30 Day OTP Challenge - Sondam

Day 04: 'On a date'

Non-Despair AU, Set after they graduate (they're probably 18 - 21 here)

Summary: Gundam gets to plan the date, and of course, he chooses for him and Sonia to go to the zoo.

Gundam let out a breath as he adjusted his scarf slightly, preparing for his date with Sonia. He wore his usual attire, knowing that flashy clothing would look out of place at a zoo. His lips tilted up in small smile, deciding that he looked good enough, and put his arm down to let the Four Dark Gods of Destruction scurry up and into his scarf. He hurried downstairs, waving a quick goodbye to his mother before exiting the house and getting into his car. He drove to Sonia's home, beeping the horn to signal his arrival.

Sonia came out of the house, waving merrily at him. She was wearing a green similar to the one she used to wear when they were at school, but in a lovely light blue colour. She greeted him with a kiss on the cheek, which made his cheeks turn slightly red.

"Good afternoon, 'Naka," Sonia smiled, taking her seat next to him as Gundam started to drive towards the zoo.

"Good afternoon, fair princess," Gundam replied, "I pray the day treated you well?"

"Oh yes, it did! Ooh, I was so excited to see you! I can't wait to go to the zoo, 'Naka!" Sonia grinned widely at him, making Gundam smile at her. He just loved it when she gave him such big, toothy grins - he found it adorable.

They arrived at the zoo, walking in hand-in-hand into the complex. After they paid for entry, they began their trip around the various different environments - beginning with water animals. Gundam said little facts for each of the animals they saw, "Hippopotamus milk is actually pink and is quite a peculiar substance. It's a lot like yoghurt, so the beasts' offspring are able to feast underwater," he told Sonia when a mother hippo and its baby swam past them.

"Really?" Sonia asked, eyes wide, "That's interesting…"

Gundam's cheeks gained a dusting of pink, and they moved onto the sea lions. Sonia watched with wide eyes, grinning at the creatures as they gracefully swam through the water, flipping and turning and sometimes coming onto land to collect fish thrown to them by a small group of zookeepers.

"I love seals…they're so pretty! Look at the way they can swim, 'Naka…"

Gundam cleared his throat, "These creations are sea lions, Sonia. They're smaller and thinner than seals. Also, their coats are brown, while seals are often grey." He told her, hoping he didn't bring down her spirits by correcting her.

Sonia let out a knowing 'oh,', nodding, "Do they have seals here? I would love to see some…"

Gundam nodded, "I believe they're in the next tank, my dear,"

After visiting the seals and a few other marine animals, Gundam and Sonia moved to look at some land dwelling animals, including a pen holding kangaroos, emus, and other Australian animals. Both were silent as they watched the foreign animals jump and run around, both letting out an 'aww,' as they noticed a koala in the trees.

"One day, I would like to visit the island realm of Australia…it seems so interesting, full of different beasts that I would love nothing more than to see in the wild," Gundam said, glancing down as Sonia pointed out a little wombat that had poked its head out of its burrow.

"They're all so cute!" Sonia clapped her hands, "Do you know anything about these animals, 'Naka?"

Gundam nodded, "Yes, of course I do. Kangaroo babies, called 'joeys', are the size of a jelly bean when they're born. They also have to crawl into their mother's pouch after birth."

"Wow…so small…" Sonia breathed. Gundam nodded, before he noticed a sign reading, 'Capybara,'. He grabbed Sonia's hand, practically dragging her along to the enclosure, "What's going on - 'Naka, let go!" Sonia chuckled.

"We've important business to attend to," Gundam said, running over to the pen. Two creatures that resembled way over-sized guinea pigs were roaming around. Gundam was near bouncing with joy, a huge grin on his face, "Sonia! Look! They're like giant guinea pigs! I can only imagine the power that sleeps within them…"

Sonia laughed at Gundam's reaction to the capybaras. She had to admit, they were extremely cute, running around on their stubby little legs. Gundam tried to compose himself, but it was obvious that he was still extremely happy about finding the capybaras.

Sonia was eventually able to drag Gundam away from the capybaras, taking him to look at the swans and other birds. Their day ended with a kiss outside the swan enclosure.

A/N: I LOVE THEM SO MUCH OMG