knocks on Thora's door.
had just gotten out of the shower and answers the door in a towel. She stares at him for a second before scowling.
starts to walk--- Nearly run away. KHFDHGDDF.D
huffs and slams the door shut. What the hell was his problem?
pulls out his phone when he is a safe distance away and texts her asking her to put on some clothes and that he has something for her.
puts on a cute bathing suit and replies back that she is now wearing clothes.
hesitantly comes back and knocks.
opens the door with one hand on her hip as she looks at him expectantly. "What?"
(( Like this bathing suit~ www.newasuri.com/images/... ))
does not think she has near enough cleavage to look like that, but this is clearly an ooc assessment. He stares at her before he blew up _
into a fluster. You could literally watch him darken and he started to flee again.
((... Oh Odin that one.))
(( It is so cute!! And ruffled bathing suits like that are best for small chested girls like Thora! ))
((XD OF COURSE........but that lady has such huge boobs. -snort.- ))
((Well maybe not huge, but they look big there.))
(( Do you have any idea how hard it is to find bathing suit models that are not big chested and are not children??? ))
Thora
is
starting to get used to him running away and reaches out to grab the back of his collar with a scowl.
((XD This is true.))
chokes!
drags him back.
tries to get free, all the while not looking at her! "You said you were dressed!!"
"I am dressed."
Basch
is
SO flustered! "You're not dressed!"
"I could be wearing less."
nearly DRAGS her out the door at that.
"Is there a reason you keep running away from me?" She hissed.
pales now. A drastic change from the bright red. His normally stoic expression was now one of shame and humiliation.
let go of him and folded her arms over her chest with a glare.
does not look at her. "Ja, there is. You're not dressed."
"I am fairly certain that this counts as being dressed." She said pointing to the ruffles over her chest.
shakes his head! "Nein! C-Cover more of yourself."
"Why?"
tries to flee again. He did not want to answer that.
"If you keep running away… I won't forgive you." She said darkly. She had wanted a better threat, but that was the best she could come up_
with on the spot.
freezes instantly. "..."
walks back in to her house grumpily.
turns back to face her, though his eyes still didn't quite meet her. "Because...it is embarrassing."
isn't going to turn around to look at him anyway. She was angry with him! "Then why not just go back to Switzerland and live alone in your_
house with your goats. We can pretend we were never friends if I'm *that* embarrassing." She spat darkly and walked to her room, slamming
the door shut and locking it behind her.
Basch
thinks
this is all wrong and he found himself shouting before he even knew what he was saying. "Because I like you!"
Thora
is
going to assume he is saying that out of pity and will ignore it. She changes in to a plain dress and flops on to the bed, pulling the_
pillow over her head. This was why she hated making new friends.
sits on her door step, hands covering his face. How did he explain this? Hi Thora! I had a sexy dream about you and now I can't look at you_
the same? Yeah, that would go over well..
walks out of her room after a few minutes and goes in to the kitchen to get herself some coffee. She would have liked milk, but she got rid_
of the goats milk she had because it reminded her of Basch and pissed her off when she looked at it. He was so frustrating!
leans against the door. "Thora?"
looks up from her cup with a frown. "What?"
pauses. "I am sorry."
hadn't expected that, but she continues to scowl at the door stubbornly. "Why?"
Basch
is
quiet again before speaking up. "I don't know how to deal with women well. So...that's why I have been strange."
"That's no excuse for being a jerk."
shakes his head! "You're...You are...attractive..." So he panicked.
opens the door and stares at him with a frown. She was half tempted to pour her hot coffee on his head.
fell back since he had been leaning on the door, his head hitting the ground and his eyes...................staring up her skirt. He _
slapped his hands over his eyes, inwardly panicking. KHDGHDG WHY?!
turns red and steps back a bit before kicking him up. At least she had worn cute underwear today? "If you wanted to see up my skirt I_
wouldn't have put the dress on."
Basch
is
so red. "I didn't want to!!" He immediately snapped, utterly humiliated. "W...Why does this keep happening?!" He was begginning to think _
the universe had it out for him
"Have you been waiting on many doorsteps to look up skirts lately?"
glares at her. His first glare since they met. So it appeared to be a pretty strong offense to him. "Forget it! I don't know why I tried."
"I don't know why you tried either!" She said angrily. She was trying very hard not to get very angry, because once she got angry she would_
cry, and if she cried she would look like an idiot. "You're so–" She said, feeling the tears. DAMMIT. "You're so annoying!"
stands up and grabs her, yanking her into him and...presses his lips to hers to shut her up.
stares at him with wide eyes, her face quickly turning red. She was too flabbergasted to even do anything.
pulls away just as red. It...he felt much lighter now. He is deathly quiet. He had just reacted rather than thought. "...I..." He swallowed_
"I said I liked you and I meant it! Don't put words in my mouth!"
continued to stare at him, her brain trying to go over what had just happened. After nearly a minute had passed she huffed. "I'm still_
mad at you."
Basch
is
so red and awkward and just...in shock as to what he just did. "...I didn't look up your skirt on purpose...and I have a reason for running_
away! ...Even if it is humiliating and I do not wish to say what it is."
"I don't care if you look up my skirt, and I don't care what your reasons are…" She said slowly, folding her arms over her chest and_
glared at his feet because she didn't really want to look at his face right now. "I don't like being… abandoned…"
shakes his head! "I wasn't abandoning...call it retreating to gather up...courage."
"Re- Retreating?! To gather courage?! That's *STUPID*! If you get scared in the middle of battle are you going to retreat and leave half of_
of your men in the midst of fighting so that you can gather up your courage?!" She cried out angrily, stomping away from him. If he_
'retreated' now what was to say he wouldn't disappear again in the future? She'd rather not risk it.
yanks her back! "I wouldn't retreat on the war front. I have plenty of courage staring down the barrel of a gun. But this-- It's new. I..._
never have felt this way, okay!" He was red, and looked to the side.
doesn't understand how she could be more intimidating than a gun… She stood motionless, unsure of how to respond to the embrace. It was…_
nice, but she didn't feel comfortable with it. He could decide he was uncomfortable at any moment and 'retreat' again. "I'm still mad."
lets her go. "I'm sorry."
hugs him without looking at his face.
Basch
is
startled by this, looking down at her with cheeks aflame. After a moment, he returns the embrace.
almost smiled, if not for the fact that her chest felt like it was going to explode from panic. "I…" She mumbled in to his shirt, unsure of_
what she was thinking, let alone what she wanted to say.
Basch
is
content to stay like this and not say anything. Saying something meant explaining and he felt like he was going to burst. "You...?"
takes a slow breath in. "I–… You–… If–… I won't forgive you if you abandon me…"
immediately replies, "I won't leave you."
"That's what everyone says."
shakes his head. "I will say nothing more- I can't make you believe me with words. I'll just have to prove it."
nods quietly and rests her head on his shoulder. Her mind screamed at her to run, that he was lying and he would leave her at some time and_
she would be left alone… again. Though somehow the swelling in her chest counteracted any negative thoughts. "What about when your_
Liechtenstein returns to you?" She asked quietly, almost not wanting to ask it.
rests his chin lightly on the top of her head. "What if she does? I'll have my sister back, but that won't change how I feel towards you."
bit the inside of her lip to keep from smiling. "Okay…"
pulls back, red from head to toe. "Ah..." He breathed in. He wondered how this changed things? He had only realized just now why he _
Basch
was
so embarrassed around her and the strange dreams.
refused to pull away, keeping her arms wrapped around his torso tightly.
Basch
is
a little surprised, but allows her to cling to him silently. This was nice...this meant she returned the feelings right?
Thora
was
kind of frightened to pull back. Her face felt like it was bright red as she thought of what had just happened, but part of her expected_
that if she let go it would end up being one big joke at her expense…
Basch
is
burning up. He didn't mind this, after all...once she pulled back it meant they had to talk about it and Basch was flustered enough as it_
Basch
was
.
Thora
was
more than happy to avoid the subject… She pulled back and turned away from him, awkwardly wiping her hands on the skirt of her dress as a_
distraction.
loosens his collar, red as can be. His gaze is off to the side.
Thora
has
no intention of looking at him now… "Do you want some coffee?" Maybe if she pretended it hadn't happened it would be better…
Basch
thinks
coffee sounded good. "Ja..." He was going to do the same.
nods and goes to the kitchen. She welcomed the distraction and bustled about the kitchen to prepare a pot of coffee. Thankfully it was_
something she had done frequently enough that the fact that she wasn't paying any attention to it didn't hinder her much.
follows her back in, still ever so red. Did that really just happen? ...Better yet, was he really capable of doing that? He had no idea he_
Basch
was
. What a huge surprise. He found himself a seat and mulled over this a little longer as he waited on the coffee.
felt thankful for the silence. She took out the cream and sugar and set it on the table for him before pouring them both cups. She_
practically downed her cup in one go, not caring that it was scalding her throat or lips.
stared at her for a moment, quite aware of her actions now before sipping at his own coffee. He left it black, despite his love for sweets.
poured herself another cup and leant against the counter to drink it. Her tongue was officially numb. Maybe drinking fresh coffee that_
quickly hadn't been her best idea.
smirks a little into his hand, realizing what probably happened.
Thora
is
still avoiding looking at him, so she doesn't see the smirk. She focuses on the coffee in her cup instead; It was very interesting.
clears his throat and finally speaks. "Are you okay?"
flushes, now forced to accept that he was still there. "I'm fine."
Basch
wonders
if that is true. "You sure?"
nods quickly. "Yes. I am fine. Why wouldn't I be?"
shrugs. "Just thought you might've burned yourself."
"It's fine…" She frowned.
falls back into silence.
fidgets and lets out a tense sigh. She felt so awkward now.
Basch
thinks
it's unavoidable. This had to be asked. "...What are we...now?"
thought they had been doing very good at avoiding it up until now!! "… What do you think we are now?" She meant for it to sound sarcastic,_
and snappy… Though it ended up coming out softer, and more awkward.
swallows and looks to his hands. "...I don't know. I liked it...the uh..." He was red with embarrassment admitting this. "You know. But.._
did you?"
flushes and tightens her hold on her cup. "Oh… I… It wasn't bad I guess…"
isn't so sure he wants to talk about this anymore. "You guess..."
doesn't want to talk about it to begin with! "I didn't mind it…"
Basch
thinks
he should get it out of the way so he knows where they stand. "...Then would you like to be...my...lover?"
drops her cup of coffee and stares at him. She didn't even care that it shattered and spilled all over the floor.
leaped up, eyes wide and alert. That had startled him...but now he was back to being even more embarrassed that he was so jumpy.
continued to stare at him. "What?"
almost wailed. She wanted him to repeat? "You heard me."
gulped. She wanted him to repeat it to be sure she had heard it wrong… but she didn't want to hear it again… "Could you repeat it?"
didn't want to say it again! It took all his will power to say it once! "W...Would you..." He swallowed, suddenly finding his throat rather_
dry. "Like...to become...m-my lover."
"Your… lover?" She asked, almost wincing as she said it out loud.
Basch
is
preparing to be rejected. "Ja."
doesn't even know how to respond. "Uh…" She choked out, starting to realize that she now had shards of glass and coffee on her feet. "I… uh…
guess?" She said awkwardly, not wanting to move too much due to the glass. She had successfully stuck herself in one position that she_
couldn't run away from.
moves closer. "Don't agree out of pity or anything." He warned, reaching out to help her away from the glass.
glares. "I'm not agreeing out of pity."
's expression softened at that and with more gentleness than he knew he had, carefully picked her up and moved her safely from the glass._
"Then it's settled."
stiffened as he picked her up. "I guess." She scoffed, unsure of whether or not she was excited or frightened by this.
sets her down, quickly releasing her as though holding her too long might break her.
folds her arms over her chest and huffs quietly. "I could have moved myself."
shakes his head. "I know."
tries to ignore him and goes to find a broom and towel for the mess.
Basch
wonders
if she's going to avoid him now and not talk to him.
Thora
wonders
if that would work…
doesn't think that's how it goes.
Thora
thinks
it could work perfectly fine… She bends down and starts picking up the larger pieces of glass, willing the blush to go away.
moves to help her.
bit her lip and stared at the ground. She didn't even want to look at his hands… This felt so weird now.
also felt strange...in an unpleasantly happy way.
"Thank you…" She mumbled, carrying some of the pieces towards the garbage.
mumbles something along the lines of 'no problem and starts to wipe up the liquid.
"So…" She awkwardly shifted her weight, daring to look at him. "We're… uh… lovers?
meets her gaze, though he wished he hadn't. "...So it seems."
stares at him. "Okay…" She wasn't quite sure what that entailed…
isn't going to be quick to rush into things. this was his first...Relationship. So they could learn together.
hasn't tried to have a relationship before… She just hopes he doesn't turn out to be an ass…
wouldn't be. He had no intentions of being one rather.
"Do we have to kiss and have sex now?" Not that she was necessarily opposed to the idea of either… but she'd never really done anything_
like that with someone that she had an emotional attachment to, and she had a feeling he wasn't looking for a drunken fling…
almost exploded at that. "I...I..." He was almost speechless and if this were a cartoon he totally would have steam coming out the ears._
"Think...that's not something we should...worry about for now..." Kissing maybe. They'd work towards it.
"Why not?"
looks away. "We can work towards it right?"
stares at him with a blank expression, despite the fact that she was trying very hard not to freak out on the spot. "Do you want to?"
Basch
is
trying not to freak out. "Do you?"
shrugs, giving no indication of her preference. So long as she focused on taunting him she might not freak out. "I asked you first."
looks away. "I told you how I felt."
"Is that a no then?"
shakes his head. "I...it's a yes, but..." He swallowed. "I am serious. I don't want you to think otherwise."
stares at him, her face turning darker red again. She had kind of been hoping it was a 'no' just so that she wouldn't have to feel so_
awkward about it… "O-Oh…"
Basch
thinks
it's her fault! She pressured him to say it! "..."
didn't think he would actually say it!! "Y- You're not going to tell Lukas or my sister are you? Or Søren…" The last thing she needed was_
them pestering her about it.
looks a bit stabbed at this. Did she want to keep it a secret? "I was planning to..." Lukas anyway.
winces a little bit. "But… He's…" He was so overprotective… He hadn't even wanted her to share a room with another *woman* when they went_
on a cruise… What would he say about *dating* someone?
straightens up. "He'll find out eventually. I don't want to hide it. Just like I wouldn't want Liechtenstein to hide anything from me."
sighs and slumps her shoulders forward. At least Lukas wasn't obsessed with guns… poor Liechtenstein… "Fine…"
would only scare Liechtenstein's lover...horribly, that's all! "Ja, it is settled then."
Thora
thinks
that the fear would kill them…Unless it was someone stupid like Denmark or Prussia… "Yeah…" How was she going to explain this to her family?
looks up at her, feeling a bit bashful, but he meets her eyes. "We can...think of something to tell them before hand."
nodded. She would just let him tell everyone, this was a good plan in her mind.
Basch
wonders
if she was ashamed?
isn't necessarily ashamed, though she wasn't accustomed to forming personal bonds to people on such a level… it made her feel vulnerable,_
and uncomfortable.
Basch
feels
the same way. But he didn't like the thought of hiding anything.
"So… We'll tell Norway then…" She gulped. It couldn't go *that* badly. After-all, Lukas was dating a Switzerland as well, so he had no room_
to say anything; and he rarely talked so it wasn't as though he would tell anyone else!
nods to this. "Ja...that is fine."
nodded and folded her arms over her chest self consciously.
stands back up, still a bit red. "I suppose...I should go home."
"Yeah…" She nodded. At least it would save them from the awkwardness.
stares at her for a moment, before going red and leaning in to place a kiss to her cheek.
closed her eyes tightly as her face turned red. She stood entirely still and didn't dare move.
pulls back and starts for the door.
follows stiffly behind him, her arms folded over her chest as she tried to steady her breathing and slow her mind.
Basch
is
every bit as worked up. "See you soon..."
nodded and unfolded her arms while reaching to pull open the door for him. "Yeah…"
steps out and is on his way home.
shuts the door and tries not to scream to herself. What the hell just happened?