Steak House

Steak House
Cassie saw Ralph and Arabelle leave the castle earlier. Her jealousy is making her irrational so she followed them out there. She realized that they were on a dinner date which made her fumed more. Even if she grew up with Ralph, he never brings her out to eat. All she did was to learn and do things for him. That's why she wanted to become a vampire. She thought that if she became one, he would finally notice her but he still ignores her now.

She took a seat on the table where they would not notice her presence. It's a perfect spot since she can see them and they can't. She wants to observe if Arabelle is really Sofia's reincarnation. Although she never believed that she was. When Ralph told her about Arabelle, she was envious. Although she knows that he will not pay attention to her if she doesn't look that way. As much as she doesn't want to see it, Arabelle really looks like Sofia.

“Ready to order ma'am?” the waiter asked her.

“I want a bloody rare steak. Don't bother to cook it.” she told the waiter who looked confused.

“How about something to drink?” the waiter asked again.

“Just a glass of water.” she responded.

Cassie almost loses her patience but the waiter finally leaves her alone. She wants to just look at Ralph and Arabelle without being disturbed. It's going to be nice to find a way to break them up. Although she can only think about one thing. That is to bring up Sofia to Arabelle and plant the seed of doubt. She's human afterall so she will get affected by it for sure. Jealousy is a strong type of emotion. Arabelle must feel that as soon as possible. 

When her order arrived, Cassie just waited for the waiter to leave. She looks at the bloody rare steak and feels satisfied. Although she doesn't need to eat anymore, she still likes eating. As long as she only consumes raw meat with blood, she will be fine. She tried to eat cooked food before and got sick for three days. Good thing she was able to find a way to still eat. New vampires still like doing what they normally do when they are still humans.

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“Wow, I'm so full!” Arabelle exclaimed after eating everything she ordered earlier.

“That's good. Do you want to go home already or stay here for a bit?” Ralph responded and asked her.

“Let's stay here for a little bit. I don't want to throw up on you if we leave now.” she said and laughed.

“Good decision.” he told her and also laughed.

Ralph can't understand why he feels good whenever Arabelle seems to be happy. Maybe that's what he's supposed to feel when seeing the woman he loves feels that way. He can't help but to remember about the time when she was still Sofia. She seems to be happy already whenever he does something for her. It was a long time ago since he felt that way. He firmly believes that Arabelle is Sofia's reincarnation. She looks and acts the same way.

Arabelle doesn't care anymore if Ralph can read her mind. She wants to enjoy being cared for by him. It's her first time having a boyfriend and she feels happy. He's really caring and loving towards her. Ever since they got together, he seems to always want to please her all the time. She's so lucky to have him as her boyfriend. He's always willing to help her in any way. She can't help but imagine their wedding in the future and smiled to herself.

“Why are you smiling?” Ralph asked while looking at her.

“I was just thinking about our adventure.” she lied since she doesn't want to scare him about a wedding. 

“We had some awesome adventures.” he suddenly remembers their time in the Invisible City. 

“You still rescued me even if I was hypnotized.I wouldn't know even if you left me there.” she told him.

“I couldn't do that because I know you want to make your mom well, that's why we went there,” he explained.

“Thanks for not leaving me behind.” she said and took his hand to hold on the table lovingly looking at him.

Sofia was like that before just what Arabelle did just now. Ralph can't help but to notice their similarities. She's Sofia's reincarnation and nobody can say otherwise. He will not let anyone ruin what they have. Maybe it's the right time for him to pop the question now. Arabelle's mom is okay now. Everything seems to be good and it's the perfect time to get married soon. He suddenly feels nervous but he knows that he will ask her eventually. 

However, he thought that maybe he should wait for their next date. He can't ask her to marry him in a steak house. Not that he got anything against it but he wants it to be perfect. He decided to just wait for now before he asked her to get married. It will be perfect if they are in a fine restaurant. He doesn't even have the ring yet so he needs to find one first. Arabelle looks really happy now and he doesn't want to ruin it by asking her prematurely. 

“Is that Cassie on that table near the entrance?” Arabelle suddenly asked as she was surprised to see her there.

“Yeah, that's her. I guess it's time to go now.” Ralph responded after looking and suggested going home.

Arabelle didn't argue since she can see the sharp look Cassie has on her. She looks like she wanted to kill her right there and then. It's weird since based on Ralph's story, he raised her like his daughter. Why does it seem like she's a jealous ex-girlfriend? She doesn't have to ask her anymore. It's obvious that she likes Ralph more than just a father figure. She happens to be on the way and it seems to anger Cassie. What should she do about it?