Glacier Frost: A Glaciershipping Fanfiction

10: Going On A Date

The two of them stayed in their tight embrace, not letting go of each other. They stood there as Zane cried all of his emotions away. The cold air outside was kept away by their body's proximity. They stayed like that for about ten minutes until Zane had stopped sobbing. Cole kissed Zane on his forehead and looked him in the eyes.

"Are you feeling better now?" Cole asked gently. 

Zane nodded his head and wiped his eyes with his sleeve. 

"Do you wanna go back inside? It's pretty cold and I'm not in the mood to get sick again. Also, just saying you are sleeping in my room tonight."

"Yes, but-"

"No buts. We're also hanging out together for the rest of the week. I'm not leaving your side, okay?"

Zane nodded his head and smiled. He and Cole walked hand in hand back into Cole's room and fell asleep side by side. After only a few minutes, Zane shook Cole awake. Cole begrudgingly opened his eyes and yawned.

"What do you need?" He asked sleepily.

"I would like to know if the liking of each other means that we are dating as some call it. In addition, I would like to know if I can 'cuddle' with you." Zane asked nervously.

"If you want it too," Cole said, smiling, "And of course I'll cuddle with you."

Cole wrapped his arms around Zane's waist and placed his head in the crook of his neck. Zane's skin was kinda cold being metal and all, but he ignored it.

"Cole?"

"Yes?"

"What if the others do not except us?"

"Of course they will! They are our friends and will love us no matter what."

"It is not them I meant. I meant the rest of Ninjago. What if we are hurt for this? You know that this love is forbidden here."

"I don't care what everyone says. I love you, and nothing will change that."

Zane went quiet before he said, "I love you."

"I love you too." 

The two of them then fell asleep, wrapped in each other's arms.

The next morning, they woke up at around seven thirty. They crawled out of bed, only to find no one else there. They had left a note on the fridge saying that they would be back by five and that they had gone on a shopping trip to look for some new furniture. In reality, it was because they wanted to leave the two love birds for some alone time. With nothing to do, the two of them just sort of sat at the table, tossing back and forth ideas.

"Hey Zane, have you ever had coffee?" Cole asked randomly.

"No, why do you ask?" Zane asked curiously.

"Well, there's this coffee shop in the Ninjago City Mall I know, and it's really good. It's pretty quiet too, not too popular. I was wondering if maybe you... wanted to go get a coffee with me?" Cole asked, awkwardly dragging out his last sentence.

"Cole, are you asking me on a date?" Zane asked, his face glowing blue.

"Maybeeee?" Cole said, shrinking down into his chair.

"I would love to." Zane said, "Let me get ready first." 

Zane got up and walked to his bedroom. Cole decided to get ready too and walked into his room. He chose a nice orange hoodie with a black tee-shirt, black ripped jeans, and black tennis shoes. He then took a shower and blow-dried his hair. He put in his favorite pair of black studs and gelled his hair into its usual style. He stepped out of his room at the same time as Zane did. Zane was wearing a white tee-shirt with a blue and purple flannel, sky blue jeans and converse, and had his hair spiked up as usual. They both sort of stopped and stared at each other for a few seconds.

Cole coughed and said, "So, are you ready to go? We can take the Ultra Sonic Raider."

"Yes, I am ready," Zane said.

They hopped in and headed to the city. They parked in the parking lot and walked into the mall. It was huge. There were hundreds of stores, and it was very loud in there. There were teens walking hand in hand, women rushing from store to store, men looking confused at the maps, and kids running around like they were jacked up on pixie sticks. There were crazy smells coming from the food court and the constant hustle and bustle could make anybody crazy.

Cole noticed that Zane was feeling uncomfortable, so he grabbed his hand and guided him through the crowds until they finally reached the coffee shop. They entered a small, homey looking shop with a kind looking woman with short red hair standing at the front. Cole asked for a table for two, she smiled at them when she saw they were holding hands and led them to a table.

Cole spoke up as they sat down: "I've been going to this place since the mall first opened. It's where I would go to hide from my dad. The people here practically became my family. The woman who just sat us is Alison. She and her son in law Mori work here as waiters and her son Butterscotch makes the coffee. Her brother in law Nate runs the business side. They're the first people that were supportive of my sexuality. And no, his name isn't really Butterscotch. We just all call him that."

"Wow," Zane said.

The woman named Alison walked up to their table and said, "Hey Cole! I haven't seen you in a while! I see you brought a certain special ice ninja with you huh?" She wiggled her eyebrows at them.

"Oh c'mon Alison you're embarrassing him." Cole rolled his eyes jokingly as Zane's face brightened. 

She laughed and asked, "What can I get you guys?"

"I'll have a black coffee with milk," Cole said.

"I'll have the um, m-mocha please," Zane said politely.

"Sure thing guys, coming right up." Alison said before leaning over to Cole and whispering in his ear, "He's a keeper."

Soon enough, they both their coffees. Zane nervously took a sip, and his face and eyes lit up. Cole looked up at the bright light to see his boyfriend smiling the biggest smile he had ever seen the Nindroid give. 

Trying to hide his smirk, he asked, "Do you like it?"

Zane furiously nodded his head and chugged the coffee. Cole smiled and finished his coffee. They paid, thanked Alison and her family, and headed to find something else to do in the mall.