears in his head. I'm only here because I lost that stupid bet nothing more. Right and it's not because you've come to enjoy her company at all. Ugh I'm going insane. His thoughts get cut off at the sound of Miko's voice.
"Me and him?" She says pointing between herself and Mitch "pffft no way. We hate each other." Miko easily dismisses, but can't help the slight blush running across her cheeks. She sips her smoothies in hopes that neither of them notices.
Mitch nods in agreement, while the guy just gives them a weird look. For the first time that night Mitch notices how close she's standing next to him. Their arms are touching and her hair brushes against him as each time she sways or bounces in place. Sensing the guy behind the counter was gonna speak again Mitch decides he's heard enough of this guy's voice "well not that this wasn't fun, but let's go." He says placing his free hand on Miko's back as he guides them out of the shop. As they leave Mitch gives more thought to what the guy said. I guess I could see why he thought that.
When they'd entered Miko was holding his hand as opposed to dragging him like she'd done when they first started this smoothie quest as she'd dubbed it. Mitch learned quickly that Miko is a very tactile person. She'd no problem dragging him, touching his hair or his nose, leaning against him and just invading his personal space. At first it annoyed him, but he learned it was too tiring to fight her at every turn it also didn't help that she was deceptively strong. So he's learned to just go with it and got used to her holding his hand or hooking her arm around his and all her nose boops. Now he didn't even really mind it. It surprised him when he'd first realized he was okay with her touching him. He's come to just expect it of her.
Mitch was so lost in thought he jumped when Miko put her cold smoothie against his cheek. "Dude where'd you go? You totally zoned out on me."
"It's nothing. Get in" opening the door for her. Miko curtsies her giggles muffled by the straws in her mouth.
It was another little thing that they started to do. After they got smoothies he'd always take her home, even if she'd ridden her bike to work. He'd open doors for her and tease her calling her a princess or a damsel. While she played up him being a knight in shining tech and mocking his accent. "Thank you good sir."
"Seriously I don't sound like that." Mitch feigns annoyance as he walks around and gets in the driver's seat.
The drives are usually silent unless Miko forced him to listen to her music, they were debating more like fighting about games or smoothie flavors, or just talking about their day. At first Mitch thought he'd liked her best in those quiet moments but after spending time with her he'd remedied that thought process. He found that when she was being loud, a bit reckless and laughing were her best moments. Opposites attract. Mitch grumbles and grips the steering wheel tighter at the intrusive thought. Miko having finished her smoothies in record time was nodding her head to the melody she was humming. It had annoyed Mitch for a while after he asked her what it was. All she said was that it was from a game, but wouldn't tell him what game.
Miko caught Mitch looking at her but decided not to say anything. Instead she looked out the window. Her mind in overdrive mode from thinking about what the guy at groovy smoothie said. Dating? Who ever heard of something so bonkers. Me and Mitch. The number one griefer and pain in the butt. Would never happen nah nope no way. Why not? A voice piped up. Mitch isn't so bad. He's nice to you and you like being around him. You might argue with him, but he makes sure to check up on you after you've caught a glitch. You also like teasing him. He doesn't have to give you rides home from work, but he does anyway. He always listens to you as well when you complain about your family. And he's kinda cute. Miko blushes at her thoughts listing Mitch's good points. Shaking her head wildly as if it will get rid of her thoughts some of her hair hits Mitch.
Smells like flowers this time, hehe briefly thinks. "Hey watch it. I'm trying to drive here." He complains but there's no anger behind it. "Maybe tie it up before you kill us by blinding me with your hair."
Miko just sticks her tongue out at him. "You're just jealous my hair is awesomer than yours." Flipping her hair so it hits him again.
"In your dreams love. My hair is perfect….But yours isn't always a complete disaster. You don't look half bad when it's up."
Miko takes a lock of her hair and starts playing with it. Should I try more updos? She wonders before throwing an insult back at Mitch. "My hair is 10x better than that Pomeranian on your head. You should change it. If you want I can use my gauntlet to blast some of it off." She smirks at him as she reaches to touch his hair.
She ruins his hair before he can smack her hand away. "Enough. Now get out"
"Alright alright ya big baby." She unbuckles her seatbelt "boop." Reaching over she boops his nose which has kinda become their way of saying goodnight. Hopping out of the van Miko walks to her front door.
Now if only she'd keep her hands off my hair. I'd dislike her less. Mitch sees her go inside and he starts to pull off. Liar. You like her just fine. He sighs not wanting to acknowledge that the voice in his head was right.
Miko moves from the window after watching Mitch leave her driveway.
"Why do you do that?"
Miko nearly jumps out of her skin not having heard her older sister enter the room. "Do what?"
"Wait by the window after you come in." Nica says while scrutinizing her younger sister who blushes slightly. "You should cut it out before mom or dad catch you and ask who it is that's always dropping you off."
Before Miko can say anything, Nica's phone beeps and she's gone just as quickly as she appeared. Leaving a slightly flushed and confused Miko standing like an npc in the living room.
AN: I don't speak Spanish, but I want to stay close to how Five is in the show. I want to keep the little exclamations he does and I feel like he'd also think in Spanish. So I'll be using google translate as I write more of him in the future.
