CC looks up at him and smiles.
"um yeah! Thank you for asking. "
Her smile sweet like cotton candy ice cream with a drizzle if honey on top. She offers her wrist to him letting him gently grab it. She had to remind herself that he wouldn't hurt her. Her heart racing. She tried to distract herself but she can't help but gaze at Maverick. The boy that flirts with a girl that he just met. He's sweet but won't admit it, which makes him even cuter than she thought he was. His green eyes gazing at the silver on her small fragile wrist. Her hair falls in her face a little bit when a gush of wind comes. Her skirt blows up a little but she quickly puts her hand over the skirt. She looks down at the ripples if water and the two Koi fish swim around eachother.
Ryuu outs them in his pocket checking the time on his white watch he looks up at her catching her words.
"oh um I'm gonna buy new ones… They were a little expensive though so it might take a day or 2."
He says to her not knowing why she was apologizing but he felt that.
Anyone messes anything up he'll apologize. If someone falls a mike a way he'll help them up and apologize. That's just the way he is.
Experimentally, the boy lifts her wrist - not grasping it all the way around, but tenderly lifting it. The chain has bunnies, flowers, everything that represents this girl of nature. His green eyes trail to hers, her hand in his.
"O-oh, that's good. For you," she said quickly, face red.
She looks at him and smiled sweetly at him.
"it was a gift from my big brother."
She looks at her hand in his. She appreciates his he didn't wrap his hand all the way around her wrist. It's been broken a few times but mostly bruised. She looks at his gentle hand holding hers, looking at the charms. A wave of peace just came over her at that moment, and everything felt right.
Now playing with the few pendents strung along the chain, Maverick gives CC a side-glance. "Who's your big brother?" The fish in front of them trace gentle laps around the pond, playing and teasing with the other.
She smiles
"the one who gave me this?"
She said sarcastically. A grin slide up on her face as she said it. She wanted to be playful right now, this was the perfect time to do it!
Ryuu looked at the girls red face.
am I doing something right?
He winders to himself.
"so this your friend over there. Have you known her for a long time?"
"Er, about… 2 days? But she's way too easy to get along with," Beatriz explains, shyly tucking a strand of hair behind her ear.
cute
He thinks to himself hoping his thoughts don't escape his mouth.
"Really? That's good. So I'm guessing she's your roommate. Am I correct?"
He says to her trying to carry on the conversation.
Awkwardly tilting his head, Maverick laughs. "I'm sorry. That was…"
Terrible, a voice filled in for him.
"Anyway," he shook his head. "Tell me about your family. Your siblings - including the brother."
"Lure? Oh, yeah. She's the one with the annoying alarm," Beatriz laughed a little at herself.
"oh wow Mr speedy over here trying to get to know my fam already I see"
She says teasingly. She decides to start off with her brother.
"Well my brother… He's a little over protective. If he saw you, he would for sure kill you. Min-Hyuk…. I call him min min. He's sweet though.
He has his problems but he gets through them. He takes care if our sick mom while he works, I did work to get food and everything at a snow cone shop actually"
She says rambling on
"aw I miss that shop! Well anyway my mom's really sick and so right now my mom has a lot of friends taking care if her and she goes in and out of the hospital. Min-Hyuk is I think still in America but who knows, he hasn't called me which is wierd. I live calling my friends and family. Text just feel wierd ya know?"
Once again rambling on. If that was a job she would be a pro.
"Now papa… He died…. In war, so we moved to America for a better and fresh start…. "
Her expression darkened but then quickly lightened up again. She couldn't let people know she was sad…..
My mom remarried an american man…. He was good at first.. Min Min ne'er accepted him as a dad, I don't either. He turned into a drunkard who stole our money and…"
She pauses then smiles.
"well that's really it! What about your family?"
She asks him cheerfully
The boy gapes at her, confused as to how she could transition from an overprotective brother to a dead father then a drunk who robbed their household… then smile happily asking about his family. "I - er, well," Maverick pauses. "Hold on. I don't want to pressure you, but… what? A drunk stole your money?"
She flops down laying on the ground and sighs.
"like I said, my mom remarried but he turned into a drunk gambler…. Like my mom felt bad and gave him money for gambling and beer…. "
She looks at him while laying on the ground. Her hand still in his, she tightens hers and pulls him to the ground, looking him in the eyes.
"what about your family?"
And once again that gorgeous smile appears on her face as she looks at him. Her heart beat a little faster when she tightened her hand.
Her hair sprawled out on the ground, her speckled eyes with the white eyelashes looked deep into his.
She took a sharp breathe before opening her mouth to say something, but the words wouldn't come out.
what am I even doing? What is this feeling?
she pushes the thought away to the back of her mind.
Ryuu laughs a little though having any idea of what she's talking about.
He looks around then looks back at her.
"um do you wanna sit down? I mean- well like…. We can…. Stand if you so desire but……. Never mind sorry. "
He says like a nervous wreck looking down at his shoes afterwards.
All he could do was just cringe at him self.
why am I like this
Beatriz giggles, sitting down. "Thanks ever so," she says happily, then smacks her forehead. "Gods, I sound like an old British grandmother. Sorry about that."
"n-no it was cute-i mean uh I… Sorry."
He steps towards a table and pulls out a chair.
"ladies first"
is that to weird? No I don't think so…. I think it's alright
Maverick laughs a bit at her antics and gives her a reassuring squeeze. "I'm sorry," he replies, not knowing what to say. Laying on the grass, the boy stares in her eyes as he tells his story. "Well, my mother's Japanese and she married an American man, they fell in love while he was in Japan for vacation one summer." A soft smile grazes his face. "Then they had yours truly, and we were fairly happy for the most part. I was always a shy kid - weird to imagine, I know. But I let others make decisions, never confronted people… then, when my dad's dad - my grandfather - passed, my dad turned cold. He refused to let others see the sad part of him, and ever since he's taught me to hide my weakness as well. He wanted his child to be masculine, demanding, never let others walk over him. I built this persona to satisfy him yet I never quite met his expectations." He shrugs, a forlorn gesture. "And it's been that way ever since."
Beatriz grins. "Thanks," she says, carefully refraining from adding "ever so."
"aw I think you're doing good…. "
She smiles at him while they lay in the grass. She turns on her side to face him. Just laying there felt like enough for her… She was content…
"do you like it here?"
She stops herself and sits up, her white hair dangling down with a few pieces if grass in her hair.
"I'm sorry did I already ask you that?"
She gives her mischievous smile to him. Her hair falling on her shoulder while she gets the last price if grass out if it.
Ryuu sits down after her, he had no idea how to do anything with a lady…. Especially a pretty one…
is she a model? Would that be rude to ask?
"I'd like to be anywhere with you," Maverick cheekily shoots back, eyes wandering to her smile. His heart warmed at her word, and happiness settled in his stomach. How can she be so perfect?
"Really," he adds, serious now. "I love being with you."
She touches his cheek with her finger which slides down to the base if the neck. Then she flood down at the floor once again. The sun almost shining directly on the two.
She looks up at the sky and sighs.
"I'm flattered but what would your girlfriend think if all if this? Surely you have one!"
Beatriz unconsciously twists her hair up into a bun, quickly letting it fall around her shoulders when she realized she was fidgeting. "So, have you been here before?" She asked curiously. "To this school, I mean."
