Kom'rk and Chayah are lifemated. Thankie~sai
It was a dark and stormy night...
...Well actually, there was just a light dusting of rain, and the city lights kept the streets from becoming too dark. Pretty much the only thing that held true in that sentence was that it was nighttime. As the light of the sun had faded, more lights popped up around the city, brightly-lit signs that advertised pool halls and night clubs. Huddled beneath the overhang of one such club, The Spirit's Ire, a blond-haired girl tugged her jacket tighter about her thin frame.
Chayah bounced on the balls of her feet, partly to keep herself warm, but mostly because of the excitement that flowed over her. When she went clubbing, she normally dragged her sister along, but that had gotten harder to do as of late. Ruach had three kids, after all, and after the kidnapping incident, she'd become more hesitant to leave them alone, especially at night. So tonight Chayah was going to enter the club scene with a completely different partner: Kom'rk
It had been quite a while since they'd been out together, considering how busy he was with army stuff, but that wasn't the biggest reason she was so excited. Tonight was extra special because it was a celebration of sorts. The last time they'd seen each other, Kom'rk had asked her to marry him, and, unsurprisingly, she'd said yes. Although he wasn't exactly what you'd call a party animal, he'd given into her request to meet her here and have a little fun.
She looked up and down the street, looking for his familiar figure. There, walking in the shadows along the sidewalk, was a man. Chayah started bouncing again, her eyes wide with delight. He came nearer...
"Waiting for me, beautiful?" the figure asked, his voice deadpan.
Chayah slumped back against the wall near the door, her lower lip sticking out in dejection. It was only Theo, one of the neighborhood guys she'd grown up with in Sekudui. They were friends, yes, and she'd normally be more than willing to hold a friendly conversation with him, but she'd been expecting her Kom'ika.
As Teddy moved closer to share the shelter of the overhang with her, the streetlight played over his face, illuminating the carefree smirk on his lips. "I'll take that as a 'no'. My ego thanks you for the deflation."
Her eyes widened once more, and she reached out to grasp his wrist. I didn't mean- Theo, I'm sorry. I was just expecting someone else. She smiled up at him, hoping she hadn't hurt his feelings. I'm meeting Kom'ika here tonight. He should be here any minute, and I thought you were him.
Teddy looked mildly amused, and not at all insulted. "It takes a lot more than that to hurt me," he said. "Besides, I know you better than that, Chayah."