All I Want for Valentine's Day... Is Some Peace and Quiet!

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Okay, Oriel was starting to feel better. Leave it to Phoenix’s silliness to brighten up the ink manip’s mood. Worked like a charm every time, no wonder Oriel was head over heels for this fellow. Even if he was just skin and bones. “You know that excuse ain’t going to save you, so why bother’ using it? Sides, I’m still working on my ‘fatten up the fiancee’ plan.” He grinned, deliciously licking his lips. “I’m looking forward to a full-course meal on our wedding night.” Mwahahaha~

Oriel raised an eyebrow at Phoenix’s ‘assessment’ of King Grumpy-Grumpness. “Probably. Right. Keep telling yourself that, I’ll be over here trying to keep my head from being skewered on a stake and showcased on the front lawn for the world to see.” Oriel was exaggerating. Probably.

“The fuck is ‘ahi’?” Oriel didn’t know half of these words, it all looked like gibberish to him, even more than usual. Oriel stared at the menu, mulling over his decision. When the waiter came, Oriel kept considering and spoke slowly. “I’ll take….the steak….the big one.” The second most expensive thing on the dinner menu. If the old man really was paying…Oriel wasn’t going to skimp on his stomach, that’s for sure. This shit better be seasoned with fucking gold dust, for how expensive it was! He set the menu aside for the waiter to take and smiled up at his fiancee, curling his fingers around Phoenix’s when he took his hand. “Yeah, you sure do,” he said back, bringing his other hand to pinch at his nose. “Stinky.” Oh, he was so mature.

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Oriel breathed and held his hand to his stomach. “That…..was really good,” he commented for the nth time since their meal began. The overall portion size sucked, but it was good. “A great appetizer. Can we go get a burger now?” he asked, totally not joking. “I’m still hungry.” Oriel had a big stomach, which seemed to be getting bigger recently. Oh, he was going to turn into a tub-lord if he wasn’t careful….but food was good.

He glanced up at his fiancee, who had been the one to take the check, since it was his ‘daddy’ who was apparently paying for all this. “…….how bad is it?” he asked, leaning is with slight interest. “Do I want to know?” Oriel might get terribly loud and obnoxious over it, though, so was probably a bad idea. He sighed. “So….what do you want to do now? Go back to the room? Wander around?” He smirked. “Go get that burger?” Oriel might sneak away later and do that on his own time.

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Uuugh…. Kodi shouldn’t have eaten all that fooood….

Whatever, he was content, even if his shirt was feeling a little tight by the time they were done eating. And that ridiculously expensive sorbet had been really, really good, although Kodi was glad they had decided to share rather than get two, because he would explode if he had another bite. “What, is it that bad?” he winced as Gryph spoke. He should have ordered something less expensive… Ah well, he’d figure out a way to make up for it later, right? Right.

He licked his lips and let his teeth dull down when he realized he’d forgotten to after they’d finished eating. Whoops… Bad habits died hard. “Mmm… Whadaya wanna do now?” he asked with a small smile. “It ain’t that late yet… Unless you wanna get the night started early.” Kodi’s eyes sparkled mischievously as his foot slid up against Gryph’s calf. “… We could also check out what sorta facilities they have,” he offered with a tilt of the head. “There’s a pool… A spa… Some kinda garden, I think…” Kodi shrugged. “Whatever you wanna do. Up t’you, babe, since you paid for all this.” He smiled and squeezed Gryph’s hand. Honestly, he wouldn’t mind walking around a little to burn off a few of the calories he’d just consumed.

“Mhmm!” Phoenix agreed when he was finished eating. There was a good deal of food still left on his plate, but he’d get it to go since he didn’t want the stuff to go to waste. He blinked at what Oriel said next. “Wh… Wha? You’re still hungry?” He shook his head incredulously. “Do you just wanna eat the rest of mine?” he offered, motioning to his plate. “You’re a growing boy, I don’t want you t’get stunted because you didn’t eat enough…” Phoenix grinned. It was hard to believe his fiancé was going to be an adult soon. Well… Not so hard to believe, since Phen often forgot he was actually the older of the two of them.

He’d paid for the meal without saying a word to Oriel, because he knew how he would react. However, when the younger boy asked, Phen shook his head and pursed his lips. “You don’t wanna know,” he confirmed. Phoenix reached over and patted his head with a smile. “Don’t you worry your little head about it, dad won’t get angry.” He hoped. They had to eat, didn’t they? “Ummm…” Phen finally glanced behind him, as though to look around and see if anything sparked his interest to go and look at, but all he caught sight of was… “… Oh. They’re here.” He pouted and sulked at Kodi, but managed to just shake his head and turn back with a humph. “We can look around,” he mumbled. Hopefully that would get them away from the other pair. “And if you can find a place that’s close that sells cheap burgers, we can go do that too,” he mumbled. “Unless you find somethin’ else you’d rather eat.” Phoenix didn’t necessarily mean that in a sexual way, but… He didn’t necessarily not mean it, either. A smirk twitched at the corner of his mouth.

[Gryphon Matsuoka]

Gryph's theory about this weekend was this - if they were happy, then it was worth it, and obviously, this food was very warming and delicious, and Kodi seemed as stuffed and content as Gryphon was, maybe even more so. Still, Gryph tilted his head at the question, trying not to give away too much with his expressions and actions, "I've seen worse." That was true. He had also seen better though, price-wise, but he wasn't about to say that. "It's fine." That was probably the biggest give away. When Gryphon said something was 'fine', something was usually off, even if it was just minor. He didn't really realise this himself, it was just something he did. Rather a lot.

Gryph chuckled, "I think it might be better if we give ourselves a bit of recovery time." He decided, pushing Kodi's foot off of his leg gently with his other foot. He considered Kodi's suggestions, "Mmm... might be best to have a good look around, know where things are and everything." He nodded to himself, looking at Kodi as the waiter returned with a card machine, "Garden sounds nice though." He did all the money paying stuff and thanked the waiter one last time before getting up, smiling at Kodi, "We walking, then?" He asked, looking towards the exit. Maybe they'd finally get to talk properly. They'd done that over the food, spoken about loads of stuff, but Gryph meant more... without anyone else there. How hard was that?

He still didn't know that their 'friends' were nearby. He just assumed they were banging the night away.

...he didn't assume that much in the past. Gryphon needed to stop being judgmental, gosh darn it.

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“Uh….yeah?” Of course Oriel was still hungry. Did Phoenix forget the size of this boy’s stomach? “Growing, right. The only direction I been growing lately is sideways, or haven’t you noticed?” It bugged him, though the reason was probably because he had been eating a lot more than usual lately. And by lately, he meant the past few months. He was trying to keep active to offset it, but….sigh….Oriel was thinking it was about time to just give up and let the fat happen. He hated being out of shape, though(despite the fact that he could still run like a goddamn olympian).

“Right….” he said with a sigh. Oriel hated wasting money too. Why would anybody want to pay so much for a fucking meal when they could get a perfectly good one for 5 bucks at the fast food joint down the street? Or spend a little more, and you got yourself a nice and healthy homecooked meal, which was the kind that Oriel preferred. The fast food deal was just when there was no other option and he needed something cheap. Like now.

Whoops…looked like Phoenix noticed the other couple. Oh, well, at least he tried, and at least Phoenix wasn’t flying over there to scratch Kodi’s eyes out already. He shoveled more food into his mouth, having stolen Phoenix’s plate while his back was turned. “Mmhmm….sounds good,” he garbled. Oriel smirked at the ‘suggestion’. “I’ll be sure to leave some room for dessert.” In no time at all, Phoenix’s plate was licked clean as well. Oriel held back a belch. “Mmm….so….walking,” he said, holding his stomach. Okay, maybe he was full now…a walk would help him work through it. Better than going back to the room and falling into a food coma. Then he really would get fat.

Oriel stood and held out his arm, smiling at his fiancee. “Ready? C’mon, Squish.” He’d wrap his arm around Phoenix’s shoulders and walk with him out of the restaurant exactly like that, nuzzling his stubbly scruff lovingly on his lover’s temple. “So…we’re going to…meet your mom tomorrow, right?” he asked with a hint of nervousness in his voice. “She’ll like me, right? I mean, better’n your dad…right?” No, Oriel was not worried, why would he be worried?? He was abso-fucking-lutely lovable! Who wouldn’t like him??