Sam was right Daniel wasn't worth it. I put my blade away and helped him up; before we left I said something to him "You must force the girls to be with you. I got a gut feeling it's not their choice to be with you; you're nothing but a sad excuse for a human being." I said seeing his eyes go wide and before he could do anything or say anything another SUV pulled up and an older man got out; "don't embarrass yourself. I know I raised you better then that, ungrateful child." the man said walking up to his son; "you'll have to excuse my poor monored child. There was someone I met years ago who you remind me of; she only gave me her nickname and nothing else. I wonder if you're related?" the man asked and I arched my eyebrow at him. Daniel's father was nicer for one and a lot different from his son; "There are a lot of people in the world you never know Mr De Luca." I said, "Adam. Please call me Adam my dear; you're right there are a lot of people in the world. Her nickname was spikes; she had a fiery personality like yours." Adam said laughing and I didn't show my emotions; Spikes was my mothers nickname she got from my father.
"I can't say I know anyone by that nickname. It was nice to meet you Adam but my friend and I were on our way to grab something to eat when your son found us." I said Adam's eyes went to Sam sizing him up; "Well don't let me hold you up then, have a good day." Adam said looking back at me and something about that look gave me the shivers and that's not normal for a dragon to have; I made a few calls when Sam was trying on clothes and another minute later two bikes came with no one driving them.
On a speaker a voice came "Anyone call for a ride?" And it was the voice of Crimson, and old friend of mine when I turned 1600 years old I met him when I was crazy about designing a new bike that could drive itself. It's still in the beta testing mode but I knew that I could count on him. I walked up to the bike and motioned Sam to follow me; "Good to hear from you again old friend. You got the location I asked for?" I asked "Of course I did. It's programmed into the bike you'll have to give me the feedback on the ride and of course let me know of any problems. Talk to you later babes." Crimson said and I knew he was done talking "get on Sam." I said to him and he didn't hesitate "How did you get your hands on these?" I heard Daniel speak up "It's on a need to know basis and you're not on the need to know." I said getting on myself and starting the bike and drove off with Sam right behind me leaving behind Daniel and his father in our dust. We drove for a while to put some distant between us and them and when I saw that we were far away; I pulled over to a restaurant. Getting off and looking at Sam "how did you find the ride?" I asked him "that was fun. What is this called?" He asked with amusement "it's called a motorcycle, most people in the empire would prefer to walk or go in their beast forms so I never thought of bringing a bike over. We also have horses and most people are happy to stick with what they're used to." I said combing my fingers through my hair and I walked inside to see it was quiet for being around 2; "hello miss. Table for 2?" The host asked I saw the name tag Frankie "Yes please." I said as we were being lead to a table by the window with a view of the ocean "What can I start off for you guys today?" Frankie asked "Water and lemon for me please." I said first and Sam also asked for the same thing; writing it down and walking away to put in the drink order. "Thank you for early Sam. If you weren't there I would have made a mess I don't feel like cleaning up." I said looking out the window.
"You're welcome but I was also trying my best not to kill him either. He is an ass, the idea of sticking my stinger through his chest or pinching his head clean off his shoulders." Sam said I can hear the anger in every word he spoke; "We're both bad if we have the same thoughts." I said laughing "As for his father there was something about him that I can't put my finger on." Sam said "Well one thing is for sure. He knows my mother; but how does he know her is my main question. That's something I'll have to ask her later I know that she did some work in this town but she really did never tell me what the was all about. I never did ask you Sam was you know who I am right?" I asked looking at him so that our eyes met he didn't back down; "Yes I do. You're the dragon empress and a fourth generation; taking the reins after your mother." Sam said "let's have a look at the menus, order what you want." I said smiling not many knew who I was even in the empire because my mother kept me hidden so that I could be normal as possible. Sam looked like he wanted to say something else but didn't he looked over the menu and wasn't sure of what to get "Would you like me to pick for you?" I asked and I saw a small blush crawl on his cheeks which made him so cute to tease; he only nodded and I smiled at as the waiter came back, "Are you ready to order?" He asked. Taking one last look at Sam I gave our order; and there was someone behind him with two glasses of water in hand placing each cup in front of us. "I'll put in that order." Frankie said with a smile before turning on his heels and walking away from the table but before I could hear the whispers of the wait staff.