Thank you Snow Wolf Alpha for your review! I've been so nerve-racked! (.) But you helped me a lot! ^_^
Okay, chapter 3! Yay!
Stella looked over the menu at the 'Rose Petal Cafe' everything looked expensive! Even the cheese sticks!
"Decide what you want?" she heard her mother ask, "No not yet."
There was a quiet atmosphere around the two of them before her mother announced bluntly, "I think you should start dating."
Everyone in the restaurant stared at the teenager that started to choke after sipping her soda, "Wh-What?! Where did THAT come from?"
"I'm serious, Stella," her mother said, as she rested her elbows on the table, "You're 19 years old. I think it's time for you to start finding someone that makes you happy."
The girl was about to say something when the waitress walked up to them, "Are you two gals all set to order?"
Stella's mother and her quickly gave off their orders, and after the waitress had jotted them all down and left. Her mother continued the conversation, "I think you're plenty old enough now to know true love."
"Dad would've been happy his little girl had remained single this long and possibly longer."
Stella noticed the corner of her mothers lip twitch in made mention of him, but she didn't care. It annoyed her when she was nagged about finding a guy.
"All okay over here?" a black waiter asked them, as she scanned their table, "Any refills?"
"I'll take another soda please." the waiter took the glass from the table, but it slipped from her grasp and the cup landed on Stella's foot causing it to splatter on her leg.
"Oh my.." the waiter trailed off, "I'm soo sorry!"
Stella gave the waiter a smile as she assured her it was fine, but the waiter quickly ran back to grab napkins for her to use. The young girl took the offered white napkins and dabbed her black tights to get most of the sticky substance off. As she did this Stella tapped her toe on her foot...it hurt?
"That's weird." she thought, "The glass didn't land any where near it! and I didn't notice a bruise when I slipped on the tights?"
"Are you alright?"
Stella snapped back from her thoughts and sat back up in her chair, "Yeah, it'll dry."
The rest of their dinner just remained in silence until they heard a loud rummble of thunder from outside, "Perfect."
^~*~^
"TAXI!"
Stella tightened the collar of her jacket around her neck as she watched her mother call down a cab, "I wish we would've watched the weather channel before we left."
A yellow cab then pulled in front of them and the two soaked women quickly got in, "Where to ma'am?"
"The apartment building just around the block."
"Sure thing."
The blue eyed teen glanced out the backseat window to watch the rain, "I suppose your right mom."
"Huh?"
"I should try to find someone for me."
A glimmering pair of brown eyes shined at her in delight, "You mean it?!!"
"Yeah," Stella sweat dropped at the imaginary sparkles she could see radiating out of her mother, "I will try."
Both girls then flung forward in their seats as the taxi driver had slammed the breaks, "What the bloody hell?!"
"What's wrong?" her mother asked the driver after she recovered, "Is their an accident?"
"Some stupid kid just ran in front of the street!" the cab driver cussed under his breath, "That could've been bad for my car if I'd have hit that bas-"
Suddenly something heavy had landed on the front end of the taxi causing it to shift, "AHHH!" the cab driver cried, as two burning white eyes glared into the taxi.
Stella felt her heart race as her mother grabbed her into a protective embrace, "What is that thing?!"
^~*~^
Brooklyn and Lex had spotted a mugging in progress while following the scream. One of the crooks had taken off on foot leaving his buddies behind.
"Coward."
"I can take care of these guys!" Lex yelled, as he dog piled the thugs, "You go after him!"
"I'm sure it won't be the last time we see that-"
"He's got a gun, Brooklyn!"
The brown gargoyle turned his beak to the crook to see a shot gun flashing in his hand, "Alright, I'm on it."
It wasn't unusual when the speedy gunslinger decided to ditch whatever the heck was chasing him in full traffic, he spotted a taxi cab closing in on his attempt of escape so he leaped over he hood off the car.
The taxi slammed it's brakes as did other cars who had also had a close encounter with the punk.
"Damn idiot!"
"Watch it, ya moron!"
Were yelled out at the thug from angry drivers that had stopped.
Brooklyn couldn't keep up with the damn kid and how could he? Rain was getting in his eyes and it was hard to follow a fricking blurry object!
"Dammit!" the gargoyle cursed, as he decided to do something desperate, "Goliath's not going to be happy if he finds out...but I can't let that maniac hurt anybody either or he'll KILL ME!"
Without a second thought. The Gargoyle made a mad dash into the traffic running on hands and feet like a hound, "It's a good thing the traffics still stunned."
He jumped and swerved through the cars when his ears perked up at hearing a sound other then screeching tires and crude remarks, "Was that...a gunshot?!"
The gargoyle flared up after he heard it the second time, "Damn! Damn! DAMN!"
Jumping on top of a yellow taxi he strained his ears and glanced around madly for the running lunatic.
"AHHHHHH!!!!"
Brooklyn snarled at the taxi driver that screamed at him. This was NOT what he needed right now.
The gargoyle was thinking of cracking the mans window with his fist so the driver didn't have to look at the hideous creature that was sitting on his car.
"What is that thing?!"
"Thing?! I'm a thing now?!" he thought bitterly, as he shot a look past the driver to the woman who was holding her daughter. "No. It...It can't be!"
A wave of memories then flashed through the young gargoyles mind as he stared at the teenager.
"Are you?"
BANG!
You can expect another chapter on Monday! ^_^
I know the suspense is killing you...but good things happen to those who wait! (Gets hit with a shoe) OW!
Stella's mother: Please read and review! (winks) And give me a call if you're interested in dating my daughter!
Stella: MOTHER!!!
Author: Oi. -_-;
