Aggretsuko Drabbles

Date Mishap

It was Saturday morning. The sun was out and the weather was clear. Retsuko was enjoying the summer day as she walked down the plaza of the city with a new pink sundress. The city had food vendors on every corner, serving sweet treats like soft serve vanilla ice cream and jiggling cheesecake. Retsuko felt her mouth water by the sight of them all, often stopping in her tracks and digging her paw in her purse to find some money. She rejected her own temptations and raced down the sidewalk towards the city park. She held a large smile excited to meet with Haida. Today would be their first date. She had saved a bit of money to be able to afford the cute dress, just to impress Haida. She blushed lightly as she adjusted the frills from her dress. She dug into her purse and pulled out her phone as she walked into the park.

"I'm here at the park." Retsuko typed in her phone, holding her cheerful expression. She sat down on an empty bench and glanced at the clock on her phone. 1:30. Right on time for their date. A slight buzz in her paw made her quickly look back on her phone. Haida messaged her back. She loved it when he replied without pausing the conversation. She opened the messaging app and read Haida's message.

"The park? That's nice. What are you doing there?"

Retsuko felt her ear twitch. He couldn't have forgot. They planned their date last Monday, during lunch together. She let out a chuckle. He must be playing a prank on her, she tapped away on the screen.

"I'm waiting for you silly! It was at 1:30 right?" She pressed the send button and waited. Haida didn't reply right away. Retsuko's cheery expression slowly began to turn into one of pure annoyance. She slapped her face lightly, getting rid of her frown. She must have gotten the time wrong, was she too early. It must have been 2:30 instead of 1:30. She felt her phone buzz again. She glance back and saw Haida's message, which made her eyes narrow.

"Of course! I'm actually running a bit late! But I'll be there soon!"

Retsuko head began to pulse. The ends of her mouth twitched upward in a false smile as she typed her response nearly breaking the screen by how hard she pressed each letter.

"Did you forget, Haida?"

Right after she sent it, her phone began to ring. It was Haida. She was tempted to toss her phone in the garbage can and walk back to her apartment. But she answered it anyway.

"Yes?" She said in a perky voice, hiding her anger.

"Retsuko! I-uh! I'm five minutes away! Hey watch it! Out of the way!"

Her brow went up in confusion. "Haida? Are you running?"

"Uh! Y-yeah! But don't worry! I'll buy you the biggest dessert once I get there!"

Retsuko sighed and huffed. "Haida. Did you really forget about our date?"

"No no no no no!" He yelled frantically in the phone. "I just got sidetracked!"

"Haida..." she began to shake in anger.

"Honest! It's traffic! I'm almost there I swear!"

Her anger immediately boiled over. "I DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT!" And slammed her phone, breaking it in half. She was breathing heavily and stomped her feet together. She couldn't believe he forgot. What type of man forgets about a date? Did he really not care? She sniffed. Her eyes began to water. She thought Haida was different. She got up from the bench and saw a giraffe selling ice cream. She walked over and ordered a chocolate soft serve ice cream. She was so upset, she quickly ate it and went back to a second one. She sat down on the bench and sadly ate her ice cream.

"Retsuko!" Her eats went up and turned her head to see a cloud of dust in the distance. She peered out and was shocked to see Haida, running in full speed right towards her. Before she could react, Haida was immediately in front her, panting and with sweat running down his face.

"Retsuko! I'm so sorry but!" He put out his hand and showed her a bouquet of roses.

"Huh?" It was the only sound she could make from seeing the beautiful red roses.

"I...I didn't forget. Honest! I wanted to get you some flowers but..." he took a breath and clutched his chest. "Hold on. Give me a second....the reason why I was late is because I forgot my wallet at home and when I wanted to buy the flowers, I didn't have the money. I had to run back home to get it!"

"R-really?" Retsuko asked, her small paws wrapping around the the bouquet. "Oh Haida."

"I would never forget about our date." He continued, pulling at his collar. "I have been thinking about it all week."

Retsuko gave him a small smile, a blush appearing. She hugged the bouquet tight against her.

"I'm sorry for doubting you." She said. "Can you forgive me?"

Haida's ears immediately went red when he saw her cute face and the cute dress she was wearing.

"It's no problem! It's not a big deal! So..." he scratched the back of his head and put out his paw. "You want to walk around?"

Retsuko nodded and took his paw.

"Great! Hey do you want some ice cream?"

"Sure!" She giggled and tossed her ice cream cone in the garbage when Haida's back was turned.