Flower Shop Camellias

Juniberries

Lance's palms were sweaty. It was a disgusting feeling. Lance knew that they definitely weren't going to be holding hands but jeez I have to get over this. About every 30 seconds he took a sip from the water sitting in front of him. He had been to Seidou's enough times to know exactly what he wanted to order, but he pretended to read his menu just so he wasn't awkwardly waiting for Allura to choose. She studied her menu seriously with her eyebrows scrunched up together. It was majority cute. Lance would keep up to look at her every once and awhile. 

"This place is so interesting." She mused, running her finger over the page. "I've never heard of dishes like these before." 

"Diner food?" 

"Yes." Allura nodded, genuinely curious. "What is a club sandwich? Do they beat you with it?" Her accident was adorable. Suddenly she looked up terrified at Lance. 

He laughed, not in a mocking way, then straightened himself. It was time. He had to give it all he had. Lance was known as the biggest flirt in the school, but she didn't know that. It was time to whip out his charm.

Lance gave her a sly grin. "I would hope not! At least, I've never seen that happen in a diner before." 

"Oh." Allura blushed and sank in to her seat. 

"I don't know why they call it that but I do know that they taste really good." 

"What does it taste like?" She perked up again. 

"Well, it's got chicken and turkey or ham, bacon, lettuce--" 

"All meat?" The beautiful girl's expression became disgusted. 

"Uh, mostly." 

"That's barbaric." 

"Huh?" Now it was Lance's turn to be confused. "Are you a uh, vegetarian? Cau-cause they have a bunch of other stuff here--" 

"Yes. I have never eaten meat in my life and I don't intend to start." 

Lance's back slugged. The last thing that he wanted to happen that night would be one more girl lecturing about all he was doing it all wrong; somehow that's how most of his dates ended up. He sat up higher.  Lance was determined to make this different, she had to give him a chance. 

"Well...it doesn't matter to me that you are a vegetarian, Ya know, I've always thought it was a pretty good idea." 

Allura nodded as a wide smile ran across her face. "Indeed it is. Ever since I was young my father has taught me that all life lives in a delicate balance, and that we are all connected with the same energy, if we harm those who live then we are harming the nature of the universe and consequently, ourselves." 

She had totally lost him. Lance's mind had drifted so far that it might have been left in the sea. 

"Deep stuff." He simply said. 

"Yes. It is something that all Al--I mean, all my family members believe in." 

Forget the cheeseburger I was about to order. 

"Are you ready dears?" Mrs. Seidou had approached their table. 

"Yes!" Allura beamed. "I will have the Cae-sar salad please. No poultry." The way that she said "Caesar" came out sounding like"Sez-Are" 

Lance smiled to himself, covering his menu over his mouth. Who was this girl? Lance was really beginning to think that she was an angel that had fallen down to Earth, she seemed so out of place. She had seemed so different, cold even that day when he had first met her. He guessed that saving someone's like was one heck of a way to get to know someone. Did she feel bad for him, does she pity me?