<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/la8WTxr.png)(https://i.imgur.com/lKcZnm2.png)</div><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 8pt;"><strong>Name:</strong> Aelis Flametongue<br/><strong>Date and Time:</strong> 10:20 AM, June 1st, Friday<br/><strong>Location:</strong> A local brunch cafe<br/><strong>Wearing:</strong></span><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Fashionably Casual Attire</div><div class="spoiler_body">(http://wroclife.pl/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/SMART-CASUAL.jpg)</div></div><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 8pt;"><strong>Tagging:</strong> Liliana Sinclare<br/><strong>Mentioning:</strong> Eiji Tasuo<br/><strong>Content warnings:</strong> N/A<br/><strong>Extra information:</strong> Refuses to physically hide what little information he shows about being a dragon in his human form.<br/></span><br/><div align="center">(https://i.imgur.com/O2D5nwb.png)</div><br/><em>Ding</em><br/><br/>The sound of small bell chimes came from Aelis’ pocket and he nearly had half a mind to think it was about something from work. The thing was, he only worked Mondays through Wednesdays. Thursdays through Sundays were his days off so if it was from work then it would mean there was an emergency. If there was an emergency then he might need to fire someone who was incompetent. However, when he took out his cased smartphone and got to his emails he realized it was from Miss Sinclare herself.<br/><br/>“Already…?”<br/><br/>Aelis had to check the wrist watch on his arm, a habit as he wasn’t used to staring at his phone’s screen all day, and he noticed only twenty minutes had past. He already ordered a cup of seasonal fruit tea to enjoy since the weather was so nice today and he was reluctant to leave the cafe. The reply was fast. Much quicker than he expected. He almost even dreaded it might be a rejection so he quickly opened the email to find out.<br/><br/><em>Dear Aelis Flametongue,<br/><br/>I would be delighted to accept your invitation of dinner for this evening,</em><br/><br/>“She’s accepting?”<br/><br/><em>I look forward to getting to know you better and I am pleased to hear that you are interested in getting to know me as well.  A ride would be most appreciated, thank you.<br/><br/>I shall be ready and waiting in time to arrive at the scheduled time of 7:00 PM, I look forward to this evening with great anticipation.<br/><br/>Sincerely,<br/><br/>Liliana Sinclare</em><br/><br/>Aelis couldn’t help but smile, pleased that he managed to capture such a beauty as Liliana. Even her name was reminiscent of a flower. She was perfect so far and he hoped he wasn’t a poor judge of character on this one. Wait…<br/><br/>“Great anticipation?”<br/><br/>Was that a good thing or a bad thing? As his tea came by he thanks his waitress and took a sip as he thought about that. Most humans would be hesitant to enroll as a program such as this, if the local news was anything to say about it, but it seemed like an honest attempt by their prime minister to strengthen relations between all races. If Liliana was greatly anticipating the date then he could only see it being one of three things. One, she was being polite yet equally excited; two, she was carrying a lot of baggage behind her that she was desperate to escape thus getting him into something he didn’t approve of; or three, she was a gold digger. However, if he could have a wife as beautiful as her around his arm...he supposed he could forgive the first and third hypothesis but he would have to decline her if it was the second.<br/><br/>“Let’s hope it’s not number two.”<br/><br/>With another sip of his tea he began writing a reply straight from his phone.<br/><br/><em>Miss Sinclare,<br/><br/>I’m elated to hear you’ve accepted my invitation so quickly. The reservation will be under my name once you arrive and I will have a car ready for you at your house at 6:30 PM tonight once you give me the details of your pickup destination. Try not to have him leave past 6:40 PM please.</em><br/><br/>It didn’t hurt to see how punctual she was would it? Especially since he knew it took ages for a woman to get ready for a date. Well, at least it did for the women he did know. He finished off the email.<br/><br/><em>I look forward to meeting you, Miss Sinclare. Should you run into any trouble getting to the restaurant do let me know and I will try my best to accommodate you in order to make sure you arrive safely.<br/><br/>Sincerely,<br/><br/>Aelis.</em><br/><br/>He didn’t think there would be any trouble though. He would send his personal driver to fetch Liliana and he would take a car himself. His driver, whom he actually inherited from his parents when he moved out as they got a new one, would never dare try anything. Not unless he wanted some serious and humiliating repercussions to his name and honor. Aelis seriously doubted the man had such a death wish. The email was sent so now he had to prepare. He made a phone call to the restaurant and someone at the other end picked up.<br/><br/>“Yes, I would like to make a reservation for two tonight at 7PM under the name Uroraelis Flametongue. I would prefer outdoor seating if you’re able to accomodate for that. You are? Perfect. That will be all then. Yes, thank you.”<br/><br/>He hung up the phone and smiled. Aelis had a date. He hoped it would go well tonight and that he was just overthinking things. After he finished his tea he packed up his laptop, paid the bill, and left a reasonable tip since the waitress got the hint and wasn’t overly talkative or intrusive with him as some of them tended to be when fishing for large tips. He left the table with his laptop bag and walked up to the curb. He didn’t even have to wait for his driver as nearly immediately the man pulled up in a rather expensive looking black car. Aelis got in the backseat and sat his bag down on the seat next to him as his driver drove off.<br/><br/>“Take me home, Mr. Silverscale. I hope you don’t have any plans tonight?”<br/><br/>The driver, Mr. Silverscale, looked like an older fellow with gray hair and wise eyes. Unlike his employer, Aelis, he wasn’t as keen of showing off anything more than human when around the public. It caused too much commotion and he wasn’t as influential as Aelis was to simply brush it off. But the man had an amused smile to his face as he paid attention to the roads.<br/><br/>“If I did, sir, I would have let you know in advance now wouldn’t I?”<br/><br/>“Then I would need you to pick up a date I’ll be enjoying the company of tonight. I will give you the address once I have it.”<br/><br/>Mr. Silverscale was notably shocked.<br/><br/>“A date? You, sir?”<br/><br/>And Aelis was a tad annoyed… Silverscale was lucky Aelis grew up around him and liked him.<br/><br/>“Are you suggesting I’m incapable?”<br/><br/>“No. Just unwilling. What’s the special occasion?”<br/><br/>“Marriage.”<br/><br/>Mr. Silverscale nearly choked on the very air he breathed.<br/><br/>“Marriage? Isn’t that...you know… I’m sorry, sir, I don’t mean to be rude...”<br/><br/>Aelis knew his driver was trying not to be rude without the man having to tell him. After all, it was understandable. Marriage after a first date was reasonably never heard of. Aelis even doubted it would move that quickly, or that he would even allow it, but that was the end goal.<br/><br/>“She’s human. Apparently the prime minister set up a program earlier today that matches human spouses to the upper class. Something of a political move but I understand his intentions are pure. We are talking about Tasuo Eiji. But, I have no complaints. She’s incredibly beautiful.”<br/><br/>“And how will your parents take this? They’ve never once married outside of dragonkin before.”<br/><br/>“I honestly don’t care. I’m my own being. If they have issues with it they’re going to have to learn to hide it quickly because I will not tolerate any backlash from them.”<br/><br/>Aelis sounded very serious. In fact, he actually was. He loved his parents dearly but this was something he was going to take for himself. If his parents were stupid enough to try anything he would have no qualms in returning the favor to them in some way. Silvertongue picked up on the sudden shift in the car and dropped the matter entirely.<br/><br/>“You are a frightening specimen, sir… Very well, I will make sure to arrive promptly and will bring her to your date safely.”<br/><br/>“That’s good to hear. I need you to be there at 6:30 PM but don't leave until she's ready.”<br/><br/>"Of course, sir."