Original Stories Fan Fiction ❯ Love or Hate ❯ Volume Nine, Chapter Sixty-Three: Counter Plan ( Chapter 63 )

Counter Plan

“But seriously,” Isao said. “What do we do?” Mai frowned and took another drink.

“Don't know,” she said. “I won't play along.”

“Neither will I,” he said. Well, that went nowhere. Isao cleared his throat.

“Okay…” he said. The vocalist polished off his wine. How much had he had to drink? I probably should stop, he thought. He looked over at Mai. She reached for the bottle.

“Hey, I think you've had enough,” Isao said. Mai glared at him.

“Shut up,” she hissed. The vocalist poured more. Isao looked slightly worried. Was this going to be a repeat of that night in Tokyo?

“We've had too much,” Isao said. He reached for the bottle. Mai jerked it back.

“No!” she snapped. She about overfilled her glass. Isao rubbed his forehead.

“Oh boy…” he mumbled. Mai glared at him as she drank up. It was awkward until now. He worried about how this would turn out now.

“Maybe we can get our meal to go…” Isao offered. His date glared at him. He drew his mouth closed. The vocalist looked down at his glass. Only a little bit of wine left. He sighed and dropped his shoulders. Isao looked towards the back. Where was their food?

“Hey,” Mai said. Isao turned to her. Her face was bright red now.

“Are you… drunk?” Isao asked. Mai looked possessed.

“Why are you asking stupid questions?” she asked. Isao held up his hand.

“Okay, okay,” he said. “I believe you.” Mai snorted. She slammed down her glass.

“You want to hear something?” she asked. Isao rolled his eyes.

“What?” he asked. Mai had a drunken cat smile on her face.

“You're really hot,” she said. Isao sat blinking.

“Uh… okay…” he said. Mai broke down laughing. The other vocalist sighed. Of course! She was drunk now. But wait…

“I'm hot?” Isao asked. Mai giggled louder. Oh no. Oh buddy…

Isao looked around. Was no one looking at them? Good thing the waiter came back with their food.

“Eat up,” Isao said. He picked up his fork and started eating.

“Yay!” Mai said. She dug into her meal. Just one meal. Isao shook his head. No, this couldn't go on.

“Hey Mai,” he said. She glanced up with her mouthful of food. She raised an eyebrow. Isao looked left and right for a moment.

“Listen, I'm going to get the check,” he said. “We can get dessert to go. Sound okay?” Mai smiled as she chewed.

“Yeah!” she shouted. She pumped her fist in the air. A bit of food flew out of her mouth. Isao winced.

“Right…” he mumbled. He took a bite of steak. If they were going to leave, they were going to have to do it now. Plus, Isao would have to stop Mai from drinking more. God knows he didn't need a repeat of last time. He shivered at that kiss. But yet…

His cheeks started to turn bright red. Isao covered his mouth as he looked away. Mai kept eating the whole time.

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Meanwhile, Namiko finished her dessert. She pulled out her phone and typed a new message on the forums. When she was done, she hit send.

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