Just a little something to emphasize how freakin' FRUSTRATING it is for both of them. XD
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Will Power
"You realize of course that now I'm going to have to kill you."
Niles didn't know whether to be completely mortified or not. C.C. evidently could not contain her smirk. She knew that she would catch Niles alone in the house when she came, but never did she imagine that it would be this satisfactory.
"Well? Are you going to just stand there and check me out or can you go now?" Niles zinged.
"Oh I didn't pay 40 bucks to taxi over here just to pay another 40 to go home," she stated, walking past Niles and sitting down on the couch. "How about you serve me for the day and maybe I'll keep my mouth shut about your indecency." She winked at him deviously and somehow Niles was possessed into agreeing.
"I'll go put on my pants…" he groaned as he trudged upstairs.
Niles returned downstairs in his tidy butler uniform, finding C.C. still in her place. "So what absolutely ridiculous things do you want me to do for you?"
"Hm," she pondered for a moment. "Strip to Bob Seger?"
"How 'bout whiskey?"
"Aww, what a turn off. Fine." Her smirk stayed constant.
Niles breathed a laugh as he went into the kitchen and shortly returned with a bottle of whiskey and a few shot glasses. C.C. took one as Niles waited suspiciously. Eyeing him carefully, she drank out of the shot, only to spit it out in disgust.
"This is soap water…" She glared at him as she wiped her lips with the back of her hand.
Niles chuckled with a teeth flashing smirk. "Sorry Babs, I am who I am." He poured her a clean glass as she sniffed it to be sure. Feeling safe, she downed it.
"So, Butler boy," she started as Niles sat himself down and poured himself a shot. "Is dancing half naked what you do on your own time?"
"…What's it to you?" Niles averted eyes, the mortifying feeling coming back.
"It's kinda hot," she mumbled.
"What?"
"Nothing," she repressed a grin as she took another drink.
"So why are you here?" He started with the questions.
"Because I prefer not to dance in my underwear while home alone."
Niles chuckled and C.C. in no time started to smile as well.
There was something about the simple things that they did—whether it was plainly ridiculous or ridiculously plain. Maybe it was sadism? They both seemed to particularly share that trait. But whatever it was, it seemed to make their hearts swell.
But of course, what could they do about it? C.C. was a socialite. Niles was a domestic. Both of them had to keep that in mind. And lord, it took so much will power.
Niles C.C. nearly choked in laughter—they both spent two and a half hours trying to pull tricks on each other, just like a couple of kids that were the only ones left in a playground.
"Augh, Niles, I think I'm going to wake up tomorrow with a hangover thanks to you…" C.C. said in between breathless laughs as she grabbed her coat out of the closet.
"Good. Now you'll feel how I do whenever you come over," Niles joked and C.C. stuck out her tongue.
He opened the door for her as she put on her coat. "Goodnight Hazel, keep those pants on."
"Goodnight."
She turned to take one last look at him and somehow the headache had already taken place. They stared for a while, deciding whether to do the many things that went by in their minds. But in the end, it all closed with the thought;
"He's a butler."
"She's a bitch."
And soon C.C. left for her taxi and Niles shut the door.
They couldn't keep going that way, could they? After all, how many chances could a person receive?
"So, tell me, Rochester. What'd you do to kill time before I came along?"
"Well," Niles sighed as he tried not to drop the shot glass from his hand. "Truth be told, I was a little lonely." He turned his head towards C.C., looking her in the eye. "But now I have a hobby."
At this moment C.C. had such a strong urge to smile and laugh, to maybe even kiss him. She had been resisting such a thought ever since he managed to turn her desperation into a one-woman barn. Masochism? Maybe.
No. This man is my downfall.
She stood up and set the glass down on the table with a clank. "I loathe you," she hissed, trying to convince her self more than him.
He eyed her uncertainly, but soon played the same game. "I despise you," he said with frank dullness as he mimicked her glass move.
"Servant," she nearly spit.
"Trollop."
"Bellboy." She ran her tongue over her teeth as he glared at her with hidden pleasure sunk into his eyes.
"Brunette."
"He's a butler— Butler my ass. You shut up and kiss that damn fool."
And that was it. Any more seconds wasted trying to hesitate would only make the alcohol rush out of their eyes. Under the influence of the whiskey, and very well under the influence of desire, they tossed each other into the others arms and locked themselves into a hasty kiss.
What used to feel so cold against their skin turned into fire, and it engulfed them instantly, and were lost in each others' touch (or more correctly each others' mouths). If it not were Fran and Maxwell interrupting, things could have gotten to the point where they would regret everything.
Fran and Maxwell stood by the door, their jaws dropped in awe. Niles and C.C .noticed them only seconds after and immediately pulled away once they realized they've been caught—let alone realized what they've been doing.
Niles escorted her out casually with their finals words:
"Swine."
"Chicken."
Niles shut the door and glanced at the uberly surprised pair. "Goodnight people," he said quickly as he wiped the lipstick off his face and walked away.
When the morning came, the memories did as well. Whenever Niles was near a wall, he did not hesitate to smack his head on it.
"Stupid, stupid, stupid!"
"Dumbass, dumbass, dumbass!" C.C. mumbled as she hit her head on her counter multiple times. "I can't believe that happened…"
"Hey, at least it wasn't sex—Pshyeah, but we got CAUGHT."
For weeks, they had continued their natural responses to one another. For weeks, they had pretended that nothing happened. But for weeks, they wanted to relive what they wanted to forget. Their pride and self issues restricted them from even speaking of it, even to each other. Secrets that were not spilled in such an amount of time, only worked as a toxin that slowly murdered each other's mental health.
"Are you a good witch, or a bad witch?"
C.C. batted her eyes mock-sweetly as laughed.
Niles felt it wise to stop gambling for the day, so he retreated, which slightly disappointed C.C. Did he not enjoy her company? Okay, maybe that was a stupid question, but…
Later that night, Niles started to rethink things. Perhaps his "new lucky charm" would give him an excuse to have C.C. with him. It would be an excuse to reconnect—not that they were connected in the first place, but it would rid awkwardness and relief their insanity.
He entered the bar and searched the area for her. Of course, she of all people to him was the easiest to find, mostly because Yetta was still clinging onto her. He approached her nervously yet confidently, and she eyed him as if she were waiting.
"Ms. Babcock… I don't know if it's the sea air, but you look…" he started jokingly.
"What do you want?" She asked bitterly amused.
"Twenty minutes at the slots with my baby by my side?"
A grin could not help but form on C.C.'s face. "Oh this is gunna cost you big."
"I thought you were duty free on the high seas?"
C.C. glared at him.
"I'm sorry," he apologized as he lifted her hand and kissed it. "Name your price."
Her devious grin returned as she thought. "Ninety-five pounds."
"British?" He said ever so hopefully.
"No…" She turned around to grab Yetta's arm and attach it to Niles'. "Yiddish. Meet your new roommate."
Though quite P.O.'d at her stunt, he was impressed—just like how he was with all of her comebacks. And it didn't really matter once C.C. wrapped her arm around his.
As the gambling ensued, C.C. stayed with Niles, and he won consecutively. This made him happy because it was one, increasing his personal wealth, and two, it gave him an excuse to randomly cheer about with C.C.
"That's a very large sack," C.C. commented as Niles put away his winnings.
He lifted an eyebrow. "You would know." C.C. snorted and hit him on the arm.
As they left they caught the after party of the dance competition. People danced to the playing music as the rather lazy ones sat at their tables and drank. Feeling rather comfortable with C.C. at this moment, he asked her to dance.
For a second, she was rather startled, which gave him a mini heart-attack, but she gladly took his hand. They drifted onto the dancefloor and joined the other dancing couples in the middle of the current song. There was an awkwardness between them, however it soon diminished as they swayed along the music.
L, is for the way you look at me,
O, is for the only one I see...
Niles tried to look away every now and then; he was scared. But whenever he'd catch her staring at him with those eyes, fear went away. He didn't seem to notice that there was a chance Fran or Maxwell would see them, nor did he notice how coincidental the lyrics of the song were to his situation.
V, is for very, very, extra-ordinary,
E, is even more than anyone that you adore...
It was getting hard not to smile or pull a little closer. Warmth and speed was building on both of their chests, and soon their eyes were not locked on each others', but on each others' lips.
and love, is all that I can give to you
Love, is more than just a game for two...
They moved a little closer, pausing in their footsteps, their breath felt on each others' lips. Abruptly, C.C. pulled away.
"No." She unwrapped his arms from her and backed and shook her head, eyes on the floor. "No," was all she could say, to him, and herself. She turned her back to him and walked away, but stopped as he still held onto her finger.
Two in love can make it,
Take my heart, and please don't break it...
Not wanting to stay any longer, she withdrew her arm and walked off, leaving Niles alone in the middle of a happy crowd. He watched her walk away with a remorseful glint, as if he were looking into space.
Love, was made for me and you
Love, was made for me and you...
Chapter 2 is on its way ;0 Be sure to review! Reviews make me smile. :)
