Shadows of war chapter 8
A/N: I do not own gunslinger girl and only my OCs and I hope this chapter makes the mood a little more school like
As Richard watched the sun set in the distance he was sitting on the hill overlooking the gun range for a heart to heart with triela on a major issue. "Sis Im having an anniversary coming up and I also remember that my high school did prom and I ugh was wondering if you have ever had a dance here?" with the last part being a blush because he thought he'd be smacked so the response was not what he expected and she was smiling at that. "I think we could and boy if you are nervous talking to me how will you ever ask rico to the dance?" and as he turned bright red he said "what if I asked Etta" Alex said those would be fighting words brother and Michael is asking out Elsa as we speak and at the thought of his cousin asking out his friend he smirked and said well I best get the courage up cause the close cut black hair and the lovely blonde ran up and Elsa hugged him tight and said "Mike told me that you said he should ask me out or you would and I love you but it's more like a sister" and Rico asked what about me and Richard asked her if she had his high school ring which he gave her that day and she said yes a little dejected and the response shocked her "it'll have to do till I can get to the jewelers and get you a proper ring"
As rico nearly fainted from shock the other girls helped her up as the boys all got their dates for the dance and then they started planning on what the attire would be and they decided it would be as formal as the girls wanted or the handlers allowed and they went off to find Katy to ask her opinion. "Hey sis I have a question and maybe you and the other handlers can give me a idea on us doing a prom dance here because we all have not been able to live a better life than what we had" and the response was kind of shocking as it involved Jean. "If you ask him and he says yes hell yeah I'm in" and when it came to how formal it was she said lets treat like a prom with a less formal dance later in the month ok?" and he nearly screamed yes before leaving the room to tell the girls what was going on. "Alright boys we are on for it and I hope we could surprise the girls over lunch" unaware that miss super ears as the boys knew Henrietta as a joke was listening in and she told rico Elsa and Claes that they needed to get ready for prom night but made then promise to act shocked at lunch because that was when the secret would be revealed.
As soon as lunch rolled around the boys showed up in the kitchen with beef and pork and a mission. "Do you think we could use the kitchen when you are done and make the girls we like a meal they would die for" and the chefs gave them permission to do so and after telling the boys where everything was left Alex, Richard and David to get to work as Richard and Alex started on the traditional meals as they made steaks and got fresh baked bread and mozzarella cheese for sub sandwiches along with a steak and pork dish that the used from Mexico as it was stuffed peppers. "Hey Alex when you going to ask triela out cause we all see how she looks at you" and he damn near gagged on the chocolate he was tasting for the milk chocolate pizzolis which they all knew as a Belgian desert crepe and after mixing the milk added a splash of rum as a joke to test the pallets of his guests. "Asshole I'm taking her to prom so I'll ask her out then and go fuck yourself" Alex stated with a middle finger before giving the guests a royal treatment calling them queens. As the meal was served the boys asked "we spiked the desert with a little something so if you can guess we'll be happy and then we can get down to a question for yall" and after they said they could taste the rum and tequila and as the girls were ages from 14 to 17 they were shocked when the boys asked them to prom at least that is how they acted.
As Rico was carried up to the rooms by Richard he asked her how long had she known about the plan and rico looked down in his arms "ever since this morning Etta told us and I wanted to say something but was scared you'd be mad" and he told her he wasn't and as he helped her into her dress he kissed her lips letting her dress fall to the floor and told her "since prom doesn't start for a few hours let's take a quick-nap shall we?" with a wiggle as he helped rico on the bed and started kissing her neck and he gently felt her body under his and the movements got faster and more intense until in a screaming moment of passion the collapsed in each other's arms until prom. As the two woke up Richard snuck out to get in his tux and slip back with flowers all before rico woke up. "Hey man how do I look and Dave, Alex don't you say like shit cause you aren't much better" and Mike said "like hammered shit and you didn't say anything about me" as they finished the ties and gave the leather shoes a quick polish before grabbing flowers and heading out the door.
"Hey guys we ready and if this goes good we can do these more often" as the girls came down and apologized for being late with a smirk "Rico didn't want to wear the dress I got her so we had to put it on her" and the boys all let out a whistle as Rico came out in a black dress with gold trim and etta came out in a light blue flowing gown with Claes and triela in red flowing dresses with a silver trim and each girl had either a necklace or pendant and the boys nearly blacked out from the beauty. As they held on to the girls arms they walked in to the cafeteria they found that the cooks had set out for a dinner that was a staple of prom night with the kids being able to order their own meals and the boys ordering a steak and pasta dish and wine because they wanted it to be romantic so pasta was a must as Mike explained to Elsa as the boys poured the wine and then the dance started. As the dance started inside with a bit faster music the boys looked outside and asked Jean "since it's a beautiful night out and I think it would be more romantic can we?" Jean laughed and looking at Richard and Alex said I didn't know you to were so mushy but why the hell not just no funny business until later" with a chuckle as the boys almost fainted then they headed out and Richard heard Alex tell Etta how beautiful she looked in the light of the moon and Richard said the same before slipping a ring on rico's hand and smiling told her "you are my beautiful princess and Id die for you without a second thought and the tears of joy rolled down rico's cheek to the sounds of Scarborough fair and the blushes and awes from the other girls as Dave and Alex did the same thing and triela knew her time would be next and she was so happy for her sisters. As rico and Richard shared a kiss he stated that was the best prom night every before humming It's a hard to remember night that I'll never forget" and Alex walked over to triela and whispered "Glad that boy is happy cause he had the hardest ever before freshman year then his legs so you think we'd have this figured out by now" then he had a chuckle as her saw rico and etta having a tiptoeing competition and then a punch chugging competition and triela hide a bottle of rum before laughing as well stating the obvious "Rico's going to have a hell of a hang-over" before walking out to the dance floor smiling.
A/N: well this chapter was long but it was one of those that give the girls some humanity