Beauty and the Beef [Kirk]

Fancy us meeting like this~?

He’s here…! A wave of relief seeming to explode from the pit of Chloe’s stomach when she set eyes upon the man mountain of the third year’s C Class, with every second that had passed by the paranoia in the heart of the princess had grown stronger and louder in her mind, and so the appearance of a tall, dark and handsome fellow to save her from it was certainly very welcome. The young man was earning himself major points with a rookie romanticist just by showing up, the lucky fool.

“H-Hello Kirk!” More than used to the loudness of the lad by this point due to their frequent training sessions but what the green eyed girl did not count on was the sudden sense of nervousness she felt when she saw him, even though she was happy to see him and not just because it meant she hadn’t been abandoned in her very first attempt at romance, at the same time it felt strange. Like she was viewing him for the very first time, and the two were somehow strangers once more.
“Heeheehee, old habits die hard, I-I suppose?” That factor leaving her just a little bit flustered as she took him in, as the burly boy corrected himself on how he talked to her Miss Crawford giggled partly out of nervousness, and smiled as she allowed the issue slide rather readily. However, what she couldn’t get over was how he looked.

G-Gosh, I spent so much time training with him, but I never noticed how…? That new feeling of their meeting seeming to cast a fresh light on the rugged fellow and really seem to bring out feelings that she hadn’t quite expected as the emerald enchantress looked her date over, there was something different about him that she couldn’t quite put her finger on, but more than that the girl felt a little bit awed by his image.
Those big strong arms… And everything else…? The tank top he wore really going a long way to highlight his big and strong upper body, the blushing brit felt guilty for the way her gaze seemed to creep down from his eyes and take in those broad shoulders, the pair perfectly sculpted pecs and the thick tree trunks for arms he possessed, all of which seemed to be making her heart beat that bit quicker, which felt especially weird given how Chloe knew how much her prospective beau loved to keep himself in shape.

“Y-You think so? I’m glad…” That hammering heart given no chance to slow down either when Kirk seemed to look her over in turn and quickly compliment how she appeared to him, the face of the femme was already glowing before this happened but once the ‘princess’ found herself being praised that colour turned a bright red that could probably rival the setting sun for its colour and brightness, and made the girl with the green gaze feel rather giddy as a result.
“I was worried I looked kind of… Childish?” Lifting her hand as she felt such overwhelming sensations from her body and almost wanted to buckle her knees because of them, as the lad pointed out the pretty silk ribbon in her hair Miss Crawford immediately touched it as if she had almost forgotten she was wearing such a thing, and then let her fingers flow back down the wavy mane it was restraining in a manner that any person with a little knowledge of human behaviour could readily interpret as positive.

“Y-You look wonderful too!” Quickly realizing that she was soaking up the limelight herself and seeming rather impolite as she did so, after freeing her fingers from those twisting tresses the teen piped up with an unintentional sense of loudness herself, which naturally made her glow again when she realized what she was doing, and affirmed the fact that she liked how he looked regardless of how unconventional some might have seen it as.
“I-I think this is my first time seeing you out of your gym wear… You’re um so… You look really good l-like that, Kirk…” Perhaps even letting herself get carried away as she tried to steer the conversation in a more playful direction but jerked out of that in a manner that was flooded with an adorable sense of awkwardness, Chloe wanted to be cool and charming in that moment but felt like she was being anything but, and because of this ended up letting her eyes fall to her shoes like a guilty child as she stood before someone who she was seeing in a far more engaging light…

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“Heeheehee, I’d say you’re fine the way you are really, Kirk~?” Tilting her head and giggling a little as the burly boy explained his desire to hush himself down a bit, Miss Crawford lifted her hand in front of her lips as she chuckled at that adorable awkwardness that was presented before her, and for a second felt a little like her old self around the loud lad.
“I-I mean I wouldn’t have asked you out if I wanted um… Some different, quiet and kinda bookish Kirk?” The moment of relaxation not lasting all that long but seeming to help a little more of the normal personality of the ‘princess’ ease its way out of her, even though she felt a little clumsy encouraging him in this sort of situation the emerald eyed enchantress tried to ease the woes of the young man as she assured him that she had chosen to go out with him to make them happy, not anyone else. And hopefully it might stand to settle him down a bit more too.

“So you like… Girls who are soft…?” All too quickly the redness in her cheeks seeming to return when the surprisingly charming young man seemed to reaffirm his approval for her image, once again Chloe lifted her fingers into her hair and ran them through those wavy tresses as she seemed to repeat his sentiment aloud to herself before smiling, and silently wondering for a second just how ‘soft’ she must feel against that big, firm body he had.
“G-Guys who are hard are good too, I-I’d say?” That sense of contrast between the two of them seeming to provoke the bubbly brit to say something of approval about how her date was but that innocence and inexperience that she possessed seeming to make it come out all wrong, all too quickly the fair femme found her cheeks flushing with their brightest colour yet as a result of certain implications of the way in which she framed her compliment, and for a second the sylph was left standing there wishing the whole world would swallow her up and forget about her as a result. Though luckily, it didn’t last long.

He’d really tried his best for me too, huh? The enthusiasm that Kirk radiated seeming to be the ultimate curb against the internal woes that the blushing brunette seemed to fall victim to, though the handsome young hero seemed to be dealing with his own bout of self-consciousness when it came to the energy that he came bundled with, if anything him acting more normally was something that set her at ease and she could also see from both the attention he seemed to give his appearance and his desire to please her that this date between them meant a lot to him.
I never thought I’d ever see him acting all cute like this? That more than anything making her feel special, and the fact that he seemed to insist on calling her ‘princess’ only elevating that elation as well, regardless of how their day turned out it seemed like it was wonderful to see a new side to someone she had known for a while and share that experience with a friend as well, which reassured Miss Crawford that she had made the right choice

“Hmmmm, yes, um… This way I think?” Nodding and looking around herself as her gentleman caller seemed to show interest in where they should head next, having been a little dazed by their reunion Chloe had completely forgotten that dates involved a little bit more than just meeting up outside somewhere and talking, but was happy to roll with the flow and quickly remembered her plan for their day as she once again bucked the usual trends for how matters of courtship went, though not entirely.
“Heheheheh, um, if I’m your princess… Does that make you my knight, or my prince?” Tickled as pink as she could possibly be by the title that she had been given by her fellow teen, as they set off the breezy beauty pulled her arms behind her back and chuckled softly as she mulled it over before deciding that her cute comrade could use one as well, and as a woman of the commonwealth she was only too happy to advise him of his options therein.

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“Heeheehee, does that mean you’re the sort who prefers the horse and the shining armour then~?” Smiling as the boisterous boy made a rather fine choice from the options that Chloe had presented him, once he had done so one might have quickly noted how the green gaze of the girl grew a little bit brighter as she imagined her well-built buddy making the most of his role, and a moment later found rosiness returning to her cheeks as she took that fantasy one step further. The bubbly brunette blushing a little more as she pictured herself being rescued by such a gallant figure such as that which the loud lad would cut in a nice set of armour with a fine stallion beneath him, even though it felt childish she loved the image so much that she couldn’t help but grin at it, and even more so once it also had the element of him lifting her up and riding with her like they were in some kind of fairy tale.

“W-While the idea of being Bro’s in Arms is nice, I uh…” Tilting her head a little and then shaking it as well when Kirk asked what she preferred to be called, while it was certainly courteous of her companion to provide some equal opportunities for engagement of chivalry, the girl showed a little of her old fashioned fondness as her mind fell quickly toward the more conventional role that was offered to her.
“I like um… Being called ‘Princess’ by you more, if that’s OK?” Perhaps even so innocent in her mentality that she did not realize the fact that the pet name that her date had given to her felt so comfortable because it was the very same one that her own father had called her when she was a little girl, ultimately it just felt right to imagine herself in some lovely silk dress with a brave soul to take care of her, and even if that was rather cliché she didn’t mind at all right now.

“Oh, well, they said I did pretty good but…” Glad to note that the practice she had put into walking in her heels the past few nights had paid dividends as she marched along the street with a humble sense of grace, when her young companion commented on how Chloe had done in the recent exhibition she once again demonstrated her modesty, and perhaps an inclination toward her studies that seemed to fly in the face of her customarily upbeat nature.
“There was this part where we suddenly got attacked and I just kinda froze up in a panic…?” Beating herself up perhaps more than she should have done given the overall exemplary performance she had put in during the blazing british event, the breezy beauty still felt like she had come up short despite the fact that she had rescued a great number of people, and even recovered from her little stumble in rather short order as well.

“I wasn’t expecting to have to fight in a rescue event you see, so…” Ultimately still feeling a little bit like she was lagging behind her fellow students at UA, perhaps the way she spoke about her experience and even her overall bearing reflected the bruising that her confidence had taken in recent months, since despite all her successes she wasn’t wholly feeling like the bite of bubbly brilliance she had been when she first arrived in Japan.
“I felt like I let myself down with that, I guess? If it had been real, then…” That without even mentioning the fact that she was currently being rather forceful in her desire to overcome certain other issues that afflicted her and drag herself out of her comfort zone by going on her very first proper date, while Miss Crawford would never in a month chocked full of Sundays ever wish to feel like she was using Kirk to give herself a bit of a boost to her ego there might just have been an element of that at play, but mostly she just wanted to feel like she was getting better at something. Catching up with the cool girls like Kanna in at least one way that seemed to matter?

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“Heeheehee, I think the knight is supposed to take the lead, to protect his princess, no~?” Smiling and then giggling at the words that Kirk chose to reassure her, while Chloe didn’t exactly want to stifle the mountain of a man at her side over such a silly issue she couldn’t help but picture this big, strong figure seeming to cower behind her at the sight of a challenge and grin because of it, since she knew how decidedly out of character that situation would be if it ever happened.
“But don’t worry, even if you have to hide behind me, I’ll make sure no one hurts my precious shining armour knight~” Entertained enough by the concept that she still wanted to have a little fun with it however, the bubbly brunette beamed as she looked up to her burly boy and rested a hand gently on his bicep as she offered some playful reassurance to him, and batted her lashes as she did so.

“Y-Yeah, I realize that now…?” At the very least feeling an ounce or two of reassurance when Kirk seemed to offer her encouragement about her own shortcomings and start to mention some of his own, Miss Crawford brushed her fingers through her brown hair and reflected on the experience in a more positive light, and made note of how it had helped her to learn to be a bit better than she was before the event.
“I-I even started practicing a little combat stuff, so I’m ready next time?” Confessing the fact that she had even took the rather drastic step of learning to battle with the humble bo staff because of how she had struggled when the fighting had happened, though the fact that a girl who hated violence so much as this british beauty was doing so made such an admission a little sheepish she hoped it impressed the man at her side, because regardless of how discomforting the idea of causing harm was, she didn’t like feeling like a weak woman ultimately.

“Heeheehee, s-sorry…” Not given too much time to wallow in her woes however when next Kirk confessed the problems that he had struggled with in his own event, even though it was a little surprising to learn that someone so capable had been brought to such strain and she felt deep down she should be sympathetic to his plight, Chloe couldn’t help but giggle at the image his story seemed to inspire in her mind.
“Just, the idea of you bouncing around the bridges is really cute?” Picturing her partner like a bouncing ball of destruction forged in human form thanks to his story, all that the green eyed girl could see for a second was him haplessly lurching around the environment wreaking damage on everything, and while he seemed pained by his experience the cartoonish quality to the fantasy was terrifically endearing, and helped the young brit feel better about her own job as well.

“But um, my quirk is good at making stuff so next time…” Not entirely heartless though and as she calmed herself the emerald eyed enchantress feeling a little bad both for what her bulky buddy had been through and how she had responded to her tale, Miss Crawford let loose a sigh and then cocked her head toward her companion with a soft smile on her face, and pointed out the fact that their respective strong suits seemed to complement one another rather well.
“I’ll whip up something nice that you can go all out on, OK?” The girl herself excelling in protection and defence whilst it was clear that Kirk had no problem dispatching enemies, the idea of them working together to deal with problems was rather an intriguing one, and had already been proven rather successful given how they had met all those months ago. And maybe, before long, they’d have a chance to prove it again?

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“Yes! I finally beat the mighty Kirk Bluster in something!” Smiling and then pumping her fist in excitement as the finely formed figure beside her seemed to acknowledge this rather minor defeat, even though the victory she had been handed was ultimately in something that was largely irrelevant in the grand scheme of things Chloe couldn’t help but cherish it, since it felt like it was the first time she had ever seemed to outdo this burly boy in anything.
“The era of Chloe dominance has begun~!” Meeting up so often since she had ran into him that day in the park to train and always feeling like she was lagging behind him, while she doubted her win would last long the bubbly brit beamed happily and relished the opportunity to come out ahead, and even if her competitive spirit was born more from a playful sense of dorkiness it felt good for the femme in the foreign land to feel like she had the upper hand in anything really. This loud lad was so amazing, it was like she could, in one very small way, measure up to the mighty benchmark he set for her.

“Heheheeh, yeah maybe, but I suppose our powers are pretty different aren’t they~?” All the talk of their respective competitions and the shortcomings that they found within them only seeming to further assure the emerald eyed Englishwoman that the two of them were far stronger together than they ever could be apart, it was intriguing to discover that had they been in each other’s shoes in their events then things might have been very different, and pushed the ‘Princess’ to suggest that each of them held the secret to the other’s problem in the palm of their hand.
“Maybe we should team up at some point~? We’d make a pretty good combo, right~?” It actually seeming like quite the exciting idea to contemplate the idea of them working together, with Kirk’s strength and reassuring presence by her side Miss Crawford was sure she would be able to act with a far greater sense of confidence and decisiveness, and she was sure that she could take care of him as well. After all, she loved looking after the people she cared about, didn’t she?

“Oh goodness, it looks like we’re almost here already~?” All the talk of events and unintentional innuendo seeming to have blinded the beautiful brunette to how quickly they had made a mockery of the distance that separated them from their destination as well, after smiling and giggling at the boy by her side Chloe noticed the fact that they had already come upon the target she had chosen for the first round of their date, and perhaps showed the inherent thoughtfulness she carried with her every day in her choice as well.
“Heheheh, I hear the food here is really good, and the portions are huge so… It seemed like the perfect place to take you~?” A nice, American-themed diner waiting for the pair to devour a mountain of junk food and perhaps even do something sweet and silly like share a sundae or something, as she reached the door the dainty one of the duo smiled happily and wondered what her date might make of her choice as she showed a little chivalry, and the princess extended her hand to let her knight through before her in a rather ironic reversal of the usual fairy tale conventions…

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“G-Gah! K-Kirk?!?!” Completely bowled over and rather bewildered as the boy seemed to scoop her up with a complete absence of effort and prop his princess upon his shoulder, for a moment Miss Crawford couldn’t help but flail and shriek as well in panic as she found such instability taking over her life, but quickly seemed to adapt to it. Initially terrified because she thought she might fall but the firmness and strength her friend showed offering a kind of stability that might match or even best the most stable creation of her own quirk, though her heart was still pounding in her chest because of the fright and perhaps something else the bubbly brunette relaxed quickly, though retained a deep blush even as she did so.

“Heeheehee, it’s… A pretty good throne, Sir Knight~” Amused by the dorkiness of the action that the loud lad had taken with her and perhaps in some unknown way reminded of younger days playing with her proud paternal figure, while one can read into that what one will the simple fact was that despite the stares that the pair received for the odd position or way Chloe had shrieked she enjoyed it a lot, and really had no time to pay attention to visual criticism because right now the only person she wanted to focus on was her date.
“Thank you~” The perch seeming to afford her every opportunity to look down upon him and the chance to feel that power and prowess he possessed certainly having an effect on her as well, the emerald eyed enchantress let out a shaky breath as she felt her heart hammering so hard she could practically taste it in the back of her throat, and even went so far as to exploit her positon because of the feeling of intimacy she suddenly had to toy with the hair of her ‘Throne’ as well; lightly teasing it and drawing her nails across the boy’s scalp for a moment or two as she let her green gaze look deep into that of her partner.

“Heheheheh, well, it was nice all the same~?” The excitement of the situation seeming to die down quickly though, and largely because they only had a short distance to share it before they reached their first destination, as Miss Crawford found those big hands and strong arms returning her to the ground she felt a none too insubstantial urge to throw her own around Kirk’s neck and embrace him as an act of thanks for the treat, especially with how he stooped for her, but unfortunately she lacked the confidence and sense of assertiveness with the opposite sex to do so off the cuff like this.
“Heeheehee, maybe I can get on top of you again a little later on~?” Instead trying to soothe the dissatisfaction that they both seemed to feel with a promise of more to come in a fashion that carried far more innuendo than she intended and a measure of flirtation as well given the giggle that preceded it, it took the innocent mind of this young ingénue a moment to realize the indecent implication that one might be able to read into what she was saying and once more she found her cheeks glowing, though as the girl averted her green gaze she felt a little less discomforted by the discovery than last time. It didn’t feel like such a bad mistake of wording as before.

“Oh, no, don’t worry about that… I mean it’s not expensive, but I asked you out so I’ll pay…” Luckily offered a nice little distraction so that she didn’t obsess over what she said as well thanks to the presence of the diner, though Chloe could be dense about many things of romance she was still plenty empathetic in other areas, and she quickly guessed the worries that her companion showed when he asked about the pricing of the food at the restaurant. Readily revealing her plan to provide remuneration as a result of this which had always been her intention anyway, even though she was flouting convention a little the girl knew that she came from a more privileged background than her date did, and so it seemed natural for her to pay in her mind.

“A-After all, any good knight has a place and food at his princess’s table, right? That’s what they say in the stories, at least?” Though the fact that this went against the grain something that might have caused issue if not handled right, in order to soothe any chivalrous intent Kirk might have or allay any issue of dented pride Miss Crawford offered up a quick minded and fitting analogy to explain it, and only needed to tweak a little lore of medieval fantasy in order to achieve it. Hopefully that enough to convince her companion he did not need to worry, after stepping through the door the girl with the green gaze hummed and clapped her hands together with a sense of excitement at what she saw within; lovely American themed booths and women in old fashioned waitress costumes waited for them, and both were just begging to be enjoyed by the pair…

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