The Writer and the Director

A Kiss Goodnight

On one hand, Cornelius was thankful for Bow Kid introducing him and Asuka, as they were extremely nice and polite and seemed genuinely interested in what he was saying.

On the other hand, he wanted to kill the child with a rubber knife because he knew for a fact that it was for the sole purpose of setting them up together.

Something that he had to admit though, was that at least this person was tolerable, unlike the last person that he had set been set up with, which was DJ Grooves. Asuka seemed a little shy and awkward, who got super excited whenever someone took interest in something that they were passionate about, such as writing and storytelling.

However, at that moment, it was extremely late and Cornelius found himself dozing off a little bit, which Asuka quickly took note of and stayed quiet, turning on quiet orchaestaical music to help lull him to sleep. However, the next thing he knew was someone tapping on his shoulder. Waking up suddenly, he realized that they were parked in front of the apartment complex that he and DJ Grooves were sharing while they were visiting Bow Kid, Hat Kid, and Moustache Girl's home planet.

"This is your place, right?" Asuka asked with a smile.

"Yeah, I'm staying here with DJ Grooves." Cornelius said, practically spitting out the word of his rival.

"I'm guessing you two don't get along, huh?" they asked with a slight laugh.

"Not in the slightest." he agreed with a nod.

"Well," Asuka opened their door, stepped out of the car, and moved to the other door, opening it for Cornelius, "shall I walk you to your door?" they asked, a slightly teasing glitter in their eyes.

"If you insist." Cornelius said as he took Asuka's hand, which was soft and warm.

Cornelius closed the passenger's door and walked with them, still holding their hand as they went to the apartment that he and DJ Grooves were staying in. When they arrived at the door, Cornelius felt disappointed when he had to let go of Asuka's hand in order to fish his keys out of his jacket and open the apartment door. However, he paused and turned back toward Asuka.

"Would you...be interested in a date tomorrow?" he asked, gathering all the courage that was inside of him to ask that question.

Asuka pondered it before smiling, leaning down, and kissing his one cheek, their warm touch lingering briefly before they pulled away.

"I look forward to it, Cornelius. Bye." they said with a warm smile and a wave as they walked back the way that the two of them came.

Cornelius just...stood in the doorway for a minute or two, a hand lingering on where Asuka had kissed him. After snapping out of his stupor, he smiled widely and went inside, locking the door behind him.

"And who was that lovely thing?" an annoying voice drawled out.

Cornelius nearly wanted to bash his head against the wall as he turned to face his roommate: DJ Grooves. He was leaning almost casually against the wall, his eyes concealed by his star-shaped glasses but clear intrigue was on his face. Cornelius's mouth pulled back into a snarl as he huffed and walked past his rival/roommate.

"None of your damn business." he sneered as he went to go to his room.

"Oh come on, Conductor! You were talking to him all night and were still talking when I left! You've got to tell me more about him." DJ Grooves practically begged as he followed him, unfazed when Cornelius started to change in front of him.

"They're one of Bow Kid's parents." Cornelius said curtly, preparing to go to bed.

"That can't be it!" the penguin complained dramatically.

"Well, that's all I'm telling you, peck neck! Goodnight!" the golden bird huffed, shoving him out the door of his room and shutting it in his face before locking it.

Cornelius sighed as he climbed into bed, turned off his lamp, and went to go to sleep. However, before he did, he sent a text to Asuka, wishing them a good night. Turning over, he put his phone on the nightstand before drifting off to sleep.