Phoenix chuckled, smiling at her. "My sister said it would 'make me cooler'. So of course I did it." He insisted, remembering the conversation that led up to it. "But then again, I was bothering her. So she just did it to keep me away."
Cicada continued laughing as she kept walking, "Oh, of course, your sister told you to. Did you end up getting into trouble afterward? Or did you let your sister take the fall."
"Well, it was both. But I was in way more trouble than she was." Phoenix shrugged, laughing a little bit. "But hey, I never did it again. So I learned that lesson."
"Ah, that's sad," Cicada laughed slightly and she bumped Phoenix lightly, "You lost that little bit of dare-devil in ya."
“Eh, it’s still there. Just buried deep down is all.” Phoenix hummed, his smile still up. “You’ve gotta look for it, but you’ll find it.”
"Oh now that I know it's there I'm determined to find it," Cicada replied with a big grin.
"Good luck. I'll let you know if you found it or not." Phoenix hummed, smiling back with a light laugh. He was relaxed, just talking with her. It was no big deal, and just relaxing.
Cicada laughed a little her posture completely relaxed as they wandered the campus, "Oh I'm sure you will. Do they allow alcohol on campus?"
"I've got no clue, but I'm going to say no. I'm scared what you have in mind." Phoenix told her, not actually seeming threatened by it. "My answer might change, if you elaborate."
"Mmm I'm thinking you and I just take a night, after finals or when we have no assignments or classes the next day and get fucking wasted," Cicada responded with a huge grin on, "See if we can find that wild side of yours again."
"Honestly, it sounds decently appealing." Phoenix hummed, his interest starting to peek through. "Despite the fact I really shouldn't, I would be down. We just clearly need to figure out how to get alcohol."
"I should be turning 21 soon," Cicada responded with a mischievous grin. She was glad that he seemed to be down to do it, "So I'll be able to legally buy alcohol and then I'll sneak it on campus."
"I'm totally joking, but if we got married, I could legally drink it then too. I'm pretty sure at least. I think only one of the two parties has to be 21." Phoenix hummed, nodding a bit. "But hey, if the girls in your dorm won't tattle about the guys coming in, why would they about alcohol?"
"Exactly," Cicada responded with a huge grin, "So what do you say? After I turn 21, which is in a few days I'm not telling you which though, we get wasted for an evening?"
"Mmm, I'd like to know a little bit ahead of time. I don't want to clash getting drunk with a day I've got something important." Phoenix hummed, mostly joking. "Though, I really thought you were about to say let's get married after you turn 21."
"Oh we can plan ahead of time," Cicada responded letting out a laugh at his last comment, "And hey, if you want to get married after I turn 21 I'd be down. I'm not going to stop you from wanting me."
Phoenix laughed a bit, checking his pockets. "The ring would cost as much as four months salary. Currently, I don't have that kind of money." He hummed, looking over at her. "And I don't have a diamond ring in my pocket."
"Oh dear," Cicada responded holding back her laughter and trying to be very sincere, "I guess we're not getting married then. That's a shame, guess we'll just have to go drinking together."
"Of course, to drown out our sorrows. I feel so awful about not proposing, with a ring." Phoenix sighed dramatically, throwing a hand to his chest. "Like bullets to my heart."
"And you not proposing was a dagger to my own," Cicada responded letting out a long sigh and pretending to almost faint, "Whatever shall I do now that you aren't going to propose?"
"I guess we'll spend a night together, where we pity ourselves and get drunk. How does that sound?" Phoenix asked, holding a hand out to her. His smile was growing, as he waited for her to accept.
Cicada smiled and took his hand happily. She couldn't help herself, "That sounds perfect. Hesitantly plan for two weekends from now?"
"Two weeks from now? So your birthday is in the next two weeks?" Phoenix hummed with a light smirk. He was going to figure it out, despite her not wanting him to.
"Yes, it is in the next two weeks," Cicada responded letting out a little sigh. She wasn't going to tell him that it was in the next week because that wouldn't be the best for her, "Are you going to try and guess it?"
"If you won't tell me, I'll just celebrate every day for the next two weeks." Phoenix hummed, only now noting their surroundings. It was only half familiar. "Why don't you want to tell me?"