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Keitaro was seated alone at the bar. Naru, with whom he had come together, was seated a few seats down the counter, talking with other guys. There was no indication that she knew him at all.
"I suppose... I can't just ask her to drop her old life instantly, even though now she's with me.
He stole a furtive glance at her. She seemed to be having fun flirting with a guy, who was wearing a well cut shirt and looked pretty dang handsome. The man was, certainly, much better looking than he was.
"I... why did I even come?This just makes me feel stupid," he said to no one in particular.
She noticed his look and gave him a wink before turning away again, before he had a chance to respond.
"I'm hopeless. Before, I went to bars, drinking alone. Now, supposedly with a girlfriend, I'm still drinking alone. I'm pathetic."
He must have looked pretty damned despondent, for the bartender, who, after he had finished the order of another customer, came to strike up a conversation with him.
"Bad day?"
"Yeah. I suppose. Actually, not really. I suppose I just spontaneously felt like being depressed. I was rather fine just a while ago. Shucks. Thanks for asking, anyway."
"I notice that the girl who came with you is with some guys up the counter."
"Yeah, she used to be a real party animal. It'll be too selfish for me to stop her, since that's what she likes to do, right?"
"Ah, but sometimes, bud, you've got to be a little selfish when it comes to matters like this. Go on, go get her back."
"... I'll pass."
The bartender gave him a look that said, "It's your choice", before moving away as another customer came up.
I know that's what I should be doing, but I'm pathetic. I can't do it. I can't bring myself to do it. Ugh goddamn, I'm hopeless.
Suddenly, a light, familiar voice, with a rather sexy quality to it, pierced through his self depreciating mind fog and reached his ears.
"Hey, Keitaro. What's bothering you? I noticed it when you looked at me just now."
He felt himself getting hot under the collar. The proximity of her mouth from his ear didn't help matters any.
Dang! Even now, she still has that effect on me. What do I say now? That I'm not exactly happy with the way you're flirting with all the guys in the bar? No, I can't say that.
He looked at her, her eyes pulling him in, before turning away and muttering, "Nothing."
"Silly, silly Keitaro... you're not happy that I'm teasing all these other guys right? Don't you know that... no matter my actions... I'll always be yours?" She snuggled her heard into his shoulder.
"N-No I'm not... It's fine with me, since this is what you like..."
"You don't have to lie with me... come on, let's go home."
"What? But we just arrived."
"It's okay, I feel like spending the rest of the night cuddling on the couch with you..."
Well, perhaps tonight doesn't suck that much anymore.
A/N: Phew, this one got longer than I thought it would. It has a nice length, though.