She's impressed

"I-I've never seen you like that before! It was so...visceral."

"I know, right!? Did I really just do that?" Now that the excitement had worn off a little, it was starting to dawn on me what had happened. Like I said, I don't fight often, but that was cool! I felt cool! I'd choked out the bouncer! Moreover, as I was leaving, I noticed some of the people in there were classmates of mine, meaning my rep was sealed. When Monday came, I would be known as a bad-ass throughout the hallowed halls of that shitty school. Not too shabby.

"Yeah, you did. But you shouldn't have!"

"Huh?"

"You could have gotten hurt, and you can't afford a hospital visit."

"Are you sure you just don't want when you can see me restricted?" A little shot of cockiness to add to the mood. Shana had always gone for one, and only one, male cliche`. That being, the good guy who's no boy scout but is still ultimately and indisputably good. You know what I mean, right? Young Harrison Ford-type of guy. So, I channeled the attitude (but sadly, not the looks) a bit, for her benefit. She'd never say so, but she wants to be the Leia to someone's Han, the Marian to someone's Indy. It was a fantasy of her's I had figured out from knowing her so long. Yeah, she was letting her concern take the edge off what must have been a little thrill but even so, when will we ever get a better chance than this? And hey, if she's gonna be with someone like that, it may as well be me, right?

"..."

I smirked and put an arm around her, which she didn't resist. After a few seconds, she even let herself ease into it and after that, I felt her head rest on my shoulder. "Yeah," she said with a sigh of pleasant surrender. "You're probably right."