forum "As long as I don't fall in Love..." // OxO // Romance // OPEN

Started July 31, 2019 by @ElderGod-Icefire

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"Great," she said, not even sure if she was being sarcastic or not. Astra sat down on a nearby bench, her hands lightly shaking. "Sorry about this, by the way"

He sat down beside her. "About what?" He asked, raising an eyebrow.

Is he being serious? She looked up at him, her eyes not really focusing on a single thing. "Well, I can't calm down. And you have to deal with it. So, I'm sorry."

He shrugged. "Oh." Was his calm, unperturbed response.

Astra nodded and started to shake her leg and bite her nails. Nasty habits, they were. But they did release some of the anxious energy.

Winter looked at her, raising an eyebrow.

"Well, don't stare." She smirked at him, trying to be funny.

He shook his head, rolling his eyes and looking away.

After a bit, she tugged on his sleeve. "Hey," She smiled at him, seemingly very relaxed. "Thank you. For not leaving me."

He glanced at her. "Hm? Oh. You're welcome, I guess." He replied.

She stood up and placed both of her hands behind her head. "You've been doing a great job with keeping your promise, by the way."

"The pinky promise? Sure." He replied with a shrug. He glanced at her, then away again.

"So, I'm going to throw you a birthday party tomorrow." She grinned, remembering the crumpled note in her pocket.

He blinked, staring at her. "You're what now?" He demanded. Throwing me a birthday party?? What-?

"You heard me." She smiled at him. "Your birthday is tomorrow, after all"

"I…its…what?" He asked, stammering. "No it…I…"

Astra laughed at his inability to talk. This is great. I should do this more often! She pulled out the crumpled note in her pocket and looked at it. "Yep. Your birthday is tomorrow."

He raised an eyebrow. "No it isn't!" He insisted.

She showed him the note which said:

Winter's Birthday: -insert date of the next day- i guess?
Blue and Vanilla

"See? It is tomorrow!" She smiled and crumpled it back into her pocket. "So, yeah. I'll be throwing you a party."

Winter blinked. "But I…er… that's not…" He stammered. "I'm not…I don't need a party…I…"

Astra giggled. I like him like this! She placed a finger over his mouth to silence him. "You can't change my mind. Is there anyone you wanted me to invite?"

Winter sighed. "No." He replied, looking down at her. A birthday party?? Why?

"Great! Did you want it to be at a certain place, or…?" She trailed off, open for suggestions. It'd be weird to do it at my house. Maybe his? Hm…

Winter shrugged. "I don't care." He replied slowly. Why? Why a birthday party? How old does she think i am?

Astra smiled. "I'll just make it surprise, then." She started to walk off, but she quickly turned back aroud. "How old are you turning?"