There will be icecream

Desperate.
A Teen Titans fanfic by AsianPie
Teen Titans dont belong to me and all that junk. Just my OC Kiddo.


Location: Jump City, random sidewalk by some rode in the middle of the city.

Gizmo was on his way to… somewhere he didn't want to tell his friends back at the Hive Five hideout (they were really six at the time, but who gives a shit). To avoid being asked where he was going he had quickly sneaked out of the house (or underground giant H… yes, creative, I know…) when no one was looking. Normally he would've just told em to bugger off if they asked where he was going, in his special little douche way… but normally he wore his little dark green (or was it black?) techno outfit. Today he was wearing a white jumper, with a dark green t-shirt over it and some baggy jeans… which he had to "buy" from Baby Gap… he really hated being so small . Sure, in certain cases it was pretty useful, for one he didn't have to use so much fuel to propel his little jetpack thingie, but mostly it just meant he had to build stuff to compensate for his small stature (like those robo spider legs)… and getting clothing other than his specially designed outfit was pretty embarrassing at times… specially when people thought he was missing his mum or something. (come ot think of it, why couldn't he have just used some kind of illusion device or something so it would look like he was wearing normal clothes? Oh well…). But he didn't want to wear his normal outfit today.

He felt a bit uncomfortable and very nervous as he got closer to the ice cream stand. There weren't many people around, for some reason. The sun was shining pretty bright.

He noticed two or three couples sitting not too far away and being all cute and romantic. One of the couple were kissing. It was pretty sweet. Gizmo grunted. He hated watching people loving each other in public like that… mostly because he couldn't get a girl of his own. But maybe that would change today. See, Gizmo finally decided to try and meet a girl… of course, this was the first time he would meet her. Of course he was skeptical. He had met her on the internet and decided to give the whole blind date thing a shot. He wasn't getting his hopes up. She was probably fat or had horrible acne or maybe she had a third eye or maybe eleven toes… or maybe no legs… or maybe she was some kind of huge ten feet freak or something. Oh well, he had already gone through the trouble of getting new clothes and all so he couldn't back out now. He honestly didn't like his new clothes. Sure he looked more "normal" in them, but he wasn't used to other clothes than his pajamas and the little suit he's seen in most of the time.

He came to a sudden halt when he saw a lonely girl sitting with her back turned against him. She was the only one that wasn't sitting with someone else… she didn't seem too bad. She was wearing military themed pants, a white tank top and her hair was a very light blond… maybe even white. Maybe she had bleached it or something. He couldn't see any more details from the distance.  She looked around a little, but her hair covered her face. She didn't seem so bad… maybe her face was horribly disfigured or something. Please, let her be normal looking, Gizmo prayed.

He had to take a few deep breaths before walking up to her.

Gizmo: okay, you can do this Gizmo. You're a genius, after all. If she's ugly, you'll think of something… oh screw thinking, just get the hell out of here! Run! Save yourself from an eternal horrible mental image! Run now!! No. I gotta see this through. I cant just live the rest of my life alone. Come on. Go!… well, go then!

Gizmo took a last deep breath before taking his first step.

He started walking up to the girl and had a strange feeling in his gut. Maybe he was just nervous. Yeah, that's what that was.
He slowly realized that this girl was pretty big… not her whole body. Okay, she was pretty tall for a girl, but when you're the size of gizmo, most people are pretty tall. But it wasn't her length that put him off a bit. It was her feet… or her shoes. They were pretty big. They weren't women shoes, of course. They were big manly boots. Shoelaces neatly tied. They were at least a size 14 (that's 48 if you're European, like me). But maybe she just had big feet. Maybe that's why she went on blind dates… so there was a chance that she could be totally gorgeous, but just with big feet. Oh well, its not that bad. When you're a dwarf, women don't exactly fall and kiss the ground you walk on. Sometimes you gotta lower your standards… and even though Gizmo wasn't the type of guy to lower his standards when it came to people, big feet wasn't that big of a deal… as long as they didn't smell.

He cleared his voice.

Gizmo: Um… BootyX?

The girl turned her head, which brought both a slight feeling of relief and dismay to Gizmo's little cynical heart.

???: Gizmo?
Gizmo: Kiddo?!!

Kiddo looked a bit surprised, but smiled.

Kiddo: You're LittleBigMan01?
Gizmo: What's it to you, Bigfoot?
Kiddo: Good comeback, smarty-pants.  You remember our date, right?
Gizmo: What date?! You're a super hero and I don't date super heroes… I'm not Jinx.
Kiddo: Oh come on, Flash is hot… not my type, but ya know, its understandable.
Gizmo: Whatever. See ya, looser.
Kiddo: I like your new look…

Gizmo turned around to walk off. How humiliating. He had gotten new clothes for a freaking superhero! And why didn't she tell him who she was on the net? Stupid. What an utter waist of time and money. It would've even been better if it would've been a really ugly bitch instead of Kiddo.

Kiddo: I'll pay for the ice cream…

He stopped. It wasn't that he had that big of a sweet tooth, he just hadn't eaten anything before he left the Hive hideout. He had been so nervous he had forgotten all about breakfast. Oh well, as long as he avoided eye contact he could at least enjoy some ice cream. Kiddo smirked a little as Gizmo turned and walked back to the table. It took him a little while to get in his seat. The chairs were unusually tall for some reason… probably to match the rest of the place's design and whatnot.

Gizmo snorted as he looked at Kiddo. He wasn't exactly happy about the whole situation, but who can say no to free ice cream?

Kiddo smiled softly and tried not to show her teeth. They sometimes creeped people out.

Gizmo: What ya smiling' at?
Kiddo: Just glad you didn't just walk off.
Gizmo: … I didn't know you did blind dating.
Kiddo: Well there's a first for everything…
Gizmo: I guess.

There was an awkward moment of silence…

Kiddo: So…
Gizmo: So what?
Kiddo: Nothing. I've just never done any of these things before…
Gizmo: This is stupid.
Kiddo: You were the one who asked me, ya know.
Gizmo: … whatever. I didn't know who you were.
Kiddo: Which makes it so much less like you, Gizmo… which is kinda why I like you I guess.
Gizmo: You like me?
Kiddo: Yeah, even if we fight each other all the time, your one liners are pretty funny sometimes… plus, you're really cute. Like a little angry teddy bear.

Gizmo had to think for a moment to decide weather or not that was a compliment or insult.

Gizmo: Whatever, free ice cream or not, I'm leaving. This is a waist of time…

Gizmo turned to get out of his seat. This was really looking bad. If any of his "badguy" friends saw him, he'd be in big trouble… or laughed at, either way, he didn't feel like risking it.

Kiddo: It's probably hard to tell from my past choice of partners, but I got a pretty big soft spot for small, geeky men… you tend to be more fun to play with…
Gizmo: …
Kiddo: What? You are!

Another moment passed where Gizmo had to think over what Kiddo just said. She had a habit of saying absurd or suggestive things that you just didn't want to think about too much.

Kiddo: What do you want?
Gizmo: What?
Kiddo: Ice cream. I said I would pay, but I gotta know what you'll be having.
Gizmo: Strawberry… and Chocolate chip.
Kiddo: Alright then

And so they ordered ice cream. A few minutes past after they got their creamy goodness and it was turning into an awkward silence again. Gizmo tried to pretend he was sitting alone and that he didn't have to talk to anyone. But Kiddo kept staring at him and it was starting to bug him. He mashed at his ice cream, destroying the innocent little banana sticking out of the little creamy mountain. Oh the horror of it all.

Gizmo: WHAT?!!

Kiddo giggled before swallowing some  ice cream.

Kiddo: Nothing. I'm just enjoying the company.
Gizmo: Well I don't like you.
Kiddo: Sure you do.
Gizmo: I don't!
Kiddo: And that's why you're yelling about it…

Gizmo frowned more than he already did and looked the other way. Why did he sit and take this crap? The ice cream wasn't even that good… he must really be getting desperate or something.

Gizmo: I shouldn't even be here.
Kiddo: Because I'm a "good guy" ?

Kiddo did those finger movement thingies for the quote symbols… I cant remember the name for em.

Kiddo: Its just a title. Like doctor or model or engineer or evil genius. Its something we do. Plus, the pay is pretty good… I mean, how do you think Cyborg can afford all that equipment to build his junk? Besides, I'm not that nice… I'm just a Titan because most of my close friends on this planet are…
Gizmo: Yeah, but I just don't want MY friends to think I'm backstabbing them.
Kiddo: Its just ice cream, its not like you got caught with your hand in the cookie yare…
Gizmo: …
Kiddo: … what? Did I say that wrong? … Anyways, I don't see the big deal.
Gizmo: Whatever… just don't tell anyone.
Kiddo: Okay then.
Gizmo: … so… BootyX?
Kiddo: It was Terra's idea…

And so they continued to talk. And how they talked. Okay, not that much, since ice cream doesn't take too long to finish, but ya know, too much to write down and all that junk. They talked about their day and stuff. Ya know, what normal people do… well, sorta. Most people don't build advanced machinery to use against super powered humans and aliens or accidentally make all the bulbs in the tower explode when someone jump at you, making a showering boy wonder very pissed off… anyways.

Some time later Gizmo had finished his ice cream. Kiddo as well. He pushed his chair back a bit, not so hard that it tipped over. He looked pretty grumpy. It wasn't that he hadn't enjoyed the conversation or the hour he had spent there. Kiddo was actually not that bad when she wasn't beating him up or ruining his machines and all that stuff. She had a pretty dark or "evil" sense of humor and she wasn't as stupid as she sounded and was actually pretty sharp. That was what made him so mad. You're not supposed to think superheroes are okay in person! They're on the other team. You're supposed to hate them! And maybe that's why he hated Kiddo so much. Annoying girl.

Kiddo: It was nice to get to know you, Gizmo…

He paused, before reluctantly jumping down from the chair.

Kiddo smiled warmly and burped. Gizmo twitched a little. He just didn't like it when girls burped. Specially in public. It sort of put him off… but that was good! She's disgusting! Damn super hero… all burping and nice and stuff… but… he didn't want to leave. He had a strange feeling inside… it made him very uncomfortable, but… bah! He shook his head and stomped off, not even stopping to say good bye.

Kiddo: So… Friday. Lunch at Lenny's? Ya know, if you're not robbing some bank or something.
Gizmo: Whatever!

Kiddo snickered before walking off to pay for the ice cream and going home. She had really enjoyed the little "date", even if Gizmo had been a bit of a jerk at first. He wasn't too bad. Just a bit insecure and angry. Nothing too bad. He's only human after all… she turned on her T-com and soon it started playing their special little theme song. And of course Kiddo answered like most other people would.

Kiddo: Yo?
StarFire: How did it go, friend?
Terra: Yeah, we've been trying to get a hold of ya! Was he ugly or what?
Kiddo: Actually, not too bad… really cute. A bit short, but whatever.
StarFire: Oh, we must meet your new date! Please?
Kiddo: Relax, Star. It was just our first date… and I'm sure you'll get to meet him sometime … he's just a bit shy. Give him time.


And with that this story ends… or does it? Dun dun dun…