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Dare [TMM, RxR, for 30 Kisses]
Title: Dare
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regalblaze
Pairing: Ryou Shirogane x Retasu Midorikawa
Fandom: Tokyo Mew Mew
Theme: #3 - jolt!; #16 - invincible; unrivaled
Disclaimer: TMM doesn't belong to me, so don't kill the authoress here. ^^;
Retasu never did like coffee. Whenever the other members of Cafe Mew Mew would ask her for a cup, they would always get a polite response that always seemed to translate as "no".
When she was asked by the mew mews, it was an overly polite "no thank you". Keiichiro? "I'm not in the mood, thank you for asking". Meguro didn't even bother asking. Berii said it was because he lived off coffee - he would forget to be sane half of the day.
However, no matter what she did, Retasu couldn't convince her employer. Apparently, the blond seemed to think that he was the only one who could convince her to drink the (in her words) "forbidden beverage". When she wasn't in the room, the others would tease him about his arrogant thinking.
Ichigo was especially fond of this game, calling it payback for all the times she was on vacation without pay. (Ryou called her complaints "deal with it".)
"The invincible, unrivaled Shirogane... I bet you ten bucks that you can't get her to drink it." Ichigo bargained, glaring over at the blond.
He smirked. "I'll take you up. Ten bucks for me if I win, ten bucks for you if I lose," He said, conveniently leaving out the part that he didn't need her money anyways.
She extended her hand. "Deal!" Ryou shook it, exchanging a look with her that everyone in the room could easily understand.
Thankfully, this conversation didn't have to go on much longer, due to the green-haired girl's appearance. She looked over at everyone, blinking. (From her point of view, it seemed that she must've been dreadfully late for a special occasion)
"Ummmmmm.... s-sorry I'm late..."
Ichigo pushed Ryou towards her, whispering in his ear, "Good luck. You'll need it."
He sweatdropped, taking Retasu by her hand. "Hey, Retasu-chan? Could you help me with something in the kitchen, by any chance?"
She didn't quite know what to say to that. Looking over at him, she managed a nod. "I-isn't that part of my job...?"
He managed a smile. "I suppose so, but you're usually not on kitchen duty. I'd like some help there..."
The two started to walk in the direction of the kitchen; Ryou made sure to especially avoid the subject of coffee, as so to not arouse suspicions around Retasu.
It wouldn't do if she figured it out half-way now, would it? It was too bad that she was the one who brought it up in the first place.
"I never did understand why you guys liked coffee so much..." She murmured to herself as they walked inside. "A-after all, whenever I had it... it.. kind of gave me a weird jolt."
He blinked, crossing his arms. "Jolt?"
She nodded. "Jolt. Like... static electricity..?"
Ryou suddenly got what she was trying to say; the reason she didn't have coffee wasn't because it was too strong for her or because it wasn't her favorite beverage... it was because she got weird feelings around it.
The cat gijinka wished that he could have quit on her then and there, but an Ichigo dare was a dare.
If he had learned anything in his life, it would have to be this: Never, ever ignore an Ichigo dare. It wouldn't be a pretty sight at the end.
He brushed back his bangs, glancing behind his shoulder at her as he opened the doors. "...I see..."
That's when it clicked with Retasu. She stood beside him at the counter, watching as he poured himself a mug of coffee.
"Ichigo-chan dared you to give me some coffee..." She murmured, unaware that he could hear her every word.
Ryou didn't know what to say to that; he pressed his lips together. "....Yeah. How'd you know?"
She giggled. "W-well, this happens once a week...."
He sweatdropped. "Oh, right..."
The week before, the dare was to get Meguro to stop drinking soda for a day. It had worked, but the waiter had ended up looking too sane for everyone's good. Needless to say, he was back on caffeine the next day.
Taking the warm mug into her own hands, she took a small sip; her eyes brightened as she set it down.
Ryou offered a weak smile, squeezing her hand. "You alright..?"
She nodded. As if she wasn't quite in control of her own body, she leaned in... standing on her tiptoes, she gently planted a kiss on the blonde's lips.
He didn't quite know what to say to that. Instead, he took her by the hand, making sure that she wasn't going to act any more off-beat than she was already.
Well, he had done the seemingly impossible - he had gotten Retasu to drink coffee, and won an Ichigo dare. Who was going to top that? Certainly not Ichigo, that's for sure.
Author:
regalblazePairing: Ryou Shirogane x Retasu Midorikawa
Fandom: Tokyo Mew Mew
Theme: #3 - jolt!; #16 - invincible; unrivaled
Disclaimer: TMM doesn't belong to me, so don't kill the authoress here. ^^;
Retasu never did like coffee. Whenever the other members of Cafe Mew Mew would ask her for a cup, they would always get a polite response that always seemed to translate as "no".
When she was asked by the mew mews, it was an overly polite "no thank you". Keiichiro? "I'm not in the mood, thank you for asking". Meguro didn't even bother asking. Berii said it was because he lived off coffee - he would forget to be sane half of the day.
However, no matter what she did, Retasu couldn't convince her employer. Apparently, the blond seemed to think that he was the only one who could convince her to drink the (in her words) "forbidden beverage". When she wasn't in the room, the others would tease him about his arrogant thinking.
Ichigo was especially fond of this game, calling it payback for all the times she was on vacation without pay. (Ryou called her complaints "deal with it".)
"The invincible, unrivaled Shirogane... I bet you ten bucks that you can't get her to drink it." Ichigo bargained, glaring over at the blond.
He smirked. "I'll take you up. Ten bucks for me if I win, ten bucks for you if I lose," He said, conveniently leaving out the part that he didn't need her money anyways.
She extended her hand. "Deal!" Ryou shook it, exchanging a look with her that everyone in the room could easily understand.
Thankfully, this conversation didn't have to go on much longer, due to the green-haired girl's appearance. She looked over at everyone, blinking. (From her point of view, it seemed that she must've been dreadfully late for a special occasion)
"Ummmmmm.... s-sorry I'm late..."
Ichigo pushed Ryou towards her, whispering in his ear, "Good luck. You'll need it."
He sweatdropped, taking Retasu by her hand. "Hey, Retasu-chan? Could you help me with something in the kitchen, by any chance?"
She didn't quite know what to say to that. Looking over at him, she managed a nod. "I-isn't that part of my job...?"
He managed a smile. "I suppose so, but you're usually not on kitchen duty. I'd like some help there..."
The two started to walk in the direction of the kitchen; Ryou made sure to especially avoid the subject of coffee, as so to not arouse suspicions around Retasu.
It wouldn't do if she figured it out half-way now, would it? It was too bad that she was the one who brought it up in the first place.
"I never did understand why you guys liked coffee so much..." She murmured to herself as they walked inside. "A-after all, whenever I had it... it.. kind of gave me a weird jolt."
He blinked, crossing his arms. "Jolt?"
She nodded. "Jolt. Like... static electricity..?"
Ryou suddenly got what she was trying to say; the reason she didn't have coffee wasn't because it was too strong for her or because it wasn't her favorite beverage... it was because she got weird feelings around it.
The cat gijinka wished that he could have quit on her then and there, but an Ichigo dare was a dare.
If he had learned anything in his life, it would have to be this: Never, ever ignore an Ichigo dare. It wouldn't be a pretty sight at the end.
He brushed back his bangs, glancing behind his shoulder at her as he opened the doors. "...I see..."
That's when it clicked with Retasu. She stood beside him at the counter, watching as he poured himself a mug of coffee.
"Ichigo-chan dared you to give me some coffee..." She murmured, unaware that he could hear her every word.
Ryou didn't know what to say to that; he pressed his lips together. "....Yeah. How'd you know?"
She giggled. "W-well, this happens once a week...."
He sweatdropped. "Oh, right..."
The week before, the dare was to get Meguro to stop drinking soda for a day. It had worked, but the waiter had ended up looking too sane for everyone's good. Needless to say, he was back on caffeine the next day.
Taking the warm mug into her own hands, she took a small sip; her eyes brightened as she set it down.
Ryou offered a weak smile, squeezing her hand. "You alright..?"
She nodded. As if she wasn't quite in control of her own body, she leaned in... standing on her tiptoes, she gently planted a kiss on the blonde's lips.
He didn't quite know what to say to that. Instead, he took her by the hand, making sure that she wasn't going to act any more off-beat than she was already.
Well, he had done the seemingly impossible - he had gotten Retasu to drink coffee, and won an Ichigo dare. Who was going to top that? Certainly not Ichigo, that's for sure.