Fix My Mechanical Heart

[grey987]

Turning his head towards Kiora to give her an amused look, Crookes let his gaze linger on her for a moment before he slowly nodded his head. "Alright. Have it your way," he said, getting up off his chair with a sigh before looking at Mark again. "I expect that we'll meet again with our mechs soon. The 'Queen' here can join if she wants; I expect that she'll tag along anyway." Placing his chair back at the table where he found it, Crookes adjusted the collar of his suit before giving Mark one last smile. "Have a nice evening."


With that, he turned to leave the restaurant.

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora stayed tense till he left, and she let out a large sigh pass though her lips as she sat back. "And the mood is ruined." She whispered.

 

[grey987]

"No kidding, huh," Mark sighed, leaning back into his seat and staring at the table with a shake of his head. "I'm going to crush his skull during our next fight..."

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora sighed. 'Normally I would disagree, but he spells trouble." She said to him.

 

[grey987]

Mark hummed and nodded in agreement. "I'm sure well take care of it." In his mind, however, he was thinking about just taking on Crookes himself. I made a mistake when I decided not to finish the job, he thought to himself.

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora sighed, and picked up his hand, rubbing her thumb over his hand. "Let's not let it dwell on us." She whispered, offering a soothing smile.

 

[grey987]

Hearing Kiora's quiet voice and feeling her thumb against his hand, Mark looked up at her and replied with a smile of his own. "Alright," he whispered, leaning in to give her another brief kiss on the lips.

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora leaned in as well, pressing her lips softly against him.

 

[grey987]

Mark held the kiss for a while before pulling back, smiling at her before picking up his menu. "Now, as I was asking earlier: what are you gonna get?"

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora smiled softly. "Probably some angel hair pasta." She said softly to him.

 

[grey987]

"Sounds good to me," Mark said with a shrug, looking up from his menu at Kiora with a grin. "I'm just not very good at choosing these sorts of things for myself."

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora looked at him, smiling lightly. "I am sure that it will be good though, because I always end up taking some." She said to him, kissing his cheek lightly.

 

[grey987]

Mark smiled and chuckled, leaning back into his seat with his arms folded over his chest. "And I do the same until eventually giving up, because I know you won't," he said, reaching out and poking her nose with his finger.

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora smiled. 'You know me so well." She said, tapping his nose on the last word.

 

[grey987]

Mark chuckled. "Uh-huh. That's just what happens when you spend so much time with the one person you love more than anything," he told her with a warm smile.

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora smiled at him before leaning back in her seat, aware that they where in a dinner setting. "Well why wouldn't I want to spend time with you? I mean, even if they weren't dating you." She said.

 

[grey987]

Mark laughed. "I guess it's because I'm just that awesome," he joked, his smile now playful as it stretched a bit wider across his lips.

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora smiled, the edges of her mouth stretching higher at his statement. "Oh really? I mean I think you are cool but I don't know about anyone else."

 

[grey987]

Mark chuckled again. "You mean like you?" he asked in an almost teasing manner. "Admittedly though, you yourself are pretty cool. Maybe not as cool as me, but..." He started to laugh at what he said, before waving his hand in dismissal. "I'm just joking; I think you're much cooler than I am."

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora let a string of laughter escape her lips, pressing a soft fist to her lips. "Don't be silly! You are just as cool as me!" She exclaimed.

 

[grey987]

Mark shook his head and waved his hand again with a small smile. "Nah. You're on a level higher than mine, especially when it comes to the bots," he told her. "You're really good at what you do." Spotting a nearby waiter, he waved him over and let him know what they were ordering before he nodded and left.

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora smiled at him. "Well it's my passion. I do it because a I love it. It's my life, along with you." She said to him, smiling at him.

 

[grey987]

"I could say the same thing," Mark said with a smile of his own, taking her hand in his and rubbing his thumb along the back of it.

 

[IceQueen]

Kiora smiled and held his hand softly before looking at him. "Alright then."

 

[grey987]

Mark chuckled, leaning over to peck her lips. "My life has gotten so much better because of you," he told her softly.