The Arks: Over Heaven

Chapter 23.5: Time Paradox

Part 4/11

“I guess everyone’s having a fun time on the dance floor, huh?” Samuel scoffed as he looked at everyone slow dancing on the stone floor. He was wearing a black polo shirt with black jeans. Aurora took a sip of grape juice out of a glass as she looked on at the participants with jealousy.

“Yeah, yeah they are,” Aurora spat. She was wearing a black dress that had white speckles of light pouring out of it. Aurora nodded her head toward a couple who looked pretty young. They looked no older than middle schoolers, and they were bouncing together left and right. Clearly, they had no experience dancing.

“Just look at this sappy garbage, what is this, Valentine’s Day?” Aurora asked with squinted eyes, “Hilarious.”

“Okay emo girl with the moody no-romance sort of thing,” Samuel chuckled as he stared at a couple who was slowly dancing meticulously, almost perfectly. One wore an aquamarine dress, while the other a fancy tuxedo. Samuel didn’t know why, but seeing these two dancing like that made him feel like he wanted something more.

“Okay so I guess last night didn’t happen then, huh?” Aurora sneered while shooting a death glare at Samuel.

“What am I even supposed to say to that sort of thing?!” Samuel asked with his arms in the air, “When you make a move like that! I mean come on, we’re on some island that wants us to die at any moment, you think I can handle that sort of information?”

Aurora sighed, turning her head away with a glare.

“Whatever… We can’t even worry about that now, we’re here in another place and we don’t know how dangerous. For now let’s just wait it out. We’ll see if some person comes in saying it was all just some massive prank.”

A few more minutes of waiting, and eventually a boy came strolling in the manor as if it were his home. It was hard to describe him for sure, but all Samuel knew for sure was that he looked like a massive douchebag.

The boy, despite being at least a few inches shorter than the two of them, began to walk the perimeter of the dance floor, carefully inspecting all of the girls, until eventually he reached Samuel and Aurora.

“Oh my, you are quite a lovely lady!” the boy gasped as his eyes met Aurora’s. Aurora raised an eyebrow at him.

“Why I’ve never had the pleasure to meet you, stranger,” the scumbag cooed, “What is such a pretty lady like you doing alone on the sidelines? You should be dancing with someone like me, Mike.”

Aurora burst into laughter, leaving Mike a little flabbergasted. Samuel couldn’t help but snort too. The whole situation was so funny to the both of them.

“Are you serious?” Aurora asked.

“Y-Yes, I am serious! I am the one who owns this manor that you step your feet in at this moment, and I am the one who runs this town! I could have you executed for your insolence!” the scumbag, Mike, shouted into her face.

“Oh come on, why would I dance with you? You look no older than a freshie!” Aurora giggled with a devilish smile.

“What is that supposed to even mean?!”

“Doesn’t matter,” Aurora grinned, as she slyly grabbed onto Samuel’s arms. Samuel groaned to himself as he realized he’d have to play along now, “I’m already taken for the night, right Sammy Wammy?”

“Yep, that’s right,” Samuel quickly lied. He then added with remarkable cleverness, “Sorry lil bro. I guess you lucked out tonight… Better luck next time, am I right? Don’t worry, there’s plenty of fish in the sea.”

Aurora giggled, and she led the two away to the dance floor, leaving the mayor to fume with anger, humiliated by two strangers who weren’t even citizens of the town.

“Heh heh, that was pretty funny,” Aurora laughed as they walked near the center of the dance floor.

“Yeah, yeah it was,” Samuel replied, “But did you REALLY have to give me a pet name like THAT?!”