Curse You, Mistletoe.

[avidawaker.livejournal.com]

[All recorded, since Johnny took his journal with him to take notes while investigating the castle. He's talking to himself while he walks down one of the first floor hallways, hands in his jacket pockets.]

Man, that Santa Claus sure was... different. At least I don't have to worry about getting run over by last-minute shoppers buying Christmas pres— GAH!

[Not watching where he was going, he bumped into someone head-on, causing him to lose balance and stumble back a step.]

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[nottwiceblessed.livejournal.com]

[and this would be Chris, also stumbling back and looking like a deer caught in the headlights. next comes the scowl] Watch where you're going.

[avidawaker.livejournal.com]

[The scowl makes Johnny falter a little after he regains his balance. He looks up at Chris awkwardly as he rubs the back of his neck.]

Shoot... Sorry about that, I wasn't...

[The hand at his neck stills, and he blinks a little.] ...paying attention.

[nottwiceblessed.livejournal.com]

Obviously. [giving Johnny a strange look before moving to sidestep him] Look, it's fine. I just... I need to go... somewhere.

[and he's ducking his head trying not to let Johnny see the ): expression he's wearing]

[avidawaker.livejournal.com]

[The odd look makes Johnny blink, and he feels like something's off; his expression softens.]

Hey... Are you okay?

[He turned to face Chris, but he doesn't remember ever wanting to grab the edge of his shirt to keep him from getting away.]

[nottwiceblessed.livejournal.com]

What...?

[he's shaking his head] I'm fine, just-- [awkward pause] Um... what are you doing?

[avidawaker.livejournal.com]

[He has absolutely no idea why he's trying to tug Chris down or why he can't stop.] I—

[comfort!kiss for angsting Chris orz]

[nottwiceblessed.livejournal.com]

[omgwtfbbq is this kid doing?! and Chris is flailing and trying to pull away without hurting the kid or accidentally TKing him into the wall, but... wow, wtf O__o]

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[avidawaker.livejournal.com]

[That better have helped, 'cause Johnny's gonna flail real soon after he pulls back.]

[avidawaker.livejournal.com]

[Have a semi-cute, half dazed, half concerned expression.]

[avidawaker.livejournal.com]

[...He's blinking now. Very. Slowly.]

...Wh—

[avidawaker.livejournal.com]

[He's letting go of Chris' shirt and backing off.]

Wh-wh-what the— I—

[nottwiceblessed.livejournal.com]

[loooooooooong pause, then... Chris is wiping off his mouth and giving Johnny another deer in the headlights look mixed with incredulity and a horrified expression]

... Why does this keep happening to me?

[avidawaker.livejournal.com]

[The deer-in-headlights look is met with much jittery embarrassment.]

I— I swear I didn't do that on purpose!

[He's begging himself to stop blushing so much, but to no avail.]

[nottwiceblessed.livejournal.com]

I certainly felt like that was an accident. ... Piper would kill one of us if she saw--

[nottwiceblessed.livejournal.com]

[hello, jittery embarrassment, meet sudden onrush of guilt! something down under his feet must be very interesting, because that's the only place Chris is looking now]

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[avidawaker.livejournal.com]

Huh..?

[avidawaker.livejournal.com]

H-hey...

[and he thinks it's his fault Chris is all D:]

Ah, I'm... sorry that... that happened...

[nottwiceblessed.livejournal.com]

... Huh?

[and the guilty sounding voice is making Chris look up and frown]

No, it's not your fault. I mean--it is your fault, but not.. not really. Just... [the words, they have become lost]

[avidawaker.livejournal.com]

[Gah, eye contact is uncomfortable now... Johnny averts his gaze, and slowly, his eyes trail up to the ceiling...]

[nottwiceblessed.livejournal.com]

[eye contact is definitely not on Chris's top ten list of things to do right after being kissed by a virtual strange in the middle of the open hallway and--yes, getting out of there now]

I'm just going to, um... go. [and he tries to orb, to no avail. insert vocal equivalent to oignfklnglfkj before he tries walking around Johnny to get the heck out of there]

[avidawaker.livejournal.com]

[Johnny glares briefly up at the mistletoe — was that what...]

[He kind of turns to watch Chris leave] Uh... bye?

(OoC: Late response is late. DX Persona 3 got me. Eheh.)