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 Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 5:40 am
♟♞ ♝ ♜ ♛ Ďȋɱȋŧʁȋ Ĵ. ᾟűηŧȇʁ
Can you keep a secret?...
Dimitri felt a smile tug at his lips, hearing Maria's nervous laugh and knowing that she must have realized her slip. Dimitri pushed all thought of the matter out of his mind. Thinking of the future always made Dimitri edgy, it made him nervous, with the threat of Jared hanging over him every second he never knew what was going to happen in the next days, much less in the years to come. Dimitri's future was unstable, unsound, and thinking of trying to plan for anything, marriage, kids, and family, made the young man feel a little bit sick.
Dimitri shoved these thought far back in his mind, focusing on what Maria was telling him about the house. He peered into the guest room, suddenly being struck by the thought that if there ever was a scenario where he was staying here for a night, that it would be in this room. The boy smile, liking the thought. Maybe not tonight, but sometime in the future.
Dimitri turned to looked up at the narrow flight of stairs that lead to the upper level of the house. He smiling faintly, like Maria being eager to see his apartment, Dimitri was eager to see Maria's room. He blinked in surprised when Maria abruptly turned around and wrapped her arms around him in a gentle hug. He looked up slightly, seeing as Maria was standing one step above him. The boy was confused for a moment, and then, at her first words, it sunk in what she was talking about, and Dimitri was glad he had closed the door to the stairwell behind him.
Dimitri wrapped one arm around her back, and then the other around her legs, gently lifting her down onto his step before placing both hands on her shoulders. "I'm fine..." He whispered softly, his lips brushing lightly against her hair as he spoke. A soft laugh escaped his lips, and his arms tightened around Maria for a moment. "I-I'll admit, I was really nervous there, I thought for sure that your dad was trying to figure something out but....thanks anyways...for changing the conversation when you could. I knew that changing to abruptly would draw attention. " Dimitri felt like there was something else that Maria wanted to tell him, but he kept his mouth closed for now.
    But more specifically...Can you keep mine?...
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Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 1:47 pm
Arielle Shore 
Maria blinked in surprise as Dimitri brought her closer to him, just keeping close to him. She smiled gently as he told her that he was alright, especially because she was making sure nonetheless. She listened to him, as well as his heart beat, as he continued speaking, just drawing comfort from him until she moved back.
"Yeah, I was afraid that dad would know too," Maria admitted with a small sigh as she continued walking up the steps. "Oh, there's another stairway too," she mentioned, changing the topic, "Our house is really interesting about that kind of stuff. When we were younger, my brothers and I would have a blast playing hide and go seek. Of course, we don't use the other set of stairs anymore. Which is a bit of a bummer actually."
She opened the door and stepped out, making sure Dimitri had some room to walk around. Like the floor below, it had the same layout except it was a bit more spacious. There were two closed bedrooms a little further down the hall on the left that had the names of those who belonged in their. Maria's room, with her door open, was a bit farther down the hall to the right. There was another closet/storage like room and a guest room in between the bathroom.
"Oh, I forgot to mention, we have our own bathrooms in our rooms." Maria said as she walked down the hallway. On the ceiling was a square like outline, string hanging down from it, which was obviously the attic. "I forgot who built this house, but I love how it has a Victorian feel to it almost. Anyway, as you can see, there's another guest room. The clowns sleep on that side, and a little down there, is my room."
She stopped again and opened up what looked like to be another closeted space, but was actually the other hidden stairs that Maria was talking about. "It's a bit of a hassle at first to get used to," she explained, "Especially when you're trying to help your brothers move out for college, but thank goodness these stairways are quite spacious. These stairs go let off at the second floor, if you want them to, or you can continue to coming out from the kitchen. That tends to scare my mother sometimes, especially since Eneas and Ulises do it constantly, but yeah, moving on."
Maria walked into her room, and stood by her light switch, letting Dimitri get a glimpse, a small smile on her face. "You think you'll be able to sleep outside in our tree, Dimitri?"
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Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 2:50 pm
♟♞ ♝ ♜ ♛ Ďȋɱȋŧʁȋ Ĵ. ᾟűηŧȇʁ
Can you keep a secret?...
Dimitri breathed in deeply, feeling Maria's arms warm around him, and almost hearing her heartbeat in the dimness of the stairwell. He really was lucky to have someone like her. The boy pulled back slightly, looking at her as she spoke, nodding seriously before following her up the stairs again. Now that the conversation about his parents, Jared particularly, was over, Dimitri had calmed down, in fact, he had been calmed down almost the minute the conversation had shifted. The less Maria's family payed attention to his personal life the better.
The dark haired boy listened thoughtfully as Maria mentioned the other staircase, picturing it in his head. He was curious to know why the second stair case was no longer used, but kept his questions to himself for now. He peered through the door at the top of the flight of stairs, smiling faintly as he looked at the second floor of the house. "I's beautiful..." He murmured in agreement, seeing what she meant by the vaguely Victorian aura that surrounded the house. His eyes flitted around the hallways, glimpsing Eneas and Ulises's rooms, the guest room, the hidden doorway to the second set of stairs, and finally landed on the door to Maria;s room. He looked over at her with a smirk, walking over with her and looking around inside.
Dimitri gave a low whistle, studying the polished wood floor, the ornate rug, the mounds of soft pillows on the bed, the smooth, dark wood of the headboard. He smiled, running his hand gently over the egg-shell blue wall before sitting down on top of the thick, soft comforter on her bed. It was so different from his simple, messy bedroom at his apartment, and it was so Maria. It just seemed to fit her, everything about the room reminded him of her, and he knew he could really enjoy spending some time here.
Dimitri looked up abruptly when Maria mention his sleeping outside the window, and his felt his cheeks coloring, again. He was just very thankful that Eneas and Ulises weren't there to milk it. "Oh come on," he said with a laugh, standing up and walking over to her, taking her chin in one hand. If she was going to make him blush, then it was payback time. He tipped her chin up so that her lips were nearly touching his, a smirk playing mischievously on his mouth. "But now that you mention it, I might not mind too much..." He purred, teasing of course, but it was all to the end of trying to make Maria blush.
But more specifically...Can you keep mine?...
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Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 7:07 pm
Arielle Shore
There was a surge of pride as Dimitri was awed by her home, and Maria couldn't be more happy. She almost giggled at how happy he was at the thought of being in her room so soon. It was nice to see him take in her room, and she looked over her room, realizing that she had a little over a year left before she wouldn't be in that room anymore.
Even though she was a junior, it was weird to put herself back in the real world, especially when she was so busy trying to keep her friends safe and whatnot. She found it, almost scary, to think about how she would be starting the college process herself the next year, and then, an even more scary thought, knowing that Dimitri himself would be in college soon. It was weird to have that come back to her, wondering if he would stay close or if he would go far away. She had never brought it up with him and he never did with her, but she knew that at some point, she knew that conversation would come up. For the first time in Maria's life, she felt like she wasn't ready for such a thing to happen.
At Dimitri's response to her teasing comment, she felt herself smirk like she had accomplished something. Her brothers were still worse, but she couldn't help herself. If anyone, Maria could easily point her finger at her father. Her eyes watched as he moved in close to her, taking her chin and tipping her chin up. Her eyes widened slightly, the color slowly coming on her face, and she knew that he was getting revenge on her for making him blush.
She felt herself smirk back at him, her breathing light and slow at his comment. Her cheeks were still warm, but she know that it was all part of their little flirty game. "Oh really?" Maria asked, with her own little flirtatious purr, "What reason do you have for that then? Unless your just being pervy, and we wouldn't want that to get out less you want my brothers to use better ammo against you."
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Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2012 5:49 am
♟♞ ♝ ♜ ♛ Ďȋɱȋŧʁȋ Ĵ. ᾟűηŧȇʁ
Can you keep a secret?...
Dimitri felt the grin on his face widening as he saw that he was accomplishing his goal. The delicate shade of pink that rose on Maria's cheeks, and the way her eyes widened in surprise was just too cute to resist. And then, Dimitri saw the flirty smirk touching the girl's lips and he knew that Maria was about to 'return fire' so to speak.
"Really," He purred in returned, leaning closer before stopping to listen to what she was saying. The young man's eyebrows twitched slightly in a barely perceptible show of annoyance. He didn't mind 'flirty,' he could even take 'stalker,' but 'pervy' was pushing it a bit. Dimitri decided to make lightly of it anyways, poking Maria in the nose. "Come on! Don't be hurtful," He teased lightly, the smirk still playing at the edges of his mouth. "You know I'm just messing with you right?" He prompted in a tone that told her he already knew full well that she was aware that it was just a game.
Dimitri laughed softly, pecking her lightly on the lips before pulling back, and taking her hand's. With a smirk, The young man suddenly swung her around and then flopped down on Maria's mound of pillows, Maria next to him. He snicked softly, pushing his hair out of his eyes and breathing a contented sigh as he looked up at the ceiling. It seemed so nice, so right just to be there with her. The two of them, laying side by side on the mound of pillows, no funny business, just laying there, being together. "I love your family..." He said softly, a happy smile touching his lips. He squeezed her hand gently, looking over at her. "Really, I mean it," He said earnestly, "I've never met anyone like them." Dimitri tipped his head back, looking at the ceiling again thoughtfully. "Thanks for bringing me here..."
But more specifically...Can you keep mine?...
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Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 11:01 am
Arielle Shore
Maria had that smirk on her face for some time, until she saw Dimitri's eyebrows twitch. The expression on her face slowly fell, thinking that she might have upset him by accident. She blinked, quite off guard, that Dimitri had taken it lightly, as he poked her nose. Her cheeks flushed a bit more before a more calm smile appeared on her face. "Don't worry, I won't be that bad next time my love," she responded, the gently and somewhat apologetic smile on her face. She nodded in response to his question, poking his nose in return and making a goofy face.
A light, almost lovesick smile, was on Maria's face at the sound of Dimitri's laugh and his light peck. It relieved her to know that he was alright. She let out a surprised squeak as Dimitri pulled the two of them both on her bed, light laughter escaping through her lips. Never had her bed felt this comfortable before. Maybe it's because I'm with him, Maria thought happily as she glanced over at Dimitri.
The next few things that came out of Dimitri's mouth made her smile with so much happiness and pride. She squeezed his hand back in return and wormed herself a little to be closer to him. "It's my pleasure, Dimitri," Maria happily responded, gently kissing his cheek. "You know my family loves you too, even if Eneas and Ulises like to pick at you a lot," Maria tilted her head so she too could look up at her ceiling. "And I know you're afraid of telling them the truth, and there's no rush. But when you do tell them, Dimitri, I want you to know that none of them will think differently of you. They will still accept you for who you are and take care of you like you were part of this family from the get go. I know I shouldn't have brought it up, but I wanted to let you know that..."
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Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 2:41 pm
♟♞ ♝ ♜ ♛ Ďȋɱȋŧʁȋ Ĵ. ᾟűηŧȇʁ
Can you keep a secret?...
Dimitri snickered gently as she somewhat apologized. "Don't be so serious Maria!" He teased, nudging her shoulder playfully. He grinned as she poked him on the nose in return and made a goofy face. Dimitri mimicked the looked, and then, couldn't help himself but laugh softly at the look of love-sickness on her face after he kissed her.
Dimitri glanced over at her once he had flopped down next to her, having heard the squeak of surprise. He smirked slightly, a little bit tickled that he had surprised her. He felt the girl squeeze his hand, and his heart beat a touch faster as she squirmed closer so that her arm was against his, their fingers laced together. Dimitri's dark eyes shifted over to look at her as she kissed his cheek lightly, and a smile touched his lips.
He had always hoped that he had made a decent impression on Maria's family, not doing so would have been the worst mistake he ever made. He had also hoped that he read their interactions with him right. Dimitri had assumed that liked him to some degree, but hearing Maria confirm it like this made him feel warm and contented. He laughed slightly as she mentioned Eneas and Ulises, only grateful that they couldn't see them right now, or they would probably be teased to death.
Dimitri fell silent, listening to Maria, a look of seriousness of his face. She was right, he knew she was, and he tried to make himself believe it. In his mind he believed it, but his heart still feared rejection. The young man squeezed her hand, and shifted his head so he has looking over at her. He gave her a reassuring smile, his expression soft, and gentle. "I don't mind..." He said quietly as she apologized for bringing the subject up. Dimitri had instinctively lowered his voice, even though he knew no one was by the door or anything, there was always the odd chance that someone could be in the hallway and hear their conversation. He breathed a soft sigh, looking back at the ceiling. "I don't mind talking about...sometimes...to certain people..." He hesitated, giving a soft bark of a laugh. "Okay, basically you and Kedrick for the most part...and Arielle..." He admitted, shaking his head before continuing. "I'm...I'm glad you told me this...I still worry, but you know your family, and I trust what you say..." Dimitri said with a small smile, looking over at her to meet her gaze.
But more specifically...Can you keep mine?...
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Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2012 9:04 am
Arielle Shore
"I can't help it!" Maria responded with a joyful laugh. "It comes with the job as a future police chief. You're just going to have to get used to it, lover boy~." She found herself breaking out into a round of giggles as he made a face back at her. She loved it when he was being so silly, it never failed to make her smile.
Maria slightly wished that her family would take longer with dinner so that she could enjoy being beside Dimitri. To take in every precious smile, every quick glance. She knew that they would always have moments like these, but it still didn't mean she couldn't be selfish to just enjoy what was going on then and there.
After what she had said about her family and them still trusting him, she paid special and close attention to his facial expressions. It didn't stop her from getting a sense of deja vu when she remembered telling Arielle that she had to tell her grandparents about the truth. She felt comforted by his gentle hand squeeze and listened to him attentively as he responded.
Her facial expression was soft and gentle as he spoke, relieved that he was alright about it. Gazing back at him, she could only nod, a small smile on her face. "I'm glad you trust me, Dimitri," Maria quietly responded, "And my family trusts you as well. If they didn't trust you, why would my mother entrust my life in your hands? We can take as much time as we need for them to know about it, but you must always know that we are a family, and we will never leave anyone behind." Her smile widened as she leaned in to gently kiss him on the lips, lingering for a few seconds before pulling back and laying down next to him again.
"Promise me you'll never forget that," she added as she stared up at the ceiling, her eyes closing somewhat. "No matter how doubtful you are of us, please don't forget that."
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Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2012 5:19 pm
♟♞ ♝ ♜ ♛ Ďȋɱȋŧʁȋ Ĵ. ᾟűηŧȇʁ
Can you keep a secret?...
As Dimitri spoke, he noticed that Maria seemed to be paying especially close attention to him, probably to gauge weather or not he really was doing alright like he said he was. It gave Dimitri a sense of comfort, and emotion to know that she cared enough to try so hard to tell if what he was showing was really what he was feeling. He must admit, more often then not, he was acting. It had become a part of who he was, something that was so second nature to him that even he had a difficult time telling when he was acting and when he wasn't.
Dimitri smiled faintly as Maria responded to him, and he nodded his head in understanding. "Of course Maria..." He murmured quickly, "I've always trusted you." The young man paused slightly, listening to the rest of her statement, once again feeling the weight of responsibility he had felt before when he had promised Maria's mother that he would look out for her. Dimitri knew that he would need time to tell them, he'd need time before it would be safe, he'd need time before he was emotionally stable enough to handle it.
Dimitri blinked in surprise as Maria kissed him, the gesture soft, and gentle, and then he felt himself smiling into the kiss. He leaned forwards slightly, enjoying the sensation, and once again feeling extreamly grateful that the brothers couldn't see this...He and Maria would never hear the end of it otherwise.
He looked over at her slowly as she trailed off softly, her eyelids lowering. Dimitri smiled, feeling the warmth of her hand, still laced within his. "I'll remember..." He said, quietly, his voice lowered to almost a whisper. After a moment's thought, Dimitri gave a soft laugh. "You know, it's funny," He started again, "My own family is so messed up that it's hard to really think of us as a family...it's just my mother and I....But when I'm with your family..." Another soft laugh escaped his lips and he smiled up at the ceiling. "As much as Eneas and Ulises can drive me crazy....When they're teasing me, and messing with us...I feel like they're my brothers...Your mom, makes me think so much of my mom....and....and I don't really know what it feels like to have a dad....but..." Dimitri could feel his cheeks coloring slightly. "But when I'm with your dad...that's how I imagine that it might feel....because even if he intimidates me, and I don't know him very well...he's the kind of person who would protect you, no matter how well he knew you..." He paused a moment, looking over at Maria before continuing, the smile still touching his lips. "When I'm here....I feel the same way I do when I'm at the estate with Kedrick....Like I'm home."
But more specifically...Can you keep mine?...
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Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2012 2:15 pm
Arielle Shore
Maria smiled when Dimitri told her that her had always trusted her. It wasn't like she had any doubts in that, minus the time they had gone camping, but it made her feel warm inside. She wanted to be able to be trusted, no matter how much responsibility was left on her shoulders. She didn't mind the responsibility, and thought of it almost as a way of preparation for when she became the next police chief in the city. The whole city would trust her with their lives, and she would make sure she was the kind of person that they depended on.
"Good," Maria whispered in response with a gentle smile, her eyes opening as she listened to Dimitri continue. It surprised her somewhat that their fingers were still intertwined with one another, but then she realized that it was just as comforting, and with the kinds of topics that were being whispered between the two, it seemed necessary to not let go yet.
She shifted her position so that she was sitting up some, her hand never letting go of his as she looked at him, some hair falling in front of her face. The young girl found herself agreeing on how her brothers had a tendency to drive them crazy, but it was what older siblings did. The more he continued about how he felt at home with her family, it filled the girl with so much joy and pride, especially when he praised her father.
"And this place will always be home to you," Maria added warmly. "They say that home is where the heart is, but at the same time, my family is the kind of family to make anyone feel like they're one of us. You're in good hands with the Vázquez family."
"And speaking of good hands," said the voice that was unmistakably Ulises, "It's time to eat now." Ulises was actually not teasing them, considering that he was the more mature out of the teasing devils, but he smiled at the young couple admirably. "Oh, and don't worry. I'm not going to tease the two of you about how comfy and close you're getting in bed."
Ulises snickered some, his playful manner returning before ducking one of the pillows that Maria threw at his head. Maria should've known that he'd make some kind of snide comment at some point.
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Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2012 6:39 pm
♟♞ ♝ ♜ ♛ Ďȋɱȋŧʁȋ Ĵ. ᾟűηŧȇʁ
Can you keep a secret?...
Dimitri felt the small smile on his face growing as Maria spoke and he could sense the truth in her words. In a way, this was already his home, because Maria was here. He squeezed her hand gently, the smile glowing on his face. "I know..." He said softly, and then leaned up a little bit kissing her cheek gently.
Dimitri pulled back in startled surprise when he heard Ulises voice, rolling over abruptly on to one elbow and staring at him in shock. In the spit second that he had realized that he was there, Dimitri's heart had leaped into his throat. He had know idea how long the older boy had been standing there but, judging by the easy expression on his face, he hadn't heard anything that might have eluded to Dimitri's past. The dark haired boy breathed an imperceptible sigh of relief, and then realized that his next biggest problem was weather or not Ulises would take their comfortable position the wrong way.
Dimitri felt his cheeks heating up slightly, staring hard at the mattress until Ulises spoke again. He looked up as Maria's older brother assured that that he wasn't going to tease them, but the end of his sentence somewhat defeated the purpose of the beginning.The boy scrambled to his feet, still red in the face, hearing Ulises's snicker. "W-We were just talking." He protested, willing himself not to stammer, and then sighed knowing that if he was flustered then it was a lost cause. "Look," He said, looking up at him with a composed, albeit a little sheepish expression. "Just don't mention it, please, I'm trying to make a good impression here." He said with a slight snicker, looking down for a moment. "Deal?" He asked, smiling slightly and glancing back up at his prospective brother-in-law.
But more specifically...Can you keep mine?...
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Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 6:44 am
Arielle Shore
Ulises shot his hands up in a surrender fashion before laughing, picking up the stray pillow that was used against him because of Maria. If anything, those two were more likely to look guilty even if they were doing something completely innocent. He had to find it a bit charming.
He listened to Dimitri, finding himself surprised again at how the young man wasn't blushing like a red tomato. It wasn't like he wasn't blushing, but he knew he had seen the young man redder than the red fruit. He listened to to Dimitri's request, silent a bit before nodding and waving his hand like it had never happened. "You're secret's safe with me, brother," he said kindly, a soft chuckle escaping through his lips. "Now if your honeymoon is over, you can come and join the rest of the family for dinner."
Ulises tossed the pillow back to Maria, which she caught, before walking away. Maria sighed, putting the pillow back in place and fixing her hair before looking at Dimitri. "Well, at least it wasn't Eneas," Maria muttered in relief, "Or he would make everything worse. Anyway, let's go eat. I hope you don't mind listening to the Spanish channel while you dine on your meal. And by that I mean us occasionally switching into Spanish at the table. Hopefully there won't be as much since you're here, but I still thought I prewarn you."
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Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 7:48 am
♟♞ ♝ ♜ ♛ Ďȋɱȋŧʁȋ Ĵ. ᾟűηŧȇʁ
Can you keep a secret?...
Dimitri couldn't help but feel relieved when Ulises waved it off, promising not to mention it, and a smile tugged at his lips. A faint trace of color still remained in his cheeks, especially after the 'brother' comment, but he was learning not to mind it so much. Turned out, he seemed to be learning a lot about how to work with the brothers while he was here.
He had just gotten used to the kind tone of Ulises voice, and was about to murmur a sheepish 'thank you' when he tone reverted back to a more teasing one. Dimitri blushed a little deeper as the older boy gently ribbed him about the whole honeymoon thing. "Oh shut up, will you?" He said with a laugh, rubbing the back of his neck. So much for not teasing them.
As Ulises left the room to head back downstairs, Dimitri looked back at Maria with a small smile. "Yeah," He agreed, breathing a soft sigh. "At least Ulises took a vow of silence." Dimitri joked, taking her hand. He listed thoughtfully to the end of her statement, shaking his head slightly. "No, I don't mind, I'm kind of used to it with you anyways." He said with a smirk, nudging her gently.
The two of them walked down the stairwell, and Dimitri could feel the warmth from the kitchen as they reached the bottom. He smiled to himself, wondering in the back of his mind what Maria's mother had prepared. Dimitri was sure that it would be something wonderful, and felt somewhat guilty for what he saw as an inconvenience to her. He didn't want her to go out of her way to make something special just because he had dropped by, but none the less, was looking forward to seeing what it was.
But more specifically...Can you keep mine?...
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Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 9:47 pm
Arielle Shore
Ulises snickered, still enjoying being able to mess with Dimitri, no matter how light it was. "Sorry!" He responded as you could hear his voice getting quieter in the halls. "Shutting up isn't something I'm actually able to do, dear future brother in law."
Maria was glad that he had left, especially grateful for the fact that Ulises didn't see fit to add anymore ridiculous comments, her cheeks still trying to recover from the honeymoon comment. She looked at Dimitri and nodded, glad that at least Ulises was more respectful about things like that. Eneas would be a bit more difficult in trying to keep his mouth shut about something like that.
Maria smiled when Dimitri said that he was alright with her family going into Spanish at the dinner table, especially since she had a tendency to slip into her native language. Her smile faltered slightly when she realized completely what he meant before she nudged him back in return and made a face. "I do not always slip into Spanish, Dimitri," Maria protested, following him down the stairs into the kitchen.
When they reached their destination, the smell of Spanish food filled up the entire room, even if it was leftovers. Her brothers had done well setting up the table, the two of them sitting next to each other on one side of the table. The food was all lined up in the center of the table, almost in the way that Maria had it laid out during the celebration dinner of Arielle's return a month ago. Her father was just entering the room and sitting in his seat at the end of the table.
"I hope you don't mind that some of this is leftover," Mrs. Vázquez apologized almost shyly as she looked at the young couple, bringing one more platter to the table.
"Oh relax darling, it'll be fine," Mr. Vázquez reassured his wife with an easy smile before looking over at Dimitri and Maria. "Did you enjoy your tour, son?"
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 5:03 am
♟♞ ♝ ♜ ♛ Ďȋɱȋŧʁȋ Ĵ. ᾟűηŧȇʁ
Can you keep a secret?...
Dimitri breathed in deeply, the smell of the tradition Spanish food smelling like heaven. He allowed his eyes to drift closed for a moment, just focusing on the scent. He opened his eyes, and looked over at Maria with a smile, wondering if she understood how happy it made him just to be here. As the young couple turned the corner into the kitchen, Dimitri could see the food laid out neatly on the table, and a smile tugged at his lips.
Dimitri walked over to the table, pulling out a chair for Maria, and then, once she was seated, took his own next to her. He looked up as Mrs. Vázquez came over, dish in hand, smiling shyly. The young man shook his head, a smile on his own face. "Don't worry, it all smell wonderful." He assured her, and it was true, his mouth was actually watering. His lips parted slightly as he looked at the arrangement of food on the table, apparently, in this house, left-over night was just as good as any other meal.
Dimitri glanced up, hearing Maria's father speaking. His voice, even soft as it was right now, was the kind that captured his attention no matter what. As Mr. Vázquez said the word 'son' Dimitri felt his heart skip a beat, warmth flooding through him, as a small smile tugged on his lips. He remembered what he had said only minutes before, 'I don't really know what it feels like to have a dad....but...when I'm with your dad...that's how I imagine that it might feel....' Dimitri realized just how true that was now, how that simple, three-letter word could make him feel so happy.
The dark haired boy blinked, as it suddenly occurred to him that he had be so wrapped up in his thoughts that he hadn't answered right away. He blushed faintly, hurrying to answer. "I-It was great," He stammered slightly, realizing that more was probably needed. He willed his heart to stop hammering so he could answer in a more composed manner. "Maria showed me the upstairs, told me about some of the other features of the house," He added, thinking of the second stair case, and now, glancing around curiously at the kitchen, trying to see if he could spot where it let out. "She said that there was a second stair case that leads down here," Dimitri said, still peering around curiously.
But more specifically...Can you keep mine?...
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