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Edward Penguin · 11-05-2009, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by hermygirl

Nia pouted. Why shouldn't she try such techniques? He was the one being awkward with his questions afterall. She soon joined him in laughing though. He was right to be honest, and she might have been avoiding a full answer...just a teeny eeny bit. Now it was Nia's turn to wait for an explanation.

"Because?" she questioned, raising her eyebrows, but eyes twinkling to show she was only playing. Something told her she didn't really need to know - or want to for that matter. Sometimes things were best running their natural course.

The butterflies fluttered once more as he slid over and touched her hand. She nodded once more. "Yeah, I'm fine," she responded with a smile. She really was - even though she could sense Elan had realised there was something else. Maybe the fact that she had felt his pain when he was upset. She wasn't sure. There was something there though.

"If you insist," Nia replied after taking anouther mouthful of stew. Inside there was a nervous excitement at his words, but at the same time Nia wasn't one for compliments. She'd been seen often as the naughty one as a child - and it'd been Theo who'd been showered with lovely words. It still seemed strange, despite the fact she knew Elan was being genuine, or stubborn, or both.

Nia smiled. "I can help you with the technical side if you like, most stuff like that can come with tuition, time and practice." She gave a small shrug to say, 'if you fancy, that is'. "And you don't need to 'give' me any of your skills. They're all there, in you, in our friendship. They might not be obvious all of the time or measurable, but they're there." She smiled. "All concealed in the reasons why you are one of my best mates." Probably the best, she added mentally. And then she couldn't resist wishfully thinking if there could be more there. She wasn't sure, and she certainly didn't feel like voicing that idea.

He looked at the spoon he had used to stir his chicory with and said, "Well...because you are someone who is important to me, and so it's important for me to take an interest in you." It wasn't a perfect answer, but was there really a perfect one?

He felt better with her nod and response that she was fine. He sat there, just trying to reassure himself that everything would work out eventually. He wasn't sure how, or when, because right now, of course everything wasn't ok. Everything was muddled and cofused and just plain wrong, but he had people like Nia who he knew would help take care of him.

He laughed. "If I insist? Don't you get to hear it more often? I'm sure that being related to Theo, you compare fovorably." He couldn't imagine it being different, but maybe he only saw her through rose colored lenses.

"Thanks. That would be pretty helpful, though I hope you don't have to take away from your own work to help me." He was happy to have someone willing to help him get by in school.

11-05-2009, 01:58 PM	#144 (permalink)
Edward Penguin Diricawl Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Hermit town Posts: 26,826 Hogwarts RPG Name: Gendry Elwes Third Year	NARGLES! \|Tree Hugger \| Wears a Penguin Suit & Tie \| Snape on a Stick Quote: Originally Posted by hermygirl Nia pouted. Why shouldn't she try such techniques? He was the one being awkward with his questions afterall. She soon joined him in laughing though. He was right to be honest, and she might have been avoiding a full answer...just a teeny eeny bit. Now it was Nia's turn to wait for an explanation. "Because?" she questioned, raising her eyebrows, but eyes twinkling to show she was only playing. Something told her she didn't really need to know - or want to for that matter. Sometimes things were best running their natural course. The butterflies fluttered once more as he slid over and touched her hand. She nodded once more. "Yeah, I'm fine," she responded with a smile. She really was - even though she could sense Elan had realised there was something else. Maybe the fact that she had felt his pain when he was upset. She wasn't sure. There was something there though. "If you insist," Nia replied after taking anouther mouthful of stew. Inside there was a nervous excitement at his words, but at the same time Nia wasn't one for compliments. She'd been seen often as the naughty one as a child - and it'd been Theo who'd been showered with lovely words. It still seemed strange, despite the fact she knew Elan was being genuine, or stubborn, or both. Nia smiled. "I can help you with the technical side if you like, most stuff like that can come with tuition, time and practice." She gave a small shrug to say, 'if you fancy, that is'. "And you don't need to 'give' me any of your skills. They're all there, in you, in our friendship. They might not be obvious all of the time or measurable, but they're there." She smiled. "All concealed in the reasons why you are one of my best mates." Probably the best, she added mentally. And then she couldn't resist wishfully thinking if there could be more there. She wasn't sure, and she certainly didn't feel like voicing that idea. He looked at the spoon he had used to stir his chicory with and said, "Well...because you are someone who is important to me, and so it's important for me to take an interest in you." It wasn't a perfect answer, but was there really a perfect one? He felt better with her nod and response that she was fine. He sat there, just trying to reassure himself that everything would work out eventually. He wasn't sure how, or when, because right now, of course everything wasn't ok. Everything was muddled and cofused and just plain wrong, but he had people like Nia who he knew would help take care of him. He laughed. "If I insist? Don't you get to hear it more often? I'm sure that being related to Theo, you compare fovorably." He couldn't imagine it being different, but maybe he only saw her through rose colored lenses. "Thanks. That would be pretty helpful, though I hope you don't have to take away from your own work to help me." He was happy to have someone willing to help him get by in school. __________________ Image by hermygirl...she's the best!