[ WP ] The friendly bodysnatcher .

He tried to surreptitiously glance at the beautiful woman across the bar. He had been trying to find a way to talk to her for the past month. Each time he moved to get up, the gravity seemed to increase tenfold and his legs turned to jelly. It was probably for the best. No one would be interested in him anyway. She seemed to enrich the atmosphere with her lively spirit. Everyone surrounding her smiled and laughed. He simply sat in his dim little corner, sipping his drink alone. 
 
 As he was getting up to leave the bar, a strange sensation overtook him. A tingling sensation beginning in his toes seized his body and slowly entered his brain. Then, to his terror, it felt like his consciousness was moved aside, and another one entered. 
 
 *Relax, kid. You'll thank me later. * 
 
 WHAT THE FUCK?! Someone was *in his head*. He turned around on the invading mind's accord. To his horror, he was approaching his ultimate crush. No, no, no no, NO, NO, NO! 
 
 *Calm down! Jesus, you're giving me a head ache. * 
 
 He slid up next to her. She turned to him, and a small smile flickered across her face. Curiosity gleamed in her eyes, and dare he think, a little apprehensive excitement? 
 
 *Dude, she's been dying for you to talk to her for the past two weeks. * 
 
 No, way! She wanted to talk to him?! 
 
 `` Well, well, well, if it is n't the hermit. Why have you graced my humble presence?'' her voice sounded like a sultry melody. And he was absolutely tongue tied. Luckily, his friendly neighborhood body abductor was n't. 
 
 `` I was actually hoping you could help me out with this hermit problem.'' 
 
 `` Hmmmm....I do n't usually help out complete strangers.'' 
 
 `` I'm Ian. There, problem solved.'' 
 
 He knows my name?! 
 
 *I know everything about you. You're pretty cool, aside from that whole bed wetting thing. Might want to tell her about that before -* 
 
 `` Amelia,'' the lovely woman supplied before the body snatcher could probe any deeper. `` What did you have in mind?'' 
 
 `` How does dinner and a movie sound?'' 
 
 `` Pretty good. Maybe if that goes well we should do something a little more exciting.'' 
 
 Ian was fairly sure his heart stopped for a moment. 
 
 `` I need to go, though.'' she took out a piece of paper and pen from her purse and scribbled down her number. `` Call me soon,'kay hermit?'' 
 
 `` I intend to,'' he answered suavely. 
 
 She handed him the precious paper and swept through the bar, meandering between patrons better than a dancer would. 
 
 Wow. 
 
 *Uh-huh. * 
 
 But how could I possibly call her without fucking things up? 
 
 *I only said what you would say if you were n't so damn nervous. Just trust your gut for once. You could be quite the ladies' man. * 
 
 The tingling sensation overcame Ian once again. The other consciousness left and his body was once again his own. As he made his way to leave, he caught the eye of the barman. He gave him a knowing wink. Ian tossed him a $ 20 in thanks. The barman caught it without skipping a beat. 
 
 *Another quick buck. * 

