“Are you really going to try and dress me? I’m a grown man, I think I can do it on my own by now.” Hanzo said, standing in only his boxers.
Wearing neon green and black baggy pants with a green dragon decorated t-shirt, Genji looked back for a second then to the clothes that hung in Hanzo’s closet. “It’s called ‘fashion help’. Let’s see, are you going with your glasses and how did you plan to do your hair?”
“I was going to wear my glasses, yes, and I was just going for a ponytail.” Hanzo sighed. “We are just going to karaoke and dinner, why does it matter this much that you have to ransack my closet.”
“I thought I’d freshen up your look for tonight. Maybe Brigitte might like it too.” Genji said.
Hanzo looked away with a faint blush.
“I didn’t even know you had these.” Genji held up a pair of dark skinny jeans. “They aren’t mine because you are a size above me. Were these from the modeling days? Anyway try these to see if they fit while I find you a top.”
Hanzo caught the pants. He thought he had gotten rid of them but I guess they were just hidden in the back. “Of all the pants in there you decide these.”
“Ok if they don’t fit, I have a second choice. Just try them on for dear little bro.” Genji gave puppy eyes and a pout.
With a sigh, Hanzo slid them on and was surprised they still fit even if it was a bit tighter than what he was used to.
“Still look good on ya.” Genji said with a whistle before passing over a gray button down shirt. “This should match with a nice black vest and your derby blacks should top it off nicely. See I told you I wouldn’t go extreme. Want me to do a bit of makeup on you? A little bit of eyeliner would make your eye color popout.”
“The clothes I can live with but please no makeup. It was enough having it plastered on my face for model shoots.” Hanzo said, his eye twitching slightly.
“Alright, alright.” Genji laughed and then rolled up the sleeves of Hanzo’s shirts a little to show off the end of the tattooed dragon head. “There, the final thing I’ll do. My older bro is looking F-I-N-E. Since you don’t want my makeup skills, you are all set. I’m gonna go grab my stuff. Meet you in the living room in a bit.”
With that Hanzo was left alone in his room. Slowly he put on his hair into a simple ponytail before putting on his glasses and watch, just barely getting his phone into the tight pocket. He was about to step out as well but stopped in front of the mirror. Taking a long glance at himself, Hanzo wondered if Brigitte would like this.
Something in the back of his mind made him uneasy as if something was looming over him. Though a sudden bark snapped him out of it. Looking over he saw Yomi and Ama standing at his side.
“I’m..alright.” Hanzo knelt down and hugged them as they snuggled against him. The warmth calmed him and he took a few deep breaths.
There was a knock on his door and there was Zarya, dressed in a crop top and camo capris. “You ok? The dogs ran here like hell was at their heels.”
“Yeah, they were just coming to say hi.” Hanzo said, standing up and then tried to change the topic. “Why do I feel like I will stand out the most?”
Zarya let it slide but was still concerned and leaned against the door post. “Don’t worry. I think Genji or Hana will probably beat you in that. At least from what I saw Genji wearing. You look good, though I didn't expect skinny jeans.”
Hanzo huffed a little at Zarya’s smirk as he walked out with the dogs. “You can thank Genji for that one.”
“Looking forward to an afternoon on the town?” Zarya asked, putting her arm over his shoulders.
“Not usually what I’m used to but I’m sure it will be fun enough.” Hanzo smiled slightly up at Zarya. In all honesty he was nervous about the singing part but the thought of spending more time with Brigitte made it worth it.
The sound of a text message went off and after a moment Hanzo got his phone out. He smiled more at the sender of the text as it was Brigitte.
‘We are at the karaoke bar! Lucio is currently getting our reservation settled. See you guys soon! :3’
‘Alright. Since the place is closer to our apartment it won’t be much longer as long as my brother doesn’t take forever doing his final touches. See you soon.’
Zarya took a quiet sigh of relief seeing Hanzo seem happier. “Who was it from?”
“Oh, Miss Lindholm. She informed me that they arrived at the location and will be waiting for us.” Hanzo replied, trying once more to get the phone into his pocket.
“Genji get your butt out here. They are waiting for us at the place already!” Zarya yelled down the hall.
“Sorry!” Genji came running. “Couldn’t for the life of me find my phone but I got it. Let’s get going!”
Hanzo pet Ama and Yomi. “Akari will be over to keep an eye on you in a little while. So you both behave.” Which got him licks to the face and he petted them one more.
Grabbing his coat before heading out with Genji and Zarya.
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Brigitte held her phone on her lap as she bounced her leg and played with the pendant of the necklace Hanzo gave her. The necklace stood out a bit against her normal clothes. As she was dressed in jeans, sneakers and “I like exercise because I love eating” tank top with a jean jacket.
“What’s got you all fidgety?” Hana asked, poking at Brigitte’s forehead. She was dressed in a neon pink skirt with bunny themed leggings and oversized sweater. “Are you that nervous to sing in front of him?”
“What? No. I guess I just feel a little energetic today.” Brigitte didn’t lie, she did have a bit more energy after sleeping really well.
Hana noticed the way Brigitte’s eyes flickered side to side slightly. A sign of when Brigitte was hiding something, usually something that was ‘embarrassing’. “You sure?”
“I’d rather not say here.” Brigitte mumbled and blushed heavily, then waved her hand when Hana raised an eyebrow. Looking around at some of the other patrons. “Nothing bad but I’d rather not mention it with other people around.”
“Is it what I think it is?” A slow grin appeared on Hana’s face but before she could tease more, Lucio walked over.
“We have our room now, so can head on in.” Lucio started, dressed in simple khakis and a frog embellished long sleeve, putting away his phone and then wondered why Hana was looking like a cat ready to pounce. “What are you doing now? Do I have to bring out the spritz bottle?”
“Lucio, out in public? How forward of you.” Hana mocked a surprised tone.
Lucio just gave her a blank stare. “Anyway, follow me to the booth.”
“Don’t we need to wait for the others?” Brigitte asked, getting up from the lobby seat.
“I told the guy at the counter that we’d have three more to our party and I texted Genji the info.” Lucio answered, smiling. “Unless you want to.”
“I guess it’s fine if you have everything settled.” Brigitte said, letting Lucio lead the way to their private karaoke booth.
“This is gonna be so fun! We need to do a duet like last time Briggy.” Hana put her arm around Brigitte’s. “Plus I’ve heard this place has really good food. I'm starving, can we order a few things while we wait for them?”
Lucio swiped the card near the door, it opened and he let the girls go in first. “I ordered some finger foods that will come in like twenty mins or so. And the rest of our party should be here before then.”
Inside was two massive sofas, a table, mini fridge and a small stage with karaoke equipment.
Brigite whistled while sitting on one of the sofas. “This is certainly fancy and the seats are really comfy.”
“Normally they’d be a bit smaller but I splurged for one of the ‘suites’.” Lucio said, looking through the list of songs. “Their music selection is really huge.”
“Oooh they also have a nice selection of drinks too.” Hana said getting three cans of cola out of the little fridge. She plopped down next to Brigitte handing one to her and tossed one to Lucio, who caught it. Turning to Brigitte, Hana whispered. “So Briggy was the thing that happened...naughty.”
Biting her lip, she nodded and whispered. “I thought of Hanzo and-”
With a click the door to the hall opened, Brigitte looked up to see the other half of their group walk in. She tried not to act flustered, glad they couldn’t hear what she had just confessed and that Hana didn’t pursue it.
“The party can start, Genji’s here!” Genji said grinning, giving Hana a fist bump before greeting Lucio and Brigitte with a finger gun point
“You know I’m the queen of the party.” Hana said, returning the grin. “Hey Zar and Hanzo.”
“Hey, pipsqueak.” Zarya laughed and ruffled Hana’s hair before offering a hand to Brigitte. “Nice to meet you officially, Brigitte. You can call me Zarya.”
“Same to you, Zarya.” Brigitte smiled and shook the hand. Though her attention soon went to the man behind the tall pink haired woman.
Hanzo stood there, giving a wave to the rest but still it seemed like he was out of place. Though upon seeing Brigitte, he gave a small smile. Which made Brigitte blush as he took her hand and kissed the knuckles in greeting.
“Brigitte.” Hanzo said softly, it made him glad to see her wearing his gift in person. “Lovely to see you again.”
The way he said her name made her go back to her thoughts of last night and it sent a shiver down her spine. It was the concerned look on his face that got her out of it. “It’s n-nice to see you too. Sorry, my mind drifted off. I’m really happy you came.”
Brigitte nor Hanzo realized they both kept holding hands until the silent stares were felt on them.
“Would you like a drink?” Brigitte asked, trying to not sound embarrassed as she went over to the little fridge. “There are some bottles of pop,chilled tea and such.”
“Yes, I’ll take an iced tea.” Hanzo still felt the warmth of her hand and missed it. Following her, he sat on the sofa while Genji gave him a stupid grin. He glared back for a moment before Brigitte handed him a bottle of green tea. His glare turned into a smile. “Thank you.”
“You’re welcome.” Brigitte said with a smile, sitting next to Hanzo. She took the chance to glance over, noticing the edge bit of a dragon head on the lower part of his forearm.
“Alright time to get things started, who wants to be first!” Hana asked.
“I think the king of the party should start it off.” Genji did a cocky walk to the mic and stage. “Unless one of our dear ladies wishes to go first?”
When no one interjected, Genji imputed a song name and the song began.
Brigitte was surprised at how well Genji actually sang, he was almost on par with Hana when it came to her stage performances with how he moved with the music. She found herself clapping along with the rest. After the song ended Genji gave a bow.
“Keep the ball rollin’.” Genji said, giving the mic over to Hana who gave it to Brigitte.
“Shock them with your skills, Briggy.” Hana said.
She got onto the stage, not used to this many people watching her. Brigitte input her song and the melody played. Closing her eyes, Brigitte swayed and started singing, quietly at first and steadily it grew more confident.
Hanzo’s eyes went wide as his jaw dropped slightly. Sure he had heard her sing slightly when they first met but that was just a little mumble to the beat of a tune. This was in a whole other league. He felt the shivers as even the lyrics hit home and he couldn’t even break the glance when their gaze ment. When the song ended Hanzo couldn’t even find the words to compliment her as she took her place next to him on the sofa.
“Still got it, girl.” Hana high fived Brigitte.
“Thanks.” Brigitte said, taking a sip of her pop.
Before they could decide who would since next on stage there was a knock on the door.
Zarya stood up, heading for the door. “I’ll get that.”
“It’s probably our snacks.” Lucio said and he was correct.
One of the workers dropped off a tray cart covered in the food and put it on the table. Leaving to take the cart, so it was just the group again.
Hana quickly got a plate full. “Finally some fooooooood~”
“Save some for the rest of us, pipsqueak.” Zarya joked.
“I whill.” Hana said with a mouthful of food before heading to her seat on the sofa next to Lucio.
“Also don’t talk with your mouth full either.” Genji poked at her forehead before grabbing some stuff for himself.
After swallowing, Hana stuck her tongue out before grabbing her phone quickly to do something.
“What are you looking at?” Brigitte asked, trying to sneak a peak but Hana kept the screen out of view.
“Nothing to worry about, I needed to check for something.” Hana said, suppressing her gremlin grin. “Now the phone is down. Who wants to go next?”
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