For Sweetxxtjhin:
"This isn't as easy as you make it seem."
"Aww come on, it's not too bad once you get used to it!"
He sat along the wall and watched as she twirled around gracefully, gliding across the ice with ease and bringing his attempts to shame. He looked down at his feet and sighed. Soryu did promise that he would take her anywhere she wanted to go today, but he never imagined that she would pick something like this. Grace made her way around the rink and back to Soryu's side, tilting her head and grinning.
"Giving up already?"
"Just contemplating why you always seem to take me outside my comfort zone."
"I didn't think the big mob boss would be intimidated by a little ice skating."
He crossed his arms and frowned.
"I'm not intimidated.."
"Besides, it's nice to do couple's things like this, don't you think?"
"I'd have preferred dinner and a movie."
"We could do that any day!"
"If it's not broken, why fix it?"
She pouted as he chuckled and removed his arms from the wall to wrap about her. He pressed a kiss to her temple and felt his feet sliding from underneath him, quickly pulling her into him as the toppled to the ice below. He groaned as she simply giggled, promptly removing herself from on top of him and helping him to his feet, a slight pink rising in his cheeks as the rubbed the back of his head.
"Remind me again how this is entertaining?"
Grace laughed harder as she grabbed his hands and started skating backwards, pulling him along as he tried to steady his balance once more. She offered pointers about keeping his feet sturdy and how to shift his weight, and after a few more laps around the ice, he seemed to be getting the hang of it, but was still reluctant to let her hands go. Their eyes met and she grinned widely at him, and he couldn't stop his lips from curling at the edges. Grace released one of his hands and starting skating by his side, his tight grip on her other hand warmed her all the way to her heart, as her smile grew and she looked away. She enjoyed the scenery around them as they skated, head in the clouds and not paying attention to much else, and not noticing the pebble was in her skate's path until it was underfoot. Stumbling forward, she yelped as she shut her eyes, bracing herself for the fall. Instead, she was pulled to her side, wrapped in warmth once more as her fall was cushioned with his body once more.
"You know, for someone who does this so often..."
She opened her eyes to his smirking face, as she quickly sat back and blushed.
"Th-Thanks Soryu. I-"
"BOSS! PRINCESS! ARE YOU TWO OKAY?"
Soryu immediately groaned as he ran a hand through his relaxed hair.
"Please tell me you didn't invite them along too..."
"Well, Mei Ling was back in town,and what better way to all have some fun, right?"
Her innocent smile won him over and he clicked his tongue, grabbing the back of her head and pressing their foreheads together.
"Fine, but you owe me when we get back to the penthouse."
He stood and offered his hand, and she took it with a wide smile.
"I'll even make all the omelets that you can eat."
He nodded, satisfied with her answer, as he pulled her into his arms and gave her a light kiss.
"I suppose I can survive the extra company then. Just remember who's princess you really are."
He grabbed her hand and she giggled as their made their way over to the trio. The five of them laughed and joked around, as Mei Ling tried her best to teach Samejima how to stand, and Inui raced around the rink like an excited puppy. After a while Soryu made his way back over to the wall, watching everyone and smiling to himself. Grace came up to his side once more.
"You know, this is more enjoyable that I'd imagined it'd be."
She smiled up at him as he ran a hand through her hair.
"But you know what would be even more fun?"
A quizzical look crossed her eyes, and when she went to ask, his lips found hers passionately, stealing her breath as he pulled away and smirked. Grace blushed three shades of red as he chuckled and pulled her back onto the ice, hand in hand as they enjoyed the rest of their day with the gang.