I had to write this twice -_- Power shortages suck. Remind me to never uses space heaters again. I am well aware it is early September and still hotter than butt but in my basement where I work and sturf it isn't exactly toasty. Ever. I freeze my buns off and so I got a space heater and it causes power shortages! Yay I am going to freeze! I don't own the Kane Chronicles. This takes place when Carter is 24 and Zia the same age
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I am sitting on the couch with Carter and Khufu watching a Laker's game. Sadie and Anubis are on a date or something, Jaz and Walt are seeing a movie and our initiates are having independent study time. I love these days, where the only work I have to do is disarm an exploding donkey curse or put out a few fires. I don't even have to tame penguins anymore since Felix keeps them in his room, which is a winter wonderland.
"Zia do you wanna go out with me next Friday?" Carter asks me. As usual he is just asking me to our favorite little cafe about a mile away from here.
"Yeah and you don't have to ask me so formerly every time. You just say on the day, not a week in advance, Zia do you wanna go to the cafe today?" I tell him. He sighs and shakes his head making his shaggy brown hair flop around. He kisses the top of my head and goes back to watching the game. I rest my head on his shoulder and drift to sleep.
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I wake up in my bed that I share with Carter. I sit up and see him outside, talking to a pigeon. Okay, now I was confuzzled. "I don't know man. I just don't know what to do." He says to the pigeon.
"Well," the pigeon says with a very deep, masculine voice that one does not expect from a pigeon. "I think you should ask her after she has finished eating." Carter groans and puts his face in his hands.
"I have to do it too. I promised Sadie I'd do it next Friday. I've been meaning to do it for a long time but I am scared. What if she says no, what if she laughs in my face, what if she hates me, what if," the pigeon cuts him off and if pigeons could look annoyed this one did.
"Carter Julius Kane! Man up! You are 24 years old so act like it. You are behaving like a 15 year old boy who is nervous about asking a girl out for the first time!" The pigeon says very with much annoyance. Carter groans and put his face in his hands again. The bird flew off and Carter turned to come to bed and I pretended like I was asleep.
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The week pasted quickly, Sadie was weirder than usual though and super giggly when I walked by. Carter was a bit nervous the day of the date and Allyssa was told by Sadie to help me get ready for my date. Before I knew it I was at my favorite cafe, the owners John and Christy Loan came out to say hi to us and made the usual small talk. Today we got a special discount for no reason, John and Christy did this a lot to us, I think it is because we are there favorite customers and Carter thinks it is because I'm pretty, he always thinks that.
"Mr. and you don't have to do that for that." I tell them.
"For the umpteenth time Zia, it is John and Christy." Christy says pushing a few gray strands of hair behind her ears. I nodded.
"I'm sorry, John and Christy you don't have to do that for us." John laughs along with his wife.
"Hon, of course we do. You are our favorite customers, you know I remember when you two were just 15 and coming here. You two are such a perfect couple!" Christy says resting a hand on my shoulder.
"So Zia the usual salad for you with my secret dressing and Carter your winter usual potato soup?" We both nod and John heads to the kitchen and Christy goes to around to the other tables taking orders. My salad and Carter's soup come out and we dig into our yummy meals. After I finish we order a slice of chocolate pie to share and Christy tries to get us to get separate pies saying I am far too thin.
"Um Zia, I have something to ask you." Carter says looking at me with his coffee colored eyes that could make me melt like butter. Christy pulled John out of the kitchen to watch us. "I love you and have for a really long time," my breath is hitched in my throat and Carter is kneeling in front of me. "I plan on loving you for a long, long time. But Zia Meliah Rasheed, will you marry me?" I feel tears of joy spark in my eyes and I nod which is all I can do. He slips the beautiful diamond ring onto my finger, picks me up and kisses me passionately. When we stop Christy and John have tears in there eyes and the whole cafe is staring.
"Congratulations! I knew Carter would come round soon!" Christy says. They both come over and hug us both. I officially had the best boyfriend, I mean fiance, ever.
Ter-der! My Zarter!