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Who: Rookie (

helljumper) and Kallen Kouzuki (

ardor)
What: Birthday dinner thing in the forest.
When: March 29th, late afternoonish.
Where: ... Some random spot out of the way with lots of trees. I'unno.
Rating: PG/PG-13. Most likely. :3

[It'd taken him a good portion of the day to set things up, and even longer to make the place look exactly how he had wanted it by the time the sun started to disappear behind the trees. Only when he was certain that everything was in place, and he made the quick trip to and from the castle in order to set out the food, could the Rookie finally be found sitting on the steps that led to the inside of the castle.

Simply because he was waiting for a particular someone, and for that reason appeared a bit more restless than normal as he idly tossed a stray rock or two into the grass in front of him.]

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[Soon enough, that 'particular someone' opens the main doors and heads down the steps, almost walking right past the person she was supposed to meet. She does stop right beside him, however, grinning as she waves a hand in front of his face.]

Hey, hope you weren't waiting too long.

[The doors opening halted any further attempts at tossing rocks, causing him to turn and look so he could see who it was. When he recognized that red hair, though, Rookie smiled - only to blink a few seconds later when there was suddenly a hand remarkably close to his face.]

Not really, no. [Another blink, before he was leaning backwards just enough to glance up at her with a laugh.] You ready to go?

If I said no, would you tell me where we're going? If this is payback for the rollerblading, that's not fair. You had fun with that, even with the amount of time you spent on the ground.

[Despite that, she's grinning back, holding out a hand to help pull him up.]

Nope. [And he's grinning back, if a bit more mischievously as he moved to take her hand. At least until hearing the last bit, which only caused him to drop that grin momentarily so he could give her a mild, mocking look of protest.]

Hey, I was on the ground less near the end of it.

[Once's he's standing up, she shakes her head, laughing a little.] And I told you that you'd get the hang of it. I was right, after all.

[She does pause when she gets a better look at what he's wearing.] Nice jacket. Did I miss a filter? I thought you said casual...

Edited 2012-03-30 05:55 (UTC)

You were. [Wouldn't be fair if he didn't admit that.

Although he did take a second to look down at his outfit, before looking back up towards her with a tiny, little shrug.] Figured the jacket wouldn't hurt.

But come on, we're wasting moonlight. [And the food's probably getting cold.]

It doesn't. [Since he doesn't seem concerned with it, she lets the subject drop, tough not before giving them both once last look over and shrugging herself.]

Okay, okay, we can go. But there is moonlight all night. [Kallen laughs a little and heads down the steps, assuming he'll follow then take the lead.]

Good to know. [Pausing, before he'll move off the steps and add in with the usual grin as he passed her.]

Doesn't mean we're still not wasting it.

Whatever! [Grumble grumble, she follows him.]

[Most she gets in return is a chuckle, before he's casually strolling towards the line of trees up ahead. Luckily, though, the walk itself wasn't going very far, but she might be able to see hints of lights peeking through the trees the closer they got.]

[She stops a little ways away from the line of trees, with a look on her face that basically says 'are you kidding me?' She doesn't spot anything yet.]

You're taking me into the forest?

[Noticing she wasn't behind him, Rookie stops as well. Only to turn around to look at her, before he's rolling his eyes and walking back.] Didn't think the middle of the lobby would work.

[Whether or not he's saying that to be more suspicious (~~he is~~), Rookie eventually gives her a grin and - once he was close enough - moves to carefully place both of his hands over her eyes and then rest his chin on her shoulder.]

But have I ever given you a reason not to trust me?

[Kallen shifts a little, but stays in place, regardless of her sudden lack of sight, though it's very likely Rookie's able to feel her scowl beneath his hands. It's apparent in her voice, too.]

You're damn lucky you haven't. Just remember I know where you sleep most of the time. [Grumble grumble.]

Hurry up and take me wherever we're going.

[He only laughs, leaning forwards to lightly place a kiss against her cheek. Mostly as a silent 'thank you', before nodding.] Okay. Just follow my directions, so you don't trip or anything.

[... Never mind the fact it's late to begin with, but at least he'll still be able to catch her if he doesn't mess up his own footing. Either way, he'll go ahead and start to lead them carefully towards the forest and the clearing within.]

[Kallen mumbles something relatively unintelligible before finally giving in with a sigh and curt nod.]

Why all the secrecy, though? [She's walking slowly, despite the reassurance he offers. It's instinctive.]

Wouldn't be much of a surprise otherwise.

[He'll glance around her shoulders to make sure there were no tree roots or rocks in the way, before he'll continue to lead them onwards. Seeming, oddly enough, a bit excited and worried and nervous the closer they got.]

Just a few more steps, and... [Away go his hands, revealing the lovely little area in front of them. Bright, little lights decorating trees like a bunch of fireflies and stars. All of which were surrounding a table set up in the middle, capable of seating two, but big enough to hold the assortment of foods that were resting on top of it -- with the added bonus of squirrels, apparently. Ones that Rookie didn't seem to notice at this very second.] Here we are!

I guess not.

[Kallen blinks a few times to let her vision adjust, and when it does, she just stares. It's all she really can do with all that's in front of her. All the different colored lights in the trees surrounding them, the table with food under a freaking canopy. She's well aware that residents aren't able to wish for things that far out, so that means he had--

She glances back to him, back to the scenery, then back to him, completely at a loss for words.]

This is... I can't... [Her face is a mixture of confusion and awe and shock, and she's mainly just floored by what's laid out. Welp.]

[Now he just seems completely unsure, given his expression. He's mostly quiet as he watched her, trying to take what he could from her reaction to all of this but... he thinks its mostly positive.

Which is why there's only the smallest shift of an eyebrow upwards and a small, somewhat embarrassed smile.] Too much?

[~~Also the squirrels are still safe from being noticed. For now. Stupid squirrels.~~]

[A scowl crosses her face upon hearing the question, but it quickly dissolves into a smile, even as she smacks him (lightly) on the arm. The smile stays in place as her shoulders shake in silent laughter, with her trying to regain at least a little control. Kallen shakes her head before just giving in and laughing aloud.]

You are such a piece of work. I really hope you know that. [Her smile is definitely stil present, and if anything, it's grown. It's fairly easy to tell how touched she is by everything.]

This is just... [She just gives a weak laugh.] Yeah.

Edited 2012-04-01 07:18 (UTC)

[It's with a confused blink that the scowl is met, but the smile and smack that quickly follows only has him laughing as he made some meager attempt to dodge the hit. Which mostly involved him taking a step back, before he was just happily grinning at her.]

Guess I'll try to cut back on the lights next time. [Then he'll pause, looking a little more serious as he eyed some of the decorations off to the side.] But I figured it wouldn't hurt to try and do something special for your birthday.

Edited 2012-04-01 11:30 (UTC)

Next time, he says! [This has her laughing, still obviously very shocked by things, though it's wearing off a little.] Let's just focus on tonight. I appreciate it, I really do. I don't want to know how long this took to set up, either. That'd be too much.

[Her smile falters, though, when she FINALLY sees the squirrels on the table. They see her, too, and quickly scamper off.]

Uh, Rook? [She points to the fleeing animals. Should they get closer, they'll see the mess of now ruined food gracing the table.]

It really wasn't any trouble. [Another amused smile.] It ended up being kind of fun after awhile.

[Which is true, but just as he turned to gesture for her to lead the way, he takes notice of that look. Which only makes him quirk an eyebrow up almost instantly, before he was turning around to look in the direction she was pointing at.] What?

[Oh. Oh wait - no! No, no, no, no, no!]

Son of a bitch. [Yeah he's just, going to pick up a rock and chuck it at one of the fleeing rodents as he starts to quickly making his way over. Noooo, you little food stealing bastards. ; ;]

[Kallen hurriedly follows, arriving next to him at the table. She sees the remnants of plastic wrap that had been covering the food. Salad ingredients had occasional teeth mark, and the chicken had obviously been disturbed in a squirrel's attempt to get to some rice next to it. Saucey paw prints littered the table, even appearing beside the tipped over salt shaker.

She stares for another moment before sitting in one of the chairs present with a sigh.]

Well, this sucks.

[Damn it. He worked so hard to do all of this, and it took only a few hungry tiny animals to ruin it.

Rookie sighs, letting his shoulders slump forwards as he stared down at the food in front of him. Having half a mind to just, chuck another rock into the forest in annoyance, but it's an idea he eventually drops. Instead, he moves to take the seat across from her, allowing his forehead to rest against the palm of his head as he stared down at the mess.]

Yeah. [... Well. At least the cake looked untouched. :c]

[The redhead scowls at things before glancing up and noticing his reaction. She blinks, shakes her head, then stands up, quietly going over and lifting his free arm. Now she has room! Sitting in his lap, she takes hold of his hand and lets it rest in front of her while she sits back, deliberately making it so he needs to sit back. No more moping.]

Hey. [Kallen's not quite relaxed yet, but she needs him to pay attention.] You know I love this, right? Squirrels are stupid, but we're not going to let them ruin things. That's giving them too much credit. I mean, the only thing they really touched were the croutons. Talk about shitty taste.

[Rookie gets a slight nudge before she adds something else.]

I don't need all this to enjoy tonight. I'm perfectly fine with what I have right here. [She means him, and to emphasize that point, she pokes him in the chest.] Got it?

[There's some surprise, no doubt about that, when he felt her grab his arm and made him turn to look up at her. His expression questioning, but he gave no protest to this new arrangement and instead moved just enough to get comfortable as well. That frown of his slowly fading into a minuscule smile, but in the back of mind he was still... well, a little disappointed.

Though her words did happen to make that smile brighten further, just enough where he couldn't help that slightly entertained chuckle as he lightly shook his head -- only to be caught off guard by the nudge.] Mm?

[A blink, then another at the poke, before his features dwindled down to something a little more neutral. Though it was brief, since it was just as quickly replaced by a soft smile, one that was a lot more sincere then the kind he usually gave.]

Yeah. [He nods, slowly. Tightening his grip a little around her waist to give a one-armed 'thank you' hug of sorts.] I got it.

Good, because I really dislike repeating myself. [With that, she gently flops against him, snuggling a little to get comfortable as her head rests on his shoulder. She's still holding his hand from before, and it doesn't seem like she's interested in letting go right then. A quiet 'hummm' of thought can he heard as she glances at the table.

But when she spots the cake (though not its finer details), she gives off a slightly disappointed noise.]

It's a shame they got the cake, too.

So you've said. [He grins, obviously saying that to poke a little fun at her - if only to show that he was indeed feeling better - before resting his chin lightly on her shoulder to stare down at the food in front of them.

Though there's an inner wince at the comment, before shifting a side look out towards the forest.]

Actually... it looks pretty much the same. [lmao sob.]

[She feels him shift a little and lifts her head up to look at him when he responds. It takes her a moment to realize what he means, blinking as it registers. When it does, she opens her mouth to say something, then closes it again for a moment. What can she even say to that? He made the cake for her, even after setting all of this up.

Her free hand reaches up and cups his cheek, prompting him to hopefully turn his head back to look her in the eye. Regardless, Kallen finally says something.]

I may hate repeating myself, but I think I don't mind so much right now. [She leans in with a smile, her voice softer now.] Thank you.

[As embarrassed as he was that the cake wasn't perfect, at least he still knew that it tasted good. So he wasn't too bothered by the fact that it looked... lopsided and not very cake-like. But he was starting to wonder why he didn't just wish up one like everything else.

Feeling her hand, though, does cause him to steal a glance back her way. Only to listen quietly, as he usually did, before that hint of red seeped into his expression again, and caused him to rub the back of his neck with a light laugh. Because yeah he's super embarrassed now.]

Ah, you don't have to -- [Pause, before he's giving another small smile and shaking his head.] You're welcome.

You didn't have to either, so I guess we're even or something. Whatever. [She chuckles a little, too, letting her hand slide from his cheek to the back of his head, fingers sliding into his hair.]

Hey, stop that. [Meaning the shaking of his head. Kallen shifts a little so she's able to lean up and kiss him without contorting too much, and that's what she does. Her smile won't leave her face, so the kiss may feel a little silly.]

[The kiss in return wasn't really different, considering it was very hard to get rid of a smile when he could feel hers pressing against his lips as well. Although a sudden thought did happen to cross his mind, which only caused that goofy smirk of his grow into a grin as he attempted to sneakily move a hand towards the table and in the direction of the cake. Mostly to try and scoop up a little frosting, while quietly hoping she doesn't notice.]

Hey. [He'll lean back a bit, doing his best to appear as innocent as he can, before making the attempt to plop just a little frosting on the tip of her nose with a cheshire grin.] Happy Birthday.

[Kallen leans back when he catches her attention, looking confused until the icing is on her nose. For a brief moment she has a look that basically expresses complete bewilderment before she cracks a smile and laughs.]

Cute, Rook. Very cute. [In 'retaliation' she moves in and places her nose against his cheek, quickly nuzzling the icing on to it before he can protest. As soon as they're both frosted, she pulls back again.]

It's a good look for you.

[And he just laughs. Loud, clear and bright as day -- even as he tried to unsuccessfully flail away from the icing. 'Cause he knew that was coming, one way or another.]

You think so? Personally like the way it looks on you a little more.

Edited 2012-04-04 11:45 (UTC)

That's because you can't see yourself right. It's makes you look very distinguished.

[She manages to say all this while crinkling her nose, the feeling of the icing finally settling in. Now she can also see the color of the icing on his face, and a curious expression appears.]

Red icing?

I'll be sure to keep that in mind next time I'm trying to impress someone. [Lineface.

Except it just as quickly breaks into another smile before he's taking care of the icing still on his finger. He does make a point to pause at the question, however.]

Ah. Yeah. [A small nod behind her.] It's... not a perfect replica, but I tried.

[That causes her to look even more confused than before, so she turns a bit, shifting in his lap to see what he's talking about.

Oh. Well, that one's a shocker, and it was obviously not what she was expecting (not that she was really expecting something specific). She sits there at a loss for words for a few moments before finally just saying what was on her mind.]

You actually remembered that?

Hard to forget. [A chuckle, rubbing the back of his neck again as he continued to examine the food in front of them.] It was a pretty good cake.

Edited 2012-04-07 07:16 (UTC)

[She elbows him a little in the side, scowling slightly.]

Yes, good cake, only reason to remember that day, isn't it?

[The elbow gets an 'ow', but it's just as quickly gets him chuckling as he expressively rolled his eyes.]

I was kidding.

[Kallen flops back against him enough to hopefully make her point, whatever that might be.]

You're insufferable. How many times to do you expect me to say thank you for this?

Oof! [He shifts his head back just in time to avoid her bumping into his chin, before he's looking back towards her once more.]

I don't expect you to say or do anything. This is your birthday, not mine. [A small nudge with his hand, laughing.] So enjoy it.

[... Or what's left of it, thanks to those stupid fawking squirrels.]

You didn't have to do anything, either! [She nudges back, though it may seem more like a small snuggle. Damn him.]

No. [He'll wrap his arms back around her, resting his chin lightly on her shoulder with a smirk.] But I figured you deserve something special for putting up with me.

[Kallen scoffs lightly in response.]

I guess you have a point there.

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