Surface R: Reunion

Part 03.2

::TREY::

"If I don't survive this date, I'll kill you."

"Or be eternally grateful, whichever works for me." Thomas winks at me.

I'm glad to have a best friend again. But I'm now starting to see disadvantages.

"Don't worry, you're not completely on your own. I will be coming in from time to time to serve your food." Thomas pats my back. "It's a good thing this base has a diner and kitchen cart. I'm impressed. Now quit stalling, go up there and get your man."

I grunted, but figured that if I made Corrin wait too long, he might get even more upset with me than he already is. "I'm going to wring your neck, Tom, so help me..."

"Ah, wait, before I forget—" I glanced back and see flowers. "Kytes is rooting for you... pun intended."

I widened my eyes. "He knows—?! What the, flowers?!"

"It's a metaphor. Guys always give their dates flowers, heh, it might come out as Corrin being the girl though."

"He's not gonna appreciate—!"

"Trey! Is that you down there?"

I swore silently, swiping the flowers and climbing up the train top in a rush that when I get up, I almost bumped into Corrin square in the face and fall back. Luckily, he was quick and steadied me.

"Be careful, you idiot," Corrin scowled, "don't injure yourself any further than you should. Look, I have to tell you something—"

I didn't let him finish cause I was tired of him being upset with me. "Here you go!" I practically shoved the flowers to his chest. "For you!"

"Huh?" Corrin blinked, staring at the flowers in disbelief. "Uhm, thank... you?" He took them gingerly. "So this was the surprise? Well... I guess I am, but... this wasn't really what I was expecting. I mean... Flowers." He smiled awkwardly. "Uhm, I really appreciate the thought but... yeah, what's the thought?"

I rubbed the back of my head. I knew this was going to be awkward on the get go, but the flowers was a last minute thing. So I gave the answer Thomas suggested. "It's a metaphor."

"A Metaphor? Of what?"

I gestured to the two of us. "Er, you know, how... guys give girls flowers?"

"So I'm a girl? Is this a dig on my long hair?" Corrin narrowed his eyes. "I was sort of appreciating the surprise, Trey... at first. But now..."

I panicked. "I-I didn't mean it like that!"

"Then what did you mean?" Corrin huffed, and he was going back to being annoyed with me. "Trey, if you're just gonna upset me further..."

I suddenly took his hands. "I just meant—guys usually give girls flowers on dates... If they did, you know, like girls." I was about to look away but then decided that it wouldn't make me sound sincere. So I faced Corrin head on. "That's the metaphor. I don't like girls that way... Well, not anymore... And since I'm giving it to a guy... Well, you..." I swallowed thickly. waiting for a reply. All I was getting was a confused expression from Corrin as it was slowly sinking in. Then, his eyes widens in realization.