A Cup Of Desire (Cuphead x Reader)

Chapter XV - My Darling Date (Part One)

Entering into Isle Three just past the carnival, I notice the sky has changed from being bright and clear to a little dull with the sun beginning to make its way over to the horizon. My hand is currently being held by Cuphead as we walk our way down through the crowded streets, until we finally come to a stop in front of a lengthy, colourful building. Looking at the entrance door, I notice a sign that reads "Free entry for those under 25! TODAY ONLY!!".

Taking a deep breath, I follow closely behind Cuphead as we enter inside. Immideately, I'm welcomed with a dazzling array of coloured lights and swinging jazz music playing all around the building. It was as if we walked into a club by accident and now find ourselves stuck in a rave of ecstasy and adrenaline. Nonetheless, it was such an exhilarant place to be, taking in all the sights and sounds, and even some smells considering there was a bar and small café over to the right hand side of the building almost directly opposite the rink. As for the rink itself; it was jam packed with children and adults rolling their way all around the giant wooden oval. Sure, it was mesmerising to say the least, watching everyone with happy smiles on their faces, continuously moving their feet in a synchronized pattern, but the fact that it was so crowded overwhelmed me a little and almost took me by surprise. Little did I know how popular this place would be. All this time I spent thinking about how much fun I was going to have with Cuphead, I never gave myself the chance to prepare myself for this much socialization.

As Cuphead goes up to the man behind the main counter and asks for skating shoes proper to our size, I cling onto his arm out of anxiety as the feeling starts to bubble up inside of me. Cuphead notices and turns his head around, slightly looking down so that he can look at me face. He gives me a reassuring smile before the man at the counter interrupts and gives us our shoes. Cuphead politely grabs them and we both walk off to sit by a wooden bench right outside the rink so we can then put them on. As he hands me my pair, I notice the colours on ours are different; mine was a light blue colour and his was bright orange. Once we had them on nice and tight, we stood up and proceed to walk a few steps over to the rink. Standing at the crowded entrance, I found myself yet again staring at everyone, watching as they all glide so gracefully among the floor. As we enter, I try and build up as much confidence as I can, watching how everyone moves and telling myself to do what they do. But before I could even take one step I lost my balance a little from the skates and tumble over a slight amount, yet again clinging onto Cuphead for support as I'm so close to falling flat on my face.

'Golly, we only just got in and you're already falling over!' He laughed, helping me stand up right.

'Don't pick on me!' I tease, playfully scolding him. 'I've just never done this before.'

'Ok, then I'll show you how to do it.' He declared with confidence filling his voice. Delicately, he wraps his left arm around my waist and holds my hands in his other one, pushing me in close to him for extra balance. Once again, I could feel the heat rush to my head as my face started to bubble up a deep shade of red, caring with me a huge cheesy smile on my face.

'Now what you want to do is keep your balance up and glide with the heels of your feet.' He explained, keeping a close hold on me. I did as he said and sure enough we started to glide slowly. 'Good! Now try and keep your head up while still moving your legs.' As ordered, I lifted my head up, watching as the room around me starts to move the more I push with my feet. 'By golly, you're a natural!' He exclaimed with an ecstatic tone. I couldn't help but let a small giggle escape from my lips when I heard those words.

It seemed that we we're in there for about an hour or so, just gliding along the floorboards, continuously going around and around in massive circles. The entire time, Cuphead continued to keep his hold on me, clutching onto me a little tighter whenever he noticed I was about to fall or lose balance. Most of that time flew by ever so quickly since I was so distracted by Cuphead; it was just so sweet of him to help me learn to skate like this. I'd lost count how many times we looped around the rink since I just wanted to stay so close to him. He just kept giving me a warm fuzzy feeling inside of me that I couldn't help but crave more of. It almost felt like the people around us disappeared and it was just the two of us, rolling along on an endless stream of clouds that seemed to reach into a land of euphoria. It was almost magical, something I would have never expected when I first met him.