An hour later, she opened her eyes and looked up at the ceiling. And then she rose up immediately.
"How did I fall asleep?" she wondered "Argh...I must have drank too much wine." she ruffled her hair, and then looked by the side. Ryan was not here. Her lips twitched, seeing he chose work again. Immediately, she climbed off the bed with a frown, but then her phone rang. She picked the call seeing it was Jia.
"Jia!!!" she trilled.
"Anna, happy birthday"Jia wished her.
"Thank you Jia" she said, smiling silly again.
"Why aren't you here yet? I got a lot for you"
"Really? Ah...I can't come now, because...I'm going on a date"
"A date? With Mr Han?"
"Yes. Ah..I'm so happy. He got me a very special gift today, Jia"
"Tell me, what did he get you?" she asked, eager.
"He... He got me registered in school. I'm going to school!!" she exclaimed again.
"Whoa...for real?!!!"
"Yeah... It's the best birthday ever. I'm so happy"
"I'm happy for you, Anna. Jeez...your boyfriend is so sweet"
"I know, I know. He's the best. And for me alone"
"Jeez...I didn't say I wanted your boyfriend. He's frightening. I have my one not frightening warm boyfriend."
"Ryan is warm. Very warm"
"Whatever. Say thank you for me okay?"
"Okay, I will."
"Okay, bye. See you later"
"Bye, bye"
Arianna sighed and placed the phone on the bed. She walked into the bathroom, took a quick shower and then she came out. She got dressed in one of the beautiful clothes he got her. She applied makeup again and then strode out to his study.
Ryan was busy typing a few keys on the keyboard of his computer, when the door opened and her scent found its way to his nostrils. F**k! He nearly cursed out loud as he lifted his head.
"What are you doing?" she asked him with a glare.
"Uh... Aria, you're awake" he said, a little bit nervous.
"That's not the answer to my question" she said, as she walked closer to him. Ryan gulped as his eyes raked down her body then back up to her eyes. "What are you doing?" she asked him again.
"I'm working" he answered with a lump in his throat.
"Why?"
"Because...I have to"
"It's my birthday!" she yelled "Aren't you supposed to take me out on a date?!"
His lips parted, and he scratched his temple which seemed to have sweat broken there.
"Ah...that..." he stood up, "You fell asleep.."
"You put me to sleep!"
"H-how?"
"I remember it clearly. You said 'look at me, Aria. You're drunk, so now you will sleep' And then I fell asleep. Why did you put me to sleep?!"
"You were tempting me!" he blurted out.
"How?"
"Like this" he moved his hands over her body. She was wearing sexy clothes. Tempting clothes...both then and now.
"How is my dressing tempting?" she asked him. But his eyes lingered on her bare shoulders and then he moved his eyes. Clenching his teeth hard. His lips itched to kiss every inch there.
"Take me out. Let's go out on a date" she said, with pursed lips and puppy eyes. He looked into those eyes for a split second. He refused to be tempted!
"You wanna go out on a date, huh... What do I get in return?" he asked.
"Why do always ask for something in return for almost everything?!"
"I like being in the profiting side, sweetheart" he smirked, his eyes raking her body again, and her cheeks turned faint red. She shouldn't have worn this dress. It was flare and very short.
"What do you want?" she then asked him, and his smirk widened.
"Anything you could offer" he answered, his eyes holding a mischievous glint.
"Okay. So shall we go now?"
"I'll go change" he made an attempt to walk away, but then his phone rang. Immediately, he picked the call seeing it was his secretary.
"Speak" he told him.
"Sir, it happened. The foods.... we found poisons in them" the man said. The air went cold, dark smokes hovered above. His eyes seemed to get darker, and a dangerous, devilish smirk crawled up his face. Arianna blinked, her heart shudder slightly at his sudden frightening appearance. This shouldn't cancel the date, please!
"Get whoever did this" his voice came. Bone-chilling, dark and deadly "I want him before sundown tomorrow."
"Y-yes, sir" he answered, feeling the frightening coldness from here. He ended the call immediately, not wanting to hear the voice of the devil himself.
"A human-skinned rug would be nice in my living room" Ryan spoke as he stared at his phone. His eyes burned with anger and bloodlust. He was in for torture without mercy. He would skin him alive, and make a rug from his skin. How does that sound? Pleasant to my ears.
"Ryan?" Arianna called him, and he shifted his scary eyes to her. But she didn't flinch. "What's wrong?"
Ryan blinked, noticing how scary he was at this moment. Hope he didn't scare her "Nothing, sweetheart" he answered, but his voice was still dark. But it sounded sexy to her ears. She turned more red, which he noticed.
"Do I scare you?" Ryan asked.
"No. You're making me nervous" she said honestly, lowering her eyes from his gaze which seemed hot to her. He smiled, but still it was devilish.
"Give me a hug" Ryan told her. He needed her warmth, or else he would remain like this for a long time. Until he tortures something.
Arianna dragged herself closer to him, burying herself in his arms. He tightened his hold around her, inhaling her scent with his eyes closed. His fingers moved in her black, silky waves, and a smile went up his face. Ah...she's so warm. Now he's gotten an antidote for bloodlust. He'll just hug her and be back to normal. He held her for a long time, a very long time. Doing nothing but feeling her warmth. She got tired and pulled away, and his brows creased.
"We have to go" she told him "You're not going to escape it"
"I'm not escaping, I'm just hugging my girlfriend. Can't I?" he pulled her closer.
"You've been hugging me for almost ten minutes, if not more. I want to go out with you!!"
"Okay, okay. I'll go change" he smiled at her puffed cheeks and walked out. Jeez, she's so cute!