Follow the White Rabbit (Olivia/Alexis)

[Olivia Green]

Now they were outside, Gabriel took the lead. He looked rather excited. If Olivia were in his shoes, she would have been scared shitless and would never like to return to that house again.

"Wow I think I like it when you're angry." she smiled at his joke. She couldn't believe she just snapped at Alexis. When she would get home, she would either have a pissed Alexis yapping off in her ear or an Alexis that decided to drop the subject. Either way Olivia was going to apologize off the wazoo.

he opened the door to the car they were heading off in and she seemed uneasy about it. It looked fast and scary. She got in and buckeled up her seat belt because safety was first. "Be careful... I don't feel like dying after bad terms with my sister please..." she said with a smile that said she was joking, but at the same time showed her nervousness and her seriousness behind the "not wanting to die" part.

[Gabriel Seran]

"Be careful... I don't feel like dying after bad terms with my sister please..."

He gave Olivia a gentle smirk, "Don't worry I'll drive careful."

He started up the engine but rather than rev the engine too much he let it coddle smoothly, though it wasn't a hybrid that made no noise, rather the opposite, a noisy bugger. Gabriel turned with a curious look to get Olivia's attention.

"So I guess that went over about as well as could be expected right?" He said sarcastically taking off at a slow speed towards the small place he'd picked out.

[Olivia Green]

"Don't worry I'll drive careful." she smiled feeling a bit more comfortable. Though, if he started speeding she would panic. He turned to face Olivia to probably get her attention. And he got her attention alright. She closed her eyes and held onto the sides of her seat. He wasn't watching the road!

"So I guess that went over about as well as could be expected right?"

"Yes, I'm surprised she didn't kill you! canyoupleasepayattentiontotheroad!" They weren't going too fast or anything, but it was terrifining knowing he was paying attention to her and not where he was driving.

Sh would have her eyes closed until they had reached a full stop.

"Are we there yet?" she didn't mean to sound like the little annoying kid, but it was either that or whimper...

[Gabriel Seran]

Upon hearing her shouting that Gabriel's focus zeroed in on the road. God now he was wishing that they were there already he couldn't even get in a glimpse of her now. Damnit of all plans foiled. They cruised down the road a few meters from the small bar/food shack residence.

"Are we there yet?" Gabriel laughed shortly noticing how tense she was, "Tell me about it." A faint smile appeared.

Turning around the bed he pulled up against the side of the road before exiting to the side of her door opening it swiftly and bending his face down to hers comfortingly. "Ok we're here, you can loosen up now." He said jokingly now.

The food bar was a fairly conservative place, it lie in the higher estates part of San Francisco establishing it's grand revenue and safety to the residents whom lived there. Gabriel picked it out for specifically that reason, though he had chosen this particular one due to its informal nature. He figured anything too far off to that side would scare Olivia off being too far pressured to live up to that expectation.

[Olivia Green]

Her eyes seemed to be closed for awhile mostly to blame of the fact they weren't close to the place he had wanted to bring her to. Finally she felt the car slow and Gabriel's voice chimmed in.

"Ok we're here, you can loosen up now." his head had been tilted to level with hers and she opened her eyes. She smiled at him, then her eyes caught on to the place they were dining at. It was very cute and it didn't seem too high class. That was good though, 'cause Alexis had dressed her up not too dressy but not to slobby.. its like, middley Casual. Irs so middley there is now a new word of it and it is known as "middley"....

But she felt safe at this place because it seemed too cutesy to rob... yet again, someone could rob this place thinking it has a lot of money cause poeple go to it thinking no one will rob it because it is cutesy.... Then agian that is just Olivia's paranoia talking. She was also hoping that if this place was held up, Gabriel will protect her... though she wasn't certain what kind of fighter he was.

"Aww." her eyes left the building and found Gabriel's eyes. She smiled while reaching for the car door. "Lets goo." she said in a jokingly weird voice.

[Gabriel Seran]

It was a pleasing thought to know she liked the place, a twinge of guilt would surface if his suspicion proved incorrect and the place was miraculously taken under assault. If it was Gabriel would indeed work to fight off whatever threat happened to cross their path and threaten Olivia. he was now becoming fairly protective of her, always wanting to make sure she was unharmed whether it be by the possibility of an attack or by the things that she shaped in her paranoia.

He lead her to the door ushering her through as he held it open, taking careful strides to keep equal length with hers. The woman was a whole foot or so shorter than him and it made for a cute couple from a peering distance. He didn't think it truly mattered at all rather he figured his goal was to show Olivia a great night, fun hopefully.

He lead her to a set seat and took his own across from hers when the waiter arrived handing them menus and waltzed away without another word, he'd be back shortly to take their orders. The place was remotely Italian yet held no specific theme to the food ranging from seafood to americanized hamburgers.

Setting aside his menu he looked at Olivia, "Ok hows about we learn something on one another you ask a question than I ask you one?"

[Olivia Green]

They walked in together, but he opened the door like a gentlemen. His stride matched hers even though he seemed t have longer legs. They entered and Olivia's eyes scanned everyone who had watched. She felt self conscious and looked down to the floor as she walked. She even stepped a little closer to Gabriel, a form of hiding under his wing... At least her cuts were covered up wonderfully thanks to Alexis, but her cast still stood out like a mother...

That found themselves a table and they sat across from each other. The waiter brought the menues but left as quickly as he had come. She opened the menu and began scanning the choices of salads and the vegan section of the menu. At least they had that choice.

"Ok hows about we learn something on one another you ask a question than I ask you one?" she smiled up at him, 'cause she thought it would be a good plan to find out more aobut eachother. After all they were on a date and she needed to break out of her paranoia shell and learn to trust him.

"Um... How long have you lived here, in good ol' San Fran.?" lame question and made her feel like a dweeb, but still, she was still working on her people skills.

[Gabriel Seran]

"Um... How long have you lived here, in good ol' San Fran.?"

A bit of a basic question he supposed but it certainly was a fair one, something to work up from. Something he'd have to share as a burden with her, the lack of people skills, but in that innocence Gabriel found a slight hope of salvation.

"About a month or two now, my last school was devastated by a series of earthquakes... Was force to move here to finish out my education." He replied simply shifting forward in his chair, closer to her.

"How many people do you feel truly understand you?" yes it was a deeper kind of question but Gabriel liked to look at the depths of a person before taking on their physical beauty, which beyond a doubt Olivia fulfilled, now he was to test her in another way.

[Olivia Green]

He answered her question and was a bit surprised about the whole earthquake thing. What if San Fransico got earth quakes? She didn't even know if it was geologically possible, but still it was a scary thought.

He leaned foward, getting a bit more close, as she did the same. Except she rested her chin in her right palm, as her elbow was propped up on the table. He asked his question and it seemed a lot more personal than the one she had previously asked. Though she supposed how was one to get to know her if she only answered questions like "What is your favourite colour?"

Olivia refolded a napkin with her hand that had been in the cast. Before the corners weren't alligned, but now they were. It took her awhile to think up an answer for this one.

"Two." she nudged the fork to be positioned in parallel to the knife. "First is my sister. She lived through what I had to do, and so, she gets sort of where I am coming from." now that the cuttlery were in order she just tapped at the table with her finger tips. Her Emerald orbs searched into his eyes. Looking for some deep meaning. "the second is you. Gabriel..." it was diffictult to explain the way he made her feel. She hadn't had this feeling before. "You were the first one to stick by me. You didn't give up on me and you are trying to break my shell, no matter how thick it may be. But it seems you understand I want out of this shell, and you know you can help me." Olivia felt her face get hot. She was probably blushing and had red cheeks. "Sorry, I sound stupid."

She shrugged it off and was now thinnking off her quesiton. "Um.. Speaking of sticking with me. Why are you? Why are you taking me out to dinners and telling me sweet little comments? I'm not that great of a person or anything, there is many many girls with better personalities or are prettier than me... but I jsut don't understand why you are still sitting here with me."[/center]

[Gabriel Seran]

"Sorry, I sound stupid."

Gabriel shook his head, "Non, good answer." He said with a coy smile feeling a little heat rise up in his cheeks as well.

"Um.. Speaking of sticking with me. Why are you? Why are you taking me out to dinners and telling me sweet little comments? I'm not that great of a person or anything, there is many many girls with better personalities or are prettier than me... but I jsut don't understand why you are still sitting here with me."

Gabriel tilted his head in a perplexed gaze, "I can think of none... Not nearly as pretty nor as capable as you, despite your... perks I can see something in you that others seem to overlook, even you." He smiled looking down to play with his fork a bit aback to search for the perfect words to say in this situation.

"Its just, its the one thing I cant put my finger on, but I'm willing to stick around for as long as need be to find it." He continued with a small grin feeling a bit vulnerable himself, "even if I can never find it I'll always be trying."

[Olivia Green]

"Its just, its the one thing I cant put my finger on, but I'm willing to stick around for as long as need be to find it. Even if I can never find it I'll always be trying." she smiled, because she didn't seem to be the only one who felt nervous of sorts. Though she couldn't help but play his words over in her head.

...but I'm willing to stick around for as long as need be to find it...

Would that technically mean he would leave her once he found that mystery attraction. So the only reason why he wants to be with her is becuase she was strange? Livi didn't want to think of what would happen if that were true and she were to become "Normal".

Livi was hoping to avoid an awkward moment but someone's voice had intervened.

"What will you lovely couple be having this evening?"

Scratch that, that will call for an awkward moment.

"Um.. I would like a water and a garden salad please." Olivia would have liked to order something she hasn't tried before, because it is rare to see a vegan friendly place. The the problem was that she didn't want to bother him with the "Can you give me a few moments" demand.

She watched as he scratched down the order and her eyes shifted back to Gabriel, waiting for him to make his decision.

[Gabriel Seran]

Gabriel looked up at the server a bit off by the timing of her arrival, Great, he thought.

"I'll have your soup of the day and a water please." He said swiftly without a moment's notice he turned his head back towards Olivia hoping the words hadn't done any damage.

His hand extended to touch hers, slowly always slowly. Gabriel twined hers with his tenderly giving off what little warmth he could offer.

"And why is it that you put up with me?" Gabriel asked softly

(ooc: sorry my post sucks )

[Olivia Green]

"And why is it that you put up with me?" he finally played the "how about you" car though this time he slowly intwined his finger's with hers. She noticed how quicl;y he had doen it, and thought that the getsture was kind, though it made her feel like she was a skiddish horse.

"Hard to say really. I think it is because you are trying to stick with me... And I may have found trust with you." after all, if she didn't ahve any trust for him, she would be tugging her arm in order to get it back from his grasp. Though she felt that his touch warmed her in a way that comforted her, it didn't feel like a touch she would recieve from her mother of father.

"When you see me... like... for the first time in a day or something... How does it make you feel?" she had no clue if he felt anything for that matter, but she really needed to know. She always got a deeling when her eyes would fall upon him. It was a weird sensation in the pit of her stomach and she would really like to know if it was a normal feeling, and if she wasn't dying from some sort of stomach virus.

[Gabriel Seran]

Gabriel looked down calm but in a sense somewhat nervous as to her own reaction he deliberated lying in a way, perhaps to sound tough or in control of the situation but that never went over well enough, not in his own life at least. Perhaps for once, when something that would truly make him better he'd give truth a chance. Vulnerability, it would let down his armor and make him weak to her blows. Thats all he could describe it as a weakness, but something in her eyes made him want to let go if even for just a moment.

"I feel...this'll sound kinda odd but," Gabriel slowed to calm his breathing a bit letting the red lush from his face though the little that left was quickly replaced by a deeper shade, "I feel like my chest is empty without you near it. Like something about you gets rid of my pains."

Gabriel didn't loosen his grip, it wasn't tight simply tender and comforting, hoping that she wouldn't be the one hurting him. Trust was one thing he had such a very small hold on.

[Olivia Green]

"I feel...this'll sound kinda odd but, I feel like my chest is empty without you near it. Like something about you gets rid of my pains." when he finished his sentance she felt her face get hot. It was a little bit of a different feeling for her, but the way he said it... she could picture how it would feel, and to her, it seemed it was the same feeling as hers, but in a different form.

Livi needed to find out what that feeling inside her stomach ment. She never wanted it to go, but it was always gone when Gabriel was. If he leaves her when he discovers the attraction to her, it will be forever gone, and possibley replaced with a new feeling, a less appealing one. Was he supposed to have this affect over her? Was it normal for people to feel this way with other's? She didn't feel like this with that Nick guy, or Alexis' boyfriend, or even Alexis for that matter. This was a foreign emotion and so she was completely ignorant to its clutches.

The waiter had found their table with a tray of their food. Trying not to burn himself on the soup he placed it infront of Gabriel, then slid the salad infront of Olivia. Instead of two glasses of water, they were given a pitcher of water and to glasses with ice.

"Thanks thank thanks." she was aware of what the waiter had done and thanked him for it, though her eyes never left Gabriel's. With her broken arm, she picked the fork up awkwardly and picked at the salad. She didn't entirely want to let go of his hand for her good one, so she would make due with her gibbled one.

"So, did you have any other plans for tonight?" she didn't really want to sound like a mooch or make it seem like she wasn't having fun. It was just that she would want to spend more time with him rather than eat dinner, leave, and return home to a pissy Alexis, which was never a good sight.