Tuesday.

or to him--

"--Because it's Tuesday!! We have to eat tacos!"

And that's how he manage to persuade Gempa to do grocery shopping today. Asking him to make taco for today.

"Okay Blaze, please don't run off so far from where I can't see you." Gempa said once they entered the supermarket. Blaze pushing the trolley like an excited 5 year old, nodding at Gempa. "I'll be good, mom."

"Don't call me that, seriously..."

Everything went smoothly, the empty trolley slowly filled up halfway. Trotting behind Gempa while he checking his list, Blaze eyes scanned around the shelves from the variety packages displayed. He turns around, noticing a familiar figure.

"Oh yeah! Blaze, help me take the hot sauce? We're running out of it at home...great." Gempa sighed, rubbing his temple. He was left alone again with a trolley this time.

Blaze peek behind the shelves, staring at the girl from the Kokotiam last time. Seems like she works here, noticing the name tag clipped to her upper right staff t-shirt pocket.

Neatly placing the canned food on the top shelves, she hummed silently along the background music playing on the speakers. Feeling like a stare coming from her back, she turned to check it. But of course there's no one. Maybe just her feelings.

Blaze hide, clasping his hands to his mouth not to make a sound. She almost caught him!

Maybe, he should try struck a conversation with her, but what? Oh, you work here? Awesome! Lame, but it's a start. Gaining his confidence, he about to turn around the corner when a hand hold his arm.

"I told you stay put, didn't I?" Gempa smirked, emitting a dark aura behind the gleams of his smile. "G-Gem! Hear me out! I was actually-"

They halt, alarmed with the sound of cans falling to the ground.

Blaze whipped his arm, quickly checking up on her. She fall from the ladder and it seem some of the canned food litter around on the floor.

"Hey, you okay?!" Blaze crouched beside her, his eyes focused on her swelling ankle. "It..its fine, I'll manage, hey-!"

He swooped her up, carrying her like a bride as he walks towards the counter. All eyes were on them and if she be any grateful, the speakers toned down the whispers around her.

"What the hell man, put me down! Everyone's watching!" she scream-whispered, punching his chest. Blaze didn't mind, being punched with Gempa's Earth Gloves numbed his sense of pain to a certain degree.

He set her down on a stool where her co-worker frantically pulls it out from behind the counter.

"She sprained her ankle falling down from heaven. Please let her rest for now." Blaze said to her friend, secretly giving her a wink. "See ya later, angel."

Blaze grinned, exiting himself out as some of the customers and co-workers gave them a teasing, naughty whistle.

"Hmm, I expected that you already at home by now, squealing into your pillow." Gempa stated, amused that not only his sibling just caused a very rom-com scene, but also has hid behind the car out of embarrassement. Silently glad for his decision being the one who hold the car keys instead of Blaze.

"C'mon Gem, open the door! I've waited half an hour at the parking lot for you!" Blaze complained, fanning himself with his cap.

Gempa shrugged, smiling. "Welp, after this you don't need me to accompany you here anymore~ Maybe she'll made tacos for you too."he teased as the younger one pouts.

only if she is single, that is.

-manyee