Previously on "If I Had Been A Little Nicer."
Kuo kicked him, before blushing, looking down and muttering, just barely loud enough for him to hear, "so it's rocking your world eh?"
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Kuo couldn't help it. She was celebrating mentally. She didn't know why, but it felt so good. Take that you blonde hussy! Hah! If Kuo wasn't so satisfied, she would've been aghast at how she was acting. Confidence Kuo, it's always been your strong suit girl! Keep him on his toes!
Cole was quite surprised, and honestly left speechless. He was so used to superhearing letting him mutter beneath a whisper of a breathe. He almost had a stroke when he saw Kuo look up and wink at him. A 2nd waiter, a man this time, approached the duo with a bit of a grin on his face.
"What can I get for the lovely couple today? Have you decided what you'd like for drinks yet?"
"I'll be having a coke please." Cole said, looking over at Kuo afterwards.
"I'll take the pink lemonade." Kuo said, a dazzling smile on her face.
"Very well, here are your menus. I'll go get the drinks right away." The waiter didn't depart though, and Cole gave him an amused face, expecting the man to ask for an autograph or a picture.
"Can we help you with something?" Cole said, hoping he didn't sound harsh. To his surprise, the waiter smiled and leaned in.
"I want to thank you for taking Natalia over there down a peg. She can be a real bitch sometimes, I think all the guys here and most of the women thank you too!" The man had been looking at Kuo when he said it, though he did look over at Cole .Cole only smiled, slightly shocked with how upfront and casual the waiter was being.
Kuo decided it was now or never.
"Polite and cute, I think I like this one." Kuo said in what she hoped was a sultry voice. She proceeded to take a small breathe, and lightly blew on the man's cheek. The tiny gust was cold, borderline freezing, and a slight snow appeared for a second before Kuo abruptly stopped. With half his face chilled and the other half blushing, the waiter quickly departed with a final look at Cole.
"Well. I'm guessing that was payback?" Cole asked, pleased he'd manage to get a playful side of Kuo out.
"Oh, that was merely a taste." She said with another wink.
Deciding to test the waters and hoping he didn't rock the boat too badly, Cole boldly said, "You know, I can think of a number of instances where that little trick you just pulled would really come in handy." He just about died when Kuo responded.
"Oh, you'll have to show me sometime." She whispered into his ear. If Cole hadn't put down his head in modest bashfulness, he would've seen a mischievous glint in Kuo's eyes that portrayed determination.
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After a meal of pasta and steak, which Cole was ashamed to have not even eaten all of his pasta and then forced to watch Kuo devour a steak, and a rather kinky game of footsie initiated by Kuo, who had quite a shocking surprise when she learned Cole could conduct electricity through his shoes.
"I think it's about time we head out, don't you?" Cole said, smirking at the three emptied glasses of alcohol that Kuo had assured him she could handle.
"Your god damn right it…is! Too bad I won't get to see that cute waiter anymore though." Kuo said, Pumping her finger into The Electric Man's chest.
"Kuo, I understand you're drunk, so I won't be too hurt." Empire City's Demon said with a lopsided grin.
"I'm not drunk, you'reee drunk. Oh! Cole, let's go flying! Fly with me!"
Cole reached out to latch onto Kuo's arm to stop her but was a second too late and looked to the roofs to try and see if Kuo really could fly drunk. To his surprise, he saw her standing on top of a building a block away waiting for him. Deciding to double time it just in case Kuo got tired of waiting, Cole quickly climbed a light pole and leaped onto a building. Using his thrusters to just barely glide along, Cole reached Kuo in under a minute, a grin plastered on his face.
"Nothing beats a good run."
"I could think of something, mister." Kuo said, leaning forward into Cole's chest.
"Mmmmm. Naw, I shouldn't. Alright, time to get you to sleep, and maybe some water."
"Mhhhhhhh. Keep the bed, lose the sleep, and I'll go along with anything you do." Kuo whispered into Cole's ear, breathing a bit more heavily than intended and leaving Cole's ear a bit numb.
"Alright then, Lucy, first one to the roof gets, well, I guess we'll decide there…" Cole said huskily, having no intention of doing so and hoping Kuo wouldn't realize that Zeke would most like be at his home.
"Oh, Cole, I already know what's going to happen." Kuo pushed off of Cole's arm and teleported to the top of a gas station's roof.
"Wrong way Kuo!" Cole said, making a dash towards The Roof, figuring he might as well race Kuo, seeing as her drunkenness makes up for her ability to fly.
Despite a few tumbles along the way, Kuo still managed to win Cole by an entire minute, much to his quickly deteriorating ego.
"Alright, McGrath, I won. Onto the couch, lose the pants."
"It must be nice to get drunk enough to be so lax," Cole muttered under his breathe enviously.
Cole did end up sitting on the couch, but his pants remained on, much to Kuo's dismay. He motioned for Kuo to sit down with him, and she quickly plopped down into his lap, twisting around for a kiss.
"Kuo…" He rumbled an octave lower than usual as he gave her a chaste kiss. "Go…to…sleep." He wrapped his arms around her and dropped his chin onto her head.
"You treat me so horribly." Kuo muttered followed by an exasperated sigh.
"You'll thank me in the morning." Cole said, glad Kuo had ceased her advances against his, utterly, utterly human defense. A bit more of prodding and a little work from Kuo and Cole doesn't know what would've happened. Although, he had a fairly certain idea he did.
Grinning, he let himself fall sideways into the couch, never letting go of Kuo and managing to not laugh at the slight squeak she gave . With a slight turn, Cole was pinned between the couch and Kuo, who had pushed off his chest to snuggle back into it right away. With his backside quickly warming up and his chest cooling due to the proximity of Kuo, Cole found himself extremely comfy and was falling into sleep's gently embrace in a matter of minutes, finding himself in the rare moments of tranquility and peace that evaded him in his rather chaotic life.
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Well hey guys! Anonymous Prick here! Glad you guys are enjoying the story! Maybe drop a review, at the very least, follow the story if you like what you see so far, since my erratic schedule hardly ever let's me keep a good rhythm going with updates. How about that Zeke cliffhanger? Keeping up the romance between Cole and Nix is getting harder, I'm afraid I'm going to start writing random fluff and filler.