Lokes pov
Chills ran up and down my spine as I gulped down the rest of the amber liquid in my glass. Setting the empty glass aside I began rubbing at my temples. Not because of any sort of headache, more because I knew drinking this much was stupid and I was surely going to regret it in the morning.
"another drink of wine." I managed to slur out the words. The stander behind the counter reached for my empty glass and began filling it for the fifth time that night. He placed the newly filled glass in front of me and turned back to cleaning other glasses.
I stared at the glass for a while. Sweat ran down the side of the clear cup as the liquid inside began de-foaming. Sighing again, I reached for the glass; however, another hand was quicker than my own and managed to snatch the drink up and away from my reach. I sat on my stool, slightly shocked. I turned my head in the direction that the glass disappeared to.
Lucy stood, holding my filled glass wearing a frown on her lips. Her brown eyes were disapproving and she gave me a shake of the head to add to her disapproval.
"That's mine..." I mumbled. The blond gave me a quick glare.
"Not anymore it isn't. You've had way too much to drink tonight." She answered, taking the glass behind the counter and dumping the contents into the sink. I watched with a blank expression as she spoke to her father about not allowing me to have anything else to drink. The large man nodded to his daughter.
"You can't do that..." I spoke each word carefully, hoping none of the words mashed together. Lucy turned her attention back to me and sent me another glare.
"I can, and I did." Her tone was proud and finishing. I rolled my eyes as she walked away from the counter. Once she was out of vision I waved Hayden back over.
"Hey, Lucy, get me that glass back?" I whispered, feeling the wine in my system tingle my insides. A sudden giddiness swam through my veins.
"Nope. Lucy said you've already had too much. No drinking anymore." The man stated. He then left the counter and me alone. A pout found its way onto my lips. A childish gesture, but I really wanted that glass of bitter-sweet liquid!
"Ready?" A voice spoke up from behind me. I turned in my seat slowly to see Lucy, her long golden hair thrown back into a pony tail, standing there with her jacket thrown over her outfit. Her earlier frown was replaced with a simple smile. My mouth hung open for countless minutes until the female's hand grabbed my upper arm. She easily pulled me off my stool and I stumbled at the sudden change.
Play a romantic song, then I might come along.
Lucy took her phone and played a jazz song .
"Where are we going?" I fumbled over my words.
Kiss me once and kiss me twice
Then kiss me once again
It's been a long, long time
Haven't felt like this, my dear
Since I can't remember when
It's been a long, long time
"I'm taking you home." The blond said, dragging me out of the bar and into the cool night air of a spring evening. I blinked a few times to adjust my vision to the darkness. Wind ran through my brown locks and caused me to shiver slightly. Lucy; however, looked unaffected.
"Magnolia way right? My house?" Lucy asked me as we stood outside of the sundae inn. I blinked at her. Why did it matter where I lived?
"Yeah...why?" I narrowed my eyes at her. She rolled her emerald orbs.
"I told you I was taking you to my home. Remember?"
Lucy began walking on the path beside the Magnolia River , me following slowly and clumsily behind. I tripped many times. Only once I wasn't able to catch myself and I fell on my butt on a small field of grass near my house.
You'll never know how many dreams
I've dreamed about you
Or just how empty they all seemed without you
So kiss me once, then kiss me twice
Then kiss me once again
It's been a long, long time
"Loke..." Lucy kneeled down next to me as I sat on the grass, my vision blurring around the corners. The young bartender reached out her hand for me to take. I stared at it for a while until I realized my vision came and went every few seconds.
"Come on, we have to get you up and home. Only a little hill to climb." Lucy's voice was soft in my ears, but it sounded almost distant. Far away. Muffled.
I began to reach for Lucy's small hand when a little dizziness rolled over in my stomach. I quickly retracted my hand and turned on my hands and knees. Lucy gave a noise of surprise and the next thing I knew,
I had to drink water and splash some of it to clean my face.
"Loke take a mint " Lucy kneeling next to me again and giving me a mouth refreshing mint . Her small mint toffee really took the bad breath off my mouth and then I took a deep breath.
"Loke, are you okay?" The blonde voice felt sugary in my ears. Her words pounded through my ears. Dizziness began taking me over but a warm hand on my shoulder and cheek pulled me back to reality.
"Loke? Can you hear me?" Lucy's eyes were huge with worry when I looked at her.
"Take me to your h-home Lucy please..." I mumbled, leaning on the much to my blond master for support.
With Lucy's help I managed to get on my feet again, still kind of tired , but standing. Lucy, with one arm around my waist and the other holding my arm over her shoulders, walked me slowly up the small streer to her house. Lucy was indeed an inch smaller than me and I was surprised she was able to hold me for as long as she did. I figured it was probably something she had to do often, carry anyone home who wasn't able to make it themselves.
"Here we are." Lucy's voice was gentle, but relief flashed through her words.
When we arrived at my front door, I let go of the blond and leaned against the wall. The dizziness came back and my vision blurred again.
"Umm..." I muttered, rubbing my eyes .
"Do you have your keys on you?" Lucy's voice spoke up in the silence of the night. I rubbed my eyes again and nodded.
"Here..." I mumbled, pulling my house key out of my back pocket. The small silver key was attached to a keychain of a picture of me with my animals. They were like family to me, so it only seemed fit to have them with me all the time.
Lucy took the key and examined the wood cased photo briefly. She smiled and returned to unlocking the door. When the lock clicked to say it was open. Lucy pushed the wooden open, a smile on her face. She turned her attention down to me and her smile faded quickly.
"Loke, are you okay?" Her voice was full of concern. Her voice made me smile.
After the blurriness passed, Lucy helped me up for probably the millionth time that night. She led me through my house to my bedroom, which was on the second floor.
"Lucy...Thanks..." I mumbled as we reached the top floor of my house. The blond next to me chuckled lightly.
"Not a problem. I'm always here to help a friend." Her smile lit up the dark room. A warm sensation filled my stomach and I was pretty sure it wasn't because of the wine . I felt my cheeks flush, but again, I couldn't tell what was causing my new behavior.
"I think I can stand on my own now..." I huffed. My whole body felt suddenly warm and being close to Lucy felt nice . With a nod, Lucy removed her arms from my waist and shoulder and took a step back. I trembled but managed to stand up.
Oh, kiss me once and kiss me twice
Then kiss me once again
It's been a long such, a long time
I haven't felt like this my dear
Since I don't remember when
It's been a long been a mighty long time
"Good. Now you should get some rest. It'll help." Lucy flashed a warm smile at me. She started turning away back to the stairs when I felt my chest get tight again. This time it wasn't because of wheezing out my stomach contents.
"Lucy, Wait." I called to the blond who was at the top step. She turned to face me. Her brown eyes were pale because of the moonlight that poured through the window. Her golden hair looked shining gold . Her cheeks were a bright red which made her look abstracted.
"Yeah?" She questioned my sudden outburst. I blinked, not quite sure what exactly I was going to say.
"I...Um..." I ran through the many words in my head, trying to find what to say. Lucy began laughing at my discomfort.
"Loke, I told you it was not a problem. You already thanked me, no need to say it a lot times." She grinned, chuckling as she stepped a little closer to me. I felt stupid. I didn't want to thank her again, I wanted to tell her something full of much more meaning, but I don't think she could even think about taking me seriously in my current state.
I wasn't drunk. Five sip drinks was more than just a beer. I could understand everything going on around me, and I would remember it the next day.
I shook off my thoughts about my current state and decided to agree with her about me once again thanking her. I looked down at her and gave my best smile.
It wasn't until Lucy was a foot in front of me did I realize that she had left the stairs behind. She had slowly made her way back to standing next to me while I thought about what I wanted to say to her.
"You're thinking...Aren't you?" Lucy grinned, laughing lightly. I blinked and shook my head .
"Right..." The sarcasm was as clear as day. Lucy's face was only inches away from my own and I could smell her lavender perfume and the scent of vanilla drift off her. Her beautiful brown eyes were once again their dark luscious colour, safely guarded by her thick lashes. Her lips were perfectly plump and shaded with a rosy lip gloss.
You'll never know how many dreams
I've dreamed about you
Or how empty they all seem without you
So kiss me once and kiss me twice
And kiss me once again
It's been a long long time
"Lucy..." I said her name quietly. I wasn't sure what was happening. Was she going to kiss me? Or was this just a hallucination? Was I really that drunk and started to hallucinate? No. A dream maybe? I didn't remember falling asleep though. It wasn't possible to be real. Lucy, she didn't like me more than a friend. Or was I always wrong about her?
Our breaths tangled together as she took another step closer to me. Lucy's toe touched the toe of my own. I looked down at her and she looked up at me. Something sparkled in her brown eyes and it made my stomach flutter. Lucy slowly stood on her tipy toes, grabbing my shoulders to help her stand that way without wobbling. I stood still as she leaned closer to my face, closing her eyes as she did.
So kiss me once and kiss me twice
And kiss me once again
It's been a long long time
It felt like hours had passed before I felt the soft touch of Lucy's glossy lips on my own. They tasted sweet, like sugar and they were soft like a cotton bed sheet ,the mint made the taste cool . The kiss was warm and no amount of lust or fierceness dared to show itself. I dipped my head lower, deepening the kiss. Lucy's lips turn up into what I could only guess was a smile when I kissed her back with just as much warmth.
It's been a long long time
It's been a mighty, mighty long time
Lucy was the first to pull away and when she did I noticed a light red dust covered her cheeks. I knew I had one like her, but I didn't care.
"You...Kissed me." I spoke quietly, watching as Lucy smiled brightly.
"You kissed back." Lucy said as her smile grew bigger and her big brown eyes began turning glossy. I smiled down at her.
"I'll always kiss back." I leaned down and brushed a few loose strands of her blond hair out of her eyes.
Lucy stepped towards me again, this time close enough for our whole bodies to touch. She leaned her head and hands on my chest. I wrapped my arms around her body and rested my head on hers.
"I didn't think...you'd kiss back..." Lucy said onto my shirt. I chuckled softly.
"I didn't think you'd kiss me..."
"Since the day I met you i've wanted to." She pulled back and looked up at me. A small smile was placed on her lips. I bent down and gave her a small peck on her cheek.
" I really love you Lucy..." The blond smiled again and nodded.
"I know that cause I love you Loke." I chuckled and held Lucy closer to me.