Falling In Fall (Major Editing)

My fairytale

A/N: I know this is quite late, but I have a reason... Do you see those (🔝)big round sparkly, glittery, shimmery, twinkling eyes? Those are Pepper's eyes! She got bitten by a wild cat, and lost her appetite for three days! I seriously had to watch over her swollen tail base and her health. And, as her mother... I'm beyond glad to see her back on her cute little paws playing around the house. 😺😺 So, if you can't forgive me... I'll let Pepper's cute eyes kill you, darling. 😜🙈😚

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"Here we are..." Chase heaved a breath and pulled the hand brake.

He parked the car somewhere near yet far from a fancy restaurant. It might need a couple of walks, but it was fine for me. I guessed he thought of getting some fresh air while doing minimal efforts to work a little on our cardio before eating. Or is that just me? In front of us stood a forest, which I hardly took time to scan because of my eyes lingering around an empty parking lot. My excitement sheered, eventually. It actually creeped me out seeing a very unusual picture of the area.

Meanwhile, Chase crooked out a smile and slung his arm across the back of my seat. "So..."

"So?" I allowed my head to tilt on his side and meet his gaze.

"So,"

"Seriously?" I raised my brow in a notch, while releasing a soft chuckle from my lips.

He did not respond, however, he pulled something on the pouch of my seat and lifted a red bandanna on my face. I precipitously backed away, as if seeing it in horror.

"No." I breathed out an answer.

Not again.

"Come on, you're ruining the surprise." Chase whined, and then stretched his hand forward to me.

"And, do you even know how traumatic your first surprise came out on me?"

"Oh, for the love of God! It wasn't that bad!-- Was it?" His voice fainted away as he mentioned the last part.

"Bad? Well, not really... I mean, I was just being hauled inside a room, handcuffed..." I paused to insert a question. "Wait, where did you get those handcuffs again, officer?"

Chase chuckles, "Those were Nash's plastic toys."

"Oh, okay... But, anyways as I was saying, I got my hands cuffed, with my mouth being covered with some cloth, and blindfolded? No, it wasn't that bad... Not at all." I sarcastically said, while enumerating with my fingers, and letting out a half smile after seeing his face with guilt.

"Okay... so that slightly was unpleasant,"

I corrected, "Distasteful."

Chase heavily sighed, before continuing. "Fine, it was distasteful and all, but I swear this won't be the same... Please?"

His eyes twinkled along the stars, which I hated the most for falling over it plenty of times.

I released an air through my nostrils, and let my eyes stayed close awhile before answering. "Alright, just make sure you'll guide your granny very well while walking, or I'll kick your ass."

"If you want me to carry you, you could just ask." He chuckled while I moved on my place, allowing him to cover my eyes with the printed cloth.

"And if you trip, we'll both end up dating at the hospital?-- Uhh, no thanks. Let's set that idea aside for next time when I can see what you see." I chuckled along with Chase, while I adjusted the cloth covering my eyes, before he tied both ends.