sirenspull_logs | I told another lie today and I got through this day

Who: Namine (

madeinoblivion )
When: February 14, evening
Where: Around. The art museum and underground mall mostly
Summary: Just a little Valentines date

Valentines.

She kept reminding herself that it was only a day, and despite the hype around it, it really wasn't anything special. She's reminded herself of that in front of Roxas, and she felt like she had a good handle on that..

At least until she had gone to school that day. People had been making plans and that she knew. But this love-filled day seemed so serious and a lot of people did look like they were having fun and were so happy. There really wasn't anything wrong with it, was there? It was just like Christmas; something designed to make people feel good about things.

And well, maybe she could do some of that herself for someone else. Valentines day seemed to be so important to him, and Namine remembered agreeing to try and go on dates with him at Christmas. They've been on a few already, but on the official love day of the year, something felt right in trying to please him. In going out with him today.

So she gets ready, having a tiny panic over what to wear at first, but inevitably choosing the dress that Kairi happened to get for her for Christmas. Sure, there was the dress and necklace that Joe had gotten her for Christmas, but that felt special. A different kind of special. Hopefully, he wouldn't be too mad.

Once it's on, she'll just wait for him in the kitchen, nervous about what could happen for today.

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"Well...okay, so-"

He shakes his head desperately, a little bit flustered now, because there goes the 'be a gentleman' game plan out the window. A whole night where he's trying really hard not to be a careless jerk like usual, and...what is it she wants him to be, exactly? More like Sora? More like Riku?

He watches her with a long apprehension, a little uncertain vulnerability in his eyes.

"So..." He breathes out. Maybe it's time to listen, and to let her start choosing. "So since I've picked some things to do, then you...can decide how this is going to go then, okay? How you want this date to be? I promise, Namine, I'll do whatever it takes, and however you want- this is all for you."

...Had she said something wrong already? It was just a bit of honesty in her opinion, and Naminé wanted him to enjoy as much of the night as he did with her.

Her fingers felt like slipping away out of his grasp during the silence. But as soon as he starts talking again, her hands wiggles it's way back into gripping his.

And then suddenly, there's pressure. She's already a bit clueless on how to properly do date things. What if she makes the wrong choice? Says the wrong thing again?

Yet, with all the worry, she still nodded. She'll try her best to make the right choices. To make it not just all for her, but for him too.

"...Alright. What are the choices?"

"Whatever you want!" He smiles, eager to be the kind of person that will make her happy... though it's still a little bit disconcerting, with everything pointing to the idea that she's not so sure what will make her happy at all.

"Going to art museum's still okay, right? Unless you'd rather see a movie or something. After dinner, I figured we'd go bowling."

"Yeah, of course it is." Her smile came back, a little brighter and confident for him. She'll try her best with things tonight, and as she steps forward, she tugged on his hand a little to try to get him moving again. They best not be late!

"I'm fine with the museum, and bowling..." Her smile wavered for a split second, but came back full force when she looked over to him. She's got to try new things. Whatever the city has to offer. "Bowling's fine. I'd love to try it."

Joe follows her lead eagerly, out into the chilly air, and toward the train station- the subway to Sector 3 could sometimes be busy and cramped, an easy place to lose track of friends, so he kept his hand firmly in Namine's.

"Bowling's pretty fun- tonight they're putting the glow-in-the-dark lights on, and it's for dates only... so it'll be a good time. The balls can be sort of heavy, but I'll find you a light one."

She kept close to him on the subway. Even though it's been months and she's really doing better, large crowds still sort of unnerved her, mostly due to her height and stature. Sometimes, she still finds herself pushed around and feeling too nervous about who might be in the crowd.

"Glow-in-the-dark? That's when... anything light glows, right?" She dipped her head a little, feeling shy about her next words.

"...Will you teach me?"

Joe is protective- he elbows to find her a free seat, then when there's only one he hurries her into it and stands protectively facing her, hanging onto the overhead strap as if to shield her a little from the afternoon crowd.

"'Course I'll teach you! I'm not great, myself, but- It's only a game."

She appreciated the shielding as she looked up at him. But while the gesture was sweet, it still made her feel a tad bit embarrassed and out of place. Like she was someone important, when he could have taken the seat instead.

"Thank you. I think it will be nice to try." Just a game honestly reminded her a little of gym class, and the mantra often tossed around by the teacher when they played things like basketball or worse, volleyball. Bowling wasn't anything like that, and she prayed that there wouldn't be any sort of contact with anything hard.

"While we've got our own life in this city, we should try a little bit of everything, right?" He shrugged with one shoulder, beaming, watching the train rattle on through the window behind her.

Thinking about all the things that Terra said- about puzzle pieces that lined up just right, when a bond of love happened... it seemed like a difficult thing to just happen, in one date. Not when he'd been living here with Namine, this whole time.

Still- special things happened, when you spent special time out together, right? Isn't that how it worked?

He looked down at her hopefully, the bottom of her dress showing a little from under the coat, a reminder how how she's gotten dressed up for this-

They were actually going on a real date, this time. It was enough to fill him with a shaky feeling of thrill- even if it would just be bowling, walking around at a museum.

"What do you want to see first? The paintings, the statues?"

"...We should." Still, there was hesitation in saying it, a small voice in the back of her head that kept screaming that she wasn't included in the 'we'. That Joe, Xion, Roxas, all of them deserved to try new things.

It was still hard for her to swallow the concept that she'd be included. But maybe, just maybe for one night, she could try to swallow it, for his sake.

"Well, I guess the paintings are good." She was getting the hang of painting more and more, and maybe there would be some hidden techniques found in the more professional pieces. Statues, though, was still a bit of a lost art for her.

"Unless there's something you want to see." She paused, a little hopeful that she wouldn't be the sole focus of this date. "...Is there?"

I told another lie today and I got through this day

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