Eheh~. I guess so… I do, too.
But hey— y’ask me, we’re already kinda living that future, aren’t we?
I—I mean, like… the majority of it and all.
Mm. I like taking things a day at a time. You know this by now, dude.
( a smile… and she returns with a light kiss to his lips. )
We can figure all that /fancy stuff/ out later on, don’t ya think?
She raised a brow for a faint moment before it settled back, her lips drawn in an exasperated sigh.
“… Ugh— I’ll kick their asses sometime…” she freely muttered, rolling her eyes. It was the only way to keep a lid on her own emotions.
“Y’know— it’s not hard to hear the —
— right, especially with all the trainin’ in magic I’ve been up to~. I’m just a flame you won’t ever put out..!”
She suddenly raised her head, grinning like a madwoman.
“I’ve already helped with a siege of my own! Helped reclaim a kingdom with a friend and everything. —
( agh. Why’d he have to pull this so suddenly? )
( cheeks flushed, she exhaled faintly, smile reappearing. )
… I like the idea of our future. Y’know. Homely. Training. Just spending time together— I mean, I guess I just… it’s like what we’ve got now? But more? —
However, Panda wasn’t quite satisfied yet. She could see in his eyes just how much it bothered him. As such, it bothered her as well.
Her brow lightly furrowed. “Who are they to decide you weren’t supposed to make it? That’s /stupid/ of them. /Anything/ can happen..! —
— pout. “… And something tells me that you don’t like that fact either, so, hey— let it out. Who’s going to hear you? Me?
… I’m not telling any of ‘em. I’ll lie in their time court if it comes to it. Straight eye stare lyin’.
… I mean— I’m pretty sure /lots/ of —
I—.
… /listen/. We’re talking about /you/ right now. I’m not stealing the stage here.
… but I won’t deny the fact that it would be nice, Y’know… ah— hehe…
… a-anyways!!!
( oh. she’s gone into meltdown. She may just explode. . . But wait ! )
( she set her own hand atop his, snickering away to try and erase the feelings of a rushing heart. )
Pfft—! Look at ya, tryin’ to steal control back and… all that..! How goofy!
“Heh— deal, fine. If I win… mm. I’ll get back to you. I need time to think… it’ll probably just be a movie or something.”
She shrugged, leaning in to relax and listen. As he spoke, she found herself tensing at the overall absurdity of what he was saying.
—
—
“… But you’re still you. Whatever happened, whatever they said, they can suck an egg, dude.”
She suddenly turned in order to better face him, her face tensing with care.
“… Still. That probably doesn’t just erase the thought. I… don’t get it. But I hear you.”
—
( and it was at that moment… that Panda.exe completely crashed. She could give it, but taking it?? That was another field altogether. )
I— ah, oh, a—
( a flirt that when cornered, would ultimately falter… )
.. ah— I. I love you too. I— didn’t expect to hear that, eheh…
“Hah— sounds like a challenge. Should we throw a win-loss condition onto the line as well, when we get to that?”
Her playful snark slowly dissipated out as her hand took hold of his, just long enough to get the two to sit down on the grass. It was more comfortable than —