Broken Pieces-Chp30

(Later, Wander is standing by the windows, seeing the heart shaped planet they're landing on)

Wander: Amazing... (sees Captain Tim scurry up to him) :) Hey, Tim. Been enjoying your stay here as well? (ruffles his head) ^^

Capt Tim: [panted happily n ran circles ard Wander's feet]

Hater: [was all dressed up in his best outdoor robes, which was surprisingly white on top n black at the bottom, complete with a nice bowtie, n wore black gloves for the occasion, then sees Wander in his suit n blushed green] Wow...

Wander: (notices Hater) You like this, right? (checking his suit) Ryder always considered dating a waste of time and money, so I've never reallly... it's still good, isn't it? (flushing himself)

Hater: [snap bk to his senses] It... It's better than good. U look amazing... [take his hand n kissed it] N tht dumb ass Ryder is missing out on such beauty

Wander: (flushes harder at the hand kiss)...Y-you too, Hater... (clears throat) Do the other Watchdogs know now? About us...?

Hater: I haven't told them yet, bt knowing Peepers, he'll prolly give them a heads up so they wont get caught off guard. We're almost landing now. U sure ur OK with this date? I don't want to aggravate ur condition. We just found out abt it n all...

Wander: Well, we don't have to do everything... We can always see how far we get with the stuff you had planned.

Hater: Fair enough. Shall we? [took his hand n led him to the ship's landing]

Wander:...Yes, we shall. (walks with Hater)

[they both made their way out of the ship n first stop was the restaurant]

Wander: (looking around, impressed by the scenery)

Hater: [was led by the maitre'd to their table he reserved beforehand, then help Wander to his chair] Here ya go

Wander: (takes his seat) ^^

Hater: [got a menu for both of them n looked thru his] Order whatever u want, Wander. My treat

Wander: I know. (looking through menu)

Hater: [as usual, ordered quite a lot for his appetite]

Wander: (was trying to decide what he wanted, since everything sounded pretty good)

Hater: [noticed his indecisiveness] Need any help?

Wander: So many choices here... (was indeed having trouble choosing)

Hater: Well, since ur still recovering frm ur morning sickness, how abt something light, easy on ur stomach?

Wander:...I suppose, yes. (glances through menu)...Is their soup good?

Hater: Oh yeah, I just ordered one of my fav ones. U wanna give tht a try?

Wander:...Sure, why not? :)

Hater: [also helped him choose some finger sandwiches n light foods tht might be easy on his stomach]

Wander: (smiles, enjoying the food and also making conversation with Hater, each asking questions about each other)

Hater: So, u said u guys r born as a litter. How many sibs exactly do u hv?

Wander: Five older brothers, I was pretty much the youngest one. But I was also the child who got sick easily, but had a lot of care from Mama, as well as the plants Janet provided to make good medicine... (pauses to give himself a moment) But, uh, what about you? Siblings or only child?

Hater: I'm the middle child. Hv an older sister n younger brother. I kinda suffer frm middle child syndrome mostly, so as soon as I was of age, I decided to make a name for myself n left home. Been on my own ever since n lost contact frm my family. I dont think they even remember I exist anymore

Wander: :(... (places his hand on Hater's) So sorry about that...

Hater: Its no big. Last I heard my sis has gotten married to a warlord across the nine galaxies n ruling with him in their own little kingdom while my little brother was groomed to be the new Lord of our Skeletor realm aftr I left home. So yeah, they've got their own lives, I got mine

Wander: (smiles softly)...I'm sure your folks would still remember you...

Hater: [shrugged] Maybe. Bt I wouldnt knw. They've nvr called me, n I didn't bother calling them either. So 5 older brothers, eh? R they all...umm...intersex like u?

Wander: (thinks) Can't remember, maybe it was just me, but I don't know. (looks away a little)... Surprised you didn't demand an apology outta me...for that outburst. I mean, I wasn't trying to guilt trip anyone and I know you said some stuff too, but you should've still been mad at me. And could've been real mad if you felt like the whole thing between us was so the hat was working the way it used to, because the spell still doesn't seem to be broken, and- (gets hushed by Hater's finger)

Hater: It's OK reli. There's nothing for me to be mad abt. U were pissed at Ryder n u needed to let off some steam, u needed to vent. I was ur trigger. If it weren't for me we prolly wouldn't even hv crossed paths. N I don't care abt the hat. I care abt u. Nothing else matters

Wander:...(holds Hater's hand again) Same... :) (leans forward for kiss)

Hater: [smirked n leaned in as well, giving him a short peck on the lips]

Wander: (flushes happily)

(After dinner, they decided to try out some of the carnival games)

Wander: (trying to knock down some pins to get a prize, but no luck)

Hater: [tries his luck too, also didn't get any, blushed in frustration before lashing out with his electric powers to burn off all the pins, making the booth owner shakily give him the grand prize of a huge space octo-bear plush, which he proudly hands it to Wander]

Wander: (hugs it) ^^

Hater: [tried the Test-Your-Strength hammer bt it only got him to the middle of the bell meter, bt spared the booth owner his tantrum n settled for the consolation prize, which was a small alien squid squishy plush]

Wander: :) (happily enjoying time with Hater... but can't feel someone was watching them... mostly him...)

[nxt they went to try the Tunnel of Love, in which Hater forked out the tickets n helped Wander on into a swan like love boat n entered the tunnel]

Wander: (snuggles close to Hater)

Hater: [held him close by the waist, then slowly made out with him as their love boat went thru the dreamy ambience n romantic soothing music]

Wander: mmm~

(Afterwards, they took a walk through a garden pathway looking at all the plants)

Wander: (pointing out a name of each flower and the uses it had)

Hater: Well ur pretty proficient in these. Maybe I should transfer u to the medic section of my ship instead of kitchen duty

Wander: Think so? I don't mind making meals... (glances once again behind them, still seeing no one...)

Hater: [noticed his uneasiness this time] Something bothering u, Wander? [looked to where he's looking ]

Wander: Just... feel like we're being followed...? M-maybe it's nothing. (hurries ahead)

Hater: [looks ard warily before holding Wander close to his side] Keep close. I don't wanna lose u

Wander: (stays close with Hater)...

[nxt they went to see a drive-thru movie, in which Hater rented a car n drove them to the ticket stand] So sappy romance drama or rom-com?

Wander: Hmm... not sure, which ever is good.

Hater: Rom-com it is [not one for sappy stuff, n bought their tickets]

Wander (watches the movie with Hater, nuzzling into his side)

Hater: [laughed heartily at the funny parts, sharing popcorn n drinks with Wander]

Wander: :) (forgetting for a while that it felt like they were being watched or followed)