paradisalost | diciassette

[sitting in the kitchen with a cup of coffee]

Hey. [blink. There's something different, but she can't quite place her finger on it...]

[Italy waves at her upon arriving the kitchen, smiling.]

Oh hello there! Good to see you again! I missed seeing your beautiful face around here!

[Though something seems different, he is still the same Italian.]

[eyeroll. She's almost used to you by now.]

I'm around all the ti - [wait, wait. Speaking of 'seeing'...

Stares. Can't recall having seen your eyes before, but surely you haven't been walking around blind all this time?]

[He blinks for a while. Why was she staring at him? Italy still hasn't notice this sudden change.]

Is something wrong? Do I have a hook in my nose again? I thought I got it out last time...

[The guy tries to look down at it, even raising his hand to try to find the so-called "hook".]

The hell? How would you have a hook in your nose and not feel it?

[still trying to figure this out, so her eyes are still fixed on your face]

[Chuckles out of embarrassment.]

I'm not really sure, but I remember getting hooks in my nose when I was on vacation.

[He has his smiling face, his cheeks, nose, mouth, and something shining bright that is staring right back at you. ]

...Right.

[turns aside to take a nonchalant sip of her coffee and then says this as casually as possible.]

Have I actually seen your eyes before?

[Blink blink. Stares at confusion.]

What do you mean? My eyes were always here, right? I'm not blind or anything.

Yeah, but. [man, maybe she should've kept her mouth shut. After all, you weren't going around using echolocation. Or were you...?

Cough.] I've never noticed them before. [ugh, that was lame.]

[Have more confusion to make things a whole lot better!]

Never noticed before? You never looked deep into my eyes? Are you really falling in love with me?

[He starts to smile, his amber eyes are filled with too much hope.]

Does this mean you'll go out with me?

[ffffff-]

No. I'm not interested.

[Dreams crushed. Sad Italian.]

Awwww! Why not? You said something about my eyes, no?

It was an observation. It didn't mean anything.

Well, what do you mean about my eyes? Is there something different about them?

[oh good. Topic change. Talking about her not-gf would've been awkward.]

You usually look half asleep.

Well, I always love to take siestas if that's a good excuse. It's easier to take naps without someone yelling at you for it!

Why would somebody yell at you for napping? [well, outside of class.]

It's because I don't want to go outside and train with my best friend for a battle. It is so hard and tiring. All I want to do is sing, eat, and go to bed.

But wouldn't you lose if you did that?

Yep! That's why we surrender first! Wave our white flags in pride! Running away is another option too! Surrendering can be hard work! It's hard to wave your flag once your arms get tired. But it's worth it!

[Smiles proudly.]

...You are much too easy going.

You say like it's a bad thing.

People walk all over you if you do that.

It's not like I let them do that to me. The enemies I know are really scary and strong!