💜The night after the mission💜 (Patreon)

The night Diego came back from the mission at The Golden Sturgeon, he heard some noises coming from the kitchen

(Sound of pans hitting the ground)

    “Damn it!” a voice said quietly

    Diego closed the door behind him, and approached slowly to the kitchen. The whole tavern was dark, and it was too late for anyone to be there at the moment. Also, Aldain and Rinn weren’t still at the restaurant yet, so...

    “Hello, hello?” said Diego, next to the door

    “Hi?” a female voice answered from behind. There were four, five seconds of silence before the door suddenly opened, and Diego stepped back fast enough to dodge the door.

    “Ah! Good evening, Diego!”  Diana smiled at him, gently “I was almost done getting everything ready for tomorrow”

    “H-hi Diana!” he said. He was not expecting to see her, and he got a bit nervous “uhhh isn't it a bit late to be here yet?”

    “Oh, yeah, well. Apparently the people who worked here before didn't get along with you, huh?”

    “Not at all,” he said, looking pissed.

    Diana gave Diego a warm smile “Yeah, I could tell... So, we needed a lot of stuff for the kitchen and such,that's why we were a little busy today. We were looking for some pans since there was just one here?! It makes no sense, and also Charles needed some more stuff, and…”

    Diego was paying attention as much as he could, but he was actually thinking over and over about how bad his night was

    “...are you ok?” Diana asked softly

    “Oh- yeah! Yeah, sorry”

    “You don't look like you're ok”

    “Yeah, well, it's nothing. I just... I've had better nights, that's all" he looked kind of sad, now staring at the ground. And Diana read that easily

    “I see…” she left the pan on the table “And... What if you get us some beer, since you're the owner and that would be free for you... and you tell me a little more about what happened?” Diana smiled at him, trying to give him some more confidence.

    “Uh - Diego looked at her with his eyes, head still looking down “...would you like to listen?”

    “Why not?”

    Diego stared at her for a second “Alright, sounds good. I would listen too if I'll be getting a free beer, so. Yeah, I get it” he said, walking to the bar to get both jars and filling them with beer

    When Diego looked at Diana again, she was smiling while looking at his outfit. He was still wearing the fancy look from The Golden Sturgeon. (but Diego actually didn't rolled the perception check so he didn't get the reason why she was smiling)

    “Thank you!” She took the jar, and started drinking while she got comfortable on a high seat next to the bar, legs crossed, leaning on the table with a hand on her head. “So... what happened?”

    Diego sat, looking awkward “Uh...well. You know, I had a mission today. I had to infiltrate myself into The Golden Sturgeon and get a diary from a drow who was hosted there” He place the hand on his pocket and took the diary from it “This diary”

    “Oh! And you did it! So what was the problem?”

    “Yes! Yes, I got the diary, and I completed my job, and such…” Diego was not looking happy at all about that “but... but that was not fun at all!” Diego slammed with the jar on the table after taking a sip “The funniest part was supposed to be the adventure! Trying to get the diary! Being sneaky and having a cool plan. But it was… just a mess. AND I'M SURE I RUINED ALDAIN'S DATE! And I was supposed to help him!? Ugh, I don't know... nothing really went right”

    “But look at the good side! You did your job, you got the diary and...now you have some beer!”

    “Yeah... I guess” he sip again

    “...are you sure that was all?”

    “Mmmh” Diego took a moment to think if he really wanted to talk about it “Look, I have some team mates. I am getting along very well with one of them, but the other two guys... they're just so rude and I swear I am trying to have a good relationship with them! They're just– uuugghhh"

    Diana laughed a little, gently

    “There is... one girl”

    “One girl…” Diana said, funny

    “Don’t you dare”

    Diana laughed harder this time

    Diego couldn’t hide the smile by watching her laughing. But once again, he started to look pissed “I had a plan, I was working on my plan, and she appeared from nowhere and decided to fuck it all up” he paused again “She just approached to me and… she kissed me”

    “Oh?” Diana said, curious now

    “No, you don't get it”

    “Explain it to me then?”

    “She stole my very first kiss!” Diego looked at Diana right at her eyes, looking flustered and angry at the same time. He drunk again from his beer.

    “Aaaaaaahhh... “Diana uncrossed her legs and left the jar on the table with a funny smile “I get it now... and was your first kiss important for you?”

    “Well... yes? Kind of. I mean, at least I wasn't expecting it to be... like that”

    “So you're a romantic guy, aren't you Diego?” She said, playfully, still smiling

    “Uhhhh” he started to get a little nervous at this point “Yeah? I mean, maybe? I don't know, I haven't had the chance to test it. But... I guess so. Yeah. I probably am”

    “Then... I feel you. I'd be pissed too if I was you” She finished the beer, and stood up in the ground again. She started walking close to the bar, passing behind Diego “...then wouldn't you mind if I steal you another one?” Diana whispered, as she moved closer to Diego to kiss him on his check, before he could even react “Good night, Diego”

    Diego stayed in silence for a second. Two seconds. Ten seconds. Then he realized he was talking with Diana in the dark of the tavern, alone with her, kind of close to each other sharing some beers and now did she just... kissed him?! His skin had never been as red as he was at that moment.

At the end, it was a great day