Pearl always thought of herself as a wild child, seeing as she was always going out to parties or clubs. And although rare, she did have her fair amount of drunk sex too. Point being anything that had a large gathering and supplied plenty of alcohol you could bet your ass that she would be there.

And here's the but though...

She still needed a break from time to time.

Don't get her wrong, she loved getting drunk and partying until you couldn't feel your legs as much as the next party animal, but sometimes it just got...

Kinda boring.

Wouldn't you be bored if you did the same thing over and over, and over? Of course she wasn't always going out to parties, but most of the time when she hadn't set up a girl date with Marina, or had plans she would just go out and party until she left.

Which sadly, usually had to be around 2 A.M. since well. She had a job in reviewing the news and all that...

You weren't really allowed to show up hungover and or drunk when running a live news show that relied on how you showed all the people out there how you behaved.

Be that faking your behavior or not.

Again, she wasn't always partying. Mostly doing it when she knew she could get away with being a little bit more snappy than usual, or maybe knowing that she wasn't going to be doing the news at all that day. She made sure she was responsible with her...

partying habits.

Which was exactly why she had found herself sitting alone, a clear glass with a warm drink sitting in her left hand that had occasionally been reaching up towards her mouth to slowly empty the liquid inside, seeing as tomorrow was a day she wouldn't be able to get away with being slightly hungover. She decided that she would just be drinking lightly today.

And a plus side to this particular club was that she doesn't have to deal with any particular crazed fans, this club took their security stuff pretty seriously.

They didn't just let anyone in here.

"Pearl?"

The pink clad Inkling sighed, pausing upon hearing her name, and then quickly emptied the rest of her glass in one fell swoop.

She was gonna need the alcohol for this.

"Pearl, It is you!"

She internally sighed this time, berating herself for believing that she would be able to enjoy her time here unnoticed and for even daring to compliment the security here.

Getting ready for another fan encounter, Pearl allowed a small, plastic grin to spread across her face.

She wasn't like this usually, most of the time she didn't have to wear the fake smile or act like she enjoyed the persons company because her personality that was shown on TV was almost identical to her actual own, which was why it was fairly easy for her to do that job, and she enjoyed it. But today she just, wasn't feeling it. And she hoped that for the person that was currently walking towards her, and herself. That they weren't going to be a dick.

Because if you couldn't tell, she was not in the particular mood to be dealing with someone like that right now.

She watched from the corner of her eye as the now identified male would-be-fan sat himself right into the seat next to her.

"So, who do I have the pleasure of meeting tonight?" Pearl had asked, now having fully turned herself towards the guy as to show her attention to his presence. Looking him up and down as to get a good view of just who she was looking at and as soon as she had turned herself, she immediately had thought that the figure looked familiar and now that she thought about it, so did the voice that had called out her name in the first place. Although the figure had turned his head in order to call for a drink from the bartender, she could still (albeit faintly) make out the four silver tentacles that were placed upon his head.

'I swear I saw those before, but from who and where?'

As if answering her unsaid question the figure had turned himself towards Pearl, allowing a full view of his dark face and orange eyes.

'Oh... It's him.'

Pearl watched as a small smirk spread across his lips, as if

"I know, I'm downright sexy. If you wan't, I could take a picture with you. Make all your galfriends jealous."

Pearl had to try extremely hard from rolling her eyes when that particular comment left his mouth, and instead of responding she made a waving motion towards the bartender. Watching as she got a nod in response, see the bartender fill up an empty cup, and slide it down towards her as he was now busy making another drink for another customer.

And she would've been able to enjoy the liquor, if not for the annoying man beside her. Only able to watch with irritation as he swiped her drink from the counter, and took a swig from the cup.

Pearls eye twitched slightly.

Pearl might've been okay with it if she thought that he had grabbed it with the thought that it was his, but they both knew it wasn't, seeing as he had sat on her left, which meant he was behind her. Which also meant that he had got up, walked around her and grabbed the drink right in front of her.

He had turned back towards her after letting the cup leave his lips.

And fucking smirked.

Again.

Pearl blinked slowly for a few seconds, as if processing what had just happened. And then promptly let a loud breath escape her mouth.

She was this close to decking this asshole in the face.

Instead, she let the fake smile spread across her face once again.

"So, didn't realize that I would meet a fan here." The Octoling raised an eyebrow and Pearl took that as a notion to further her statement.

"Not many people can get in here you know?" Pearl finished.

The Silver headed humanoid stared at her for a few seconds before snrking, taking another sip from what was supposed to be her drink before responding.

"I don't think those guys out there are as cracked up as they're meant to be."

It was Pearls turn to raise an eyebrow from his response, and she guessed that he had noticed she was waiting for further elaboration as he turned towards her and shrugged instead.

Pearl internally groaned.

'This dude is seriously killing my enjoyment right now.' Pearl thought, watching as the guy walked back around her and sat down at the seat he was before, his very presence seemingly irritating the pink clad Inkling.

But all she could do was wear that fake smile.

If she made one wrong move, the media would eat it up like forest fires. She guessed that she had lost herself in her own thoughts as she was jolted back to consciousness when a cold object was pressed against her cheek, letting out a light 'eep' at the chilly sensation.

The perpetrator laughed slightly, and only laughed more when Pearl glared at him and snatched the drink from his hand.

After that, there was a bit of silence, not awkward silence though. Like the one where you didn't know what to talk about. But strangely enough, a comfortable one.

Pearl didn't know why.

"You know, you don't have to act like that around me."

And suddenly, the silence was broke. The owner of the voice still sitting next to her and now, looking directly at her.

Pearl seemed genuinely confused from that statement as she opened her mouth a couple seconds later.

"What do you mean?"

Levi sighed, taking another sip of his drink before sitting it down in front of him and turned his entire body towards her, his entire focus shifting onto Pearl.

"You know what I mean, the smile you gave me when we first started talking. The one that has almost been on your face the entire time we've been conversing." He responded.

Pearl seemingly froze up, a slight chill going up her spine as if she had done something taboo, and her body language showed it, her eyes shifting away from his instead choosing to focus on her drink.

Why did she feel this way? It wasn't like she had done anything wrong... It's what she's been doing since she's got into this type of business. It's what she's been taught. And she knew that it wasn't wrong, It wasn't like she was secretly a bad person (Or at least she didn't think she was) and she knew other people in her type of business did it too, if not even more so. Some actually straight up lied and were an entire different personality than the one they showed on television and in public. So why did she feel like this..?

So lost in thought was she that Pearl failed to notice Levi watching her every move, how she slightly twitched every couple seconds, or how she lightly tapped her finger on the glass when her eyes squinted slightly.

He let her have her moment for a bit, before speaking up again.

"It's not that you feel bad about doing it, It's because you've been caught doing it."

And like a shock ran through her body Pearls eyes had widened when the words reached her ears.

More silence passed but this time it was fairly obvious that it was awkward kind.

And Pearl knew that it was only her that was making it so.

"I didn't do anything wrong." She finally spoke, albeit quite, so much so that the music in the background had almost been able to drown it out.

Levi smirked in response. "I never said you did."

That seemed to cause her to shrink even more into herself.

"Hey. Look at me." Levi spoke, watching as instead of doing what he asked she instead fidgeted even more.

"Pearl." This time, only saying her name. And the this time getting what he wanted when Pearl slowly turned her head and eyes in his direction.

"You haven't done anything wrong, really. You think I don't do it too? It's not anything bad, and you shouldn't feel bad about it."

Pearl didn't respond vocally, instead choosing to nod slightly. She didn't understand why she felt this way, she just knew she felt bad right now.

Again after a few moments, Pearl was jolted out of her turmoil when Levi stood up with a grunt.

"The only one making you feel bad about this is yourself, you know?"

Pearl once again nodded, but spoke up once realizing he was out of his seat.

"What're you doing?" She asked, watching silently as he stretched his arms.

After seeming to get all of the cramps out of his body, Levi responded. "I'm going to go dance, what else would I be doing around here?"

Pearl shrugged. "Dunno, we do have go to the bathroom. So maybe you were going there."

"Yeah well, I would've said so If I was going to."

Pearl blanched "In the future, please refrain from doing that, not everyone wants to know."

Levi smirked in response. "Well now that I know it'll bother you. I'll go out of my way to do that."

Pearl groaned, slumping her head onto the bar counter when realizing that she had done that to herself.

Levi still stood from where he had risen from his chair, creepily watching Pearl as if waiting for her to pass out.

'At least, that's how it feels...' Was Pearls thought.

Realizing that he was still waiting for something, Pearl regretfully spoke up.

"I thought you were going to go dance." She stated.

"I am." Levi responded.

"Then go." Pearl replied, letting a bit of annoyance slip into her tone.

"I'm waiting for a particular sour ass to get off her butt."

Pearl raised her head off the table, turning it so that she was just able to make eye contact without having to raise her head entirely.

"What?" She finally asked.

Levi chuckled lightly, before speaking. "I'm saying, get off your ass. And come dance with me."

She had now turned her entire head towards Levi, allowing full eye contact and one full view of the smug Octoling generals face.

Pearl slowly blinked once.

Then she blinked twice.

And finally blinked a third time.

and responded.

"No."

"Huh? Why-

"No."

"Pearl, Cmon."

"I said no, I don't want to dance."

"Yeah well I said you are, so get up."

"No. You can't make me."

Levi groaned. "Pearl-

"Nope."

"Seriously?"

"Yep."

Levi narrowed his eyes. "You're going to dance."

"No."

"Yes."

"No."

"Yes."

"No."

"Pearl so help me if you don't get up right now I'll make sure everyone of your fans knows about this place."

Pearl went silent for a few moments, closing her eyes as if she was actually thinking about it. Before opening them again.

Turned them upwards.

And looked Levi dead straight into the eyes.

"Fuck. You." She spoke, drawing out each word as long as she could just to make it more satisfying. And you know what? It was satisfying.

Oh so satisfying.

Levis face blanked. Quickly draining his face of emotion so fast that it actually weirded Pearl out a bit.

'Only a bit though..'

"Fine, whatever. You win." He spoke finally after moments of silence his face shifting to one of defeat and, although it was only a little, Pearl could faintly here disappointment exit with his words. And as she watched him walk into the crowd of bodies. Pearl had to admit she felt a little bad, but tonight was her night and he had already taken up too much of it.

Pearl grabbed the drink that Levi had put up against her face, watching as her reflection shifted ever so slightly in the liquid before taking a slight sip.

Smacking her lips, Pearl let the taste roll over her tongue before humming in slight satisfaction.

'Huh, this is actually pretty good.' She thought to herself that she ought to thank the General later, even if he was currently being a prick right now.

Pearl set her drink back onto the counter, looking around the building filled with dancing bodies and drunk minds. She let out a sigh.

'I think I'll leave after this drink.' She had thought to herself.

Barely even able to put down her drink, Pearl felt a sharp tug from her midsection.

"Told you that you'd dance."

And without so much as processing a thought, Pearl was yanked from the comfort of her chair, being carried over the shoulder of the now smiling Octoling general.

Pearl glared as well as she could from the position she was in, and although she was annoyed of the Silver haired general, she still wonders why she didn't try and physically stop him.

But if you looked closely, one could see a barely hidden smile spread across the Inklings face.

~~The End~~

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