|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Desirable Conversationalist
|
 Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 9:12 am
Arielle Shore
What do you honestly tell a guy after he kissed you? Arielle asked herself from her thoughts, trying to return from cloud nine. She could only just give a shy smile. She only blinked in surprise when Dimitri dragged Kedrick away. What could have made him so upset? She only hope it wasn't because of Maria.
Maria had followed after Dimitri after some time, excusing herself to the couples. By the time she got there, Kedrick was already with Dimitri and Arielle was looking absolutely clueless. "You alright, Ari?"
Arielle turned as she heard her nickname, finding it interesting that her friend had come up. She only shrugged her shoulders. "Well, I got kissed by Kedrick after he confessed that he loved me and watched him get dragged away by Dimitri. To be honest, I'm a little worried."
Maria listened and smiled, feeling like she should congratulate her friend. In the end, she could only nod. "I'm worried about them both too."
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 9:18 am
Kedrick Suwa
Kedrick walked over to the girls, Dimitri trailing behind, still looking a little grumpy. Kedrick met Arielle's gaze and shrugged an apology. "hey," he said with an awkward smiled, glancing to Maria he couldn't help but get the feeling that Arielle had told he what had happened. "sorry about the delay, There was a little..mix up." he said, scrambling for the right words. He paused to glace behind him as another dancer jostled his shoulder but quickly turned back to the girls. Without Dimitri to spring-board off of he couldn't think of anything more to say. He met Dimitri's eye, as though to ask for help. Dimitri gave him a look that said. 'you're on your own pal.'
  
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Desirable Conversationalist
|
Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 9:39 am
Arielle Shore
Both girls sighed in relief when they saw Kedrick and Dimitri return. They could both tell that Dimitri wasn't happy. Arielle looked at Maria who gave her a look as if she was just as confused as her best friend.
"There's no need to apologize," Maria said with a smile as if nothing happened, "How about we switch partners now. Arielle, dance with Dimitri and I'll dance with Kedrick."
Arielle was going to ask why or just refuse, but she wanted to know what was wrong. She nodded and gave Kedrick a smile, "Make sure she doesn't talk for too long."
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 10:24 am
Kedrick Suwa
Kedrick nodded to Arielle, "Okay, I'll make sure," He said, looking over at Maria with a playful smile. "shall we?" he asked, gesturing to an unoccupied spot on the dance floor.
Dimitri was both glad and nervous when Maria suggested they switch partners. He wanted to dance with Arielle, more than he could express, but he was also nervous that she'd ask him questions. Dimitri hated questions, especially about himself. He was in constant fear that he'd slip up, then someone besides Kedrick would know. He felt un-clean, and he didn't need anyone else to find out, He hadn't intended for Kedrick to know in the first place anyways, it had been a mistake, a good mistake, but a mistake non-the-less.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Desirable Conversationalist
|
Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 3:16 pm
Arielle Shore
"You don't have to ask twice," Maria said with a grin as she followed Kedrick, "And don't worry, I won't kill your eardrums completely."
Arielle walked up to Dimitri and smiled. She refused to bombard him with any unnecessary questions. She only hoped that he was feeling alright. "Ready to dance again Dimitri? I do owe you a few dances, no?"
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 3:48 pm
Kedrick Suwa
Dimitri glaces up from his shoes with a small smile. "yeah, sure." he said taking her hand, and taking a small step towards her, not enough to be uncomfortably close or violating her personal space, but enough to be near her. "hey, do you know what time it is?" he asked uncertainly, I have to get back to my room-mate before nine, I promised I'd help him with some homework."
Kedrick stood awkwardly in front of Maria again, looking for something to say to her. Then he thought of the perfect thing, If she didn't already know, this next comment would make her night. "so...I told her...Arielle I mean..that I like her..." He said with a sheepish smile
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Desirable Conversationalist
|
Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 4:26 pm
Arielle Shore
Arielle took his hand and nodded in understanding. When he asked her for the time, she looked around the gym until she found a watch and squinted her eyes to see. "It's... It's eight twenty-five." She turned her attention back to him and smiled.
"I'm glad you finally did lover boy," Maria said with a smile before it disappeared with a worried look, "And so does Dimitri. Do you know what's going to happen if she finds out the Dimitri has feelings for her too? She's going to panic."
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 6:15 pm
Kedrick Suwa
Kedrick swallowed and nodded slowly. " I know," he said, choosing his words carefully, not wanting to show how nervous he was at that idea. "I...uh... I need to talk to him...in detail about that...I've already mentioned it to him...but I don't think he really got the picture...." he admitted. "will she really panic?" he asked.
Dimitri moved to the music as he danced with Arielle, formulating what to say next in his mind. 'won't I seem like a heel if I tell her I like her right after Kedrick?' he wondered 'That would be a little bit of an emotional overload...but still...All I would have to do is kiss her....No, Kedrick said behave, and miffed as I am at him at the moment, I promised, and He's the one person I can't break a promise to.....but...He never said I can't talk to her.... He smiled at Arielle. "hey, before I have to go, can I talk to you for a second, I mean, seriously."
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Desirable Conversationalist
|
Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 6:51 pm
Arielle Shore
"I think you should before things get worse," Maria said with a nod of agreement, "And she probably would. Some girls would love the idea of having two guys fighting her. Arielle isn't like that. She would hate having to choose one over the other."
Arielle danced with Dimitri, not really knowing what to say to him. He seemed to be lost in his own thought. Whatever it was, she was not one to pry and ask nosy questions about it. She looked up at Dimitri and nodded, wondering if whatever he was going to talk about would answer some of her questions. "Sure thing. I don't mind at all."
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 6:39 am
Kedrick Suwa
Kedrick nodded his consent, "It's settled then, I'll talk to him when He comes over for dinner tomorrow night, There's a lot of things I want to ask him..." he added, reflecting on the bruise on his friends cheek.
Dimitri shifted from foot to foot, glancing at someone's watch again. "it's just on real quick thing...before I have to go..." he said, standing in front of her. "I know that....Kedrick likes you....but I wanted you to know that, you're the specialist girl I've ever met, I really like you...And I just don't want you to rule me out..." He said,Taking on of her hands briefly, before letting her fingers slip though his and stepping back. "I've...I've got to go..." he said, turning his back, he slipped out between the dancers and exited the door. Dimitri sighed, the fresh, cool air filling his lungs. 'well, I told her...' he thought. 'so why don't I feel happy about it?'
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Desirable Conversationalist
|
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 7:03 am
Arielle Shore
Arielle could only stare in surprise at Dimitri. She was definitely not expecting that. She never knew that Dimitri liked her, especially since they had just met. She couldn't bring herself to say anything as he left, but she began to panic a little in her mind. Two boys had confessed to her in one night. One she could share the same feelings for, but the other one she wasn't so used to. But she couldn't just exclude him. So what she was going to do now? She sighed and walked herself to the restroom, not wanting to interrupt Kedrick and Maria from their dance.
"I wish you the best of luck," Maria said with a small smile. She looked over to where Dimitri and Arielle were dancing to notice they were both gone. Where had they gone? Had something and she hadn't seen it? Had Dimitri also confessed to Arielle? So many questions but none of them were getting answered.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 9:44 am
Kedrick Suwa
Dimitri walked aimlessly though the parking lot till he found his small, beat up, hand-me-down car. He opened the door slipping inside, he just sat there for a moment, his hands resting on the steering wheel. "home..." mumbled softly. Dimitri drove out of the parking lot, it was some time before he reached the small apartment he stayed in. Dimitri stepped out of his car and un-locked the his front door. The inside of the apartment was dark and quiet, no room mate awaited him there. He meandered over to the small mirror that was mounted above his dresser. Dimitri carefully examined the bruise on his face, prodding it gently with his finger tips. He winced in pain and drew his fingers away. Dimitri smiled bitterly at his reflection. "wow...I really am a complete failure..." he mumbled to himself, before flopping back on the bed and falling into a restless sleep.
Kedrick's eyes searched the dance floor for his friend and Arielle. "where did they go?" he asked, half to Maria, half to himself. He turned back to face her. "we should see if we can find him, I'll look for Dimitri, you look for Arielle," he instructed 'with any luck, they wont be in the same place...' he thought, slightly panicked. Kedrick scoured the dance floor, and the men's restroom, but couldn't find a trace of Dimitri.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Desirable Conversationalist
|
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 10:22 am
Arielle Shore
Maria nodded, agreeing with the split up and looked around the dance floor. She excused herself while she walked past all the dancing couples but saw no Arielle. She then decided to go to the girls' bathroom since that was her next bet. When she got in there, she sighed in relief as she saw her best friend leaning against the wall and looking spaced out. "Why aren't you enjoying the dance?"
Arielle looked up in surprise when she heard Maria's voice. She was absolutely too busy being lost in her thoughts about what just happened. She gave her friend a small smile and sighed. "I don't know what I can do anymore."
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 2:31 pm
Kedrick Suwa
Kedrick meandered around the dance floor for a while longer before establishing that Dimitri was absolutely not there. He pulled his cell phone out of his pocket, sliding the top part up and punching in Dimitri's number. He waited, two rings...three rings...four...
Dimitri opened his eyes, he hadn't really been asleep, just lost in thought. He turned his head to look at his vibrating phone. He reached over to pick it up, looking at the number. 'Kedrick...' he thought, and flipped open the phone. "Hello?" he asked in the most normal tone he could muster. "Hey It's Kedrick, Where are you?" his voice crackled over the phone. Dimitri frowned. "Didn't Arielle tell you? I had to go home and help my room mate with some school work." he said, the lie coming out convincingly well. "oh...Okay," Kedrick said uncertainly. "yeah, I've got to go." Dimitri said, "got some more homework to do, see you tomorrow for dinner!" he said in a cheerful tone, and briskly hung up.
Kedrick sighed, well, That answers one question...and one person I don't need to find..but now I also need to find Maria...and Arielle.....
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Desirable Conversationalist
|
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 2:48 pm
Arielle Shore
"What do you mean by that?" Maria asked worriedly, walking over to her friend and stood beside her. She had a feeling she knew what she was going to hear, but she would let Arielle speak.
Arielle sighed, messing with the gloves on her hand. "Both Kedrick and Dimitri confessed to me. I have to admit that both of them are nice guys and I have feelings for Kedrick, but I can't play them both. I have to choose one of the two without hurting another and I can't...I can't deal with it. I...I just can't." A sob caught her throat and she started to cry.
Maria frowned, knowing that she was right and hugged her friend. "There there, it'll be alright."
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
