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"I'm... going out!!" Lazarus shouted towards Kyou's room with the slightly opened door. His voice sounded a little shaky and uncertain.

"Where are you going??" Kyou however, did no notice the slightly unsteady tone of Lazarus's voice. As he didn't even moved his eyes away from the research notes that he's been writing as he asked reflexively.

"Uh... I have a date... with another Raevan..." Lazarus mumbled the last part as he quickly exited the apartment with a soft banging of the front door, not wanting Kyou to ask anymore questions.

"A date...?" Finally, that caught Kyou's attention. He raised his gaze from his notes with a raised eyebrow and stared at the closed door. But he was too late, Lazarus had already left. That indeed sparked his curiosity though, Laz is growing up! He wondered who could the girl be, he hope it wasn't a guy. He chuckled to himself at Lazarus's honesty though, he didn't even bother to use an excuse. It's quite cute sometimes. As much as he's tempted to stalk Lazarus down on his first date, he resumed to writing his notes. He could always question Lazarus later when he comes back.

Lazarus was dead nervous as he floated down the streets towards his destination - Cafe Jubilee. He had been wandering around the area frequently enough with Kyou that people had somehow gotten used to his weird form now, though he still attract some weird gazes sometimes. But those doesn't bother him now.

After the Summer Festival had ended, reality only sank in for Lazarus that he had agreed to a date with Tariel without realising it. Haven't been on a date before, he didn't know what to expect. He had only seen people dating on televisions. Doing things together, sharing food, holding hands, kissing... he blushed at the last thought. But he don't have any special feelings for Tariel, as far as he know. He don't dislike Tariel though. So the only thing he could do now, is see how things will progress.

Before he knew it the cafe was within sight. Floating a little swifter towards the doors, he opened them slowly, nervously. He wondered if Tariel had arrived or not..?

"AAAAAAAHH!!!!!!!!!" Lazarus screamed audibly as he jumped in shock when Tariel glomped him out of nowhere. "Y... you shocked me!!" he cried out as he turned to look at Tariel. He was a bundle of nerves just now and Tariel could've made him jump out of his skin if that was possible.

He immediately tensed up though, when he realised that Tariel's boobs were pressed against his side, his eyes growing wide. Softly yet a politely as he could, he wriggled out of Tariel's arms and tried his best to straighten himself. "Let's... head inside shall we..? You said the food here is nice...?" Lazarus said, eyes concentrating unnecessary at the door knob as he pushed the door open. He held the door open for Tariel to enter first, because he'd seen guys do it on the television and girls seem to like it. His eyes glancing towards her, trying his best to not stare at the wrong spots.

Lazarus hadn't noticed that him shouting suddenly like that had scared Tari a little. He just wanted to get out from the streets as he noticed that both him and Tariel had just attracted some strange gazes from some passerby.

"Flowers and butterflies? You mean?" he corrected Tariel. However, he couldn't imagine these subjects in a cafe though. Flowers probably, but butterflies? And sakura too? Aren't those the pink flowers that only bloom in spring? It's nearly winter now.

He entered the cafe after Tariel and the door shut closed behind him. Now that they are in here, he was unsure of what to do next. Should they greet Natsuki? He remembered the lady from the pass festivals, Kyou also visited this place several times with Lazarus to buy cake. But unlike Kyou, he never had any of them before. Floating nervously slightly behind Tariel, he half hoped that Tariel would lead him instead.

"With pleasure, Miss Tari," the waitress said, bowing politely and giving a gentle smile, before turning on her heel and hurrying across the cafe to Natsuki who was busy watering the freshly planted tiger and star gazer lilies. Since the owner got herself tangled up with some unknown organization, a motley crew of half-torso beings and their alleged "guardians" took to frequenting Cafe Jubilee. Though the service staff had acclimated themselves to their new clientele, the customers still had a fair bit to go. Thankfully, the lunch rush had just finished and the crowd thinned out.

"Well, this is certainly a pleasant surprise," Natsuki said, walking up to the Sigel and Frei with a brilliant smile and adjusting her white gloves. Her long red hair was swept up in a French twist and pinned with an ornate clip. Despite it being a little chilly outside, her uniform remained unchanged, showing off her slender shoulders and accentuating her other features. She clasped her hands and giggled, as a sliver gleam shone in her eyes. Could it possibly be that the young duo were on a date?

"Shall I take you up to the garden again, Tariel? I am sure Lazarus might enjoy the view. There are some pretty birds up there at the moment," Natsuki said gesturing to the staircase leading up to the second floor. Plucking two menus from the stand, she turned around and put one heeled foot in front of the other.

"Yellow?" Tari asked. So, God liked yellow! Maybe this explained why... "Tari is yellow!"

She pointed to her gold armour, beaming.

"Roses is nice, too," she added. It wouldn't do to only like God's flowers and not those of her friend. "Very soft. Nice smell."

The discussion of flowers was interrupted by the arrival of their host. "Nat-soo-key!" Tari chirped a greeting, waving. "Tari brought friend, Lazrus. Hihi!"

She followed happily after the redhead, looking forward to spending more time out on the balcony. Her hand was still in Lazarus', bringing him along after her. They emerged out on the second floor and Tari let out a delighted sound as she took in the ocean view. "Is so nice, yes?" she asked of Lazarus.

Lazarus was about to reply Tariel just when Natsuki cut into them. So without uttering another word, he was half dragged upstairs to a more opened area. He was slowly adjusting to the feeling of Tariel's hand on his though, he liked the warmth.

"The view is very relaxing." he admitted as he stared at the vast ocean in front of him, breathing in the light sea breeze. A few sparrows were chirping nearby, it was indeed very rare that Lazarus get to see sights like these, being cooped up indoors at Tsu's apartment most of the time. A little more relaxed, a small smile graced his lips as he took a seat opposite of Tariel. He had somehow slipped his hand out of Tariel's when he 'sat' down.

He wasn't very sure what to order though, as he wasn't very big with food. Picking up the menu on the table, he flipped it carefully, looking at the pictures of the drinks and food printed on it. He's clueless at what to order! Kyou would do this better than I do. He thought bitterly.

"What is nice here?" he asked Tariel, looking up at her from the menu. Since she had been here before, maybe she'd know better.

At least Lazarus knows Kyou likes cake, although he wasn't bothered to have any, since he really wasn't a foodie person. A first experience might be interesting, some of the cake pictures on the menu does look very nice. And he wasn't bothered much with Tariel's weird baby talk, he actually thinks it's quite cute.

"Dead chocolate cake?" Lazarus raised an eyebrow. "Are you sure about the name?" he supposed cakes can be considered as lifeless, or can be certain forms of death, so he skimmed through the chocolate cake menu just in case, but he didn't see a 'Dead chocolate cake'. "I don't think there's a 'dead chocolate cake' on this menu. Perhaps it was a 'dark chocolate cake'?"

"And to tell the truth, I never ate anything much before." he remembered drinking some water, but not much solid food. "Never tried cake, so this will be my first time." he answered, smiling shyly at Tariel.

A shade of red flushed over Lazarus face as Tariel uttered the phrase ' Tari and Lazrus's first time is together', catching the possible sexual connotation in it that Tariel didn't realize. It's just about the cake. Lazarus reminded himself, trying to calm down and make the blush go away, hoping that Tariel wouldn't notice.

"Oh this one?" he tried to direct his eyes away from Tariel and look at the menu again. Hoping that if he don't look at her, she won't see his blush that is fading a little too slowly. He must admit though, he didn't see this one the first time he skimmed through the menu. "No, that was an incorrect pronounciation. It's pronounced as 'death by chocolate cake'." he pronounced the last part a little slower, mouthing the words properly to show Tariel.

Since they had found and decided on a cake, Lazarus thought it was about time they call up Natsuki or any other waitresses to place the order. He press on the button indicating they are ready to order. While they wait for the waitress to arrive, Lazarus took a glance at the drinks section, particularly at the tea, wondering if he should have some too. He heard that tea and cake go well together, he wondered if it's true.