The Preparation
If there was one thing he wasn't expecting, it was for Ally to be so excited over this. Before the color had even returned to his face she was already looking over the bottle again as she returned to eating. She turned it every way possible, grasping it as closely as she could in her much too small hand. Austin could feel the tension leave his body as he let out the anxious breath he had been holding. The two finished their food with the normal chatter, laughing and smiling over the typical couple topics.
"So when do we start?", Ally was the first one to bring it back up as they gathered there dirty dishes and were carrying them back to the kitchen
Austin stopped in his tracks, unsure of how to answer. He definitely had an answer in mind - but now an awkward question hung heavily over him. Does he test his luck, or does he give her the power? He decided on the later, and continued walking with her in tow as he replied.
"Whenever you want."
There was silence as she thought it over. There were an unusual mix of emotions running through her - from excitement to hesitance and a few things in between. They did still have plenty of time to test it out. But then again, trying it sooner gives room for more uses if they succeed. Plus she could see how antsy Austin was for this experiment just by looking at him. He was practically bouncing on the spot waiting for her decision. He began washing the dishes slowly, trying to buy more time for her to think. She watched him in amusement, pretending to contemplate the options at hand until he was completely finished. He stared down at the now empty sink, unsure of what to do and she decided she had been torturing him long enough.
"How about tonight?", she offered with a smile and he turned on his heels to face her
"Really?!", his happiness was not easily disguised and she nodded with a giggle at his childlike demeanor
He practically leaped to the fridge, pulling out two waters and a few cans of generic soda and collecting them in his arms.
"You'll probably need a drink", he explained with a slight blush as if Ally hadn't already understood his actions, "Ummm anything else you think you need?"
"How about the pills?", Ally pointed out his obvious blunder with a laugh, "I'll get them. Where do you want to uh...do this?"
"My room.", he answered without thinking as it now became his turn to follow her out of the room, "I figure they might take some time to work. We can watch a movie or something while we wait if you want?"
"That sounds great.", she agreed and snatched the bottle off the table promptly before chasing Austin up the stairs
They threw themselves onto the bed one at a time, the bottle and drinks being scattered carelessly around them as they both leaned in for a very long, drawn out kiss. Ally grabbed one of the waters and the bottle and began to attempt to twist the top off. When she couldn't get it Austin graciously took over, popping the lid off in one motion. She sat the open water between her knees and took the bottle back.
"How many are you going to take?", he questioned as he realized she was still just staring down inside the bottle with a blank face
"I'm not sure...the bottle just said take as recommended."
"Start with one then and see what happens.", he suggested and she carefully tipped the jar to release one of the pills into her hand
It seemed to take forever for her to place it in her mouth and chase it down with the water. She did it all in one try, and as she swallowed she shut both bottles up and brought her attention back to her boyfriend.
"Feel anything yet?", Austin inquired after what felt like a long moment of silence
"It's been thirty seconds, Austin."
"Right...so what now?"
"Movie time?"
Ally set all the drinks on the bedside table and grabbed the remote while Austin gathered his pillows against the wall. Austin leaned back on them first with open arms, and Ally settled between them with her head on his chest. From the moment the TV turned on the couple's attention quickly turned to playfully arguing over movie choices. It took ten minutes, but they finally agreed on a new romantic comedy that was being featured on Pay Per View. As the opening credits started and the upbeat theme music began the two focused on the screen as best as they can, impatiently waiting with Austin's hand knowingly stroking right below Ally's stomach.
