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Post by Lea on Oct 23, 2011 18:36:49 GMT -5
He nodded, stepping in. Hearing her greeting he flashed a sheepish smile. "You left some of your stuff at Veil last night, I came to drop it off but the landlady said she saw you come home to the wrong apartment, assumed it was your boyfriend or something." He smoothed the spikes in his hair nervously. "So... um... yeah. Here." He thrust the wallet out at her, then looked at the bottle of advil. "I... um, I brought you some painkillers too, but... looks like you've already got that covered... heh..." He chuckled nervously.
Awwwkkkwaarrrrdddddd.....
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Post by Aya Brea on Oct 23, 2011 18:54:14 GMT -5
"Uh, wait a minute." I put my fork down and gave him a confused look. "Boyfriend? I don't have a boyfriend." The headache was coming back strong and persistent. Great. "Why would you think I had a-" I stopped mid sentence realizing how bad this situation was.
"Ok, let me explain. I was in my little drunken self-loathing and needed to talk to someone. I was already here so I figured that since Noctis already knew everything, I could talk to him about it. Apparently I passed out here. Understand?" I hope that made sense. Wait. What do I care how this looks? Ugh.
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Post by Noctis Lucis Caelum on Oct 23, 2011 19:23:34 GMT -5
Noctis had moved to go get his own meal though he looked towards Lea with a surprised expression when the said 'boyfriend'. "We're not-" He looked from Lea to Aya and just shook his head, taking a bite of his meal so as to give himself some excuse to stay silent while Aya explained. He only nodded every now and then to confirm what she had said. It wasn't that Aya wasn't an attractive woman, but getting the false idea that they were together? That was awkward to say the least.
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Post by Lea on Oct 23, 2011 20:18:07 GMT -5
"N-n-no! I-I-I never thought that he was your...!"
God. He was usually much better with girls than this. "Um... yeah. Uh, no, that was just the..."
Wait, already knew everything? Huh?
"....Wait, he already knew before you told him? I guess that means that he's..." Otherborn? Psychic? How did he go abou saying this? Urgggh. Things were just popping out of his mouth. "...he's....." Oh man. "....um.... this is awkward."
What the hell was he saying? It was like his mouth was running a million miles a minute and his brain was struggling to catch up. That wasn't like him. He was used to being the one in control of the situation.
"I, uh. I should probably.... just.... uh. Leave. Yeah." He gestured toward the door.
He seemed to be finding himself in this situation a lot lately...
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Post by Aya Brea on Oct 23, 2011 20:27:00 GMT -5
I rolled my eyes and got up from where I was sitting. "It's part of his otherborn ability. If he so much as touches you, he knows everything about you. I bumped into him one day and well..." I let him fill in the reset. Why not, it's not like it's anything strange.
"I... Um.." I grabbed my wallet from him and put it by my plate. "Thanks."
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Post by Lea on Oct 23, 2011 20:33:32 GMT -5
".....oh."
He blinked. "Uh, you're welcome. I promise, I'm usually more coherent than this. Probably just the late-night shift talking."
Why did he say that?
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Post by Noctis Lucis Caelum on Oct 23, 2011 20:45:56 GMT -5
Noctis listened to Lea stutter through what he wanted to say, continuing to eat his meal so that he had some excuse to stay quiet since this situation was awkward enough. The general odd tension in the atmosphere seemed to lessen as Aya explained his ability and he merely nodded to confirm what she said. He swallowed the bite of food that had been in his mouth before speaking. "Well, obviously I know who you are through Aya's memories. So I guess I'll introduce myself." He said as he set his plate aside. "My name is Noctis, I hope you'll understand if I don't shake your hand."
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Post by Lea on Oct 23, 2011 20:53:50 GMT -5
A slight, unintentional shudder went through Lea.
It really wouldn't be good to have someone like that shake his hand. First, there were things about his past that he wanted to keep private. Second, it wouldn't be fair to the poor guy, having to watch and feel everything he went through at the hands of Ifrit and those in his confidence.
"Yeah, no problem. You'll be excused if I don't shake yours, either. But it's nice to meet you Noctis." He was honest about that; he liked meeting new people.
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Post by Aya Brea on Oct 23, 2011 21:01:40 GMT -5
I finished eating most of my food while they went through introductions. I grabbed my slice of toast and my wallet. "Well, now that the awkwardness is mostly subsided, I need to get ready for work. So um... I'll see you two around. Thanks for listening to my whining Noctis." The awkwardness was still there and lingered with me as I left to get ready.
Why did I care so much if Lea thought that Noctis was my boyfriend or not? Whatever the thought isn't worth my time.
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Post by Noctis Lucis Caelum on Oct 23, 2011 21:09:32 GMT -5
Noctis had to admit that he was a tad relieved, not exactly wanting to go through another onslaught of memories. As Aya spoke he looked towards her before she made to leave. "Your welcome Aya." He replied, gathering the dishes so that he could wash them. He thought for a moment about telling them what had happened with the stranger but was unsure if they were even part of the Network.
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Post by Lea on Oct 23, 2011 21:13:55 GMT -5
"Yeah. Me too. Just dropping by before I head off to Veil in the morning."
For some reason, it didn't really weigh on him. He could tell that Aya and Noctis were just friends. And he was okay with that.
The thing that was bugging him was that maybe it wouldn't have been okay if she had stayed the night for more than just the fact that his couch was a convenient place to crash. She was an adult, it was her call. Just like it was his call if he decided to take that fine redhead Shiki on a date tomorrow.
Maybe he'd do that. Neku's address book wasn't difficult to get ahold of, and most Contact numbers were posted in the backroom anyway.
Still, the nagging feeling persisted. He'd told her she was welcome. Why hadn't she come to him?
He caught her wrist.
"Hey, Aya," he said. "Catch me at Veil later, okay? And don't forget your wallet next time."
Screw it. His brain said he wanted to take this blonde hottie out to lunch and he was gonna do it. Not 'cause he liked her or anything, but he shouldn't be afraid of it for God's sake. That was just stupid.
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Post by Aya Brea on Oct 23, 2011 21:48:11 GMT -5
I nodded. "I'll drop by later today. Don't worry, I won't get insanely drunk. I'm not looking forward to another hangover so soon." I mussed up my hair a bit and walked off.
I made a mental note to go the the Veil later if I had time. Breaking promises isn't really something anyone wants to be known for. "Talk to you later Lea."
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Post by Lea on Oct 23, 2011 21:51:17 GMT -5
"Later."
He watched her go, then coughed. "I'd better get going as well. Sorry to invade your house like this." He waved goodbye to Noctis, still mentally berating himself for his idiotic actions.
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Post by Noctis Lucis Caelum on Oct 23, 2011 22:01:35 GMT -5
As Noctis put the dishes away the sounds of their conversation drifted into the kitchen. He admitted that it felt a tad odd for two people to ask each other out in his house, but that could be attributed to the fact that he had very little experience with social situations. As he left the kitchen he waved farewell to Lea. "Don't worry about it."
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