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 Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 4:20 pm
 Despite her nerves, Israel was pleasantly surprised at how well her dinner was turning out. Shopping had been quite an adventure, but luckily Saki had been kind enough to accompany her to the store and the experience was considerably painless. As she waited for the noodles to boil she scurried off to take a quick shower.
Wrapped in her towel and her hair dripping wet, she ran to the kitchen and checked on her meal. Quickly draining the noodles she returned them to the pot and ran back to her room. She dried her hair and pulled her clothes on. As she sat in front of her vanity and put her make up on she had to roll her eyes at herself. She was acting like a nervous silly school girl. She had seen the boy naked for goodness sake, and had been naked in front of him as well. So why was she so nervous about having him over for dinner? Shaking her head at her silliness, she finished quickly with her make up. Blotting her lipstick, she tossed the tissue into her trash and walked out to the common room to set the table and get things ready.
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Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 5:06 pm
Giani took a little longer than usual to get changed, choosing his neatest dark blue jeans and a printed shirt. With a glance in the mirror he ran some gel through his hair and grabbed the bottle of Chianti from his cupboard. (putting it in a bag lest he be caught by a teacher.)
After a short trip upstairs he knocked on what he assumed was Israel's door and waited.
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Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 5:15 pm
At the knock on the door, Israel wiped her palms nevously on her jeans and glanced over the table to make sure everything was in its proper place. It wasn't anything fancy, but she had tried to make it look nice. With one more glance in the mirror by the door, she took a deep breath and opened it with a bright smile.
"Hi Giani, come on in," she said, stepping aside to clear the doorway and trying not to chew on her lip. Once he was inside, she shut the door and slipped her hands into her back pockets.
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Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 5:22 pm
Giani smiled as Israel opened the door. She looked rather nice. Glancing her over he put his and on his chest and grinned.
"Bella." He said dramatically following her into the room. "You look beautiful dolce. And I have brought you a present, to go with the bolognaise."
With a quick wink he pulled the Chianti from the bag and handed it to her.
The room was neater than when he had posed the week before and it was filled with the amazing smells of cooking.
"Mmm. Smells wonderful." He said taking a deep breath. "I can't wait to sample your cuisine."
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Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 5:31 pm
"Thank you Giani," she smiled with a small flush on her cheeks and took the bottle of wine from him to set it on the table. She smiled over her shoulder at his compliment and went to grab the dishes of food out of the kitchen.
"You're definitely luckier than Xel was. It seems I can cook when I put my mind to it. I only hope it's as good as it smells," she said setting the dishes down in the center of the table. "Would you like to do the honors and pour the wine?" she asked gesturing to the bottle. The truth was, given her record at clumsiness, she didn't want to end up spilling it everywhere, even more so since she knew her hands were a bit shaky at the moment.
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Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 5:41 pm
"Of course." He said with a smile, taking the tumblers and pouring a decent amount of wine into each. "I'm sure it will be better than it smells." He called as he put the wine back in the middle of the table.
Not really sure what to do with himself he put his hands into his pockets and glanced around nervously.
"Do you need any help?" He asked walking over to her.
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Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 5:48 pm
Israel turned and nearly crashed into him, but managed to stop herself in time. Giggling lightly, she looked up at him and shook her head.
"Nope, I've got everything. Go ahead and have a seat," she smiled and turned back to the counter to put the last slices of bread in the small basket she had gotten just for tonight. Turning back around she took the basket and set it on the table as well. "And dinner is served," she said, her eyes sweeping over the table to make sure she hadn't forgotten anything.
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Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 6:15 pm
Giani grinned and took a seat, Is had gone to so much trouble to make it all look so nice, it gave him a warm feeling inside.
Waiting for her to take a seat he took his cup and gestured for her to do the same.
"Salute." He said chinking his cup with hers and then taking a sip of the smooth red.
Looking down at the meal he picked up his spoon and fork, twisting the spaghetti round to make it easy and less messy to eat. The first taste was good, delicious even. Better than anything he could have made anyway. Swallowing he grinned.
"Perfect Dolce, perfect." He said winding up his next piece for consumption.
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Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 6:25 pm
"Salute," she smiled in reply as their glasses clinked together and hesitated a moment, before taking a timid sip. She had never been allowed to drink alcohol before, but she liked the way it tasted and the warmth it gave off as she swallowed it. As he picked up his flatware, she set the cup down next to her plate and did the same.
"Thank you again Giani," she smiled, blushing at his compliment and leaning over to take her first bite. Impressed with herself, she closed her eyes and savored her first bite for a moment, before opening her eyes again to look across the table at him. "It is good isn't it," she smiled as she twirled her fork around again.
"So how have you been since we last saw each other?" she asked, glancing up at him.
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Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 6:31 pm
"Good, good." He grinned between mouthfulls. "I've started work on your painting." He said winking. "So you can drop by any time and watch me work."
He drank some more wine and took some bread to go with the flavour of the meal.
"How about you dolce? Been up to anything interesting?"
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Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 6:43 pm
She was excited to hear he had started on the painting and reached out to grab her glass. "I will definitely be dropping by then," she smiled and drank some more wine. She set the glass down and continued to eat the pasta, only shrugging at his question.
"No. Not really. I've been asked to design a tattoo, but that's been the most exciting thing since the other day. I finished that painting I had been working on. It's still not fabulous, but you really helped me out. You've got a good eye," she smiled, reaching out to take a slice of bread.
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Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 6:57 pm
"A tattoo?" Giani asked breaking some bread off to dip in the sauce. "That's cool. What kind of design are you thinking of doing?"
Idley he swirled the velvet read wine in the glass it didn't belong in and looked up at her.
"Do you have any tattoos?" He guessed her answer would be no as she wasn't even allowed a belly button piercing. But then again, you never knew.
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Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 7:06 pm
Israel smirked and picked up her glass. She took a sip and looked over at him. "No. No tattoos. Sometimes I think I'd like to get one, but other times I'm not so sure I want something so permanent," she replied, taking another sip then setting the glass down. She was starting to feel a bit warm and pushed up her sleeves.
"I'm not sure of the design quite yet. He wanted me do something based on his personality. He's got a real nice tribal one on his stomach," she said, her eyes growing distant as she remembered how she liked to trace Sora's tattoo. But she blinked and quickly looked over to Giani with a warm smile. "He says he'd like to put this one on his upper back. So it's going to be a nice size." She picked up her bread and nibbled on it a bit.
"Do you have any tattoos?" she asked.
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Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 7:53 pm
Giani poured them some more wine and returned to the delicious dinner.
Nodding as she talked.
"Upper back is a good place to have one, a nice large space for a good design." He smiled and nodded at her question. "Yes I have one. A tribal cross on my left shoulder." He said holding her eyes and smiling. "I was going to get a cricifix, but my friend talked me out of it. Said they were too creepy."
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Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 8:13 pm
Israel giggled lightly as she reached out for her refreshed glass of wine. She was beginning to feel a bit heavy and her head was starting to spin a bit. Trying to clear the slight fog from her mind, she took another sip from her glass and continued to eat.
"I'm not sure about creepy, but I always thought it was kinda weird to have a person on your body. I like tribal tattoos. Do you think I could see it in a bit?" she asked lifting her eyes up to his. She looked away thinking how much warmer it suddenly felt in the room. She noticed that she had already pushed her sleeves up and turned her eyes back to Giani.
"Do you mind if I open the window? It's getting a bit warm in here," she said, rising to her feet without waiting for his answer. A moment of vertigo swept over her and she held onto the back of her chair until it passed and she made her way to the window and slid it open. The cool air hit her in the face and she breathed it in deeply. She turned back to the table with bright eyes and sat down to finish eating.
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