"I didn’t mean to — I wasn’t assuming anything,
I promise you. Forgive me if that’s how it came
across."
Only fools speak before they think Anthem,
remember that. It will do wonders for you, I assure
you. Yes, thank you brain. Perhaps you could
have told me this a bit sooner.
"Perhaps, we could become each other’s friend?
I could definitely use more than the few I have right
now. And if you’d like, we could do this.” His hands
spread out towards the park. "I think the term is ‘hang
out?’ Yes, hang out more? But only if that’s something
you think would be nice. I’ve never been one to pressure
a young woman into doing anything she doesn’t want to.
That’s like trying to make a horse jump a hedge when
they don’t want to. It’s not going to happen no matter
how hard I nudge.”
He smiles lightly, hoping his offer of friendship is
taken. It’s only been a short time since they’ve met
of course, but he feels as if Ayako is someone he
must keep in contact with. If Anthem had the gift his
youngest sister had, to see lifeforce, he was sure that
Ayako’s would be vibrant. Picking his water bottle
back up, he takes a quick chug, mentally reminding
himself not to choke on the liquid as he glances away.
Ayako stared at him. Was he really offering
friendship to her? Her eyes sparkled as she
smiled and she nodded quickly in obvious
happiness at the turn of events. Of course,
she was drawn to more than only friendship
with him, but she pushed that thought from
her mind and leaned closer to him regardless.
She liked being close to him. Something about
Anthem gave her a sense of security she hadn't
felt since moving away from her father.
"I'd like that... being friends. I want that."
She felt her cheeks burning, and it caused her
to look down at her hands instead, suddenly
embarrassed over her own excitement. Ayako
was eager to even be near him, and the prospect
of spending more time with Anthem made her
feel almost giddy inside, though she tried her very
best to hide it. It was almost as if she could flat
out kiss him on the spot, just for being so accepting
of her. She kept herself from doing anything of the
sort, though, and almost shuddered at the image in
her head of that very happening.
Instead, she looked back up at him with a curious
expression. "How would I get in touch with you to
hang out?" she asked with a slight pout. Ayako had
the most basic phone since she wasn't like others
her age who spent a majority of their time attached
to their devices. She only ever used it to call her father,
and that was only twice a week at best.
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