Bearding the Lion, Part Three
Originally posted on September 1, 2008
In Part Two, Kaida confronted Dolores, hoping to explain what had happened and offset a pending disaster….. Meanwhile, out in the hallway….
Jeremiah: Holy cow.
Kenzo: What?
Jeremiah: She’s serious, huh? Kaida, I mean. I mean, she used the L word and everything.
Kenzo: * a little embarrassed* You know how it is. People use that word all the time.
Jeremiah: Well, yeah, I know. And Kaida’s always saying she “loves” stuff. She loves the theater and loves playing in the costume closet, loves Fudge Brownie ice cream and pizza with Pepsi and chick-flicks.
Kenzo: Yeah, that’s my point.
Jeremiah: You don’t think she meant it, about you? Man, if it was me I’d be walking with my head in the clouds about now.
Kenzo: Don’t you always?
Jeremiah: Is that a “tall” comment?
Kenzo: Could be. Wanna make something of it?
Jeremiah: *stifling a grin* Pfffffft. No.
Kenzo: *full grin* Me, either.
And later that evening…
Kenzo: Hey, Kaida?
Kaida: Mmmmm?
Kenzo: Did you mean it?
Kaida: *knows what he’s asking but can’t resist teasing him* Sure I meant it. That movie was majorly intense. Awesome. I’m really glad we went - I missed the new Batman when it first came out and…
Kenzo: Come on. You know I wasn’t talking about the movie, awesome as it was. I was referring to what you said to me, you know…….
Kenzo: …..your own personal super-hero….
Kaida: Oh. That. The “Under-Dog Saves Polly Purebred From Snidely Whiplash and Earns Her Undying Love and Devotion” thing?
Kenzo: Yeah. That word right before “and Devotion.”
Kaida: Come on. You knew that. Of course I love you, in an immature, flighty, doesn’t-know-what-she wants, silly teenage girl kind of way.
Kenzo: I’m being serious here, and you’re joking about it. Giving me nothing but grief. I ought to take my leftover popcorn and….
Kaida: Silly, immature, teenage girls eventually grow up though, you know? And sometimes their feelings grow up right along with them.
Kenzo: Ditto that for teenage guys.
Kenzo: And ditto what else you said.
Kaida: Yeah?
Kenzo: Yeah. Batman was awesome.
*slugs him with the pillow*