Date before Disaster

"We're...here!"

"Could you stop shouting those words every time you go to other places?"

"Hehe.", she giggles while scratching the back of her head.

Ernesta and I went to Moirai for an unknown reason.

Why it's unknown? Because this brat drags me from HQ to here without saying anything about what are we gonna do here.

"So, what do you need to this place?", I asked.

This place never changes when we ever go here.

Many people, soldiers, and shops.

Thankfully we manage to enter here without any problem since the two of us are very known. Not I'm saying that we're famous but if you're someone who's in a higher position or someone who saves a village, that can't be helped.

"Of course! We're going to date."

"Date?"

It's not new to us to go on a date. I can say that this is a friend date or something like that. After all, we're known each other for so long.

"Wait! Aren't we both busy? Although that word doesn't match for you since you're running from your responsibility."

"Eh... but if can do it tomorrow then do it tomorrow!"

"You devil."

"Come on! Let's start with that shop!"

She grabbed my hand and start running from the shop she saw.

It was a bakery shop.

With a pink and white color around it, it looks very attractive.

"So, what do you want?", she asked.

"Urgh..."

To be honest I'm not in the mood to eat right now.

I choose strawberry cake, not because I like strawberry or cake but that's the first thing that I saw.

Ernesta picks the same thing.

"Hmmm. This is good."

"Yeah."

We're walking around the streets while eating the food we bought.

After that, Ernesta grabs my hand again and runs towards the clothing shop.

We enter the shop. The place is huge and there are so many different kinds of clothes. It's bigger than the shop in Novus.

"Let's buy some swimsuits."

She starts walking.

"Swim- wait! Again?!"

"Hehe, let's buy some lewder swimsuits."

"I'm not going to wear any swimsuits you take."

"So, it's okay if it is not swimsuits?"

"Well..."

"Okay! Let's go to this section!"

She jumps towards me and grabbed my hand.

She started to walk towards the other section.

After reaching the other section, she let go of my hand and start searching.

*Well, swimsuits are already out, maybe I'll let her choose now.*

I went to the changing room and wait for her.

"Okay! Try this!"

After changing...

"What the hell?!"

"So cute!", she said while clapping.

She makes me wear a maid outfit.

"You!!!"

"You said you will wear it as long as it's not swimsuits right?"

"Ugh..."

"Come on, try this one."

Next is a cat costume.

My belly and my legs are revealed.

"Hmmm... it's so revealing, I don't like it."

"You say that after to try to make me wear a swimsuit?"

"Well, you have a private pool and beach so no one will see you. I'm the only one who allowed seeing that body of yours."

"Pervert!"

"And I'm proud of it. Okay! Next is..."

"Just choose already!"

In the end, the two of us choose a couple t-shirt.

Ernesta has the t-shirt that has "He's my boyfriend" with an arrow pointing at the left side printed on it while I got that "She's my girlfriend" with an arrow pointing at the right side.

"Care to explain to me why I have the t-shirt that is for the boy?", I asked while the two of us walking on the street.

"Well...isn't that obvious?", she said while lifting her chest at the same time giving me a smug face.

I look at mine.

"Tsk!"

I lose the battle without even having a chance to fight.

"Okay! Next is..."

"Since we're here, let's go to-"

"Woah! A playground!"

"Oi!"

Ernesta runs towards the playground we spotted.

Thankfully no one's there. If it does, I'll die in embarrassment.

"Come here!", she shouted.

"You little brat!"

"Hehe."

She sits on the swing and starts swinging.

She look at me and pointed to the other swing beside her.

I drop the bags that contain the clothes we bought.

I sat and start swinging slow.

"Ehhh... what with that swing? Swing harder! Until we reach the top!"

"Just what kind of mind do you have?!"

"Come on! Swing it harder!"

"W-Woah!"

The swing is moving on its own.

"Hey! Don't use your amulet, you idiot!"

"Hahaha!"

"Stop it!"

She stops controlling the swing.

After that, she stand up and went to the slide.

"Hehe."

"You look like you're about to do something bad."

"Relaine, Relaine. Come here.", she said while moving her hand telling me to come.

"What now?"

She's sitting at the top of the slide.

"So, do you want me to push you down?"

"Nah!"

She stands up and holds my shoulders.

"W-What?"

She pulls me and makes me sit at the top of the slide.

"What are you-!"

She sits behind me pressing her body to my back.

"Here we go!"

We both slide down.

The slide is not that high but the problem is after we slide her body presses more to my back that I almost fall to the ground. Thankfully I manage to stretch my arm on the ground.

"That was fun."

"Get off me!"

She's still on my back hugging me.

"Let's do it one more time!"

"No!"

After that slide, we try the seesaw.

We both sit at the end of the seesaw. The seesaw where Ernesta goes down while I went up. After that...

"Come on! Move!", Ernesta shouted.

"I'm trying!"

The seesaw didn't move no matter how I try.

"Just how heavy you are?", I asked.

"Eh? I'm not that heavy. I'm actually light."

"I see... maybe this one is broke."

"Now I get it! You're just too light!"

"Eh?"

"Isn't obvious? Because you're flat!!"

"Geh! What the hell? What's the connection of that?"

"Maybe my chest is too heavy...", she said while lifting her chest at the same time making a smug face.

*That face again!*

"You little devil!"

I stand up at the seesaw and jump as high as I can then hit the seesaw with my feet at full force.

"Guh!"

The seesaw finally went down.

"My butt...", she said while holding her butt

"Heh! You get what you deserve!"

"Meanie.", she pouted.

"Now, now. I'm just joking."

I stand up and went to her.

I pat her head and rub it.

"Hehe.", she giggles.

"You're so easy."

"Okay! Let's try that one!", she pointed her finger at the monkey bar near us.

"Wait, don't tell me we're going to try everything here?"

"Why not?"

"Ugh..."

Since we're here I'll just do whatever she wants.

She went to the monkey bars.

She raises both of her arms to reach the bar.

She started to lift herself repeatedly.

"Look how strong I am."

"Yeah, yeah."

I know she's strong but I can do more.

I'm confident since I do more training than her. Wait, does she still train?

"Maybe I should try this one."

I stretch my arms first then after that, I step on the bar below and extend my arm but...

"Eh?"

"Hm? Relaine."

*I can't reach it.*

"Boo! Wuahhahahaha!"

"S-Shut up!"

"Now, now. Let me help you."

"I can jump. I can jump!"

Before I do a jump to reach the bar, Ernesta went and carry me.

"Come on little girl. Reach the bar."

"I'll kill you!"

I reach the bar and Ernesta let go of me.

Ernesta went back in lifting herself.

"Let's bet. Whoever loses will pay for lunch."

"I know I'm small but I can beat you without breaking a sweat."

"Ehhh... so much confidence will not make you a winner."

"I don't want to hear that from you."

"Hehe, okay! Let's go!"

After a moment.

"Ha...haa...haa."

"I told you. You can't win."

"You're really strong. Hehe."

Of course, I win.

"I can do this for a whole day."

"I guess the lunch is on me."

"Let's go and find somewhere to eat."

We left for the playground and start searching.

"How about there!"

"That's a meat shop! Where are we going to cook?"

"Ehhh... I want meat."

"Yeah, yeah. Hm?"

"What's wrong?"

"Let's eat there."

We went to the restaurant that I saw.

Inside is looking decent. There's so many painting on the wall. Some flower outside.

Paying to eat here is worth it.

"Let's order."

"Yeah!"

The waiter went and give us the menu.

"I want three barbecue pork steaks!"

"Just one!"

"Eh... three!"

"Could you watch your diet!"

"Ugh... okay two..."

"Haa...", I sighed.

I order a vegetable salad and fried chicken.

"That's only your gonna eat?", she asked.

"I'm not a glutton like you."

After we eat, we went for a walk.

"So, what's next?", she asked.

"Let's go and buy something."

"Like food?!"

"You just eat you, idiot!"

We went to the market and look for something.

"Not this, not this too."

"What are you searching for?"

"I don't know."

"Eh? I don't know but sometimes you can be dumb Relaine."

"Look who's talking."

I look at the shop where there are so many kinds of snacks.

There's some chips, candies, and...

"Hmmm! This one is good."

"Eh?"

I look at Ernesta and she's eating something.

"Hey! Did you even buy it first?"

"What's wrong? I'm going to pay this later."

"You!!"

We went to other shops.

"There's an alcohol shop here too huh."

*Gulp**Gulp*

"Buah! This is swee-"

"I said buy it first!"

I give her a kick.

We went to different shops and Ernesta do different weird things like...

"Let's buy this!"

"What are you gonna do with those tissues?"

"Then how about this?"

"What with that cage? You don't own a pet and even if you have, HQ doesn't allow it."

"How about... this!"

"Put that dog food down!"

"Woah! This one is beautiful!"

"That's the post of the store."

"I'm going to buy this teddy bear!"

"Okay, I'll allow it."

"I'll put the picture of your face here so that I can imagine that I'm hugging you!"

"Never mind!"

In the end, I didn't buy anything.

"That was fun!"

"That was tiring."

"Where are we?", she asked.

We walk further than we imagine.

I also don't know where are we right now.

Base on the place, it seems like we're at the back of the palace.

"Did no one stop us from coming here?"

"Maybe they recognize us so they didn't."

"This is pain. Let's go back."

"Woah!"

Ernesta starts running for some reason.

"Oi! What are yo-"

"Look! Look!"

There's a field of roses in front of Ernesta.

There's a different color of roses there.

"Woah!!!"

"You're getting too excited."

"But it's so pretty."

"I know, I know."

To be honest, it's indeed pretty.

Your eyes gonna be full by just looking at these roses.

"Oh, if I remember, Vinna's last name is Rosefield."

"Yeah."

"Maybe that's where her last name came from!"

"Just what planet did you come from?"

"I'm going to jump!"

"Don't you idiot! There's some thorn in roses!"

"Eh? Really?"

"Haaa..."

I pick carefully one of the roses and show it to her.

"See."

"Ohhh..."

"You look like a kid who saw a playground for the first time."

"Let me have it!"

She grabbed the rose in my hand.

"Be careful. Don't let yourself get hurt."

I look again at the roses.

It's really beautiful.

How lucky the people here.

"Hey."

"Hm?"

"For you."

Ernesta gives me the roses.

I grab it. I look at it and there's no thorn there.

"Hehe."

She shows me a little cutter on her hand.

"T-Thank you..."

"Your welcome. Darling!"

"D-Darling?"

*Why I'm getting embarrassed?*

I look at the roses.

"Woah you smile!"

I couldn't help it.

"Let's go now."

"Ehhh."

"Hello, young ladies."

"Hm?"

"Huh?"

There's someone behind us.

Base on the voice, she's a woman. We couldn't see her face because of the hood.

"Hi!"

"What is it?"

"I just saw you two. You look really sweet."

"Really?!"

"Shut up!"

"Since you make me smile, there's something I want to give to two of you."

"Hm?"

The woman grabbed something from her pocket.

"Here."

Ernesta extends her arm to the woman.

"Here's a gift... vice commander."

"Huh?"

When the lady holds Ernesta's hand. The two of them disappear.