"Yay! Books!" I squeed happily, as you pressed the button to call the elevator. "So many books for mee!"
"It's mostly manga," you pointed out. "Not really "books" in the usual sense of the word."
I stuck my tounge out at you. "You read just as much as I do."
"So? I didn't say I didn't."
I opened my mouth to retort, but was cut off by the *BING* of the arriving elevator. I managed to get myself and all of my books inside without dropping anything as you pushed the button for the ground floor of the library. The doors slid shut as I continued to sing a little song abut books and how much I loved them under my breath. Halfway through the second verse, there was a slight jolt, and quite suddenly, the lights went out and the elevator ground to a halt. I gave a startled squeak.
"Well, shit. Rachel, how is it that you break things just by looking at them?"
"It's not MY fault!" I protested.
Your hand brushed against me in the dark. "I know, love. I was only teasing. Well, damn it, I can't even see to hit the call button."
"Isn't there some kind of regulation that says you have to make it glowy?"
"It's an old elevator. Aha, found it." The speaker came to life with a crackle. "Um? Hello? The elevator broke? Hello?" Static is the only answer. "Well, that's just great."
"And it's dark so I can't even read my books!" I slid down the wall and sat on the floor, setting my pile of books down beside me. "I guess we'll just have to wait."
I hear and feel you sit down beside me. "How boring."
I giggled suddenly. "I just had a marvelous idea."
"Uh-oh. I hear the evil in your voice."