All's Fair

Serpent and the Fox Pt. 2

Detentionaire fans, new and old:  You are awesome!  Stay that way.  I'll keep updating this as people show interest.  

Recap:  It's Nora's birthday and she is on a date with The Serpent.  Lee and Biffy have decided to sneak into the Hydra Casino to get the key back after school!  But back to Nora... what will Serpent ask as his prize for beating her in combat?

Serpent and the Fox Pt. 2

          "I want..."

A guy who enjoys his suspense. How long is going to keep me waiting? What on earth could he even ask for? He already brought me here. Clearly he has no need for cash. He's beaten me in a match...

Have I put myself in a bad position again?

What made me dismiss that last thought was Serpent's past performance. He's a bit forward, but he's not pressing himself, even when he was fighting me I could tell he was holding back so he wouldn't actually hurt me. Being a casino owner somehow fits him. He likes games, but he doesn't hurt anyone.

"I want..."

I must look pretty eager to hear what he says. He certainly looks like he's teasing me. He leans in closer.

"...a kiss."

Huh?

"You look so surprised!"

Well, duh! "You. Want. A kiss?"

"From the birthday girl~!"

"You have GOT to be joking."

At that his face fell. He resumed a more bewildered-looking face. "I am not joking. The prize I want is a kiss from the girl I asked out today. Why are you saying no?"

"Not exactly a 'no', more like a 'why'?" I said. "You just met me. Even if this is a first date no girl should give up a kiss until the third. It's a golden rule!"

"A golden rule?" he asked. "What does that mean?"

"It means it's important! Long-held, tradition, has purpose!"

"And the purpose of 'no kissing on a first date'?"

I can admit I made this up on the spot, but I felt it was very true at the time. "A lot can be revealed in a kiss. After about three dates two people generally have a good idea what the other is all about. IF they kiss it's the final hint if they can stay together longer."

Serpent laughed at this. "My, my! Aren't we little Miss Kill-Joy. You're so serious!"

I sighed, this was not how I pictured things going. I hadn't even started thinking about kissing him. "Look, how about this:" I decided that he's been a nice guy, I could bend the rules a little. "I'll give you this kiss because you won. But if you can make to a third date with me, I'll give you a real one." I said the last part the same way he had challenged me to the match. Now it was his turn to accept or decline.

"Deal?" I asked.

"Deal." He nodded. "And you have to do it right now."

Oh. Are. You. Serious? "Fine, fine." Pick your battles.

Serpent didn't move, but I got on my hands and knees so I could lean in to his face. He really is cool. Before I thought he had looked like Lee, but this close the differences were close up. I had just had a fist-fight with this guy. Now I'm about to kiss him? I noticed everything being up close to him. His face was like a light golden tan, his messy hair fell and framed his face, and his eyes... a very dark, brown with golden flecks around the irises. Kind of like...