Finding Love
Chapter 12
There was a knock on the door and Signum got up to answer it, not surprised to find Touya standing there, his trademark smirk on his face.
"What do you want at this hour?" hand on her hip while the other holding the door partially open.
"It's still early and I was invited to a party at a bar. Why don't you come with me to have some drinks instead of sitting here at home by your lonesome?" His smile widened when Signum stopped to think over his offer.
She let out a sigh as she grabbed her coat nearby and stepped out of the house. Luckily she hadn't changed into her night clothes otherwise she would have said no. Again he passed her the white helmet as she let her hair down to put it on. Touya was beaming away like a little boy in a candy shop. Signum, as usual, gripped onto his shoulders instead of wrapping her arms around his waist.
"Why don't you just wrap your arms around my waist?" he asked in an irritated tone.
"Is there a problem with that? I don't think I'm disrupting your riding or anything." Touya let out a sigh of defeat. Whatever it was Signum was cautious and careful as to what she does around men, even him.
He rode off into the night as they arrived at their destination shortly afterwards. Signum decided to leave her hair untied since she was going to have to put the helmet back on again later. She slid into a booth while Touya went off to chat with some of his friends. She ordered several drinks and enjoyed herself. Touya had noticed that Signum had ordered some rather heavy liquor and went over to her to ask.
"That's some heavy stuff. Are you sure you can drink that because most women can't." He asked, showing some concern because he'll have to send her back.
"If I've already ordered it means I can drink it. I can drink more than what most women can." She accentuated the particular word to make sure he understood her standards and that she was not like other women.
"I bet I can drink more than you and still be awake enough to ride us both back." His eyes flashed dangerously.
She was not one to turn down a challenge. From her previous experiences, not many men can match her ability to drink a lot and those who were proclaimed heavy drinkers were now considered light drinkers next to Signum. She nodded her agreement to the challenge with pure confidence even though his eyes were flashing dangerously. She simply ignored it.
They started with a single glass, filling it halfway. After that they went on with full glasses, to the rim. They decided to play stone, paper and scissors and the loser would have to bottoms up. As they continued on, Signum was beginning to find it hard to focus and she was losing, horribly. Touya was still on the go, wide awake since the beginning. Some of Touya's friends had joined in the game and that was when Signum had the advantage of using her faster reactions to see what was going to come about before it did. She had no chance of using it against Touya though.
Eventually the party ended and Touya had won, looking the same as he did when he had began. He tried to help Signum onto the motorcycle but she was too tipsy to even hold onto him. He groaned in defeat, feeling a pang of regret. Thankfully there was a nearby motel. He registered and carried her up to the room, the staff staring at him while he was going about. He laid her on the bed, his hand running along the side of her arm slightly. He jolted backward when she stirred slightly. He let out a sigh of relief but stopped halfway and smacked himself in the head again.
He refused to accept the fact that he was falling for her. She was kind, caring and warm, funny and elegant regardless of the fact that she is usually cold hearted. He lifted his hand to caress her cheek but Signum had grabbed his hand and he was caught in surprise.
"What do you think you're doing? Is it because that I look defenceless that you decide to take the opportunity and make use of me?" her voice stern even though she was mostly drunk.
"Well, forgive me for disturbing your slumber sleeping beauty." Pulling his hand away and exiting the room.
Signum watched after him with heavy eyes to make sure he was not hanging about. Satisfied she plopped onto a nearby pillow and fell asleep moments later. Touya was sitting on the couch outside his features set in a glare. Who knew she was that sensitive to men so much so that he was even detected while she was half drunk. He wasn't going to do anything he just wanted to touch her. He's known her for almost a year already, doesn't she trust him?
okie, here we go!!! from here on out, things may get a little rough but bear with me for the lame puns n slow story line for a bit..... i can say i'm still rookie at this... ^^
as per the question for the last two chapters still stand and more comments n reviews r welcome. ^^
