Igniting Sparks

Chapter 21.

Edited by KitWulf        15-10-20   

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Blue eyes glanced at the clock which pointed at 8 am as Azura just finished -her yogurt. She heard him coming from afar without even trying. As Lucas entered the kitchen, she noticed his bloodshot eyes first before his complete ragged look; wearing an old pair of trainers that hung low on his hips with a t-shirt two sizes too big. It was nothing she'd ever seen him in.

It was awfully quiet when Azura had come home late from Steffen and Rose's. Not something she had expected. Instead, she had mentally prepared to deal with loud sex noises and had her earplugs ready in hand. She had a choice to spend the night somewhere else but having to choose between listening to sex coming from Rose and Steffen or Lucas and Nina, she had opted for the latter. Just 'cause it wasn't the first time she'd heard Lucas go at it, and she was rather curious to meet Nina. Taking no chances, she'd still put in a pair of earplugs just in case.

Lucas just barely grumbled a good morning to her as he grabbed the eggs and put a frying pan on the stove. He broke the first egg too rough, dropping the shell into the pan. Frustrated, he threw the whole thing out, placed the pan back onto the stove, and grabbed a second egg. This time he was luckier, but he grunted as the yoke broke and the yellow started to ooze into the white of the egg. He grabbed the pan again, ready to throw it out, but stopped when he noticed there was only one egg left. With a louder grunt he placed the pan back on the burner, cracked the third egg, and seemed pleased that this time, it was a perfect sunny side up.

Azura just observed him, trying not to chuckle too loudly. She knew better than to talk or joke at him right now. Guessing by his behavior, his night did not go as expected. When he was done he placed down the plate on the table and sat next to Azura.

"You forgot the cheese."

"What?" He stared at her bewildered, his hair a big mess.

"The cheese. You forgot to put it on your eggs like you usually do." He turned back to his plate and stared at it like he saw fire burning on water.

"I'll live." He ignored her and started eating.

"So I take it your night didn't go as predicted?" With a deep sigh, he placed his utensils down and gave her an annoyed look.

"No." He kept staring at her as she got up from the table and moved behind him. She gently ruffled through his hair with one hand as she placed the other on his shoulder. "What are you doing?" She kept quiet as the hand on his shoulder slowly slid down to his chest and started drawing circles. She moved in with her head until her lips were right next to his ear where she slowly whispered.

"Please don't tell me she turned you down, big boy." Before he could react she let him go and jumped out of the way so he wasn't able to grab her. He started to swear at her but didn't bother to get out of the chair. His eyes were spitting fire as she just stood there letting him rage. When he was done and got quiet again, Azura walked over to her side of the table and sat back down.

"That's for kicking me out and sending me to Rose who had absolutely no idea I was coming. Let's just say I ruined her evening with Steffen. And now that you got all that swearing out of your system, you can tell me what happened." She smiled sweetly as if nothing had happened. The silence between them was cut short by Lucas who, after giving her a deadly stare, couldn't help but start to chuckle.

"You've been living here too long, Azu. Using my own tricks against me, that's dirty. but I have to hand it to you, nicely done." He finished one of the eggs while she just leaned back with her hands behind her head waiting for him to start talking.