Be my Starr (Ringo Starr)

Chapter 8: Lion

"What did he say?" Susan asked immediately, barely giving Ringo a chance to close the car door.

"Nothing really." Ringo brushed, putting on his seatbelt. Susan disliked the fact that Ringo had lied to him. She knew more about her own brother than he did and it was impossible for him to say nothing.

"Well, that's a lie." Susan frowned, watching Ringo start the car.

"He was just saying how much he cared about ya."

"Cared about me." Susan spat in a surprised tone. "Dan doesn't care about me. He'd love to see me fall off a cliff." Ringo laughed but Susan wasn't joking. "I'm not joking!" She exclaimed. "He really would." Susan couldn't help but laugh when Ringo laughed. His laugh put her in a good mood even though she was still annoyed but she couldn't stay mad at him.

"I see why he does though." Ringo looked at Susan. "You're special." He smiled, looking into her beautiful brown eyes. He could look into them for hours.

Susan blushed and turned away. "I'm not special." She muttered, feeling very special. "Where are we going anyway?" She asked and looked at him curiously.

"You'll see." He smirked. Susan smiled to herself as he started driving. She loved a mystery.

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Whilst on the way to the surprise location that Ringo was taking them, they were both using this time to get to know each other. They found each other very interesting to say the least. Ringo had just finished telling Susan how he lived with the Beatles aka his best friends.

Susan was shocked. "You all live together?" She boomed. "All four of you?"

"Correct," he answered, keeping his eyes on the road. It was hard keeping his eyes off Susan but in no way was he going to get them into an accident just to satisfy his personal needs.

Susan looked out her window and laughed. "I don't think I'd be able to cope living with 4 gorillas." She joked.

Ringo laughed with her at first, not properly taking in what she had said. After a moment, he frowned to himself. "Ay!" He barked, finally realising what she had said. Susan laughed to herself. "I'm not a gorilla." He mumbled, trying his best not to sound offended but failing terribly.

"What are you then?" She looked at him inquisitively. "If you were an animal, what animal would you be?" Ringo thought to himself as he drove.

"I would be a lion." He answered confidently. Susan couldn't hold it in now.

"A lion?" She burst out in laughter. Ringo glanced at her and frowned.

"What's wrong with that?" He questioned. "I'd be a great lion."

"Nothing." Susan shook her head and turned away from Ringo, hiding her massive grin. "I just thought-"

"You thought what?" Ringo interrupted impatiently.

"Nothing," Susan said with a half-laugh. "Would you be the king lion?" Susan asked with a grin.

"Of course." Ringo nodded and gave her a quick glance. "What animal would you be?"

"I'd be a polar bear," Susan answered in a childish tone. Susan had always loved polar bears since she was a kid. She would look at pictures of them all the time and even stuck pictures she had cut out of nature magazines on her wall.

"A polar bear?" He exploded.

"What's wrong with polar bears?" Susan challenged.

"You laughed at me for choosing a lion but you want to be a polar bear." He chuckled to himself.

"I can't believe you." Susan playfully slapped him on his shoulder.

"Ay, you don't want me to me to angry," Ringo warned in a playful manner.

"What you gonna do, roar at me?" Susan mocked.

"I can." He glanced at her and grinned.

"I look forward to it," Susan said, grinning back at him.