Drunken confession
Thanks @lisacoolsmart for the request!!
Young Garmadon goes out with Acronix and Ray. At first he refuses to drink but gets drunk anyway. On the way home they meet Misako...
"No, I’m not drinking!" Young Garmadon immediately shook his head angrily. "I don’t even know why I agreed to come to this bar with you guys… "
“To be a boys’ night out,” Acronix cheerfully said while sipping his drink. He elbowed Raya. “Isn’t that right, Ray?”
“Yeah, and there’s something…,” Ray looked a bit restless. “Lately, it’s like you’re suffering…”
“Yeah,” Garmadon pretended to be surprised. “Where’d you get that idea?”
“You’re a bad actor, Garmadon,” Acronix sighed. “Come on, tell us what’s bothering you…”
“Nothing special,” Garmadon swallowed hard. “Just a poison in my stomach, that’s all…”
“There’s more, isn’t there,” Ray insisted.
“Could it maybe be love?” Acronix playfully provoked Garmadon.
“Hahaha,” Garmadon tried to be sarcastic again but it didn’t work.
“Don’t bother,” Ray said, taking a sip of his drink.
“We all know, and who!” Acronix kept laughing.
“How?!” Garmadon was frantic… maybe they were teasing him after all? ”You look like you are suffering.“Ray sighed.
“You know that Misako works with my brother, right?” Acronix eagerly told Garmadon. Garmadon blushed…
He wasn’t happy that he fell in love, he wasn’t happy that anyone knew!
“Come on, have a drink, it’ll make you feel better,” Acronix patted him on the shoulder and handed him a glass.
“And then you can tell us what exactly is bothering you. ” Ray nodded.
Garmadon already started regretting going out, but deep down he wished someone understood him… Maybe he even deliberately did what followed. Garmadon started drinking and talking…
Mostly about Misako. He liked pouring out his soul as he kept drinking and drinking… And from what they told him, he got pretty drunk…
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“Come on, Garmadon,” Acronix murmured, trying to get Garmadon to go home.
“He’s so strange when he gets drunk. ” Ray tried to push Garmadon’s arm.
“He is realy” Acronix sighed. “He doesn’t smell like a drunkard and he wouldn’t say he’s drunk until you get really close. ”
“Stone!” Garmadon enthusiastically said and jumped after a stone.
“No, no, don’t touch the stone again !” Ray growled as he and Acronix tried to stop Garmadon from jumping and grabbing another stone.
Garmadon was a big human. Or rather, he wasn’t really human…
“Let’s go home!” Acronix said angrily and pulled Garmadon along, surprisingly he obeyed… Probably not for long.
Soon they saw a figure approaching them…
“Hi, guys!” Misako greeted them with a smile and waved.
“Hi!” Garmadon’s face lit up completely.
Misako looked at him a bit strangely but didn’t realize he was drunk. As Ray already noticed, Garmadon handled it pretty well when he was really drunk…
“I want to tell you something…” Garmadon said somewhat nervously. “Just us.”
“Okay!” Acronix said, pushing aside Raya.
“That’s not a good idea,” Ray swallowed.
“We just told him earlier to be more relaxed around her,” Acronix smiled.
“Yeah, but he’s drunk!” Ray already got a little nervous.
He couldn’t hear what they were saying but at least he kept an eye on them. For now, everything seemed normal.
“Yes, when is the best time to relax!” Acronix insisted.
“I’ll go crazy!” Ray said, facepalming.
Soon he saw Garmadon approaching Misako… They stopped a few seconds before she pushed him away and said something angrily.
“Oh no…” Ray said, and both he and Acronix rushed toward Garmadon…
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Missako knew there was was much thing Gamradon could tell her. They were close, but still, she had a strange feeling.
“Are you okay?” Misako looked at Garmadon worriedly.
He looked a little sick… He didn’t seem drunk, which was a good sign.
“I’ve wanted to tell you something for a long time…” Garmadon nervously started, shifting from foot to foot.
“We’re friends,” Misako interrupted him kindly. “You know you can say at say everything…”
“I know,” Garmadon said, hesitating again. “Since I saw you, I’ve known you’re the most beautiful girl I’ve ever seen. Since I got to know you better, I also know that you’re the sweetest, smartest, and most kind-hearted person I’ve ever met…”
Misako blushed heavily. This couldn’t be true… All the time she’d secretly watched Garmadon, convincing herself she couldn’t like him, that she wasn’t good enough for a noble person like him…
“…I’ve been thinking about you a lot lately… How wonderful it would be to have children and get married…Uh,oh...To be with you and…” Garmadon said, swaying on his feet.
Misako thought he was about to fall, so she grabbed his upper arm.
Garmadon misunderstood her differently and moved his lips to hers. At first, she didn’t mind, she gave him a kiss.
When his soft lips met hers, it felt like a dream come true. It was so beautiful until… She felt alcohol on his lips, a lot of alcohol. She pushed him away angrily.
“You are drunk !” She said fiercely, blushing from anger.
She felt like she was going to cry… She felt humiliated, manipulated, toyed with… As if he took her feelings and was playing with them…
“Misako!” Ray ran up, grabbing Garmadon. “Please forgive me!”
“I mean everything that…” Garmadon started, but Acronix cut him off with a hand over his mouth.
“Enough today,” he said. He sighed in surprise.
“Sorry, Misako, really…” Ray repeatedly apologized, feeling guilty.
“You knew he was drunk,” Misako almost cried from the jumble of emotions.
“I know, sorry again, that was a stupid idea,” Ray looked genuinely sorry. “Did he do something to you?”
“No, he was just babbling nonsense.” Misako was luckily able to calm herself.
Ray stared at her for a few more moments. “Once again, sorry, now we have to take him home!”
“Yeah…” Misako sighed. “Good night.”
“Good night.” Acronix quietly said.
Garmadon tried to say something, but Ray and Acronix silenced him and dragged him home.
~~~~~~
“What have I done!” Garmadon listened in disbelief to what he had done yesterday…
He actually almost remembered and it didn’t really come to him, which hurt him a little. He felt so sorry for what he had done, but at the same time…
He wished he remembered the moment his lips touched hers… He longed for that, he lived for that.
“To see how she pushed you away so angrily,” Ray sighed sadly. “It’s not a good start, buddy, not at all…”
Garmadon frowned. He hated that he made Misako upset… He felt so awkward and guilty for putting her in that situation…
“Maybe something good will come out of this,” Acronix tried to stay positive.
“Doubtful,” Ray said gloomily. “We have to go.”
Garmadon hesitated to follow them… He hated himself more than ever and felt so uncomfortable.
He looked at the door… At that moment every other day , Misako would quietly approach, and they were about to do training and drink tea…
In recent days, Wu had been away, so they were alone. They started building a really nice bond, and he ruined it all. He didn’t know if it was worse that she might come or that she might not.
Suddenly, he heard knocking on the door.
“Come in!” He said with a lump in his throat. Maybe it really was her!
“Hey, Garmadon,” Misako gently entered. Garmadon’s heart pounded as if it was about to burst out of his chest.
It always sped up when he saw her, but this was something different.
“Hi…” He tried to smile. He was overwhelmed that she came after all, but also felt awkward…
He was relieved that she finally arrived, but Biko felt uneasy as well.
"Are you okay?" Misako looked at him with concern.
"Yes, I am now." Garmadon swallowed hard. "About yesterday..."
"That's exactly what I wanted to talk to you about." Misako gently said, looking him straight in the eyes. "Did you really mean that?"
Garmadon's throat tightened with the knot in his stomach. It would have been great if he knew what he was thinking and had said it at that very moment...
"Listen, I'm sorry about yesterday." Garmadon sighed. "As you probably noticed, I was drunk and I don't remember much. But I truly regret what I did and what I said..."
Misako looked at him somewhat disappointed, and now Garmadon was genuinely interested to hear what he had said.
"Alright..." Misako tried to force a smile. "I figured as much..."
"Listen." Garmadon hesitated. He didn't know where he got the courage from, but it seemed he had finally found it.
"I don't know what I told you, but I know what I should have said." Misako raised an inquisitive eyebrow.
Garmadon couldn't believe how beautiful she was. "Ever since I've truly started to notice you, I've been thinking about how you are the most beautiful person I've ever seen. And since I get to know you better, I know you are the most gentle, the smartest, the most considerate, and the most interesting person I've ever known..."
Garmadon was pleased to see her cheeks flush slightly and she looked down shyly. The butterflies in his stomach went wild.
"Well..." Misako looked him in the eyes, still red-faced and smiling. "That's pretty much what you said last night too."
Garmadon liked that very much. "But then I..." He chuckled awkwardly.
"I didn't mind that you kissed me. What bothered me was that you were drunk." Misako looked up at him. Garmadon's heart raced with emotion...
"It wasn't my idea!" Garmadon quickly said. "Uh, I mean, I'm totally to blame, but... I'm not usually the type to drink..."
"I know." Misako shrugged. "That's why I was so surprised."
"And mad," Garmadon reminded her.
"Mad because I thought you were messing with my feelings," Misako emphasized.
Garmadon's heart pounded even stronger, more than he thought possible, because of her feelings.
Her feelings?
He felt the pressure to kiss her but didn't have the courage. Not yet. Things were moving. Slowly, but they were moving!!
"Listen, Garmadon, I like you too, and everything, but I really have to go," Misako said, and she kissed him on the cheek.
Now it was Garmadon's turn to go dizzy... "Uh..."
"I'm coming this afternoon to the training session, if that's okay with you," Misako said with a slight smile.
"Uh, okay," Garmadon replied, and he hurriedly watched her leave.
When she stepped out, he started jumping for joy and threw himself onto the bed.
"Thank you!" he exclaimed to Ray and Acronix, who weren't there.
"Thank you, thank you! Maybe something good will come out of hanging out with you guys!" Garmadon set a mental note to tell them that.
