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 Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 2:00 am
Nero stood there calmly, holding her, slowly becoming more and more taken in by her scent and the coolness she gave off. As she finally spoke, he stared at her softly and listened without uttering a word until she was finished. He frowned slightly as he heard it all. Such an unfortunate tale. How could anyone even be that stupid and cruel, especially to someone as great as Selena? They were most likely jealous of all she had to offer to the world, was Nero's justification.
Nero placed his hand underneath Selena's chin and lifted her face back up. He smiled at her and ran his other hand through her hair, his fingers getting tangled in her short strands.
"I'm so sorry, it must have been horrible," Nero sympathized quietly. His hand moved from her chin and stroked her cheek carefully.
"That person is a cruel b**** isn't she. I can't believe she's even in the class." Cursing was quite out of Nero's common speech, especially calling someone such an insult, but it was fitting given the situation. Nero smiled a little more bravely at Selena. "Don't let tears stain your good looks. Plus I think you did a very good job with your hair, I rather like it this way." Being so close, able to speak so openly and with confidence was refreshing and so very nice. His heart beat quicker just from her presence. Could he go as far as admitting he liked her? Nero was already considering how he could word it.
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Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 2:25 am
Selena was forced to look up at Nero as he brought her face up towards his. She closed her eyes as he ran his hand through her hair. It was so comforting, even if his fingers did get tangled in her strands and pulled slightly. Next came the feeling of his hand against her cheek. It was so warm. She wanted to keep it there forever. Selena wanted to move closer to him to press her lips against his, but stopped herself. She wasn't ready yet.
"It's a little refreshing to hear you curse," Selena said teasingly, her lips spreading into a small smile. She stepped back and wiped away the rest of her tears. There was a light blush on her cheeks from his words. "I still don't like it, but thanks," she said. She placed the hoodie back over her head. "Um...yeah...I really don't want to go back to class, but my bookbag is in there and class is already started. I guess I'll just wait until it's over to retrieve it." She thought for a moment. They couldn't stay in here for a few hours. "Hey, listen...if you want to go back to class, you can. I'm probably just going to hang out in the student lounge until it's over."
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Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 4:26 am
Nero chuckled lightly as Selena said his cursing was refreshing. At least she did not mind it. There was an adorable redness to her usually pale face, and as she pulled that hoodie over her head Nero felt he could just eat her up. She was so very cute. Nero nodded understandably at her comments. It was no wonder if she did not wanna go back, where Natalie would probably tease her and she would not be used to having new hair around all their classmates.
Nero quite happily had already made the decision of sticking through this with Selena. Screw everything else. "I rather take a break from studies, if you don't mind me accompanying you." Nero said softly with a bright smile. Student lounge did not sound too bad, and sitting there for the rest of the hour till class was done - it was all good.
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Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 4:43 am
Selena was both surprised and pleased when Nero agreed to stay with her. She nodded and led him out of the bathroom and towards the student lounge. There were a few others there on their laptops, but they wouldn't be a bother as they were too engrossed with what they were doing. The two of them found a couch to sit on, but before Selena sat down, she told Nero that she would be right back and headed towards the soda machine.
This almost felt like another date to her. The Lunar female shook her head and suppressed a giggle. But the thought of tonight came into her mind. That definitely had the means of a double date. She had to remind herself that she was inviting Nero so she wouldn't feel like a third wheel...selfish really. She got two sodas from the vending machine and carried them back over to the couch. She pressed one of the ice cold cans to Nero's neck and grinned cheerfully. "Cold isn't it?" she teased. "I thought you might be a little thirsty so I got you this," she said.
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Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 5:28 am
Nero was very glad as Selena allowed him to go with her, looking forward to the shared free time. He was a little worried about missing class, but really now, what could they learn that he would not catch up on before next week anyway? The couch was very comfy to sit on, such a nice place to be at during breaks. It was a unique moment since he was so much more often just in the library, which generally lacked comfy seating. The male nodded at Selena quietly as she said to wait, and walked off. He watched her walk off, staring a little while his mind wandered.
By the time she came back, he had turned to look away, which resulted in the cold sensation against his neck to come as a surprise. Nero shivered and looked up quickly at Selena, at which time he smiled. Just a harmless tease.
"It is," he replied with a grin and took the soda in hand. "Thank you, Selena." The cold drink was much appreciated. When he got it open and drank from the can, he exhaled pleasantly. The cool sparkling liquid going down his throat was very enjoyable.
Nero smiled up at Selena as he lowered the can from his lips. "So, about that dinner," he started, eager to bring up what he considered to be a double date involving them. A date with Selena, such a pleasant idea. "When we going, and where exactly?"
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Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 5:43 am
Selena sat down next to Nero and popped the tab open on her own soda. After taking a few large sips, she set the can down in her lap, where it rested securely. When he asked about the dinner, Selena realized that she had forgotten to ask Cyrus. She scratched her right cheek and blushed in embarrassment. "Well...I really don't know. I forgot to ask Cy about it. I'm sure he'll tell me when I get home or leave a message on my phone."
She took another sip of her soda and wanted to say something else, but there was that icy cold chill again. Natalie had excused herself from class to go use the restroom and had happened to come across Nero and Selena. The ice queen stood behind the two and slipped her arms around Nero's neck, her hands going into the collar of his shirt to rub his chest.
Selena couldn't help, but notice that she had coated her nose with powder in order to hide the obvious bruise. She felt a degree of self satisfaction. She did have to hand it to Natalie. The b***h never gave up. "Dinner? You know me and you should have dinner one night, Nero," she whispered seductively into his ear. "I'm sure you'd enjoy the dessert very much." She lightly licked his earlobe then threw her head back and laugh and sashayed away, her rear end swinging in her tight mini-skirt.
Selena sighed before turning to Nero and reaching over to one of the end table and pulling a few pieces of tissue from its holder. She then began to wipe the traces from Natalies tongue from Nero's ear. "Who knows what sort of diseases that b***h is carrying," she said with a light chuckle. In truth she wanted to beat Natalie to a pulp.
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Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 6:39 am
Nero grinned, a little amused, when she said she had forgotten to ask. "No worries," he said quietly. They would find out later then no doubt. "Will we be going together, cos you could pick me up, or I could meet you... wherever we're going." He said softly. What he would like the most was going over to her place, just like yesterday, perhaps without the accidents, and going with her when it was time. He would have offered to drive her there of course, if he had a car of his own. A hard thing to afford for a student.
Nero was taken by surprise when someone's hands came upon him, even going as far as touching his chest. He shivered in discomfort and would have pulled away quickly if Natalie had not vanished as quickly as she had arrived. Dinner, with her? Pffft, he would sooner throw a pie in her face than eat one with her. It was not something he would ever even consider now after she had gone as far as hurting Selena. What sick offer did she have really on offer when she meant dessert? Nero thought he was going to throw up, especially after she licked his ear. Nero did not show any notice of her presence besides for his quite apparent displeasure from when she came to when she went off.
He was only able to calm down as Selena wiped his ear with the soft tissue, and he smiled weakly at her. "Thanks," he spoke softly and took a sip of his drink. Being here with her, he quickly forgot about Natalie's disturbance, and concentrated on Selena. "Uhm... What do you like to eat?" He asked curiously, eager to find out more about her and not dwell on anything else. She was a good distraction from any worries.
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Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 6:50 am
Selena finished wiping Natalie's saliva from Nero's ear before withdrawing her arm and resting it comfortably in her lap near her soda can. She could see his obvious discomfort and smiled reassuringly at him. "Natalie probably won't give up on you, but don't worry. I'll be here to protect you," she said teasingly as she lightly poked him in the cheek before taking another sip of her drink.
She thought on his question. What did she like to eat? She liked a lot of things definitely. "Well..." she said as she traced the rim of her can. "I'm very fond of sweets. I can usually put away a whole gallon carton of ice cream by myself while watching scary movies all day. Of course I'd never say no to a nice Italian meal with pasta and parmesean cheese. Sometimes simple meals such as a nice pizza or a burger is good too," she said indicating that she liked quite a variety of food and not just one kind. She lifted her periwinkle eyes up to his. "What about you?" she asked as she played lightly with the fleece of her hoodie.
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Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 9:03 am
Nero smiled at Selena as she withdrew her hand, having quite enjoyed her attention to that spot. He chuckled when she said she would protect him, and poked his cheek. She was so silly. "Many thanks," he stated happily and sipped his drink. The can was starting to feel very light as the drink was vanishing.
Nero gave a laugh when Selena went on about her liking for sweets, especially ice cream. With a scary movie too. "That sounds like a good went to spend a day." Nero commented and listened on. He was already daydreaming of spending a lazy day with Selena, eating snacks, and watching movies. Such a casual environment, nothing too fancy, just enjoying each others company.
Italian food sounded good, a nice bit of pasta. He did not eat anything too fancy, and cheese sorta fell out of his common category of foodstuffs consumed, though. Pizza and burgers was right up his alley as they say. Nero shrugged while thinking of an answer for himself, and his emerald orbs went to Selena's periwinkle stars. "Something quick, not too expensive. Pizza, burgers, noodles, quick meals. I don't cook a lot, sort of a basic student diet for me." He explained, a little embarrassed. It was not very healthy food. The base staff offered something nice, sometimes, but he was in a big hurry a lot of the time with his studies and training, etc.
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Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 9:19 am
Selena downed the rest of her soda and held the empty can in her hands, her slender fingers drumming lightly on its sides creating a small rhythm with it, but nothing that would really make the charts. She tucked her short hair behind her ears, but some of the layers broke free and fell into her face annoyingly. She gave up trying to tame the stubborn locks and listened as Nero gave his answer to what he liked. "I'm not much of a cook. In fact, one time I was microwaving some Cup Ramen and forgot to put water in it and well...let's just say my brother and I almost never got that burnt smell out of the kitchen," she said with a light laugh.
Selena was willing to admit that she was scatterbrained and messed up eighty percent of the time. She forgot important dates, she procrastinated on school work, she got distracted easily, she was rather lazy at times. "My brother says he feels sorry for the man that will one day be my husband. Especially if I end up cooking the meals. I usually let Cy do most of the cooking." She stopped the drumming of her empty can. "So...anymore questions for me?
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Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2012 1:32 pm
Nero laughed with Selena when she mentioned burning a cup of noodles. Gosh, that stench must have been horrid. Seemed like they had dealt with it, so it was not something to worry over. He certainly had not noticed anything out of the usual when visiting her home. Nero took a sip of his soda, or rather tried to, but found it empty. Apparently finished, the boy put the can down and returned his smile to Selena.
He gave a little snicker when she spoke of how her brother had stated Selena's imaginary husband-to-be would be very unfortunate with her trying to cook. "Oh, I'm sure anyone would be lucky to have you," Nero pointed out his own thoughts on the matter. "And certainly the man can learn to cook for you." He would.
Nero shrugged his shoulders when she asked if he had any more questions. Nothing was really pressing on his mind, he was just glad to have her presence there. He glanced behind himself, up to the far wall where a clock hung. It was about time for class to be ending, they had spent a good deal of time out of it by now.
"Well, you wanna go get your bag?" Nero asked pleasantly, his focus returning to his lunar Goddess. He was quite ready to go, though uncertain of what they would do while waiting for the next one to start. It was not going to be too long a day, they did not have as many classes as yesterday, so that was a nice fact.
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Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2012 4:24 pm
Selena held her now empty can of soda in her lap. She would throw it away when they got up. Her periwinkle eyes widened when he mentioned that anyone would be lucky to have her. A light pink tinge stained her cheeks and she found herself looking at Nero. What about you? she thought. What do you think of me?" She mentally shook her head. She couldn't ask that. The Lunar female stood once again. "Right...class," she said still struggling to remove such thoughts from her mind, but failing.
With a sigh, she picked up both cans and began to walk out of the student lounge with Nero. On the way out, she threw away both cans. The classroom was just down the hall. There was still two more classes for the day. Luna debated not going to them. They finally reached the classroom. Because class had ended, it was now empty. Luna spotted her bag near the door and ducked in quickly to pick it up. Once she was back out, she closed the door behind her. "Er...I think I might go to the next class," she said, but was still very uncertain.
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Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 12:42 am
Nero's mind wandered back to thinking of being Selena's husband, cooking for her, giving her whatever she wanted, satisfying physically and emotionally. Life would be perfect. But did she think at all the same way as he did? If only his power was reading her mind instead, he wanted so badly to know, and so much more badly for the answer to be 'yes'.
Nero got up out of his seat with Selena when she got ready to go and thanked her when she picked up his empty can. His eyes rarely left her stunning form all the way they walked on to the classroom. He waited patiently outside as she quickly went in and soon returned with her bag, relieved to see it still there. Did not look like anyone had done anything to it.
Nero shrugged when she considered going to the next class. It no longer mattered to him, just being with her did. Nero smiled kindly at his crush. "We don't need to if you don't feel comfortable. I'll stick with you." He said gladly. Whatever her decision, throughout the day Nero stayed with Selena as much as he could, and dearly hoped he was not bothering her as they spent a surprising amount of time together.
At the end of the day, they both separated to go to their own homes and prepare for that afternoon. Nero took a shower as soon as he was back at base and avoided any strenuous activity. He spent some time reading and when it got closer to the time, he began to dress. He got on a collared white shirt and a pair of black trousers. It would have to do. Nero picked up his phone and began considering calling Selena to clear up the details for the dinner. He waited while thinking through his options.
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Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 1:03 am
The day passed on fairly quickly. Selena chose not to go to anymore classes. There was no way she would fail by missing a class or two. She'd just go to all of them tomorrow. Once the school day was over, the two departed going their separate ways to their respective homes. When Selena got home, grabbed a popsicle from the freezer and had it for a snack before she went upstairs to her room to take a shower and get ready for the dinner tonight. It wouldn't be for another few hours, but she wanted everything to be perfect.
Selena took great care with her hair choosing to curl it into many tight soft ringlets and pulled her bangs away from her face in a silver barrette. The curls framed her face beautifully contrasting her porcelean features. Walking into her room after she was done fixing her hair, Selena took her dress from the bag and gently put it on. She had a little trouble, but managed to zip it in the back by herself. It fell a few inches above her knees. She accessorized with a floral necklace and a few bracelets. The earrings she wore matched the necklace. Last, but not least, she donned a pair of open toed heels that matched the color of the dress.
The young college girl stood in front of her tall mirror looking herself over. Everything seemed to look all right. The only problem was walking without tripping. Given the fact that Selena was clumsy while barefoot, one could imagine how she'd be in a pair of heels, but the dress wouldn't have looked right with anything else. She nodded approvingly at her reflection before going back downstairs.
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