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 Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 11:43 am
 "Oh no. You don't have to apologize Bruce. That's quite all right. I space out sometimes too." She sat quiet for a little while herself. This quiet was a different sort of quiet then the quiet she had been before he came along. Now, she was remembering what it was like to have a friend; to talk with someone who was willing to accept you for who you were. It made her exceedingly glad. It was a welcome sensation.
Her tail continued to flick about and twitch, her helpless nervous energy finding it's way out of her. "Hey.. so does this mean that we're friends? I haven't had a friend in a long...long time." She had a look in her eyes like when you remember a pet that died a long time ago. Somethign that doesn't tear you up; but it makes you both sad and happy at the same time to think about. Friends were hard to find where she grew up. Either the kids didn't like her, or their parents didn't want them to have anything to do with her.
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Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 11:52 am
Watching her face he nodded. "Yeah, why not girl? One can never have too many friends" he gave her a smile but wondered why she had no friends. Ness looked sad when she seemed to think about that.
"So.. all these days, wishing you had a friend, what did you imagine you and your friend would do?" he asked and smirked. He didnt mean to be offending and his eyes told her so, but he wondered what she wanted out of company. Play games, talk, venture?
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Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 12:04 pm
"Would it be wrong to say anything... and or everything? I dunno. I'm not the type of person who thinks in specifics too often. I guess I'm kind of ambiguous that way. I guess it's just nice to know there is someone out there who likes me. But, like on a day like today. Maybe lay on a grassy field and watch teh clouds. See if we can see ones that look like shapes of things. Or... go down to the stream and draw pictures in the moist sand with broken branch pieces... or... yeah. We could play games. I have games in my cottage. but, today is nice. My human keeps saying something like how I should try to 'pariticipate in life' more. Whatever that means.. but I think she means that I should try to do things that socialize myself with others."
She was still twirling the rose in her hand. She was actually still thinking about all the things he said. She was often that way. In fact, most people just assumed she was ignoring them when they told her things. But, she was the type to not just accept something at face value. She would think it over in her mind to try and really understand their meaning. She would think about how what htey say could fit or work with how she is as a person. It was true. Her outlook on love and relationships were dim at best. She had little willingness to believe in something she honestly felt just wasn't for her. Sure, it was a nice idea. And, it might very well be what some numas live for. But, for her, that wasn't an option. Noone would love her or want to love her. She was rather certain of that. And, being pretty or attractive didn't really count for much in that respect either.
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Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 12:12 pm
"Nah, ones feelings cant really be wrong..." he looked out over the ground. "We could start by watching the clouds, and then if we get time, go down to the water, drink some and draw in the sand.. buut..." he looked back at her. "Why in the world are you sitting at such a dead place like this a beautiful day like today??!" He almost looked blamingly for her choice to stop at.
"Besides.. your human is right.. you cant dwell life away, dreaming and reading about it, when you can live it" and with that he closed his eyes. You would think he was sitting there thinking, but he was mainly just enjoying the moment.
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Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 12:24 pm
"Well, I guess I just feel like a loner a lot lately. And, this is a lonely type of place. I came here because it made me feel like this forest of chopped down trees were relating to me. Where do you go when you're wanting to just spend time outside?" She watched him intently.
Talking to someone. Thinking about someone else's thoughts besides her own were so welcome to her. It was like her heart was its own little cottage that was dark, dusty, and abandoned. It was a place that just sat there. Bruce's coming was like someone discovered it, opened its door, and let the light in through the windows. And, that heart liked the feeling of someone being around. Deep down even though she often felt like she was undeserving of love for whatever reason she couldn't understand. She started to think maybe she couldn't understand it because it wasn't true. She deserved to have friends and be loved to. But, learning how to give and receive love when one spent so much time alone like her. It can be a tough lesson.
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Posted: Fri May 18, 2007 7:05 am
Bruce looked thoughtful for a moment. "Where I go? Hmm.." his paw rested under his chin, moving up to scratch his head. "Well.. I dont have anywhere special to go.. I guess I use to just.. go out with Aika or Toto.. or whoever is around..." his memory went on to all dating, but guess he never really took time to deeply think, maybe more went around the thoughts.
Looking to the side he could see how she at least opened up instead of closing. What was on her mind? What had she done or had happened to her to make her be so.. uncertain on others. "Where are you from?" he suddenly asked.
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Posted: Fri May 18, 2007 9:14 am
She gave an apologetic snicker. "I know you probably can't tell from looking at me since I'm kind of ordinary. I come from a very posh town in the far north. When most girls from that area grow up, they are extraordinarily beautiful and full of grace. But, I wasn't interested in finishing schools and being a housewife. I just wanted to have fun and be myself." Her eyebrows did that moving up thing where it's like a disappointed smirk and looking away. In fact, I only ever really had one friend before; but her parents sent her far away to a new school because they didn't like her to play with me. They said my boyish habits would rub off on her; and then she'd never find a good husband." She walked her front legs forward, laying her stomach and body on the ground next to Bruce, her front paws laying on top of his feet.
She was impressed he was still there.. still listening... still talking... still wanting to be around her. Her eyes moved up to look at him again. "Are you sure that you don't mind spending time with me?"
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Posted: Fri May 18, 2007 11:35 am
"Woah" he gasped. "YOU aint ordinary!" he couldnt believe what he heared. What kind of town was that. "You must come from a really really messed up place." he shaked his head at the thought. Her? Boyish? Sounds like a strict area, housewifes and all. What if they happened to be liking the same sex, what then? He sighed. Cant be easy being a free numa in that place.
"I am sure you miss it, somehow, but must feel nice to be away and be yourself without being worried" healmost muttered the words, he were quite upset with what he heared.
His rosecovered tail started to flick about as she layed down close to him, making his heart beat faster, like it so many times before done when pretty girls were near him.
"I dont mind, not at all" he said with a smile and looked down at her. Young but oh so beautiful. "Its nice hearing you talk.." if it were something he learned it was to really appriciate a good woman was to actually listen to her.
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Posted: Fri May 18, 2007 11:49 am
She smiled contently when he said that he didn't mind. "Thanks... This means you're my friend right? So, if I ever see you happening by. And, I call your name. You'll stop and come talk to me? Or, if you see me going by... you'll call me out?"
It was obvious he was understanding completely what an unpleasant home she had come from. "It is nice to find that in somebody. I would rather not talk about my home life though. My human came along and brought me to where free numas live. I like it out here much better." It was such a comfort to be close to someone for what felt like the first time in forever. It felt so nice to be close to someone. To touch them... even if just barely.
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Posted: Fri May 18, 2007 3:07 pm
"Yea.. Ness.. it means Im your friend" he nudged her head with his nose. She smelled lovely. It surprised him that she seemed to trust him. Sure, he did normally have girls around, but it was cause of his words, his good looks and his natural talent to grow flowers, especially roses.. not cause they in general like him as a friend. "If I see you, I will defenitly come running your way" he added with a wink.
"That someone likes hearing you talk?" he asked puzzled, with an eyebrow raised questioning. "Why? I mean, here it shouldnt be any problem.. as you said, here free numas live, dont be ashamed of the lovelyness that is you" For the first time, besides for Aika, he felt that this were a girl to not play with. But she were dang beautiful. Numalicious.
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Posted: Fri May 18, 2007 3:57 pm
Ness stretched a leg out, uncovering her butterfly tattoo on her leg, and she rolled a little on her side to look at him. "Just because we're free to talk doesn't mean anyone is going to wanna actually listen to us flap our mouths..." She gave a silly kind of laugh. She knew full well when people didn't like to listen to a girl like her go on and on. In fact, she made sure to tell him that too.
"You know Bruce... A girl like me when on the right topic can go on and on. And, you know.. noone really likes to listen to that. Most people just smile and nod. They act like they are listening, but they really aren't. They are just being polite. Being polite doesn't really mean a lot to me if it isn't sincere." She smiled at him and batted at some of the roses on his tail, almost catching a nail in his fur. Her eyes widened, trying to be more careful.
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Posted: Fri May 18, 2007 4:06 pm
Bruce shrugged. "Believe me, girls do that too" he said, with a kind of torture in his voice. He didnt like fakeness yet many took him for a fake. But he didnt think he actually lies, he just say the truth when maybe it shouldnt be spoken of so frankly.
"What numas does best, well besides from eating candy, it is to talk..." he said confident and smiling widely, but he noticed she had her claws maybe too close to his tail but he just kept smiling. He flicked his tail so it touched her hand, as like telling her, he wasnt worried she would hurt him.
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Posted: Fri May 18, 2007 4:20 pm
Ness grew a huge smile, chewing on her bottom lip. She didn't really have anything to say when his tail touched her hand. She just kept on doing what she was doing before. "When I hit one of these, can you feel it in the other parts of your body?"
She had noticed that vines just wrapped around certain parts of him. And, it seemed like the roses grew off of him. she wasn't sure if that was the case or not. Still, he sure did cater to her a lot. It didn't go unnoticed.
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Posted: Fri May 18, 2007 4:28 pm
Looking back thoughtfully he flicked his tail again, his roses almost shining from the sunlight. "I sometimes feel with them" he said honestly. He wasnt sure how to describe it. He could pick one off without feeling pain but if they got dry or if they broke in the wrong way, he felt it.
"I just can do that" looking puzzled he tried figuring out what to say. "Its like.. I just can grew them back there.. like they take my energy to them. And they feel me.. if Im too sad, they die.. and if I am very happy they fet out in full bloom.. Im sorry if it sounds corny" he laughed nervously. He did get such questions sometimes but they mostly settle with that its a part of him.
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Posted: Fri May 18, 2007 4:37 pm
Ness rolled back over to her other side and left his tail alone. She then rolled up off the ground and shook herself out. She ran a paw through one side of her fur and her hair. Then, she did the same with the other side. "Man.. you don't have to feel nervous. It's ok if you can't explain something perfectly. Sometimes there are just somethings that we understand perfectly in our own mind. But, trying to explain it to someone else so they can understand it the same way can be REALLY tricky."
She was feeling a lot more relaxed and confident around him. She was really feeling like it was ok to be herself completely around him. "So what else does Mr. Bruce Valentine like to do for fun... hmm?" She had moved about and slithered up right in front of him, standing up yet still only almost at his head. He was a bit taller than her. She had actually had a thought to try something; but when she realized she was still that much shorter than him even standing up; she decided not to. She propped an arm on each side of him against the tree.
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