And Musaki meets an old friend of his from his past and goes out on a date...but he's not one to break promises when it comes to friends, so guess what he does?
Chapter 2: Triple Date Plan
The next day, Musaki decided to take a little walk around the Valley of Peace for a bit, just to get some air. Before he could go anywhere, Shifu went over to him and decided to ask him, "Any thoughts about valentine's day?"
Musaki sighed heavily and he didn't exactly know how Shifu would react to the pact he made with Zeke and Arizona yesterday and he replied, "Well...we're still not sure about it yet. I mean, I don't know if we're even ready for dating."
"You never know unless you try. You've got plenty of time until this little celebration we're gonna have soon. So...might as well." Shifu added.
Musaki reluctantly nodded his head and went on his way down the steps to the valley and when he got there, all he could do was think about what Shifu said to him about valentine's day and then also the pact he made with Zeke and Arizona about one getting a date and the other doesn't, so it's like he's got a heavy choice to make. But soon enough, he accidently bumped into someone and then looked over to see who it was and to his surprise...he recognized those hazel-green eyes.
He gasped softly and asked, "Summer?"
Just then, the young clouded leopard looked at Musaki and she recognized those blue eyes of his and she was shocked to see her old friend after all those years and she asked, "Saki?"
Musaki chuckled softly at that and he nervously replied, "Hi."
She lets out a giggle and then hugs him tightly and she said, "It's so good to see you!"
"Good to see you too! How've you been?" asked Musaki.
Summer stared at him and she replied, "It's been a long time...like about a few years back since the orphanage."
Musaki was still surprised that she would remember him after being cooped up in his room since he was a young cub and he chuckled in embarassment and said, "I didn't think you'd remember me."
"Yeah, but you were always so sad and you'd be in your room every day, like coping over your parents' death. But now...you seem kinda happy and that's a good thing." Summer explained.
Musaki smiled a little and replied, "Yeah, I have been. I've lived in the Jade Palace for close to 4 years now."
Summer was blown away by what Musaki just said about him living in the Jade Palace and said, "Get out! With the Furious Five and the Dragon Warrior? You must be lucky!"
Musaki nodded his head and replied, "More than lucky. Just stoked up, like everyday's an adventure...if you count risking your life and stuff."
"I got adopted too...right before you did with this huge family of different species, so I'm like the only leopard of the family. Just 3 brothers and 4 sisters." Summer explained.
"I bet it was great." Musaki said, happily.
Summer started laughing and replied, "Oh yeah. Pretty much."
They both started laughing and passing conversations about their lives and when they went towards another part of the Valley, Summer looked at Musaki and then she said, "So...I hear it's valentine's day."
Musaki stared at her and didn't know how to respond to that holiday and replied, "Yep. In 6 days."
"Have you ever had a valentine before?" asked Summer.
Musaki scratched the back of his head and he looked at her with a nervous chuckle and he replied, "Well...no. I haven't been on a date either."
Soon enough, Summer decided to give him the question he never really thought would come by. She looked at him and asked, "Well...if you're not doing anything, would you like to...go out with me?"
That question completely surprised him to the core and he was definitely stoked that someone would ask him out. He asked, "Why me?"
"I thought maybe we'd just go for a walk, maybe look at the stars and stuff, eat a few noodles."
Musaki felt like this was gonna be a chance to have Summer as his valentine and figured that this might be his chance and he replied, "Yeah, sure."
Summer was delighted to hear that and she was definitely looking forward to this and asked, "Is tonight okay?"
While Musaki was excited about his date, he started to think about the pact he made with Arizona and Zeke and how they would feel if he went on a date and they didn't. He didn't want to go against this promise and he stared at her and said, "Sure...but I don't wanna leave my friends out too."
That left Summer a little bit surprised to hear something like that and she asked, "Why so?"
"Well...they don't have dates either and it would be a bummer for them to think that I got a date and they don't."
Summer could see that Musaki would be this selfless and thought that maybe there might be something she can do for it. Then, she told him, "Well...my two sisters thought the same thing too and we made a pact that if we couldn't find a guy for valentine's day, that it'd be just us. So...maybe your friends could date my sisters, like a triple date."
That really made Musaki's day and he was definitely looking forward to that and he said, "That would be great."
Summer giggled and said, "See you tonight."
"Will do." Musaki said.
She walks away and Musaki was excited that he got a date and that there's gonna be a triple date as well and he was bursting with joy to see this happening. He sighed softly and whispered to himself, "Triple date..."
Later on, Musaki walked through the hallways of the bunkhouse and when he got to his room, he sees Arizona and Zeke in there and both of them couldn't help but notice Musaki's happy mood and they figured something was up. Zeke was the first one to ask and asked, "You okay, Saki?"
"Oh, yeah. Who wouldn't be?" answered Musaki.
Zeke began to chuckle a little and figured out what was up with Musaki's bubblyness and he asked, "What's up with you?"
Musaki lets out a happy sigh and then told Zeke, "Okay, how would you guys feel if all three of us...went out on dates with three girls for each of us?"
Soon enough, it kinda surprised both of them that Musaki was asked out on a date despite their pact they made and Arizona was the first one to react and asked, "You've got a date?'
"We've got a date. Ran into an old friend a few minutes ago while I took a walk and we talked and then she asked me out on a date and I accepted. But then I thought about you guys and I didn't want to leave you out, so I told her about our pact and it turns out that my old friend Summer had the same pact she made with her sisters that we made yesterday. So...how do you guys feel about triple dating?" Musaki said.
The fact that Musaki got asked out was a little unusual for both of them, but him setting up a triple date for them was something they never imagined doing. Arizona then asked, "You did that for us?"
"You never know unless we try. Let's just give it a shot." Musaki said.
The thought of it definitely got both Zeke and Arizona excited about this and figured that maybe dating might not be such a scary thing and Zeke said, "Yeah, I'm in."
"Sure, why not?" asked Arizona.
Musaki was happy that they were stoked up about this and Arizona asked, "When is it?"
"Tonight."
"Whoa...we might as well find something to wear, then." Zeke added.
They all agreed and all three of them were excited that this triple date thing would go in full bloom and the fears of dating faded away quickly and maybe valentine's day might not be such a bad idea after all.
How awesome is that? Triple date for all three! Next chapter, the warriors dish out some 'dating' advice...and some of those might be unusual.
