The piece of pie was just as good as Anubis said. The pie deliciously tickled Sadie's taste buds while she chewed, resting her chin on her palm. After the piece disappeared in her mouth, she placed the fork down again on the table, picking up the tea cup in its place, her finger wrapping around the tea cup's little arm. She saw Anubis smile at her because of the look of satisfaction that was currently on her face. She hid behind the tea cup as she took a drink.
"I told you it was good," Anubis said as he leaned back in his chair, his arms folded in front of his chest. His dark hair was illuminated in the warm Louisiana sun, a cocky smile accompanying his gesture. Sadie rolled her eyes; the plain, white tea cup clinked against the matching platter as she put it down. This tea cup was just as simple as her grandmother's, making her suddenly miss her old home in London. It seemed so long ago that she was there.
"I hate to waste my pride on agreeing with you, but yes, it was." Sadie's response was short and quick. Anubis smirked at her answer but Sadie saw his eyes wander over to one side of the café.
His eyes discovered a small band of three men setting up their musical ware on a little, black makeshift stage, which really just looked like a platform. Sadie saw that the men were older than they both were. Two of them had mismatching but shiny guitars in hand, and another with what looked like a bass. Anubis's eyes wandered back over to Sadie's, his smirk replaced with a sly smile.
Sadie's eyes widened as she recognized what Anubis was going to ask her. A couple of seconds later, the band finally began to play a smooth jazz song. The music soothingly floated through the air and over the customer's head towards them, unknowingly backing up Anubis and his going-to-be request. Anubis scooted out of his chair and took two short steps over to Sadie; his deathly pale hand was outstretched towards her.
"Would you care to dance, Sadie?" At least he asked like a gentleman, Sadie thought as she slipped her hand into his. Anubis led her through the cluttered maze of tables, chairs and people, up to a surprisingly vacant space that was in front of the stage.
Sadie could help it, but she was blushing the entire time, especially because everyone was staring at them. Some of them had wide eyes, clearly stating, "I'm so glad that I'm not up there." Some others had sweet smiles on their faces, directed right at them. Anubis placed a hand on her hip and he had to place her hand on his shoulder in order to dance. Sadie's eyes flickered from left to right before Anubis started to dance; he slowly rocked back and forth.
"Relax," Anubis craned his neck so he could whisper into her ear. "I swear, Sadie. You're more rigid than the Sphinx itself." She looked back at him, and ignored his statement, her lips pursed.
"All right, all right," She impatiently hissed, her gaze was low. "But you just have to promise me that you won't embarrass me anymore than you already have." With easily breaking this vulnerable promise and clearly for her amusement, Anubis suddenly spun her.
Sadie managed to stay on her feet, but she stumbled a bit because of his abrupt movement. Some people in the crowd smirked while some others continued with their sweet smiles at them. But it wasn't until now that Sadie recognized that those smiles were pitiful ones. Sadie's feet seemed to fumble in protest as she tried to match Anubis's pace again, a new wave of embarrassment rushing over her.
"Can't you use your godly powers to make them go away or something?" She asked through her teeth. She then looked up at Anubis but his eyes were busily studying the crowd.
"And why would I do that?" He smiled a playful smile out to the crowd, even though it was really meant for Sadie. "They're clearly enjoying their tea and what not." Sadie's lips fell into a line.
"Whatever," She managed to grumble. "I just don't see why you can't since you made that waitress go away with a snap of your fingers." They continued to dance for some more songs until other couples decided to join them.
Some couples danced slowly while others were ecstatic with their moves. The main guitarist smiled at all of them, his foot tapping and his head bobbing with the beat. His fingers suavely and a with natural elegance, plucked at the silver strings that sometimes managed to gleam in the slight sunlight. He clearly liked the fact that they were enjoying his music, not to mention the joyful atmosphere.
Anubis started to pick up their pace as the music did. Sadie couldn't help but smile this time as he spun her again, her happy but minimal laughter a third treble clef in the unabridged version of this song.
Anubis's hand rested low on her back, his thumb gently tapping against her back, keeping the beat. This stance gave him the chance to bring her closer to him as they continued to dance. More people started to meander from the tables, joining them up there, surrounding the two. Sadie obliged with Anubis's pursuit in bringing her closer, her hand traveled from his shoulder to his cheek. She was genuinely smiling at him.