Rocko watched as Norbert waved goodbye to him, before getting inside his home, and started his car. It was the next day after that Dinner Fiasco, and it kind of started the morning sweet. Rocko let Norbert sleep with him in his bed, since the couches mainly have people's Butts on it, and when he woke up.. The light was on Norbert's hair and made it look like it's the sun's beautiful rays. He couldn't stop staring at him because of his beauty, but he had to get up and make breakfast.
Rocko snapped out of the memory, as the door closed, and began to drive away from the beaver's dam. He thought about asking Norbert out on a date, but felt like it was too sudden. Especially after yesterday… Yet, Norbert deserves a proper date somewhere! Maybe a place to dance? He loves to dance! But he might be busy for the week. “Oh Cripes… I want to ask him out but I don't know if he will accept the offer.. I need a sign..”, Rocko said as he slammed his head on the steering wheel. He looked at the passenger's seat and noticed the bouquet was still there. His eyes widened and stopped the car immediately. He backed up until he's at the dam and turned it off. He grabbed the bouquet, “Ok! Ok. Uhhhh how should I say this?? ‘Hey Norb! You forgot your flowers in the car! By the way there's this place I wanted to take you to. Nothing fancy but it involves Dancing and I know you love to dance! Want to go out with me to that place?’... Yeah! That'll work!”.
Rocko got out of his car, holding the bouquet close, and walked towards the door. As he was about to ring it his heart raced and his legs grew wobbly. He sped walked away from the door, “Ohh but what if that's too pushy??”. No. He must do this!! He walked back to the door and was about to push the button. “Maybe he went to sleep.”, Rocko quickly said as he turned around quickly. Rocko stopped himself and shut his eyes and rushed towards the door, only to accidentally slam his face on the door and his hand on the button. He was on the floor dizzy until a yellow blur was in his view. “Ro…o?! Are ... .Alright?!...”, He heard Norbert's voice a bit. He held out the bouquet and slurred a few words, “Me.. Take you.. Dancing?? Date??”. Norbert was very confused and helped him up, “I'm sorry what??”. He watched as Rocko placed the bouquet on his arms, “Wanna date? I planned taking you to dance.”. Norbert felt his face turn red and laughed, “Yes! Of course I'll go out with you! Right after I get you an ice pack.”. He took Rocko inside and sat him on his couch gently. He then rushed towards the kitchen to get an ice pack for his head. Once he got back, Rocko was hiding his face in the bouquet. “S’cuse me FlowArs I need to place this Ice Pack on my date's head.”. He gently moved the flowers to see those beautiful sapphire eyes and smiled. “You feeling alright Rocksteady?”, Norbert asked while placing the cold pack on his head. Rocko nodded, “S-Sorry you had t-to see that.”.
Norbert shook his head while smiling, “You don't have to apologize, Rocko. I thought it was cute that you decided to ask me out all of a sudden. Minus you getting hurt.”. Rocko felt his face flush more and placed his hand on Norbert's. “I w-want to take you d-dancing. I know you love to dance until your body is exhausted, so I uhh. I wanted to take you there and uhhh d-dance with y-you.”, Rocko said softly but nervously. Norbert felt his heart race at this and his eyes widened, “Y-You remembered?”. Rocko looked at him and tilted his head, “Yes?”. Norbert smiled at this and kissed his cheek, “Pick me up at five in the afternoon. Gives us enough time to get errands done and then get ready.”. Rocko felt his world float and his heart was going nuts. He smiled dopey and nodded, “S-Sure Norb.”. Norbert helped him get up and walked outside. He then let Rocko go and watched as he walked towards the car drunk in love. Rocko then looked at him, “So five?”. Norbert laughed as his heart swelled with love, “Five. I'll see you soon, Rocksteady, and please be careful on your way home!”. Rocko nodded and got in his car and drove off, leaving a lovestruck Norbert.
Five minutes before the date
Rocko finished parking at the Beaver’s place and got down. He wore his usual green outfit for a date night and had sprayed himself with some cologne. He wanted to look at least presentable and casual at the same time. He walked towards the door and pressed the doorbell. He heard scuffling and yelling behind the door. “Don't you Dare open that Daggett!!! I'm not letting you embarrass me like you did Last time with Dad!!”, Norbert yelled. He can hear his brother yell back, “Hey! That was a long time ago!! I'm not gonna tell your date that you've spent two hours singing songs about him!!! And I won't say that you called him a hottie!!!”. Rocko felt his face flush and pulled on his collar a bit. He thinks that he's a hottie?? “Daggett!!! Shut up!!! He might hear you!!”, Norbert yelled. He heard the door getting unlocked and tried so hard not to make it look like he heard everything. Norbert opened the door, wearing his flannel, and shoved dag away, “Daggett I swear I'll bop you to the last week again!!”. Daggett laughed, “You gonna kiss him? Or cuddle next to him like yesterday?”. Norbert rushed out and slammed the door. Rocko grew more red at this, “Uhhh Y-You ready to go??”. Norbert looked at his red face and looked down red as well, “Yeah. Sorry about my brother. He always does this whenever a date picks me up.”. Rocko nodded understandingly, “It's ok! My friends do that too. Well.. Worse actually.”. He took Norbert to his car and opened the door for him. Norbert smiled and got in the car, ”Thank you. How did your friends make it worse? If you don't mind me asking.” Rocko closed the door and got in on his side, “They uhh… Tried recording me and my date, expecting us to get uhhh. Intimate… Heffer yelled about how long it's going to take until we do it and… My date left immediately after that.”. Norbert winced, “That sucks.”. Rocko nodded but chuckled a bit, “It's ok though. My date's father kind of went after them a few days later. I was never targeted because we never even planned on doing that. We never clicked and preferred to be friends. Just that situation made her uncomfortable.”. Norbert laughed, “Sounds like your friends got what they deserved.”. Rocko laughed and nodded, “Yeah. I told them that it was their fault for expecting something that was never going to happen.”.
They both laughed and chatted until they got to the destination. It was a large club full of people waiting in line for a reservation. Rocko parked at the closest place and exited. He opened the door for Norbert and smiled, “Ready?”. Norbert laughed and nodded, “It’s time to party!”. They walked towards the security and showed the two tickets. The security looked at it then at them, “Go straight until you see the VIP sign and take a left. You'll get to your destination.”. Norbert and Rocko walked inside and looked around. Rocko stared at the tickets, “Oh my. I didn't know that these were VIP tickets.”. Norbert looked a bit concerned, “Are you ok with it?”. Rocko nodded quickly, “Yes! Sorry I just. My neighbor, Mrs. Bighead, gave me these because her husband doesn't like dancing and going to clubs. She would've taken her daughter but she had to work that day. So she gave me these as a gift for helping her in the past. I thought they were just plain tickets but these are VIPs.”.
Norbert smiled and held his hand, “Well it shows that the best gentlemen get the best gifts in life.”. Rocko stared at his hand then at Norbert's smile. He felt his heart swoon and smiled, “Yeah. I feel very lucky.”. They both made it to the VIP Room and opened the doors. They stared in awe at the place. A larger dancefloor, a larger DJ set, with a popular DJ man hosting, a larger bar, and a place to eat at. Norbert smiled wide and pulled Rocko towards the bar, “Wow! This is amazing!”. Rocko smiled and looked at the bartender making the best drinks in the house and poured it on the shot glasses in a smooth line. “Very entertaining.”, Rocko said while smiling. Norbert looked at the dance floor and noticed a disco ball at the top. ”They have a Disco Ball on top!! Neato!!”, Norbert said excitedly. Rocko watched as Norbert looked around with eyes sparkling, and sighed lovingly. The colorful lights made his hair and eyes look more beautiful. Norbert then pointed at the booths, “The booths look so fancy the chairs have Water inside!!!”. Rocko nodded and looked at their hands. He's still holding it… He felt his cheeks flush a bit and looked at Norbert. He smiled, “Would you like to dance or eat first?”. Norbert smiled wide, “Let's dance! I've been waiting for this chance to show you my moves!!”. He dragged him to the dance floor and began dancing to random party music. Rocko immediately grew nervous and looked around. It felt like all eyes were on him. Waiting for him to mess up. Waiting to laugh at him making Norbert regret being with him. His heart and breathing raced. He immediately felt a panic attack rising and his legs grew wobbly. Norbert noticed and stopped, looking at him concerned. “Are you feeling alright, Rocko?”, Norbert asked. Rocko nodded quickly, “Y-Yes! I just need to uhh. Use the men's room!”. He ran off leaving a confused Norbert alone on the dance floor. He rushed in the restroom and looked at himself in the mirror, “Ok calm down. You got this. You gotta be brave!” He washed his face and took a few breathers. He might as well freshen up more.
Norbert watched as the Wallaby ran off and felt awkward. “Hey Blondie I can see your date ran off on you. Wanna dance?”, Some tall kangaroo hunk said as he smirked. Norbert frowned and walked towards the bar, “No thanks. I'd rather just sit at the bar.”. The kangaroo took his hand and pulled him close, “Come on Norbert. You think I don't remember that face?”. Norbert immediately remembered and grew furious, “Yeah. And I remembered that you bailed on our date Roderick. So be kind and back off. I don't hang out with Losers like you.”. Roderick rolled his eyes, “It was one time babe. I can make it up to you. Just this one dance. Come on. That guy left you too so what makes Him so special?”. Norbert shoved him away, “He tells me where he's headed unlike someone who just bailed with no excuse.”. Roderick growled, “I had important stuff Norbie. Can't you forgive me?”. Norbert shuddered at the nickname in disgust, “Ok first of all, don't ever call me that. Second, No.”. He stormed off but his arm was grabbed again.
Rocko just got out of the restroom and towards the dance floor. He felt bad for leaving Norbert behind.. He'll make it up by buying him anything he wants. He looked up to see a kangaroo holding Norbert up to his level. Norbert was more furious than ever and tried to shove his face away. “Listen Norbert, I'm trying to be nice to you. You're the one who's making a big deal on that bad date.”, Roderick said. Rocko tapped on his tail, “Excuse me? You mind putting my date down? He doesn't feel comfortable with that.”. Roderick looked down at him and laughed, “Or what? You'll tell your mom? Get lost loser, I'm his date now.”. Rocko grew angry, “If you don't respect our request, then I'll have to teach you a lesson sir.”. Roderick laughed and dropped Norbert, “What lesson? How to be a loser?”. He grabbed Rocko's shirt, only to be thrown to the floor. Rocko let go of his wrist and immediately felt awful, “Oh my. Sorry about that but I did warn you.”.
Norbert watched in shock as that happened. Rocko just.. Threw that guy over his shoulder and slammed him to the floor. Roderick grew furious and got up, “You little rat! You'll pay for that!!”. Norbert immediately got in front of Rocko, “Back off Rick! He warned ya and you didn't listen!!”. Rocko noticed that the kangaroo was about to grab Norbert's hair and immediately swung at his face. Hard. Roderick fell on his back and held his nose, “Ow!! You! You Ruined my Beautiful Face!!!”. Norbert looked at him shocked and Rocko panicked. “H-He was about to grab your hair! It was instinct!”, Rocko said as he felt awful. Norbert was about to say something but they were both grabbed by security and thrown out of the club. Rocko immediately felt awful that this date was far worse than Norbert getting stood up. They both got in the car and Rocko felt his heart shatter at how quiet it was. All of a sudden Norbert started laughing hard. Rocko grew so confused at this, “W-What’s so funny???”.
“T-The way Roderick cried about H-His face!!! And H-How we both looked W-When security picked us up!!! W-We looked like. Pfffft. Cats that got lifted by their s-scruffs!!!”, Norbert wheezed and wiped his tears. “If my brother was here, he would've said ‘That was Nuts!!’ Hahahaha!!!!”, Norbert laughed. Rocko felt his heart get fixed immediately and chuckled a bit, “T-That was kind of funny.”. Norbert laughed louder, “He thought he could hurt you but you immediately threw him to the ground and one man punched his face! That's amazing!!”. Rocko then laughed a bit, “G-Guess he has to get another nose job.”. Norbert laughed harder at this and held onto him for support, “You Should've Said That!!!! Hahahaha!!!!”. Rocko then laughed, “Y-Yeah! I should've!”. Norbert sighed in relief, “This is the most funniest date I ever had. Honestly the best one.”. Rocko felt his heart racing but deflated immediately, “B-But we haven't started yet.”. Norbert looked at him and smiled, “We still got time. Let's get something to eat and go somewhere!”. Rocko nodded and thought about getting burgers.
Once they got food, Rocko drove towards the beach and noticed that it's really dark. The headlights are the only light and Rocko grew nervous about how empty it was. Norbert smirked, “Dinner at the Beach? Smooth.”. Rocko felt his anxiety calm down and they both began to eat. They chatted about their lives and what they used to do as kids. Rocko then felt like he needed to be honest. “Norbert?”, Rocko said softly. Norbert looked at him while eating his fries. Rocko then looked down in shame, “About me running off… It wasn't because I needed to use the men's room. I.. I was… I was trying to calm down from my anxiety…. I… I have had Social Anxiety issues for a long time and it always affects me whenever I'm in large crowds… I'm sorry that I left you alone with that creep. I just… Felt so nervous and scared that I'll screw up and embarrass you in front of everyone.”.
He felt Norbert take his hand gently and looked up to see him smiling softly. “It's ok, Rocko. There's nothing to be sorry about. I… Kind of knew that you've had it because of how shy you were. I never minded that you leave to calm down. If anything, I'm proud of you. You told me the truth without even stuttering. That takes a lot of guts. Also you defended me without being afraid. You've overcome your anxiety to protect me. And.. That's why I wanted to do this.”, Norbert said softly. Rocko was confused but felt soft lips on his. His heart exploded and his eyes widened. Norbert is kissing him!! His lips feel so soft against his!! His eyes then grew heavy, and he pulled Norbert close, deepening the kiss. Norbert felt his heart begin to race and went closer to him. Rocko then pulled him into his lap and held him close. Norbert muffled in surprise but moaned softly. He felt Rocko grab his hair softly and felt his tail slap the steering wheel softly. He felt like he was walking on cloud nine. He then sat down on the wheel and a loud horn startled them.
“Oh my!”, Norbert said startled. Rocko immediately started laughing at this, “That scared me!!!”. Norbert laughed as well, “It scared me too!!”. They both laughed but stopped as they looked into each other's eyes. They soon got back to kissing and holding each other while doing so. They felt their hearts racing in rhythm and their faces getting warmer. A song soon came up, setting the mood, and Norbert laughed. “Perfect timing at a Perfect setting.”, Norbert said as he looked into Rocko's eyes. Rocko then thought of something and smiled. He opened the door and got out and took Norbert with him. Norbert was confused, “W-What are you doing??”. Rocko raised up the volume, took Norbert where there's light, and held him close. “I wanna dance with you to this song.”, Rocko said as he smiled warmly. Norbert immediately turned red as Rocko took the lead.
“Your eyes whispered, "Have we met?". 'Cross the room your silhouette, Starts to make its way to me. The playful conversation starts, Counter all your quick remarks. Like passing notes in secrecy. And it was enchanting to meet you. All I can say is, I was enchanted to meet you.”.
Rocko smiled as he danced with Norbert, remembering their first time meeting at the bar. The way he laughed and smiled. He felt his anxiety getting smaller and smaller to where he feels so confident. He then dipped Norbert watching as the stars reflected from his eyes beautifully.
“This night is sparkling, don't you let it go. I'm wonderstruck, blushing all the way home. I'll spend forever wondering if you knew. I was enchanted to meet you!”.
Norbert stared into his eyes as the headlights shined on his face. His sapphire eyes shined brighter and his smile glowed from the light and the moon. His heart stuttered and skipped a few beats. He looked more handsome up close. It's like a beautiful dream he'd never wanted to wake up from.
The song continued to play as they danced slowly. Rocko wasn't even thinking about the song in general. Just the way Norbert smiled and stared into his eyes. The way the moon and stars complimented his eyes. He looks more enchanting than before. Like a dream come true. Before the song ended Rocko dipped him once more but this time kissed him. They stayed like that for a while before Rocko pulled away and smiled softly. Norbert was awestruck at his bold move and covered his red face. Rocko chuckled and picked him up. Norbert laughed and held onto him. Rocko then spun around making Norbert squeal and laughed. They danced, threw sand at each other, fell into the water, dried off, then drove back to Rocko's place.
Once they got inside the house, Rocko led Norbert to the restroom. “Fresh towels are in the pantry and I'll lend you my clothes to wear for tonight.”, Rocko smiled and Norbert nodded. After a nice shower Norbert got out and dried off. He then sees Rocko's shirt and puts it on. It was a little bit bigger than him but he didn't mind. He got out and went downstairs to sit on the couch. He heard Rocko get in the shower and laid his head on the arm rest. He felt his eyes grow heavy and nuzzled the shirt, happily letting sleep take over. Rocko soon got out and dried himself off. He put on his muscle shirt and shorts and went to his room. He noticed that Norbert was nowhere to be seen and went downstairs. He found him asleep on the couch and smiled softly. He picked him up and took him upstairs to his room. He laid him on his bed and soon joined him. They're kind of a thing now so it'll be fine to sleep with him. He admired the way he sleeps and soon grew tired. He held Norbert close and kissed his head softly. Sleep took over and Rocko happily let it.