tearmeanewone | rendez-vous + APPOINTMENT POST

[If Gai hadn't just wrapped his arm around her, Elizabeth might have thought that his inability to get up had something to do with The Problem. But apparently he just wanted to stay on the couch with her. Elizabeth wraps her other arm around Gai and rests her cheek against his shoulder.]

I don't think I'm going to move either.

You're warm enough?

[If she's cold, he could force himself away from the couch long enough to get a blanket, but that would be about the only reason he'd be willing to get up right about now. He's feeling quite comfortable, enough so that when she cuddles up against him, he wraps his other arm around her to enclose her fully in an embrace.]

Mm. [She nods, blissfully unaware of what Gai's thinking. It takes a moment, but she realizes she's falling asleep in Gai's arms.]

I'm falling asleep here... [Elizabeth chuckles quietly, stroking Gai's shoulder with her thumb.] Should I move off of you...?

I think I'd prefer it if you stayed right where you are.

[It's nice and warm and comfortable, and the sense of closeness is both new and welcomed at the same time. He's more than okay with it as long as she is.]

[The invitation is what Elizabeth was hoping for. Not because she's suddenly exhausted from all the activity, but because she also is enjoying that sense of comfort and closeness. And warmth. It's very warm.]

...so you're not going to walk me home tonight. [She grins into Gai's shoulder.]

[Two beers is enough that Gai is starting to feel a bit on the tired side himself. It has been something of an exciting night, even he can't deny that much. Exciting, and more fun than he's had in... well, a long time, certainly.]

Mm. Looks like you'll have to take a raincheck for tomorrow morning.

How about tomorrow afternoon? [She's intentionally pushing her luck here, still grinning away into Gai's shoulder as she prepares to fall asleep on him.] I don't just stay this beautiful automatically, you know.

[Oho. He has no objections to that whatsoever-- if she wants a shower, he's got more than enough extra towels and such for that. But he's not going to push his own luck by making a joke about offering to wash her back for her, so instead he just tightens his arms around her.]

Afternoon it is, if you think you're brave enough to face my cooking. I wouldn't consider that to be one of my strong suits.

I'm very brave. [She stretches up a little to put a kiss on the underside of Gai's jaw.] And I want to know it all. The strong and the weak.

I'm starting to realize that.

[He's not sure how much he's willing to reveal to her just yet - there are some things he might never share with anyone - but he's at least willing to give it a try.

When she kisses his jaw, he tilts his own head just enough to meet her lips with his own. What, you thought he'd let someone get the upper hand on him?]

[Gai surprising her with an actual kiss makes Elizabeth hum a little when he connects. It's tempting to just get a few more kisses in before she falls asleep.. but she doesn't want to make Gai any more uncomfortable than he already is. So she just smiles and kisses the corner of his mouth after they separate.]

That could make up for whatever you feed me tomorrow.

[He's grateful for that, as the quiet sound he makes when she pulls away and doesn't go back in for more will hopefully indicate. Truth be told, if she decided she wanted to kiss him more, he would have a hard time saying no to that.]

How do you feel about pancakes?

[Those aren't too hard to make; he can manage those. Maybe a little on the burnt side, but hey, they should at least be edible.]

In the afternoon? [Elizabeth grins up at him and squeezes Gai's shoulder.] I have a good feeling about that.

[In response, he gives her a squeeze right back, shifting just slightly on the couch to allow her to lean more comfortably against him.]

I think I've got some syrup around here somewhere...

[Which she does, right away. She is lounging on Gai like she's never lounged before. This sleeping on someone thing is very nice, Elizabeth will be sorry when she has to go back to sleeping in her own bed.]

And powdered sugar?

We can steal some from the kitchen.

[He's too muscular to be the softest pillow ever, but he's warm and solid, his heartbeat a steady thrum in her ears. Hopefully those things will be enough to make up for what he lacks where being comfortable is concerned.

As for Elizabeth... well, she's nice and soft in his arms, so no complaints on his end.]

[Fortunately Elizabeth didn't expect Gai to feel like a pillow. The main thing, to her, is that he's warm and close, and has a voice she could easily be lulled to sleep by in the right situation. And clearly now is one of those times: her eyes are slowly refusing to stay open.]

Mm... [She nods lightly, slowly relaxing into his arms. Even her thoughts are becoming less clear, but she doesn't want to stop talking to Gai even if she's about to fall asleep on him.] Why don't you already have a girlfriend? My luck's... never been this good before.

[He's almost glad she can't see the expressions that flash across his face when she asks that question. No one has ever asked him that before-- not that he can blame them, since he'd deliberately cultivated the image that he and Inori were intimate as a means of hiding his need for transfusions. Certainly he's had no end of women who found him attractive - Ayase was never exactly subtle with her crush, and it was clear that Arisa fancied him too - but he'd never pursued anything with any of them.]

My position didn't exactly lend itself well to that kind of thing.

[It's partially true, and it's certainly a better answer than "I don't understand love and it frightens me."]

I didn't think so. But I meant here. [Her eyes have closed and she can't open them again--it's too hard.] I'm out of my tower, you don't have a fight here... It's all different, it's an opportunity.

[He's quiet for a moment, debating on whether or not to be honest. She's half-asleep, meaning there's a chance she might not remember his answer in the morning. That fact is what finally tips the scales in favor of the decision to admit it.]

... I don't know how.

You don't know how to have a girlfriend? [Elizabeth cracks her eyes open, resting her chin on Gai's shoulder and frowning up at him.]

What are we doing right now, then?

[Gai makes an amused sound at the face she's making. Already he's getting the sense that he is never going to be able to win in any argument ever... and that thought doesn't seem to bother him at all.]

Something that's a learning experience for both of us.

Hm, true. [Elizabeth smiles and closes her eyes again.] Well... what is it they say? More for me?

As much as you want. I've never been very good with sharing.

[He's kind of strong-willed, in case she somehow hadn't noticed.]

[She laughs, softly--she's clearly falling asleep.] Does that include sharing me?

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