AN: 1/2016 Revised chapter.
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Sora let out a long sigh as she stared at the sea of traffic in front of them.
"How much longer is it?"
Leon refrained from sighing as well. "An hour or more. It all depends on the traffic."
She nearly whined. "We've been on the road for hours –"
"Four," he added.
"For four hours!" She groaned as she slumped against the passenger seat. "Why did we think this would be fun again?"
"We were supposed to leave earlier."
She pursed her lips. "Hey, don't blame this all on me, mister."
"I am not the one complaining about the traffic."
"It's a natural response for someone as energetic as I am!" She wiggled her legs. "I can barely move anything here!"
Leon swiftly leaned down to her legs.
"H-Hey!" she lightly blushed as his hand grazed a calf. "Eyes on the road and hands to yourself, buster!"
She was jostled a little as her seat was suddenly pushed way back. He straightened up and put a hand back on the wheel, the other resting next to her. She looked down at her feet, seeing all the room she now had.
"…Thanks."
He inclined his head.
She looked over on his side, frowning when she saw how bent his legs were. "Hey Leon, do you want a break? Your foot must be tired of pushing on the pedals."
He shook his head. As if he would risk having her behind the wheel again. Once had been enough. "I appreciate the offer." He lightly placed his hand on her knee.
She squirmed as his thumb grazed her skin.
"Am I making you uncomfortable?"
"N-no."
"Then why do you wiggle?"
"I um," her face flushed a little, not meeting his eyes, "…like it."
If she had been looking at his face, she would have seen his eyes lid. "You like me touching you?"
Her face reddened. "Don't say it like that," she hotly retorted, giving him a half glare, "You make it sound so scandalous!"
He gave her a smirk. "It isn't?"
"You know what? I take it back," she pressed her hands against her flaming cheeks, "I don't like it."
"You are not allowed to take that back."
"Allowed? According to what? To your unspoken 'rules'?"
"Yes."
"Well, according to my rules, I can take it back given that you are being an impossible flirt, hence the things you do are not really serious."
He tilted his head. "You do not take me seriously?"
She crossed her arms. "Half the time, nope."
The car was quiet. She was surprised to feel him remove his hand from her knee. His face was unreadable. She frowned.
"I was joking. I didn't realize we were talking for reals there," she nervously laughed.
"No," he slowly murmured, "we weren't."
The car behind them honked. Traffic was moving once again, to Sora's relief. Though, it was short lived as Leon stayed quiet.
We were just joking around…weren't we?
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AN: I'm trying to be quick about the updates so we'll see how many I can get to today. XD