Better Than a Bookstore [ Social / R ]

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"What am I gonna do..?" Luke asked himself as he flopped himself down onto his futon, making the springs shout out annoyingly. A frown on the Bounts face, staring at the two little slips of paper in his hands. They looked like tickets. Because that's what they were. Luke had a rare moment of absolutely good fortune and luck. The radio station he listened to had been having a "guess the song" contest where they played part of a song without any lyrics. In order to make it difficult though, they used a song you wouldn't hear much in Japan. It was an American bands song they played. And Luke recognized the song near immediately. It was "My Demons" by Starset. Luke called in and bam, he won himself two free tickets to an upcoming MMA fight happening this weekend. It was still a couple days away, but Luke wasn't quite sure what to do.

He had two tickets. He didn't need two. He only needed one. But he had two. What was he gonna do with the second one? And Luke wasn't stupid. He was playing with the idea of asking someone out. But who? "It better not be Yetsuna." Jäger threatened. No. Luke already crossed Yetsuna off the list. He had no reliable means to contact her after all. Plus he wasn't really sure he liked her in that way either. Something about her personality just made it hard for him to imagine them being together outside a one night thing.

But Luke did have someone in mind. Hrmm... Luke wondered, staring at the tickets for a few more minutes. "Just go do it ya fagbaby." Jäger chimed in, earning himself an annoyed groan from Luke. Springflut was silent, having decided to retreat to the furthest depths of Luke's conscious to take a nap. Plus Luke knew that the Doll had no desire to help him out in this situation. Stuff like this was the furthest from Springfluts mind. Tossing himself back up, Luke turned his attention to what was playing on tv. Some typical slasher horror flick. Luke didn't even consider what he'd put into the DvD player. The movie was just background noise.

Suddenly he frowned and his eyes became full of a confident light. Throwing himself off of the bed, Luke passed by the mirror to get a look at himself. A red and white sweater with jeans. He didn't look long, cus he was quickly out of his room and flying down the halls. From living spaces to connecting hallways, Luke navigated his way through the underground club rather well. Finally he found the room he was looking for. Takas room. Getting up the door, Luke gulped for a minute. He actually realized this was only the second time he'd ever come to her personal room. First time was because the club caught on fire because some guy wanted to show off his Fullbring surrounded by alcohol...but still. Confidence still strong, he knocked on her door.

["Taka" Sar]

" 'Cha doin Fuckboy?" Came Taka's voice from behind Luke.

Truth be told, when she saw Luke striding down the halls with such a look of purpose, she had half expected him ot be starting a fight or something. Maybe he took a liking to one of the female racers and decided to fight her bodyfriend over him. Or maybe someone had touched his fries and he was going to beat the shit out of them for touching his food. In any case she had decided that it was proper to go and follow along.

However, she was a little surprised to find that of all things, Luke was heading right for her room. And when he went and knocked against it, she smiled, unstealthing and popping cheerfully up behind him, tapping him on the shoulder and delivering her greeting to the young man, her arms across her chest as she put on a smile. Today she had her hair down, flowing over her shoulders in silky pink tresses, a tubetop swimsuit and swim trunks adorning her form, feet entirely bare as she had just gotten back from the pool.

Chlorinated water clung to her body and made her skin a little shiny, her hair sleek and wet, but with a swept-back, spiky look to it as a result of a hasty brush back with her palm. Towering over Luke, as she usually was one to do, she looked down at him with a soft, warm smile on her features, a sort of fondness she always had for the kid, always happy to see him staying on the straight and narrow. Staying out of trouble. Not causing property damage. She felt like she could really trust him.

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It wasn't one of his proudest moments. Would actually be one of his more embarrassing ones. One Jäger was never going to forget considering how hard he was laughing. So hard, in fact, Luke even heard the grumble and felt the stir of a waking Springflut. Luke had actually jumped and let out a yelp when he felt the sudden touch on his shoulder and heard Taka asking him that question. He wasn't expecting to be followed, let alone by Taka herself. Felt kinda silly since he didn't actually check to see if she was in her room with his Energy Sensing. Granted he wouldn't have been able to sense her anyways, what with her naturally stealthy demeanor. She was good at hiding herself when she wanted to. Regardless, Luke felt his ears were a little warm when he did turn to give Taka a embarrassed smile.

Great. Now I'm all shaken up. He mentally complained over the shaking of his apparently not very iron confidence. But when he got a good look at her, that embarassment just sorta...went away. He'd never seen her with her hair down before. He blinked, eyes widened for just a second as he just sorta, unconsciously, drunk her appearance in. He did his damndest to not look down. His peripheral vision giving him all the details he needed. She may not have been wearing anything terribly skimpy, but the tube top revealed just enough of her skin to satisfy him. "Look down look down look down-" Jäger started to chant, but Luke quickly shut him up. Chuckling, Luke scratched the back of his head for a moment so he could get his words back.

The smell of chlorine hit his noise pretty hard. Wait...the club had a pool?? When the fuck did it get a pool? Did it always have a pool? Where the hell was it? Why didn't he know about it? Getting off course here.. Luke scolded himself. "You and your sneaking around...you're gonna give me a heart attack at some point doing that." Luke said with a growly voice before coughing. Reaching into his sweaters pocket, Luke just went with it. "Wanna go out with me this Saturday to a fight I won some tickets to?" Luke asked as he pulled the spare ticket out of his pocket and held it out to her, his confidence coming back as he asked the question. He was only asking her out. Wasn't like he was proposing to her. He could ask girls out. Worse she could say was no. He failed to notice the slight hint of red across his cheeks though.

["Taka" Sar]

Her brows suddenly liftedcepted the ticket, taking a moment to peer down at what she could read from it before she realized what this was. Ohhhh~ A slow smile spread across her features, grinning at Luke as her mind swam with ideas. "Ohhhh~ I see. Who'se goin with us?" She asked calmly, verifying wether or not this qualified as a date as she took a step forward, knowing damn well that with her height, his face would be directly in line with her chest, a fact she knew, but loved seeing him get all uncomfortable over.

She didn't feel the same things he did. She didn't get that rushing tingly feeling throughout her body. She didn't feel attraction as anything more than a gentle tug, not the YANK that humans felt. Decency? Ettiquette? None of this meant anything to her. She had matured alone, in a box. She had spent much of her lif struggling to raise a child, and then that child had become a monster. And before that? A life serving a mistress that had been murdered right before her eyes. She wasn't even human enough to feel any urges of revenge.

Which is why, on some small level. She pitied Luke. Even if his little moment of bravery was just physical, it did remind her that she could probably never really love him. Or anyone for that matter. But those thoughts vanished just as quickly as they had popped up, not even sinking in deep enough to effect her facial expression as she awaited Luke's response, her folded arms causing her bust to plump up a little behind her forearms.

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"Nobody. Just the two of us. Surrounded by a couple hundred screaming fans watching two dudes punch the shit out of each other." Luke replied, smirking a little bit as those blue eyes locked themselves right onto hers. "Don't forget about us!" Oh if Luke could he'd leave those two assholes behind in a heartbeat. But he recognized that playful look on Taka's face. The Bount held his ground against her teasing however. He had more than a toe in the pool now. This wasn't a fight he was intending to lose just yet. He simply smiled at her, even with her chest as close to his as it was. "OPEN YOUR MOUTH AND INHALE THAT TITTY!" Jäger practically screamed, before Luke suddenly heard the Doll yelp and seemingly get dragged away. "You're too fucking loud! Get the fuck over here!!" Springflut suddenly shouted. "What do ya say? Sounds fun, right?"

["Taka" Sar]

Say your prayers and let the good times roll.

The thought crossed her mind as she leaned in, lightly taking Luke's shoulder and moving him aside, stepping past him and smiling as she made her way toward her room, which he was sorta blocking her from. "Sounds great! I'll be ready a little before it starts. Waddaya say, half an hour beforehand?" She ventured, looking over her shoulder to verify with him, in the process of tying her hair back into a pontyail,those calm eyes watching and waiting for his response.

In case God doesn't show.

She paused, taking just a moment to consider, turning back around as she looked toward look at Luke. And she supposed...she owed him something a bit more for his courage. So, with a calm look on her face, she reached up, her fingers slipping beneath her tubetop, and in the next instant she had removed her top and casually tossed the swim top onto Luke's face, an arm crossing across Luke's face.

I want these words to make things right.

"Unless you plan on helping me change, shouldn't you go get ready too? Something nice yea?" but it's the wrong that makes the words come to life. With a little spin she promptly walked into her room and shut it behind her, leaving Luke with a bit of her clothing as she decided to start getting properly dressed for the evening. She considered talking to him more, maybe saying that she looked forward to the evening. but for now, she wanted to leave him on that note. All work and no play right?

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It felt like a big flower of fucking excitement and happiness just bloomed in Lukes chest. Hearing her say yes in her own words was like Luke suddenly had a huge weight taken off his shoulders. He was unable to actually accurately describe just how happy hearing her say yes made him. A huge ass grin formed on his features as he mentally screamed Yeeeees. But his attention was shifted away from his mental celebration and instead on the fact that Taka was actually...taking...her...top off...in front of him. Naturally Luke's face went red and he wasn't quite able to peel his eyes away as more and more of the skin on her back, arm pits, and side boob was revealed. It took getting hit in the face with that wet swimming top to finally knock some sense back into him.

Did he just pop a...fuck. Taka's words hit way too many buttons, but Luke just chuckled as a response. She was right though. He needed to get ready himself. With her top still in hand, Luke hurried himself back to his own room. He felt like he was going to explode with how many excited bubbles he had bouncing around inside him. How long had it been since he'd been on an actual date? With someone he had a thing for as well? "Luuuuuke! Springflut hit me!" Jäger came whining. Don't care! Luke replied as his rooms door shut and his sweater immediately came off. Something nice something nice. He needed to wear something nice.

They were going to a fighting match, not a high class dinner. He needed to remember that. So something that he'd look good in but was still casual enough to go around town in, but nothing so sloppy it looked like something he'd be wearing around the house. His closet opened up and he began looking over his clothes. The perfect idea came to mind. It didn't take terribly long for Luke to get himself cleaned up. Showered, washed, shaved, deodorized, fresh underwear, etc. Getting his clothes on weren't hard either. He'd decided to go ahead with a white, collared, button down with small red crossing stripes and a pair of brown khaki shorts. He felt it looked good on him, on top of not being to overly dressed or to casual.

"So what's happening?" Springflut asked as Luke waited for Taka to show up. "Lukykins asked out Taka. She actually said yes." Jäger replied as Luke looked up the address to the stadium on his phone. "Did she? Color me surprised. I thought she had better taste." Luke grumbled. "Eh. She's probably really thirsty. Though Luke's chances of actually getting any are practically zero, hehe." Jäger laughed. If Luke could he'd hit them both right now. Thanks for the votes of confidence guys. Really happy to have you in my lives. Luke replied back. "Love you too waffle~" Looking at his watch, they had plenty of time to get to the stadium and get their seats. But...regardless...Luke was excited to see her. He'd borrowed a car from the garage to drive her into town himself, so transportation was on him. And he made sure it wasn't one of the racing cars. One of the better looking ones.

["Taka" Sar]

She had been a little iffy afterward. Thinking things over. Remembering the way that Luke's eyes had been on her when he had asked her. And it did make her feel...odd. She did have reservations about this sort of thing. And the question did pop up: Why did he like her? He seemed to be close to her. But thinking back, Luke had really only been a friend before, it hadn't been until she had attained her original body likeness that he had suddenly developed these feelings. But other things had been happening...

She had grown stronger. He had grown stronger. He had developed into hs powers. And most importantly he had much less to worry about. He wasn't drowning in this brand new world. He was acclimated, and it was possible that this was just SOME attempt at normalcy. He hunted demons and monsters for his living, perhaps just having a girlfriend was something he wanted to try and feel like he did so long before alll of this. To feel like his world wasn't an insane jibbering mush of mixed things.

She just didn't know. And so.... she decided she needed to find out. She had a body. A gigai, one that someone had been going to use, but with recent events, they weren't able to afford it. They had decided to go with an identical body, but with less features. So there was just this...spare gigai, lying around. She didn't know what she was going to do with it. She didn't know if she wanted to keep it. But... As she slipped into the new form, slipping on that button-up shirt, and sliding on that dressy jacket, staring back into those slate-grey eyes, and that light red rimming, it wa sa stare that was intense, even when she smiled, somehow it felt so different. She considered just wearing a dress but....

This was important.

So Luke would see her. In a sharp, women's suit, the gentle curve of breasts still obvious, though far smaller than her normal. Her physique was not feminine at all. IT wasn't...anything. With that intense set of eyes, Taka walked up to Luke and gently rapped her knuckles against his shoulder, offering the man her arm as she fixed that intense stare directly at him. "Ready?" She would ask, in a voice he would recognize instasntly. It was the same exact voice but....paired with this body. No doubt that voice would, well...

It would come across very differently.