Thank you for the comments and such. C: I'll try to update on either Sundays or early Monday (writing at 2 am gives me inspiration) ^^;; Here's chapter 2.
"Just take a left after this light."
"Alrighty."
You stop the car at the red light nervously while Dave sits with that neutral expression he always has. Dave hasn't mentioned anything about Jade since you saw him. Maybe he just didn't want to talk about it? You decide to talk about it when Dave brings it up.
Man, Dave is one difficult guy to figure out.
The light turns green and you press on the gas.
You take a right like you were instructed and pull into the parking lot. Stopping in front of the building you read the sign. 'Jim's Old School Arcade and Skate'
You stare at the sign in shock before turning back to Dave. "You want to go to an arcade?" You snort while chuckling. "You asked where I wanted to go, dude," Dave opens the door and hops out as you follow.
"Ahaha we're probably gonna be the oldest ones in there!" And you were totally right. When you open the door you get hit with the sound of yelling kids and the hot stuffy air.
You start feeling nervous thinking about what people will think of two college aged kids coming to an arcade by themselves. That's got to be a little strange.
Dave obviously doesn't care and while you're lost in your paranoid thoughts, you don't even notice Dave grabbing your hand and pulling you in.
Dave acts like an over eager child when he walks inside. If you weren't thinking about how hard you're blushing you could have even noticed the smile crack on his face as he looked back at you.
He lets go of your hand when you reach the isles of old arcade machines. To be honest you're kind of disappointed he did. His hand isn't nearly as soft as a girl's hand but it was still warm and made your stomach flutter like when your old girlfriends held your hand.
Dave pulls out a 20 dollar bill and makes change. You follow along as he plays a few games.
You're there for several hours, playing arcade games, shooters, and air hockey. Dave laughs when he beats you for the 6th time at DDR. You're glad he's enjoying himself.
John wanders off to find the bathroom while you wait by the entrance. You pull your phone out of your front pocket to read the time, but the blinking blue notification light grabs your attention.
gardenGnostic [GG] began pestering turntechGodhead [TG] at 18:23
GG: dave! how did it go?
GG: did our super awesome plan work? :D
TG: hey jade
TG: yeah everything's going great i think it worked out okay
GG: thats great dave! i hope things turn out good for you
TG: thanks a lot jade ill message you later
GG: kay bye!
turntechGodhead [TG] ceased pestering gardenGnostic [GG] at 18:24
You put your phone back but take it out again when you realize you didn't even check the time! 6:34 pm.
"Hey John," you call over your shoulder after noticing him walking back, "let's head out. I've got one more place I want to go."
"Sure Dave, whatever's cool with me."
You both step outside into the sunlight. The days are long and hot in the summertime and the sun was still hanging just above the horizon. You reach for the driver's side door when Dave's voice makes you flinch, "hold on, Egbert. I'm driving this time, you're on the other side. This place is just too fucking extraordinary you wouldn't be able to handle driving."
You throw Dave your keys and walk to the other side. You've never seen Dave drive before. You didn't even know he had a license! He doesn't own a car and always takes public transit. Dave pulls out of the parking lot and starts driving to the unknown location. It's completely silent in the car and a bit unsettling.
You can't help but look over every once in awhile at Dave while he's driving. His posture is as terrible as ever; his back is slightly hunched and relaxed. He only uses one hand to steer while the other lounges lazily on his leg. Dave maintains his cool manner even while driving. You avert your eyes back to the road inconspicuously.
"So do you have like this weird driving fetish or is it only when my ass is in this seat?" Definitely not inconspicuous enough. This time Dave's looking over at you while you blush deep red and sink in your chair. "It-it's not like that! I've just never seen you drive before." Dave gives you a slight smirk as his grip tightens on the wheel, "we're almost there but I'm gonna make a quick stop in here." He pulls into a small parking lot with a local liquor store. He's gone for a few minutes while you sit in the dimly lit car. You pull out your phone thinking this is the best chance you'll get to message Jade in private.
ectoBiologist [EB] began pestering gardenGnostic [GG] at 18:48
EB: okay jade what happened today?
EB: didnt you say you broke up with him?
EB: he seems totally fine! were you pranking me or something?
GG: oh hey john!
GG: pranking you?
GG: hahaha why would i do that to you john? youre the prankster not me, gosh john
EB: uhh.. i just figured since dave is acting like nothing happened.
GG: i think this is something to talk to dave about, john..
EB: huh, why?
GG: ahhhh! im sorry john i cant talk to you right now im going to ruin everything!
GG: sorry john, bye!
EB: what?
gardenGnostic [GG] ceased pestering ectoBiologist [EB] at 18:51
Well that was strange. Jade must be hiding something from you and maybe Dave is too. You put your phone back into its pocket right before Dave opens the door with a full plastic bag. He sets the bag on your lap and you rummage through it, "shitty wine, candybar, candybar, candybar, apple juice, candybar. Jesus, do you think you have enough candy? Why did you get all of this?" Dave grabs the box of juice from the bag and tosses the rest into the backseat.
"Because," he pauses to take a sip from the box, "I'm taking you on a hot date and no hot date is complete without cheap wine and KitKat."
