Blind Date

"I've found you."

On my way to another terrorized village, I hear the high-pitched voice of hell whisper behind me.

"Bunny." I quickly say as I hold my sword as a shield and turn behind. She was reaching for my throat, so she just slams her face and body against the blade and falls on the floor.

"Gah…" She agonizes for a moment before getting up.

I take a couple steps bac.

"You're… here to kill me, right?"

"What do you think, brain rot." I see her dizzy face looking at me as she gets up and I immediately start running.

I know I'm not faster than Bunny, but I didn't have time to think, I only realize it's a bad idea when she throws me to the floor.

I open my eyes, she gets on top of me, and starts filling my face with punch after punch after punch after punch after--

"OH, I KNOW." I scream in a sad attempt to make her stop. "YOU'RE HERE TO ASK ABOUT THAT DATE …..RIGHT?"

She stops punching, then thinks about it, then finds it reasonable and gets up. I take a huge breath, getting ready to run again.

"Thought you'd never ask!" She smile as if I was a friend. "Let's go, where were you thinking?"

I get up from the ground, so beaten it felt like I was drunk.

"First of all… If I don't like it, will you really let me go?" I look very scared at her, knowing this drop of hope might mean nothing at all.

"Of course I will. As I said, I'm not a monster…" She rolls her eyes, but then starts chuckling a lot. For a moment, I get a glimpse of what her real voice looks like again. "I know it's terrible, silly… but since you're willing to give it a try, I have to keep my side of the promise too."

I sigh in relief, it seems it won't be as bad as I thought… But then I feel a knot in my throat as I think about Hiro. Is this wrong? Am I ruining everything? Am I bad husband?

I sigh again. We're not even married… It won't mean a thing… I always forget those dreams aren't real.

I take her to a park, and we sit on a little bench together. I hear the nature sounds while completely silent, not wanting to say a single thing. She keeps smiling at me like she's having the time of her life.

"...This place is pretty."

"...I agree. It really is… You're with the worst possible person to be on a date." I chuckle. "This was the only decent place I could think about… Imagine me, sitting alone by night on a bench in a flowers park alone?" I laugh even more. "Wouldn't have the will. I just go to places I know there will be no one, this is the only slightly presentable one."

"You shouldn't care about those stupid things." She giggles. "If you like the place, visit it. Don't let other people ruin what you think is fun for you."

I look confused, expecting everything that comes out of Bunny's mouth to be nonsense, but then I turn surprised as I see it actually meant something…. But I'm left in disgust as I notice how that can explain why she's so deranged.

"Maybe you should care a little more about what other people think, sometimes…" I say nervously, afraid I'd die.

She looks at me confused.

"Have you ever seen how much I care about people? I care WAY too much. It's surely my biggest problem, Miori tells me that all that time, and she's right."

I listen to it carefully, and actually sad.

"…me too."

"Maybe we do have some things in common… more than I thought"

"Hey, that's not so bad isn't it?"

I take a deep breath

"No, it isn't nearly as bad as I thought."

Bunny sighs with a smile.

"Thank you. Look… I know you don't wanna be here."

Uncertain if I should, I shyly nod.

"It's okay, go back to Hiro."

I look at her extremely shocked.

"W-what?"

"Everyone knows you like her, Hero." My heart hurts just from hearing these words. It's proof enough that I still must have one, or at least some of it.

"...If any of you two ever feel like giving me a chance tho, I'm still here. Specially if you just want to hang out like this!"

I stay silent.

"So you're still planning to take her on a date too?" I say incredibly irritated.

"Yes! Of course." Bunny chuckles as she knows it's funny.

"...You're terrible, you have no fixing... I like you! I'll see you another time."

She waves with the most genuine happy smile I've seen her ever have.

I run back home, excited to go to sleep so I can meet Hiro again.

As I wake up on the apartment, she was laying right next to me. The first thing that happens to me is my heart aching like poison as I feel bad about what I did.

"I.... I... I..." I mutter terrified.

"Huh? Morning love, what happened?" She replies.

"I had a dream I was cheating on you."

She slowly sits on the bed and snaps towards me, lifting her hand up and proceeding to give me some sweet slaps on the arm.

"How dare you??? How could you???" And right after, she lays down chuckling and says "I don't fucking care, don't worry, you are here with me." She says, hugging me.