Apologies and Stuff (Tahli)

[yaoiwafflez]

Dec 5, 2011. Time: 2:56 pm

Shinji was wrapped in the heavy leather jacket he wore for the winter here; he still wasn't used to the biting cold of North America; his home in Japan had been far more...warm. Still, he had to be out here, as it was the only place he could think of that might be slightly private and still not as awkward as inviting his target to his weyr...

He glanced at his watch, noting the time. Just a few minutes to three. So he was now just going to have to wait and pray she showed up...

He'd sent one of his greens to Tahli's room, a small slip of paper clutched in little Haruko's claws. Sakura was perched on his shoulder, chriping softly as Shinji shifted nervously. Eventually, Haruko cam winging back to him, sending him happy sucessful thoughts. He got a brief images of her finding the prettyTahli and dropping his handwritten note on her lap, then keening happily to the girl and flying back to him.

Alright. Now it was just a matter of seeing if she came...
As for the Note- it had read as such.

Tahli-
I know this is strange. But I'd really like to talk to you- I realize I've been avoiding saying this for a long time, but i think it's only right that I should.
COuld you meet me by the big split oak tree down by the Lake? Three oclock today- if Haruko gets this to you, it should be in about fifteen minutes. It's important.
-Shinjiro

He held his breath for a second, letting out a long sigh. He glanced across to the far side of the lake, where he could make out Wrath's bright molten-metal hide. The bronze had insisted on accompanying him, but shinji had demanded he wait as far away as possible. He didn't know if Tahli could ever stand seeing his beloved dragon after what happened...

But mostly, he waited to see if she'd even show up.

[Samari]

Tahli came all right. There was NO way she was missing this meeting. Relanth had FINALLY forgotten his fears about Wrath, and he was asleep. She slipped on her warmest and most fashionable outfit. She practically skipped down to the lake. Darwin was the only flit brave enough to go with her.

The black haired bluerider waved sheepishly to Shinji, recalling on the feelings from the past. She stared down at the ground a moment before speaking. "You have NO idea how pumped I was when I read your note..Relanth has FINALLY forgotten about his fears about Wrath."

[yaoiwafflez]

Shinji couldn't talk for a minute. He was afraid it would come out utter gibberish. So he just grinned like an idiot.
"Uh. Heh. I'm uh, glad. I'm still...really sorry about what happened. I never wanted anything like that to happen, ever. I mean, I've always know he was ..." He trailed off, suddenly realizing he just desperately didn't want to talk about that. Not when she was here and not trying to yell at him, and when she sorta looked so pretty.

Oh, when had THAT thought popped up? It was true, but really. His subconscious was getting rather loud, it would seem. Oh well.

"Anyway. Uh, I'm glad you're here. I've wanted to say stuff for a long time, but I was afraid...well, you know why. But...you're here!" He was grinning from ear to ear, and he just looked so excited. He took her hands excitedly, and then went slightly red and immediately dropped them. "Um."

[Samari]

Tahli grinned as Shinji began to talk, her face going pale a minute as he mentioned the incident. Almost as if he'd read her mind, he'd changed subject. She blushed when he took her hands in his, but made a disappointed noise as he pulled back.

She grabbed his hands again and stared straight into his eyes. She made a glance over to Wrath and then returned focus to Shinji. "Its fine. What is in the past is in the past. Lets not drag up old news."

[yaoiwafflez]

Shinji looked visibly relaxed. "Agreed. So- uh. Well. I mostly wanted to apologize for avoiding you, really. I...didn't want to." He fumbled for the words, switching to Japanese for a moment to swear to himself.
"What, I'm going to be a coward now? I planned all this out, too..." He sighed, and switched back to English.
"It's kind of cold. Come on, lets walk for a bit- The lake is really nice." Trying not to think of it too hard, he oh-so-casually took one of her hands again and gently pulled her after him. Wow- she was being pretty cute, actually. And was he imagining things, or had she seemed disapointed when he'd let go of her hand before? "So what have you been up to?"

[Samari]

Tahli giggled when Shinji began to talk to himself in Japanese. Of course she had no clue what he was saying, but he looked mighty flustered. When his hand met hers, she gripped it. Not hard, mind you, but enough to make sure she didn't lose his hand.

She was grinning like a fool as he began to walk, pulling her along. Her eyes glanced around slightly, but then she focused on Shinji. "Something tells me you aren't finished saying everything..Then again I could be wrong." Tahli was enjoying herself, however. It wasn't everyday that one walked with their crush, and realized that they were just as nervous as yourself.

[yaoiwafflez]

Shinji smiled to himself when he felt her hand tighten around his. That was a good sign. No, wonderful. Her hand was small, and quite delicate; he found it somehow endearing. Same with the smile she was giving him; wow.

She was really pretty when she smiled. He couldn't help but grin back, and he laughed nervously. "You could be wrong." He teased her. "Or you could be right. But I'm not sure I feel like telling." He smirked victoriously, then shook his head. "Nah. I uh...I sort of wasn't? Done telling, i mean. I guess...." He let out a long sigh and stared anywhere but at her. Courage, he prayed, courage and bravery and all those other synonyms.

He took a deep breath, and stopped. Mustering up the nerve to say this was really much harder than he'd thought, but he'd done it before. It wasn't as if there hadn't been other girls...but not other girls like this. He was surprised to find himself horribly taken by Tahli, wierdly. More so than with almost any other girl he'd ever met. She was smart, and pretty, and not afraid of him or how he acted... and she was a lot braver than him, he thought. At least, she wasn't flailing about for words like a chicken.

"IreallylikeyoualotandI'msorryaboutwhathappenedandIstillthink you'rereallygreatandwouldlikemaybetogooutwithmesometime?"

Smooth, Shinjiro. REAL SMOOTH.

[Samari]

Tahli did a double take as Shinji spoke. She slowed down his speech in her head and her jaw dropped. Omigawd no way. If Tahli hadn't been surprised before, she certainly was now. She placed one hand over her gaping mouth. "You..like..me?" She blinked for a moment. Was this really happening?

It was a split second after those words that she practically tackled Shinji, wrapping her arms around him in a hug. "OmigawshnowayIthoughttherewasasnowflakeschanceinIgenthatyou'dactuallylikemebackohfaranthI'mhyperventilatingnotcoolTahli!" She took a deep breath and hid her face against Shinji's chest. Mm..He was certainly well-muscled. Tahli chased away that errant thought and chose to bask in the glory of this moment. He liked her too!

[yaoiwafflez]

Shinji went from wishing he could find a convinient hole to crawl into to die to feeling just a little bit like running around in circles going 'WOOOHOOO!'

"Snowflake's chance in...Igen?" He said, after a moment. "Never heard that one before...I...oh." He went slightly red as she hid her face against him. Nervously, he put an arm around her, and tried to hold back the excited laugh.
"If I'd known it was going to have that effect on you, I'd have said something earlier." he said, grinning.

She was warm, he decided. And...holy freakin' crap. She didn't hate him. Far from it , it would seem. This revelation made him fairly giddy, and he found he couldn't stop smiling. "That's...that's great! I..." He couldn't find anything else to say, so he settled for just pulling her closer into a tentative embrace.