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 Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 11:56 pm
Naruto holds her hand tightly, also catching her eyes and giving loving and longing gaze as well. He was greatly confused though, were best friends really supposed to kiss like that? Well...Gojyo did say he and Morgana started off as best friends...but for some reason, he found that to be a load of bull. Looking across the street, he spots a cafe style ice cream parlor at the corner, a few tables with chairs situated around parts of the sidewalk. Tugging her hand, he points to it, "There's one!" he says happily.
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Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:04 am
"It's perfect!" Rikku pulls her hand from his to clap excitedly. Then she launches herself at Naruto to give him a great big hug. She kisses him happily on the cheek, Green eyes sparkling. "I'll tell Relm."
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Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 1:21 pm
MoochiLove Miranda looks back over at Kaleb and gives him a bright smiles and she nods. Cookbook still in hand, she leads the way to find the others. Spotting them over at the cafe, she waves her hand to get their attention.
Kaleb followed quietly, just a half step behind her, offering an amiable smile to accompany Miranda's enthusiastic wave when he saw the others. He wondered if they had any plans for after they were done in the book store, it had been a fun outing despite the nervousness and encounter with the human earlier.
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Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 2:30 pm
Miranda skips over to Relm and Keme, looking a little confused on where Naruto and Rikku had dissappeared to. "Hey where did Rikku and Naruto go? And did you find what you were looking for Keme?" she chirps, holding her book in front of her.
Keme sits up from his chair, smiling when Miranda bounces over, "Those two went off to find an ice cream shop for us, so we can have something sweet before we leave the city. And yea, got some cds, but Naruto left with all the money..." he says a little unsurely, noticing the book in Miranda's hands and then looking over to Relm, an embarrassed look on his face, "Relm, I'd hate to ask you, but could you possibly....pay for Miranda's book?"
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Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 2:51 pm
Rolling her eyes that she did not think about that aspect of Rikku running off with Naruto, Relm shut her book heavily & sighed. "Sure, but Romeo owes me." Her voice was a little hard but her eyes twinkled maliciously.
About to slip her book back into the bag she paused & dug in her pocket instead. Grabbing a wad of bills she held them out to Miranda. "Take this, Buzzer. I hope your book doesn't cost more than that." The harsness was out of her tone, if not her words. Then she smiled. "It should be plenty."
((Rikku's call will be next post I figure))
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Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 3:06 pm
Kaleb stood quietly just behind Miranda as he listened to the exchange, adopting a casual posture with his hands resting on his hips. He would have felt more comfortable with a textbook, but he wasn't about to pull his magic tome out of his back pocket just for something to hold onto.
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Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 6:05 pm
Miranda squeals happily and bounces in place, smiling brightly at Relm, "Thank you sooooooo much Relm!!!" she chirps, feeling incredibly happy she will be able to get her book. Taking the offered money, she bounces over to the checkout, tail swinging about.
Keme lets out a sigh of relief, standing up and stretching his back, hearing a few pops, "Thank you Relm, I'll remind Naruto to pay you back before you have to go home." he says, rubbing the back of his neck after he pops it.
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Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 6:17 pm
The artist shakes off their thanks with a breezy wave of her brush. "It's nothing, really."
Hearing the pops Relm winces. "Here. Let me." She stands, puts her brush into her pocket & reaches for Keme's back to give him a massage but then pauses at the awkward angle that creates & frowns. "Sit." The artist mage instructs casually indicating the beanbag she had just vacated & moving around to the other side of it. "It's easier if you let someone else do that."
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Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 6:26 pm
Kaleb silently watched Miranda bounce away, still not sure if he was used to the sheer amount of energy she seemed to have all the time. And didn't someone mention icecream? The scrawny mage was morbidly curious as to how a sugar high would affect his enthusiastic friend.
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Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 6:32 pm
Keme blinks a few times when Relm tells him to sit back down, but he shrugs and does so, sitting back down in the bean bag chair, and looking back to her over his shoulder, curious on to what she will do.
Miranda bounces over to the cashier, handing her the book, giving the human a smile and thrilled to get a smile back. It doesn't take long for her to make the purchase and soon she is coming back with a bag in hand, and change in the other.
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Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 7:03 pm
Standing behind him Relm lowers sure fingers to the hummingbird audio's shoulders, kneading them with practiced steadiness. As she feels the knots slip away she works her way gently up Keme's neck. Throughout her face has a look of getting down to business. Tilting his head forward ever so gently she finishes at the base of his head. Rubbing her hands deftly along the areas she had worked she gives a slight nod of acknowledgement to Miranda's approach. "Grandpa Strago would ache in the cold season." She offered as means of explanation for her ability.
A buzz in her ear startled her. She had momentarily forgotten about the communicator. Relm put a hand to her ear. "Yes?"
"Relm! We've found a place only a few blocks away! It's perfect! Little outdoor tables & everything! & lots of flavors too!"
The artist listened to Rikku patiently, idly wondering how much time had been spent looking for the ice cream parlor & how much had been spent necking. "Okay. Now tell me how to get there."
"Sure thing!" Relm listened intently to the simple directions, then repeated them back to the thief to both double check & let the others hear. "Okay, Blondie! We'll be there soon."
"Come on 'Ruto! We can check out the flavors while we wait." Relm could hear Rikku telling the ninja & grinned as she pictured her sister dragging him after her again. "Hey! Blondie! Tell Romeo he owes me for Buzzer's book as well." Relm grinned at Rikku's gasp. "And turn the communicator of, kay?"
"kay." The line went dead & Relm laughed. "So... who's up for some ice cream?" Her light green eyes sparkled as she grabbed her purchase & took a step to the door.
At the ice cream parlor, Rikku glanced at Naruto sheepishly. "Can't believe I left it on... again."
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Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 7:22 pm
While he had been left to himself and thinking about icecream, Kaleb's mind had predictably wandered off course just a bit. The little healer had been reminded of a spell he had been hoping to work on, and although he wasn't so far gone when he noticed Miranda's return, he was quite a lost cause by the time Relm started towards the door.
One paw reached up to touch his forehead in a thinking gesture, the other twitched for lack of a pen and notepad to take down notes as he puzzled his way through his problem. Other than that, he made no move at all.
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Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 7:38 pm
Keme tenses a little when she starts putting her hands on him, but soon he becomes relaxed and can feel himself entire a state of peace, a small smile on his face. He almost feels himself dozing off until he hears Miranda come back and he snaps his eyes open, a small blush on his face for almost being caught falling asleep. He hears Miranda ask if anyone up for ice cream, and he stands up, grabbing his bag again and getting ready to leave the store.
Miranda nods and gets ready to follow after them both until she notices Kaleb not following. She steps up to him and touchs his arm lightly, "Kaleb, are you ok? Do you want ice cream?" she asks gently.
It hadn't taken him and Rikku to get to the shop and he was doubly glad there wasn't really a line to get ice cream. He stays quiet as Rikku calls her sister and talk her, but he yelps as he is suddenly grabbed and dragged inside, laughing a little. He squeezes her hand lightly since she sounded a little embarrassed.
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Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 7:50 pm
Sensing that half their already smaller party is not coming along, Relm pauses at the door. "Is the Scholar okay Buzzer?" Relm asked in concern.
Since she never was without her brush, Relm would not recognize Kaleb's need for something to express his thoughts on paper. More because she had never seen herself make similar motions. Her family would have picked up on it quickly however. Too bad they were not here.
"Thanks 'Ruto." Rikku said, smiling at the ninja & squeezing his hand in return. "Now let's look at those flavors!" She eyes the glass displays eagerly. "I want something fun... & a little chocolate-y! I don't want any flavors that will fight with the mocha 'ccino flavor in my mouth!"
The thief instantly blushed furiously as she thought of what had been fighting in their mouths earlier.
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Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 7:58 pm
Kaleb jumped a bit as he was startled out of his contemplation, but he had a smile to accompany his embarassed blush. "Y-yeah, I'm okay, I was just thinking about something a little too hard."
He adjusted his glasses somewhat nervously once before he could stop himself. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to keep everyone waiting."
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