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 Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2016 12:36 am
Leta Skye walked into her dorm room and her foot slipped out from under her. Unable to catch herself she landed on the floor with a soft "UMPH" and looked around to see what she had tripped on, and found an envelope. Her curiosity overcame her shock from the fall and quickly she picked it up. Wisteria.....it smelled like Wisteria- she held the envelope to her nose- and yep that was the source of the smell. The envelope was colored a pale blue-purple that matched the scent, and it had her name written across it in glittery stickers. Leta Skye laughed as her fingers traced over them. Turning it over she carefully opened it and pulled out a note. "HI! To the pretty one from the playground~" She couldn't help but blush at that, someone found her pretty- she was self conscious and usually hid behind her hair- she giggled and read on. "I see you picking Wisteria flowers at recess sometimes, so I knew you'd like the scent. I want to be your friend. I like how you laugh, you don't do it often enough." Someone had been watching her, noticing her.....Leta's heart beat faster. "Can we be friends? I want to make you laugh and smile. It makes me feel happy to see you happy! That’s how I know I like you....like...I LIKE like you." A soft sound escaped as she read this. Some didn't just like her, they LIKE liked her. She was stunned. This was amazing, she thought she was fairly well liked by people, but no one had like LIKE liked her before! "I want to fly with you, and play tea-party and jump rope and all the fun things you do with your friends....and...." She had to look harder as this part was hard to read, because it had been written really fast and shaky ......I want to hold your hand and hug you!" Leta gasped! They reeeeally did LIKE like her. She jumped up and started to flap her wings from excitement, hovering off the ground as she read on... "If you like me back and want to be friends check Yes [ ]
If not check No [ ]
Leave this in the Hollow Oak between the playground and garden at recess tomorrow and I'll find it!
Signed,
Your Secret LIKE liker!" Hurriedly Leta dropped to the ground and ran to her desk, leaving her school books forgotten on the ground as she picked up her favorite blue glitter pen, and after carefully thinking she drew a heart around the yes box and put a little check mark inside the box.
Tomorrow would be Epic!
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Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2016 12:37 am
Leta was so excited she could hardly sleep that night, but eventually the sandman managed to claim her. The next day she woke and dressed with care feeling quite excited she bounced through breakfast, and fidgeted her way through class to recess. Then she half ran half fluttered to the hollow oak, looked around furtively and carefully set the note with its precious check mark of yes in the tree.
Then she ran to the garden, with a giggle to herself, and laid on her tummy among the flowers, peeping through stalks to see if she could catch a glimpse of anyone coming to the hollow oak.
Caoihme Miela fidgeted as she wrote that note. She hoped that Leta would like it and check yes. It had taken her days to work up the courage to write it down then even more days to get it to her. She'd slipped it under the door and raced off just praying it would get a good result. She had been crushing at the gorgeous lady for months now and really wanted her to like her back. She paced around a lot that day waiting for the day to go by. She finally curled up to go to sleep but it took her forever to nod off to sleep. It was a very restless sleep since she kept on tossing and turning and couldn't actually sleep. She finally woke up and saw it was time to go to school.
She took forever to get dressed since she wanted to make sure she looked pretty enough for Leta. She agonized over her decisions. Should she wear a dress? Should she wear a skirt? Did she want to try for cutesy or edgy? She sighed and finally picked an outfit she thought she would like and hoped that Leta would like. She squirmed in her classes just wanting them to end already. The sooner they needed the sooner she could go check the hollow oak. It was finally recess and she forced herself to slowly walk out there.
She waited around far away from the hollow oak giving Leta enough time to get there and leave the note. She also didn't want Leta to be there when she went for it. She didn't want her to know who she was. What if she rejected her? She chewed on her lip and finally went over to the hollow oak. She festively walked by and stuck her hand in to grab the note and pulled it out. She walked off clutching the note in her hand. She was so scared to open up that note. What if it was a bad note? What if she checked no?
Caoimhe's hands shook violently as she held the note up. Her hands trembled as she opened up the note. She looked down her eyes not focusing on the note. She took a slow deep breath and forced her eyes to focus on it. She stared in shock seeing the heart and the check mark. Leta wanted to!? Really!? She jumped up and down excited then blushed scarlet and dropped her head. She looked around hoping no one had seen that.
Leta hid in the flowers trying to stay as still as she could. It seemed to take AGES for anyone to come near….. There were a couple groups of kids who ran by playing but then leta saw a lone freshling approach the tree and stick her hand into the tree. Leta gasped softly. It was an adorable Chimera/Geist girly who pulled her note out of the tree. She watched as the girl walked a ways off from the tree and opened the note.
She slunk out of the flowers and sneakily approached behind the girl. She startled as she began to jump up and down, and Leta fought not to squeal and hid behind the Hollow oak. Leta couldn’t help it though, she continued following in the girl’s footsteps. As she dropped her head Leta stepped up behind her, and then as Caoihme looked around, Leta went stock still and blushed slightly and then brought her hands up to her face to hide a soft Giggle.
“I found you!” She cried out joyfully, as she bounced on the balls of her feet her little wings fluttering.
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Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2016 12:37 am
Caoihme had no idea she had been seen or followed. She wasn't sure what to do anymore. Should she go find Leta and talk to her? She was happy that there was a check on the yes and that heart was pretty cute. The girl was so pretty and she wasn't sure if Leta would be happy once she knew who she was. Maybe Leta would be disappointed once she found out who had left her the note.
She looked around when she thought she heard something but she didn't see anything. Maybe she was just being paranoid. Had to be that. There was no way that someone was following her. No one would be interested in her. Not with all those other pretty people around.
She spun around and yelped a little bit as she heard someone yell I found you. She stared at Leta in shock and couldn't believe the girl had followed her. Why? She saw the bouncing and fluttering wings. She stood there in shock her mouth hanging open not sure what to do. She blushed scarlet and turned as if to run off. She was so embarrassed and didn't know what to do. She hid her face in her hands.
Leta Skye bounced, then she saw the reaction her ‘surprise’ had on her like Liker- and she immediately reacted accordingly.” Oh noes…...um…..Hii…...I’m Leta, and you wrote that note to me-” She gestured to the letter the other Nightmare was clutching “ And I checked yes, and I was so excited to know that someone thought so highly of me that I hid in the flowers in the garden to watch and see who wrote me and surprise them” She nodded vigorously “ I didn’t mean to scare you or anything, I was just so happy, the note was so cute and made me smile and please don’t run away…” She finished lamely as the spout of words came to an end. She’d moved unconsciously closer to the other freshling, her wings almost protectively encircling one shoulder, but still about two feet away, she hovered waiting anxiously.
Caoihme stared at her and her bouncing in total shock. She had no idea what was going on with the lady she liked. She was mortified she hadn't expected Leta to find her this quickly and wasn't prepared to have to have her with her knowing she liked her. Her head was spinning as she stood there staring in shock. She listened to all the talking and stayed not sure if she should run away. That would be so mean to Leta but she wasn't ready to face her yet. She knew this was Leta and clutched the note tighter to her chest when it was gestured at. She knew the lady checked yes as well since she had red it already. She blushed even more as Leta kept on speaking. She just didn't know what to do or say it was just such a shock. She chewed on her cheek as she looked at her. Her hands were trembling a lot as she stood there and the wing was so close. “O-okay I won't run. I just…” she trailed off and looked down. “You're just so amazing I wasn't sure you'd be happy with what you saw when you saw me or still want to check yes.” She peeked at her a littler and wrapped her arms around herself so she didn't reach out to touch the wing. That would be very rude of her. “I'm Caoihme.”
Leta waited in silence full of anticipation for her like liker to reply, she could sense the others need to flee and was really hoping they didn’t chose to do that. Her heart went out to the other, and the fact that her mischief had caused her like-liker stress worried her to the core. So she waited breathlessly, staring at the other blushing all sorts of pretty colors and then heard her voice and listened with awe. “ME~??!!?- “ she squeaked “Amazing?!?!- Well thank you but I am hardly that, seeing the problem I’ve caused…..” She almost flinched as the other wrapped their arms around themselves “ I want to help you, I really do, but I don’t know how to protect you from…..well…..from me.” Leta looked utterly crestfallen as she gazed back at the other- her mind was a swirling storm of thoughts from self doubt, to happiness, to tasting the others name “ Caoihme” it was so sweet! Leta bit her lip and her tail swished back and forth softly mirroring the indecision in her heart. “ I’ll do what you want, just tell me how to make you feel better PLEASE?!?” She cried out feeling a bti desperate, her wing still hovering close, her hands at her sides making anxious little fists flexing and releasing.
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Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2016 12:38 am
Caoihme kept on blushing more. She just wasn't this good with people. She didn't know what to do or say and this was making her so uncomfortable. She always got all tongue tied and flustered when someone she liked was around and now this one knew she liked her. That's why she had written the note. She had spent hours agonizing over what to say and how to say it. Each word had taken her forever to chose. The color she wrote on, the font she used, even the scent of the flowers. All of that she had spent forever on to get just right, but now, here, in person she couldn't take that time to deliberate over each and every syllable. She just had to say things and hope she didn't mess up. What if Leta hated her? She hugged herself tighter scared she would ruin everything. She nodded her head. “Yes. You are.” She blushed more at saying that but it was the truth. It was how she felt. Leta was the most amazing and awe inspiring person she had ever seen before. How could she not like her? She shook her head feeling terrible. “No you haven't caused any problems. You could never do anything wrong.” She frowned more. “Protect me? From what? Why you? I don't understand.” She furrowed her brow in complete and total confusion. She flinched at the crestfallen look and looked down. “I'm sorry. I shouldn't have done this. All I'm doing is upsetting you. I'm sorry I was so selfish. I didn't mean to cause you any harm.” She wanted to reach out and touch the wings or the tail. Both of them were so stunning and she wanted to touch them. Her fingers reached out but she yanked them back and hugged herself more. “I'm sorry.” She frowned at the words and the tone. She frowned even more when watching the hands. “I don't want to force you to do anything. Do as you like. I'm sorry.” She looked down at the ground and scuffed her feet.
Leta stayed stuck in indecision as she watched her words fall on Caoihme like a rain of blows. She could tell that she was stressing the poor thing out- but they were more worried about her. It made no sense in Leta’s mind. She just couldn’t puzzle out what was going on. Leta was usually good with people, granted she’d often get into mischief and then have to talk her way out of it. But this seemed different. Her mood was spiking the others mood, and her words were hurting and it was not ok. This was her like Liker, and everything in her wanted to reach out and protect the other one. She didn’t know what they would do though, they looked about to faint or run or something. Leta was getting more and more desperate. And Caoimhe just looked so cute and sweet and - wait a second. ‘“I don't want to force you to do anything. Do as you like. I'm sorry.’ Those words, what she said, it suddenly clicked for Leta. “ You don’t want to force me, but I can do as I like….” Leta’s face took on a fierce look, “ Fine~ “ Her little foot stamped” I’ll do as I like then. I’m going to take your hand, and hold it and help you feel better!
As soon as she said it Leta felt better. So she reached her hand out slowly but surely and took Caoihme hand into her own, and gave it a gentle but firm squeeze.
Caoihme just didn't know what to do or say. She seemed to have hurt her crush and she hadn't meant to. That seemed to be all she could do when put under pressure she couldn't really do well at all. She just screwed up and said stupid things since she didn't have the time to think. She was so scared she would destroy any chance she had with Leta. The most amazing person she had ever met in her entire life and she didn't want to blow this chance. She hugged herself tighter and was about two seconds away from walking away from it all so she didn't hurt Leta ever again. She frowned and looked up at Leta again. “Yes you are a free person so it's up to you. I don't want to make you upset and I’m so sorry.” She blushed more since that fierce look made Leta look even prettier. She stared in shock as she heard her and saw the little foot stamp. She was just too adorable. Her face was probably redder than a tomato by this point. She was sure she must look hideous by this point. She blushed even more as she said she would take her hand and make her feel better. What? She didn't pull away as Leta’s hand came closer. She stared at her nervously looking so shy and embarrassed. She felt so vulnerable and exposed because of all this. She blushed more and squeezed the hand back. “Soft.” Her eyes bugged out and she looked down even more embarrassed that she had said that out loud.
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Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2016 12:39 am
Leta was being bold, it was necessary because desperate times called for desperate measures. She wanted with her whole being to make Caohime feel better. So she swallowed her pride and fear. She heard her say that she could do as you liked, and heard yet another apology and that hurt her a bit as she bit her lip. Her hand encircled Caoimhe's and it felt right. She gave her a triumphant look. Then Caoimhe spoke her single word, and suddenly Leta was blushing furiously. It was like she went from zero to cherry in 2.1 seconds. She nodded though, and said “Thank you”. She stood there holding Caoihme's hand out on the garden grounds for anyone to see. Leta glared around threateningly once daring someone to take notice- but they were in their own little bubble. Which suited Leta just fine. She turned her attention wholly back to the Nightmare in front of her. “Now. I like- LIKE you too. So no running away ok? You’re gonna be my special friend now because we like-Like each other and I checked yes on your letter that I wanted that. And you sent the letter so I know you want it.” She caught Caoimhe's eyes and nodded firmly. “ So….” Leta trailed off momentarily uncertain of what to do because no one had liked her this way before- but she recovered her equanimity quickly. “Now, I get that you are shy and that's terribly cute, but you look about to fall over so you’re gonna come sit down by the tree with me, Kay?” Suiting actions to words Leta exerted a gentle but firm pressure on her friend’s hand and drew her to the tree where she sat still keeping her hand in hers and leaned back against the tree.
Caoimhe wasn't sure what to do with all this. It was so nice to be able to hold her hand. She stroked the back of her hand hesitantly. She wasn't sure if this would be enjoyed or if Leta would dislike that. If she disliked it she would stop doing that. She saw that triumphant look and blushed more not sure why she was giving that look. She stared at Leta and her mouth fell open a little bit. She hasn't known it was possible for Leta to get even more beautiful but clearly it was since it had just happened. She shrugged her shoulder slightly at the thank you and blushed more. She hadn't been expecting a thank you or anything like that at all. It was kind of nice though she didn't see what needed to be thanked. She hasn't made Leta’s skin so soft. She kept her eyes down as Leta stared around daring people to look. She wasn't sure she would be ok with people staring she was so why and nervous. She felt the difference when Leta was looking back at her again. She blinked in shock at what Leta said and tilted her head. So Leta like liked her too? But Leta didn't actually know her that well so how had that happened? Was it just because Leta wanted to like someone who liked her? She didn't know. “Okay. I promise I won't run away.” She squirmed slightly since she wasn't sure she was okay with having no way to get space. Sometimes she needed some when she got too flustered. “Yes that's true.” She waited to hear what would come after the so. She blushed again when her shyness was called terribly cute. She didn't know that being shy was cute but it was nice of her to think so. She had been so distracted by the cute sky comment it took her a few moments to adjust to being told they would sit down since she looked as if she would fall over. She stuck her tongue out at Leta for that. She didn't fight Leta and went with her. She wasn't paying any attention to anything since she was lost in her own little world. She didn't notice the tree root sticking out and caught her foot on it. She fell down onto Leta’s lap and turned beet red. “Oh no! I'm so sorry. I-I didn't mean to do that. I'm so so so so sorry.” She moved to get off of her lap terribly embarrassed she had just done that. Leta would think she was some kind of creep but she hadn't meant to do that she had fallen down.
Leta gave a soft smile as her hand was stroked. It felt so nice her eyes sparkled with enjoyment and laughter. Her dual colored eyes shone as Caoimhe agreed not to run away as Leta continued with her plan and moved towards the Hollow Oak. She sat and leaned back, then suddenly found herself with a lap full of Caoimhe and before she could help it she made a soft “Oulf” noise as the other freshling landed on her stomach. Leta’s eyes went wide and once again her cheeks did that 0- cherry and she found herself holding Caoimhe as an adult would hold a child- but they were both children so it was awkward. So Leta did what she always did. She laughed. It made Caoimhe bounce up and down a little. “I’m not laughing at you” She gasped as she struggled to help the other off her and to a seat beside her against the tree. “It just is so funny because adults alway talk about ‘Falling in love’ and you just fell, so I wonder if that is what they mean?” *She looked inquisitively at Caoihme wondering if the other had any more insight to the mysterious world of Adulthood.
Shaking her head softly Leta moved on. “So, I have seen you around but don’t know much about you…and you know a lot about me…....so…...OH~! I know. Let's play a game. Its called 20 Questions because you ask a lot of questions. So the way it works is I’ll ask you a question, and you have to answer it- but then you get to ask me a question that I have to answer. I’ll start. “ She screwed her face up in concentration trying to think of a good question. The tip of her tongue poked out between her lips as she thought hard. “Ok! What is your favorite color?” Leta was learning that looking at Caoihme seemed to fluster her, she wondered if it was because her eyes were different colors and it bothered the other, so she looked away after she asked her question to give Caoimhe room to answer.
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Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2016 12:41 am
Caoimhe smiled back a little bit and kept stroking the back of her hand since her special friend seemed to like that. She peeked at Leta and blushed more seeing those pretty eyes glittering and sparkling so much. She really liked her and she was so pretty. She looked down feeling terrible as she heard Leta make that sound. Oh no. Had she hurt Leta? She prayed she hadn't hurt Leta. She looked at her hesitantly and saw the red cheeks again and bit her lip worried. She froze when she felt Leta’s arms around her not sure what to do with that. Why? She blushed more not understand any of this. She blushed more as Leta laughed at her and she felt herself bounce a little bit and tilted her head. That was interesting. Felt a little like a bouncy house and those were fun. She heard those words and relaxed a little bit happy that Leta wasn't laughing at her. She squirmed off and curled up next to her looking at her more. She shrugged at what Leta said. “I don't know if that's what they mean. I don't really think they mean literal falling but how would I know I'm just a kid.” She shrugged having no idea what any of it meant.
She shrugged. She didn't know thaaaaat much about Leta. Not like she had been stalking her. She had just seen her and heard about her and listened to her a bit. She nodded her head hesitantly to that and smiled softly. “Sounds like fun but I wouldn't ever lie to you. You don't lie to friends and you're my special friend so I wouldn't lie ever.” She waited to hear what the first question Leta would ask would be. She giggled as she saw the tip of the tongue sticking out it was really cute. She blushed at that question. Oh no did it have to be that question? This was going to be so embarrassing. She squirmed nervously and looked down. She blushed even more and took a deep breath to calm her racing heart. “Well uh it's not just one color…” She toyed with her skirt nervously her other hand still holding Leta’s so she could exactly fiddle with her hands. “My two favorite colors are the colors of well… of of of well uh um uh your uh your eyes.” She blurted that out in a rush and dropped her head. She didn't know how Leta would react and hoped it wouldn't end badly. “What's your favorite thing to do?” She figured if she asked another assuring quickly Leta wouldn't have time to dwell on her answer.
Leta smiled at the comments of not lying, it was quite heartwarming. She waited for the answer to her question, cocking her head and looking curiously at Caoimhe as she squirmed. But she sat in silence and waited for her to reply, holding her hand while watching her other play with her skirt. Then she answered, and Leta unknowingly squeezed Caoimhe's hand at her answer. Her mouth fell open and for once she had nothing to say. She was just epically stunned. Caoimhe mentioned her eyes which was one thing she hated about herself, she was so self-concious about it that she often would not look people in the eye because strangers would often stare. So she was completely floored by the fact of Caoimhe's answer. It took her a full moment to realize that she’d dropped her head and then asked a question. She had to sit for a moment and then replay what she’d said to make sense of her asking her question. She answered slowly.“I like to explore~ Sometimes it gets me into trouble, but i like to see what is out there. There is soooo much to learn and see and discover and get into!” She nodded and got into her answer and had managed as hoped to forget the previous question and answer. Then she had to come up with a question, and she had one so close it was staring her in the face. “ Why me?” She asked shyly. “Like, I mean out of all the people at the school you could like LIKE- why me?” She bit her lip and waited.
Caoimhe liked that she had made Let's smile so much. She really liked Leta’s smile it was so pretty and nice. She hoped Leta wouldn't react badly to her answer. She had no idea how her special friend would react to any of that. She kept playing with her skirt as she felt the hand on hers. It felt so nice and comforted her but she was still nervous. She felt the hand squeeze hers harder and she peeked up worriedly. She chewed on her lip as she saw the opened mouth shocked look on her face. Had she done something wrong? Was Leta upset with her? She really hoped not. She kept her head down as she squirmed more. seemed she really has messed up somehow, but it was the truth. She loved the colors of Leta’s eyes. They were just so pretty. She waited for an answer to her question and it seemed to take forever. Once she got the answer she relaxed a little bit and smiled softly. “Oh that sounds really nice.” Exploring sounded amazing. “But getting into trouble doesn't sound so good. Seeing new things is always nice but why get into trouble for it?” She sighed and looked down again at that question. Really? That question? Why did Leta have to ask that. “Alright well you're really pretty but it's more than just that. There's this softer side of you. And yet you're really strong and confident. You seem so sure of everything. And well I could go on and on but I doubt you want to hear all that.” She shrugged her shoulders nervously and looked at her. “Why do you like like me back? Is it just because I like you that way? You don't even really know me.” She was nervous the answer would be yes and she hoped it wouldn't be. She wanted Leta to like her for her but how could that be?
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Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2016 12:42 am
Leta frowned a bit in concentration. Caoimhe's answer had surprised her and before she could get her mental feet back under her the question she was asked pulled the metaphorical rug out from under her feet. She thought hard, looking inside herself in deep introspection. She felt Caoihme squirm next to her and she said absently “ I’m not mad, just thinking….hard.” For Leta she felt like a leaf on the wind, she sorta went where life took her and didn’t look TOO terribly hard at it. But she needed to answer this question so she was looking inside, so hard her tongue poked out as it was want to do when she concentrated.
“I…..I’m not 100% sure why. It is hard to put into words. I don’t know you well- really at all. But your letter was so sweet and it opened up a new place for me to explore, inside myself and out here with you. And I like that. I find you adorable, and I’m drawn to protect and comfort you, and it is nice to be wanted, I like that. And….hmmmm” She thought harder. “ Sometimes adults talk about a ‘gut instinct’ or an intuition, and sometimes i get those, and checking yes on that letter was one of them. So I’m going with it. I know it's not the best answer, but it's what I’ve got to give. I want to explore with you, and get to know you and follow this feeling out.” Finally she looked over at Caoihme to see how her words had landed. She paused and watched and waited for a reply before going on with the game because things had turned serious.
Caoihme cheeked on her lip a lot as she waited for an answer. This was terrifying and nerve wracking. Why wasn't Leta saying anything yet? Did Leta just say all that just because? Was she just playing a game? She shook a little bit as her nerves got worse. Why couldn't Leta just say something? Maybe Leta was trying to find a way to let her down gently? She chewed on her lip even more as she waited. She watched her as she heard what Leta said. “Okay.” She wasn't sure if Leta was being honest about not being mad. She watched the tongue poke out and wanted to giggle. That was really cute. She thought it was one of the most adorable things ever. She felt her heart sink at Leta’s first words. So Leta didn't even know why. That hurt a bit but she kept that off her face. Leta was allowed to feel however she wanted to.
She nodded her head. No Leta didn't know her at all. She hadn't really ever spoken to Leta much before since that was too much for her to do. She blushed when her letter was called sweet. She had agonized over it forever. She blushed even redder when told she was adorable. She wasn't sure if she was actually adorable but it was embarrassing to hear. She flushed and huffed a bit she didn't need to be only protected she could protect herself too. But being comforted sounded nice. She wished she could be wanted a lot. She tilted her head. She'd heard that phrase but didn't truly understand it completely. “Ah yes, that.” She shrugged. “Okay. Going with that sounds reasonable.” She shook her head and shrugged more. “It's your answer. I don't expect anything other than you being you. I don't want you to try to fit into what you think I want. Then you wouldn't be you and that would make me sad.” She chewed her lip more not sure how to feel about the answer but it was good Leta had been honest with her. She watched her back and waited to see what question would be asked next.
Leta watched Caoihme's reaction and could tell that her answer was not the most romantic but that it was accepted. “Thank you for understanding, I just, I think love is like a flower it needs time to grow and flourish- and, whelp, you’ve got a head start on me!” She laughed softly and then made one last serious comment. “I mean what I said, I want to follow this, to get to know you, to have the chance to love you like you care for me.” She nodded firmly, her face resolute before she turned her head back to the game.
“Now, it's my turn to ask a question, so here it is. And it’s an important one…..” She waited till Caoihme's eyes met her’s before she continued to speak “ …. Chocolate….or Vanilla?”
She managed to ask the question with a straight face and a grave tone, as though she was being SUPER Serious, and that it was a life or death question- but she was being mischievous because she wanted to bring back the lighthearted feel to their time together.
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Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2016 12:43 am
Caoihme chewed on her lips more not sure what to do or say at this point. She just didn't know. Her feet flicked back and forth as she thought about what to do or say. She nodded her head and shrugged. “You don't need to thank me. It's the truth. It's your answer. I don't see why you'd thank me for being okay with your answer. It's how you feel.” She tilted her head as she thought about that. “Maybe. I don't really know what it is. I'm not even sure I understand what it truly is.” She shrugged and played with her hair not sure how to think about any of this. She smiled when Leta laughed. She really liked that laugh. It was so pretty she could sit here and listen to it for hours. “If you're sure. If you don't want to I can get up and leave. It won't make me angry or anything like that so don't worry about how I feel.” She could see the look on her face and smiled softly.
She nodded her head. “Yep it's your turn.” Her eyes widened and she tensed ready to answer a super important question that would be a deal breaker if she got it wrong. She stared in shock and blinked slowly when Leta asked that question. She bit her lip so she didn't laugh. “Well that's a really important question and a good one. I need a moment to come up with the right answer.” She nodded sagely as she thought.
She forced herself to keep a straight face. “That is very important and my answer would have to be C. Swirled!” She beamed. “Vanilla and chocolate swirled together that way you get the perfect combination of the two.” She nodded her head and thought about what she should ask next. “Hmmmm now what to ask you…”
Keeping a straight face was hard, but Leta managed. She kept her very serious face up even when Caoihme started at her in shock- her pretty eyes wide as she slowly blinked and for a moment Leta got lost in the depths of her gaze and forgot her serious face until Caoihme bit her lip- and then she came back to it, waiting patiently, and nodding as Caoihme spoke. She had to struggle to stay stern and not twitch her wings or tail to alert Caoihme to how much she wanted to laugh. Then when she heard the answer it was her turn to do the slow blink of her own dual colored eyes. Then she burst out with a rich peal of laughter.
“ Way to go Caoihme!” She was laughing so hard she was almost crying. “ That IS the PERFECT answer!” Leta reached down and took her newfound special friends hand again and squeezed it softly. “ Take your time, I’ll wait, and in the meantime just look at you…” Her other hand came up and she carefully caught the curl of Caoimhe's pigtail ringlet in it and wound it about her finger.
Caoihme watched her keeping a straight face and was pretty shocked she was able to do that. She tilted her head when she saw the reaction to her blinking. She didn't know what that was all about and chewed her lip more. If she wasn't careful she would break through the skin and Leta would probably freak out. She watched her nod in reaction to the words she was saying and kept her straight face. She beamed when Leta did the slow blink. She was very please she had been able to get her to do a slow blink. She felt very accomplished with that and grinned even more. She smiled even more as she heard that lovely laughter. She closed her eyes to savor the sound better and loved the sound. It was just so pretty.
She blushed and wiggles excited that Leta seemed to like her answer so much. “Yay!!!! I did it!” She blushed even more and ducked her head. She didn't know if it was perfect but that made her happy. She watched her laugh so hard she was worried Leta would cry or something. She blushed more and squeezed her hand back. Her eyes widened in shock again when she heard that. “Huh?” Her face was scarlet and then she felt the hand on her hair she just stared in total and complete shock her brain shutting down. She just couldn't think. She sat there staring her mouth slightly agape not able to think or move. She just… her brain was shutting down right now.
Happy to have made her special friend so happy a soft slow smile spread over Leta’s face as she idly twirled the ringlet about her finger, it was so soft…...so pretty, she loved how it faded from purple to blue, dual colored just like her own eyes….. And it was springy- gently she pulled the bottom of the curl and watched it bounce back up.
Time passed…..and more time passed as Leta held Caoimhe's hand and toyed softly with her hair…..slowly reality returned and Leta looked to her friend with a dreamy smile…..”Q….question” She stuttered “I….i mean it is your turn for a question…..to ask one of me….” Leta tried to not blush, she realized she had no idea of how much time had passed with the two of them sitting like that.
Caoihme sat there just staring. She didn't react just lost in thought and shocked. Her brain was trying to reboot but it really wasn't working. It just kept stuttering and shorting out having no idea what to do and having nothing to brad onto. She just watched as Leta played with her hair tugging on it then watching as the curls sprung back. Her hair always did that. It was really springy and soft. She didn't know what to think of all this. The tugging felt strange but it was Leta doing it so that made it okay. She kept trying to get her brain to start working again.
She sat there mouth slightly open not doing anything. She couldn't. It just wasn't possible anymore. She started to be able to think again as she saw the dreamy expression on Leta’s face. She blinked and shook her head trying to regain her senses. She forced herself to think and blushed even more. She was so embarrassed that happened. Leta would think her a freak. “Right question!” She frantically searched her brain for some question. “What's your favorite food?” She blurted out. It was the first thing that came to her head. She tried to hide her face knowing her cheek would be so red.
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Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2016 12:43 am
Leta was worried what Caoimhe would think badly of her for having lost time, luckily it looked as though she’d been lost too. So her cheeks growing red she watched her friend panic slightly then ask what her favorite food was. Still blinking and blushing she tried to think of what food even was, let alone what she liked…. Caoimhe's hand was still in hers and she was finding that made serious thought a little hard.
“Food…..urms…..right, that stuff you eat- let's see now. I like sweets. Candy, Honey, and Chocolate but I don’t know if that counts as a food?” She shrugged and her eyes finally left Caoimhe's. Now it was her turn to ask a question. This game was getting harder and harder, but it meant she got to find out more about her friend. “What is your favorite thing to do?” she offered lamely. It was all she could come up with because her brain had this slow sort of peaceful fog drifting over it.
Caoihme chewed her lip not truly sure what was going on and played with the hem of her shirt more. She waited for Leta to give an answer and to also ask another question. She waited patiently as Leta didn't answer her question right away. It was a weird question to be true and it had Coke out of nowhere so she couldn't blame Leta for taking a little while to answer and put her mind back into the questions again. She stroked the back of her hand and waited patiently. She watched her from under her hair liking the blush color. It complimented her skin very nicely and she wanted to see more of it.
She nodded her head. “Yep food.” She giggled and nodded her head it was really cute. She smiled and tilted her head. “Oh? Honey? That's what my last name means.” She beamed and watched her as she listened. She shrugged. “That sounds more like dessert but I suppose I might count it.” She teased and giggled. She waited for Leta to ask her a question and was a bit confused as to why Leta looked away but she didn't push it. She tilted her head as she thought. “Hmmmmm.” What was her favorite thing to do? She rocked a little bit as she thought. “Well I guess I'd have to say art. I love doing art! It's my favorite thing. Any kind of art really.” She beamed excited then turned to Leta. “How about you? What's your favorite thing to do?”
As Leta was thinking the bell to end recess tolled. It startled her so badly that she jumped and let go of Caoimhe's hand. She was shocked that recess was over, shocked to realize she’d completely lost track of time. She looked at Caoimhe then a mischievous glint came to her lovely dual colored eyes. “REcess is over, so you’re question will have to wait. But if you want to see me again and get your answer check the hollow oak tree after class today.” With a quick reassuring smile she waved and ran for her class thoughts completely in a whirl. She was putting together something, and it would be fun and enjoyable and she couldn’t wait to put the ball in motion and see what happened!
Caoihme jumped a little bit when the bell rang and pouted. She didn't want recess to be over. She was having fun with Leta and didn't want to go back to classes. Classes were not as much fun. She pouted more when Leta dropped her hand and frowned. She looked at Leta confused by that look. “Huh?” She pouted even more. “That's not fair. I don't want to have to wait. You didn't have to wait.” She sighed but didn't push it. “Alright. I'll check it after class. I hope you have a good day at classes.” She waved back and headed inside not really sure what Leta was planning. She was actually a little bit nervous about it all. What could Leta have meant by that?
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