"And not at all who I like," he continues. She was jealous. An internal part of him that Maverick absolutely refused to pay attention to did a happy dance. "No, there's actually another girl who is much more my type…" his feet slink to the door. "A girl of nature, who is adorable when she's embarrassed, mad, or… jealous. This girl - she's gorgeous, with the most entrancing eyes and long, flowing hair. She can be flirty, sassy, confident, but gets flustered at the smallest gestures." He leans against the brick wall, "She's perfect. And she loves flowers."
CC on the inside is enraged. (shes so oblivious) She threw the flower crown at him.
why am I getting so mad about this
"Then go eat with her, im eating alone"
She says as she storms inside quickly shutting the door behind her so he cant get in. She reaches the desk with the lady standing there. She was in a fancy dress, obviously rich.
"t-table for one please……"
She says her voice cracking a little, she walks behind the lady showing her to her table for one.
"here you are"
She says in a lovely voice.
"th-thank you very much"
She bows and sits down, her eyes start to water as the braided strands of hair fall into her red face.
Her white eyes glistening with tears, a man in a suit walks up to her with a single menu and gently sets it on the table smiling at her.
"Tell me when you're ready to order beautiful"
He purrs to her as he grabs her hand with his white gloves on and kisses it.
"Don't get to lonely or ill have to eat with you."
He says sounding like a sweet lullaby winking at her.
is this a host club or a restaurant?
she thinks as she opens the menu and glances at everything before looking up at him once again.
"thank you sir, I wont"
She looks closely at the menu as he walks away.
A frustrated hand tugs through his hair as Maverick picks up the flower crown. He struggles with the door for a moment - dang it CC - before finally whipping it open and running in. Who cared if it was a fancy restaurant? His eyes flash to the women at the counter before he demands, panting, "Lead me to the table where a beautiful women with angelic wavy hair is seated."
The lady at the desk startled and confused looks around.
"um shes over there I think…."
She says to him stuttering a little bit, pointing over to CC looking at the menu.
"Um im sorry….would you like anything sir?"
She says to him nervously.
CC her face in the menu trying to hide her watery eyes,
Why am I getting so worked up over this? Whats the matter with me…. we're only friends after all….its alright if he has a girl he likes
She thinks to herself. her hands shaking.
I wonder who that girl is anyway….. have I even met her? Oh I know! Ill just befriend her! Yeah ill just ask her, her name.
She tries to think more positively, she looks up as the handsome man stands in front of her smiling.
"um I think ill just have this…"
She pointed to a sushi looking food on the menu,
she had no idea what it was called, and her Japanese wasn't very good, food wise.
"oh okay, will that be all for you tonight?"
He says in an incredibly soothing voice that made her almost sleepy, but she was to worked up to be sleepy.
"um could I have some water, and that would be all for me, thank you so much"
She says to the man smiling sweetly nodding her head.
Green eyes sharpened as he analyzes the lady. "Can you move her to a table for two? Please?" It sounds desperate, but there is a hint of command in Maverick's tone and threats in his eyes.
(ACK I MISSED SO MUCH SORRY I'm just gonna bwoop on in here ehehe YAY AWKWARD)
Beatriz raised an eyebrow, sitting up to look back and forth between Draven and Lure. "Maybe we could just, all of us, calm down a bit? I mean, everyone knows that Go Fish is pointless, that's why we're playing." She laughed quietly and nervously.
The lady looks over at the girl.
"well um…. you can pull up a chair? Sorry we cant move her, unless she asks."
She smiles at him sweetly.
The man in the suit walks by them with a mini boat full of what looks like might be sushi, he sets in on the table in front of her.
Her eyes light up, she suddenly forget everything that just happened, she was way to hungry for that.
"Alright," he reluctantly acquiesces. Not waiting any longer, Maverick darts in the general direction she pointed to. Pulling a chair from the closest table - who cared, not him - he plops his entire form across from CC.
CC looks over surprised to see the handsome boy in from of her.
"wh-what? I told you I was eating alone….. go eat with your lover girl…. she seems fun."
She starts stuffing her mouth with sushi rolls angrily. The man in the suit just looking at her smiling…. probably very uncomfortable. As she gulps the food down looking at Maverick angrily wondering why he wont leave.
The restaurant was kind of empty so she wasn't afraid to make a scene. The romantic music playing in the background was NOT helping on bit. She gulped the food down and looked around, the man had walked away, she looked back at Maverick.
"Hm, my lover girl," Maverick pauses, wondering how a human can actually be so oblivious. "Another thing about her - her name's Seo Hyeon Youn." His eyes flick to hers, wanting to watch the realization settle in.
CC looks around then back at him then starts shoving more sushi in her mouth, finishing the food (and almost choking and dying) she quickly sets money on the table then walks away bowing saying thanks on her way out.
Standing outside flustered, it was surprisingly cold and dark out. Her nose and cheeks are warm, her hands are freezing, she didn't know it was going to be cold then she would've brought a jacket. She starts talking to herself in full Korean panicking.
She calms her self down and takes a deep breath still shivering.
"what does he mean? Me? No not possible…..she must have the same name as me……I mean its a common name…..right?
Ah who am I kidding…… he said my name….."
She sits on the bench sighing mumbling to herself, waiting for the boy to come out and make her warm again.
His head droops in a heavy wave of pain. Was it too much to confess at once? I screwed up at the beginning of the year… but it's been an entire school term. He quickly pockets her money, paying for the food with his credit card, instead. I was suppose to treat her to dinner, he thought sadly. She was so excited and I messed this up, too. Did I embarrass her at a fancy restaurant? Did I-
These thoughts resurfaced as he follows CC's retreating form, the flower crown still hanging limply in his arms. He stands, not meeting her gaze, longing to sit on the bench. "Hey?"
She looks up at the boy shivering.
"H-Hey….."
She wanted to eat with him so badly…. she didnt even care about the food much, although she did enjoy it, she was sad that she gulped it down so fast.
"im so confused"
She says standing up looking at his green eyes, shining through the darkness.
Shivering, CC puts her head against his chest and closes her eyes.
"please explain this to me…. im so very confused"
He refuses to look into her eyes, a choked wrestle of sounds erupting from his mouth. "I'm sorry," he blurts, before everything. "I…" her close proximity was not making this easier. "I like you, CC," Maverick manages. He turns away, "I thought I made it pretty obvious. The flowers, the afterschool walks, taking you out to dinner, our flirting. Hell, I've never been like this with anyone else."
The boy's throat bobs as he gulps, eyes strictly trained on the sky. In a hushed whisper, "I'm sorry." Maverick could feel the rejection in the air, and his eyelids flutter shut… simply cherishing this moment before the awkwardness. A string from reality tugs him back. Pulling away, the boy's eyes flash with hurt and a bitter acceptance. "I should go."
CC listens closely and intentely to everything he says. Her white eyelashes wet, not allowing her to see… she felt as is the tears were going to freeze her eyelashes. Cherishing the moment, she was about to wrap her arms around his body, he pulled away…. and there was nothing she could do about it. He heard his harsh words, his words tugged at her heart slowly. She grabbed the hem of his shirt trying to pull closer, but her hands were to cold to grasp his shirt, her throat dried up, nothing would come out of her mouth.
"n-no"
A wraspy voice managed to crawl out of her throat.
"don't go…..i just need to think….okay?"
"Oh- okay," he whispers, sounding strangely innocent. Maverick doesn't move further back, but doesn't move closer, either. There's a white rose bush next to them, and the boy starts tearing up. Little hacks of breath escape his body, he wouldn't move past this rejection. A part of him just knew it. He attempts to brace himself for the blow, but forming the walls weren't as easy as they always had been. Maybe dad was always right. It's safer to hide your emotions, they create weakness.
She slowly steps closer, she gently wraps her cold arms around his body.
"please don't be sad…..okay. Because when i see you like that…. I don't know why but….it makes my heart hurt.
And the world seems a little colder… I think that's why….. im so cold right now."
She tightens her grip on him, and buries her face to his chest.
"And when i see you happy…..it feels like spring has come."
She exhales deeply, the cold air hurting her throat, traveling down to her chest as she inhales, the butterflies in her stomach freeze as She hears his heart beat. It was beating so fast, and in that moment…she realized…
that she knew of his heart..more than she did her own.
Before he knew it, Maverick was crying. Choking sobs into the crook of her neck, he drapes his arms around her waist. He tenderly places the flower crown on CC's head, a brush of his lips against her forehead. His arms tighten, holding onto the girl for life, for air. He leans on her, the mask finally crashing down. Her words… they struck a chord within that no one had been able to reach. This feeling of pure adoration… he couldn't thank this beautiful girl enough for bringing him this gift. "I've never felt this way before," he cries into her shoulder, body ricocheting with uncontrollable gasps.
CCs never seen this side of him… nobody has ever cried to her…leaned on her… cared for her.
She felt special….yet in a way horrible.
"good…that means I'm special"
She looks up at him with her beautiful white eyes, smiling. She reaches up to his face and wipes a tear away, and exhales
A little glisten of white freckles stretch across her rosy cheeks and nose. Her hair falling into her face.
"you're very warm"
She snuggles back to his chest, like a kitten searching desperately for warmth, and when the kitten finally found it, it didn't want to leave…ever again.
Gods, he wanted to protect her. He wanted to shield her from the world and keep her all to himself. Sniffling, he smiles. "You are special. You are the most precious human and thing to ever exist to me," he assures reverently, hugging her close. Breathing her in. "I never got to eat dinner with you," he realizes suddenly, giving a sad laugh.
CC realizes what had happened… her eyes widen as she steps away
"oh no! do you wanna go here or someplace else?"
She says a little panicky, once she let go of him she instantly regretted it, she wanted him to hold her forever….but alas… she didn't want Maverick to starve.
She looks back at the lit up sign, and the fancy glass doors, then back at him and smiles like nothing happened, grabbing his hand, lacing her fingers in between his.
"It's okay," he replies, shaking his head. "I'm not very hungry. It wasn't so much about eating as it was doing so with you," Maverick confesses, shrugging a bit at the romantic he's become. His glance happily lingers on their entwined hands. Everything was gonna be okay.
CC looks at him, now feeling a little bad.
"I'm sorry….i just thought…i mean-whatever lets go to the park then!"
She tightens her grip on his hand, smiling at him like she does all of the time.
"there's a park not far from here we could go to….although…it is getting a bit dark…..but as long as we're back to our dorms by 10 we should be fine!"
"We're always late when given time limits," Maverick remarks with a smirk, intending to hold her hand for the rest of eternity. "To the park it is!" The boy exclaims, softly adjusting her flower crown. "By the way…" he leans over, grabbing a rose from the nearby bush, "…this is for you."
CC clentches the flower that she already had in her hand, ready to give to him, behind her back.
hes one step ahead of me
She thinks to herself as she takes the flower out of his hand.
"oh thank you! You're learning how to be a gentleman!"
She says cheerfully as she drops the flower behind he back and ruffles the boys hair with the same hand.
"I shall lead the way!"
