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Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2015 4:38 pm
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Riyo's feisty aggravation with the situation had melted into more of a defeatist complacency. Nothing was happening that she wanted, and worse, her normal attitude was just hurting the people (that mattered) around her.
In a bit of a daze, she followed Akubi to what she assumed was the next booth.
Then they passed all the booths.
She snapped back in a bout of confusion as he released her, looking around at an area just distant enough that the sounds of the crowd were muffled.
The feline released a small, quick sigh before parking herself next to a tree. "Not sure that would be so bad." She mumbled, though she didn't really mean it. For as much as she bitched, Riyo rarely threw in the towel before seeing something through, regardless of how bad the result may be. More than likely she just liked to b***h sometimes, which... Was honestly no surprise to anyone.
Her head slumped unceremoniously against the trunk of the tree as she looked up at the sparse congregation of leaves that still clung to the branches. "Are you actually having fun?"
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Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2015 4:59 pm
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Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2015 5:10 pm
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Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2015 6:04 pm
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"Not just sometimes." Riyo agreed in her own way, a light blush decorating her cheeks as she finally looked his way. It was awkward, but certainly not the most awkward conversation she had ever engaged in. If anything, it was light-hearted.
The ghoul's brows furrowed as a small gift was suddenly presented to her. "Huh?" Cautiously, she reached up to take the oddly shaped box from his hands. "Y... You got me something for Christmas?"
Riyo grimaced at the prospect of almost immediately undoing all his hard work. The box looked so lovely wrapped up like that, but at the same time, it would be rude to leave it. Much like at the first booth, she took great cares unwrapping the box as if to respectfully take apart what he had done. The paper and ribbon was set beside her as she FINALLY removed the lid.
The contents were.. Incredibly precious. The feline had to bite her tongue before she let out an uncharacteristic 'Awwww'. She could not, however, prevent the warmth in her face from showing. She may have even smiled a little as she examined the small ceramic skellekitty. How could something so small be so overwhelmingly cute?
"Thank you." Her words were sincere, and the gratitude overflowing in her tone.
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Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2015 6:09 pm
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Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2015 3:38 pm
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His words were astounding to her.
"Just for being your friend, huh?" She looked at the gift thoughtfully. Really, she wasn't the one who should be receiving some kind of apology/appreciation gift. Akubi was just odd, and somewhat of a sadist. She was the pain in the a**.
The thought had never struck her to just... Give someone a gift because. She liked having Christmastival as an excuse for giving them, but to just give out of sheer appreciation?
"You deserve better." She looked past the small ceramic cat to the boil. "I don't feel like a very good friend. I b***h about everything, I like to deceive you, and I rarely open up." Riyo sighed. "I know you only give me hell because you care... I just... Don't understand why you do."
As far as Riyo had managed to come, it was still hard to think of herself as worthy. Yes, she was better than she used to be. Like a broken trinket that had been glued together, she was better than the jagged mess, but that wasn't much better, was it? It would never be good, not like before it was broken.
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Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2015 3:48 pm
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Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2015 4:24 pm
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It was a bit surreal to hear him talk. She had always thought of Akubi as childish and naive, but at that moment, he was wise beyond his years.
Riyo's brow furrowed as he pointed out that they were still growing. For so long, she had been convinced that at age 12, she had done all the growing she was going to do. The demoness had been forced into shoes bigger than any little ghoul should've been expected to fill. So, she stood on her tiptoes and puffed out her chest in hopes that no one would notice. A practice that had formed into a habit she was still trying to break.
He was right, though. Riyo was young. She had time to decide who and what she wanted to be, regardless of how close to an Alumni she was. And.. Perhaps it didn't matter exactly what she thought of herself. In those moments, Akubi obviously saw something she couldn't see in herself. Something she was blind to. She was worthy in someone's eyes, and it was someone who knew the feline at her worst.
That was worth much more than any gift.
Riyo placed the small item back in the box next to her as Akubi crouched down, her expression filled with a mild shock. She remained silent and immobile for some brief, passing moments, until her arms reached out as she leaned forward.
She hugged him. It was a tight, unrelenting hug, as if he might float away at any second. That was a recent development, learning to show affection, but it was the only thing that she could do to truly express the gratitude she felt. Not one word, or bundle of words, could really compete with sharing the warmth and vulnerability of an embrace.
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Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2015 5:15 pm
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