See You Again (Lucas)

[Lucas Blacke]

It was clear to him at that point that she wanted to come over. Second girl ever to set foot in his new house, and with some luck she would be coming over to his place a lot more in the coming years. Lucas, as he made his way to his front door after putting on some shoes, really thought this could be the one he had been waiting for all along as he put a single hand on the doorknob and held the phone to his ear with the other. ''Gimme a few, 'kay?'' He jokingly said as he turned the knob to open the door. He didn't so much need time as wanted time to quickly run up and down a few stores to get some stuff he- they would need.

Luckily he could reach most stores on foot, though maybe that was because his stamina and speed lay slightly higher than most. Be it as it was, he still remained in a conversation with Amber as he entered the first store, a liquor store where he could get some good whiskey. Or expensive, whatever. ''One bottle each? That enough?'' He asked as he, without awaiting an answer grabbed two very expensive bottles of whiskey and brought it up to the counter where he quickly paid in a way he would often find rude when other people did it. But Amber was way more important.

Off to the second store with her still close to his ear. She would no doubt hear he was moving around, hearing the bells of a door opening and the ruffling of packages. Amber wouldn't know what kind of store he was in, but she didn't need to know. Everyone who needed to know was in on it, and that was Luke. The packets he had gotten were something Amber wanted to buy with his money after their introduction in the stalls of the Hot Topic. Three of them to be exact. He did get some weird looks as he had both that and alcohol, but who cared at that point?

''I'll text ya, though that means I need ta hang up.'' He said as he walked home in a brisk pace. ''I'll miss ya.'' But he had gotten what he wanted to get so there was no more need to go and prolong anything, so he told her, ''See ya soon, Amb.'' And hung up as she told him goodbye too, after which he instantly went to texting her his address.

He opened the door to his house and made sure to hide the three packets of.. lord knew what from sight and blatantly placed the whiskey in a place she'd easily see before he plopped down on his couch.

Now to play the waiting game. He thought as he took off his shoes.

[Amber Ignis]

When Amber realized that Lucas wanted to stay on the phone with her while he ran his errands, she went back into her room to play with her pet snake, Pickle. Most people thought snakes were aggressive creatures, but Pickle (like most ball pythons) was actually extremely docile. He was her one consolation for being so far from home. She knew she always had a friend in Pickle..Wow that was lame, she thought. But maybe Lucas, could change things for her. Maybe he could be the distraction she wanted. The two of them gelled so well. It was only bound to get better…well that was until Amber inevitably makes this relationship go down in flames (pun intended).

Amber tended to fall very quickly for people and ruin it just as fast. Either the guy would shy away in fear that she wanted a relationship or she would shy away for the same reason. But really all she wanted was a guy to act like they were in a relationship, but still have the ability to see other people. Was that too much to ask? Probably.

“Yeah one bottle is good,” Amber absent-mindedly answered as she wrapped Pickle around her neck. With her medication, one drink would be enough to get her wasted. Better not push her luck, though for all she knew Luke had picked up more than one. He didn’t know about her condition after all. Through the phone Amber heard the sound of the beeping cash register and the clerk giving Luke his total. She paused so he could focus on paying.

Amber then heard that Luke had entered another store, and she heard rustling around, but when she asked him what sort of thing he was buying, he kept the secret to himself. The idea made Amber giddy. What exactly would he be picking up for their night? She honestly didn’t have a clue. Finally, he ended the conversation, which was her cue to hang up, put her snake away and head over. “See you soon, Luke.” She smiled at the nickname he had given her.

Then she quickly got up, put Pickle back in his terrarium with a soft kiss on the head and raced out the door. The address Lucas gave Amber was actually much closer than she thought. She parked on the street of his…beautifully large home…and walked up to the door waiting for him to answer her knock.