Parenthood [INVADER ZIM]

CHAPTER 19 [parte 1]

" Well, it is Saturday." Mateo said as he looked around as well, " and it is a bit colorful, lots of the shades."

" I like it. Though, I hate being shoved by the humans in the crowd." [M/N] said as a female appeared behind the bar. " What would you like to drink?" She asked, as she cleans out a large glass with a purple rag. [M/N] looked at the large neon board in the background, many things were on it. His [E/C] eyes glanced at each drink before seeing one that sounded the best for him and his Irken stomach.

" One Paloma." He orders, after reading the description of the drink, and the women got to work.

" How odd." Mateo said, as [M/N] turns to him with a raised eyebrow, " I would've thought you've gotten something more sugary. It's sweet but not a lot of sugar."

" It has soda in it." [M/N] grins a bit, making Mateo's heart flutter. " I will always go for the soda rather than all vodka. Like that margarita in your hand." The drink is sit in front of him and [M/N] takes it with a happy hum escaping his lips just a bit. Mateo smiles a bit as he looked at the dance floor, sipping his margarita when no one was looking but cringed a bit. It tasted good, the fruity part of it like a huge slushe but the alcohol feel is different. " Though, it is a pretty color."

" Really?" Mateo said as he looked at the glass, " I suppose it is."

It was an awkward silence between them, the only sound was other people talking, the sound of "S&M" by Rihanna playing in the background plus the choking laughter of two larger men beside them.

What do I say? How's the weather? How's his son? Gah! WHY AM I SO AWKWARD! Mateo thought as he watched [M/N] drinks the Paloma. Uh, Uh, THINK! YOU HAVE THE BIGGEST BRAIN IN THE WORLD, THINK!

" I never knew you would be..entertained in a place like this." [M/N] said, interrupting Mateo's panicked mind. " I would've thought you were a library type. Or even an old fashioned person."

" Old-fashioned?" Mateo questioned, a bit alarmed and offended, just a little. " I may be older but I am not Old-fashioned."

" No, nothing to do with age." [M/N] said, quickly putting his Paloma down on the counter, " I mean..movies, diner, tango dancing and such. I thought it fits better with you then all this music and grinding." [M/N] had looked up date ideas and expected something like that, and the shirt he picked out just in case they went tango dancing. " I just thought it fits you better than this place."

Mateo stared at him, before shaking his head chuckling. This man..

" I'm honestly more interested in that. I just wanted to bring you here because I thought people your age prefers the scene..like this. It's rare that I'm wrong." Mateo said with a smile on his lips. " If you want, we can leave this place and go to one of those. A diner sounds nice if you're hungry." Mateo knew one a block from here, and it was still early too so it was open.

" Agree!" [M/N] said standing up, placing a 100$ bill on the counter, " Let's leave this pop stand!"

" Pop stand?" Mateo questioned, while biting his lip, not wanting to laugh at the other. He found it very, very cute. another quirk he adored from the man in front of him.

" YES! Zim said it was on the rage." [M/N] said, " Is it..Did I use it wrong?"

" No! No, come on, as you said, let's leave this pop stand." Mateo said happily as he moved off the stool and began heading to the exit, and almost flinched when [M/N] grabbed his robotic hand. He pressed down the need to see their hands linked together and began outside the bar and down the block. [M/N] glanced around in wonder and awe of the many open stores, their lights on and even the street lights brought some whimsical element around them.