10 Rules for Finding Mr Right

Chapter 4

Riku had asked Namine, the other bartender, to keep an eye on me. I just knew it! Why else would the girl continuously sneak glances at me? I was totally able to care for myself, and besides, Riku would be gone for only a minute! What did he take me for, a damsel in distress?

"I'll be fine without a nanny!" I hissed at Namine, and the girl chuckled, not commenting anything. I scowled, grumbling something incoherent under my breath. I was pretty sure I was saying 'tch, blondes', but then again, I wasn't too sure.

And could Riku even be called blonde? Where the fuck was his hair dye bought from anyway? Who the hell sold silver hair dye? No, who the hell bought silver hair dye? Or maybe it was natural… Or graying early? Or maybe it was some weird shit, kinda like Benjamin Button, aging backwards or something…

While pondering on the wonders of Riku's hair, I noticed someone sit beside me, ordering a drink that sounded like 'La grurbl pompom'. Or maybe I heard wrong. The man was tall and had long silver hair. Riku?

But then he tucked his hair behind his ear.

"You're not Riku!" I cried out. The man looked at me, startled.
"Wow, really?" he grumbled. I shook off his mean-sounding voice, and decided he could help me.
"Where do you buy your hair dye from?" I asked.
"The fuck…"
"I haven't hear of that place… maybe you can take me there?" I giggled, waggling my eyebrows. Good one! The man sighed.
"Look, kid, I'm not interested, ok?" he said, shaking his head.

I pouted. It seemed like suddenly no one found me attractive.
"You sure? You wanna dance?" I wasn't ready to give up just yet. Maybe he was just shy…? Ok, yeah, probably not.
"I said – "

"Leave the poor guy alone, Sora. Does the alcohol affect your gaydar? He's obviously not gay…" Riku said, seemingly appearing from nowhere. The other silverette glanced at Riku in silent thanks.
"Oh. Oh, Riku, I missed you!" I squealed, crushing the man in a hug. Riku sighed, prying my wandering hands off him.

He was looking good, dressed in a pair of tight-fitting jeans and an equally tight black shirt, with a leather jacket on top of it. I didn't try to hide the fact I was checking him out.
"Ok, I promise never to get you drunk again. And wipe that drool off your face, because I'm off-limits, got it?" Riku sighed, grabbing my upper-arm and lifting me up.

"Ow, Riku, that hurts!" I complained.
"Yeah? Then maybe it'll clear your head a bit, 'cause I'm tired of your drunken flirting…"
"You're just playing hard to get. I know", I said, winking. Riku sighed.

"Listen, Sora, and listen well. If a guy says he isn't interested, believe him. He's not having a hard time, he's not playing hard to get, he just isn't into you. Got it, Sora?" Riku growled out, squeezing my hand tighter when he noticed that my mind started drifting.

"Yes, yes, I got it, geez!" I said, pouting. Riku stared at me for a while, before dragging me out behind him. I shook his hand angrily off my arm and stomped towards my home, with Riku silently trailing behind me.

I was grateful for what Riku had done for me, his tips had been useful and I had saved myself from a lot of heartache with them. But did he really have to be so negative, so straight-forward?

Besides, wasn't it my own problem if I wanted to hurt myself chasing after love the way I did? Maybe I was a masochist, but at least I was a lot closer to finding true love than Riku would ever be with that attitude. It was like he enjoyed crushing my dreams, stomping on them just to prove a point.

By the time we had almost reached my apartment building, the cool evening air had cleared my head a bit. I tilted my head back, breathing in the smell of the night. One thing I loved about living in the city was the feel of it. There was always excitement in the air, I could just smell it. Like something huge was about to happen.

I sighed happily, pulling my keys out from my pocket. Just as I was about to enter the lobby of the building, I remembered the silent man standing behind me. I turned around, glaring at him.

"You gonna get home ok?" Riku asked. I swallowed the mean words I was about to let out of my mouth.
"Yeah. Thanks for walking me", I said, nodded, and turned to leave.

"Hey Sora?"

I turned back around. All this turning was making me dizzy…

"Yeah?"
"Well I… Maybe I was a bit too hard on you. I didn't mean to sound so, well…" Riku started, stuffing his hands in his pockets and frowning, as if he was having a hard time getting the words out.
"Asshole-y?" I offered. Riku grinned.
"You could say that. But you can't deny I wasn't right though. What I meant is that if a guy really likes you, he wouldn't even think of playing hard to get. He'd grab you and tie you to his bed, or something, so he wouldn't have to be afraid of you meeting anyone else. He would do anything to make sure you wouldn't find love anywhere else", Riku said smiling gently. Okay, umm…creepy much?

Thinking about what he said again, I thought he was actually being kinda sweet, in his own, Riku-like way. I smiled back at him.
"I guess that's true. Umm, thanks…or something?" I grinned.

After changing phone numbers – Riku strongly emphasized that it was for emergency only – I climbed up the stairs to my apartment.

I shed my clothes once I got inside, too tired to care where they landed. I thought about taking a shower to wash the smell of bar off my body, but my exhausted mind didn't agree with me on that. So, I fell onto my bed, grabbing my phone to set the alarm.

A text message blinked onto the screen.

'Wanna meet up?'

Rule #4:

If he says he isn't into you, he really isn't.

A/N: Ok, yeah, i know it's short and I know it took long. Here's the story.

I just had these big ass exams that practically determine my whole life, so I was studying like mad. My dog died of cancer a few weeks ago, so that's taken a lot of my time too. Plus, I just finished moving. Chaos with a capital C in the new house, ugh...

And I had to make this short, since I don't have much time, and I just wanted you all to know I'm not dead or summin...

I'll try to be back soon with more... bear with me, my situation will get better in a few weeks and I'll update more, promise!

Love,
Lumeton

Ps. If anyone is still out there reading this, pls review xD