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I don't own Inception, Christopher Nolan does, I wish I did though cuz then I could have Arthur! ;)


As Arthur and Ariadne were riding in the taxi, Arthur couldn't help but take in Ariadne's apparel. She was wearing skinny jeans, surprisingly short enough, with a dark blue V-neck shirt with gold beads on it, she was wearing black flats with a gold buckle on them. Her hair was curled and left flowing, reaching just below her shoulders.

He smiled slightly and brought his eyes up to her face. She had put on brown eye shadow with eyeliner on her top eyelids and mascara. Simple, but beautiful nonetheless.

He liked that she didn't seem to care too much about her appearance. She wasn't like the girls who spent hours upon hours getting ready. She could get ready in an hour or less if she wanted to, and he admired that in her.

Ariadne could feel Arthur's eyes on her, but she was too nervous to meet his gaze. She just looked at her feet, hoping he'd stop staring, and when he didn't, she finally looked up.

Her eyes met his and she had to control herself from blushing, she could feel her cheeks getting hotter and decided to speak up, to draw attention away from her.

"So, do you know of any interesting places to eat here? Or are we going to continue to drive around aimlessly?"

"Well I have an idea of where to go…it's not going to be a fancy restaurant or anything. If that's ok?" He asked, raising a brow.

"That's completely fine. I think I'm used to having cheap food." She joked lightly. "Where exactly do you plan on taking me?"

"You'll see." He smirked.

"Oh come on, you can't just give me a hint?" She pouted playfully.

He watched her and had to fight to not lean in and kiss her right then and there.

"There are palm trees." He gave her a small hint.

"Really? That's all you're going to give me? There are palm trees everywhere! We're in L.A!" She protested, wanting to get more out of him.

Arthur chuckled and shook his head. "You just need to be patient."

"I hate being patient." Ariadne crossed her arms. She knew he had a place in mind, and knew he would make it fun, but she really wanted to know where they were going.

They were stuck in traffic for an hour, and Ariadne's stomach was growling. Arthur looked at her and laughed.

"Someone's hungry." He snickered.

"Yeah well, if I knew where we were going maybe it would help." She blushed and argued.

"Soon. We'll be there soon." Arthur said, looking out the window. He saw the big city. There were tons of cars speeding by and traffic was crazy. It was something he loved. He loved the crowded cities. Being in a large crowd always made him feel at peace. He felt that no one was watching him or was suspicious. He was just merely another person in a crowd.

Ariadne watched as a small, peaceful smile appeared on Arthur's face. She followed his gaze, but furrowed her brows. There were just a bunch of cars driving by fast. She wanted to know what he was thinking about, but didn't want to interrupt his thoughts. As she continued to watch him and look out the window, she had an idea of what he was thinking.

She loved that the city was so busy and large. She liked to be in places where there were tons of people. She found it oddly comforting. Watching Arthur now, she had a feeling he felt the same way.

"You find the city peaceful huh?" She finally broke his thoughts. Arthur slowly turned his head to her and nodded.

"Yeah. It's just amazing that so many people can live in a place and be so oblivious to each other. It's kind of nice too. Not having everyone know you or even notice you. It's like you're your own person in a crowd."

"Yeah." She whispered. "That's why I fell in love with Paris. I mean yes it's also an amazing place to be for architecture, but the people and commotion there are so calming."

Arthur nodded in understanding, amazed that this young, beautiful woman could have so much in common with him. He looked at his watch and frowned, it was almost 12.

He sighed. "I guess we'll be having lunch then, but it's ok, the place we're going to is more of a lunch and dinner place."

"Are you going to tell me now?" She asked exasperated.

"Well take a look for yourself, we're here." He smiled and nodded towards the building.

She quickly turned her head to look out her window. She grinned and turned to Arthur.

"It's definitely not a place I'd picture you at." She smirked and got out of the cab, allowing Arthur to pay for the ride. She waited for him and began walking when he got next to her.

"So, In-N-Out Burger huh? Never pictured you as an In-N-Out guy." She nudged him playfully.

"Hey, I happen to love this place. There's no place like this, that's for sure. It's a must have when you come to California." He said matter-of-factly.

"I believe you. I think I've had it once, when I was younger we came to Disneyland. But I was so young I barely remember." Ariadne told him.

"Yeah, whenever I'm here I always make it a priority to come here at least once. So this is my once, and yours now too." He smiled.

They ate lunch in playful banter and laughing. Ariadne was amazed that Arthur could be so calm and casual. There was no business attitude or professionalism here, and she liked that. Even though he was more relaxed, he still had that air or propriety in his posture and attitude. He was a perfect gentleman and he was so polite. She had never met a guy like him.

After they finished eating they decided to walk a little and find a cab. As they were walking they both fell into comfortable silence, and the questions and thoughts that Ariadne had pushed away were slowly making there way to the front of her mind.

"What are you going to do now?" Ariadne asked, the booming question finally making it's way out.

Arthur looked at her curiously and raised a brow in understanding.

"I'm not sure yet. Maybe head home for a few weeks, find a place to live. Now that Cobb is probably retired I have nowhere else to go."

Ariadne nodded. She was hoping for a different answer, one involving him moving to Paris, but that was getting her hopes up.

"I suppose finishing college would be a good idea." She said, shrugging. After experiencing the dream world, nothing would be quite the same.

Arthur sighed knowing that they would be getting into more serious subjects and decided to get a cab heading to a nice place to talk.

"Let's get a cab and we'll find a place to talk, then head back to the hotel." Arthur said, raising his hand.

"Taxi!"

Ariadne just nodded, trying to hold back the tears that were threatening to fall. This was going to be harder than she thought.

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