A Cup Of Desire (Cuphead x Reader)

Chapter XIV - Getting Ready

Waking up to the bright blue sky shine down below me, I feel the wind breeze past and rustle through the tree leaves in the distance. I can hear birds sing their morning songs and call out to all their friends. As I open my eyes to the light of the sun above me, I notice my body feels warmer than usual, not from the sun though, but all around me. Opening my eyes open a little more, I notice my body is facing down and that I seem to be resting on something firm yet incredibly relaxing. Moving my head around a little, I realised that I had currently been lying on top of Cuphead's sleeping body, feeling that one of his arms had wrapped around the back of my waist while the other arm was tucked underneath his head. My head lifted up from his chest as I began to figure out what is happening. A massive heatrush soon followed as I could feel Cuphead slowly waking up. As he opened his eyes, he glanced down at me and proceeded to make the dorkiest smile while he adjusted himself a little.

'Was the ground not comfy enough for you, princess?' He teased, letting out a little laugh.

'Oh please, Cuphead. Do you honestly think I would purposely cuddle into you like that?' I questioned while sitting up a little, trying so hard not to blush anymore than I already am. As Cuphead readjusted himself, he kept his left arm around my body and moved his right arm behind him, pulling himself up into a seating position with me sitting awkwardly on his lap.

'I don't know, toots. Do I?' he responded with a lustful tone as he stared right at me with those dreamy eyes of his. This newfound tone set me off guard completely, unable to think of any comeback and I just ended up blushing like crazy as I could feel my heartstrings pull at each other.

Breaking the tension, I pushed away any "distracting" thoughts from my mind and stood up quickly from his embrace. 'Gee, I wonder what time it is!' I boasted, trying to lower any embarrassment on my behalf. As Cuphead stood up alongside me, he grabbed my arm playfully and tugged me a little.

'Why don't we go find out?' He suggested, walking along the direction towards Elder Kettle's cottage with him still firmly grasping on my arm, pulling me along with him.

Walking back home, I took notice of how bright the sky was up above with some occasional fluffy clouds hovering around. It was a real guess as to what time of day it really was. Once we reached the entrance of the cottage, Cuphead opened the door and we were greeted by a delightful smell of eggs and brown rice that wafted heavily through the air, getting caught under my nose as my stomach started to grumble in hunger. Walking inside, I looked over at the clock hanging just above the television; 1.19 pm. The sound of the door behind me could be heard as it closed over, trapping the delicious smell inside. Suddenly, a pair of heavy footsteps could be heard racing down the wooden steps as a very suspicious Mugman came down to meet with us.

'By golly, I was wondering when you two would come back.' Mugman exclaimed, concern drowning his voice.

'Heh, we got a little side-tracked last night...' Cuphead responded, placing a hand behind his head and lightly scratching it. 'But it's nothing to worry about.' He added, giving his brother a playful smile.

'Well it's good that you're back. Besides, lunch is almost ready!' He beamed with an ecstatic tone.

'Great, I'm starving.' I boasted, feeling my stomach grumble again. Making our way towards the dining room table, I realised Elder Kettle was making a tray full of devilled eggs with brown rice and vegetables. Once we we're all seated, Elder Kettle brought the tray of food over and soon enough we all began to dig in.

After a delicious lunch, I decided to head upstairs and refresh myself by taking a nice warm shower, singing away any of my worries and letting the water completely relieve me. I'd probably spent about an hour in the bathroom; doing my hair, changing into my dress, etc, when I stepped outside and heard some chatter coming from downstairs by Cuphead and Elder Kettle. Thinking nothing of it, I went into Cuphead's room and immediately noticed on his side desk was the glass jar with the beautiful butterfly inside of it. Filling me with joy, I went over to it and admired it from the outside of the jar, watching how it fluttered its little wings around so gracefully. There appeared to be some new condiments such as a dandelion and a small slice of strawberry, so it would seem that Cuphead fed the butterfly while I was taking a shower. Snapping me out from my thoughts, a loud knocking sound was heard from behind the closed door.

'You can come in.' I called out. Watching as the door swung open, I noticed Cuphead standing under the doorway with a cheeky smile.

'I see you're wearing that dress again.' He smiled, walking slowly towards me.

'Of course, I absolutely love it!' I replied, twirling a little to show off my appearance.

'I'm glad.' He responded, closing the door behind him. 'Listen doll, there's something I want to ask you.'

'What is it?' I pondered, tilting my head a little. As he reached out and grabbed both of my hands softly, he looked nervously into my eyes and began to speak. 'Would you... maybe... like to... I don't know...'

'What?'

'Would you... like to go somewhere tonight? Just you and me?'

'You mean, like a date?' I asked hesitantly.

'Y-yeah, like a date.' He stuttered. I could see the blush on his face getting darker by the second. And to be fair, I could feel my face do the same. 'There's a rollerblading rink not too far from Isle two that's offering free entry for today only. So... I was wondering if you'd like to go with me?'

'Golly, Cuphead. I'd love too!' I boasted, a huge cheesy smile spreading across my face.

'Really? Swell!' He beamed, his whole face lighting up like a chandelier. It was so adorable seeing his whole face bloom as he smiled, his grin reaching the ends of his head as his eyes squinted from his cheeks. 'I'll go let Elder Kettle know while you can go and get ready.'

'Alrighty!' I boasted. I watched as he carefully let go of my hands and outside of his room and downstairs. Once he had fully disappeared from my eyesight, I couldn't help but let out a little squeal as a huge rush of adrenaline filled my body from head to toe. It was so exciting to think about; I'm going on a date with Cuphead! I could not have a wider smile on my face even if I tried, and there was no way I was going to try and get rid of it. Making my way into the bathroom, I faced myself in the mirror and I couldn't help but let out a high-pitched sigh as I continued daydreaming about Cuphead, wondering about what exactly it would be like and how much fun it would be to spend an entire night alone with him.

Half an hour later, the clock struck 4 pm and it was finally time to go on my date. I was so nervous for this, but I was mostly filled with excitement, as I made my final adjustments to myself in front of the mirror in Cuphead's room, humming to myself quietly. I was so happy lost in my own thoughts that my heart felt like it just wanted to flutter right out the window and dance all night. Finally after some time, I heard a knock on the door. I froze for a minute, checking myself over one last time making sure I looked as best as I could, before walking over to the door and turning the doorknob. Pushing the door to the side, I was greeted with a charming, confident looking Cuphead, wearing his usual black shirt and red shorts, only thing different was that he wore a small red bowtie under his chin and his gloves were now bright yellow instead of his usually white ones he always wears.

'My fair lady,' He consoled, bowing his head to me a little, 'Are you ready for your date?'

'I do believe so, good sir.' I stated, giving a small curtsy whilst we both try to hold in our laughter.

'Well then, your chariot awaits...' He proclaimed, extending his right arm out. Blushing like mad already, I softly wrapped my left hand around him as he began to walk us downstairs and outside of the house, beginning to head off into whatever date my destiny plans ahead.

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Author's note:

OML YOU GUYS, THIS BOOK KEEPS GETTING MORE AND MORE VOTES EVERY DAY! HOLY SMOKES, YOU PEOPLE ARE ALL SO SWEET AND I LOVE YOU! <3 <3

P.S... sorry for the really late update, I didn't plan on it being out this late due to unforeseen circumstances. Hopefully you can forgive me, I'm trying my best to write as much as I can when I can (and having writers block really doesn't help -_-) But I always keep this story in mind and I'll try and update as often as possible.

Alrighty! Ta taa my lovelies! xx