He stood up and took Lierah's hand as they wobbled to the edge of the rink, laughing as they went. They stepped onto the ice and Lierah immediately sped off into the middle, he watched her in wonder as she raced around, spinning and jumping every so often. She slowed and turned to face him with a huge grin spread over her face, she beckoned for him to join her. That wasn't an invitation he had to have issued twice.
Sliding over the ice easily he took Lierah's outstretched gloved hand. Their eyes caught for a second before he grinned wickedly at her and suddenly sped off, dragging Lierah behind him. She shrieked and laughed as he spun in circles and weaved in and out of random people.
She had no problem staying upright but had absolutely no control over the sweeping movements. His hand gripped hers tightly keeping her steady. Swerving into the middle he skidded to a stop and Lierah collided with him, leaving them in a heap on the ice. They were in fits of laughter, and even when he became aware of her small hands resting on his chest and her legs tangled with his, it didn't un-nerve him. Her eyes were bright as her laughter became giggles and she looked straight at him. Her eyes saw straight into his and they simply lay there for what seemed like forever just looking into one another.
Eventually she rolled over and stood gracefully, he followed suit and his hand found hers. They smiled at each other as their gloved fingers locked together. He tried with all his might to cover up the small crack he'd made in the ice, luckily it didn't seem as though it would spread. They skated round and round the rink, occasionally he'd surprise Lierah by suddenly spinning them the other way.
It seemed as though neither of them stopped smiling throughout the whole day, he even let Lierah take him for a spin around the ice, although she struggled a little considering how tiny she was compared to him. He couldn't help but grin as she tugged with all her might, with his help, eventually she settled into a pace. She swirled and spun him in all directions, if he was still human he would be dizzy as hell by now. She came to a slow halt and turned to face him as he came up beside her.
"Well..." She said breathlessly, "I think I did pretty well considering." She laughed.
"Yes, yes you did" He slid a little closer to her so she almost pressed against him. Her smiled faded a little as he placed his hands on her waist gently. He hands slid up to his chest as he tilted her head up to his. His gaze burned into hers and her breathing quickened as he bent his head down to hers. Their lips mere centimetres apart when a wolf whistle erupted from somewhere over Lierah's shoulder.
He glanced up to find the sunken face of the skinny blonde's boyfriend. She however was nowhere to be found. The two of them broke apart,
Lierah's face bright red. The strange guy skated over to them, wobbling as he went. He gripped her hand tightly and pushed her gently so she was standing just behind his shoulder.
He glanced at the guy wobbling closer and saw a noticeably bulge erupting from his pants, He scoffed in disgust as he skidded to a halt inches from him. He stood stock still as he spoke.
"C'mon man, let someone else have a go on that lovely piece of ass." He grinned, revealing crooked yellowed teeth. He attempted to push past him but his grip tightened on Lierah's hand and he stood stock still, even on ice he would not be moved. The man tried again but Viktor roughly pushed him back leaving him sprawled on the ground.
Fixing his eyes on the guy, he put a noticeable growl into his voice, his iron frame putting more emphasis on his speech. " I think... you should go and find your girlfriend, someone who will probably be glad to have your slimy hands all over her lovely piece of ass." He narrowed his eyes and glared at the broken man before him, who scrambled to his feet and skated away, falling in the process.
He un-tensed and spun to face Lierah. Whose mouth was open and eyes wide.
"I'm sorry you had to see that." He looked away from her and shut his eyes. He braced himself for her to run away, never wanting to see him again.
Instead, he felt the press of her body stretching as far as she could get and her lips pressed against his cheek. He opened his eyes in bewilderment and stared down at her, she said nothing, she only took his hand and led him around the ice until he they were finally smiling and laughing again.
After a while everyone started clearing from the rink and he was amazed that they'd been there for two hours and it was now closing time. They backtracked through the previous process and left their skates at the desk. He led her to the car, now freely putting his arm around her. Rain began pattering against the windshield as they drove, Lierah happily singing along to the radio in the passenger seat, he smiled throughout, enjoying her velvet voice wrapping around him.
The rain was coming down heavily as they pulled up at a little café. They dashed inside and stumbled to a table, chortling as they went. They earned a few glares and disapproving stares but right now, he didn't care. He was perfectly content with simply being with Lierah.
*****
The rain thundered against the glass all through dinner, which she found was quite delicious for such an off the road little café. The massive cheeseburger was bigger than her head, and she found Viktor chuckling at her as she attempted to fit her mouth around it. The juices and ketchup ran down her chin. She giggled when the froth of her milkshake settled over lip. She polished off most of the food in what must have been record time since she was starving, but again, Viktor just pushed it round his plate, occasionally taking a nibble or a sip of his cola.
Night fell quickly and it was black by the time they'd finished and were leaving. They drove for a short time but instead of pulling up at her apartment, he took a detour down a narrow road.
Hedges rose on both sides as they followed its sharp twists and turns. He pulled up in a bit in the road where it opened up enough for parking. The rain then decided to make a re-appearance and they sprinted to a gap in the hedge where a stile was nestled. They climbed over, laughing and running up a narrow path.
They emerged into a vast meadow which she guessed would be beautiful in the daytime. He led her over to a huge tree which provided enough cover for only a few drops of rain to trickle through.
It was mostly dry, but even so, Viktor settled down on the ground and pulled her into his lap.
