Why be a hero when you can have cocoa?

Chapter 6

Ch 6: Why be a hero when you can have cocoa?

Lucas

Chapter Song: Amber Run, I found

Saturday came much faster than I was expecting. The day was definitely starting to show the Autumn season. It was chilly enough that puffs of steam would escape with every breath. I stood at the gate to the park waiting for Mia to show. To say I was nervous was an understatement. Not about our date. It was more along the lines, I was suspicious about Mia. First she drugs me with a cupcake and then a few days later, she asks me out. That's enough to make anyone suspicious of them. I ended up at the park over half an hour early because of my nerves. What the hell am I supposed to do now? I can't just leave. What if she also comes early? I was still a little shocked on how she acted earlier. She looked so cute with her hair curled and how she was blushing, trying to ask me out on a date. That was really the only reason I said yes.

After about twenty minutes, I saw her walk up and let me say, she looked even cuter! She had on a dark red mini skirt with a golden yellow blouse and layered a grey sweater cardigan over top. Her hair was once again curled but half of it was hidden in a beanie and scarf piece that matched her skirt. She looked like she came out of a fashion magazine. She wasn't wearing any makeup today it seems and her scarf covered almost half her face, meeting her glasses. Her voice was muffled by the scarf as she spoke, "Sorry, did I keep you waiting?"

I shrugged. "Nah, I was a bit early."

She sighed with relief and looked up at me. I could barely see her eyes through the fog of her glasses, how the hell is she able to? Practice maybe?

"How about we head inside?" I smiled. "You got the tickets right?"

She nodded quietly. Why was she acting so shy lately? Where's her attitude? That know-it-all smirk, or her defying glare. It's almost like she was changed into a totally different person from the person at school.

"You, uh, wanna go in?" I asked gruffly. What the hell is going on? She blushed. She fucking blushed, and nodded!

The next thing I know, she has one of her small hands on my arm and we're going through the entrance, giving the ticket master our passes. As we came in, the scene and noise of the park finally hit my head. The smell of popcorn and other treats wafted through the air as we passed vendors selling their strange fried food and candies. You could hear kids screaming from the different rides and see couples walk around, hand in hand. Every once in awhile you would see one of the park mascots walking around giving balloons to some kids or taking pictures. On any other day it would be a great place to go and pick up girls.

But my mind of swimming still at the sudden change in Mia. Not only that, she smelled really good! Like home baked cookies and breads with a hint of herbs and flowers. Why didn't I notice this earlier? It just made me wanna lean in and take a long sniff. Whoa, Luke! That's just fucking creepy!

Mia looked up at me with concern saying, "You've been pretty quiet since we came in."

I could feel a blush creep onto my cheeks as I looked away and said. "I'm just thinking of all the rides to go on. What do you wanna do first?"

She looked at the map the gatekeeper gave us and looked back up at me. "Why don't we try the shooting range? I hear they have really good prizes," she suggested.

I shrugged and followed her through the crowd to the stand where a guy sat looking bored. "Ten shots for a dollar," he gruffed.

It was any other shooting range. It had stupid little stuffed animals hanging from the roof, some small, some large. In the far corner was a giant orange gorilla with a big goofy grin and Mia was looking at it like it was the newest iphone. She had to have it. I leaned on the counter holding the BB guns and whispered to the guy, "What do you have to do for the gorilla?"