forum Next Steps [Private RP — Closed]

Started January 16, 2019 by @Imperfect_Autumn group

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I tapped my fingers against my knee, biting my lip and looking away again. "Used to have a little beagle puppy when I was in middle school."

Gray’s POV:

“What was its name?” I quirked an eyebrow, sitting back down.

"His name was Biscuit." I smiled in remembrance, a little sadly. "His ears were enormous, it was so cute…"

Gray’s POV:

“Well, guess I wasn’t the only one who had a cute name for a pet,” I teased, not liking the sad look that took over her features. “How long were you together?”

"Six months. What about you and Gem?" I asked, trying to skip around the answer.

Gray’s POV:

“Two years,” I answered. “We weren’t that close, anyway, as kids. He liked to peck me a lot.”

I gave a small chuckle at this, running a hand through my tangled mass of hair. "Ouch."

Gray’s POV:

I laughed alongside her.

“Tell me about it,” I winced. “But he never really hurt me? I guess it was just affectionate pecking.

Anyway, tell me more about Biscuit.”

It still hurt a bit to talk about the puppy who'd been hit by a car, but I did it anyways. "He was always really.. clumsy. Clumsier than I was back then. But really sweet, really sensitive. You know?"

Gray’s POV:

I nodded at her, understand what she meant.

“So… what was your dream as a child?”

I smiled wistfully down at my hands. "I actually only got really into art around late Grade 8. Before that… I wanted to be a dancer. Ballet. I wanted to be graceful, and also since my mother taught ballet. I, uh, gave up that dream in middle school. You?"

Gray’s POV:

“To be honest, I don’t really know,” I shrugged. “I don’t have any dreams or goals I want to reach. Anything that gets me through in life, I’ll take it.”

I shifted into a cross-legged position, tilting my head. “No aspirations or hopes whatsoever?”

Gray’s POV:

“Well, up til now, all I wanted was to make sure Aria was happy and satisfied,” I shrugged. “But now I have another person I want to keep happy.”

For a moment, my brain short-circuited—I completely forgot about our relationship. “That’s really sweet of you, the thing with your sister. Who’s the other person?”

Gray’s POV:

I admit, I laughed whole heartedly at that. Was she trying to crack a joke?

“You’re joking, right?” I gave her a grin. “It’s you, of course. Who else would it be?”

I blinked rapidly, my expression clearing to make way for a huge smile.
"I'm so stupid…… I'm really touched, though. Thanks, Gray."

Gray’s POV:

“You’re not stupid,” I grinned wider at her. “And you’re welcome.”

(I don’t know what else to do. Should we skip?)

That sounds great, V and I will be dutifully stalking!)

Eden’s POV:

I slipped my hand in Sterling’s the second school was over and I found him.

“Hi!” I grinned up at him, in a rather cheerful mood. The whole moment during lunch was too much, and it took a long time to get over it. “Do you have anything to do today? Or should we just laze around at home? Because I want to go for the second option.”

Sterling’s POV:

I turned as soon as I felt a small hand in mine, grinning widely when I saw who it was. “Hey, babe. No, I don’t have anything to do. We could be lazy for the rest of the day if you want,” I agreed, bending down to kiss her cheek.

Eden’s POV:

“Perfect,” I murmured, my hand still in his as I wrapped my arms around his arm.

We walked towards Sterling’s car, and although I wanted to get home quickly, well I didn’t complain.

“How were classes?”