A/N: This is the second part. I figured I would put it up right away for funn. ^^ It's very fluffy. El oh el.
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Chapter 10: Convention Fun (Part 2)
(Tori POV)
Her hands began to shake as she heard them announce their names. David turned to Tori and said, "That's us." He smiled and began towards the steps to get on stage.
"Uh, yeah…" Tori fidgeted with her persocom ears as she followed him onto the stage. 'Don't look at the people. Whatever you do…' She ended up looking at the large crowd of people gathered to watch the performances right off the bat. She blushed madly and hoped it would be hidden under the lights. She watched as David walked a few steps away from her before turning and giving her a wink with a warm smile. Weakly, she smiled back.
He walked over to her as she stood with her hands at her sides, toying with a frill on her dress. "Excuse me," he said very politely with a small bow.
"Uh, hello," Tori said innocently as she tried to play along. She stole a quick glance at the audience. 'Be like Freya and Chi.'
She exhaled slowly as David asked, "Would you bear my children?" He knelt down and held her hand as he spoke. David winked at her and she gave him a shocked look. She turned to the audience, playing up the small act. Her other hand flew around and slapped him across the cheek. David fell back into a sitting position, rubbing at the growing red mark on the side of his face.
"Why would Tori do that?" she asked loudly in a child-like voice. She turned and began to walk away as she felt a hand on hers, pulling her back. She pulled her hands from his grip and put her hands on her hips, leaning down slightly and coming face to face with him.
"Because you are the fairest maiden I have ever seen," he said with a glimmer in his eye as he searched hers for an answer.
"Go Torence!" someone shouted from the crowd. Tori's head turned toward the audience and found Ashley standing on a table, waving her arms wildly in the air. Griffin was at her side and laughing, it seemed.
Tori smiled and returned to standing normal. "D-Do you mean it?" David stood up and nodded, leaning down and kissing her on the lips.
The audience started cheering and cat calling, even a few people yelled "Yeah Miroku!" and "Miroku got game!" When he pulled away, she knew her face was flushed with embarrassment. She put her hand in David's and bowed, facing the audience. David bowed and she pulled him off stage as the crowd applauded.
"Let's hear it for David and Tori, everyone!" the announcer said over the speakers. Tori didn't stop after walking off the stage. She continued to walk towards a random booth she saw in front of them.
When she stopped walking and turned to face David, he was grinning at her. "We did a good job," he said happily.
Tori's eyes felt as if they were about to pop out of her head. "What was that though?" she whispered. "I don't remember discussing that last part." Her words were coming out in an unexpected hiss.
David responded with a shrug as he rubbed at the back of his neck. "I just thought…it would be a good way to end it," he said sheepishly. Tori averted her eyes to the floor and bit her lower lip.
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(Ashley POV)
"Miss, can you get off the table?" a man barked.
Ashley smirked at him. "Yes sir," she groaned as her and Griffin got off the table and made a face at him once he turned his back. "Let's go find the lovers," Ashley squealed to Griffin and she shook his leash.
"We're gunna find them and go home, yeah?" he half commanded, half asked.
Ashley nodded. "I really want to get out of these clothes," she said, pulling at the pink lacy fabric at the edge of her white top. She saw Griffin smirk at her as he sent her a suggestive look. Ashley narrowed her eyes at him. "I hope the fangirls eat you alive," she grumbled as she started off towards the edge of the stage. She pushed through the crowds, with Griffin in tow behind her.
Eventually, the two stopped to look around for David and Tori. Griffin, who was slightly taller, said, "I don't see 'em."
Ashley was on her tip toes, scuffing her boots as she looked. "Me either."
"You can't exactly see much at your height," he laughed.
She gave a tug on the leash. "Be quiet. I'm only five foot four," she said in a low voice. She pointed at two people walking towards the bathroom. "Let's see if that's them." Griffin motioned for her to go and she walked over to the bathroom doors. The two people who were going in disappeared from plain sight. "Yup. Pretty sure that was them."
Griffin yanked the leash from her hand and grabbed onto Ashley's wrist. "We're not following since you're a rookie," he said sternly. Ashley looked at her wrist that he had a hold of with horror stricken eyes. She looked up at him and found him giving her a small smile that was almost a smirk. "Yeh let things get to you too easily, ya know that?" He flashed a devious smile and she snarled at him. "Just go already," she told him as she averted her attention to a wall in the opposite direction of Griffin. She found a picture of Spiderman on the wall and snickered as she waited for him to jump. Ashley turned to face him and he wrapped his arms around her waist unexpectedly. "Wha-? Griffin, get the fuck off," she said through a clenched jaw.
He raised his eyes brows and jumped them back to the lair. Griffin let go of her and pulled the cat ears off. Ashley stumbled backwards and he laughed at her. She scowled and he placed the ears on her head. "They look better on you sweetheart," he said in a low voice before walking away.
Ashley searched around the room for something to catch her attention and get her mind to not blow up in seconds. She didn't see Tori's bag by the bathroom door while she grabbed hers. With her breath and heart rate up, Ashley jumped back to David's place quickly. She chucked her bag on the far end of the couch and sat back into it. She curled up in a ball, still wearing her cosplay attire. 'He's just a jerk. A common asshole. Go impale yourself with a pencil right now or stop thinking about him.'
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(Tori POV)
She had David stop and get her some new clothes and she changed once they got back to his place. She didn't even want to be there all that much, but where else was there to go? Tori didn't bother to ask him about the whole thing on stage that happened anymore. She was just going to let it go for the day. 'Why let something so little ruin such a good day?' She walked out of the spare room and made her way into the living room, in hope to watch David's big flat screen TV. Instead, she found Ashley, who was still in her Gunner Yuna costume, curled up in a ball with a constricted expression. "What's wrong?" she asked as she sat down next to her and patted her arm.
Ashley pulled away, one of her gun holsters getting caught in the crook of the couch. "He's an asshole," she muttered, "With his stupid hair and his stupid accent." Her voice got louder as she spoke. Even David heard her and jumped out to see what was going on.
David was sitting on the arm of the couch on Ashley's left, caressing her hair. "Did Griffin do something?" he asked in a concerned and parent-like tone.
She looked over at him wildly. "He was nice to me," she whispered sounding scared. "And he hugged me."
"What's so wrong with that?" Tori laughed.
Ashley jumped, leaving David's hand hanging in the air. "A lot, okay? We're not supposed to get along. That's just how it is. But no," she said as she rolled her eyes and paced the living room. "He had to go and fuck everything up by being nice to me. This is just ridiculous."
Tori and David were silent as Ashley ranted on about how she and Griffin were supposed to hate each other. Tori interrupted her finally saying, "It sounds more like you've got a crush on him."
Ashley's looked at her with fiery eyes. "I do not!" she shouted. She glanced at David. "You can't seriously be thinking that you guys." Tori and David exchanged glances with a nod. Ashley groaned and swiped her bag off the couch. "I'm going to change," she growled as she stormed off into the hallway, swinging her bag over her shoulder.
Tori looked at David. "And I thought I had problems?" she asked, jokingly to him.