Faith brushed a strand of hair out of her face and walked into the living room with a small smile. Instantly, she was bombarded with hugs and smiles. "Faith!" Everyone exclaimed. She pushed them off gently with a grin. "Alright, alright. Don't suffocate me." "Sorry. It's just so good to have you back." Leo smiled. Faith smiled too. "It's good to be back." Mikey just felt the random urge to hug her again. Faith giggled and hugged him back. He rested his chin on her head. "You feeling okay?" He asked. Faith nodded." Mikey smiled, leaning down to whisper in her ear. "Good. Then meet me on the roof of Murikami's noodle shop at 9:00." Then he walked away as if nothing had happened.
A faint blush crept up to Faith's cheeks and she smiled. "Alright." She muttered to herself. "I will." The rest of the day went by in a blur. Breakfast, training, hanging out, and then it was nine. Faith was shocked at how fast time went by. Nonetheless, She crept out of the lair and left into the night. The wind ruffled her hair and she jumped the roofs with much more speed, grace and agility than she had in the past few months. She was really proud of how much she'd grown. It was impressive. Even to her.
She flipped onto the building of Murikami's noodle shop, crouching down and looking around. Mikey was nowhere to be found. Strange....he'd left the lair before her. Shouldn't he'd have been there by now? "Faith!" Mikey exclaimed, flipping in front of her. She opened her mouth to scream in shock, but Mikey covered her mouth with his hand. "It's just me, dudette. Chill." He said. She signed through her nose and he removed his hand. Mikey gave a childish grin and took Faith's hand. "Come here! I want you to try something. The food here is so good! It'll blow your mind, Fudge cake, trust me." He lead her toward the entrance.
"But you can't be seen, Mikey!" She hissed silently. "Mikey continued on his path. "It's okay, Faith. The dude who owns this place is blind. He can't see what we look like!" He seemed a little too excited about the poor man's condition, but nonetheless, Faith allowed herself to be lead into the Chinese styled restaurant. An elderly man looked up smiling. "Ah! Michelangelo-San! Right on time." He smiled. He turned to Faith and he smiled once more. "And I see you've brought Faith-Chan with you." "How does he know I'm here if he's blind?!?!?" Faith whispered to Mikey, a bit afraid at how adept his man's assumption skills were. "And how does he know my name?!?!?"
"He's got other great senses too, Fudge Cake." Mikey explained. "And I told him I was bringing you." Faith have him an 'I hate you sometimes' look and Mikey only grinned, leading her to the table. "The usual, Murikami-San." Mikey said with a smile. "Of course, Michelangelo-San." Murikami smiled. He instantly got to work, gathering, chopping, frying and seasoning ingredients. Faith couldn't help but stare on in wonder. This man was amazing!
Mikey must've noticed her expression of awe because he said, "If you think that's cool, just wait until you actually taste the food!" Just as he said that, Murikami sat two plates before both of them, each with four dumpling like dishes. Mikey picked up a pair of chopsticks, sticking one of the weird pieces of food in his mouth, smiling in satisfaction. He looked over at Faith with a smile. "Try one!" He urged. She furrowed her brown, looking at the food with hesitation. "Pleeeeeeeeaaaaaaaassssssssseeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!" He begged, giving his best puppy dog eyes. Faith couldn't resist his adorable face and gave in. "Fine!" She huffed, grabbing a pair of chopsticks and popping the weird dumpling in her mouth. She chewed it for a second, frowning, but it soon turned into a look of pure shock as she was able to get the full flavorful experience. It was perhaps the best dumpling she'd ever tasted!
"Oh my God!" She smiled, eating the rest of it. "What is this sorcery?!?!?! It's delicious!!!!!!!" Mikey grinned. "It's called pizza Geyoza. Good right?" "Good?!?! This is great!!!" Mikey turned to Murikami. "I think I'll be needing more, Murikami-San." "Of course Michelangelo-San." Murikami responded with a smile.
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Faith practically skipped out of the restaurant. "That was amazing, Marshmallow!" She cheered, climbing up the fire escape to climb up to the rooftops. "That was the best food I've ever tasted!" Mikey sheepishly rubbed his neck. "Yeah..." Faith reached the roof and turned around. "Are you okay?" She asked. Mikey nodded. Faiths brow furrowed. She knew he was lying. He had that faraway look in his eyes. "Come on, Mikey," She began, grabbing his hands in her's. "I'm your best friend. You can tell me anything."
Mikey met her stare. "Anything?" Faith nodded. "Anything." Mikey shut his eyes and took a breath for a split second. "Faith, I really like you and I feel like we would be the most adorable couple ever. Everytime I'm with you, there is no place I'd rather be. I'd rather argue with you than have a great time with someone else. You are my world, my heart, my everything and I'd love to do nothing more than to make you happy. So I'm asking...will you be my girlfriend beautiful?"
Faith was in shock at first, but it soon melted into happiness. "Yes! Yes yes yes! A thousand times yes!!!" Mikey looked taken back. "You mean it?" "Yes!" Faith squealed leaping into his arms. He twirled her around and their lighter echoed through the night. Faith Pressed her forehead to his and as they stopped spinning, the moon hit their irises perfectly, making them glow. As if both teens were in a trance, they found themselves leaning closer and closer to one another and the space between them was no more.
Their lips connected in a sweet gentle kiss. Nothing to mature. Just pure innocent. And they were okay with that. They had each other. And that was enough.
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