"Oh!" I exclaimed, my tail whipping back and forth. "An arcade!"

Gavin nodded with a look of pride as he curled down to hug me. "You like games, so I thought you'd like to go to an arca—mm!"

I had closed the distance and kissed him, which made Gavin very pleased. A few moments later, Gavin guided me to a tall, narrow machine that he said to put money into. He showed me where and it took the ten-dollar bill. Gavin gave me a red plastic cup and I put it under the spout as directed, then coins began spilling out.

"Ooh!" I exclaimed, then asked, "Wait, coins?"

I stood up once the machine was finished giving coins, then looked up at Gavin. "What are the coins for?"

Gavin curled down and hugged me tightly. "Ah, my poor Anwyll!" he exclaimed with a sigh, kissing my head. "Don't worry, I'll teach you everything you want to know."

I frowned and patted his pretty hair. "Gav, I just asked what the coins were for."

Gavin laughed. "I know, I was just being dramatic. The coins are for putting into the games. And most of the games spit out tickets, which you can trade in for..."

"Prizes?" I finished, pointing to the prize booth and watching Gavin nod. I cocked my head. "But you can pay a fraction for those things in a normal store. What a scam."

Gavin snorted. "They gotta make their money somehow. Besides, it's for fun."

I shrugged. "I guess so."

"What would you like to do first?" he asked, and I took his hand. He blushed a bit when I grinned up at him.

"Anything you want to. Show me what you like to do, Gav. Please?"

Gavin happily nodded, then took me to a drum game. "This one is fun."

"How do we play?" I asked, hopping onto the second metal stool. I took the sticks and stared at the screen.

Gavin sat down and grabbed the sticks. "It will show you onscreen, but you follow the colors that correspond with the drums. It follows a drumbeat and a melody. You have a good sense of rhythm, so I think you'll do well."

I chuckled. "Thanks, Gav. How's your music coming along? Am I allowed to hear it again soon?"

Gavin grinned as he put four coins into the drum game's slot. "Yes, actually. I have it saved on my phone for you to listen to later."

"Ooh, thank you!" I exclaimed, then watched Gavin's muscles relax as he focused on the screen.

"You're welcome." he said with a happy smile, tapping a drum for the two-player setting. "What kind of song would you like to play to?"

I hummed, then looked at him. "Whatever you know you can show off to me with. I want to see what you're capable of with this game."

Gavin cracked a wild, crazy grin. "Are you sure, Anwyll?"

"Yes, I'm very sure. I know I won't be able to keep up, but I can try." I replied with a giggle.

Gavin leaned over to kiss my cheek. "You're so cute, Anwyll."

"Thank you, my handsome Gavin." I grinned, pecking his cheek before he straightened.

The game gave basic instructions, then a fast-paced song began to play. My tail twitched and began to flip to the beat. As Gavin began the drum solo, I was still trying to figure out what was going on. By the time I got the hang of it, Gavin had five stars and I was at two in the middle of the song.

It was just the two of us, kind of battling it out. I wanted to get to his level and he was showing me just how far he could go. At the end of it, I dumped the sticks in the holder and leaned into Gavin's side. He laughed and hugged my shoulders while I panted.

"Fun, isn't it?" he asked, and I nodded.

"Tiring, too. You were amazing, Gav."

Gavin's chest puffed with pride as he got off the stool and took me with him. I remembered to grab the coin cup, then noticed the crowd of stunned onlookers. I hugged Gavin's waist and shyly hid my face when a guy came up and clapped him on the shoulder.

"Geez, dude, you had a noob on Legendary!" he exclaimed, and I wondered if Gavin knew him.

"Yep, he asked me to show off." Gavin laughed, ruffling my hair until I pouted at him.

The guy bent down and looked me up and down. "Didn't know you bad a little bro, Gavin."

I quirked my lips to the side. "I'm older than Gavin."

The guy raised and eyebrow and went to look at his friend, but my lover was already nodding. His friend's eyes widened and I laughed.

"I don't know if you watch the news, but there was a press conference within the last week about 'immoral conduct with a child' with Angelique Michaels that occurred." I stated, and the guy's eyes bugged out.

I giggled and held out my hand. "My name is Anwyll DeLuca. I'm just a very small, youthful eighteen-year-old."

Gavin's friend looked at him with a flabbergasted expression. Gavin snickered. "It's true, Freddy. Anwyll is about a year and a half older than me."

Freddy turned back to me. "Huh, well, it's nice to meet ya. My name is Freddy Bellman. I'm twenty, but I work here. I've known Gavin for about two years now."

He shook my hand, quietly remarking about my small hands and fair skin. Gavin seemed to get jealous, so he ended the talk and hurried away with me.

As soon as we were in a darker area, he curled down and grabbed my hips. I clutched onto his sides as his lips met mine, but he devoured my mouth. I moaned into his mouth, and he muffled my voice with a growl in his chest. I peeked at him and saw golden eyes, so i gasped softly. Gavin growled and cupped the back of my head, pressing deeper to kiss me. I mewled again, weakly licking his tongue as air quickly escaped my lungs.

Gavin pulled back and panted, then repeatedly pecked my lips and cheeks while I tiredly giggled. His eyes had returned to the normal dark blue.

"Sorry, Anwyll." he muttered, hugging me again. My face was pressed into his shoulder from the way he was curling down.

"For what?" I asked, my voice muffled. "I enjoyed our kissing session. I got a peek of your pretty golden eyes, too."

Gavin tensed, and I used magic to see his face for a moment. His blue eyes flickered with gold again. "Are they pretty?" he wondered aloud, sounding genuinely curious.

I nodded, hugging him tighter. "So pretty, Gav, although all of you is really handsome."

Gavin's breath hitched and his grip tightened, then he chuckled with a teasing tone. "All of me? Even my cock?"

I blushed and whined softly, burying my face in his shoulder. Gavin laughed, relaxed again as before. He nosed my head and kissed the tips of my ears, humming when he felt my tail slide along his calves with my gentle wagging.

"Shall we keep going?" he asked, and I tilted my head back to kiss his chin.

"Mmkay, Gav." I grinned, my tail now wiggling against the wall.

Gavin pecked my lips once more and then began to give me the full experience of the arcade. We did ball games, shooting games, luck-based coin machines, pinball, even a couple claw machines, a dance game, and finally we were at a separate room where multiple TVs were set up with individual systems.

"Yo, Gavin! I heard you slammed a noob with Drum Rock?" asked a young woman sashaying over to him.

Gavin looked a bit annoyed but remained pleasant. "Geez, Reina, I told Freddy that I was showing off."

Reina hummed and tilted her head. "I don't remember who told me. Anyway, what do you think? We're making money in droves with the VR setup in here. Wanna try it out once for free? I'll even throw a one-time offer for your little bro."

Gavin sighed, then looked down at me. I shrugged at him, so he agreed. There were three other people wearing weird things covering their eyes and five people watching the TV screens while the people moving around awkwardly continued.

Reina kept an eye on Gavin while he put on the headgear, then handed him two plastic things that he held onto. Reina helped me put on the headgear and everything was black at first, then bright colors burst into my line of sight.

"Wow!" I exclaimed, my tail wiggling. "It's so bright!"

Gavin snorted with laughter. "It's different from the usual games with Zaire, isn't it?"

"Yeah, definitely. But ugh, I feel a bit dizzy looking around. I feel like I'm somewhere else." I muttered.

"And that is the joy of virtual reality, kiddo!" exclaimed Reina and then she said, "Once I move the headphones down, you won't be able to hear me, but here are the controllers. Check them out to see what they do before you start. Just point your saber at the start menu and check things out. What you see in the headset is what can be seen on TV."

"Ooh, okay. Thank you, Reina." I smiled, and she cooed at me.

"Good luck, kiddo."

I felt her press the headphones down and it was fairly quiet until I started moving the controllers around. There was a whooshing sound from both of the lighted sticks, which made me smile. My tail wagged again. I found the button and followed Reina's instructions.

Suddenly there were a list of songs in front of my eyes. I didn't know any of them nor what the symbols on the side meant. I quirked my lips to the side, then picked a random song. I thought I sensed Reina's amusement, so I wondered if I chose a bad song.

I pressed start and saw colored cubes with arrows at me corresponding to the colors of my sabers. Okay, I think I understand.

As the heavy beat began to pound, I couldn't help moving to the rhythm. I flicked my right arm up on the first cube and it sliced through with a small vibration in my hand. My ears perked as I noticed the cubes matched with the rhythm, too. This could be really fun if I got it right.

I cheated a bit to slow the cubes down for my vision, and then began to dance a bit to the rhythm as I sliced through the cubs. I used my magic to see behind me as I turned and hopped around, slicing through the cubes with as much precision as I could.

Honestly, I'm having so much fun. I wish Gavin could play with me on this exact song and we could see each other. That would be fun but maybe a bit distracting. Gavin looks so sexy when he's focused. I really admired him, too. I wonder what he'd think if I told him that.

I giggled and dodged the transparent walls, slicing through the blocks again with ease. My tail swayed to the rhythm, and I couldn't help but hum along when I wasn't panting. At the end, I stopped moving around and panted breathlessly, then looked at my score.

"Ooh, an SS! What does that mean?" I wondered aloud, then put down the controllers and removed the headgear.

Gavin was staring at me with a floored expression, which made me blush from embarrassment. "Did I do something wrong?" I asked, and he shook his head.

I hurried over to him when he lifted his arms and I hugged his waist. "Did you have fun, Gav? I know I did."

Gavin seemed to awaken himself from his shock and he kissed my head, curling his arms around me. "I had more fun watching you than playing it, Anwyll. You were amazing. Look at how many people you drew over here."

I turned my head and blinked a few times to see the fairly large crowd that had gathered inside the room and outside of it to watch.

Reina looked so stunned, then she pointed a finger at me. "You—! You trickster!"

I frowned. "What?"

"You acted like it's your first time! You're a pro, aren't you?"

Gavin snorted and kissed my crown, which made Reina confused. I smiled at her.

"Nope, that was my first time. It's really fun, though. Thanks for the free try!"

Before Reina could get a word in edgewise, Gavin scooped me up and escaped from the crowd. We had a fair amount of tickets saved up, so we traded them in for matching keychains. We grinned at each other, then Gavin led me back out to his car. I pecked his lips once we were settled in and my tiger blushed.

"Thank you, Gav. I've had a lot of fun today!"

"Our date isn't over yet," he stated with a grin, then smirked. "There are a few things left to do."

"Oh?"

"A meal, dessert, then you will be my main course."

I blushed and hid my face. "Gav!"

Gavin laughed. "I love you, Anwyll."

I peeked at him with a happy grin. "I love you too, Gavin."