" alright so  it took some time but we finally just the right outfit to start, not to fancy but just casual enough." Nikki said looking at the clothes that were laid on the chair. " is your best friend good or what?...Jen?" Nikki asked looking over Jen who was distracted by her phone. "Jen!" She yelled.

"Huh!?" Jen yelped. " w-what were you saying?" Jen asked sheepishly.

"Girl cmon, your dates in a couple of hours and you're out of it what's up?" Nikki taking a seat beside Jen on the couch.

Jen sighed. " sorry it's just the nerves getting to me, I mean yeah we've been talking for a while but...what if he has second thoughts about..." jen spoke as she shrunk out of her green form. "This me." Jen gestured weakly in her human form, her clothes loose as a result.

Nikki hugged her short friend. " Jen cmon, from what I've been getting from not only you and Tomas , he is not shallow." Nikki expressed rubbing her friends arm.

" I know I know, but wouldn't it just be easier  to show him I'm shehulk?" Jen said as she transformed back.

Nikki shook her head "Oh no, you're clearly worried about this so we have to rip off this bandaid now, besides we still need to test some dresses for shehulk, maybe finally find that clothing designer so he can give you some threads that will make that man's jaw drop."  Nikki joked  then held her friends large green hands. " now stiffen that upper lip before you show up to the date sad." Nikki ordered.

Jen breathed in and toughened up. " right." Jen said with a smile, she then walked over to the chair with her ensemble of the day. " I hope he likes it." She said with a hopeful smile.

"Oh he will." Nikki said with confidence.

Elsewhere. Y/Ns apartment.

"Today's the big day y/n! How are we feeling?" Tomas asked as  y/n considered looked at his outfit for the day.

"I believe the term is, butterflies in my stomach." Y/n chuckled. " I suppose my only concern is making a good first impression."
Y/n spoke honestly.

Tomas chuckled "It's natural, I was in the same position with Nikki, just be yourself and things will go well I promise."  He then noticed his brother still looked concerned. " but there's more that's on your mind." Tomas said in concern.

"Yes, My encounter with the sorcerer has been on mind."  Y/n spoke honestly with his hands in the pockets of his sweat pants as he looked out the window.

"A sorcerer from kamar-tai poses a danger but it shouldn't be nothing we can't handle." Tomas said with confidence.

"It's not so much the  sorcerer that concerns me, it's what his presence lead to for us." Y/n spoke as he looked away. "There's a lot happening Tomas , and I can't help but be weary at what lies ahead of us." Y/n speaks in a serious tone.

"Hey cmon, we will cross the bridge when we get to it." Tomas said standing up and placing his hands on his brothers shoulders. " if anything happens we will be ready, we may no longer be home, but we are still lin-kuei right?." Tomas asked nudging y/ns arm with a fist.

Y/n nodded with a smirk. " right." He spoke firm.

"So cmon cheer up!" Tomas said with a smile patting him on the back.

Y/n chuckled. " I have no doubt father would balk at my choice of clothing." Y/n said with a smile.

Tomas chuckled. " yeah, he was wise beyond his years but he was still preety old fashioned, he'd probably tell you to wear one of the traditional robes." He joked.

Y/n shook his head at the thought. " ugh, don't mention those robes, they were way too tight." Y/n said shaking his head. " now..I believe it's time I start preparing." He said as he eyed his clothes.

Jen was currently taking an Uber as the place really wasn't far away. " this is actually happening guys." Jen said looking at the audience with an excited smile. "It took a while but we are here, maybe some of you thought it should have been faster , but just remember we are working with 8 episodes for reference , Pacino is key as we don't won't this story to go on longer than it should." Jen explained playfully.

"Ms we are here." The Uber said politely as he parked near the small restaurant.

"Thank you." Jen said with a shy smile as she grabbed her black purse. " wish me luck guys." Jen whispered to the audience before getting out of the car.

"Okay just relax Jen..." Jen said trying to settle down her nerves. " it would be great to flaunt your stuff as shehulk but you need to know he will accept you, now where might he be...." Jen trailed as she looked around her entrance and her eyes widened as she found her person of interest.

There near the stairs to the door  was y/n, wearing some fashionable yet casual clothes, while holding a bouquet of flowers.

Y/n turned and took notice of her approaching , and gave her a curious look. " Jennifer?" He asked politely, wishing to confirm she was his date.

Jen stared shyly at the man, seeing him up close really showed the height difference between them, and he was very handsome, and she noticed the faded scar over the right side of his face,showing at some point in life he nearly lost his eye. "Do not bring it up." Jennifer thought making a mental note.

Jennifer mustered up a smile. " hi" she said shyly giving him a little wave. " im sorry if i kept you waiting." Jen asked not sure how long he had been waiting for.

Y/n gave a comforting smile that gave her butterflies. " not at all, i had only arrived 10 minutes ago, you look..lovely." Y/n spoke honestly, stumbling a bit as he wanted to use the right word.

Jen blushed at the compliment. " thank you, you look lovely too." Jen spoke then bit her lip as she just repeated what he said.

Y/n chuckled which put jen at ease. " thank you, these are for you." Y/n said handing her the purple carnation flowers.

Jen smiled brightly at the gift"Oh they're beautiful, how did you know i like purple?" Jen asked curiously, she didn't remember telling him that.

Y/n ever quick on his feet thought up of an excuse that wouldn't expose nikki. " i overhead tomas and nikki speaking over the phone, flowers came up ." Y/n spoke simply, he didn't like lying but a white lie is nothing to be concerned about.

Jen smiled warmly , thankfully not suspecting anything. " well thank you, no one has given me flowers before." Jen said looking at the flowers, she then frowned a bit as she new she had to address the elephant in the room.

"Well" jen began suddenly. " you know im shehulk but..." jen gestured to herself. "This is...me, is it...a dealbreaker?" Jen asked shyly, having trouble meeting his eyes.

Y/n tilted his head curiously. " why would it be a dealbreaker?"

Jen looked at him in confusion and surprise. "I-i mean you've seen she-hulk, and most guys would prefer-"

"Let me stop you right there." Y/n interrupted. " jen, we've been speaking for weeks and if your appearance was the only reason i would accept a date with you, dont you think i would have asked for a picture or asked you to come as shehulk before accepting?" Y/n asked simply.

Jen couldn't argue with that. "Thats fair." Jen nodded understanding. " im sorry i just...wanted to be sure." Jen said gently.

Y/n smiled. "I understand, whatever form you decide to take just choose what is most comfortable for you, thats all i or anyone can ask of you." Y/n spoke honestly.

Jen smiled, she felt like a weight had been removed from her shoulders. " of course." She said softly.

" now then..." y/n offered his hand." Shall we?."

Jen accepted his hand. "Yes we shall." Jen smiled playfully.

They had soon entered the restaurant and had settled in,  y/n had surveyed the whole area and thankfully no one appeared to be watching them, they had covered alot bases through text, like their professions and  where they were from, so they really got the chance cover some new things of interest.

"You mentioned martial arts a few days ago, do you practice?" Jen asked curiously as they had both finished their respective meals.

Y/n nodded and smiled. " me and tomas have been martial arts practitioners since we were children, our father was had his own dojo so it was only natural he try to bring us into it." Y/n explained, a half truth.

"Ooo! Training since kids, can you do the exploding heart technique?" Jen joked playfully.

Y/n chuckled shaking his head. "The existence of a technique like that is absurd." Y/n said with a smirk.

"Hey absurd doesn't matter when its cool." Jen says in mock offense.

"Now you sound like tomas." Y/n in amusement.

"Cause he knows it's true." Jen said with satisfaction. " did you and your family watch alot of movies?" She asked curiously.

"We weren't big movie watchers but my parents were partial to Christmas movies." Y/n answered remembering a more peaceful time with his family.

"Oh! Id love to hear their favorites then." Jen said playfully as she loved Christmas movies as well.

Suddenly y/n paused a bit, jen was caught off guard as y/ns face looked a bit somber.

"Shit dammit jen." Jen scolded her self mentally as she ruined the vibe of the conversation. "Um..im sorry did i-"

"please you don't have to apologize , you said nothing wrong." Y/n said softly. "My parents passed away." Y/n revealed, silently wishing they had covered this before but there was never a natural place to bring it up.

Jen's heart hurt after hearing those words. "Y/n..im so sorry." Jen said in remorse.

Y/n provided a weak smile. " don't apologize, you didn't know, they passed at separate times, when my father passed of illness that was what lead to me and Tomas moving to the states, we saw no reason to stay in hong kong." He explained, another half truth.

Jen felt great sympathy, for the two siblings  lose their parents  be away from home? She was unsure what to say but decided to speak from the heart "Well.. im sure he smiling knowing you two are doing okay." Jen spoke honestly.

Jens words managed to bring some comfort to him, as he gave her a soft smile. " id like to think so...thank you jennifer."

"Of course." Jen nodded looking at his eyes, she swears she sees a hint of blue in them but it could just be her imagination.

"Well you already know about my brother, whats your family like?" Y/n pivoted an a hopefully more positive direction.

Jen smiled warmly. "Oh well, my father's a retired sheriff, you can imagine how protective he is, even with the big green lady, but hes one of sweetest people you will meet." Jen said warmly. " and my mother was a pediatrician, she loves kids."

"Hm, i think see how being a lawyer came to be for you." Y/n said with a smile.

Jen blushed shyly. "Well, i wasn't big being at the scene of the crime and kids can be evil so lawyer felt like the best fit for me."

Y/n chuckled. "Kids can be highstrung so you have to admire anyone who has the patience to look past it, speaking of, i don't believe ive asked but..." y/n glances around just to be sure. "Any actual relation to the hulk?" Y/n speaks in a low tone.

"Is the sky blue? " Jen asked playfully. " he's my cousin."

"Ah, i thought the green color could have been a coincidence." Y/n says with interest.

"Yeah it was..." jen trails as she pushes back the mob hit. " a whole thing...but i see it as a blessing in disguise." Jen beams with pride.

Y/n can see what led to her powers wasn't a fond memory and decided not to press directly. " in this dangerous game we call life it doesn't hurt to have something to protect yourself." Y/n said as he took a sip of his water.

" it's more than protection for me..." jen thought looking down at her hands as she rubbed them.

"Have you thought about becoming a superhero? Not saying you should be just wishing to know your thoughts." Y/n clarified.

"Ehhh, I've already had to deal with one super villain and an explosive client as a lawyer, I think I get enough super heroing from that." Jen chuckled. " Bruce has brought it up a few times."

"Bruce?" Y/n asked tilting his head.

Jen realized her mistake. " oh, my cousin." Jen clarified sheepishly.

"Gotcha." Y/n chuckled

"But yeah, I think the last thing I need right now is being an avenger." Jen said as she frowned and rubbed her hands and her arms.

Y/n caught the action as she had done it before. " are you cold?"

Jen gave a sheepish look. " kind of,  aren't you?"

"I must have let my power slip a bit." Y/n thought as a natural effect of being a cryomancer was being naturally cold to the point it could be felt when either he or his late father and brother entered the room, y/n had to train to force this effect down but slip if he gets comfortable which in this case wasn't a bad thing, he was just grateful nothing was frosting over.

"May I see your hands?" Y/n asked politely.

Jen was a little confused but obliged. " uh sure." Curious to see what he was going to do.

Y/n gently covered both hands with his and slowly rubbed them,  and Jen felt her hands get warmer, the chill she felt all but forgotten. " feel better?" Y/n asked gently.

Jen blushed and nodded. " mhm."

Y/n smiled and released her hands. " good, pardon me." Y/n said as he checked his phone for a moment.

Jen looked at the audience. " oh he is really doing it for." Jen said with her blush still very present.

"Did you say something?" Y/n said as he put away his phone.

"Oh I said this beer I really doing it for me." Jen said taking a sip of her beer.

Y/n chuckled. " well I still prefer water."

They had continued he conversation  and soon it was time to call it a night, y/n tried to pay the bill but Jen really shut that down preety fast,  Jen was the one that asked so she would pay, besides it really wasn't anything crazy, y/n had conceded and thanked her, they were now outside as Jen an Uber.

" I wouldn't mind going here again, food was really good." Jen said in satisfaction.

Y/n nodded. " it was,  those quesadillas were really good?"

"Oooh? Coming from a chef, high praise." Jen said playfully nudging him.

Y/n chuckled. " hey I'm not picky, we could have had Taco Bell and I would have been fine," he said honestly.

Jen raised an eyebrow in interest. " but mom and pop restaurants are better right?"

"Oh no question." Y/n said bluntly as it wasn't even a debate.

The two shared a small laugh, Jen then looked up at him with shy interest. " I really had a great time y/n."

Y/n smiled matching her eye contact. " as did I, I thank you for date Jen...I..I don't remember the last time I had such a pleasant time with someone like this." Y/n speaks honestly.

Jen just can't fight of the blush on her face, she felt like a school girl, and she couldn't but ask her next question. " would you...like to come to my place?...for..coffee?" She asked stumbling a bit.

Y/n was surprised by the question, the hidden meaning of it not lost on him,  and part of him him wanted to accept right then and there, this wasn't like his past experiences with women, this was no night stand, this...this could be something much more.

" im afraid i must decline tonight jen." Y/n rejects gently, jen looses her smile and her disappointment is evident but them y/n grabs her hands. " but i would love to go out with you again, my treat." Y/n said with a gentle smile.

Jen grew a smile, perhaps she was hasty but it was clear to her now that this wouldn't end her, and her heart just wouldn't stop beating. "Id really like that." Jen says with sweet smile, rubbing her thumbs on his hands.

Soon the uber that jen had called had pulled up near them and rolled down his window. "Are you jennifer?" The uber driver asked wishing to confirm his customer.

Jen broke her eye contact with y/ns fierce eyes. "Y-yes, thats me." Jen answered clearing her throat. "Text me?" Jen asked sweetly.

"Of course." Y/n answered with a smile before lifting her right hand up and laying a gentle kiss on it, jen blushed and felt a tingle run up her arm and down her spine. " have pleasant night miss Walters." Y/n said softly.

Jen playfully hit his chest. " its jen to you." She said cutely.

Y/n chuckled. " i know."

Jen walked in the backseat of the uber, and waved at y/n through the window as the vehicle pulled off.

As jen was on her way home and y/n called his own uber there was a lingering thought in both of their minds.

The wish to see each other soon.

Elsewhere.

Within his office Donny Blaze analyzed the contacts of the book he had stolen from the great library in Kamar-Taj, consequences be damned, he worked hard to learn the mystic arts, he deserved the right to carve his own path, as a performer, one that did true magic.

"Lets see...." Donny blaze said as he used his sling ring to open a small portal just to see if he could reach the realm, as it opened he a glimpse at the realm beyond , he smirked in satisfaction as he closed.

"Yes....now they will all see how great i really am." Donny said with conviction as he closed his book and exited his office.

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Boom!

Finally got to the date! Now the slow burn can just burn :3

Probably didn't expect to see donny blaze again, a silly character but thats why i got a better plan with him, Wich will lead to something that will be more entertaining than what we got, lets just say im excited :)

Let me know your thoughts!