RP LOG:[Honda & Shizuka]
SUMMARY: Honda and Shizuka's first date! Yay! Cuteness abounds. Erm. Slight V for Vendetta spoilers? XD
Honda Hiroto was a very VERY nervous 17 year old. Finally, one of his dreams had come true. He was about to go on a date with his long-time crush, Shizuka. If he could fly to her door, he probably would have. It seemed to take forever even after the incident for Honda to get the courage to ask for a REAL date, but he'd done it, and now, he was walking down the sidewalk holding some flowers for her. And OMG he just couldn't figure out what to WEAR. His stomach was doing cartwheels inside him, even up to the moment he was standing right outside her door. ".....okay," he said to himself. "Moment of truth, Honda." He hesitantly rang the doorbell, stepped back and waited.
...For all of 5 seconds before his smile fell. "...She's not coming," he said in a distraught tone. "She changed her mind or something. God I'm so STUPID," he ranted to himself, stepping back to the stairs.
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Shizuka had just slipped her shoes on when she heard the doorbell. Instantly smiling, she hurried to the door. She'd been so excited when he asked her and it was all she could think about since! "Hiroto~!" she practically squealed when she opened the door.
"Huh?" Honda squeaked when he heard his name. He had so completely convinced himself Shizuka had dumped him already that the sight of her so happy and calling him by his first name nearly made him fall over. "Shizuka!" he said, blinking a bit widely. "....Hey!"
Shizuka tilted her head a bit. "What are you doing over there?"
"...." He paused. What WAS he doing over there? His sense seemed to return, and he realized just how ridiculous he was acting. "....I don't...really know," he said, sheepishly scratching the back of his neck.
She just giggled a bit and put some of her hair behind an ear. "Whatever you say, silly. Do you want to come in for a moment?"
Honda looked Shizuka over; she was bloody gorgeous. Numbly, he nodded at her question, but didn't make a motion to move. "....uh-huh."
Shizuka glanced at Honda herself and tried her best not to blush too much. Oh my~ "So, um..."
"...what?" he blinked himself out of his daze. Oh yeah. Shizuka asked to go inside, didn't she? Well. Maybe they should. Yeah. "Oh. OH. Yeah, um," he stammered, walking over. "Let's go...in?"
She nodded a few times and stepped back, smoothing down her skirt a bit. "Yes, yes! How have you been?"
"Good!" Honda quickly answered with a smile. Why did he feel so...AWKWARD now? This was still Shizuka...but now. Now they were..."dating?" Man, he couldn't even believe it. If someone else said it, he'd think it a cruel joke but. Wow. "Really great!...You?"
She smiled. "Wonderful~ I've been so excited about today!" We could sit around and talk all day, least I'd get to see him~
"...Really?" Honda asked in utter surprise. Why he was so shocked he wasn't quite sure. "...I mean. I....uh..."
She looked up at him, still smiling. "Of course! I love spending time with you, silly~"
He was about to respond, but found his eyes on her smile and he froze. The warmth on his cheeks didn't go unnoticed, but there wasn't much he could do. "...I'm glad," Honda said, forcing his nerves aside to smile softly. "I was looking forward to this too."
Shizuka paused for a beat before stepping closer to him and wrapping her arms around him. "What do you want to do?"
".....uh," Honda....yeah. Honda froze again. In fact, his hands dropped completely to his side, and he dumbly dropped the flowers. ".......what's going on again?"
He smells nice~ she thought before she looked up at him, a bit confused. She couldn't help but giggle a bit. "You're blushing, Hiroto!"
"Huh?" was all he could manage, looking down at her with a slightly goofy smile. She was so pretty...he could see that she'd taken extra time to look that way...for him. But he had to snap back into reality. "What? Oh!" he blinked, his blush deepening. "No I'm n-....that is-...I, uh," he stammered, eyes finally falling on the flowers at his feet. Quickly, he bent down and picked them up, holding them out to Shizuka. "These are...for you!" he laughed, smiling. STOP. BEING. A GEEK.
Shizuka's eyes widened a bit at the flowers how she hadn't noticed them before was a mystery. "They're so pretty! Thank you!" she beamed and took them from him, standing on her tiptoes and kissing his cheek. "I'll go put them in water," she said happily before practically skipping back into the kitchen.
Honda blinked at the small kiss, feeling like everything around him just STOPPED completely. As Shizuka skipped off, he stood, staring at the wall, lightly touching his cheek as a dopey smirk lifting one edge of his lips. His eyes followed the girl, and he smiled, his nerves slightly subsiding. "...I...I was thinking that we could go see that new movie," Honda forced himself to talk, shoving his hands into the pockets of his tattered jeans. "V for Vendetta. I heard a lot of good things about it."
Shizuka placed the flowers in a cup of water, decided to buy a pretty vase for them later on. Walking back into the room, she put her hands together. "So have I! Those movies are usually my sort of thing, but that sounds interesting to me," she said with a small nod.
"Great!" Honda smiled with a light laugh. "So I guess we should....get goin'?" he looked back to her. Yeah. This still felt awkward to him. Two years was a long time, and he still just couldn't believe Shizuka agreed to go out with him like this. But...well. Yeah.
"Yes yes!" she said happily, practically skipping up to him. She hugged his arm and closed her eyes for a moment. "Movie with Hi~ro~to~"
"...." Honda blinked. ....that is too cute for words, he thought with a smile. He escorted her out the apartment door, slipping a hand back into his jean pocket. "Hm."
"Hm~?" Shizuka never wanted to let go. Nope. Never. Her Honda. No touchy.
Honda looked down at her, the smile still pulling at his lips. "...Oh. Nothing," he shook his head. "Just...sort of thinking."
"What about?" she asked, looking up at him a bit.
"..." Oh. About how I could die happy right now, that's all, he thought. But that wouldn't be a very good answer. "...Nothing, really," Honda told her, his free hand reaching up and covering hers. "Just...random stuff."
She shivered a bit when he touched her hand. "I'm thinking about someone," she said with a smile.
Honda blinked, his smile fading. She was thinking about someone? While on a date with him? What? "....who?" he hesitantly asked, readying himself to go home for the night. It's over already?
Shizuka gave him the best "duh" look she could muster which wasn't saying much. "Elvis. You, silly!"
"....." Honda blinked. It hit him how UTTERLY STUPID he probably looked now. He had to do SOMETHING to get himself together. "...But I'm not Elvis," he smirked.
"Oh, I'm sure you could be if you wanted," she laughed and nuzzled his arm. "Just for that, you have to buy me Pocky~"
He laughed a bit, hanging his head. "Oh, if I have to," Honda begrudgingly responding, knocking his forehead into hers a bit.
She blushed a bit and just smiled. "I know it'll be hard but I think you'll manage," she replied.
His fingers traced over hers on their own, and Honda just smirked. She's looks amazing...I can't believe this is actually happening, he thought to himself. He slowly walked along the sidewalk with her till they reached the movie theater. He broke from her to get the tickets and the punishment Pocky. "Shall we?" he opened the door to the theater and smiled.
Shizuka was instantly latched onto his arm again. "Of course!" she said happily. Can this day go on forever~?
With another goofy grin and slight flush on his cheeks, Honda led Shizuka down the hall to their theater and looked out over the audience. It seemed a bit empty, but there was still a few minutes before the movie started. "...Looks like we have our pick of seats," he said, motioning out with his hand. "Where to?”
"Hm~ How about there?" she pointed to some seats almost in the middle.
"Looks good to me," Honda nodded. With a hesitant gulp, he took her hand and pulled her down the row, ignoring the warm feeling on his cheeks. When they got all settled, he turned to her with a sheepish smile. "....Hey," he finally forced...before mentally hitting himself for sounding so dorky.
Shizuka smoothed down her skirt a bit before looking at him. "...hello!" she laughed quietly and opened her box o'Pocky.
He laughed as though it were a joke that he totally planned on before turning away from Shizuka and rolling his eyes at his stupidity, mouthing small obscenities. He pushed it aside though and turned back with a soft smile. "...Is that stuff any good? I've never really had it."
"Of course it is!" she said and pulled out one of the sticks. "Wanna try it?"
"Sure," he said, reaching over and pulling out a stick as well. "...Remind me what flavor I bought."
"The plain chocolate kind~" Shizuka giggled a bit and took a bite.
"Ah," Honda nodded, taking a small bite out of the crunchy stick. Well. It WAS all it was cracked up to be. "Not bad!" Honda said approvingly.
"It's silly how addictive this is," she said as she put the box on her lap. "How much longer until it starts?"
"..." Honda had actually finished his piece, and was ready to grab another one....but then Shizuka had moved it to someplace Honda's hand couldn't go. "...Should be soon," he said, slightly disappointed.
She let out a happy sigh and leaned her head against his shoulder. "I'm glad you asked me Hiroto~"
"..." he blinked down at the girl next to him. Wait, what the hell do I do now? PUT YOUR ARM AROUND HER, YOU MORON! He coughed a bit, then rolled his shoulder back and laid his hand across the back of Shizuka's chair. "...me too," he said, hoping his voice didn't crack TOO much.
She let out another happy sigh. ...I hope this is a long movie.
...Well. She didn't slap him. That was a good sign, right? The lights dimmed as several other people entered the theater. The trailers started up, and Honda found it hard to focus on them while Shizuka snuggled against him.
Shizuka giggled a bit at one of the trailers. "Jack Sparrow is so silly," she said softly.
"Huh?" Honda dumbly muttered. Then he saw the crazy pirate antics and smirked. "...Oh. yeah.
Gosh, why does he smell so good? Shizuka looked up Honda for a second before turning back to the screen.
Why? Because he's walking SEX. Honda shifted in his seat a bit. What the hell was he supposed to be DOING here? Well. Besides watching the movie. The X3 trailer broke his attention, and he sighed a bit. "You KNOW they put all the really good scenes in that and the rest is gonna be crap," he said almost sadly.
"Aw, be optimistic," she said with a small frown.
"It's never paid off for me before. Not about to start now," Honda said plainly. "If it's not broken, don't fix it."
Shizuka rolled her eyes. "Whatever you say, sweetie."
"Thank you," he said with a broad, cheesy grin. "It's tough being right all the time but...well. Someone's gotta do it."
Shizuka tried not to laugh too loudly. "You're so silly," she whispered as the trailers ended and the movie finally started.
...Honda was glad the theater was dark, or everyone in the room might've seen how deeply he blushed. "Heh," he muttered, rubbing the tip of his nose a bit. The movie opened, and Honda sunk into the seat a bit. "....whoa. 1984 much?" he blinked.
Shizuka's eyes widened a bit as it started. For a moment, she'd even forgotten she was leaning against Honda. "...yeah," was all she said.
Longer into the movie, the girl had found a letter while she was in a prison cell. As she read the letter, Shizuka felt tears sting in the back of her eyes. That...is so sad. She sniffed and found herself clinging to Honda's middle, trying not to cry.
Honda had gotten rather engrossed in the movie also, and Shizuka's sudden sniffle broke his concentration. ...She's...aw. he smiled a bit as he looked down at her. Bringing his arm down from the chair, he rested his hand on her shoulder and lightly rubbed it.
She felt a bit better as his arm went around her although she couldn't stop herself from crying. She decided to mess with one of the buttons on Honda's jacket until she could get a hold of herself.
Honda saw the small tears roll down Shizuka's cheeks, and he pulled her close, resting his cheek on her head. You were nervous about saying hi, and now....wow. You're weird, Honda.
She let out a sigh and found she could faintly hear his heart, which was rather calming. Wait, we're watching a movie, she thought before turning her attention back to that.
Honda turned his eyes back up to the screen as well. The movie progressed, and he arched a brow as all the citizens of England walked up to the Parliament building. "...You know. They'd have an easier time building a new liberal society if they weren't standing 3 feet away from a place that's about to explode."
Shizuka blinked and looked up at him. "...that's not really the point Hiroto."
"Well I know that," he said, but still pointed at the screen. "But it they're trying to reform England, it'd be great if half the country weren't dead."
She sighed and just nudged him. "Silly, silly."
"...fine," Honda faked a pout, but smiled as the evil government building went up in a blaze. Pyrotechnics. Awesome.
Shizuka just rolled her eyes and snuggled up against him.
When the movie ended, the lights came up and Honda found himself a little disappointed. "...Well. That was awesome," he said, smiling down at her.
She nodded. "Yes! I really liked it~" ...we have to get up now, don't we? Sigh.
"Good," he nodded. "I'm glad! ...uh." Honda really didn't want to move. Shizuka just felt so warm and fit so PERFECTLY. But soon they were the only ones left. "...We should probably go."
"Yeah..." Reluctantly, she pulled away from him and sat up, smoothing down her skirt.
Honda brought his arm back from around her, pulling on his jacket as he stood up and stretched his legs. "...so..."
"Um~ Want to...get ice cream?" Shizuka asked, blushing a little.
"...Sure!" Honda jumped at the chance. Not literally, silly. He held out his hand, eager to continue the date. "Sounds great."
She took it and gave it a gentle squeeze. "Yay! I'll pay for my own since you got me the Pocky~"
Blinking, Honda glanced back at her. Wasn't HE taking her out? "...You don't have to do that, Shizuka," he said, frowning a bit. "I mean...well, I uh," he reached up, scratching his head a bit. "That is..."
She frowned. "But I don't want you to buy everything! I'd feel bad."
"No, I WANT to!" he insisted, but the look on Shizuka's face made him pause. With a slight sigh, Honda smiled. "I'll get it this time, you pay next. Deal?"
Shizuka blinked but then smiled. "Oh, alright~"
"Good," Honda smiled back at her, pulling her up with him as they exited the theater. He swung their arms softly, looking over at her every once in a while before turning his eyes back to his feet as they shuffled down the sidewalk.
Shizuka glanced at him as well, just smiling happily. "It's such a nice day out~"
"Yeah," Honda replied, looking up at the dusk sky. "It's getting to be spring too. Soon they'll have that Cherry Blossom festival in the park," he said thoughtfully.
"Ooh, really? That sounds like fun!" Shizuka said happily, leaning against him a bit.
"It's usually really great," Honda ignored the flush he could feel, and smiled. "They have carnival games and stuff like that at night."
"Can we go~?" she asked, looking up at him with her big green eyes.
Honda looked down at her, pausing at the look in her eyes. "....sure!" he said, and this time his voice DEFINITELY cracked. "I mean, sure. That'd...that'd be great," Honda smiled softly, his footsteps slowing down.
She beamed. "I'm already excited!" she said happily, slowing down a bit herself.
"Good," was all he could manage, unable to take his eyes from her. The street lamp made the dim lighting just perfect, and Shizuka was practically glowing to him. "I can't wait."
She nodded and looked down at her feet, giving his hand another squeeze. "You're so sweet, Hiroto."
"...." Honda froze to the spot. Without even thinking, his hand reached up and pulled her chin so that she was looking up at him. "...you too," he smiled.
Shizuka blushed deeply. "A-Ah..." was all she mustered, suddenly finding it rather hard to breathe. He did that to her a lot, it seemed.
He took a slight gulp as his thumb ran along her cheek. Before he could stop himself, his forehead was lightly pressed against Shizuka's, and a small smile tugged at his lips.
Her heart was pounding and she shivered a bit. "Hiroto..." she said softly, feeling her eyes flutter close.
Honda felt his heart pause when she said his name like that. Shizuka was practically the first to start calling him by that, and he...well. He really liked it. His arms slipped around her cautiously, before he ever so lightly put his lips over hers.
She shivered again, reaching up and gripping his jacket with her small hands.
Taking that as an OK, Honda leaned down a bit further, slightly deepening the sweet kiss. He didn't even care if anyone walked by them. Nothing around him seemed matter but the girl that was finally in his arms.
Shizuka just fell into it, managing to kiss him back the best she could. She couldn't feel her legs and she thought her heart would pop but none of that mattered at the moment.
Honda supported her, holding his hands together at the small of Shizuka's back. After a moment he broke the kiss and paused for a moment. He just didn't want to let her go again. "...."
Shizuka opened her eyes and stared into his for a moment, at loss for words.
He hazily stared at her before a soft smile broke out across his face. "...Well, then."
She smiled, still red in the face. "Can we...do that again?" she asked quietly.
"..." Honda blinked, but the smile quickly returned. "Whatever you want," he said softly, tilting his head as he leaned in to kiss her again.
Shizuka practically swooned. Oh. She could get used to this. Mmhmm.
Honda felt he could very easily stand her all night and kiss her, and it wouldn't take a single bit of effort. But when he broke the kiss for the last time, he put his arms at Shizuka's waist and smiled softly. "...We should get that ice cream before the places close," he said, a faint blush crossing his face.
Shizuka nodded dumbly and rested her cheek against his cheek. "Y-Yes," she breathed out.
"..." Difficult as it was to move away, Honda managed to do it, but he tightly held her hand as they walked along the side walk, and he lifted her hand up to his lips for a light kiss.
She blushed again and smiled. "Such a gentleman~"
Honda laughed a bit, swinging their arms back. "Oh, stop it," he said, waving his free hand. "You're gonna make me blush." You ARE blushing. Shut up.
"But you already are, silly!" she said with a soft giggle, leaning against him again.
"Well. I can't argue with you," Honda looked off and shrugged a bit before looking back at Shizuka with the same caring smile. "...Looks like we finally got here," he said, stopping when he saw the sign for an ice cream shop.
"Well, we had some nice distractions," she replied. Although I'd rather him kiss me than have ice cream any day...
"...True," Honda nodded, boldly putting his arm around her waist as they walking into the joint.
Shizuka pinked as the entered the shop. Oh my~
He led her over to the ice cream displays, looking over the options. "Hmm," Honda tapped his chin thoughtfully. "Decisions, decisions."
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"Hm~ I think I want cookie dough!" Shizuka said as she tapped her pink fingernail against the glass.
"Huh," Honda eyed her choice, but settled on some regular ole chocolate ice cream. Not a fancy man.
Shizuka smiled. "I figured you'd get chocolate~"
"Oh," Honda looked over at her, smiling a bit. "Am I really that predictable?"
"Maybe, maybe not," she replied in a sing-sing voice.
"..." he shot the girl a dry look before ordering the cones and paying. "Well. Predict this. Am I gonna give you your ice cream or not?" he said, taking the cones.
Shizuka paused for a moment. "Yes. Because otherwise you'd be rather mean and I might have to leave you." Being silly was so fun~
"...." Honda's grin dropped, and he glared a bit. "Cheap shot," he said, handing over her ice cream and taking a bite of his.
She frowned. "I was just being silly, Hiroto. I'd never leave you for something so trivial." Big pout.
"Hmm," Honda rolled his eyes, but smirked nonetheless. "Very reassuring, thank you."
She still pouted. "You aren't mad at me?"
"..." Honda blinked. "....Why in the...no, Shizuka," he laughed a bit, though confused. "Why would I be?"
She flailed her ice cream-less hand. "I-I...don't know." Shizuka bowed her head.
Laughing, Honda reached up and put his hand on her head, slightly ruffling her hair. "No, I'm not mad, silly."
She looked up and smiled before licking her ice cream. "That's good..."
Honda smirked, biting at his own cone. Good stuff, that ice cream.
Shizuka shuddered a bit. "I don't know how you can do that. Isn't it cold?"
"...Well. It's ICE CREAM. It's supposed to be," Honda nodded. "But I guess it just doesn't bother me that much."
"It'd hurt my teeth!" Shizuka laughed a little before licking her ice cream again.
"Oh well we wouldn't want that, now would we?" Honda snickered, lightly pushing Shizuka with his elbow.
She pouted. "No we wouldn't!" Shizuka nudged him back.
He laughed a little, biting at the ice cream again just to make Shizuka squirm.
Shizuka shuddered again and went back to her ice cream. "What could we do now~?"
"..." He paused. What COULD they do? "I....have no idea," Honda honestly answered.
Shizuka thought for a heartbeat. "We could always go back to my place," she said, not realizing how that could be...taken.
"...." But Honda could. "What?" he stammered, practically dropping his ice cream on his shoes. No way did Shizuka just suggest...wait. This was SHIZUKA. No way it meant....Honda. You've been hanging out with Jounouchi far too long. "...Oh, um," he sheepishly smiled, forcing the blush away. "We could..."
"I'd say we could watch a movie, but we just did that...hm." She tapped her cheek.
"We could just...um...talk?" Honda suggested. Yeah. That TOTALLY didn't sound like a line.
Shizuka smiled up at him. "That's always fine with me!" Not to her it wasn't.
Honda sighed, glad his little comment wasn't taken how it could have been. Thank God Shizuka didn't hang out with her brother as much as he did. Or there might be some problems.
"Eep!" Shizuka squeaked as some ice cream dribbled down on her hand. "Oh well, I was bound to get sticky anyway..."
"...." IGNORE. IGNORE. PUSH AWAY THE JOUNOUCHI KATSUYA PERVERT INFLUENCE. Honda laughed nervously, looking away from Shizuka as he scratched his temple.
Shizuka, of course, was oblivious. She began to hum a little tune as they walked back to her place, starting on the cone of her ice cream.
It didn't take long for Honda to finish his cone since he had a much more effective technique, and he walked beside Shizuka calmly with a sort of half smile.
Shizuka had finished her cone by the time they had reached her apartment. She suddenly thought of something. "Have you told Oniichan about us?"
"...." And Honda's smile quickly fell. Of COURSE he hadn't told Jounouchi. The guy was going through one of the hardest times in his life, and really...this was the last thing he needed. "...I'm...workin' on it," Honda sidestepped the question, running a hand through his hair.
Shizuka frowned and looked up for a moment. "Neither have I...I'm worried about him. Does he talk to you about it?"
"...He doesn't want to talk to anyone," Honda shook his head. "He keeps insisting that he's fine and it was for the best, but..."
She sighed. "Oniichan's like that...even though I don't believe it for a second."
Honda nodded solemnly. "I feel bad for the guy. I feel bad for Mai, too but...he's got at least one legit reason."
"I-I guess but sometimes I just don't know. Everyone makes mistakes," she sighed and hugged Honda's arm. "I just want everyone to be happy, you know?"
"..." Honda paused, looking down at the girl before taking her hand and nodding. "Yeah, I know."
She smiled a bit sadly. "We should probably head on up now."
"...Yeah," he nodded, leading her up the stairs and towards her door.
Oh, now look what you did. Now everything's all sad. "...heard any good jokes lately?" she attempted, knowing it was rather lame.
"...." Honda was a bit surprised by the random topic change, but he went along with it. "I...heard this weird list of Chuck Norris jokes?"
Shizuka blinked a few times as she unlocked her front door. "Chuck Norris? Didn't he have a TV show a long time ago?"
"Yeah. WALKER TEXAS RANGER," he said in a gruff voice. "They're...pretty ridiculous."
Shizuka laughed and stepped inside, slipping off her shoes. "Can you remember any?"
"There is no such thing as global warming. Chuck Norris was cold, so he turned the sun up," Honda replied stoically, a small grin spreading.
Shizuka paused before giggling. "That's so silly!"
"That's not the worst of it," he said, rolling his eyes as he took of his shoes as well. He stepped into the living room and looked around. "There are no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, Chuck Norris lives in Oklahoma."
Shizuka gave Honda a brief look before bursting out into giggles again. "Oh...oh dear!"
"No, no! It gets better!" Honda insisted, thinking. "Chuck Norris is responsible for China's over-population. He hosted a Karate tournament in Beijing and all women within 1,000 miles became pregnant instantly."
Shizuka couldn't stop laughing at that point. She headed into the kitchen to wash her hands. "Who thought of these?!"
"Clearly someone with far too much time on their hands," Honda replied, sitting on the edge of Shizuka's couch. "Oh! Oh! One more. The original draft of The Lord of the Rings featured Chuck Norris instead of Frodo Baggins. It was only 5 pages long, as Chuck roundhouse-kicked Sauron’s ass halfway through the first chapter."
Shaking her head as she laughed, Shizuka dried her hands on a hand towel. "That is ridiculous. I kinda feel sorry for this Chuck Norris guy."
"Yeah feel sorry for the karate master with his own show. That poor, poor man," Honda dully replied, but smirked.
"Oh, you know what I meant!" she rolled her eyes and headed over to him, hopping on the couch.
"Yeah sure," Honda eyed her wearily. "Whatever you say."
"Yes. Whatever I say." She crossed her arms in an attempt to look serious. Didn't really work.
"....ahahaha," Honda laughed a bit. "That's so cute."
She frowned. "What, I can't be serious?"
"Oh, of course you can," he said in a jokingly patronizing tone. "You can do anything you put your mind to, Shizuka."
Shizuka pouted and gently whapped Honda's arm. "Oh, you're so mean."
"Oh, I know," he said, hanging his head. "I'm such a jerk."
She hopped up and hugged him around the middle. "Oh yes. Such a meanie, you are~"
He laughed, his hand finding his way around her too. Why was I so nervous before? he thought, giving her a small squeeze.
Shizuka nuzzled against him. "Hi~ro~to~" she sing-songed again.
"Hm," he muttered, sinking back into the couch with a slight sigh. This was all just too perfect. If Honda didn't know better, he would seriously think this was just another one of his bizarre and wishful dreams. Except here there was no monkey or flying tupperware.
Shizuka smiled and closed her eyes, content with just sitting there all night.
Honda rolled his head back into the cushion of the couch, closing his eyes as well. "...so..."
"Why do you smell so good?" she randomly asked.
"...." Honda blinked his eyes open, arching a brow. "Well. I'm a fan of showering. I know that's weird for most guys and all, but."
She giggled into his shirt. "Well, I'm glad you are. Showers are good."
"Agreed," he said with a soft smile, closing his eyes again.
Shizuka yawned a little. "Oh my. What time is it?"
Honda lifted up his arm and pushed back the sleeve of his jacket. "Wow. It's nearly 10," he blinked. The night had gone by so fast and...well. He wasn't entirely ready for it to end.
Shizuka frowned a little and gripped his shirt a bit tighter. "You...don't have to go, do you?"
"..." Honda looked down at her, blinking. He would think she'd WANT him to go...but. Well. "....No," he softly smiled down. "No, I don't."
She smiled and looked up at him a bit. "Yay. I was worried for a second there."
Honda brought his hand around and brushed some of Shizuka's amber hair away from her face. "Don't be," he told her.
Shizuka blushed a little. Is he going to kiss me again? "What...would you like to do?"
"Make out on the couch Whatever you wanna do," Honda answered, feeling a similar blush on his own cheeks for the billionth time that night.
"Um...maybe listen to music?" It was the only thing she could think of. "Oniichan let me borrow some CDs I haven't listened to yet~"
"....Music from your brother?" Honda arched a brow. This could be a bad idea. Jou's taste in music was often...rather....not Shizuka-like. "...okay..."
Shizuka giggled a bit and pulled away. "He said none of it was bad~"
"Depends on your definition of bad," Honda said, still unsure.
Shizuka just shrugged. "Well, it couldn't hurt to listen."
"Famous last words," Honda shook his head, but waved his hand to the stereo.
She giggled a bit and headed over to her stereo, putting in a CD and hitting play.
Soon a soft guitar starting playing from the speakers, and the lyrics started. "This time, This place. Misused, Mistakes~ Too long, Too late. Who was I to make you wait~"
Honda blinked, a bit surprised. "Wow. That doesn't sound very Jou-like."
Shizuka smiled a bit and put her hands together. "Aw, it's sweet..."
Standing from the couch, Honda nodded. "Thus my surprise."
She began to sway a bit to the song, closing her eyes. I'm glad I can listen to this with Hiroto~
He smiled a bit, watching her. But suddenly, an idea came to mind. It was...a bit bold. And corny. But...Shizuka might like it. Stepping over, he took her hand and smiled. He felt a warm sensation on his face again, but he ignored it. "Care to dance?"
Shizuka gasped and felt herself redden. She smiled and nodded, "O-Of course!"
His smile widened, and gently he slipped an arm around Shizuka's waist and brought her arm to his chest. The music continued through the chorus. "I keep dreaming you'll be with me and you'll never go. Stop breathing if I don't see you anymore~"
She was a brilliant red as she rested her head on his chest. Oh my~ This is...so romantic! Shizuka would've melted into a puddle of happy goo if she could.
He squeezed her hand as they slowly swayed to the song, and Honda was just moving on air. This was way too much! "On my knees, I'll ask. Last chance for one last dance."
Shizuka closed her eyes and sighed happily, just moving along with him.
Another faint smile pulled at Honda's lips, and he rested his chin on Shizuka's head. "I love you~ I loved you all along..." the music repeated the chorus, and Honda closed his eyes in contentment.
Shizuka let out a happy sigh as the song ended. Her heart picked up its pace and she shyly looked up at him. "Hiroto, I..."
"Hm?" Honda opened his eyes and looked down. "What?" The song ended and in a second a new song would pick up.
"I LIKE YOUR PANTS AROUND YOUR KNEES! I LIKE THE DIRT AROUND YOUR KNEES!"
"......"
Shizuka jumped and flailed a bit. "W-what?!"
Honda wasn't about to let that song go any further. He jumped over and hit the stop button. He paused, just making sure it had been stopped. ".....Jounouchi, you moron," he said under his breath. He shook his head and turned back to Shizuka. "What were you saying?"
Shizuka blushed again, putting her hands on her cheeks. Well, the moment was ruined and she's just feel silly now. "N-Nothing, nothing..."
Blinking, Honda stepped away from the stereo. "Oh...okay," he nodded. He made a mental note to KILL JOUNOUCHI KATSUYA. Seriously? Who gives that music to their sister?
Shizuka shook here head a bit and twirled some of her hair around a finger. "Um~ So!"
Shizuka sat down next to him and smoothed her skirt. Still blushing, she looked up at him rather cutely. "...kiss me again?"
Honda...blinked. Well. That was unexpected. "...wh-what?" he stammered lightly, almost thinking it was a joke.
Shizuka giggled a bit and turned towards him more, putting a hand on his chest. "I asked if you would kiss me again, silly~"
Honda sank back into the couch, taking a small gulp. "Oh...um," he bit his lip. Why was that damn flush returning?! Yeah it's ok on the street but here in private OH GOSH. "O-okay..."
Shizuka smiled. "You don't have to, you know~"
"...Huh?" he practically squeaked, but cleared his throat. "No!...I mean, yes!....I...." he paused, giving her a pathetic look. "I don't know what the hell I'm doing."
"You're doing fine, silly!" Shizuka poked his cheek.
"Hmm," he mumbled. Taking a breath, he put a hand gently on her cheek and leaned over, brushing his lips hesitantly over hers.
Her eyes fluttered close and she leaned into him a little. ...I like kissing.
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"And then Jounouchi had to walk out of the school in his boxers," Honda laughed, barely able to finish the sentence.
Shizuka was laughing hysterically as she bent over the couch. "Poor Oniichan!"
"Oh, he deserved it," Honda shook his head, still grinning. "You do NOT let a mouse loose in the girl's locker room and expect to get out of it unscathed."
Shizuka put a hand to her chest, hurting from laughing. "Oniichan doesn't really think things through, does he?"
"He thought it through, that's the worst part!" Honda flailed. "He even told me the whole plan! He practically had blueprints!"
"Oh...then I don't know! I give up!" Shizuka leaned against him, hugging his arm.
"I don't know what in the world is wrong with that guy," Honda shook his head, leaning back into the cough with one last laugh. "....But I miss it."
Shizuka sighed, frowning a little. "Me too...I'm sure this will all get worked out eventually."
"It'd better. I'm tired of watching that guy mope. It's more fun to watch him freak out over stuff," Honda said, finally looking over to the clock. He could barely believe his eyes. "...When the hell did it get to be 2 AM?"
Shizuka blinked a few times and looked up. "...2 AM? Wha?"
"Just what I was thinking," Honda said. It was WAAAAY past curfew now, and he leaned back with a thud. "Mom is gonna KILL me."
Shizuka frowned and snuggled up against him. "...could you call an say you're with Oniichan and lost track of time?"
"....Yeah. They probably think that's where I am anyway," Honda said, tapping his chin. "Usually how it goes."
"So, there's no problem~" she smiled, closing her eyes.
"...Guess not," Honda smiled with a sigh, the sinking feeling of the couch rather welcoming. "I wasn't even tired till right now."
Shizuka yawned just as he said that. "...me too. You jinxed me~" she faux-whined rather sleepily.
"Oh, I'm so sorry," Honda ruffled her hair with a yawn.
She smiled a little, sighing deeply. "I had fun today..."
Reaching his arms around Shizuka, Honda smiled too, giving her a small squeeze. "I'm glad."
"Did you?" she asked, her voice fading a bit.
"Of couse I did," he said, already feeling sleep setting in. "...You have no idea how long...I've wanted this..."
"I..." was all she could muster before she fell asleep.
"G'night, Shizuka," Honda muttered before he closed his eyes as well, drifting off to sleep.
END ♥~
Honda Hiroto was a very VERY nervous 17 year old. Finally, one of his dreams had come true. He was about to go on a date with his long-time crush, Shizuka. If he could fly to her door, he probably would have. It seemed to take forever even after the incident for Honda to get the courage to ask for a REAL date, but he'd done it, and now, he was walking down the sidewalk holding some flowers for her. And OMG he just couldn't figure out what to WEAR. His stomach was doing cartwheels inside him, even up to the moment he was standing right outside her door. ".....okay," he said to himself. "Moment of truth, Honda." He hesitantly rang the doorbell, stepped back and waited.
...For all of 5 seconds before his smile fell. "...She's not coming," he said in a distraught tone. "She changed her mind or something. God I'm so STUPID," he ranted to himself, stepping back to the stairs.
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Shizuka had just slipped her shoes on when she heard the doorbell. Instantly smiling, she hurried to the door. She'd been so excited when he asked her and it was all she could think about since! "Hiroto~!" she practically squealed when she opened the door.
"Huh?" Honda squeaked when he heard his name. He had so completely convinced himself Shizuka had dumped him already that the sight of her so happy and calling him by his first name nearly made him fall over. "Shizuka!" he said, blinking a bit widely. "....Hey!"
Shizuka tilted her head a bit. "What are you doing over there?"
"...." He paused. What WAS he doing over there? His sense seemed to return, and he realized just how ridiculous he was acting. "....I don't...really know," he said, sheepishly scratching the back of his neck.
She just giggled a bit and put some of her hair behind an ear. "Whatever you say, silly. Do you want to come in for a moment?"
Honda looked Shizuka over; she was bloody gorgeous. Numbly, he nodded at her question, but didn't make a motion to move. "....uh-huh."
Shizuka glanced at Honda herself and tried her best not to blush too much. Oh my~ "So, um..."
"...what?" he blinked himself out of his daze. Oh yeah. Shizuka asked to go inside, didn't she? Well. Maybe they should. Yeah. "Oh. OH. Yeah, um," he stammered, walking over. "Let's go...in?"
She nodded a few times and stepped back, smoothing down her skirt a bit. "Yes, yes! How have you been?"
"Good!" Honda quickly answered with a smile. Why did he feel so...AWKWARD now? This was still Shizuka...but now. Now they were..."dating?" Man, he couldn't even believe it. If someone else said it, he'd think it a cruel joke but. Wow. "Really great!...You?"
She smiled. "Wonderful~ I've been so excited about today!" We could sit around and talk all day, least I'd get to see him~
"...Really?" Honda asked in utter surprise. Why he was so shocked he wasn't quite sure. "...I mean. I....uh..."
She looked up at him, still smiling. "Of course! I love spending time with you, silly~"
He was about to respond, but found his eyes on her smile and he froze. The warmth on his cheeks didn't go unnoticed, but there wasn't much he could do. "...I'm glad," Honda said, forcing his nerves aside to smile softly. "I was looking forward to this too."
Shizuka paused for a beat before stepping closer to him and wrapping her arms around him. "What do you want to do?"
".....uh," Honda....yeah. Honda froze again. In fact, his hands dropped completely to his side, and he dumbly dropped the flowers. ".......what's going on again?"
He smells nice~ she thought before she looked up at him, a bit confused. She couldn't help but giggle a bit. "You're blushing, Hiroto!"
"Huh?" was all he could manage, looking down at her with a slightly goofy smile. She was so pretty...he could see that she'd taken extra time to look that way...for him. But he had to snap back into reality. "What? Oh!" he blinked, his blush deepening. "No I'm n-....that is-...I, uh," he stammered, eyes finally falling on the flowers at his feet. Quickly, he bent down and picked them up, holding them out to Shizuka. "These are...for you!" he laughed, smiling. STOP. BEING. A GEEK.
Shizuka's eyes widened a bit at the flowers how she hadn't noticed them before was a mystery. "They're so pretty! Thank you!" she beamed and took them from him, standing on her tiptoes and kissing his cheek. "I'll go put them in water," she said happily before practically skipping back into the kitchen.
Honda blinked at the small kiss, feeling like everything around him just STOPPED completely. As Shizuka skipped off, he stood, staring at the wall, lightly touching his cheek as a dopey smirk lifting one edge of his lips. His eyes followed the girl, and he smiled, his nerves slightly subsiding. "...I...I was thinking that we could go see that new movie," Honda forced himself to talk, shoving his hands into the pockets of his tattered jeans. "V for Vendetta. I heard a lot of good things about it."
Shizuka placed the flowers in a cup of water, decided to buy a pretty vase for them later on. Walking back into the room, she put her hands together. "So have I! Those movies are usually my sort of thing, but that sounds interesting to me," she said with a small nod.
"Great!" Honda smiled with a light laugh. "So I guess we should....get goin'?" he looked back to her. Yeah. This still felt awkward to him. Two years was a long time, and he still just couldn't believe Shizuka agreed to go out with him like this. But...well. Yeah.
"Yes yes!" she said happily, practically skipping up to him. She hugged his arm and closed her eyes for a moment. "Movie with Hi~ro~to~"
"...." Honda blinked. ....that is too cute for words, he thought with a smile. He escorted her out the apartment door, slipping a hand back into his jean pocket. "Hm."
"Hm~?" Shizuka never wanted to let go. Nope. Never. Her Honda. No touchy.
Honda looked down at her, the smile still pulling at his lips. "...Oh. Nothing," he shook his head. "Just...sort of thinking."
"What about?" she asked, looking up at him a bit.
"..." Oh. About how I could die happy right now, that's all, he thought. But that wouldn't be a very good answer. "...Nothing, really," Honda told her, his free hand reaching up and covering hers. "Just...random stuff."
She shivered a bit when he touched her hand. "I'm thinking about someone," she said with a smile.
Honda blinked, his smile fading. She was thinking about someone? While on a date with him? What? "....who?" he hesitantly asked, readying himself to go home for the night. It's over already?
Shizuka gave him the best "duh" look she could muster which wasn't saying much. "Elvis. You, silly!"
"....." Honda blinked. It hit him how UTTERLY STUPID he probably looked now. He had to do SOMETHING to get himself together. "...But I'm not Elvis," he smirked.
"Oh, I'm sure you could be if you wanted," she laughed and nuzzled his arm. "Just for that, you have to buy me Pocky~"
He laughed a bit, hanging his head. "Oh, if I have to," Honda begrudgingly responding, knocking his forehead into hers a bit.
She blushed a bit and just smiled. "I know it'll be hard but I think you'll manage," she replied.
His fingers traced over hers on their own, and Honda just smirked. She's looks amazing...I can't believe this is actually happening, he thought to himself. He slowly walked along the sidewalk with her till they reached the movie theater. He broke from her to get the tickets and the punishment Pocky. "Shall we?" he opened the door to the theater and smiled.
Shizuka was instantly latched onto his arm again. "Of course!" she said happily. Can this day go on forever~?
With another goofy grin and slight flush on his cheeks, Honda led Shizuka down the hall to their theater and looked out over the audience. It seemed a bit empty, but there was still a few minutes before the movie started. "...Looks like we have our pick of seats," he said, motioning out with his hand. "Where to?”
"Hm~ How about there?" she pointed to some seats almost in the middle.
"Looks good to me," Honda nodded. With a hesitant gulp, he took her hand and pulled her down the row, ignoring the warm feeling on his cheeks. When they got all settled, he turned to her with a sheepish smile. "....Hey," he finally forced...before mentally hitting himself for sounding so dorky.
Shizuka smoothed down her skirt a bit before looking at him. "...hello!" she laughed quietly and opened her box o'Pocky.
He laughed as though it were a joke that he totally planned on before turning away from Shizuka and rolling his eyes at his stupidity, mouthing small obscenities. He pushed it aside though and turned back with a soft smile. "...Is that stuff any good? I've never really had it."
"Of course it is!" she said and pulled out one of the sticks. "Wanna try it?"
"Sure," he said, reaching over and pulling out a stick as well. "...Remind me what flavor I bought."
"The plain chocolate kind~" Shizuka giggled a bit and took a bite.
"Ah," Honda nodded, taking a small bite out of the crunchy stick. Well. It WAS all it was cracked up to be. "Not bad!" Honda said approvingly.
"It's silly how addictive this is," she said as she put the box on her lap. "How much longer until it starts?"
"..." Honda had actually finished his piece, and was ready to grab another one....but then Shizuka had moved it to someplace Honda's hand couldn't go. "...Should be soon," he said, slightly disappointed.
She let out a happy sigh and leaned her head against his shoulder. "I'm glad you asked me Hiroto~"
"..." he blinked down at the girl next to him. Wait, what the hell do I do now? PUT YOUR ARM AROUND HER, YOU MORON! He coughed a bit, then rolled his shoulder back and laid his hand across the back of Shizuka's chair. "...me too," he said, hoping his voice didn't crack TOO much.
She let out another happy sigh. ...I hope this is a long movie.
...Well. She didn't slap him. That was a good sign, right? The lights dimmed as several other people entered the theater. The trailers started up, and Honda found it hard to focus on them while Shizuka snuggled against him.
Shizuka giggled a bit at one of the trailers. "Jack Sparrow is so silly," she said softly.
"Huh?" Honda dumbly muttered. Then he saw the crazy pirate antics and smirked. "...Oh. yeah.
Gosh, why does he smell so good? Shizuka looked up Honda for a second before turning back to the screen.
Why? Because he's walking SEX. Honda shifted in his seat a bit. What the hell was he supposed to be DOING here? Well. Besides watching the movie. The X3 trailer broke his attention, and he sighed a bit. "You KNOW they put all the really good scenes in that and the rest is gonna be crap," he said almost sadly.
"Aw, be optimistic," she said with a small frown.
"It's never paid off for me before. Not about to start now," Honda said plainly. "If it's not broken, don't fix it."
Shizuka rolled her eyes. "Whatever you say, sweetie."
"Thank you," he said with a broad, cheesy grin. "It's tough being right all the time but...well. Someone's gotta do it."
Shizuka tried not to laugh too loudly. "You're so silly," she whispered as the trailers ended and the movie finally started.
...Honda was glad the theater was dark, or everyone in the room might've seen how deeply he blushed. "Heh," he muttered, rubbing the tip of his nose a bit. The movie opened, and Honda sunk into the seat a bit. "....whoa. 1984 much?" he blinked.
Shizuka's eyes widened a bit as it started. For a moment, she'd even forgotten she was leaning against Honda. "...yeah," was all she said.
Longer into the movie, the girl had found a letter while she was in a prison cell. As she read the letter, Shizuka felt tears sting in the back of her eyes. That...is so sad. She sniffed and found herself clinging to Honda's middle, trying not to cry.
Honda had gotten rather engrossed in the movie also, and Shizuka's sudden sniffle broke his concentration. ...She's...aw. he smiled a bit as he looked down at her. Bringing his arm down from the chair, he rested his hand on her shoulder and lightly rubbed it.
She felt a bit better as his arm went around her although she couldn't stop herself from crying. She decided to mess with one of the buttons on Honda's jacket until she could get a hold of herself.
Honda saw the small tears roll down Shizuka's cheeks, and he pulled her close, resting his cheek on her head. You were nervous about saying hi, and now....wow. You're weird, Honda.
She let out a sigh and found she could faintly hear his heart, which was rather calming. Wait, we're watching a movie, she thought before turning her attention back to that.
Honda turned his eyes back up to the screen as well. The movie progressed, and he arched a brow as all the citizens of England walked up to the Parliament building. "...You know. They'd have an easier time building a new liberal society if they weren't standing 3 feet away from a place that's about to explode."
Shizuka blinked and looked up at him. "...that's not really the point Hiroto."
"Well I know that," he said, but still pointed at the screen. "But it they're trying to reform England, it'd be great if half the country weren't dead."
She sighed and just nudged him. "Silly, silly."
"...fine," Honda faked a pout, but smiled as the evil government building went up in a blaze. Pyrotechnics. Awesome.
Shizuka just rolled her eyes and snuggled up against him.
When the movie ended, the lights came up and Honda found himself a little disappointed. "...Well. That was awesome," he said, smiling down at her.
She nodded. "Yes! I really liked it~" ...we have to get up now, don't we? Sigh.
"Good," he nodded. "I'm glad! ...uh." Honda really didn't want to move. Shizuka just felt so warm and fit so PERFECTLY. But soon they were the only ones left. "...We should probably go."
"Yeah..." Reluctantly, she pulled away from him and sat up, smoothing down her skirt.
Honda brought his arm back from around her, pulling on his jacket as he stood up and stretched his legs. "...so..."
"Um~ Want to...get ice cream?" Shizuka asked, blushing a little.
"...Sure!" Honda jumped at the chance. Not literally, silly. He held out his hand, eager to continue the date. "Sounds great."
She took it and gave it a gentle squeeze. "Yay! I'll pay for my own since you got me the Pocky~"
Blinking, Honda glanced back at her. Wasn't HE taking her out? "...You don't have to do that, Shizuka," he said, frowning a bit. "I mean...well, I uh," he reached up, scratching his head a bit. "That is..."
She frowned. "But I don't want you to buy everything! I'd feel bad."
"No, I WANT to!" he insisted, but the look on Shizuka's face made him pause. With a slight sigh, Honda smiled. "I'll get it this time, you pay next. Deal?"
Shizuka blinked but then smiled. "Oh, alright~"
"Good," Honda smiled back at her, pulling her up with him as they exited the theater. He swung their arms softly, looking over at her every once in a while before turning his eyes back to his feet as they shuffled down the sidewalk.
Shizuka glanced at him as well, just smiling happily. "It's such a nice day out~"
"Yeah," Honda replied, looking up at the dusk sky. "It's getting to be spring too. Soon they'll have that Cherry Blossom festival in the park," he said thoughtfully.
"Ooh, really? That sounds like fun!" Shizuka said happily, leaning against him a bit.
"It's usually really great," Honda ignored the flush he could feel, and smiled. "They have carnival games and stuff like that at night."
"Can we go~?" she asked, looking up at him with her big green eyes.
Honda looked down at her, pausing at the look in her eyes. "....sure!" he said, and this time his voice DEFINITELY cracked. "I mean, sure. That'd...that'd be great," Honda smiled softly, his footsteps slowing down.
She beamed. "I'm already excited!" she said happily, slowing down a bit herself.
"Good," was all he could manage, unable to take his eyes from her. The street lamp made the dim lighting just perfect, and Shizuka was practically glowing to him. "I can't wait."
She nodded and looked down at her feet, giving his hand another squeeze. "You're so sweet, Hiroto."
"...." Honda froze to the spot. Without even thinking, his hand reached up and pulled her chin so that she was looking up at him. "...you too," he smiled.
Shizuka blushed deeply. "A-Ah..." was all she mustered, suddenly finding it rather hard to breathe. He did that to her a lot, it seemed.
He took a slight gulp as his thumb ran along her cheek. Before he could stop himself, his forehead was lightly pressed against Shizuka's, and a small smile tugged at his lips.
Her heart was pounding and she shivered a bit. "Hiroto..." she said softly, feeling her eyes flutter close.
Honda felt his heart pause when she said his name like that. Shizuka was practically the first to start calling him by that, and he...well. He really liked it. His arms slipped around her cautiously, before he ever so lightly put his lips over hers.
She shivered again, reaching up and gripping his jacket with her small hands.
Taking that as an OK, Honda leaned down a bit further, slightly deepening the sweet kiss. He didn't even care if anyone walked by them. Nothing around him seemed matter but the girl that was finally in his arms.
Shizuka just fell into it, managing to kiss him back the best she could. She couldn't feel her legs and she thought her heart would pop but none of that mattered at the moment.
Honda supported her, holding his hands together at the small of Shizuka's back. After a moment he broke the kiss and paused for a moment. He just didn't want to let her go again. "...."
Shizuka opened her eyes and stared into his for a moment, at loss for words.
He hazily stared at her before a soft smile broke out across his face. "...Well, then."
She smiled, still red in the face. "Can we...do that again?" she asked quietly.
"..." Honda blinked, but the smile quickly returned. "Whatever you want," he said softly, tilting his head as he leaned in to kiss her again.
Shizuka practically swooned. Oh. She could get used to this. Mmhmm.
Honda felt he could very easily stand her all night and kiss her, and it wouldn't take a single bit of effort. But when he broke the kiss for the last time, he put his arms at Shizuka's waist and smiled softly. "...We should get that ice cream before the places close," he said, a faint blush crossing his face.
Shizuka nodded dumbly and rested her cheek against his cheek. "Y-Yes," she breathed out.
"..." Difficult as it was to move away, Honda managed to do it, but he tightly held her hand as they walked along the side walk, and he lifted her hand up to his lips for a light kiss.
She blushed again and smiled. "Such a gentleman~"
Honda laughed a bit, swinging their arms back. "Oh, stop it," he said, waving his free hand. "You're gonna make me blush." You ARE blushing. Shut up.
"But you already are, silly!" she said with a soft giggle, leaning against him again.
"Well. I can't argue with you," Honda looked off and shrugged a bit before looking back at Shizuka with the same caring smile. "...Looks like we finally got here," he said, stopping when he saw the sign for an ice cream shop.
"Well, we had some nice distractions," she replied. Although I'd rather him kiss me than have ice cream any day...
"...True," Honda nodded, boldly putting his arm around her waist as they walking into the joint.
Shizuka pinked as the entered the shop. Oh my~
He led her over to the ice cream displays, looking over the options. "Hmm," Honda tapped his chin thoughtfully. "Decisions, decisions."
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"Hm~ I think I want cookie dough!" Shizuka said as she tapped her pink fingernail against the glass.
"Huh," Honda eyed her choice, but settled on some regular ole chocolate ice cream. Not a fancy man.
Shizuka smiled. "I figured you'd get chocolate~"
"Oh," Honda looked over at her, smiling a bit. "Am I really that predictable?"
"Maybe, maybe not," she replied in a sing-sing voice.
"..." he shot the girl a dry look before ordering the cones and paying. "Well. Predict this. Am I gonna give you your ice cream or not?" he said, taking the cones.
Shizuka paused for a moment. "Yes. Because otherwise you'd be rather mean and I might have to leave you." Being silly was so fun~
"...." Honda's grin dropped, and he glared a bit. "Cheap shot," he said, handing over her ice cream and taking a bite of his.
She frowned. "I was just being silly, Hiroto. I'd never leave you for something so trivial." Big pout.
"Hmm," Honda rolled his eyes, but smirked nonetheless. "Very reassuring, thank you."
She still pouted. "You aren't mad at me?"
"..." Honda blinked. "....Why in the...no, Shizuka," he laughed a bit, though confused. "Why would I be?"
She flailed her ice cream-less hand. "I-I...don't know." Shizuka bowed her head.
Laughing, Honda reached up and put his hand on her head, slightly ruffling her hair. "No, I'm not mad, silly."
She looked up and smiled before licking her ice cream. "That's good..."
Honda smirked, biting at his own cone. Good stuff, that ice cream.
Shizuka shuddered a bit. "I don't know how you can do that. Isn't it cold?"
"...Well. It's ICE CREAM. It's supposed to be," Honda nodded. "But I guess it just doesn't bother me that much."
"It'd hurt my teeth!" Shizuka laughed a little before licking her ice cream again.
"Oh well we wouldn't want that, now would we?" Honda snickered, lightly pushing Shizuka with his elbow.
She pouted. "No we wouldn't!" Shizuka nudged him back.
He laughed a little, biting at the ice cream again just to make Shizuka squirm.
Shizuka shuddered again and went back to her ice cream. "What could we do now~?"
"..." He paused. What COULD they do? "I....have no idea," Honda honestly answered.
Shizuka thought for a heartbeat. "We could always go back to my place," she said, not realizing how that could be...taken.
"...." But Honda could. "What?" he stammered, practically dropping his ice cream on his shoes. No way did Shizuka just suggest...wait. This was SHIZUKA. No way it meant....Honda. You've been hanging out with Jounouchi far too long. "...Oh, um," he sheepishly smiled, forcing the blush away. "We could..."
"I'd say we could watch a movie, but we just did that...hm." She tapped her cheek.
"We could just...um...talk?" Honda suggested. Yeah. That TOTALLY didn't sound like a line.
Shizuka smiled up at him. "That's always fine with me!" Not to her it wasn't.
Honda sighed, glad his little comment wasn't taken how it could have been. Thank God Shizuka didn't hang out with her brother as much as he did. Or there might be some problems.
"Eep!" Shizuka squeaked as some ice cream dribbled down on her hand. "Oh well, I was bound to get sticky anyway..."
"...." IGNORE. IGNORE. PUSH AWAY THE JOUNOUCHI KATSUYA PERVERT INFLUENCE. Honda laughed nervously, looking away from Shizuka as he scratched his temple.
Shizuka, of course, was oblivious. She began to hum a little tune as they walked back to her place, starting on the cone of her ice cream.
It didn't take long for Honda to finish his cone since he had a much more effective technique, and he walked beside Shizuka calmly with a sort of half smile.
Shizuka had finished her cone by the time they had reached her apartment. She suddenly thought of something. "Have you told Oniichan about us?"
"...." And Honda's smile quickly fell. Of COURSE he hadn't told Jounouchi. The guy was going through one of the hardest times in his life, and really...this was the last thing he needed. "...I'm...workin' on it," Honda sidestepped the question, running a hand through his hair.
Shizuka frowned and looked up for a moment. "Neither have I...I'm worried about him. Does he talk to you about it?"
"...He doesn't want to talk to anyone," Honda shook his head. "He keeps insisting that he's fine and it was for the best, but..."
She sighed. "Oniichan's like that...even though I don't believe it for a second."
Honda nodded solemnly. "I feel bad for the guy. I feel bad for Mai, too but...he's got at least one legit reason."
"I-I guess but sometimes I just don't know. Everyone makes mistakes," she sighed and hugged Honda's arm. "I just want everyone to be happy, you know?"
"..." Honda paused, looking down at the girl before taking her hand and nodding. "Yeah, I know."
She smiled a bit sadly. "We should probably head on up now."
"...Yeah," he nodded, leading her up the stairs and towards her door.
Oh, now look what you did. Now everything's all sad. "...heard any good jokes lately?" she attempted, knowing it was rather lame.
"...." Honda was a bit surprised by the random topic change, but he went along with it. "I...heard this weird list of Chuck Norris jokes?"
Shizuka blinked a few times as she unlocked her front door. "Chuck Norris? Didn't he have a TV show a long time ago?"
"Yeah. WALKER TEXAS RANGER," he said in a gruff voice. "They're...pretty ridiculous."
Shizuka laughed and stepped inside, slipping off her shoes. "Can you remember any?"
"There is no such thing as global warming. Chuck Norris was cold, so he turned the sun up," Honda replied stoically, a small grin spreading.
Shizuka paused before giggling. "That's so silly!"
"That's not the worst of it," he said, rolling his eyes as he took of his shoes as well. He stepped into the living room and looked around. "There are no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, Chuck Norris lives in Oklahoma."
Shizuka gave Honda a brief look before bursting out into giggles again. "Oh...oh dear!"
"No, no! It gets better!" Honda insisted, thinking. "Chuck Norris is responsible for China's over-population. He hosted a Karate tournament in Beijing and all women within 1,000 miles became pregnant instantly."
Shizuka couldn't stop laughing at that point. She headed into the kitchen to wash her hands. "Who thought of these?!"
"Clearly someone with far too much time on their hands," Honda replied, sitting on the edge of Shizuka's couch. "Oh! Oh! One more. The original draft of The Lord of the Rings featured Chuck Norris instead of Frodo Baggins. It was only 5 pages long, as Chuck roundhouse-kicked Sauron’s ass halfway through the first chapter."
Shaking her head as she laughed, Shizuka dried her hands on a hand towel. "That is ridiculous. I kinda feel sorry for this Chuck Norris guy."
"Yeah feel sorry for the karate master with his own show. That poor, poor man," Honda dully replied, but smirked.
"Oh, you know what I meant!" she rolled her eyes and headed over to him, hopping on the couch.
"Yeah sure," Honda eyed her wearily. "Whatever you say."
"Yes. Whatever I say." She crossed her arms in an attempt to look serious. Didn't really work.
"....ahahaha," Honda laughed a bit. "That's so cute."
She frowned. "What, I can't be serious?"
"Oh, of course you can," he said in a jokingly patronizing tone. "You can do anything you put your mind to, Shizuka."
Shizuka pouted and gently whapped Honda's arm. "Oh, you're so mean."
"Oh, I know," he said, hanging his head. "I'm such a jerk."
She hopped up and hugged him around the middle. "Oh yes. Such a meanie, you are~"
He laughed, his hand finding his way around her too. Why was I so nervous before? he thought, giving her a small squeeze.
Shizuka nuzzled against him. "Hi~ro~to~" she sing-songed again.
"Hm," he muttered, sinking back into the couch with a slight sigh. This was all just too perfect. If Honda didn't know better, he would seriously think this was just another one of his bizarre and wishful dreams. Except here there was no monkey or flying tupperware.
Shizuka smiled and closed her eyes, content with just sitting there all night.
Honda rolled his head back into the cushion of the couch, closing his eyes as well. "...so..."
"Why do you smell so good?" she randomly asked.
"...." Honda blinked his eyes open, arching a brow. "Well. I'm a fan of showering. I know that's weird for most guys and all, but."
She giggled into his shirt. "Well, I'm glad you are. Showers are good."
"Agreed," he said with a soft smile, closing his eyes again.
Shizuka yawned a little. "Oh my. What time is it?"
Honda lifted up his arm and pushed back the sleeve of his jacket. "Wow. It's nearly 10," he blinked. The night had gone by so fast and...well. He wasn't entirely ready for it to end.
Shizuka frowned a little and gripped his shirt a bit tighter. "You...don't have to go, do you?"
"..." Honda looked down at her, blinking. He would think she'd WANT him to go...but. Well. "....No," he softly smiled down. "No, I don't."
She smiled and looked up at him a bit. "Yay. I was worried for a second there."
Honda brought his hand around and brushed some of Shizuka's amber hair away from her face. "Don't be," he told her.
Shizuka blushed a little. Is he going to kiss me again? "What...would you like to do?"
"Make out on the couch Whatever you wanna do," Honda answered, feeling a similar blush on his own cheeks for the billionth time that night.
"Um...maybe listen to music?" It was the only thing she could think of. "Oniichan let me borrow some CDs I haven't listened to yet~"
"....Music from your brother?" Honda arched a brow. This could be a bad idea. Jou's taste in music was often...rather....not Shizuka-like. "...okay..."
Shizuka giggled a bit and pulled away. "He said none of it was bad~"
"Depends on your definition of bad," Honda said, still unsure.
Shizuka just shrugged. "Well, it couldn't hurt to listen."
"Famous last words," Honda shook his head, but waved his hand to the stereo.
She giggled a bit and headed over to her stereo, putting in a CD and hitting play.
Soon a soft guitar starting playing from the speakers, and the lyrics started. "This time, This place. Misused, Mistakes~ Too long, Too late. Who was I to make you wait~"
Honda blinked, a bit surprised. "Wow. That doesn't sound very Jou-like."
Shizuka smiled a bit and put her hands together. "Aw, it's sweet..."
Standing from the couch, Honda nodded. "Thus my surprise."
She began to sway a bit to the song, closing her eyes. I'm glad I can listen to this with Hiroto~
He smiled a bit, watching her. But suddenly, an idea came to mind. It was...a bit bold. And corny. But...Shizuka might like it. Stepping over, he took her hand and smiled. He felt a warm sensation on his face again, but he ignored it. "Care to dance?"
Shizuka gasped and felt herself redden. She smiled and nodded, "O-Of course!"
His smile widened, and gently he slipped an arm around Shizuka's waist and brought her arm to his chest. The music continued through the chorus. "I keep dreaming you'll be with me and you'll never go. Stop breathing if I don't see you anymore~"
She was a brilliant red as she rested her head on his chest. Oh my~ This is...so romantic! Shizuka would've melted into a puddle of happy goo if she could.
He squeezed her hand as they slowly swayed to the song, and Honda was just moving on air. This was way too much! "On my knees, I'll ask. Last chance for one last dance."
Shizuka closed her eyes and sighed happily, just moving along with him.
Another faint smile pulled at Honda's lips, and he rested his chin on Shizuka's head. "I love you~ I loved you all along..." the music repeated the chorus, and Honda closed his eyes in contentment.
Shizuka let out a happy sigh as the song ended. Her heart picked up its pace and she shyly looked up at him. "Hiroto, I..."
"Hm?" Honda opened his eyes and looked down. "What?" The song ended and in a second a new song would pick up.
"I LIKE YOUR PANTS AROUND YOUR KNEES! I LIKE THE DIRT AROUND YOUR KNEES!"
"......"
Shizuka jumped and flailed a bit. "W-what?!"
Honda wasn't about to let that song go any further. He jumped over and hit the stop button. He paused, just making sure it had been stopped. ".....Jounouchi, you moron," he said under his breath. He shook his head and turned back to Shizuka. "What were you saying?"
Shizuka blushed again, putting her hands on her cheeks. Well, the moment was ruined and she's just feel silly now. "N-Nothing, nothing..."
Blinking, Honda stepped away from the stereo. "Oh...okay," he nodded. He made a mental note to KILL JOUNOUCHI KATSUYA. Seriously? Who gives that music to their sister?
Shizuka shook here head a bit and twirled some of her hair around a finger. "Um~ So!"
Shizuka sat down next to him and smoothed her skirt. Still blushing, she looked up at him rather cutely. "...kiss me again?"
Honda...blinked. Well. That was unexpected. "...wh-what?" he stammered lightly, almost thinking it was a joke.
Shizuka giggled a bit and turned towards him more, putting a hand on his chest. "I asked if you would kiss me again, silly~"
Honda sank back into the couch, taking a small gulp. "Oh...um," he bit his lip. Why was that damn flush returning?! Yeah it's ok on the street but here in private OH GOSH. "O-okay..."
Shizuka smiled. "You don't have to, you know~"
"...Huh?" he practically squeaked, but cleared his throat. "No!...I mean, yes!....I...." he paused, giving her a pathetic look. "I don't know what the hell I'm doing."
"You're doing fine, silly!" Shizuka poked his cheek.
"Hmm," he mumbled. Taking a breath, he put a hand gently on her cheek and leaned over, brushing his lips hesitantly over hers.
Her eyes fluttered close and she leaned into him a little. ...I like kissing.
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"And then Jounouchi had to walk out of the school in his boxers," Honda laughed, barely able to finish the sentence.
Shizuka was laughing hysterically as she bent over the couch. "Poor Oniichan!"
"Oh, he deserved it," Honda shook his head, still grinning. "You do NOT let a mouse loose in the girl's locker room and expect to get out of it unscathed."
Shizuka put a hand to her chest, hurting from laughing. "Oniichan doesn't really think things through, does he?"
"He thought it through, that's the worst part!" Honda flailed. "He even told me the whole plan! He practically had blueprints!"
"Oh...then I don't know! I give up!" Shizuka leaned against him, hugging his arm.
"I don't know what in the world is wrong with that guy," Honda shook his head, leaning back into the cough with one last laugh. "....But I miss it."
Shizuka sighed, frowning a little. "Me too...I'm sure this will all get worked out eventually."
"It'd better. I'm tired of watching that guy mope. It's more fun to watch him freak out over stuff," Honda said, finally looking over to the clock. He could barely believe his eyes. "...When the hell did it get to be 2 AM?"
Shizuka blinked a few times and looked up. "...2 AM? Wha?"
"Just what I was thinking," Honda said. It was WAAAAY past curfew now, and he leaned back with a thud. "Mom is gonna KILL me."
Shizuka frowned and snuggled up against him. "...could you call an say you're with Oniichan and lost track of time?"
"....Yeah. They probably think that's where I am anyway," Honda said, tapping his chin. "Usually how it goes."
"So, there's no problem~" she smiled, closing her eyes.
"...Guess not," Honda smiled with a sigh, the sinking feeling of the couch rather welcoming. "I wasn't even tired till right now."
Shizuka yawned just as he said that. "...me too. You jinxed me~" she faux-whined rather sleepily.
"Oh, I'm so sorry," Honda ruffled her hair with a yawn.
She smiled a little, sighing deeply. "I had fun today..."
Reaching his arms around Shizuka, Honda smiled too, giving her a small squeeze. "I'm glad."
"Did you?" she asked, her voice fading a bit.
"Of couse I did," he said, already feeling sleep setting in. "...You have no idea how long...I've wanted this..."
"I..." was all she could muster before she fell asleep.
"G'night, Shizuka," Honda muttered before he closed his eyes as well, drifting off to sleep.
END ♥~