"Cassie," Kaori greeted her when she walked out. "How are you doing?" he asked in a quieter voice. Then turning to Nagi, he told her, "There's a place down the street if you want to go there, I saw it on our way here, not sure what food they have, though,"
Cassie shook her head in response to Kaori, not wanting to answer, then turned back to Ian. "Thank you," she told him quietly, waving goodbye to Nagi before opening the door to leave.
"Alright. You two head out and me and Kaori will head to the place he was talking about." It would be nice if I could become close to one of the boys. And it seemed Cassie and Ian were hitting it off.
Ian followed, with a quick wave for Nagi and Kaori. He put his hands in his jacket pockets, now wearing his jacket again. “I guess Nagi’s feeling better,” he said, trying to be positive.
Nagi waved goodbye and sighed sitting in the seat next to Kaori. I want to go back home. Not her home here but out of the Webcomic. She could tell more things were going to happen and she wasn't going to enjoy them, especially a broken heart, it was bound to happen at some point.
Acacia arrived at her house and had no trouble. Of course not everyone at the beach was nice, but she didn't run into anyone that tried to actually touch her. She figured homework was in need of doing and was probably not going to leave for the rest of the night. A little sad to be honest since she would have loved to gone out some more before her parents came home.
Cassie nodded, taking a deep breath and putting on a slight smile. It felt fake, but no one else would notice. No need to make anyone else unhappy.
“This is a dumb question and I feel like you’re going to say yes even if it’s a lie…but are you okay?” Ian asked, feeling kind of stupid. She was smiling now, but it seemed a bit strained, and she definitely seemed upset a few minutes ago.
"Alright, you wanna go now?" Kaori asked. Maybe he could learn a bit more why Nagi's whole personality seemed to change overnight.
"Yeah let's go." Nagi stood and headed to the door. What do I even talk about now? Have we ever even been alone before now? How long have we've known each other? "So, uh, how are you?" They walked down the sidewalk. I wonder when he'll fall for Cassie? It seems Ian might be the first.
Cassie hesitated. "I - I really don't like talking about how I feel," she explained quietly. "I guess I'm just really… overwhelmed."
Ian nodded. “That’s okay,” he said. “Do you want to talk about something else? To help get your mind off of things?”
Cassie thought about it for a moment before shrugging. "Like what?"
“I don’t know, music?” Ian suggested. “What kind of music do you like?”
Cassie shrugged. "I like Panic! at the Disco. Not because I'm angsty, or anything," she added quickly. "Their songs are just… er, fun." She said quickly.
“So do I!” Ian agreed. “Death of a Bachelor is my favorite album. What’s yours?”
"Same, actually. All my favorites are in it," Cassie smiled slightly.
“So what do you think of their newer stuff? Like that song with Taylor Swift?” Ian asked, actually wanting to hear her opinion.
Cassie grimaced. "It's… not as good as they used to be. Plus, I don't like Taylor Swift. She was better before she became pop."
“My thoughts exactly!” Ian replied. “Like, their new music isn’t awful but it’s just not what it used to be. I kind of like High Hopes, though, as far as their newer stuff goes. That song isn’t bad.”
Cassie nodded. "I actually really like High Hopes, but most of the others are just… meh."
“When did you start listening to them? I started right before Death of a Bachelor, which is probably why it’s my favorite album,” Ian explained.
"I actually started when I was really little, around when Pretty Odd came out," Cassie said shyly.
“Really? That’s cool!” Ian exclaimed. “So you were already a fan when I started listening. You got, like, a head start.” He laughed gently.
Cassie smiled softly. "I guess so."