and at last I see the light ♫♪

[machinamonkey]

Who: Rikku and Cliffjumper
Where: Olivine!
When: Valentine's Day (backdated)
Summary: They have a date!
Rating: Knowing these two? PG-13 maybe. Seriously, they're too dorky for much else
Log:

Valentine's Day, as a whole, seemed pretty silly to Rikku. Why put all your love and stuff on one day?

Then she went to the store a few times and realized it was more a case of "people wanting to sell stuff" than "people are really that weird here". Oh, well. Chocolate was going on sale soon, apparently, so Rikku wasn't complaining!

Of course, part of her not-complaining might have come from the fact that she and Cliff were going on another date that night. They'd been a few since their first one, but nothing really as special or memorable as their first one. Rikku'd spent most of the days leading up to it trying to find a decent outfit that would work for the beach and had settled on jeans (the best piece of clothing ever, seriously, why was this not a Thing in Spira yet?) and a shirt the color of Cliffjumper when he was a robot with "My Boyfriend is Better than Yours" on it in what the clerk had called a "flirty" font.

For once, she was done getting ready before Cliff and was sitting on the floor of the living room, taunting everyone with her laser pointer while she waited.

Comments

[getthehorns]

[ There were very few pieces of clothing that Cliffjumper owned that weren't red, so imagine his delighted surprise when he found that he and Rikku matched. (His shirt was plain, though. No "flirty font" for him. In fact, he's fairly certain Rikku had been with him when he bought it- needing a new one thanks to Tag.)

He padded down to the living room, bouquet of red roses in one hand. He can't help the smile on his face when he spots her playing with the pokémon. ]

You're gonna drive 'em all crazy if you keep that up.

[machinamonkey]

You act like they're not crazy already.

[Rikku springs up and grins when she sees the flowers]

Are those for me?

[getthehorns]

Who else would they be for?

[ A grin, and he offers them to her with a little bow. There is a card attached. ]

[machinamonkey]

I dunno, Dog?

[She takes the bouquet with a giggle, handing Cliff a small box. It's a pendant necklace--the pendant itself is as close to his car form as Rikku could make out of copper wire painted red]

You're so sweet~ They're gorgeous!

[getthehorns]

[ d'aw, Rikku. As if his grin could get any wider. ]

Rikku... you didn't have to get me anything.

[machinamonkey]

Of course I did! You're my boyfriend and one of the best guys ever and I wanted to!

[She leans up (and tugs him down a bit) to kiss his cheek]

I was going to give it to you for Christmas, but I ran out of wire. Today seemed like a good day for it instead!

[getthehorns]

[ No, none of that. He scoops her up for a full-on kiss. ]

You're the best.

[machinamonkey]

[She laughs when he scoops her up]

You're better! And need to shrink like, six inches.

[getthehorns]

Hey now. I'm totally fine the way I am.

[machinamonkey]

You're like a foot and a half taller than me! How often do you end up picking me up so I can kiss you?

[She pokes him in the ribs]

[getthehorns]

Oh, stop. You know you love it.

[ Since he's got her up in his arms, he nuzzles her neck a little, planting a light kiss right below her ear. ]

[machinamonkey]

[That gets another giggle out of her and she leans against him]

I do. I like it better when you're on my level, though, because it's easier to cuddle. Now come on, I put in an order for take out from that restaurant we went to on our first date and it should be ready soon!

[getthehorns]

[ He sets her down, then- as much fun as it would be to carry her through town. ]

Did you now? Who's organizing this date, me or you? [ he's just teasing her, of course. That was good food, and he's now about to say no. ]

[machinamonkey]

Hey, if I left it all up to you we'd've gotten to the beach and realized we forgot the food! ...If we left it all up to me, we'd've gotten to the beach and realized we forgot the food for that matter. Huh.

[getthehorns]

We're the best at this.

[ He grabs her jacket and offers it to her ]

[machinamonkey]

We really are.

[She takes it, careful not to crush her flowers]

Oh well, I guess that's why we work well together!

[getthehorns]

If it ain't broke, don't fix it, right?

[ He pulls on his own jacket and offers her his arm ]

Shall we?

[machinamonkey]

Right! Let's get going--I'm starving!

[She takes his arm and calls over her shoulder:]

If you guys wanna tear the house down make sure it's rebuilt before we get back!

[A chorus of Pokémon cries greets her]

[getthehorns]

[ Cliff just laughs and escorts her out. It's a little chilly yet, since it's still February. ]

They're turning off the lights tonight. What do you say we watch the show from the beach?

[machinamonkey]

Ooh, yes! Yes yes yes! It'll be so pretty!

[getthehorns]

Glad you agree.

[ He gives a short whistle and Rebel comes trotting around the corner with a large blanket folded over his back. ]

Thank you, Reb.

[ He takes the blanket, giving Rikku a grin ] One dinner under starlight, coming up.

[machinamonkey]

[Rikku gives Rebel some ear scratches before tackling Cliff in a hug]

I love you. I don't deserve you.

[getthehorns]

That's the biggest load of scrap I ever heard.

[ He drapes the folded blanket over one shoulder and pulls her close. His expression and tone softens instantly. ]

You deserve everything.

[machinamonkey]

Hush, I'm being dorky.

[She grins and pulls him into a kiss]

[getthehorns]

[ He'll draw that out for a bit before pulling away ]

C'mon. Dinner's gonna get cold at this rate.