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Ultear nervously entered the restaurant. She was suppose to meet her date there. She was slightly proud of herself for getting a date with the cute guy from the hospital.

She looked down at what she was wearing one last time. Her shoes were simple black flats. For pants, she wore a pair of black skinny jeans. Her top was a red ruffled shirt. Her silver bracelet jingled as she walked.

"Ultear?"

She put on a smile and turned around. There stood her date. He was about six-foot-four. His black hair almost touched his shoulders. His eyes were platinum. He wore plain blue jeans, black high-tops, and a blue flannel shirt. The sleeves were rolled up, and the top two buttons were undone

"Hi, Chase," she said. He smiled and entwined his fingers with her. He started walking over to their table, since it was self-seating. She couldn't remember the last time she went on a date. Tons of people have asked her, but she kindly rejected them all.

"What can I get you to drink?" a waiter asked.

"Water."

Chase and Ultear laughed, since they spoke at the same time and said the same time. The waiter even had an amused smirked as he walked away.

They started talking. The conversation seemed to flow easily, and Ultear felt like she was talking to someone she's known for years. She knew she's never met him. She would definitally remember someone like him. He seemed smart, funny, nice, and he didn't make everything about him. She was really wondering how he was still single.

Soon enough, their food came. They took turns eating and talking, it seemed, so they talked the same amount. Only when his cell phone rang did they stop talking.

He looked at the caller ID before rolling his eyes. "Hello?" he asked. She could tell he was trying to sound nice.

"Why is he attacking you?" he sighed. Ultear giggled and took another bite of her food. She could only imagine what was happening to the person on the phone. "Why did you tackle him?...Then why did he do that?...I don't have time for this. Please don't kill each other. I need you in one piece." He ended the call and put his phone away.

"Sorry, that was my brother," he said.

"How old is he?" she asked.

"Seventeen," he said.

"I know that feeling," she sighed.

"Do you have a brother?"

"I have two, actually. Lyon is nineteen. Gray is seventeen. It's a little easier with Gray since I'm older. I have a little sister, Wendy. She's only twelve, so I have yet to see her teenage years."

"I have to deal with his three friends, all the same age. It is quite a hassle. You know, I sort of used to have a little sister."

"Sort of?" Ultear could see his pained face, but she figured she should ask. It was better to talk about your problems, anyways.

"My brother brought her home one day. She was only with us a few years, but I still love her just the same."

"If she was only with you a few years, what happened?"

Chase saw her worried look. "She didn't die," he clarified. Relief washed over her. "We had to move away, my brother, his friends, and I. I'm assuming she's still with my mother. Even if she wasn't, Mom would make sure she went somewhere safe."

"That's so sad, having to leave your family. I couldn't imagine losing Wendy and Mom. I know what it's like to lose a family member, though. I guess the only difference with you, is that they will be there when you go home."

He didn't have to ask to know that she lost her father. She mentioned everyone else but him. He wasn't going to be a jerk and ask about it. "Maybe our brothers could meet someday. I'm sure they would be friends. That's how it works when you're seventeen, right?"

"That would be great," she said. Maybe he could even meet Lucy. She could use another friend. "I couldn't help noticing that you have an accent. Where are you from?"

"Italy."

X

"Kick like you mean it," Gray instructed.

Lucy kicked the target again. She used a lot of force, but that just made her fall back harder against the ground.

"You have to keep your hands up. It may help with blocking, but it also helps you keep your balance," he said. He held his hand out to help her up.

She grabbed his hand. She pulled him down to the floor beside her. "Let's take a break. We've been doing this since Ultear left on her date. I don't want to spend my Saturday doing this, anyways." Ultear left four hours before, so she's been kicking for a long time.

"I guess you deserve a break," he said. He ran a hand through his hair and looked up at the ceiling. It could remember it being painted when he first started martial arts. Not a chip was found a across the whole surface. Layla must have used the good paint.

"I still don't like you," Lucy said, rolling onto her side. "But I do like kissing you." Gray rolled onto his side.

"That's not fair. I like you and kissing you," he said.

"Life isn't fair," she said.

"I don't know," he said, reaching out to touch her face. "I think it is pretty fair." She grabbed his shirt and pulled him close enough to press her lips against his.

What are the odds of two couples kissing at the same time on the same property?

Ding!

Gray pulled himself away from Lucy and looked at the door. Ultear walked in, her face completely red.

"You know there is a window there, right?" she asked. She didn't see them through the window, but she also wasn't looking.

"You realize that too, right?" Lucy asked. She didn't really mean anything by it. It was just a comeback. She began to think that there should have a meaning. Ultear's face turned more red.

"Ultear?" Gray asked suspiciously. He sat up and looked at her. Lucy sat up as well.

"It was just a short kiss!" she blurted out. She covered her face with her hands. Lucy and Gray exchanged glances. They had no clue what she was talking about, but now they understood her red face.

"He kissed you!" Ur yelled, bursting through the back door. Layla fell to the ground, clearing not expecting her friend to open the door. They were new at eavesdropping, okay?

"Why does everyone have to kiss?" Wendy asked, appearing behind Ur. "It's gross." She stuck her tongue.

"You just remember that in a few years," Gray said. It was as if he just realized that he could still play the big brother role and protect his sister. Lyon was closer to Ultear's age, so he never got to act that way with her.

"That's right," Lucy added. "Never get a boyfriend. They're too much trouble."

"What's that suppose to mean?!"

"Nothing, Gray." She pushed his head backwards, making it slam against the floor. Wendy giggled.

X

"It isn't that bad," Gray said. Lucy rolled her eyes and tried to ignore him. It didn't work too well, since they were holding hands. She didn't want to hold his hand, since she didn't like him, or so she kept telling herself.

"Look at that," she said, motioning towards an alcohol and tobacco store.

"And look at that." He pointed to a dollar store across the street. "I'll buy you a candy bar."

"I haven't went two weeks without a candy bar, though," she pointed out. "Maybe I have, but time between candy is different than time between this."

"Let's say I did give you permission to buy something," he said, thinking he was smart. "How would you buy it?"

"Challenge accepted," she said, smirking. Before Gray could process what was happening, Lucy was walking into the store with a random old guy. Why didn't he just make her keep walking? Better yet, why did he even suggest her going back to her old self? She dressed as a mix between the two, didn't swear as often, but apparently still liked to smoke.

"Thanks!" She came out of the store with a brown bag in her hands. The man walked away with the same bag.

"Why did you buy liquor?" he asked.

"I didn't just buy liquor," she said. She patted her back pocket.

Gray grabbed the alcohol from her. "I'm not letting you drink this," he said.

"Why not!" she whined. She jumped up to try to grab it. Damn Gray and his height.

"I don't care how adorable you are when your drunk. I'm not letting you drink," he said. Lucy blushed slightly at his bluntness.

"I'll let you have some," she said in the cutest voice she could muster.

"Not happening," he said. He grabbed her hand with his free one and started walking again. He wasn't going to let her protest and just stop walking. And if he wasn't supposed to babysit her again, she would have just ran home. He wouldn't let that either.

When they got back to his house, they both went to the living room. Gray had set the liquor on the kitchen counter, so Ur or Ultear could do something with it. They were both old enough to drink, so they had friends to give it to.

"You aren't allowed to smoke in the house, and I'm not letting you leave," he said. He held out his hand. She sighed and set the cigarette box and lighter in his hands. She knew she could get it back later.

"Do you think Ultear is having fun?" she asked. Ultear went on her third date with Chase. It had been a week since her first date, and she still talked about it. They really seemed to like each other.

"If seems like it," he said.

"I'm going to go get a drink," she said, leaving the room. "I'll get you one!" she yelled to him.

She opened his fridge and grabbed two Pepsi cans. She grabbed two glasses from the cabinet. She grabbed the bag of liquor. She poured it until the glasses were have full. She filled the rest with soda. She needed him to drink just enough to let her drink.

"Thanks," he said when she handed him the glass.

He started drinking it.

A little cliffhanger. What do you think will happen?

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