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 Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 12:15 am
So after a talk with Wilson, and the beat down from Jordan. Dakota was ready to apologize to Reine.
I mean it took him long enough to work up any sort of adequate apology but....he didn't wanted to be hated by the Life division girl because he had flipped her skirt. Worst things to be hated by then that.
It killed him though because he had never actually apologized to a girl before, none more so then the one he liked to refer to as the Washboard of the community. He winced. Something else to apologize about.
Sighing, he held the note that he had with her dorm room number attached and took a breather. He could get lucky and she wouldn't be in her room, or well...he could be even luckier and she would be in there and then open the door and she wouldn't even remember-
"I'm Trying!" He said out loud in frustration before reaching up to knock on the door...and then held his breath for what was to come next.
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Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 7:50 am
Reine was reading, lying on her bed with the book rather than sitting at the desk- and almost falling asleep. She'd nodded off again when a sort of muffled yell outside her door woke her up, and then someone knocked... honestly, she was tempted to just ignore it, especially since she had no idea who it was.
Yawning, she put the book aside and rested her head on the pillow for all of five seconds before curiosity got the better of her. Dragging herself off the bed, Reine tidied herself up a bit before opening the door. She blinked at the figure standing there, as if unsure that she'd seen right, and then with a sort of terrified gasp she slammed the door in his face again.
Oh god, was he stalking her now? While she was glad, to some extent, to see him back up on his feet and functional, for the most part, she most certainly did not feel comfortable with him at her door. Wait. Was she wearing shorts today--- yes. Good.
"I.. uh... what do you want."
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Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 11:03 pm
He waited for the door to open.
And as it did, he leaned in to start speaking.
"Hey-" Was as far as he got before the door promptly shut in his face. He stared at it for a second before knocking on it again. "Uh...Reine?" He just wanted to talk after all. JUST TALK REINE.
Dakota frowned at Chama before shrugging. He was going to walk away when her heard her voice from the other side of the door before frowning.
"Well I wanted to talk to you...But it's kinda of hard when there's a door in the way. You mind if I come in? I promise I won't be long..." He waited a beat...then two.
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Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 10:02 am
Wanted to talk to her, huh? Reine turned, eyeing the door suspiciously. If he tried anything weird, she had Alynthe with her, though she really didn't think she wanted to spar inside her own room... there were plushies all over, and Mister Cuddles occupied that usual spot on her bed. She spent a few seconds contemplating the amount of collateral damage that could possibly occur.. and concluded that it was probably best to avoid confrontation.
They could fight in his room, though, she was totally up for that, she just didn't want her things ruined...
Wait, Dakota was still talking. Reine could sense the lack of hostility in his tone, this time, it was possible he was genuinely sorry.. maybe he'd come to his senses after the spar. And like Marcus, it was only fair that she gave him the benefit of the doubt. Maybe he'd even brought a present- not that she could be bought over by material things, but it was the thought, right..?
Apprehensively Reine turned the doorknob, and peeked out the crack. As tall as he was, he looked less threatening than she'd remembered.
"Okayyyy then," she relented, and opened the door a little wider.
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Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 11:24 am
He almost walked away. It wasn't like he was going to sit out her door and make her come out and talk to him. That would defeat the purpose!
Sighing, he rested his forehead on the door jamb. He heard a small amount of rustling behind it before the door cracked open and Reine'e blue eye popped up. He looked at before running his hand through his hair.
"So...Uh...Do I get to come in? Or should I just stay out here and....stuff." He gave her a sheepish smile, hoping for the first rather then the latter. The last thing he needed was other hunters coming by as he tried to apologize and ruin it for him.
"Uh...I just have a few things to say and then I'll...I'll try not to bother you again."
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Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2012 10:29 am
She hadn't expected to be met with this Dakota at her door. Granted, her aim had been to get back at him and teach him some sort of lesson, but she was surprised to see he actually seemed.. kind of decent now, to the point that she was almost worried for him. Had she hit his head a little too hard at some point in time..? On the other hand, this shift in power balance was somewhat amusing. Before, they had been close to equals- now he seemed almost afraid of her.
"If by 'bother' you mean 'flip my skirt' then I'm glad you've gotten past that," she chuckled. "You know it's likely we'll have to work together at some point in time, and there's no sense in letting things like this jeopardise a mission."
There was still some hesitation as she pulled the door open wider, but she did so anyway, waving her hand to indicate it was okay to come in. As a precaution she left the door open as she pulled a chair up for him, then settled on the edge of her bed.
"So what did you want to talk about?"
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 10:08 pm
Dakota rubbed his head before shrugging, coming in with her. He watched awkwardly as she set up a chair for him before nestling on her bed. Taking a moment to align his thoughts, he turned the chair's back to her and straddled it, getting comfy before resting his head on it.
In that time, he took a moment to look over the girl. To take in her features. He wasn't far off when he called her washboard, so his nickname at the time was pretty straight on but....He couldn't imagine her with big breast anyways. Her tomboyish looks suited her. She was tiny...almost if he could a word to it...pixie like?
And her hair was a pure white, something he didn't see ever. Quite opposite of his after all. Her white to his Black. He ruffled his hair again, still taking in her features.
Narrow nose, strong cheekbones, he could see the resemblance between her and her twin sister Petra, one of the hardest and bad a** Moon hunters ever. No wonder Reine kicked his a**.
Then there was something he did like about her, something he found really attractive. Okay well two...He liked her eyes. Bright blue and eye catching. He liked looking at them....and she was pretty when she smiled-
Chama drowned out his thoughts before he blinked, had he been checking her out?
"Uh sorry..." He cleared his throat before sitting up...."I just wanted to talk about what I did to you..." He blinked again before looking down. "It was well...rude and inappropriate and I shouldn't of done it so....I'm sorry." He looked at her again.
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 10:19 am
Reine was just slightly.. slightly creeped out by the silence, and especially the way he was looking at her almost appraisingly, but just as she was about to move to hide behind the huge bear plushie he spoke up, albeit hesitantly.
Alright, this was more than just strange, granted she knew practically nothing about him but a guy who flipped skirts couldn't possibly be, well, pensive and thoughtful and especially not apologetic, could he? Reine squeezed her eyes shut, shaking her head in an attempt to push the thought away. She'd beaten him fairly, so it was okay to just accept that maybe he was genuinely sorry, and that he'd come to accept her superiority.
Heh heh heh. For whatever Wilson had said to her, this method seemed to work- you beat people up and they listened to you. Nevermind that it was almost barbaric, and really quite unladylike, it was effective. Reine looked back up at Dakota, a smirk on her face as she leaned forwards a little.
"Apology accepted," she replied nonchalantly- though he might have noticed the glint in her eye. "You do remember your promise, don't you?"
And then an afterthought, a nagging worry that she'd fully intended on bottling up before.
"... I didn't beat you up too badly, did I?"
Wait, why did she care, and well, that was kind of a stupid question considering he'd gone unconscious and everything.. Biting her lip, Reine looked towards the window. She just didn't want to be responsible for any permanent damage to his brain, that was all. That had to be it.
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 7:14 pm
"What just like that?" He stared at her again. Why was she being so nice?
Hadn't Jordan said he might need to grovel or something, I mean with how big of a deal everyone made it, he thought he actually might...."The one where I wear a skirt for a day?" He grinned, "Planning on cashing that in are you? Got one that will fit?" He smiled easily at her now, glad to have her agree to forgive him.
He watched her worry before reaching over to tug on her pigtail before shrugging, "You almost killed me but I recover pretty quickly you know...." He thumped his chest with his free hand, "Young gene's and all." He pulled his hand away from her hair. "Why....you worried?" He couldn't help but tease her....a little. Plus she looked all cute and troubled. "That's kinda of cute...."
"Beyond making me wear a skirt, want to go get some food or something with me?" He crossed his arms over the chair seat, resting his chin on the connected arms and staring at her.
Don't ask him why he asked. He wouldn't be able to answer anyways.
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Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 12:45 am
"Just like what?" Reine raised an eyebrow at him, well, this was awkward, did he have expectations of her now, should she have been a little bit more stern with him maybe.. she didn't quite want to lose the ground she'd made, especially not if he was going to get the idea that he could do whatever he wanted around her. Better to, uh, show him who was the real boss.
"Well," she shrugged, standing up, "it's not like I expected much from you anyway." There, that felt better already. Looking down at Dakota made him feel less threatening, and Reine breathed a sigh of relief.
"You remembered that, huh," she grinned. Clearly she hadn't hurt him that badly if he could still remember it.. though wait, what, obviously she wasn't going to let him wear her clothes, that was beyond creepy. "I.. I'm sure we can find you something that fits somewhere," she muttered, her gaze shifting to the side as she frowned. "Anywa-- eek!"
Reine saw Dakota's hand reaching upwards, and flinched at the sudden movement, oh god he wasn't going to try anything strange was he-- But before the life trainee could summon her weapon (for self-defense, of course), she felt the tug on her pigtail, and she practically fell back onto the bed in surprise- she hadn't expected that at all. Coming from Eva she might not have thought much of it, but Dakota.. Dakota was a different story.
"I, uh, that's good," she said, still slightly dazed, "Umm yeah okay."
Wait, what had he said again? Had he said 'cute' somewhere? What had she said 'okay' to?
Why was he staring at her?!
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Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 9:36 am
"Just like that!" He snapped his fingers at her before his grin returned, "I expected to grovel. That's okay though, I like a woman who forgives easily." Ack! Did he really just say that? okay speed on forward.
His eyebrow quirked at the awkward show of one upmanship before smiling again. He liked the way she seemed to think she had to prove something to him. You know, kicking his a** had no effect after all Reine. It's not like he knows you could do it again....
"Of course. I remember all bets I make..."
Chama chimed in causing Dakota to frown. Well...how else were people suppose to cash in bets if THEY don't remember. He couldn't remember for himself and then worry about reminding the other person yeah? And then he wasn't sure if Chama was amused or upset or just...Chama.
When his hand tugged at her silky locks, he watched her face. It was disheartening to see her flinch but at the same time, he could all but hear the gears in her brain trying to dissect the simple maneuver. Seriously, he was only teasing....or was he?
"Alright! Do you have everything you need? Need me to step out so you can change?" He pushed himself up from the chair before leaning close to her. "While I think your pajama's are cute, I don't think you want other people to see you in them...." And well he didn't want anyone to see her cuteness anyways. Kinda of selfish but you know. "So what kind of food do you like Reine?" Dakota somehow had a small flush on his cheeks.
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Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 10:51 pm
She narrowed her eyes at him. Forgave easily, huh? That was true, to some extent- if she hadn't won the spar, she would probably have hounded him every day until she managed to beat him up. When it came to it, it was about winning- and now she'd gotten past that, there was no more reason left to hold a grudge against him for flipping her skirt.
Not that that meant he could do it again, of course, but he seemed to already have gotten that message beaten into him. Reine blinked, slightly stupidly, watching Dakota as he stood up. She hadn't really caught what he was saying, but apparently she'd agreed to.. go out..? Hopefully he hadn't asked her for a date or something, she was about to ask for some kind of confirmation, but then he was leaning towards her-- too close for comfort, and there was a moment of 'oh ****' before she hastily grabbed the huge teddy-bear beside her and shoved it in his face.
.. That should keep some distance between them.
"Yes uhhh... Change. Yeah just.. give me a minute. And yes get out. I mean. You can wait for me outside."
What food did she like? His words were slightly muffled, but at least she was paying attention this time- well, if it was just lunch that was fine, but Reine didn't want Dakota getting any ideas. Not that he would, per se, but he did seem the type to get ideas... so.
"And just to be clear, this isn't like a date or anything okay."
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Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 11:22 pm
Dakota hadn't been going for a kiss, not really. He just wanted to see her reaction to him being close and well...he was surprised when the teddy bear was shoved in his face. Taking it in his hands he had the odd feeling.....
that this teddy bear reminded him of somebody......The more he stared at though....the more he hated it. Like really hated it. LIKE HATED IT WITH ALL HIS BEING AND SOUL AND BRAIN POWER.
His face shut down as he dropped the plush and wiped his face. Ugh, damn that b*****d, didn't Caelius have anything better to do then give Hunters a plush of himself? Like the guy needed them fawning over him anymore, seriously.
"Yeah Chan-" And then he was shut outside her door before whistling. His hands tucked into his pockets. "Right right..." He grinned at her admittance to it not being a date before looking up. Obviously she was thinking that way...or going along that path.
"Sure Sure not a date." He kept his hands in his pocket. "So do you have a preference for food Reine? I'm kind of hungry for something sweet.....or cute.." He blinked leaning down to her, cause you know she was shorter and he had to make sure she heard him. "So....uh...Since were getting to be friends and all....what do we talk about?" This was it...it literally was trying his best not to hit on her. A LEGIT CONVERSATION.
AND IT WAS SO HARDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD.
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Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 11:50 pm
Uuuughhhh. It was only then that Reine realised the teddy-bear she slept with every night probably had Dakota germs all over it. Maybe she should have used a book or something. Something she could sacrifice... Frowning, she propped the bear up in its usual position, and gave it a big hug.
"It's okay, baby. I won't let you go through that again." Poor Mister Cuddles..
Sighing, the life trainee changed quickly into her usual attire, making sure her jacket covered her up. Her hair was pulled into a slightly messy single ponytail, the rationale being that it would probably be harder to pull, if he tried that again. And this time, she brought a book with her, the one she'd received from Jordan last Christmas.
Opening the door again, she scowled up at him. She definitely preferred it when he was sitting down, if only because he was so unreasonably tall, and she had to actually look upwards to see him. Walking towards the cafeteria she made sure to keep some distance between them, at least he had his hands in his pockets.
"You don't have to lean," she snapped, glaring at him. Was he seriously trying to rub his height in? "And well, I... like desserts? I don't know, I mean, it depends on what the cafeteria has."
Hopefully there was something decent to eat, at least maybe edible food would make it slightly less awkward. What did he want from her? To be friends.. ? Reine looked at Dakota quizzically.
"You mean you've never had a friend?!" What would they talk about, she had no idea. Most conversations came naturally when you were with people you enjoyed being with, and it seemed like the more you needed to think about what to say, the harder it was to actually come up with something.
"Well that's not unexpected," she said, reaching out to pat him on the back reassuringly. "I mean..."
Reine couldn't hold her giggles back when she looked back up at the expression on his face. "I'm kidding, I'm kidding." It wasn't that she'd been trying to be mean, but she just couldn't resist it..
"I guess you talk about stuff like likes and dislikes?"
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Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 9:01 pm
Dakota blinked at her as she spoke softly at the teddy bear before looking away with a frown. it was just a teddy bear that looks like Caelius, seriously no biggie...she was lucky he didn't like rip it apart or let Chama burn it up...
She sounded like she was grinning. Yes, grinning at the thought of destroying the teddy bear.
He was quickly pushed outside though and shuffled awkwardly waiting for her to come out. When she did, he was sad that her hair was no longer in a pigtail for him to play with. Darn.
"I do have to lean though, your farther away and kinda of a shortie..." He grinned at her before shrugging, straightening up. If she wasn't aware already, HE WAS A LOT TALLER THEN HER, so yes, he was rubbing it in. Just by walking by her.
He frowned before shrugging, "I moved around a lot as a kid. I didn't stay in one place for long, was kinda of home schooled and learned most of my interacting either at young kid parties that popped up or by randomly hanging at the mall..." He shrugged again, "Plus I was kinda of home schooled so....Double whammy when it comes to not really knowing people."
He shrugged again before narrowing his eyes. "That's mean Reine." His smile returned once more as he shuffled his hands in his pocket.
"Alright then, What do you like? You read a lot right?" Had she had books in her room? Ryan liked to read a lot...and considering that electronics didn't really work here....REading was the next best option.
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