Idea by me
Written by T Shai
The Date /
The Sleepover
An and Mariko had decided to meet at the local market first rather than at An's home for their date. The reason was to spend more time together and to also buy ingredients needed for dinner. Although it was a pricey meal which took hours to cook, the two had agreed on stew for dinner. It was something they both enjoyed and that they believed would be great for their second date.
Currently, Mariko was following An around the store while An had a basket holding all the required ingredients. "Hey, Mariko? What would you like with the stew? Would you just like some bread to dip in it? Or something else?" Mariko looked up at An while wheeling herself in her wheelchair. "I'd be happy with just some stew. But if it isn't a bother, then I would enjoy some bread as well, thank you." An hummed in response and nodded while going to the bakery section to grab some bread.
After retrieving some bread, An checked a list she'd brought with her to ensure she bought everything needed. Once certain that she did in fact have everything, An paid for it all, had it packed into bags and then started to lead the way to her home.
"This is just a heads up, but my dad will probably be there. He's busy working on a new novel though so he'll probably just stay in his room." An explained things, although it wasn't too detailed. Mariko still seemed to understand and nodded ever so slightly. "I see. And how has he been doing lately? I mean aside from working on a novel. I hope he's been doing well?" The female known as An hummed and glanced about as the two stopped at a pedestrian crossing and had to wait for the lights to change. "He's doing well. To be honest, he's far kinder than I imagined he'd be ever since I moved in and the adoption papers were filled out. Online, he was annoying and mysterious. But in person? He's rather kind and not as much of a mystery man as I had expected."
Mariko was listening in out of curiosity and also since she was interested in hearing about An's life as well as how it changed. It had changed for the better now that she wasn't with her abusive father, and that made Mariko rather happy.
The lights soon changed and they made their way to An's home before long. Once there, An held the door open for Mariko so she could wheel herself inside. Once in the house, they both removed their shoes and An headed to the kitchen. "Make yourself at home. I'll help you onto the couch in a minute if you'd like? Dinner will take a while to cook, so I can set up a movie for us to watch after I get the stew cooking." Mariko wheeled herself into the living room and glanced around once in there. The house was rather neat and welcoming which made her smile.
An came back out of the kitchen and went over to Mariko. She helped her girlfriend onto the couch even though it did cause them to blush from the closeness. It was something neither of them had gotten used to just yet. "U-Um... There you go. I'll put the TV on and start cooking dinner. As soon as I'm done we can watch a movie I picked out." Mariko gazed over at the television as An turned it on. There was a remote on the cushion beside her so she could change channels while waiting. "I won't be long. I'll be back in a few minutes. If you need anything in the mean time, don't hesitate to tell out, okay?" An left for the kitchen and set to work cutting up everything required and then starting to cook dinner.
Some time passed by and An returned to the living room. "The food will take a while to cook. In the meantime, let's start this movie up." An grabbed a DVD case off the shelf and carried it over to the television. "What kind of movie is it? I have to admit that I'm quite curious." Mariko inquired now that she had the opportunity to speak. An popped the disc out of the case and then put it in the player. "It's a romance movie I rented the other day. I figured it would be a good choice since we're spending the night together. It's one my mother told me about when I was younger... But we never had the chance to see it. Plus I haven't seen it yet so that's a bonus." An put the case down and went to sit on the couch. She picked up the remote, changed the channel and then began the movie with the press of some buttons.
The two watched the movie together quite happily, and even cuddled up to each other during parts without even noticing it. They sat side by side and held each other's hand while also leaning against one another. The movie was fascinating to them, and they truly did send happy now they were able to just relax together. Parts of the movie did leave them upset, but overall by the time it ended, they were both smiling and relieved. "I'm glad they ended up together in the end. If they never saw each other again, I would have been sad. And to be entirely honest, those kinds of movies usually make me cry as embarrassing as it is to admit." An hummed in agreement with Mariko's words before reluctantly getting up. She had enjoyed being close to her girlfriend, but she knew it was time for dinner.
Dinner was served and An's new father had joined them. He teased the couple every now and then with light jokes, but overall it was nothing serious. They were all laughing and quite happy throughout dinner and it was sadly over too soon.
An's dad volunteered to do the washing up so An could set up the spare futon in her room. After all, Mariko did need a place to sleep. The two talked to one another while An set it up and even began to get sidetracked by discussing how much fun they'd had up until now. They seemed to be caught up in a world of their own for some time, even if it was only for a few minutes in reality.
"Well... I guess we'll continue to talk tomorrow before you head home? Today was fun, but I'm exhausted and I can tell you are as well." An smiled meekly as she spoke and Mariko had managed to get on the futon with some assistance. "Of course. We can talk tomorrow. I'd like that very much. Today was wonderful and I hope we can spend more time together like this. If I'm to be honest, I loved every minute I was able to spend with you."
Both of them finally called it a night and tried their best to sleep. It took time for them both to fall asleep, but once they did, they dreamt of their wonderful day with peaceful smiles upon their faces.