"Man, I'm hungry," Jim uttered turning to face Suzuka. She sat pondering thoughts, as the little boy made breakfast, at the same time, complaining. Gene had been gone ever since the morning, and Suzuka had begun to get worried. Or maybe just curious. Suzuka slowly stirred at the hot tea that sat in front of her as she looked off, passed Jim, outside the window.
"Hello!!" he yelled out, waving a free hand in front of her. She quickly looked up, startled.
"What is it?" Suzuka questioned, as she looked back at Jim. He gave her an odd look and slowly turned away, as he handed her a plate of scrambled eggs. She gently gestured to this, and stood up and walked over to the couch. What's up with her, Jim thought.
"Gene, are you okay?" Iris questioned, sitting across from him. He looked up at her from his mug of beer, with a weak smile.
"Of course," he replied, simply. Gene slowly turned away, towards the front of the room. Thoughts. Endless thoughts streamed through his mind. So much, yet nothing could have intervened them. How did I ever end up like this, he asked himself?
"Gene, it's kind of awkward for you to be here so early," Iris gently placed her hands on his. Gene looked up at her, without saying a word.
"Iris," he began, "I gotta go...I'm sorry, I just need to be alone." She looked up at him, a million thoughts wanting to come out. But she repressed her feelings, instead.
"Yea..., I'll see you," she uttered, looking down. Gene quickly stood up and kissed Iris gently on the cheek as he continued towards the exit of the nearly empty bar.
"Where were you?" Jim questioned as he watched his friend plop down on the comfy couch. Gene looked up at him, without saying a word and turned on the television.
"What is it? Oh, yea...it's already that time of the month again?" Jim joked, chuckling softly to himself. To his surprise, Gene didn't react to this, like he would have on the typical days.
"Gene...," Jim began, "I was joking, man." Gene quickly stood up and walked upstairs to his room. But he quickly stopped, when he noticed Suzuka sitting quietly to herself, in another room. The door opened slightly. She sat still, running her fingers along the pattern of her kimono. He then noticed that she sat humming an un named tune, softly to herself.
A smile slowly spreaded across his face, as he let himself think happy thoughts of her. She was gorgeous, he had to admit. Although, she wasn't quite a people-person, nor friendly. But deep down, she cared more than anyone would have ever thought. Suzuka slowly stood up, Gene quickly hid himself in the shadows, as he watched her slowly walk over to the window, pulling it open.
"How the hell is he gonna be like that?" she said aloud, not knowing he was there. Gene stood, quietly, concentrating on what Suzuka had just said.
"How are you going to be like that, and act as though it were nothing?" she repeated, once again, thinking of how Gene had practically acted casual to the previous night. It wasn't as though anything special happened between them, except for the fact that he had comforted her in a way he would have never done before.
Gene leaned against the door, looking at her from a distance. But then slowly walked out and back down the stairs.
"You could drop me off, right here," Jim uttered, pointing to an old abandoned looking garage. Gene slowed the car to a stop, and signaled for Jim to get out.
"Don't worry, Ima win tonight, I feel it," Jim replied to him as he walked over to an opening. Suzuka glanced over to him, as he disappeared into the darkness of the tall gloomy building.
Gene started the engine once again, as he drove in silence. What had gotten into her, he thought, staring out the side-view mirror. He slowly glanced over to Suzuka when she hadn't noticed. She wasn't all that bad looking the way she was dressed. She wore a short skirt with a long black trench coat and a dark tight shirt.
"Where are we going?" she questioned, interrupting the quietness. Gene didn't bother to turn to her, nether did she turn to face him.
"You hungry?" he asked, both hands on the steering wheel. Suzuka nodded.
The car quickly slowed to a stop, in front of a bar.
"Is this your favorite place or what?" Suzuka questioned, stepping out of the car, followed by Gene. He smiled, slyly at her. Then entered the bar, he quickly led her to a table near the dance floor. Suzuka looked around, nervously at the people in the area.
"We eat in a place like this?" she questioned, giving him a sarcastic look. Gene nodded his head slightly. The two quickly ordered their food and began to eat.
Gene took another sip out of his bottle of whiskey, as he sat watching two girls dancing together. One of them, eyeing him with a seductive smile. He turned to Suzuka, who sat with her arms crossed in front of her chest.
"Why the long face?" he asked, over the loud music.
Suzuka glanced over to him, without any bit of emotion, "What long face?" Gene smiled, as he slowly stood up and walked over to her side. To her surprise she noticed he had held out his right hand.
"Come on, once," he uttered to her questioning eyes. Suzuka slowly took his hand into hers, as he led her to the dance floor. While a slow song had begun to play. Suzuka nervously looked up at his dark features through the dimmed light. When she suddenly felt a warm hand on her tiny waist. She stood still as she let her arms find their way around Gene's neck.
He held her a couple inches away from him, but soon came to the point where their bodies touched. Suzuka leaned closer, letting him lead. She suddenly felt herself grow hot, but tried to not be nervous. A little bit into the beginning of the song, Gene pulled her closer to him. She gently placed her cheek against his shoulder, slowly closing her eyes.
Suzuka could hear Gene chanting the song softly as though to her, " ' Cause all that I am, is a man in love with you...cause all that I am is a man who's heart is true...a man in love with you.' " His once deep voice, softened into a soft whisper in her ears.
Gene drove in silence on the way back. But wore an odd smile across his face. Suzuka studied him as the shadows from outside reflected against his face. She glanced out into the open night sky, when the car suddenly slowed to a stop. Suzuka quickly turned back to face Gene. His eyes were adjusted in front of him, not stealing a glance.
He turned to face her, breaking the odd silence, "So...what are you planning to do?" Suzuka turned to him, with a grim look on her face.
"I don't know," she uttered softly, looking down. Gene's hand found it's way to her cheek. She jumped slightly startled, but resumed her position.
"Why do you do that?" he questioned, his hand slowly pulling away. Suzuka looked up at him, a bit curious.
"Do what?" she asked, giving him a stern look. Gene smiled, lecherously. Then turned back to face her.
"That, not wanting a guy to touch you," he replied.
Suzuka stared at him solemnly, "I would never let a guy get the best of me."
Gene chuckled, "Right."
"And what's that suppose to mean?" she scolded, her eyes adjusted on him. Gene shook his head, and reached over to the stereo, turning it on. Suzuka sat watching him as he laid his head back against the seat and closed his eyes. She quickly turned away and looked out into the night sky. So cold, she thought, as she glanced over to the direction of the open lake, that glistened under the moonlight.
"Gene? Gene?" Suzuka uttered, just realizing that he had fallen asleep within the 5 minutes of quietness. She slowly leaned over, trying to see if he were actually asleep. Gene turned over opening his eyes slowly and glanced over to Suzuka.
"Sorry," he uttered, reaching over for the key, when it suddenly dropped down onto Suzuka's side of the car. She quickly bent down for it at the same time as Gene, there heads bumping one another. She looked up at him, his hazel (if its hazel, I don't know) eyes watching hers. Gene studied her young face, then slowly found himself leaning forward. Their lips nearly touching.
Suzuka quickly turned away, sitting back up, "I think we should get going." But to her surprise, Gene quickly, roughly pressed his lips against hers. It then began to go slowly and gently. When the kiss had finally ended, she looked up at him, with questioning eyes.
Gene turned away, "Damn......I'm sorry....It's just, you was so...." Suzuka nervously glanced away, feeling shame. She then held the coat tightly against her body, as she felt a cold shiver run down her spine.
"Hello!!" he yelled out, waving a free hand in front of her. She quickly looked up, startled.
"What is it?" Suzuka questioned, as she looked back at Jim. He gave her an odd look and slowly turned away, as he handed her a plate of scrambled eggs. She gently gestured to this, and stood up and walked over to the couch. What's up with her, Jim thought.
"Gene, are you okay?" Iris questioned, sitting across from him. He looked up at her from his mug of beer, with a weak smile.
"Of course," he replied, simply. Gene slowly turned away, towards the front of the room. Thoughts. Endless thoughts streamed through his mind. So much, yet nothing could have intervened them. How did I ever end up like this, he asked himself?
"Gene, it's kind of awkward for you to be here so early," Iris gently placed her hands on his. Gene looked up at her, without saying a word.
"Iris," he began, "I gotta go...I'm sorry, I just need to be alone." She looked up at him, a million thoughts wanting to come out. But she repressed her feelings, instead.
"Yea..., I'll see you," she uttered, looking down. Gene quickly stood up and kissed Iris gently on the cheek as he continued towards the exit of the nearly empty bar.
"Where were you?" Jim questioned as he watched his friend plop down on the comfy couch. Gene looked up at him, without saying a word and turned on the television.
"What is it? Oh, yea...it's already that time of the month again?" Jim joked, chuckling softly to himself. To his surprise, Gene didn't react to this, like he would have on the typical days.
"Gene...," Jim began, "I was joking, man." Gene quickly stood up and walked upstairs to his room. But he quickly stopped, when he noticed Suzuka sitting quietly to herself, in another room. The door opened slightly. She sat still, running her fingers along the pattern of her kimono. He then noticed that she sat humming an un named tune, softly to herself.
A smile slowly spreaded across his face, as he let himself think happy thoughts of her. She was gorgeous, he had to admit. Although, she wasn't quite a people-person, nor friendly. But deep down, she cared more than anyone would have ever thought. Suzuka slowly stood up, Gene quickly hid himself in the shadows, as he watched her slowly walk over to the window, pulling it open.
"How the hell is he gonna be like that?" she said aloud, not knowing he was there. Gene stood, quietly, concentrating on what Suzuka had just said.
"How are you going to be like that, and act as though it were nothing?" she repeated, once again, thinking of how Gene had practically acted casual to the previous night. It wasn't as though anything special happened between them, except for the fact that he had comforted her in a way he would have never done before.
Gene leaned against the door, looking at her from a distance. But then slowly walked out and back down the stairs.
"You could drop me off, right here," Jim uttered, pointing to an old abandoned looking garage. Gene slowed the car to a stop, and signaled for Jim to get out.
"Don't worry, Ima win tonight, I feel it," Jim replied to him as he walked over to an opening. Suzuka glanced over to him, as he disappeared into the darkness of the tall gloomy building.
Gene started the engine once again, as he drove in silence. What had gotten into her, he thought, staring out the side-view mirror. He slowly glanced over to Suzuka when she hadn't noticed. She wasn't all that bad looking the way she was dressed. She wore a short skirt with a long black trench coat and a dark tight shirt.
"Where are we going?" she questioned, interrupting the quietness. Gene didn't bother to turn to her, nether did she turn to face him.
"You hungry?" he asked, both hands on the steering wheel. Suzuka nodded.
The car quickly slowed to a stop, in front of a bar.
"Is this your favorite place or what?" Suzuka questioned, stepping out of the car, followed by Gene. He smiled, slyly at her. Then entered the bar, he quickly led her to a table near the dance floor. Suzuka looked around, nervously at the people in the area.
"We eat in a place like this?" she questioned, giving him a sarcastic look. Gene nodded his head slightly. The two quickly ordered their food and began to eat.
Gene took another sip out of his bottle of whiskey, as he sat watching two girls dancing together. One of them, eyeing him with a seductive smile. He turned to Suzuka, who sat with her arms crossed in front of her chest.
"Why the long face?" he asked, over the loud music.
Suzuka glanced over to him, without any bit of emotion, "What long face?" Gene smiled, as he slowly stood up and walked over to her side. To her surprise she noticed he had held out his right hand.
"Come on, once," he uttered to her questioning eyes. Suzuka slowly took his hand into hers, as he led her to the dance floor. While a slow song had begun to play. Suzuka nervously looked up at his dark features through the dimmed light. When she suddenly felt a warm hand on her tiny waist. She stood still as she let her arms find their way around Gene's neck.
He held her a couple inches away from him, but soon came to the point where their bodies touched. Suzuka leaned closer, letting him lead. She suddenly felt herself grow hot, but tried to not be nervous. A little bit into the beginning of the song, Gene pulled her closer to him. She gently placed her cheek against his shoulder, slowly closing her eyes.
Suzuka could hear Gene chanting the song softly as though to her, " ' Cause all that I am, is a man in love with you...cause all that I am is a man who's heart is true...a man in love with you.' " His once deep voice, softened into a soft whisper in her ears.
Gene drove in silence on the way back. But wore an odd smile across his face. Suzuka studied him as the shadows from outside reflected against his face. She glanced out into the open night sky, when the car suddenly slowed to a stop. Suzuka quickly turned back to face Gene. His eyes were adjusted in front of him, not stealing a glance.
He turned to face her, breaking the odd silence, "So...what are you planning to do?" Suzuka turned to him, with a grim look on her face.
"I don't know," she uttered softly, looking down. Gene's hand found it's way to her cheek. She jumped slightly startled, but resumed her position.
"Why do you do that?" he questioned, his hand slowly pulling away. Suzuka looked up at him, a bit curious.
"Do what?" she asked, giving him a stern look. Gene smiled, lecherously. Then turned back to face her.
"That, not wanting a guy to touch you," he replied.
Suzuka stared at him solemnly, "I would never let a guy get the best of me."
Gene chuckled, "Right."
"And what's that suppose to mean?" she scolded, her eyes adjusted on him. Gene shook his head, and reached over to the stereo, turning it on. Suzuka sat watching him as he laid his head back against the seat and closed his eyes. She quickly turned away and looked out into the night sky. So cold, she thought, as she glanced over to the direction of the open lake, that glistened under the moonlight.
"Gene? Gene?" Suzuka uttered, just realizing that he had fallen asleep within the 5 minutes of quietness. She slowly leaned over, trying to see if he were actually asleep. Gene turned over opening his eyes slowly and glanced over to Suzuka.
"Sorry," he uttered, reaching over for the key, when it suddenly dropped down onto Suzuka's side of the car. She quickly bent down for it at the same time as Gene, there heads bumping one another. She looked up at him, his hazel (if its hazel, I don't know) eyes watching hers. Gene studied her young face, then slowly found himself leaning forward. Their lips nearly touching.
Suzuka quickly turned away, sitting back up, "I think we should get going." But to her surprise, Gene quickly, roughly pressed his lips against hers. It then began to go slowly and gently. When the kiss had finally ended, she looked up at him, with questioning eyes.
Gene turned away, "Damn......I'm sorry....It's just, you was so...." Suzuka nervously glanced away, feeling shame. She then held the coat tightly against her body, as she felt a cold shiver run down her spine.