Awkwardship at Colosso for GengaJupite!
"Agatio, c'mon!" Sheba giggled excitedly, dragging the larger Proxian by the arm through the crowds of Tolbi, "It's the finals! I thought you loved watching battles!"
Agatio sighed, trying not to blush or retaliate as he heard several Tolbians giggle and 'daww' at him as the young blonde girl dragged him around. In spite of himself though, he found himself smiling. He loved being with the cute girl, she was so different from Karst or Menardi… she was fun. Bubbly and exciting.
"Calm down, we won't miss it." He said simply, tryig to maintain his gruff exterior as Tolbians continued to glance at him.
"Next year it'll be us in the final, won't it?" She laughed, "I'll beat your ass down."
"Just try it, squirt." He challenged, stopping in his tracks, forcing Sheba to stop as well, unable to drag his weight anywhere.
"Agatio!" She whined.
He chuckled to himself, allowing himself to be pulled along again and into the Colosso stadium to watch the final combatants race to the finish. The excitement in the crowd was palpable, but it was harsh as well. The crowd jostled and bumped off each other, trying to get closer to the front to view everything.
This angered Agatio as it resulted in Sheba being knocked around by people much larger than her. She didn't really mind though, she pushed back with just as much strength because she was tenacious. Agatio didn't care how tough she was though, he lifted her up onto his shoulder so she could see everything no matter what. She giggled, ruffling his white hair and thanked him, even though some other behind them complained, there was nothing they could do.
Cheers signalled the beginning of the event and the two of them glanced back and forth as they watched the two finalists: Kraden and Lunpa.
"C'mon, Lunpa!" Sheba cheered, "Teach that pervy old man who's boss! Kill him! Win me some money!" Having been caught up in the festivities, she had of course bet on Kraden being killed, which is a very rare occurrence in Colosso.
The two soon reached the centre stage, Lunpa arriving first and claiming the greater piece of equipment, Kraden being stuck with the simple leather gloves.
The battle soon started and Lunpa was an obvious favourite to win. But Kraden was a cheater and was using potions he had snuck in under his cloak to try and give him powers or hinder the legendary thief. His tricky tactics levelled the playing field for a short time but Lunpa was not easy to beat.
The two spun and clashed blades, punched and kicked the other, Kraden even bit him, having lined his teeth with poison in an effort to win because he was a dirty cheat that no one liked.
The crowd finally erupted into a great cheer as Lunpa plunged his sword through Kraden's chest, killing him and letting him drop to the ground in a bloody heap. At long last the dirty, pervy, cheating, god-defying, useless old man was dead, and everyone was happy.
"YEAH!" Wooooooo! Way to go, Lunpa!" Sheba cheered, "Take that, Kraden! You deserve it!"
Agatio chuckled and lifted the cheering girl into his arms, holding her close as she continued to giggle and recount the battle, sound effects and all, to him. When at last the stadium had cleared and they had finally made their way outside, night had fallen.
"This was great, Agatio!" She beamed happily, a smile that filled the Proxian with warmth he could never get from anything else, "Do it again sometime, yeah?" She kissed him on the cheek, and ran off, waving madly to him until she disappeared.
Agatio grumbled at how the girl embarrassed him so, and how stupid he must look for blushing.
Still… he would like to be with her more.
What you expected, bro?