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Post by Fateful on Mar 13, 2012 22:02:48 GMT -5
Danny tensed slightly when she called him sweet, then turned to look at her, studying her, as if trying to figure out if she really meant that. And she did. He could see it in her eyes. She thought he was sweet, which of course made him blush, looking down at the sand that was covering his legs. That... that was good right? He thought she was sweet...
Xerxes smirked when Kazuma collapsed. "We might actually be able to order that for you, assuming you really wanted it that badly." He teased, smirking at him. He did want Kazuma to be happy here, because, maybe, if he was really happy, then he'd stay; he wouldn't want to go back to Japan by the end of the semester, and, even if it was only for a year, he'd be able to have Kazuma for his own. And in the end, that was enough for him.
Reaching into the cooler, Xerxes pulled out a water and opened it, sipping from it, relieved to feel the cool water on his warm tongue.
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Post by otakulady89 on Mar 13, 2012 22:06:34 GMT -5
Kazuma looked at the water, and licked his lips. "H-Hey. Let me try that." He pointed to it, because it looked rather delicious, and he was pretty sure that he was going to end up getting an indirect kiss out of this. Which... didn't sound half bad, really. Yes, xerxes was taken... but that didn't mean Kazuma couldn't have at least THIS, right?
Meanwhile, Jessy grinned, because Danny was blushing. Rolling onto her hands and knees, she poked the sitting male in one cheek. "You're cute too. When you blush like that anyway." She laughed, before moving to sit between Danny and Eddie, who moved over to make room.
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Post by Fateful on Mar 13, 2012 22:16:07 GMT -5
Xerxes looked at Kazuma and without a second thought, lowered the bottle, offering it to him. "Here." He smiled of course, glad that Kazuma trusted him as much as to share a drink with him. Only really close friends did that right? It meant that Kazuma cared for him. It made him happy.
Danny moved when she poked his cheek and then he turned to look at her, grabbing her wrist as she sat beside him."Don't be a brat." He mumbled quietly, looking her in the eyes. His blush had faded, for the most part, but his cheeks were still a bit pink.
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Post by otakulady89 on Mar 13, 2012 22:18:37 GMT -5
There it was again... That stare like when they'd been out on the water. Was he TRYING to tell her something? To get her to kiss him? To get her to make any move at all? She swallowed, grinning, but shakily now. "I'm not a brat! You're the brat..." She was teasing, of course, but she didn't pay any attention to what she was saying. How could se when he held her wrist like that.
Taking the bottle in hand, he brought it to his pink lips, taking a deep drink of cool water, feeling it slide down his throat easily. It was nice, but his cheeks were reddening, not because of the water, but because of where the bottle had been moments ago...
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Post by Fateful on Mar 18, 2012 3:21:14 GMT -5
A smile that pulled at Danny's lips was hard to resist. He was the brat? Yeah... maybe so, but all the same. He held her wrist a little longer before slowly letting go, knowing that he had no other choice. It was stupid and it was selfish, but god he wanted to hold her forever, to cling to her and never let go. Never... never ever let go. He caught sight of her bathing suit, the way that the top was twisted. He leaned back, so he was a little behind her, reaching forward to run his hands over her smooth skin, fixing the twisted strap so it was flat against her skin. He wondered if girls could feel it, and if these twisted straps were as uncomfortable as they looked, digging into the flesh.
Xerxes watched Kazuma drink, having never seen him gulp as he had. It was like he was a completely different person, the pink lipped tanned Asian that stood before him, cheeks stained red from the sun. Did he prefer juice? Xerxes couldn't help but wonder, making a note to himself to figure out every juice that he liked, bringing him smoothies and teas, every single one that he could think of, in order to learn what Kazuma liked, what he wanted. The Greek had to know about him. He had to know everything...
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Post by otakulady89 on Mar 18, 2012 20:42:13 GMT -5
Kazuma handed back the bottle, smiling nervously. He wondered if maybe Xerxes was staring because he drank too much... He didn't get the chance to say anything about it, however, as Alan came back, and Eddie stretched, putting his book aside. The blonde cleared his throat, as if he had something to say.
Everyone turned to look at the blonde, Jessy included, even though her heart felt like it was about to pound right out of her chest. Danny'd fixed the strap on her bikini. And his hand had lingered on her skin. Did that mean he wanted her? She couldn't help but think that he was looking at her differently lately. But was it a good thing?
Unaware of Jessy's internal struggle, Eddie spoke. "We've come to a choice, ladies and gentlemen. The sun is going down. We can either make a bonfire, and continue this party, or we can head home, and some of us can prepare for the text we have in economics tomorrow." He raised an eyebrow, "Either outcome is alright by me."
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Post by Fateful on Mar 18, 2012 22:14:27 GMT -5
Xerxes took back the water, emptying it into his mouth because he was thirsty too. He looked to Eddie, breaking his gaze with Kazuma. "I like making bonfires, we can do that, but I don't know if you guys have to be up early or whatever. I can make it on my sleep." He said, putting a hand on his hip. "What do you wanna do? I'm driving so I have to go with majority rules anyway."
Alan sat back down on the towel, smirking. All and all not a bad day, Four numbers, and he was texting one of the girls he got the number of. She was sending a bunch of little smiley faces and emoticons, so that meant she was into him, right? Either way, he glanced toward Eddie. "Bonfire sounds cool, but I got some homework to do and fires take forever to burn out, so maybe it's better if we head back and save the bonfire for this weekend or something."
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Post by otakulady89 on Mar 18, 2012 22:17:35 GMT -5
The blonde nodded, "I'm of the same opinion. It would take an inconsiderate amount of time, and we do have a lady among us, who would need to adjourn for her beauty sleep." Jessy laughed, because she thought it was funny that anyone thought she actually PAID ATTENTION to her looks. Hell, she was smudged with paint half the time, and that was on a GOOD day.
Kazuma, while curious about this 'bonfire' tradition at beaches, was getting a bit tired. Jetlag, he blamed it on. In Japan it would be sunrise right then. He wondered what Xerxes wanted to do... but it was pretty clear with Alan and Eddie both voting to go home, that they would be heading back. He hoped to god his creepy roommate wasn't there again...
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Post by Fateful on Mar 19, 2012 0:14:42 GMT -5
Danny stretched on the towel. "going back seems like a good idea. I'm tired." He said, outright with it. He stood then, looking down at Jessy, debating helping her up. Would that be too weird? He had been touching her a lot and he was sure that she liked it. "You're all red." he said suddenly, seeing how pink her shoulders and chest were because he was standing over her. "Figures that the lotion you put on yourself wasn't enough." He said, with a sigh, then bent down and pulled her up by the arm.
Xerxes nodded and bent down, shouldering the cooler. "Alright. We should head back then. I have to start working on the game and I have some math homework to do." it was easy for him, of course, but he still needed to get a lot of it done. that and he had the feeling he was going to have to start scheduling tutoring appointments. "Kazuma?" He asked, looking down at him. "Do you want me to start tutoring you too?"
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Post by otakulady89 on Mar 19, 2012 0:23:26 GMT -5
Eddie packed up his towel and book, walking towards Danny and his erstwhile unrequited love. He couldn't help but sigh, seeing how roughly his friend pulled her up to her feet. Really, he must give that boy some manners training. The girl whined, rubbing at the skin. "Ow! Jesus, Danny, be alittle nicer okay? I AM sunburnt, y'know..." She muttered, already feeling the heat coming off her skin. It's because she's a red-head, she burnt too easily... Sighing a little she made a mental note to find and slather on some aloe vera tonight.
Kazuma blinked, turning away from the others, his towel safely around his shoulders like a little capelet. He looked up, brown eyes dark in the lacking sunlight. "Oh! Yes... That would be nice. But it does not have to be tonight..." He murmured. He didn't want Xerxes to think he was needy, or that he wanted to take up all of his best friend's time. That just wasn't nice, and he wanted Xerxes to think the best of him.
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Post by Fateful on Mar 19, 2012 0:58:42 GMT -5
Danny let her go, not having realized he was being so rough with her. he looked away suddenly, feeling guilty. "Sorry..." he mumbled, apologizing being something that he was never particularly good at. "It was an accident." he mumbled. They headed toward the car, but he walked beside Eddie instead of beside Jessy, wanting a distance from her considering all of his contact along with what he had done. It jut felt... weird... being so close with her. He hated it; knowing that he could be close but was just so horrible at it.
Xerxes smiled down at Kazuma. "Naw, I don't mind at all. I know that you hate math and I'm good at it. So I want to make sure that there's something you're comfortable with when you're here." He looked down at him as they walked toward his car and put the cooler in the trunk. He brushed some of the sand off his body, not wanting to have to vacuum his car this early and them climbed in, starting it up and putting the AC on to cool down the car that had been in the sun since they arrived.
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Post by otakulady89 on Mar 19, 2012 1:08:48 GMT -5
Jessy wasn't sure what to make of the sudden distance between them. So the car ride past in silence for her. She stared out the window, mulling it over. The whole situation was strange. Danny seemed into her... but then he also did things like insult her, or belittle her work, or frustrate her to no end by not talking and ignoring her. She didn't think she'd be able to take a real relationship with him...
Seeing the silence between the two prompted Eddie to ask about the swimming. Awkward conversation was NOT his forte, but for his best friend, he was willing to try. "Was it nice? I rarely swim, so..."
The asian leaned against the door, and smiled, nodding, "I appreciate your help." He murmured, his accent slurring the ls and rs even worse now. His exhaustion was not helping for his understanding skills either.
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Post by Fateful on Mar 19, 2012 1:13:30 GMT -5
Danny tensed when he felt Eddie nudge him with this leg. He didn't want to talk about this... not right now. He sighed, looking down at his knees and then out the window. fuck off, he didn't want to talk about it. He knew that Jessy would never go for a guy like him anyway. He wasn't tall, and he was of average appearance, he had brown eyes, dark hair... He wasn't anything special really, he was average. And there was nothing wrong with that. Jessy... Jessy was beautiful. She was thin and had a smile that could light up a room, she was talented, and sweet, and beautiful, and he used to think about the constellation of freckles on her face and how he could draw the real constellations with them. He dreamed about her all the time, about seeing her happy. But she'd never be happy with someone like him. And who's to say that was a bad thing?
"You could have swam with us." He mumbled. "You're the one who wanted to sit and read." Truthfully, he was glad that Eddie didn't swim with them, but he didn't want to say that. To make Jessy think that they planned it.
Xerxes glanced to Kazuma and a warm smile came to his face. He needed to sleep. He could wake him in the morning and tutor him during or after breakfast.
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Post by otakulady89 on Mar 19, 2012 1:17:39 GMT -5
Brown eyes slipped closed, and he never got a chance to reply, or to see Xerxes glance at him again. Kazuma was sleeping softly agianst the car door, childlike in sleep. This helped Eddie however, because it gave him an idea. "You ARE staying over at my place tonight, right Danny? I'd thought you'd said something about it earlier today..." A subtle invitation.
Jessy blinked, before grinning, "Ooooooh... I better get some pictures!" She teased, although her heart wasn't in it... IF she decided to go for Danny... Would Eddie be a problem? I mean... She'd never seen Eddie like-like ANYONE, but he was always around Danny... so did that mean he liked Danny? Would he spread bad gossip to Danny, if she made a move?
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Post by Fateful on Mar 19, 2012 1:20:51 GMT -5
Xerxes smiled when he noted that Kazuma fell asleep. The way he breathed, the way his body rested against the door. It was one of the most beautiful things he'd ever seen, and he wondered who else had seen him sleep in such a way. Oh well, no use in being creepy. He focused on the road instead of at Kazuma, as they drove back to campus.
Danny shrugged. "I was going to work on the game for a while before I started my homework, but if you want me to stay in your dorm, I don't have a problem with that." He said, not sure why this was important all of a sudden. Then, without being able to stop himself, he added. "You want pictures of us doing nothing, then you should come hang out with us. We need to work on the redesign anyway." he shrugged it off. "If we're together it'll just be easier."
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