Not Just A Pet {Kustard♡}

Chapter 7: A date

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"welcome to the surface, Red"

He looked up at the sky. It was beautiful outside, the sun hiding behind the orange shaded clouds and tall buildings as it slowly descends from the orange-pink painted sky. The lifeless leaves of the trees are dancing in the cold breeze. There are piles of brown and dark-orange leaves on some spots here and there. Red has never seen anything this beautiful, all his life. He has never set foot on the surface since the beginning of his miserable life and now, all he could say is the place was breathtaking "it's... beautiful.." Classic thought for a bit "hm, have you never been in the surface before Red?" Red shook his head, his gaze never leaving the view outside "nope, it's always just, well, red heheh.." Classic felt sad for the edgy skeleton in front of him, has it always been a genocide? "can i ask why?" Red frowns at this, he doesn't want to tell anything personal to him or showing him any weakness, he shouldn't care, besides, he will go back to his universe after this, and it will be like they never met ". . . ." Classic let out a small sigh, but nods his head in understanding "right, sorry.." Suddenly, a human stands near them with a small notebook and a pen on hand. The skeletons were caught off guard because they were too occupied with the small conversation. Red flinched, forcing him to look at the human beside them. "Good evening customers, my name is Taffy. Have you decided on what to order yet?" The human asked in a calm tone while clicking their pen, ready to use it "oh, we don't have anythin' yet" Taffy nods their head "take your time" they left with a smile, showing them, there is no pressure. Red let out a deep breath, trying to calm the funk down. Classic placed his elbows on the table and his cheekbone on the palm of his hand "your a little jumpy" Red just grumbled, mumbling a small "whatever" while crossing his arms like a 5-year-old kid, Classic chuckled at this "anyway, we should probably order somethin' if we're gonna stay here for a while, got somethin' ya like?" Red shook his head "i don't have any money with me"
"i didn't tell ya to pay anything"
"then who's payin'?"
"me of course" Red just stared at the ground, he doesn't need to buy anything here and he doesn't want to let him pay for something, but drinking something new is good for a change right? "no need to be shy buddy" "im not shy asshole" Classic just chuckled at him, ignoring the curse word "sure, sure.." Classic grabbed the menu, placed neatly on the table, and gave it to Red who is still busy staring at the ground "here" Red's attention went to Classic, he took it, avoiding eye contact, and start searching for what he wants. This skeleton likes avoiding eye contact huh. I think some of us relate in some way. Anyway, Red saw something that sparked his curiosity, it is a coffee called 'cappuccino', the leave-like art and the foamy topping on top made him want to try it "hm, how about this one?" Red showed what he picked to Classic, who in return made a slightly surprised face "a cappuccino huh? alright.." Classic raised his hand to call Taffy and to take their orders. Once Taffy noticed this, they walked near them and took the skeleton's orders. They wrote it down on the small notebook they had and walked away after that, saying their order will be served after a few minutes. Classic nods his head with understanding and went to talk to Red again "i thought you would pick black coffee" Classic wondered, Red replied, "i dunno, never tried drinking a 'cappuccino' before.." he said making a quotation mark with his fingers on the foreign drink.
"trying somethin' new huh, that's nice"
"what did you ordered?"
"just a shortcake"
They talked about random things to pass time, favorite foods, drinks, hobbies, puns, knock-knock jokes and just trying to get to know each other like 4th graders do. It's actually kinda nice when someone gets your humor and when someone shows you kindness.

An unknown feeling settles in his soul, he feels warm and a little light, what is this weird sensation he ponders. 'its..kinda nice..'

After a while, Taffy walked back to the skeletons and placed their orders on the table, one cappuccino, and a strawberry shortcake "thanks!" Classic gave them a smile, which they gladly returned "No problem! Enjoy your date!" Taffy walked away before the skeletons could even say anything leaving a very confused and embarrassed Red 'date?! what the fck?! we're both guys!! and even if i were a girl, i would never date myself!'

On the other hand, err, skeleton, Classic was just chuckling at him "a date huh? well, it is kinda a date heheh~" Red has a small tint of blush on his cheeks but tries to hide it by pulling his hoodie over his head even more "it just a misunderstanding buddy" Red mumbled a small "i know.. humans are so damn weird" which made Classic laugh even more but nods his head in agreement. When Red calmed down, he observed his drink first, the art looks just like in the picture, and the aroma of it is perfect. Red grabbed the coffee, blew it then took a small sip. It was still a little hot but he enjoys its taste especially in a cold place.

Yes, it's a little chilly because it's autumn, or sometimes humans say the Fall season. Dead leaves of trees are scattered outside but it didn't made the place look messy, in fact, it made it look even more prettier "hm, not bad.." Red mumbled, taking another sip then placing the small mug on the table again "glad ya like it, oh and ya got somethin' on your face bud.." Red tries to wipe it off but the small foam is sitting on his cheek, he can't see where he should be wiping exactly because he doesn't have a mirror (even though Classic looks like his reflection). Classic grabbed a tissue, he stood up and leaned to wipe it off but Red quickly flinch and pulled away "relax buddy" Red glared at him, a little startled by their closeness but he let him and leaned in. Classic gently wiped the foam off then sat back down on his seat "there ya go" Red grumbled, his face turning even redder. Classic noticed this decided to tease him.
"hey, you look like a strawberry-"
"shut up!" Classic chuckled at his reaction "anyway, wanna taste?" Red looked at the shortcake "uh, sure.." Classic used his fork and sliced a small piece to give it to Red who gladly ate it, it tastes pretty good! Red liked it, but not too much because it's too sweet for his taste "pretty good huh?" Classic proudly smiled when Red nods his head "yeah but it's too sweet, damn.." Red took a sip of his coffee again to reduce the sweet taste on his mouth. Classic tilted his head to the side "what do you mean? it's not that sweet" Red shrugged his shoulders "well, do ya like sweets?" Classic's turn to shrug his shoulders "i like ketchup and ketchup is sweet so, maybe?" Red replied without thinking
"guess i'll call ya sweetheart then"
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".....oh thats cute.."
Red's face feels like it's burning "I-I DIDN'T MEAN TO FCKING SAY THAAT!!!" Classic was blushing too at the reply but tries to ignore it "be quiet will ya?" Red noticed that people were looking at them because of the sudden outburst "MIND YOUR OWN FCKING BUSINESS!!" People looked away, not wanting to anger the edgy skeleton. A human walked up to them with a worried face "I-Is there any problem here sir?" The Human wears the same uniform as Taffy but the small I.D. placed neatly on their shirt has the name 'Sasha'. Classic made a little smile and shook his head "nah it's nothin' sorry for bothering you, won't happen again" Sasha let out a sigh in relief "Well if there's anything wrong please tell us, I will be leaving both of you now, enjoy your date!" And with that, the human left the two blushing skeletons alone once more "fckin.." Classic started chuckling again, finding Red's reaction amusing "stop laughin' at me will ya?!" Instead of stopping, his laughter grew a little louder. Red tried hiding his glowing red face again with his hood "fck you Classic" Classic's laughter grew, even more, louder "hahah!! but hey! your moving a little fast there buddy! we only just met and ya wanna call me sweetheart?" Classic continued laughing while Red was wishing the earth could just swallow him whole.

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