Karkat was silent for a few moments, still in shock over the suprise invitaion. 'He wants to have dinner with me? Is this a date? Hell, is this even real?' He thought a while longer before Cronus' slightly gruff voice broke the silence.
"Well? Wadd'ya say?" All the while Cronus was smiling and patiently waiting for an asnwer to his question. Karkat swallowed and tried to utter a sentence without stuttering.
"I...Well uhm...I mean.." He failed miserably.
"Karkat! You are still a member of this staff and as such you should be attending do the duties of your specific job, which happens to be waiting on customers, not fraternizing with them! Father would be horribly dissapointed in your recent behavior and blah, blah, blah."
Kankri continued to talk as Karkat stood up, ignoring the self proclaimed words of wisdom. "I'll be right out with a dessert menu Cronus, excuse me." Just as he turned to leave he saw the look of disappointment lingering in Cronus' shimmering purple eyes. "And as for you're shitty surprise question...I'd enjoy that." He nodded towards Cronus with a slight smile and quickly walked to the kitchen where he was promptly nagged at.
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The time was seven o' clock. Karkat's shift had finally ended and he rushed to change into his black, turtleneck sweater and black slacks. Oh my gog was his outfit bland. As he waved goodbye to Kankri and the other workers he saw his 'date' leaning against a white Mustang, gold trim and all. "Yet he doesn't even have a fucking suit.." He grumbled under his breathe as he walked over.
"Are ya' ready for the best date you've ever had?" Cronus had somehow managed to snake an arm around Karkat's shoulders and pull him way too close for comfort.
Karkat tried to push him off to no avail. "Yeah, I guess so...but if you make any of your smooth passes then you'll loose a fucking arm."
Cronus moved his arm with a slight smirk and opened the passenger door for Karkat to get in. "Oooh~ I like 'em fiesty." He winked at Karkat and grinned happily as he watched him buckled himself in.
"Shut your fucking gape hinge Ampora." Karkat growled and flicked off the happy-go-lucky man standing at the car door. "Just start this death wagon on wheels and let's get going."
Cronus laughed and rubbed the hood of his car with affection. "Come on now doll, this car is my baby~" Karkat grumbled, but was currently wishing he was the car right now. Was he really jealous of an inanimate object? Yes, yes he was.
The car suddenly started, bringing Karkat back to reality. "So, I forgot to ask...Where the fuck are we even going?"
Cronus giggled, yes, he giggled. It was the sexiest thing Karkat had ever heard as he watched the other dig into a bag beside him. "It's a surprise doll, so let me put this on ya'." He held out a blindfold and lightly moved Karkat's head towards him.
All Karkat could think of is why Cronus had a blindfold in his car. He shrugged it off and allowed himself to be blinded temporarily. "Okay, now what? You aren't going to make me guess are you?" He blushed lightly, wondering how close Cronus was to him.
"Well...it'd be pretty cute if you did." Cronus grinned and winked, forgetting that Karkat couldn't see either of the two things. "But I ain't gonna force ya' or nothin'."
There it was again, the thick, greaser accent Cronus had always had. Well, technically it had never left him. Never the less, it was intoxicating. The slight wave of his w's and v's, the intriguing slang he'd work in to almost every sentence, and his accent from god only knows where. Karkat wanted to hear him talk, but he didn't want to play into his hands, so he simply sat quietly while Cronus turned on the radio and drove away.