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Back in his room, leaving mum with the new scroll child Tobi was getting frustrated. Nothing was making sense and to make matters worse he was finding it a lot harder at the moment to get Luna out of his mind.

How long had it been since he last saw her? Months... Had she changed? Did she have better friends then him that actually saw her? Had she forgotten about him? --No she wouldn't have. Right? I mean. She invited him to a party.. Yeah it wasn't really anything major. Christmas. Some old guy in a red suit that's real fat and gets down chimneys somehow without getting stuck. Yeah right. But still... Luna invited him. So she wont have forgotten him. But she also invited that other boy. Tobi grew agitated, what if Luna liked him more? Well there's nothing he could do about that. He'd just have to live with it. Well... He'd still talk to Luna but if he ever showed up when he was with her he'd just walk away. That works. He nodded his head in agreement with his thoughts, as his eyes drifted off to gaze out the window.

Where -did- she live? He didn't even have a number to call her on. Annoyed at his stupidity and the fact he was incapable to even comprehend the meanings of everything in his head. Luna and all that crap about candles. Tobi stormed out of his room, down the stairs and straight to the front door. He paused.

He needed to go for a walk. For how ever long it took and where ever it took him to. He didn't care. Even if he was gone for a week. He was sure his mum would understand. He'd just give her a call and let her know where he was if he ended up staying out longer then his curfew. That being at 10pm. He had a some coins in his pocket and a couple of notes in his wallet, enough to last him a few day's anyway. He scribbled a quick note.



And walked out the door, down the street. He hit the intersection and couldn't quite figure out which way to go. Taking a deep breath, shoving his hands into his pockets, he just one and continued on.

Tobi kicked rocks along the road as he went. Amazingly his head was rather quiet... No nagging or embarrassing thoughts where racing through his head. It was rather blissful. Yet slightly disturbing.

He found himself looking around and peering carefully at the people he passed encase any of them were... THAT someone... That he knew... Somehow he'd wondered into the housing side of Gaia. And looking around he realised he'd never been here before. He passed a few shops, some selling fast food, the usual mini-mart a couple of odd stores that Gaia always had in bizarre places.... And a flower shop... He slowed down as he passed it taking deep breaths of the wonderful refreshing smells that seemed to bust forth from the doorway.

He reached the shop past the flower place and found his feet had come to a stop and his left hand was clutching some coins in his pocket and this brain was telling him... No.. Demanding him to turn around. He figured maybe that his body sensed someone back at the shop.. Flowers = Females, right?

He peered though the open door of the shop. It was filled floor to roof with the wonderful, colourful, nicely scented flowers. There was practically no one in there, still he walked in and up to the counter.

"Looking for something for a young lady, lad?" A elderly woman asked from behind the counter. Tobi's cheeks coloured.

"Uhh... I don't know really. I... Uhh.. Kinda felt I had to come in here......." His voice trailed off. Seemed stupid now.

"That's quite alright. Anyways. I'm sure... someone would love some flowers." She winked. "Here, I'll do you a deal. These lovely dozen rose's half price." She pointed to the bundle of different coloured roses behind here. "Just pick a colour."

Tobi gapped. Pulled the coins out of his pocket. The exact amount. He swallowed the lump that threatened to stop him speaking and squeaked, "Red please." He handed over the coins and she passed him the dozen flowers with a smile and a second wink. Clutching tightly to them as he left a dazed sort of look on his face and a odd swagger in his walk he continued on past more houses, till he came to a stop outside of one. He felt her... He actually felt her. Stronger then anything else. Turning like a stunned chicken on the spot he looked at the house before him, the arm that clutched the flowers half stretched-out in front of him, mouth half in a gape.

Luna? He half begged with his mind. Please be Luna. He stepped up to the door free hand ready to knock. When he lowered it again and turned away from the door. What if it wasn't? What if it was some other scroll child that lived near here? He stood quietly back to the door contemplating knocking or not.

Tobi still debating whether or not to knock or just to walk away trying not to look stupid, when he heard the door open. Embarrassed he turned around and staring at the floor stumbled, "Uhh.. I'm sorry... I.. Uhh..."
His cheeks started to go red, "Didn't mean to... err.. umm... Sorry... You, uhh, wouldn't happen to know where a young girl lives?" His cheeks flushed bright red and threatened to start colouring the rest of his face.
"I mean... That sounded wrong... Uhh.. She's my friend... Umm... She's kinda special, like.. She glows... And she's real... By real I mean not imaginary.. I hope... And also she's... Pretty... And her names Luna... And... Yeah... She's like... Around my age... I think... Well... She was when I last saw her..."

His voice trailed off as he stuttered and mumbled, completely unaware if the person was even still at the door or not, by now his ears were burning and it wasn't until he stumbled into silence that he realised that the feeling he had a few seconds ago had increased ten fold. He swallowed hard and looked up.

Tobi stared at Luna's face. Oh please, oh please, oh please tell me he didn't catch most of that. he looked down into his hands and saw the flowers. "I... Uhh.. Saw these and.. Uhh... Thought you'd like them... Umm.. Yeah." He looked hopeful as he extended his hand. The dozzen red roses, they had a purpley tinge closer to the tips of the pettles.

"I... Guess you'r wondering why I'm here?" He started. "Well... I was... I had a fall a few days ago-Well maybe a week... I don't even know what day it is to be honest. I.. Locked myself up in my room. Because--" He poked himself and indicated to the slight indent he left. "But when I fell.. I actually was.. well... Solid. An so yeah... I've been thinking. And... You remember christmas you got me the Candle? He's been inspiration. And... I wanted to thank-you." Tobi said aloud. But he continued in his head,

And I wanted to hug you and hold your hand, and be able to tell my mum I have the most beautiful friend in the world and that she has these gorgious eyes. And the glow she gets from the moon makes her even more pretty. I Like You A Lot. Please forgive me. Oh and honestly. I'm lost and have no idea where I am or how I got here.

He blushed. "I ahh... Was hoping you wouldn't be up to much today either.. Well this afternoon.. Wanna go get a ice-cream?"

((neither do I.. It's probably just after 12pm maybe a little later... Possibly?))

Tobi haden't realised he'd been holding his breath and slowly let it out. "Yeah, now would be good... But- If your busy we can arange a later.. Date... Umm..." He looked around, "To be honest with you.. I... Don't even know where we are." He smiled shyly at her.

"And don't worry. It'd be my shout." He reasured her, "I've plently of money today, so don't worry." Tobi -hoped- she'd say yes. He really wanted to try not be so nervus... But standing on the doorstep of Luna's house when he well and truly knew she had an older sister and a mother around somewhere.. And the thought of them over hearing anything he said scared the begebus outa him.

Tobi smiled at Luna in acceptance to her offer and hesitantly stepped over the threshold. He'd never been inside someone else’s house... Especially a girls. He stayed pretty close to the doorway nervously shoving his hands deeper into his pockets. He looked around it was a nice house. A lot more.. Relaxed looking then his, which was full to the brim and over flowing with weird and wonderful things... Mainly 'shines' as his mother called them.

Still confused as to where he really was and how he managed to get here, or where they would be going for ice-creams... He'd just have to ask Luna when she gets back...

Tobi started to get rather nervous. His eyes darted around making sure Luna's mum wasn't about to jump out at him. He'd heard she'd devour any boy's that go near her daughters... But that was stories... He hopped Luna would be back soon.

Tobi was rather glad to be being ushered from the house. Some of the stories he'd over heard made him rather nervess.

As Luna told him they'd best leave now he cast a wary glance over his shoulder expecting someone to seze his shoulder and eat him. He swallowed hard and grabbed Luna's hand in his surprisingly 'solid' one and took off running down the road in a childish sort of way that you see in the movies when the man is whisking away the woman into the sunset... He came to a sudden stop after desiding that it was safe enough to walk normay and blushed bright red at the thought.

"So, ahh, where do you wish to go?" He asked nercviscly half afraid that she read his thoughs somehow.