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Little Things

Moment Four

After weeks of insisting that they needed a few new things for around the apartment - including but not limited to a new set of spare bedsheets, new towels, and a new can opener since someone broke the last one - Kagome finally managed to talk Conner and Kaldur into going shopping with her.

"Oh, these are softer than our old ones," Conner said a little awed as he felt a fluffy new towel.

"Which is one reason we need new ones," Kagome laughed as she felt the towels Conner had pointed out. "I'm tired of scratchy towels."

Conner shrugged. He honestly hadn't really noticed anything wrong with the old ones when he used them. Though he did have to admit that he was more excited about the new ones now that he could feel the difference.

"What color should we get?" Kaldur asked as he joined in with the towel touching and agreed that they were very nice.

"Well," Kagome thought as she stepped back to look at their options. "White is usually easiest since they can just be bleached if they get stained, but the bathroom is mostly white already. I'd really like something that would stand out and look nice."

Conner turned to look at her like she'd lost her mind. "You're going to decorate the bathroom with our towels? They're not decorations. It's a practical thing."

"Oh, just you wait, I'm taking you over to look at new bath mats and candles after this," Kagome warned. "I'm tired of an all white bathroom."

"Then perhaps something more neutral," Kaldur suggested as he held up a dark charcoal gray towel.

Kagome hummed as she tilted her head and tried to imagine them hanging in the bathroom back home. "I like it," she finally decided. "It'll break up the monotony and I can always add a splash of color with candles and other little things. If we can find bath mats in the same color, that would be perfect." She grabbed enough towels along with matching hand towels and washcloths to replace their old set before leading the two heroes to another part of the store.

It turned out that Conner, who had adamantly insisted as they were leaving the apartment that he would be fine with whatever Kagome picked out, had a lot of opinions on things she picked out. It was a little frustrating and Kaldur had to mediate more than one argument over color schemes and thread counts, but they were all happy and able to laugh about it by the time they made it to the check-out.

As they left the store holding several bags each, Kagome suggested, "Do you guys want to go get some coffee and a snack before we head home?" She fumbled around with her bags while trying to dig her car keys out of her purse until Conner took some of her bags to free up one of her hands. "Thanks," she smiled up at him before finally finding her keys and pressing the button to open the trunk as they got closer. "There's a Starbucks a little ways down the street."

"I think that would be nice," Kaldur agreed as they put all of their bags in the trunk and shut it again, Kagome and Kaldur turning to see what Conner had to say about the suggestion.

Going home sounded nice, but he didn't want to put a damper on something the other two obviously wanted to do. "Lead the way," he said as he stuffed his hands in his jacket pockets and watched Kagome smile.

The walk was short and Kagome hummed in delight when they stepped inside the chain cafe. It smelled like coffee and sweet breads. As they got in line to place their orders, Kagome felt a small nudge at her side and looked up at Conner. Without saying anything, he glanced from her to the menu and back. She tried not to laugh as she told him, "Don't worry, I'll order for you. You want your usual?" When he nodded, she smiled and said, "Okay, I got it."

When they made it to the counter, Kagome spoke first, "Hi, could I please get a grande of your featured dark roast, a tall green tea frappuccino, a double chocolate brownie, and a blueberry scone."

As the barista asked if that would be all, Kaldur added, "Passion tango herbal tea, tall, and a slice of banana nut bread, please."

Pulling up their total, Kagome had barely reached for her wallet before Kaldur was placing money on the counter.

"I was going to treat you today!" She said in surprise and a little bit of a pout.

"Better luck next time," Kaldur smiled down at her as he accepted his change, Kagome grabbed their snacks, and they went to find a table. The time waiting for their drinks was mostly spent people watching and nibbling and trying to decide what to do about dinner (not an easy discussion since they were all craving different things).

When their order was called up, it was Conner who went to get their drinks. Handing Kagome her very green, whipped cream-topped drink, Conner said, "That's basically a milkshake."

"It is not," Kagome defended as she scooped off the peak of the whipped cream with her finger and stuck it in her mouth. "It's just cold, milky, green tea."

"I can tell it's full of sugar just by looking at it," Conner told her as he grabbed his preferred creamer.

"Like you're any better," Kagome teased. "That creamer you use is pretty much liquid sugar."

While his partners bickered about whose drink was less healthy, Kaldur poured a small amount of honey into his tea and was content with that. Considering all of their individual dietary choices, if they were all normal humans, Kaldur would be willing to bet that he'd outlive the other two at the table. He thought on it some more before he frowned and suggested, "Let's have salad for dinner."