Fangirls | Jonathan Crane, Edward Nigma

Chapter Five - Two Afternoon Dates

Chapter Five - Two Afternoon Dates

Jonathan and Katrina walked into the bookstore and over to the small cafe in the corner, each ordering a drink.

Jonathan ordered a black coffee, and Katrina, a hot chocolate, as she already had her coffee and didn't want to be awake all night when she had classes in the morning.

Sitting down, the two sipped their coffee in idle silence.

"So," Jonathan began, causing Katrina to look at him over the rims of her glasses. "You're quite the beautiful singer. I couldn't help but wonder to whom you were singing."

Katrina's face flushed softly, and she looked down, a soft smile crossing her face.

"Thank you... though I'm not going to tell you who I was singing to. It's rather embarrassing." Katrina replied, smiling at Jonathan, who was watching her with his chin resting on his hand.

"Were you singing to me? Because I don't find that embarrassing at all."

Katrina laughed at his teasing words, causing Jonathan to smile softly as she shook her head, reaching up to tuck a strand of her hair behind her ear.

"No, no, it wasn't about you. I'm not so easily charmed that I'd start singing songs meant for you already, Mr. Crane."

"Yet, you have my mark tattooed on your back," Jonathan smirked, causing Katrina's face to flush heavily as she looked anywhere but his face. "Don't worry, I find it endearing."

"You only know about that because your perverted boyfriend was staring at us through a webcam." Katrina spoke stiffly, causing Jonathan to become aware that he'd have to diffuse the tension or things might get out of hand.

"Boyfriend?" He laughed softly, shaking his head. "But, hey, I had nothing to do with that. If anything, I was trying to convince him not to spy on you two, but, he fancied your friend, and there's really no talking sense into Edward once he sets his mind on something."

Katrina chuckled softly, rolling her eyes slightly before she took a sip of her hot chocolate, the whipped cream on top decorating her upper lip slightly as she lowered the cup.

Upon seeing Jonathan's smirk, she blushed slightly in embarrassment before she carefully licked the cream off her lip, letting out a soft sigh at the taste.

Jonathan felt his face heat up slightly as he watched this action, and Katrina, upon looking up and noticing this expression, threw him a cheeky smile.

"See something you like?" She inquired, running her finger over her bottom lip causing Jonathan to swallow the lump in his throat.

"Oh, most definitely."

~*~*~*~

Meanwhile, quite a ways from where Katrina and Jonathan were enjoying their outing at the bookstore cafe, Edward was leading Taylor to a rather different sort of place.

"Reset?! You're bringing me to Reset?!" Taylor squealed in excitement, looking around the large Arcade Bar with a gleeful look on her face.

"Well, obviously. I figured, since you like playing games, we might play some together." Edward smiled, causing Taylor to look over at him.

"I've always wanted to go with Trina but it's so expensive... are you sure this is okay?"

"Taylor. Money isn't really a concern of mine. You do know what I do for a living, don't you?" Edward raised an eyebrow, causing Taylor to flush almost as red as her hair.

"Right... well, what first?"

Edward and Taylor darted from one game to another, mostly playing co-op but occasionally switching to single player, where they would take turns in an attempt to beat each others' high scores.

"I have to admit, this isn't a place Katrina would enjoy that much, so I'm glad I could to come here with you..." Taylor smiled warmly at him from the table they had seated themselves after playing games for nearing two hours.

"I'm glad I got to come here with you as well. Playing video games is one of my favorite pastimes. I figured I'd enjoy sharing it with such a beautiful woman such as yourself."

Taylor couldn't help but swoon slightly, lowering her head and pressing her palms to her cheeks to cover the blush, causing Edward to chuckle.

"I like how you face matches your hair, it's quite adorable." Edward complimented, causing Taylor to giggle rather sheepishly.

"Oh, don't you talk, I'm sure the exact same thing happens to you." Taylor retorted, feeling a bit more confident due to the drinks she had consumed, evident by the giggle she released as Edward rolled his dark blue eyes.

"Oh please, I am immune to embarrassment, nothing makes me blush."

Edward's eyes widened as Taylor leaned forward across the table and pressed her lips to his cheek, immediately feeling the heat that rose up in his skin.

Pulling back, she smirked cheekily at the blush spread across Edward's cheeks.

"You were saying?" Taylor chided sweetly, tapping her cheek with a mischievous look on her face, her eyes alight with attraction towards the man seated across from her.

Edward leaned forward, resting his elbows on the table and placing his chin on the backs on his hands, to which Taylor did the same, mimicking the position.

"You are a cheeky little thing, aren't you?" Edward mused, a sly smirk painted across his lips.

"I try." Taylor winked, her lips pulling back into a smile.

Edward leaned forward, his hand reaching out to lock around the back of Taylor's neck, pulling her closer and pressing his lips to hers'.

~*~*~*~

Standing on the steps leading up to Taylor and Katrina's little house, Edward and Taylor's lips were locked, her arms wrapped loosely around his neck.

Pulling back to take a breath, Taylor smiled dizzily up at Edward.

"I had a lot of fun with you today, Edward."

"As did I, my dear. Hopefully we'll see each other again soon?" Edward inquired hopefully, causing Taylor to smile sweetly.

"Patience, Edward. We'll see." She grinned, tapping him lightly on the nose, causing Edward to smirk softly.

Pulling her into a kiss once more, the two enjoyed their moment before pulling away as another car pulled onto the street and stopped in front of the house.

The red headed couple separated as Jonathan climbed out of the driver's seat and rounded the car, opening the door for Katrina, who climbed out with a sheepish smile, giving a soft thanks.

Edward turned back to Taylor with a smile.

"I'll see you later then." Edward smiled, to which Taylor giggled softly and nodded her head.

"Perhaps. Bye."

Giving a small wave, Taylor watched Edward walk down the steps and over to Jonathan.

"I'll meet you back at our place." Edward spoke with a slight smirk, patting Jonathan on the shoulder as he nodded.

Edward glanced back, watching Taylor disappear into the house, before he climbed into his car, pulling off down the street.

Jonathan and Katrina watched him go, before they turned and walked up the steps to the house.

"I hope you enjoyed yourself," Jonathan spoke, turning to face Katrina, who nodded her head. "Though I assume it probably wasn't as exciting as Taylor and Edward's day."

"Believe me, I don't really do 'exciting'. My day with you was just my kind of perfect." Katrina reassured him with a gentle smile.

Jonathan returned the smile, before he reached up, aiming to take Katrina's face in his hands, before he paused, looking into her eyes.

"...may I?" He questioned cautiously, to which Katrina's face flushed slightly but she nodded her head in response.

Jonathan smiled before taking her face gently in his hands and lowering his lips to meet hers'.

Katrina thought this was, all in all, a very, very good day.