– Kathy
Kathy’s breath stopped for a small moment at Crash’s answer, and at the same time she could feel her pulse rising until she could hear her own heart beat in her ears. “I’d… I’d really like that.” She admitted, wincing when her first ‘I’d’ came out rather high-pitched before she managed to correct herself. But she couldn’t help but feel nervous and happily excited at the same time. It would be her first date with Crash. Though she hadn’t expected them to go on the date immediately the next day, she certainly did not mind setting their plans so early on. For once she could actually sympathize with the girls that liked to gush over their relationships with others. She wanted to tell someone about the date now. Unfortunately, the first candidate that came to mind (a certain fashionable musketeer with a trumpet) was also someone that had accidentally(?) teased her about them. ‘Well… It’s probably best to keep things private for now anyway.’ She told herself.
“Alright then, I’ll take your word for it.” She told Crash, imaging the usual bright grin on the shapeshifter’s face. It made her quite a bit happier than it should have to hear that Crash thought she was unique, in a good way as he had deliberately specified. “… Thank you.” Kathy added. She wasn’t sure what he saw to be unique with her, but she recognized it as a compliment and truly appreciated it. Though she knew he probably couldn’t see, she beamed a warm smile in Crash’s direction as she returned the slight squeeze of her hand by grasping his a little tighter as well.
Kathy was quite inclined to agree that Alex did not act his age. It was actually reassuring to know that he didn’t mind admitting that he behaved as though he belonged to a younger age group. She got the sense that perhaps she really didn’t need to feel too self-conscious around Alex if he was willingly acting as a small child. Or… That was the plan, until she felt his lips on her cheek for a brief moment. “?!!” She accidentally let out a small squeak of surprise, almost missing the whispered response Alex gave to her question. “O-okay…” She whispered back. Kathy was more than willing to delay the conversation now, not trusting herself to have sound judgement with all the blood rushing back up into her head just as she had finally begun to calm down a bit. Now she was very glad they had poor visibility.
She sensed that something was a little off with Alex as he mentioned he would love to try some of her baked goods. Kathy chewed her lower lip as she wondered if she should ask him about the strained tone the boy had used. She was worried and wanted to know, but she could also tell that he was deliberately trying to act as though there was nothing wrong. ‘And also…’ She glanced over at Crash on her other side. ‘Maybe I should also pretend not to notice anything, to keep the mood around us as cheerful as possible.’ She wasn’t all too happy about her own decision, but she thought it was probably the best way to go for now. She gave Alex’s hand a small squeeze as she told him in a warm voice, “I’ll be more than happy to bake you something. Want to make any requests in particular? I could try to make any favourites you have.” Then answering Crash, she sheepishly admitted, “The food in the academy’s cafeteria is just too good. I didn’t really feel the desire or need to make anything myself when there’s better tasting goods available mere minutes away.”
“Aah, with the drums?” Kathy asked, feeling quite nostalgic as she recalled the flying drumstick that allowed her to start a conversation off with Crash at the beginning of the year. Feeling the redness in her face subside with the help of the cool air and distraction from the more ‘normal’ topics of conversation she answered in her usual light tone, “I guess I like running as well, but that was more because I feel quite confident in it.” She had only mentioned it briefly as part of a joke, so she was pleasantly surprised to realize that Crash had actually remembered the exchange. “I really enjoy volleyball and tennis. Basketball is quite high up on my list as well. To be honest I really enjoy almost any sport… With the exception of swimming.” Not having noticed the slight oddity with Crash’s tone, she waited patiently to hear if Alex was also into sports.
After the pixie had a chance to respond, Kathy noticed that they were pretty much right in front of their destination. “Hey, looks like we’re-” She was cut off mid-sentence as she suddenly stumbled over a jutting tree root. She yelped in surprise, already recognizing that it was too late to fix her balance when her centre of gravity had been thrown off. She immediately loosened her grip on both of their hands, trying not to bring either of them down with her as she fell.
– Leroy
“Tripping?” Leroy repeated, a wide grin plastered onto his face. There was clearly more to the story than just that, he could feel it. And unfortunately for poor Garden, he was not such a gentleman that he was willing to let it slide when she had already piqued his interest. “Are you the type that gets really embarrassed if you fall in front of others?” He began as he opened his deeper inquiry with an innocent question. Then he moved onto the more probing ones, carefully studying Garden’s expression with every sentence for any changes to indicate if he was getting closer to the truth. “But at least that’s all that happened right? It’d be really embarrassing if you dropped and noticed that your dress was flipped up. Though no matter how you fell, it’d be pretty bad if you ended up falling in front of your crush. Or if you fell on top of someone. ‘Course, the worst would be a combination of all of the above.” He laughed, trying to mask his attempts at cold-reading by passing it off as hypothetical jokes.
He raised a brow at Garden’s questions, though he was willing to patiently explain it all to her. “Marshmallows are these puffy white snacks that are sweet. They feel squishy and are quite good, especially when roasted over a fire.” Leroy smiled, and moved onto the next few terms. “Bonfire is the fancy term used to refer to a big fire that’s used when people camp outside. And Alice in Wonderland is a really amusing book about a girl that wanders into a strange world by following a talking white rabbit.” After giving her a moment to digest all the information he asked, “Were you from a foreign country? Not to say it’s a bad thing, but it’s a little unusual for you not to know about any of those.”
Leroy leaned his head in towards the flower that Garden magically produced out of thin air, trying to listen to the music she was referring to. He didn’t even need to strain his ears as he would have expected. She was right, the flower was actually playing music. “Wow!” He exclaimed, evidently impressed with her abilities. “Is this the sort of thing you hear on a regular basis?”
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Kathy’s breath stopped for a small moment at Crash’s answer, and at the same time she could feel her pulse rising until she could hear her own heart beat in her ears. “I’d… I’d really like that.” She admitted, wincing when her first ‘I’d’ came out rather high-pitched before she managed to correct herself. But she couldn’t help but feel nervous and happily excited at the same time. It would be her first date with Crash. Though she hadn’t expected them to go on the date immediately the next day, she certainly did not mind setting their plans so early on. For once she could actually sympathize with the girls that liked to gush over their relationships with others. She wanted to tell someone about the date now. Unfortunately, the first candidate that came to mind (a certain fashionable musketeer with a trumpet) was also someone that had accidentally(?) teased her about them. ‘Well… It’s probably best to keep things private for now anyway.’ She told herself.
“Alright then, I’ll take your word for it.” She told Crash, imaging the usual bright grin on the shapeshifter’s face. It made her quite a bit happier than it should have to hear that Crash thought she was unique, in a good way as he had deliberately specified. “… Thank you.” Kathy added. She wasn’t sure what he saw to be unique with her, but she recognized it as a compliment and truly appreciated it. Though she knew he probably couldn’t see, she beamed a warm smile in Crash’s direction as she returned the slight squeeze of her hand by grasping his a little tighter as well.
Kathy was quite inclined to agree that Alex did not act his age. It was actually reassuring to know that he didn’t mind admitting that he behaved as though he belonged to a younger age group. She got the sense that perhaps she really didn’t need to feel too self-conscious around Alex if he was willingly acting as a small child. Or… That was the plan, until she felt his lips on her cheek for a brief moment. “?!!” She accidentally let out a small squeak of surprise, almost missing the whispered response Alex gave to her question. “O-okay…” She whispered back. Kathy was more than willing to delay the conversation now, not trusting herself to have sound judgement with all the blood rushing back up into her head just as she had finally begun to calm down a bit. Now she was very glad they had poor visibility.
She sensed that something was a little off with Alex as he mentioned he would love to try some of her baked goods. Kathy chewed her lower lip as she wondered if she should ask him about the strained tone the boy had used. She was worried and wanted to know, but she could also tell that he was deliberately trying to act as though there was nothing wrong. ‘And also…’ She glanced over at Crash on her other side. ‘Maybe I should also pretend not to notice anything, to keep the mood around us as cheerful as possible.’ She wasn’t all too happy about her own decision, but she thought it was probably the best way to go for now. She gave Alex’s hand a small squeeze as she told him in a warm voice, “I’ll be more than happy to bake you something. Want to make any requests in particular? I could try to make any favourites you have.” Then answering Crash, she sheepishly admitted, “The food in the academy’s cafeteria is just too good. I didn’t really feel the desire or need to make anything myself when there’s better tasting goods available mere minutes away.”
“Aah, with the drums?” Kathy asked, feeling quite nostalgic as she recalled the flying drumstick that allowed her to start a conversation off with Crash at the beginning of the year. Feeling the redness in her face subside with the help of the cool air and distraction from the more ‘normal’ topics of conversation she answered in her usual light tone, “I guess I like running as well, but that was more because I feel quite confident in it.” She had only mentioned it briefly as part of a joke, so she was pleasantly surprised to realize that Crash had actually remembered the exchange. “I really enjoy volleyball and tennis. Basketball is quite high up on my list as well. To be honest I really enjoy almost any sport… With the exception of swimming.” Not having noticed the slight oddity with Crash’s tone, she waited patiently to hear if Alex was also into sports.
After the pixie had a chance to respond, Kathy noticed that they were pretty much right in front of their destination. “Hey, looks like we’re-” She was cut off mid-sentence as she suddenly stumbled over a jutting tree root. She yelped in surprise, already recognizing that it was too late to fix her balance when her centre of gravity had been thrown off. She immediately loosened her grip on both of their hands, trying not to bring either of them down with her as she fell.
– Leroy
“Tripping?” Leroy repeated, a wide grin plastered onto his face. There was clearly more to the story than just that, he could feel it. And unfortunately for poor Garden, he was not such a gentleman that he was willing to let it slide when she had already piqued his interest. “Are you the type that gets really embarrassed if you fall in front of others?” He began as he opened his deeper inquiry with an innocent question. Then he moved onto the more probing ones, carefully studying Garden’s expression with every sentence for any changes to indicate if he was getting closer to the truth. “But at least that’s all that happened right? It’d be really embarrassing if you dropped and noticed that your dress was flipped up. Though no matter how you fell, it’d be pretty bad if you ended up falling in front of your crush. Or if you fell on top of someone. ‘Course, the worst would be a combination of all of the above.” He laughed, trying to mask his attempts at cold-reading by passing it off as hypothetical jokes.
He raised a brow at Garden’s questions, though he was willing to patiently explain it all to her. “Marshmallows are these puffy white snacks that are sweet. They feel squishy and are quite good, especially when roasted over a fire.” Leroy smiled, and moved onto the next few terms. “Bonfire is the fancy term used to refer to a big fire that’s used when people camp outside. And Alice in Wonderland is a really amusing book about a girl that wanders into a strange world by following a talking white rabbit.” After giving her a moment to digest all the information he asked, “Were you from a foreign country? Not to say it’s a bad thing, but it’s a little unusual for you not to know about any of those.”
Leroy leaned his head in towards the flower that Garden magically produced out of thin air, trying to listen to the music she was referring to. He didn’t even need to strain his ears as he would have expected. She was right, the flower was actually playing music. “Wow!” He exclaimed, evidently impressed with her abilities. “Is this the sort of thing you hear on a regular basis?”
Kathy’s breath stopped for a small moment at Crash’s answer, and at the same time she could feel her pulse rising until she could hear her own heart beat in her ears. “I’d… I’d really like that.” She admitted, wincing when her first ‘I’d’ came out rather high-pitched before she managed to correct herself. But she couldn’t help but feel nervous and happily excited at the same time. It would be her first date with Crash. Though she hadn’t expected them to go on the date immediately the next day, she certainly did not mind setting their plans so early on. For once she could actually sympathize with the girls that liked to gush over their relationships with others. She wanted to tell someone about the date now. Unfortunately, the first candidate that came to mind (a certain fashionable musketeer with a trumpet) was also someone that had accidentally(?) teased her about them. ‘Well… It’s probably best to keep things private for now anyway.’ She told herself.
“Alright then, I’ll take your word for it.” She told Crash, imaging the usual bright grin on the shapeshifter’s face. It made her quite a bit happier than it should have to hear that Crash thought she was unique, in a good way as he had deliberately specified. “… Thank you.” Kathy added. She wasn’t sure what he saw to be unique with her, but she recognized it as a compliment and truly appreciated it. Though she knew he probably couldn’t see, she beamed a warm smile in Crash’s direction as she returned the slight squeeze of her hand by grasping his a little tighter as well.
Kathy was quite inclined to agree that Alex did not act his age. It was actually reassuring to know that he didn’t mind admitting that he behaved as though he belonged to a younger age group. She got the sense that perhaps she really didn’t need to feel too self-conscious around Alex if he was willingly acting as a small child. Or… That was the plan, until she felt his lips on her cheek for a brief moment. “?!!” She accidentally let out a small squeak of surprise, almost missing the whispered response Alex gave to her question. “O-okay…” She whispered back. Kathy was more than willing to delay the conversation now, not trusting herself to have sound judgement with all the blood rushing back up into her head just as she had finally begun to calm down a bit. Now she was very glad they had poor visibility.
She sensed that something was a little off with Alex as he mentioned he would love to try some of her baked goods. Kathy chewed her lower lip as she wondered if she should ask him about the strained tone the boy had used. She was worried and wanted to know, but she could also tell that he was deliberately trying to act as though there was nothing wrong. ‘And also…’ She glanced over at Crash on her other side. ‘Maybe I should also pretend not to notice anything, to keep the mood around us as cheerful as possible.’ She wasn’t all too happy about her own decision, but she thought it was probably the best way to go for now. She gave Alex’s hand a small squeeze as she told him in a warm voice, “I’ll be more than happy to bake you something. Want to make any requests in particular? I could try to make any favourites you have.” Then answering Crash, she sheepishly admitted, “The food in the academy’s cafeteria is just too good. I didn’t really feel the desire or need to make anything myself when there’s better tasting goods available mere minutes away.”
“Aah, with the drums?” Kathy asked, feeling quite nostalgic as she recalled the flying drumstick that allowed her to start a conversation off with Crash at the beginning of the year. Feeling the redness in her face subside with the help of the cool air and distraction from the more ‘normal’ topics of conversation she answered in her usual light tone, “I guess I like running as well, but that was more because I feel quite confident in it.” She had only mentioned it briefly as part of a joke, so she was pleasantly surprised to realize that Crash had actually remembered the exchange. “I really enjoy volleyball and tennis. Basketball is quite high up on my list as well. To be honest I really enjoy almost any sport… With the exception of swimming.” Not having noticed the slight oddity with Crash’s tone, she waited patiently to hear if Alex was also into sports.
After the pixie had a chance to respond, Kathy noticed that they were pretty much right in front of their destination. “Hey, looks like we’re-” She was cut off mid-sentence as she suddenly stumbled over a jutting tree root. She yelped in surprise, already recognizing that it was too late to fix her balance when her centre of gravity had been thrown off. She immediately loosened her grip on both of their hands, trying not to bring either of them down with her as she fell.
– Leroy
“Tripping?” Leroy repeated, a wide grin plastered onto his face. There was clearly more to the story than just that, he could feel it. And unfortunately for poor Garden, he was not such a gentleman that he was willing to let it slide when she had already piqued his interest. “Are you the type that gets really embarrassed if you fall in front of others?” He began as he opened his deeper inquiry with an innocent question. Then he moved onto the more probing ones, carefully studying Garden’s expression with every sentence for any changes to indicate if he was getting closer to the truth. “But at least that’s all that happened right? It’d be really embarrassing if you dropped and noticed that your dress was flipped up. Though no matter how you fell, it’d be pretty bad if you ended up falling in front of your crush. Or if you fell on top of someone. ‘Course, the worst would be a combination of all of the above.” He laughed, trying to mask his attempts at cold-reading by passing it off as hypothetical jokes.
He raised a brow at Garden’s questions, though he was willing to patiently explain it all to her. “Marshmallows are these puffy white snacks that are sweet. They feel squishy and are quite good, especially when roasted over a fire.” Leroy smiled, and moved onto the next few terms. “Bonfire is the fancy term used to refer to a big fire that’s used when people camp outside. And Alice in Wonderland is a really amusing book about a girl that wanders into a strange world by following a talking white rabbit.” After giving her a moment to digest all the information he asked, “Were you from a foreign country? Not to say it’s a bad thing, but it’s a little unusual for you not to know about any of those.”
Leroy leaned his head in towards the flower that Garden magically produced out of thin air, trying to listen to the music she was referring to. He didn’t even need to strain his ears as he would have expected. She was right, the flower was actually playing music. “Wow!” He exclaimed, evidently impressed with her abilities. “Is this the sort of thing you hear on a regular basis?”
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NarayanK said
One more year, and Ima start reading Tokyo Crazy Paradise.I desperately want to make a genderbent Ara.Get it.-runs away-
XDD -grabs NK- Finish what you started human.
Oh, and just to make sure: @Destiny - Would Leroy actually be able to hear the music or would lilac still be just an ordinary flower to him?
Theobromine said [...]not-quite-mountain-but-bigger-than-hill[...]
Someone please give me a word for this thing. ^^;
– Leroy
“He certainly is interesting to be around.” Leroy answered back, nodding his head with approval. ‘Not sure if you’d actually want to meet him though,’ He thought. From what he could tell, so far, Garden didn’t seem like the sort of person that’d be ‘okay’ with listening to someone laugh over killing a rabbit and watching the poor creature squirm in pain. ‘Maybe they’d still be able to get along fairly well, since she likes cats and all. Though I personally wouldn’t introduce them to one another over dinner or something.’ In the end though, it was none of his business whether or not Garden and Seven would ever meet with one another, or if they would actually get along.
He made a thoughtful sound as he listened to Garden’s recollection of the Beach Olympics, thinking that he might’ve been able to join in as well if he had known it would be something as simple as a water balloon fight. Then noticing the blush appear on her face he asked, “Did anything else interesting happen during the water balloon fight?” He purposely exaggerated the word ‘interesting’, pointing towards his own cheeks to refer to the blush on Garden’s face.
Leroy let out a laugh as Garden informed him that she had actually checked to see what gender the kitten was herself. “Well, I see someone’s not shy here.” He replied back with a slight wink. Then he shrugged while replying back, “Maybe. Camping’s not nearly as fun without a giant bonfire and marshmallows, but I’ll manage somehow.”
“Talk to flora? Like Alice in Wonderland?” He asked, instantly conjuring up an imagine of the well-known tale where Alice had been conversing with the various flowers in the garden. Hearing Garden’s offer, he raised a questioning brow with a strong glimmer of interest in his eyes. “Can I? I’ve never heard plants play music before, but if I could I’d really like to hear it at least once.”
– Kathy
A faint blush and a smile appeared on her face as Kathy felt Crash’s thumb slide along her index finger. It felt reassuring, and the knowledge that the two probably couldn’t really see the blush on her face saved her from further embarrassment. Later when she heard Crash cut off his sentence in the middle of responding to her plans (or lack of) for the next day, she tried to squint through the darkness to see what sort of expression he was making. “Unless..?” She repeated, stressing the word slightly with her curiosity to know what he had intended to say. Unfortunately for her, she couldn’t make out what sort of expression Crash had, but she could make out his silhouette enough to know that his hand had gone to the back of his neck. Now she was REALLY curious to know what he had intended to say.
“Plush animals, blankets, and jewelry?” Kathy repeated, quite amazed at the diversity in the things Alex could make. She could sew a decent amount, enough to fix a bit of torn clothing or loose button, but the idea of making a plush animal felt rather daunting. And for jewelry, she didn’t even know where she would begin to try to make one. Noticing the flash of Alex’s purple wings, she let out a laugh. “No, you’re not. You’re clearly above average, in several ways.” Then listening to Crash’s response for Alex, she pretended to pout and asked, “Hey, what’s wrong with being average? I’m about as average as anyone can get within our academy you know?” Knowing that the shapeshifter wouldn’t be able to see her fake pout, she settled for giving him a light ‘kick’ (more like just a gentle contact with the point of her foot really) behind his calf.
Her eyes opened wide with surprise at Alex’s real age. ‘He’s older than me?’ Not only was the pixie nowhere close to the age she thought he was, she had pretty much volunteered to become the ‘mother’ of someone that was actually older than her. ‘This is just… I’m going to just ask everyone their age once I start to get to know them.’ Kathy was vaguely aware of the fact Alex was smiling at her, seeing faint hints of a happy expression as her eyes began to adjust to the darkness but it was mostly his gentle tone of voice that suggested he had been smiling at her. But instead of meeting that smile, she looked down at the ground below, feeling her face heat up again. There were an incredible number of reasons for her to be embarrassed. For one, he was the third person in that day to reveal she had mistakenly assumed to be younger than they actually were. Secondly, she had basically been hugging someone close to her age group without any reservations. And finally, there was the fact she was currently holding hands with him.
Though Crash’s presence affected her a lot more than Alex’s, she still felt rather self-conscious now that she knew how old the latter boy was. And the more she thought about it, the more embarrassed she felt with her own actions. ‘B-But Alex doesn’t think of me as more than a motherly figure. So… So it should be fine, right?’ She wasn’t even entirely sure what she was worried about anymore. At any rate, she almost felt as though she had been rather ‘bold’ with her actions considering he was actually her senior. “I-I’m 17.” Kathy stammered out, her face still a bright shade of red. It was at this point she finally noticed that Crash’s grip on her hand had loosened up from before. She had been far too occupied with her own thoughts before, but now that she noticed she couldn’t help but feel a little dejected at the small change in his gesture. Luckily, Crash ended up holding her hand properly again soon after she had noticed the change. She had come incredibly close to wondering if he didn’t want to hold her hand anymore and deciding to withdraw her fingers from his grasp completely.
After listening to Crash’s answer to Alex’s first returned question, she turned her attention to the blue-haired boy once more. “Um… I should probably just apologize outright for... Treating you like you were someone a lot younger…” There was a small pause as she seemed to mull over something, before she bent her body a little closer to Alex and whispered, “Alex, are you alright with having a ‘mom’ that’s younger than you? I don’t break any promises I make, but… Wouldn’t it be a bit disrespectful of me to keep treating you like a child?” Since she hadn’t quite explained the whole situation to Crash yet, she kept her voice lowered so that he (hopefully) couldn’t hear. It was an odd dilemma she found herself under. On one hand, it felt strange to even think of acting as a motherly figure towards someone that was older than her. But on the other, she could still remember how sweet Alex had been and how worried he had looked when he had asked her to become his ‘mother’.
She gave Alex a chance to reply before pulling back into a proper upright position as they continued walking. They didn’t have much further to go before they would reach the side of the not-quite-mountain-but-bigger-than-hill. Kathy took in a relieved breath at the chance to distract her own thoughts and have a ‘normal’ conversation again. “My hobbies would be… Baking, maybe? I don’t do it too often, but it’s fun. And I really like playing sports.” Noticing that Crash had failed to answer Alex’s question, she gently bumped Crash with his own hand. “Hey. Don’t think that you get to avoid the question because you’re the one that asked it first.” Though she had been joking, her tone was not as light as it should have been. There were still a lot of thoughts swimming around in her mind, and she was still a little too embarrassed to be able to joke around with either of them without feeling overly conscious of her own actions.
“He certainly is interesting to be around.” Leroy answered back, nodding his head with approval. ‘Not sure if you’d actually want to meet him though,’ He thought. From what he could tell, so far, Garden didn’t seem like the sort of person that’d be ‘okay’ with listening to someone laugh over killing a rabbit and watching the poor creature squirm in pain. ‘Maybe they’d still be able to get along fairly well, since she likes cats and all. Though I personally wouldn’t introduce them to one another over dinner or something.’ In the end though, it was none of his business whether or not Garden and Seven would ever meet with one another, or if they would actually get along.
He made a thoughtful sound as he listened to Garden’s recollection of the Beach Olympics, thinking that he might’ve been able to join in as well if he had known it would be something as simple as a water balloon fight. Then noticing the blush appear on her face he asked, “Did anything else interesting happen during the water balloon fight?” He purposely exaggerated the word ‘interesting’, pointing towards his own cheeks to refer to the blush on Garden’s face.
Leroy let out a laugh as Garden informed him that she had actually checked to see what gender the kitten was herself. “Well, I see someone’s not shy here.” He replied back with a slight wink. Then he shrugged while replying back, “Maybe. Camping’s not nearly as fun without a giant bonfire and marshmallows, but I’ll manage somehow.”
“Talk to flora? Like Alice in Wonderland?” He asked, instantly conjuring up an imagine of the well-known tale where Alice had been conversing with the various flowers in the garden. Hearing Garden’s offer, he raised a questioning brow with a strong glimmer of interest in his eyes. “Can I? I’ve never heard plants play music before, but if I could I’d really like to hear it at least once.”
– Kathy
A faint blush and a smile appeared on her face as Kathy felt Crash’s thumb slide along her index finger. It felt reassuring, and the knowledge that the two probably couldn’t really see the blush on her face saved her from further embarrassment. Later when she heard Crash cut off his sentence in the middle of responding to her plans (or lack of) for the next day, she tried to squint through the darkness to see what sort of expression he was making. “Unless..?” She repeated, stressing the word slightly with her curiosity to know what he had intended to say. Unfortunately for her, she couldn’t make out what sort of expression Crash had, but she could make out his silhouette enough to know that his hand had gone to the back of his neck. Now she was REALLY curious to know what he had intended to say.
“Plush animals, blankets, and jewelry?” Kathy repeated, quite amazed at the diversity in the things Alex could make. She could sew a decent amount, enough to fix a bit of torn clothing or loose button, but the idea of making a plush animal felt rather daunting. And for jewelry, she didn’t even know where she would begin to try to make one. Noticing the flash of Alex’s purple wings, she let out a laugh. “No, you’re not. You’re clearly above average, in several ways.” Then listening to Crash’s response for Alex, she pretended to pout and asked, “Hey, what’s wrong with being average? I’m about as average as anyone can get within our academy you know?” Knowing that the shapeshifter wouldn’t be able to see her fake pout, she settled for giving him a light ‘kick’ (more like just a gentle contact with the point of her foot really) behind his calf.
Her eyes opened wide with surprise at Alex’s real age. ‘He’s older than me?’ Not only was the pixie nowhere close to the age she thought he was, she had pretty much volunteered to become the ‘mother’ of someone that was actually older than her. ‘This is just… I’m going to just ask everyone their age once I start to get to know them.’ Kathy was vaguely aware of the fact Alex was smiling at her, seeing faint hints of a happy expression as her eyes began to adjust to the darkness but it was mostly his gentle tone of voice that suggested he had been smiling at her. But instead of meeting that smile, she looked down at the ground below, feeling her face heat up again. There were an incredible number of reasons for her to be embarrassed. For one, he was the third person in that day to reveal she had mistakenly assumed to be younger than they actually were. Secondly, she had basically been hugging someone close to her age group without any reservations. And finally, there was the fact she was currently holding hands with him.
Though Crash’s presence affected her a lot more than Alex’s, she still felt rather self-conscious now that she knew how old the latter boy was. And the more she thought about it, the more embarrassed she felt with her own actions. ‘B-But Alex doesn’t think of me as more than a motherly figure. So… So it should be fine, right?’ She wasn’t even entirely sure what she was worried about anymore. At any rate, she almost felt as though she had been rather ‘bold’ with her actions considering he was actually her senior. “I-I’m 17.” Kathy stammered out, her face still a bright shade of red. It was at this point she finally noticed that Crash’s grip on her hand had loosened up from before. She had been far too occupied with her own thoughts before, but now that she noticed she couldn’t help but feel a little dejected at the small change in his gesture. Luckily, Crash ended up holding her hand properly again soon after she had noticed the change. She had come incredibly close to wondering if he didn’t want to hold her hand anymore and deciding to withdraw her fingers from his grasp completely.
After listening to Crash’s answer to Alex’s first returned question, she turned her attention to the blue-haired boy once more. “Um… I should probably just apologize outright for... Treating you like you were someone a lot younger…” There was a small pause as she seemed to mull over something, before she bent her body a little closer to Alex and whispered, “Alex, are you alright with having a ‘mom’ that’s younger than you? I don’t break any promises I make, but… Wouldn’t it be a bit disrespectful of me to keep treating you like a child?” Since she hadn’t quite explained the whole situation to Crash yet, she kept her voice lowered so that he (hopefully) couldn’t hear. It was an odd dilemma she found herself under. On one hand, it felt strange to even think of acting as a motherly figure towards someone that was older than her. But on the other, she could still remember how sweet Alex had been and how worried he had looked when he had asked her to become his ‘mother’.
She gave Alex a chance to reply before pulling back into a proper upright position as they continued walking. They didn’t have much further to go before they would reach the side of the not-quite-mountain-but-bigger-than-hill. Kathy took in a relieved breath at the chance to distract her own thoughts and have a ‘normal’ conversation again. “My hobbies would be… Baking, maybe? I don’t do it too often, but it’s fun. And I really like playing sports.” Noticing that Crash had failed to answer Alex’s question, she gently bumped Crash with his own hand. “Hey. Don’t think that you get to avoid the question because you’re the one that asked it first.” Though she had been joking, her tone was not as light as it should have been. There were still a lot of thoughts swimming around in her mind, and she was still a little too embarrassed to be able to joke around with either of them without feeling overly conscious of her own actions.
My ridiculously scheduled summer job is now OVER!!!! :DD Therefore, you shall be seeing me around more often again. -Throws confetti-
HylianRose said
-Insert Le Awesome Fruit Basket from HRose-
-Sigh- It'll have to do. :P -Glomps HRose, then skips away with the basket of fruits-
I already had my one day of illness. :P Which means my turn to be sick is over! XDD
Btw. I demand to get a get-well basket of expensive fruits in place of the lack of get-wells when I announced I was sick. -Holds out hands expectantly-
Btw. I demand to get a get-well basket of expensive fruits in place of the lack of get-wells when I announced I was sick. -Holds out hands expectantly-
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