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Characters: Zelos (luxuriant) & Sheena (ninjainviolet)
Location: Sheena's place!
Rating: PG aside from possible flirting comments to hide stuff yep
Time: April 30th around 11am
Description: Zelos shows up at Sheena's without any warning to talk.

He'd had a bit of time to think about how he wanted to do this, if he even had the courage to do this, and when he wanted to do this. In the end he took less time than he thought he would. Who knows why? Was he in some kind of rush? Bah...

Regardless of the how, here he was now, in front of Sheena's door. Feeling pretty ridiculous to be honest. But he put on his usual careless, happy face and knocked sharply on the door. He didn't call out because he wanted to be answered... This time.

But the moment Sheena answers the door, he sort of blanks at whatever plan of what to say he had in mind, and just waves weakly with one hand, the other resting on his hip. "Yo, Sheeeeena."

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[ninjainviolet]

"Did you have to be such a jerk?"

She just glares at him for several moments, the door shaking as her grip on the knob tightens. Finally, her grip lessens--her glare only marginally so--and she steps back. "Fine! Come in! But really, so far, showing up at my door unannounced sucks as an apology."

One. Two. Three...

"Wait. How did you know where I live?"

[luxuriant]

He waves his hand dismissively at that even as he enters. (Before she can change her mind.) Aghhh as time goes by he gets even deeper into 'how do I handle this'. "Let's just not worry about little details like that, okay?" It wasn't too hard to find a directory or ask around, was it? ...Well.

But anyway, he's going to take a few steps in, eyes immediately falling on the magazines on the couch before he pauses and crosses his arms, looking away. He'll stay standing for now. "I'm sorry! Really, I'm sorry." A pause. "You had to know that's something surprising to hear, right?"

[ninjainviolet]

Oh, she comes close to changing her mind--or at least hitting him with a swinging door as he entered, but she does neither. Instead, she waits until he's safe and sound (relatively) in her room before closing the door, letting it shut with just enough force to let him know that she's still angry with him. She knows about the directory, but she hadn't figured he would find out about it, but then again, Zelos had always known how to get information--among other things--from people when he wanted.

Her gaze follows where his lands, and she crosses her arms, waiting for him to say something about the matrimonial subject matter, and is actually surprised when he doesn't. And that emotion only deepens when he does apologize, saying the words that almost put her into shock. However, she's able to remain standing, and continues to glare at him.

"Well, yeah, I am surprised," she admits. "But what exactly are you sorry for?"

gotta sleep but be back in the morning /o/

[luxuriant]

There's a very weak chuckle as he glances down at that. What... She thought he meant his words were surprising? He had been talking about her suddenly announcing she was seeing someone. ...The magazines on the couch were something he didn't even want to address. Something he didn't want to consider a possibility. What about Lloyd? What about-- no. He shakes his thoughts away by uncrossing his arms and glancing up with a small smile after that chuckle of his.

"You sure know how to kick a guy when he's down, huh." But without even referring to what he means, he continues. "I'm sorry for hanging up on you. Got it?" Make sense? Clear enough that he doesn't have to go through saying it again? He looks away again.

"...You know I didn't have any idea you were seeing anyone. This kinda all got thrown at me at once, y'know."

Sorry! Work killed me this week - mornings and evenings....

[ninjainviolet]

She's probably more surprised by his apology than he had been over her announcement, but to be fair, he does have a point. Relaxing a little--just a little, since she's still irked about the other thing--she shakes her head. "You're not the only one. Not too many people here know, either." On her side, there's one. There had been two, but the other one--the owner of the Corgi that's now wandering into view--along with another dog and little black kitten--had gone home recently.

Finally remembering her manners, she picked up the stack of magazines, and gestured towards the couch, the ring on her finger giving even mopre proof of what those circulars mean. "Have a seat, Zelos. Would you like something to drink?" She asked, placing her load on the kitchen counter. After a moment, she turned to him, her expression sincere.

"Yeah, sorry about springing everything on you at once; I shouldn't have done that. Arriving here is a shock enough." She put her hands on her hips. "Although, you seem to be adjusting pretty well."

it's okay!

[luxuriant]

The ring, the magazines, the way she's acting-- it's not hard to figure it out. That doesn't mean he wants to, though, and he can't help but freeze up even visibly as she offers him to sit. How is he supposed to handle this? He shouldn't be so bothered to begin with, but he's thinking about it so much. He knows Sheena. He had gotten to know Lloyd, so he had been prepared for something like that. Even Orochi would have been something he could deal with, bitterly but still!

Yamazaki? He knew nothing about him, and the more he learned the more he disliked. Maybe he was jumping to conclusions here, but he didn't understand it at all. Finally he puts on that mask of a smirk, falling back onto the couch to look at Sheena. "You got any tea like in Mizuho?" Anything to get his mind off things, as far as he's concerned. A way to avoid speaking if only for a few seconds at a time.

He gestures one arm in a vague shrug. "What can I say? I'm an adaptable sort of guy, heheh. This stuff's a piece of cake."

Wow... tense shift and typos... Maybe I should stick to typing at night... LOL

[ninjainviolet]

He may have known Sheena back home, but things have been a bit different for her here. Yes, Lloyd had been here, but so had Colette, and the ninja hadn't been about to destroy whatever--if anything--those two had before her arrival. One thing that hasn't changed, however, is Sheena's obliviousness where Zelos is concerned. She has no clue how her announcement has truly affected him, and takes his stiffening as brief preparation for the impending hit from the stack of magazines she's carrying, but never comes.

Smiling, she heads around the counter and rummages in the cupboard. "As a matter of fact, I do. There's a tea shop in town my friend Keroro runs, and they make a large variety of teas. And coffees." She begins puttering around the kitchen, humming softly as she sets up the kettle and measures out the leaves into the cups.

Suddenly, she chuckles a bit in embarrassment. "I wish I could say the same thing. I didn't react too well when I first arrived."

I type horrible always no worries LMAO

[luxuriant]

"Great!"

With an even higher level of fake cheerfulness, he responds to the comment of tea and crosses his legs. Even as his eyes follow whatever animal that may cross by or Sheena's movements behind the counter, he's finding it incredibly difficult to keep trying so hard like this to hide what he really wants to say.

He does realize deep down he doesn't have a right to determine who is and isn't worthy of her. He realizes that, but...

..."Hm? How'd you react?" The question distracts him for the time being, and he asks with an actual amount of interest.

No you don't. You should see some of the things I type, then catch too late.

[ninjainviolet]

"You want something to eat with that, too?" she asks, checking the water. Not ready yet. "I have some cookies I made." At the mention of cookies, both dogs come over and sit down, giving her the "eye" treatment, while the kitten stops and sitting, looks at Zelos.

"Sorry about the zoo in here. The kitten's mine, and I seem to have been adopted by the other two when their owners left." There's a hint of sadness there as she explains, since the ones who had left had been friends--one surprisingly more so than she would have guessed.

And he may not have the right to determine who's worthy of her, he still has the right to be her friend, and support her and be there for her--through good and bad.

"Umm, well. I was angry." Which is more than an understatement where she's concerned.

jkglfdjs LOL

[luxuriant]

Cookies, huh. He can only think of the various reasons or thoughts she had in mind while making them, and somehow that has him uninterested, and he shakes his head, glancing down at the cat. "No thanks." A bit more staring at the cat as he listens, and he's finally looking over to Sheena again.

He could comment on a lot of things, but it's almost hard to. This is really tiring.

Still, he smirks even further, leaning forward from his seat. "The ever patient Sheena? Angry? How surprising!" It's clear he's teasing, and he laughs, even if it's a bit forced. "So who'd you scare, hm? Was everyone running for cover? Sounds like an event."

Like REAL late. Like a couple of days...

[ninjainviolet]

Actually, the only thought she really had when making cookies--and really had since she began--was taking them to work with her to snack on. Sure, they weren't a full meal, but there really wasn't a lot of food (read: none) at a bar where she had to keep her energy and strength up.

Giving them to others is a secondary happening, with two of her most frequent recipients still staring at her hands as they move, preparing the tea. Finally, with hands on her hips, she glares at the dogs in mock frustration. "Fine, you two, before your drool makes a puddle." With a sigh, she takes two cookies from the plate they're on, and gives them to her furry friends. "Her you go, Caramel, Yuan." Yep, she had just called one of the dogs "Yuan", Zelos.

And you know that plate of cookies? Well, it yields another into her hand, which sends it flying towards Zelos' head. He may not have wanted a cookie, but he got one anyway. "Oh, shut up, you stupid Chosen!" she said, all the while getting their tea.

"If you gotta know, I blamed you when I got here!" she told him, setting the drink in front of him on the coffee table.

at least you catch it?!

[luxuriant]

He's so distracted by the dog's name that the cookie nails him right in the face before he fumbles and catches it, looking completely caught off guard. "Hey, hey, not the face, Sheena!"

He'll just be casually dusting stray crumbs off his face now, frowning all the while. That last comment though: "What?! How could any of this be my fault!"

Not all the time. *SOB*

[ninjainviolet]

"Tch!" She glares at him, her hands on her hips. "I'm surprised it didn't just go in that big mouth of yours," she tells him, narrowing her eyes. "Then your precious face would have been spared."

She takes a seat on the arm of the couch and crosses her arms. "I didn't say it was your fault! I just said I thought it was!" She chuckles darkly. "And it didn't get any better when I saw you had arrived the same time I did."

LOL /pats

[luxuriant]

"Harsh... Assuming that I'd be behind something like that when I'm even in the same situation." He sort of gives a grumble as he takes a bite of the cookie (why not?) and looks to her.

"So how'd that go over? ...I don't remember it at all, so."

[ninjainviolet]

She sighs and even manages to look embarrassed--pretty easy for her. "Yeah, I know. But, I was suddenly in a strange place, and it was the first thing that came to mind." She gave him a wry look. "How do you think it went?" Like just about every conversation they have ever had--talking, yelling--the usual. If they were in person, she probably would have hit him. "And how's the cookie?" she asks, chuckling.

Suddenly, she becomes serious. "I've heard that happens around here, but I didn't think I'd ever experience it myself." She looks at him, her eyes narrowing. "It's got to be strange--especially if you've run into people who knew you from before."

[luxuriant]

"It's good, it's good!"

The only reason he's entertaining her on the cookie question is so he can mull over that last comment a bit longer. Yeah. It is strange. But of course he's not gonna say that. "I don't know," he decides finally, shrugging a bit and shifting how he's sitting to look more relaxed. More careless. "It doesn't seem all that different from how popular I am back at home."

A beat. "Unless I'm missing out on something important?"

I like that icon!

[ninjainviolet]

She watches him through narrowed eyes, not really trusting his answer. "Then you want another one? I promise I won't send it by air if you do." Is that an evil gleam in her eye? Why yes, yes it is.

An expression that quickly changes to one of exasperation. "Oh, for the love of Mizuho, Zelos! Don't you ever stop with the ego even for a second?"

His question brings her up short because there was something she needs to tell him. "Well, yeah. Ummm... What's the last thing you remember doing back home? Before you came here, I mean."

thanks! :>

[luxuriant]

"Nah."

He waves away both the offer and the ego comment. It's up for Sheena to decide which one he's really directing that too, but he can't help but look a little more serious at that question. Ah.

Drugging the stew? Yeah. That'd be a good answer, Zelos...

"We were spending the night at Altessa's. Right after that nice big meal, you know?"

You're welcome!

[ninjainviolet]

Sheena narrows her eyes even more, taking his response as the answer to both questions. Of course, he'd find the lazy way to answer her, but she can't help with a rebuttal concerning the cookie. "Chicken. You're afraid I'll damage that face of yours, aren't you?"

Hearing his answer, she gives him a somewhat understanding smile. She's from much, much further ahead than him, so not only does she know exactly what happened at that dinner, she's also got to be careful again. "I see. And that's where some problems can come up. BREW can pick people from any world at any time." She stops, letting her words sink in for a moment.

[luxuriant]

"Are you trying to distract me or something? Come on, Sheena."

He waves away her teasing comments and the offer once again, frowning in slight annoyance as he thinks on what she said. So basically... She was hesitating. She was ahead of him, right? That had to be it. He's not stupid.

What would be stupid would be guessing how much he manages to screw up or what happens or how far ahead she really is. So instead, he just looks a little more serious as he speaks. "So you're from some time ahead of me. Is that right?"

[ninjainviolet]

"Distract you from what? The cat?" The mischievous kitten had decided that Zelos' feet were amazing and is currently sitting in front of him, her gaze going back and forth like being at a tennis match.

When he finally figures out why she stopped, she uncrosses her arms and nods before standing with a sigh. "Yeah. I'm ahead of you. I have to be careful what I say around you, so if I suddenly shut up... It's not because of something you did."

She stops and looks at him. "And I'm not going to tell you specifics or anything--even if you ask me, okay?" And the fact that she isn't launching herself at him and beating the hell out of him should be a good clue that he hadn't screwed up before the time she's from.