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His hair had been combed back as best as it could look using a small pool of water as a mirror and he was clutching a handful of wildflowers that he had selected as he walked the path to Alma's home. Chal hoped that she would be there, remembering where he had dropped her off after the Valentine's party. With any luck, it had been enough time since the party and she wouldn't be grounded anymore. He was an adult now after-all now. They had been teens when they played the truthful game that led him to going on his first date ever.

Chal had tried then to make it the best first date ever, trying to do what he thought his dad might do in the great romance story that was his parents' relationship. In that, he had likely fallen very short though. The male felt he at least owed it to Alma to give her a second date that wasn't necessarily 'forced' by a silly game.

The shetani was still living at home with his parents, and wasn't in any rush to leave either, so it wasn't a very long walk. Now he stood at the doorway of Alma's home. The male took a deep gulp, his courage was in there somewhere. He lifted his hand to the door and knocked softly once, evidence of his uncertainty, but the knocks that followed grew louder as his commitment to this grew too.

One minute, that was enough time to change his mind and dart off. No, Chal was not a coward. He had no reason to be afraid of this anyways. As she opened the door, he smiled when their eyes met. "Hey Alma," his voice was more relaxed than hers. She was just as energetic now as she had been before, so much so he could hardly keep up. "Ah... yes... sure? If it is ok? Are you grounded? Here-these-are-for-you." He said in one breath as he held out the flowers to her, trying to make sure he covered all the bases.

The male took a deep breath and finally let go of a chuckle. Real smooth. Things never really went quite how he wanted them to, but what could he do about that. "It's good to see you again." He finally said, calmer this time. "You've grown," this made him happy, since he had recently grown as well.

"Oh cool." Chal said nodding his head, feeling pretty stupid. Of course she wasn't grounded, what parent could keep an adult locked inside? He was at least thankful that she was still living here. The boy perked up when it seemed like she liked the flowers. "You're welcome, I'm glad you like them." Chal tilted his head, his attention being drawn to the kitten which he only noticed after he had given her the flowers.


Chal watched her walk away to put the flowers away, deciding to stay put... awkwardly at the entrance of her home. He fiddled with his feet as he waited, groomed his feathers a little, snapping back up when Alma returned and then going completely still when she kissed him on the cheek. Chal's face turned the darkest state of red achievable, and even his voice choked up. "G-good." He managed to stammer out.

Before he forgot, but noticing it was gone now, "What did you have in your arms... before?"

"Did she remember you?" Chal asked about the game as he looked at the cat, now that he was looking at it for a longer moment, he did suppose it had some feline features to it. He couldn't remember if Alma had been caught in the act or not, they had kind of taken off in a hurry after the truth or dare game, probably for the best from what he had heard afterwards.

"Yeah, he's probably the cutest kitten I've seen," never mind the fact that it was the only kitten Chal had ever seen. Kit Kat's coloring looked vaguely familiar... but Chal couldn't quite place it. He reached out to pat the cats head, a foreign, but somehow comforting feeling for him. "Cool. I hope I didn't interrupt you or anything, I was just wondering how you were doing..." Did he mention that he was trying to make up for the last date? Chal decided against it, "Do you want to hang out or something?" He didn't feel like he was doing any better at this than last time, perhaps it was a good idea that he didn't mention he was trying to improve on last time.

"No making houses inside the house!" Chal teased her, as he remembered her talking about her dream to build houses the last time they had been on a date. "That... going well for you?" He asked curiously, she was still living at her old home, so she hadn't made one for herself yet it seemed.

"Oh ok, that sounds like fun." A beach date, that was a great idea. Of course... it wasn't really a date, since neither one of them had said so, but Chal still had the idea of it sort of being one in his mind. "As long as the game is not truth or dare... can't imagine that's very fun with only two anyways." Chal took a deep breath, deciding to come out clean about it being a date, but being careful about he said it. "It's a date." He said, trying to make it sound like it could be a jest if it wasn't something she was comfortable with.

"Maybe I can look at them some time and help you make up your mind?" Chal suggested with a shrug of his shoulders. "Sometimes it helps to have someone else take a look." He suggested another time because he didn't want to delay on going out with her anymore... but he also needed a reason to maybe come back some other time. "I'm sure pae will be lined up for miles to get one of your places... we haven't had much on the island like that." At least not in his own lifespan. "I think you will be able to have anything you want."

Chal mentally cursed at himself, regretting the decision to call it a date when she paused. It had been too bold of a thing to say. The boy finally relaxed when she cracked a joke and continued on. "Oh don't expect I'll go easy on you either." Chal teased back. Having two brothers, Chal was not lacking any competitive bones. The young male waited around awkwardly, staring at anything he could find to stare at while he waited for Alma. It was when she was practically done that he had the brilliant idea that he should have offered to help. Too late at this point. When she came out, arms full, Chal jumped at this opportunity, "Can I help you carry something?" He said over-enthusiastically.

Chal stood in the entrance, picnic basket in hands, gaping at the girl as she rolled off from one thing to the next, and taking his plans to return with her. He was just going to have to find another reason to come back and see her. Chal did want to see her designs too, so it wasn't as if it was the worse thing to happen. The boy slowly closed his mouth until his expression became a relaxed smile that would be waiting for her when she came back.

When Chal did see her returning he opened the door for her, "Anything else?" He sincerely hoped not, it was difficult to spend time with her when she was always running around.

Back on the right track, Chal's smile grew. "Alright, lets go." As he took Alma's outstretched hand he began to feel more confident too. He wasn't walking with such a bounce that she was, after-all he was carrying the basket and he had no idea how fragile its contents or the basket were. That didn't make her excitement any less contagious though as he matched her pace, and mirrored her radiant smile.

She was beautiful, her smile just seemed to light up her whole being, and it made Chal feel like he was lighter than air. "You have the most amazing smile." Chal complemented her, it was hard to contain his thoughts sometimes, but he did tone it down some, not wanting to scare her away with the whole thing. He couldn't wait to spend some time with her at the beach.