Celebration (Bloo)

As Ella was lounging around in the Hub the other day, she realized that not only was she dead for Fen's birthday, but she was technically dead for her own. She was out on the streets with nowhere to go at the time so her birthday hadn't even come to mind. Now she was in a better place, back with her friends in a safe place, she decided now was a good time to celebrate their birthday, together. Also she was dead during their anniversary on August 1st, so why not make just one huge night to celebrate. Ella decided that inviting the other guys to celebrate wasn't a good idea, considering the competition constantly going on between Fen and Meta, on top of Fen's jealously thing with Harmon.. It was a mess... But now was not the time to focus on that! Right now she had a mission!
So she shopped for four hours.

Naturally the girl came back to the hub with tons of bags on her arms, luckily she came at a time that Fen was out on patrol, so she didn't have to worry about him for another hour or so. With that being said she spent the next 2 hours cleaning the entire Hub, setting up their night together. She had gotten him one special gift since she didn't really have the money to afford anything to spectacular, but she was hoping he'd like it. It was a knife sharpener since he always carried around his pocket knife. She also thought it might be useful for his claws.
Ella put their dinner in the fridge, Chipotle because she didn't know what else to cook, and went to change into nicer clothes. Nicer clothes as in a skirt and one of Fen's T-shirts tucked in. The blonde then just sat on the counter with her phone, waiting for Fen to get home.

Fenrir was new to this whole patrol thing. He mostly just walked around the city and daydreamed. Of course he kept his senses sharp and trained for anything dubious, it just didn't seem like any such thing was happening. Jump City had seen better times, honestly. With the whole HIVE dictators then the United States returning things were settling from the chaos that had been festering around the past few months.
Fenrir had checked in at his old apartment only to find the door kicked down and the inside was looted in the chaos. Great. Now he was homeless. Or... did the Hub count as his home now? Him and Ella were doing Titan duties, but it hadn't ever really been officially announced that they were Titan's or anything.

There was one other stop he had to do before he was able to return home. It was an artist that he'd used before, though it was brief. Fenrir wasn't exactly an art connoisseur, but he had specific tastes. So he'd commissioned this to give Ella for her birthday. Sure, he was late... but he thought she was dead on her birthday, so he could be forgiven.

With the gift in hand, he made his way back to the Hub. He was immediately suspicious though when he managed to get three steps in without hearing the clanking of weights from Meta or smelling that toxic oil stench that was on Harmon. Was anyone home?

He spotted Ella on the counter with her phone and sent his usual smile. "Hey there, Love. Miss me?"

While kicking her feet back and forth Fen came walking in, calling out to her as cockily as always. Ella turned around and smiled at him, waving him over so that he would eventually face her. Right now they'd be eye to eye since she was sitting on the counter... she was very tiny at times. "Yes I was practically dying with you gone, I don't know what my life would be without my ever so handsome prince." Ella told him sarcastically as she grabbed onto his belt loops to pull him close. The blonde would kiss his cheek quickly before biting her lip in anticipation. "Okay... So I've been gone awhile since I was technically dead for a month or so...." Ella began slowly, watching his face closely so she wasn't making him upset, "But I realized I missed very three important dates, those being your birthday, our anniversary, and my birthday. So basically I have a night of celebration set out for us! What do you think?" She asked, searching his eyes eagerly.

Fenrir all but purred when she humored him and stroked his ego. He could get used to this, even if it was sarcastic. It was still nice to hear!
Then she started down a topic that the boy was less sure about. She mentioned how long she'd been gone and how she'd been dead. Fenrir kept a grin on his face that didn't quite reach his eyes, but let her continue. He just hoped she wasn't about to tell him to wake up and go back to reality where she was still dead.

Luckily she did not do that. She had a much better, and certainly much more fun idea in mind. A celebration for all the days they missed! Fenrir hadn't done anything for his birthday for a few years, so the idea of a celebration sounded nice.
"It sounds perfect, Love. I actually just picked up something I was going to give you for your birthday, too. I'm not sure if it'll be as good as the gift I gave you last year, though."

He added that last part with a suggestive wink.

"So then, what's on the agenda for this celebration?"

He was completely down for the idea, making Ella smile up at him happily. What surprised her even more is that he had gotten her a gift too! And then added on what he got her last year. Ella looked off to the side and blushed, thinking about her 16th birthday, that definitely was... something.. However Fen quickly changed the subject and asked what was on the agenda, allowing Ella to collect herself once more. She slid off the counter and walked to the fridge, patting her skirt down as she opened it. "So I got chipotle for dinner, a present, and then a little surprise later on." She explained, turning over her shoulder and winking before grabbing the bags and setting them on the counter. "Anything you want to do in particular? This is a celebration for both of us.." She stated, handing him his bag before leaning on the counter and taking a bite of her salad. "We could see what movies Harmon has?"

He smiled as she read him the plans for the night, his admiration for her clear in his eyes. He grabbed the chipotle from the fridge, reaching around her. "I'm so happy you got food. I had patrol through dinner and I forgot my wallet. I'm starving." He admitted, opening up his burrito and putting it in the microwave for a while. Then he'd wrap his arms around Ella again and give her a kiss on the cheek. "Maybe you can show me on of those series' you two are obsessed with. That way I can join you two on your all nighters."

Just as he started heating up his food again, Fen wrapped his arms around her waist and kiss her cheek, Ella smiling with her mouth closed. Swallowing her bite, Ella hopped back onto the counter so that her and Fen were face to face, kicking her legs back and forth. Fen asked if she could show him one of the series that Harmon and Ella watched so that he could join them when they binged watched them next time. Ella's eyes lit up at this idea, it was perfect! She was afraid Fen would never get along with Harmon, so maybe this was the first step in the right direction!? "That would be great! We usually watch Star Trek, but recently we've watched Voltron and Thunder Birds!" Ella explained excitedly. "But before that eat your food, I want you to open your gift!" She told him, placing her arms on his shoulders out of habit.

Ella liked the idea, it seemed. That was good. Honestly she was too good to him sometimes, and he knew he could be a brat so... he might as well make an effort at least, right? He doubted he'd ever be close friends with Ella's ex, but they had to be able to be in the same room together without him wanting to gut the kid so he'd put in the effort to find common ground now and save himself trouble in the long run.
"Right, I'm excited to give you my present too. I think you'll like it."

He admitted as he got his burrito out of the microwave and started eating quickly. The boy was a messy eater as usual, but he didn't mind. It's not like he was trying to impress anyone. Ella already knew about his wonderful qualities.
He'd finish quickly, probably even before her. Then he'd wash his hands because burritos were messy and look to her with a smile and a little sauce on his cheek. "Ready to see you're present?"

She told him to finish his food before she gave him his present, not inhale it all at once. Good lord that was fast, and when he was done he had crumbs all over himself and sauce on his cheeks. Ella grabbed a napkin and wiped off his face, chuckling while doing so. "I feel like I'm dating a very large toddler." She teased, throwing away the napkin and cleaning up the rest of the food they didn't finish. "Okay wait right here! I'm going to grab your present!" Ella told him excitedly, skipping off to their room where she pulled a medium sized box out from under their bed. The box was wrapped in metallic blue wrapping paper ever so neatly and came with a matching silver bow, she obviously spent a lot of time doing it. Handing the present to him, Ella grinned "Opennnnn itttt! I can't wait for you to see what's inside!" Ella begged, wanting to see his reaction.
When Fen opened the present, he'd see another silver box in it, obviously she was going for some kind of affect here. Inside the silver box was a black knife sharpener, but when flipped up, it opened to reveal a perfect slot to sharpen his nails. This was before missions since he often used his claws and a knife, Ella really hoped he liked it.

Ella, ever diligent, cleaned up the mess than Fen made on his face with his recklessness. After she wiped him down she said she felt like she was dating a large toddler and Fen feigned anger. "You better tell him to run, cuz when I get my hands on em I'm gonna beat him up... waiiit you meant I'm the toddler? Hah. You're in love with a toddler."
He waited at her command, and as she was searching for his present he got hers out. Unfortunately he was far less crafty than her, so her metal poster was in a bag with some packing paper. The picture was Ella in her super suit designed like to cover of a comic book flying through the air. In the background there was a wolf wearing a cape too.

She asked him to open his first, so he took it. It was wrapped wonderfully, making him feel the need to actually be gentle as he opened it. Or at least try. This damn bow wouldn't untie and as he got frustrated, claws came out and tore through the paper and the box, getting straight to the gift. He investigated it quickly, at first not sure what it was but he quickly figured it out and smirked, looking to her with a growing smile. "Where the heck did you get this? It can even sharpen my claws! That's friggin' awesome!" He'd immediately start using it, shoving his claws in and roughly filing them down. "I love it, babe."

He'd hug her, giving her a kiss on the cheek. "Thank you so much. Now you have to open my gift."

He'd hand her the bag, smiling at her excitedly. He hoped she liked it.

Fen's slow realization made her laugh, but she was too busy worrying to see if he'd like his present or not. Of course she had some other things up her sleeves if he didn't like it, but she did think her present was kind of cheesy. As she anxiously waited for him to tear through his present, Ella started twiddling with her thumbs. Soon enough he finally got to the sharpener and opened it happily, filing his nails almost immediately, this of course made her let out a sigh of relief. Fen followed this by hugging her and kissing her cheek, Ella smiling in response. "I'm glad you love it sunshine." She told him excitedly, her nervousness fading away.
He handed her his present now which was in a bag surrounded by packing paper of sorts. Ella carefully removed all of the paper and looked at the glorious metal poster. It was her flying with her outfit on, just seeing it like this made her cheeks flush red. However, the wolf with the cape in the background made her laugh. "I feel like this was an excuse to have a reason to stare at me in this outfit for a long time... buuttttt I love it enough that it's going in our room." Ella teased, wrapping her arms around his waist. "I think you should start wearing a cape now, It makes you feel badass when you run around real fast." She joked, heading to their room where she set her present down for now.

"Okay, so do you want to watch a movie or get started on a series?"

Ella blushed when she saw the outfit in the picture and Fen rolled his eyes. It's not even like the angle was that sexy! I mean, it was Ella, so any angle would be at least pretty sexy... man maybe this was more of a gift for himself than it was for her. It's the thought that counts though, right? He definitely thought she'd find it cool. She spent so much time reading comics he thought she'd appreciate being on one. "If you don't want to put it up we don't have to."
He smirked and kissed her forehead, wondering how he'd gotten lucky enough to score a girl like her.

"I don't think I can do a cape. I'd end up chasing my tail like a clown when I transform." He said, trying not to inspire a mental image that would definitely make her laugh at him. "We can do either. What's your favorite one? Star Galaxy or something?"

He knew nothing about this genre of movies. He hadn't even seen all the Star Wars movies.

His whole face seemed to drop when she blushed, did he think she didn't like it? Ella grabbed his face and kissed it several times "Fen, I love it, and I'm going to hang it up on the wall. You could have drawn me like a stick figure in a clown costume and I still would love it. Anything you do for me is amazing and I appreciate it all, so don't get down on yourself." She told him, kissing his nose one last time before letting him go. She chuckled at his transformation comment, and walked out to the living room, throwing a bunch of blanket she had set out earlier on the floor. Following this, she'd throw some of the pillows and plot down on her stomach, looking at the giant TV in front of them.
"Star Galaxy??? How dare you!" She acted fake offended, including a dramatic gasp that sounded like it belonged in an 50s soap opera. "We could watch Voltron! Or we could start watching Star Trek Beyond! You pick." Ella offered, turning on Netflix and getting ready for a fun night of marathoning.

Ella was quick to reassure Fen that she liked the gift, making him flash his trademark grin. Seeing her happy made him feel wonderful. He loved it. Her joy didn't last long though, because it seemed that there wasn't a series called star galaxy. Uh oh. She was offended, but Fen could tell it was more of a playful thing than anything else.
"Voltron or Star Trek Beyond, huh?" Fen mused out loud, looking like he was deep in thought. "Well they both sound so good. Which one has more explosions?"

He lay on his side next to her, propping up on some pillows and his elbow as he watched the screen. He'd never really tried watching any of this sci fi stuff, because he never really thought it'd be up his alley... but Ella usually had a way of making everything fun, so he was hopeful.

Of course Fen just asked for the explosions, which neither had a lot of, especially since Star Trek was more about exploration than anything. Of course Voltron was a cartoon, but it had explosions! Not to mention Space Dad, who was definitely her favorite character. "Voltron it is!" Ella announced triumphantly, turning on the show via Netflix. The girl would naturally cuddle up next to Fen, waiting excitedly for it to start. Fen would pick up quickly that this was definitely a kids show and was pretty cheesy, considering Ella was used to Horror flicks and the occasional Food Network. As the episodes went on Ella pointed at the character with black and white hair, grinning at Fen. "This is Space Dad, he is my favorite and we must protect him at all cost." She explained, scooting closer to fen so she could lean her head on his shoulder.
While the episodes passed, along with Ella's commentary, she took a moment just to be thankful. They both had gone through so much this past summer, stuff that no teenager should go through and here they were, together again. It seemed like it was destiny for them to be together. "Fen, I love you." Ella genuinely told him, kissing his cheek happily.