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i was high on the thrill of adventure - which, in this case, happened to be running errands - and the trip outside of the apartment had me feeling spontaneous and full of life. to top it all off, whizzer had jumped at the opportunity to go, and not even in the regular whizzer sense of the term. our conversations wove and forked into a million different branches; telling stories, reminiscing about the good old days, and a heaping helping of uncalled for commentary on overused TV tropes.
somehow, the topic wandered over to cheesy romance films, and we indulged in some fun-making at the unfortunate popularity of the ‘reow’ zinger.
“how about this- if you can pull it off, i’ll treat us to ice cream.” i had already been planning to take him for a scoop, but why not make things interesting?
whizzer suddenly went pale. “you’re kidding,” he squeaked, subconsciously putting some space between us. i threw my head back in laughter. “c’mon, just give it a shot! one try!” i begged, elbowing him unthinkingly in the ear.
then whizzer looked dead ahead at nothing, as if gathering his thoughts. “well…”
as if trying to hide his smile, he took a deep breath, letting it out slowly. when he turned to look away from me, i nearly guffawed with excitement. oh, here it comes, i thought, holding back a scream-laugh.
he slicked back his unruly hair [which bounced back into place instantly], slowly turning to face me. “reow,” he… attempted to purr, though who was he kidding. his voice cracked badly, and i’m certain that he would never be able to pull it off even if he lived to be 102.
amazingly, though, i couldn’t bring myself to laugh. something about the earnest attempt made my heart flutter, despite the comically un-sexy nature of his delivery. truth be told, i couldn’t be more delighted.
whizzer jumped in surprise when i bent over and kissed him, which i couldn’t blame him for. our foreheads konked and we both recoiled, but i couldn’t stop smiling.
“what was that for?” he demanded, a stunned, incredulous smile creeping onto his lips. i took the time to properly fold my knees and squat down so that he could look down at me for once. that smile scampered off as soon as it appeared and i could have sworn he swallowed.
“can’t i ever kiss you just because?” my face was beginning to hurt from smiling so long. whizzer blinked, then nodded slowly, and i saved us both the trouble of drawing it out any longer by giving him a real kiss. he finally laughed into my lips and pushed me away slightly. “please! aren’t you going to take me for ice cream first?”