A Date?
Drabble by: Sarah Slutz
Krillin gazed down at Juhachi-gou as she sunned herself in that tiny bikini Roshi had so magnanimously provided her. He scratched his head, at a loss. How does one ask out a girl who has no social skills?
Juhachi-gou shifted in the sand and cracked her eyes open.
"You're staring at me again."
"S-s-sorry," Krillin stammered, blushing like crazy.
"What do you want?" she asked acerbically. He knew very well that she wasn't trying to be rude. She didn't even know the concept. It had taken him a while to get used to it but they had already sort of been living together -if you call living in the same household living together- for a few months now. Amazingly enough, she'd accepted his and Roshi's invitation to stay and had not left after a few days as everyone had predicted.
"I wanted to ask you out on a date," the former monk finally blurted out.
"What do you want to ask me? On what date?" she asked.
"Ugh… No, I meant I want to go out on a date with you."
"What date?"
This wasn't working. He was going to have to explain the concept to her.
"No, not date as in what day it is… Date can also be used as a word that means… that means when two people that like each other want to go out and do something special."
He waited expectantly for her answer, sweating under the hot tropical sun.
"Hmmm," she murmured. "Sure, why not. I like you and you're always staring at me. I am bored of being on this island for such long stretches of time. Doing something special sounds like fun."
Krillin let out a pained breath and resisted the urge to cheer.