C'est La Vie—Chapter Fifteen

by taitofan

Rated T for sexual situations

Disclaimer: I don't own Randy Cunningham 9th Grade Ninja or its characters.

Author's Note: Reminder that chapters eleven, twelve, thirteen, and fourteen are nsfw and are being skipped. You can read them on AO3 or my tumblr under the tag "taito writes."

Prompt: Randy and Julian first meeting, at Marci's Daycare—the beginning of Julian's crush. (tumblr)

If you have any CC, please share and I'll listen. Please read, review, and enjoy! Finished 09-10-15

Randy Cunningham did not want to go to kindergarten. He liked playing all day with his best friend Howard, eating snacks, taking naps… He didn't really know what this school thing was, but he didn't want to go to it. But no matter how much he begged and cried, his parents just laughed and told him that every child had to, so he did too.

Before the dreaded kindergarten started, his mother told him that he would be going to Marci's Daycare in the mornings, where he'd meet more of the other children that he'd be going to school with. Randy didn't like that idea—he didn't need other kids when he had Howard. And he really, really didn't want to go when Howard got the flu two days before they were supposed to go to daycare, so he wouldn't even have Howard there for the first few days.

Unfortunately, he was still just a small child, and his iron grip on his car seat wasn't as strong as he'd thought. His mother easily plucked him out of the car and deposited him in front of a smiling woman. She was pretty and looked nice, and Randy stopped fussing when she began to speak.

"Well, hello there Randy! Are you ready to make some new friends?" Ms Marci talked in a funny way, but he didn't dwell on it for long. Something caught his eye, and he nodded distractedly as his mother and Ms Marci talked about grownup things that he didn't care about.

There were already a few children there, but only one of them was wearing a hat that was taller than his head. And a really long coat. And his teeth were really big!

He was also the only kid completely by himself, and as much as Randy wanted Howard there, he didn't want to see another kid playing alone any more than he wanted to be alone. So after his mother kissed him goodbye and Ms Marci ran off to stop someone named Bash from burying another boy named Bucky in the sandbox, Randy went over to the swing set where the boy was. The boy was staring at the ground, and he didn't look up even as Randy got close and sat on the swing next to him.

"…Hi," he greeted after a few long moments of silence. "I'm Randy. What's your name?"

The boy jumped, finally lifting his head, allowing Randy to see his bright blue eyes lighting up. Randy wasn't sure the boy could have smiled any wider. It briefly occurred to him that this kid must not have expected anyone to come talk to him.

"Hello! My name is Julian and I'm going to be a bat when I grow up!"

Randy's mother had told him that it was mean to laugh at others, but it was pretty hard not to.

"You can't grow up to be an animal," he told Julian, trying to keep his face serious. He failed miserably, but Julian didn't look deterred.

"I can!" He paused and cocked his head to the side as he looked at Randy with wide, innocent eyes. "Or maybe I'll be a magician! Or a bat magician!"

Randy quickly gave up trying to reason with the other boy, and instead the two of them played on the swings, talking about all the things they liked. Randy found out that Julian's favorite color was purple—of course—and his favorite animals were bats—of course—and he really loved magic and ice cream and creepy things, like spiders. He also pointed out a cute little girl their age playing with a group of other girls, who was his cousin Theresa.

Randy didn't even realize that he hadn't thought of Howard since he'd started talking to Julian, and before he knew it, hours had gone by and Ms Marci was gathering up children whose parents had come to pick them up. When he saw her walking towards the swings, he found that he was disappointed. Julian was kind of weird, but he was nice and Randy liked talking to him.

"Randy, your mom is here." She paused as she looked at him—he wasn't pouting, he swore!—and she giggled, reaching out to ruffle his hair. "You'll see Julian again tomorrow. And soon you'll be in kindergarten together! Now come on, let's not keep your mom waiting."

Randy slowly got off his swing, ready to say goodbye, when Julian hopped off and threw his arms around Randy, pulling him into a tight hug. Randy was a little surprised, but not so much as when Julian pulled back and laid a wet kiss to his cheek.

"I changed my mind," Julian said with the most serious expression Randy thought he was capable of making. "When I grow up, I'm going to keep being a human so I can marry you! But I'll still be a magician, okay?"

Ms Marci giggled again and led Randy—who was having a hard time thinking, let alone moving— towards the entrance where his mother was waiting. When Randy's mother greeted her son and asked if he'd made any new friends, Randy looked back towards the swings and saw Julian still there. Their eyes met, and Julian waved enthusiastically to him, putting both of his arms into it. Randy waved back shyly, then turned back to his mother with a small smile.

"Yeah, I guess so."

After that day, Randy didn't try to get out of starting kindergarten anymore.

"I said that?" Julian—still wearing that hat and coat from the day they'd met, though he'd grown into them—looked thoughtful, then nodded his head. "I remember our fateful meeting on the swings, though I suppose I forgot my declaration of our impending marriage."

Randy wasn't really surprised, considering that he'd been a shoob and ignored Julian once Howard had gotten better. Something he'd continued to do until high school, when they'd begun dating. Thank cheese he'd seen the light!

"At least it was your crush on me that you've kept all these years, not wanting to be a bat." Julian glared at him, though it wasn't in the least bit intimidating. Randy chuckled at the sight, then quickly sobered as he remembered what he needed to do. "Anyway, there's a reason I wanted to remind you of that day…"

He stood up and pulled a little black velvet box out of his pocket, dropping down to one knee before his shocked boyfriend.

Julian wasn't a famous magician yet, but Randy was more than willing to make his other childhood ambition come true.