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Ferris listened as she explained that she was fine, that it only gave her a big scare when the shopkeeper was about to hit Fluffy that first time. His eyes were at the road for a few moments, studying the crowd and watching as the streetlights began to turn on when he heard Vianna's next statement. His glance returned to her as she thanked him for not letting the shopkeeper get Fluffy, "Of course, Vi," he replied, a warm smile crossing his face. "I wouldn't let him do that to your squirrel," he added and his arm snuck around her once more. |
Vianna beamed up at Ferris before looking away to glance at the scenery around them absentmindedly. Her brows furrowed slightly as it dawned on her that it was almost entirely dark, and soon the day would be over. That this was their last night in this small town before continuing on with their run from the kidnappers. She sighed softly to herself but said nothing, now watching as her squirrel curled up in her hand and prepared for a nap, ever the lazy one. |
Ferris smiled down at her before his eyes returned to the road in front of them, now searching for a new restaurant they could eat at. There was a music store, a clothing store, a book store, a baker....Wait, was that a bookstore? His eyes darted to it, scanning it over as though determining its value before he heard Vianna's small sigh. He looked down at her, unsure of what made her sigh, but placed a kiss on he forehead anyway. His eyes then returned to the bookstore longingly. OOC: Back in twenty minutes or so! :) |
Vianna snapped out of thoughts as she felt Ferris's lips meet her forehead. She looked up at him with slight confusion that only increased by the look on his face as he looked away at something nearby. Vianna followed his line of sight and furrowed her brows. "What is it?" she asked, not sure what she was looking at since all the signs were in French. But as her eyes looked through the brightly-lit windows only to find lines and lines of shelves filled with books, realization took over her features. "Ooooh." She chuckled softly. "Would you like to go inside, Professor?" she asked the boy. But before he had a chance to answer, she was already heading over to the bookstore, dragging him along. |
OOC: On for a little bit, then I'm leaving for a while, then I should be back for a good while. Lol. I know, I'm a scheduler. :P Ferris tore his eyes from the shop window as Vianna asked what it was he was looking at, giving her a weak smile as he watched her own eyes travel to it. He let out a light chuckle as she realized it was a book store, about to tell her they didn't have to go inside when she started pulling him over to it. Grin evident on his face, he allowed himself to be dragged along behind her, a sudden adoration for his girlfriend falling into his mind. But he had little thoughts as they entered, as he looked over the rows and rows of books all in French. He bit his lip slightly, his brown eyes glazing as they always did when he was in awe, and now it was his turn to drag the girl down the many aisles to the English section. Ferris released her hand once they got there, leaving her side in order to scan the shelves, walking back and forth as he reviewed the titles, concentration on his face. |
ooc: :lol: Okay! Vianna giggled as they switched places and now she was the one being dragged around the small bookshop. She watched Ferris for a moment as the boy walked back and forth examining the books, before doing some searching of her own. She wasn't nearly half as big a reading fanatic as Ferris was, so her choice was for a small and thin book rather than something large and heavy. She took the book into her free hand and settled down on the carpeted floor, leaning back against the bookshelf. There was no one else besides her and Ferris in the English section of the bookstore, so she figured she wouldn't be bothering anyone by sitting there. Fluffy escaped from her hand and settled on the shopping bags as the girl released him and turned her attention to the book. |
Ferris was completely into his book search, finally taking out a number of them into his hands and reading the back covers. He put a couple back, now only looking at three of them, stacked in his lanky arms as he read over them with slightly furrowed brows. He was about to start reading the first couple pages of one when he spotted Vianna sitting on the floor reading a book. A smile cracked onto his face at the sight, watching her for a moment. He reveled in the fact that he had found a girl who actually didn't mind letting him run around in a book store, someone who could sit in here and just read with him if that's what they wanted to do for the day. He was so overwhelmed with that admiring feeling that he walked over to her, setting down his books as he crouched down next to her and set his hand under her chin. He gently forced her to look up from her book before placing a kiss on her lips, gently kissing her, passion evident in his action. OOC: Aack! I'm probably going to be back in an hour or two? Grrr....Busy busy. Lol. But I'll definitely be back on for a good while later! :) |
Vianna was only getting to the second page of her book when she felt Ferris's hand meet her chin, leading her gaze away from the book and up to meet his. She was rather puzzled and caught off-guard at first as the boy's lips met hers, but she kissed him back for a moment before pulling back with slightly widened and surprised eyes. "What was that for?" she asked him, an amused smile coming to her face as she looked up at the boy. ooc: :lol:! Okayyy, Ruthersss! See you then! |
Ferris's face cracked into a large smile as they broke apart, obviously a little dazed from their short but loving kiss, and his brown eyes sparkled at the girl in front of him as she asked what the kiss was for. "Well, Vianna," he said, amusement in his soft tone, "I looked over here and saw a very pretty girl reading. In a book store. Waiting for me to finish my rampage on this section. And I realized I had never been so attracted to anyone in my life." He grinned cheekily at her, his dimples in full view now. "I hope you don't mind that I decided to act on my feelings for once." |
Vianna couldn't help but giggle as Ferris explained the reasoning behind the unexpected kiss before adding that he hoped she didn't mind his acting on feelings for once. The young girl gave him a smile and shook her head slightly. "If anything, I actually encourage you to do so more often," she replied before chuckling softly, completely charmed by the boy beside her. She looked at him for a moment before letting her gaze fall to the books he had with him. "So what did you choose?" she asked him curiously. |
"Good," he replied as she told him she actually encouraged him doing so more often. He watched her for a moment before he was shaken from his trance as she spoke, asking what he had chosen. "Oh, right," he said with a light chuckle, taking a seat next to the girl and taking the first book into his lap. "Well, this one is about some type of fantasy adventure," he explained with a small laugh, amused at his own choice. "And then this one," Ferris said, pulling the second one onto his lap, "Is a mystery, I've only read the back cover so...I'm not quite sure what it's about yet." He finally took the third onto his lap, "And this one, is a book on spells," he admitted sheepishly. Truthfully, he had come to miss his days in the library, learning new spells and things. |
Vianna gave Ferris an amused smile as he sat down and began telling her about the books. "Ooooh, I love mysteries!" she said when he pointed out that the second book he had chosen fit into the mystery category; that had always been her favourite genre to read. Her eyebrows then rose as he shared that the last book was a book on spells, and she then chuckled softly. "That's not very surprising coming from my Professor," she teased, giving the boy a smile. "But if you learn of any new and interesting spells, do let me know." |
Ferris turned to look at her with slight surprise and amusement in his eyes as she expressed her love of mysteries; something he had never known about her. He grinned at her as she told him it wasn't very surprising that her Professor was looking at a spell book, asking him to let her know if he found any good books. "Of course I will," he told her, still smiling slightly as he took one of her hands in his and intwined their fingers. "And what about you? What's my gem reading tonight?" he asked, gently resting his chin on her shoulder as he looked at her book. |
Vianna gave Ferris another smile as the boy assured her he'd let her know about any interesting spells he learned before returning her gaze to the book. She gave a sheepish chuckle as he then asked her about her own reading choice. "Well... I just told you I liked mysteries, right? Well, this is a mystery book," she explained. "But it's not very complex, it's actually a series of mysteries aimed for kids. I used to be addicted to them when I was little, and I hadn't read one in literally years..." she trailed off, smiling slightly to herself before finishing, "I saw it and I thought it'd be fun to kind of go back to it." |
Ferris listened with a smile as Vianna explained that it was a mystery book that sat in her hand right now, that it was actually part of a series of children's mysteries that she hadn't read for years. He let out a small chuckle at this, releasing her hand and instead wrapping his arms around her, "So...Is this my chance to get my Young Vincenzi to read to me?" he asked with a smile. "I want to hear these books you used to be addicted to." |
Vianna turned to Ferris and her eyes widened slightly as the boy suggested the idea of her reading to him, mentioning that he wanted to hear the books she used to be addicted to. She stared at him blankly for a moment before finally reacting, "What?" She blinked. "They'd bore you," she said with a sheepish chuckle, shaking her head slightly. "It's definitely nothing even close to Jane Austen." |
At Vianna's reaction, Ferris's smile widened ever so slightly, amusement evident in his brown eyes as she told him they'd bore him. His smile faded slightly though as she mentioned that her books were nothing close to Jane Austen. "I don't want to read Jane Austen, I want to hear about my gem's books," he told her before kissing her cheek and pulling her closer. "Now please, read for me Vi," he added, once more resting his chin on her shoulder and looking over at her book. |
Vianna couldn't help but smile at Ferris's words, and giggled as the boy kissed her cheek and pulled her closer. It was impossible for her to say no now; and, in a way, she rather liked the idea of sharing something personal with the boy, even if it was just a children's book. "Alright, but try not to get too scared or you might have nightmares tonight," she teased before chuckling softly and flipping back to the first page of the book. She cleared her throat softly and began reading the short mystery story. As any other children's book, it consisted of short sentences and very simple vocabulary. It narrated the story of a little boy named David who had just moved into a new, small town and was starting his sixth grade year in a new school. By the time they reached the middle of the book (which couldn't have taken longer than ten or fifteen minutes), David's little sister had gone missing and he was searching for her in the woods. "And this is when it starts getting scary!" said Vianna with mock enthusiasm in her voice; of course, the stories didn't have the same effect on her now as they did when she was only a child. |
Ferris's smile widened as he heard the girl in his arms giggle, before listening to her warning that he might get scared and have nightmares that night. "I'll try my best not to cry," he told her teasingly, letting out a light chuckle before waiting for her to start reading. As she opened the book and began to read, Ferris found himself rather enthralled with the way Vianna's voice sounded as she read to him. He rested his head against the side of hers gently, listening as she read to him the first half of the story. He was actually kind of into the simple plot, curious to what would happen when she suddenly stopped reading, noting that this was when the story started to get scary. He let out a light chuckle at her mock enthusiasm, "I can't wait!" he said in the same tone before resituating so she was more comfortable in his arms. "Please, continue, I have to know what happens," he joked, though he truly was enjoying this. He placed a small kiss at the bottom of her jaw before returning his attention to the page in front of them. |
Vianna laughed lightly at Ferris's mockingly enthusiastic response, smiling as he awarded her with a kiss. She was glad to see the boy hadn't fallen asleep or anything during the story, but actually seemed to enjoy it as much as she did. The girl then returned her gaze to the book and continued reading, now narrating David's adventurous journey through the haunted woods where he encountered all sorts of dangerous animals and found his little sister in the company of a hooded figure hiding in the shadows. The little boy was able to take his sister and run back home, though children around the neighborhood continued disappearing. By the end of the story, it was revealed that the one kidnapping the children had been the school's principal, the least suspected character as he was the one in charge of campaigns supporting the victims' families and all the kids loved him. "But in the end, all the children were found unharmed, though some of them hadn't seen the light of day for weeks," finished Vianna, closing the book. She turned to Ferris and smiled at the boy. "Did you think the villain was going to be the principal?" |
Ferris listened to the conclusion of the story, eyes widening as Vianna's soothing voice revealed the villain. He sat with his jaw dropped as Vianna finished the story, exposing that the principal was the villain all along, a very surprising conclusion. As she turned to ask if he thought the villain would be the principal, his jaw was still dropped, "Uh...No," he said, letting out a small breathy chuckle. True, childlike disbelief was on his face, as though he was a little boy being read this story. |
Vianna giggled as Ferris shared he hadn't expected the principal to be the villain with pure disbelief in his eyes. "Neither did I the first time I read it," replied the girl, smiling down at the cover of the small, thin book. "But after a while you learn that it's always the nicest character and the one you suspect the least that betrays everyone in the end," she added before returning her gaze to the boy beside her and giving him a smile. "I really enjoyed reading that to you," she admitted. |
Ferris listened as she explained that it was always the nicest character that turns out to betray everyone in the end, and his eyebrows rose slightly, thinking back to a number of books he had read. Wow, that was true. He let out a soft chuckle before his brown eyes returned to her, listening as she said she enjoyed reading that to him. "I enjoyed hearing it," he told her, letting out a slightly lopsided grin as he pulled her back into him comfortably. He placed a warm kiss on her cheek, "I like your voice," he confessed. |
Vianna rested her head on the boy beside her and giggled as he placed a kiss on her cheek before confessing he liked her voice. "Why, thank you, Professor!" she replied with a soft chuckle. "I'd never received that compliment before," she said with slightly raised eyebrows. If a guy ever tried complimenting her, he'd usually mention her eyes or her hair, but no one had ever complimented her voice before. The girl pulled herself up slightly to place a kiss on Ferris's cheek and smiled. "I'm gonna go find another book to read while you read yours." |
Ferris smiled as he felt her lips meet his cheek, one of his favorite gestures from Vianna, before he heard her next statement that she was going to find another book to read so he could read his. "Well, Vi," he said, taking her hand before she could get up and checking his watch. "It's already nearing seven o'clock. Are you hungry at all?" he asked her, even though he wanted to stay here for hours with the girl, his own stomach was starting to grumble. |
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