60A/N: Ken's milkshake brings all the girls to the yard...
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It always amazed Ken how easily pleased TK was. They'd been caught in a torrential downpour which wouldn't have been so bad if it wasn't midnight and all the shops in Odaiba were closed. They'd eventually found solace in some retro diner. One milkshake later and TK had completely forgotten the water in his shoes or the ruined hat tucked away in his bag. Ken, on the other hand, was still gloomily mulling over his soaked clothes.
Ken eyed his burger as he spoke. With all the grease, it was almost as soggy as him. "All I'm saying is that we don't need to sneak into your school's computer lab to get to the Digital World. We can and have used other computers."
"We can," TK agreed.
"So no one wanted to today because…?"
TK sipped his milkshake happily and shrugged. "Tradition?"
Ken shook his head and while doing so, he caught sight of a short, red-headed girl sat at a table nearby. He recognized her from a Mathletes competition he participated in last month. She'd been one of the finalist; Ken had won of course but had been distracted by her the whole time. The way she crinkled her nose while concentrating; how she kept tucking her hair behind her ear but refused to just pull it back...
A hand waved in front of his eyes, breaking his line of vision. He looked away from the girl just as she glanced toward him.
"What are you staring at?" TK asked then twisted around in his seat to look at the girl in the least subtle way possible. Ken told him to stop staring in a hushed panic. TK looked back at Ken, now with a slight smirk.
"Oooh" TK drawled dragging out the 'o' for as long as he could. "You like her, don't you?"
Ken dropped his milkshake and sputtered, "What?! No, no, no I don't. I—Oh god. Do not even think about it. I know that look."
"What look?" TK asked innocently.
"That 'I'm-gonna-do-something-nice' look. Talking to and/or addressing her in anyway would not be nice, TK. Don't look at her, turn around." He physically took hold of TK's shoulder and turned him. Unfortunately Ken had turned him so he was facing outward and could easily scoot out of the booth.
"Relax," TK ordered. Ignoring Ken's pleas he stood up and walked over to the girl. He couldn't have been over there for more than twenty seconds before returning to their table. The girl was now blushing profusely as TK collapsed in the booth across from Ken grinning widely. He snatched up his milkshake and took a triumphant sip.
"You, my friend, have a date. Pick her up at 7 tomorrow night."
Ken looked passed TK to the girl. She waved shyly, still blushing but also smiling, and Ken waved back, a smile tugging at his lips.
"How?" he asked.
TK grinned. "I have my ways."
Ken leaned back in his booth. He absent-mindedly picked up his burger and took a bite. While chewing he said thoughtfully, "Maybe I need to set you up with Kari so we're even."
At this, TK nearly choked on his milkshake and began stuttering in much the same way Ken had.
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