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Post by Mia on Oct 30, 2011 2:22:59 GMT -5
Azalia hated being in the dark almost as much as she hated water. She wasn't afraid of the dark, she just preferred not to be in it. So in order to take her mind off that she focused on the sound of Noah's footsteps ahead of hers and the feel of his hand surrounding her own. And then all too soon, she was stopped and his hand left hers. She blinked a couple times when he finally dropped the blindfold, and gasped when she saw everything in front of her. "Did you...did you do this?" She asked, eyes wide. "It's...pretty." Lia wasn't one to usually point out when something was pretty, opting to keep those thoughts to herself, but this was something completely different, in her eyes at least, and she couldn't help but voice her thoughts outloud.
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Post by Alisha on Oct 30, 2011 2:33:39 GMT -5
Noah grinned and leaned his chin on Azalia's shoulder, placing one of his hands softly on her waist. He was glad she was enjoying what he had done for her. It may not have taken a while to set up, apart from getting those candles to stay lit, but he thought it was perfect for her. He had guessed she didn't want to go to some over the top restaurant, and the clearing was perfect because it was intimate, and they could talk without any interruptions. Noah really wanted to talk to her, and learn more about her, maybe even get her to open up a little. "Yeah." He said simply, keeping his voice quiet. It was so serene there that he felt that loud voices would disturb the calm. "Thank you." Noah said, "What can I say? You inspire me." He smiled into the fabric of her jacket, and lifted his eyes to her face. "I'm glad you like it."
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Post by Mia on Oct 30, 2011 3:06:12 GMT -5
Lia felt her chest do a little flip when she felt Noah touch her waist. She knew they had been this close before, but she'd been panicking in the water and hadn't really noticed. But now there was no Sophia to distract them, and she wasn't panicking over anything yet. She unconsciously leaned back into his touch, smiling softly. "I inspire you?" She looked around the clearing again. She wondered what she'd done to inspire something like this. Lia looked at him the same time he looked at her, and felt her heart rate speed up again. It was getting easier for her not to hide her eyes or turn away like she wanted to, even though she still felt the urges. "Are we having a picnic?"
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Post by Alisha on Oct 30, 2011 3:16:01 GMT -5
Noah simply nodded at first question. He was just enjoying watching her in silence, it wasn't often that he got to look at her without her shying away from him. "I don't know how you do it," He whispered, "But you bring the this part of me that I haven't seen in a long time." There he went, letting her know too much. Maybe it wasn't too much, though? She was meant to be told these things, wasn't she? Noah decided to let it go, and smiled. "Yep." He said simply. "Are you hungry?" He asked her. He hope sandwiches were fine with her, as had hadn't had much time to cook anything as elaborate as he had wanted to.
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Post by Mia on Oct 30, 2011 3:22:48 GMT -5
Azalia blushed, biting her lip. "I don't know either." She whispered, lowering her gaze. "I'm not anything special." She said the last bit quieter, partly hoping Noah hadn't heard her. She didn't want to start this date off on a bad note, but she was so used to denying anything good anyone said about her it just came out without her thinking. At his question she nodded, but made no move to leave his hold just yet. "What did you bring?" She asked, tilting her head up to look at him again.
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Post by Alisha on Oct 30, 2011 3:30:10 GMT -5
As much as he wished those words didn't come out of Azalia's mouth, they did. He didn't know what it would take to reverse those negative thoughts that seemed to swarm in her head, or if he even could, but he knew he would try. Noah frowned momentarily, and instead of cooking up some huge explanation for her, he opted to just say something simple. "You're special to me." He told her, his eyes not leaving hers. "Someday you'll believe it." He smiled a small smile then. "I brought sandwiches." He said with a grin, "It's not much, but it was pretty short notice, and I didn't want to just go out and buy something." He shrugged.
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Post by Mia on Oct 30, 2011 3:38:57 GMT -5
Azalia lowered her gaze once again at his words. Part of her wanted to believe him, but there was a bigger part that kept telling her that he was only just saying that and that he didn't really mean it. "I'm glad one of us thinks so." She murmured. Damn! In order to shut herself up she pulled away from him, biting her lip. "Sorry." She said, wrapping her arms around her waist. "What type of sandwiches did you make?"
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Post by Alisha on Oct 30, 2011 3:45:40 GMT -5
When she moved away from him he immediately missed the contact. He should have regretted what he said because she closed herself to him again, but it wasn't possible. In order for her to know how he felt, he had to tell her himself, and tell her repeatedly. Noah shook his head when she apologized, she had no reason to apologize to him. If she was sorry, she should have apologized to herself. She was worth a lot more than she gave herself credit for. "Don't apologize to me, Azalia." He said softly, gazing at the ground. It was going to a long and hard road, but Noah was willing to take it if meant he got to keep her in his life. "Turkey." Noah said, forcing a small smile on his face, walking past her and sitting on the blanket.
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Post by Mia on Oct 30, 2011 3:53:37 GMT -5
Lia watched as he went to sit on the blanket, blinking away sudden tears. She'd managed to do effectively just what she was trying to avoid, and now she felt horrible about it. Lia knew she was over-reacting but she couldn't help it. She looked over at him on the blanket, wiping the tears away before slowly walking over to him and dropping onto the blanket near him. "Turkey is good." She murmured, avoiding his gaze. She'd probably managed to make him angry, just like she did with everyone. Maybe I'm just meant to be alone... Azalia let out a soft sigh, she was making herself more and more depressed, and she didn't want her first date to be an awkward one. Lia drew her knees up to her chin, tracing small circles onto the blanket. She wanted to talk about something, but nothing was coming to her mind.
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Post by Alisha on Oct 30, 2011 4:02:16 GMT -5
Noah watched her from his spot on the blanket, and could see she was beating herself up inside. He knew that he would have to be very patient with her, and that wasn't going to be easy, but he was willing to try. As Azalia began to look more and more sad, he couldn't take it anymore. He scooted closer to her and grabbed the hand that had been tracing circles in his. Noah looked at her, watching her with an expressionless face. He ran his thumb along the back of her hand. "It's okay." He said softly. "We'll get there someday." He had hope that she would become more confident. He would make her feel loved, unlike the parents of hers that he disliked so much for abandoning her. "Turkey is good." He replied, cracking a small smile. "My favorite, you know. Though PB and J is a close second."
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Post by Mia on Oct 30, 2011 4:17:27 GMT -5
Lia was trying her hardest to bring her spirits up, but it felt near impossible right now. She'd always hated the fact that she was bi-polar, especially when she wanted to be happy and she just couldn't seem to get to that point. Azalia was startled out of her thoughts when Noah grabbed her hand, and looked up at him with wide eyes. "I'm sorry." She murmured again. "I don't mean to be like this, really I don't. Sometimes...I just can't help it." Lia managed a smile. "My favorite is hamburger, but I don't think that really counts as a sandwich."
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Post by Alisha on Oct 30, 2011 5:01:17 GMT -5
Noah just smiled, knowing that she would need time. Patience was what it was all about when it came to Azalia, and Noah would need a lot of it. It didn't matter to him though. "I know," Noah replied, squeezing her hand. "Comes with the territory, I guess." He let out a small chuckle. "Hamburger? A sandwich?" He scoffed playfully. There was no way Noah would ever consider a hamburger a sandwich. "Hardly. That's like a sandwich on steroids." Noah enjoyed joking with her, it was a nice alternative to the emotion filled conversations that had been having so far, though he enjoyed those just as much. Noah leaned over and reached into the picnic basket, pulling a sandwich out for the both of them. He handed one to her. "Now, this is a sandwich."
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Post by Mia on Oct 30, 2011 5:11:00 GMT -5
Lia felt a little better knowing Noah understood, and hoping that he wouldn't give up on her like everyone else. She really liked him, and she didn't know what she'd do if he decided she was too much for him and skipped out on her. "I'll try harder, not to be a downer." She promised, keeping her eyes on their hands. Lia found she felt a lot better when he was holding her hand, and didn't want him to let go just yet. "My mom always calls them sandwiches whenever we go to the drive threw or something." She smiled a bit, accepting the food with a small thank you. "I hope this doesn't kill me." She joked quietly, taking a bit out of the sandwich.
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Post by Alisha on Oct 30, 2011 5:49:19 GMT -5
Noah let out a laugh when she teased him. "You wound me, woman." He said, shaking his head with a small smile. Noah took a bite of his sandwich, chewing slowly while looking at one of the candles that were placed around them. He was proud of himself, she seemed to be enjoying herself, and that was his goal. He enjoyed the feeling of her hand in his, it was something simple that he had been wanting to feel for quite a while now, and now that he was holding her hand Noah didn't want to let go. He swallowed the bite he had taken of his sandwich and looked at Azalia. "So, Azalia, what is your favorite food?" He asked, just for the sake of learning more things about her.
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Post by Mia on Oct 30, 2011 5:56:28 GMT -5
Lia smiled, swallowing what was in her mouth before responding. "It's good though. So hopefully I won't have to worry about dying just yet." She smiled again, taking another bite of the sandwich. She felt better, much better than before, and she was going to try hard to keep this good mood the whole time. "Hamburgers." Lia answered immediately, looking up at him before letting her gaze travel to their joined hands. "I love hamburgers."
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