Lost on Titan

{Part 20}

~Videl~

Kane said I was his girl!?

Videl couldn't contain her excitement. He had said it so naturally, like it wasn't even a question. She was his.  When the other guy was well out of earshot, Videl took a step closer to Kane.

"I'm your girl?" Videl mumbled shyly. "Did you mean that?"

She had to know for sure if he was just being instinctively protective, or if he really wanted her as a girlfriend. Kane was looking at her warily. He appeared to be deciding at that moment whether to deny it as a thoughtless protective gesture, or confirm the sincerity. 

"I - " Kane started, then reached for her hand, squeezing it gently. "I'd like you to be." Videl gazed up at him, only vaguely embarrassed by her palm starting to sweat. "Is that something you'd be interested in?" Kane asked quietly, when she didn't say anything right away.

His hair was still wet from the shower, and the look on his face seemed to display that he was conflicted. Almost like he didn't know what answer he would prefer from her. 

"Very interested," Videl breathed, perching on her tiptoes to press her lips to his in a soft, tentative kiss.

Kane stilled at first, but when she started to pull away, his muscular arm wrapped around her waist, and his other hand wound in her hair, drawing her back in. The fervor he kissed her back with made her knees weak, and they almost buckled beneath her, but his arm around her waist kept her steady.

"Wooo! Get it, Kane!" Dare cheered from somewhere nearby, as he happened upon the scene, and Kane released her, grinning at his friend and rolling his eyes. It was clear then, that Dare had been vying for them to get together from the start, and was overjoyed to see his friend closing the deal with a kiss. Dare threw his arms around both of their shoulders and declared, 

"I'd say this calls for some celebration!"

.   .   .

"Kane wouldn't admit it." Dare snickered mischievously. "But I knew the day I saw him watching you and your friend at the table over there - that he was thoroughly  fucked."

Kane's arms were folded over his chest as he fixed Dare with a good-natured glare. The three of them were sharing a party platter of nachos at their usual table in the Cafeteria's upper tier dining area.

"Is that true, Kane?" Videl teased, taking a bite of a cheese-covered chip. "Were you thoroughly  fucked?"

Kane's jaw dropped, openly shocked at the vulgar word coming out of her mouth. Even Dare was caught off guard, as he choked on a chip and coughed before he burst out laughing. Kane's stunned expression evaporated as he chuckled and nodded.

"Thoroughly," Kane agreed, shoulders shaking with laughter.

"Um . . . Dare?" 

An unfamiliar female voice pulled their attention to two girls who nervously approached the table the three of them were sharing. Dare wiped an imaginary tear of mirth from his eyes as he turned to look at them. The chocolate-brown-haired girl who had just spoken smiled at him and said,