Hopeless Dreamer

"A-ah… u-um…!" With a flushed face, Eru directed her attention down to her feet, staggered that he was able to make her feel shy and self conscious by talking in such a manner. So he wasn’t just looks, it seemed. She wouldn’t have put it past him if he had a group of followers just because he knew how to use his words in such a gracious way.

"Y-yeah, I suppose…" This is the exact reason why her aunt wanted Eru to attend an all girls school. It was so easy for her to get distracted and lose sight of her goal with a man in the way, but she supposed her aunt’s views were a bit biased, given her history of frequent marriages and divorces… but she definitely didn’t regret attending Sunrise now that she met this kindhearted person.

"Memorable, yes…" she found herself absently gazing at her cakestained hair, brushing away the icing by raking her fingers through her dark tresses, unable to meet the blond’s gaze with the multitudes of emotions swarming through her mind at that moment.

"I’m… terribly sorry to have frightened you, really…"

       ♂ →A light chuckle escaped his lips, lip curving up into a large smirk. He                  knew she'd look even more adorable with a smile on her face. Her whole                  face seemed to glow, immediately entrancing the man. He figured she                  was probably quite the heartthrob, catching many men with her charm.                  Good thing he knew how to read women. Or at least told himself he did.

                               “ Naw, you're fine. Don't stress about it.

                                  In all honesty, it does sound like a cop out excuse.                                                    I don't blame you for thinking I was faking it. ” 

                 He always worried about letting others know about his phobia,                  unfortunately with how severe it was, there was no way he could keep it                  hidden.

                 The blond knelt down, scooping up the empty tart pan. Emerald gaze shot                  up once more to the girl, smiling smoothly at the girl. Standing up straight                  once more, the pan was tossed into the trash bin.

                         “ I did get food all over you.

                 My apartment's just down the road if you wanted to wash up. I                  wouldn't blame you if you didn't want to go with a stranger to his                  home.

"… yeah! You’re right," she answered contentedly, taken aback by how happy the blond seemed now. His features visibly loosened now that she had added some distance between them, and the conversation flowed as if she were right next to him.

"I’m afraid I’ll be here a little while longer than you, since I’m a medical student, but at least it gives us the time to know each other!" Taking a few strands of ebony hair between her fingers, caked with filling, she let out a sheepish laugh. "What a way to meet, huh… having a dessert flung at you by someone cute."

           ♂ →The change in conversation and pace was a welcomed relief,                        finding more pleasure in seeing the girl's cute smile instead of                        the look of pain and anger that had previously been held. It was                        always a challenge trying to balance his fear with his natural                        kindness. It was a nice change knowing that his efforts were                        successful that time.

                                              “ Medical student, huh?                        That sure does take quite a bit of determination.

                                    I hold a lot of respect for those that can get through it. ” 

                       The blond grinned at her comment, finger raising as he tried to                        ensure the conversation stayed light hearted. With a flick of his                        wrist, Guy held up a finger, as if to emphasis his point.

                                                                     “ At least it makes it memorable.

The brunette quickly slipped away from his fan girls and ran into an unfamiliar blonde male. He saw that the other male was drinking wine and playfully teased, “Wine, huh? You must be quite the gentleman.” Oikawa took another jello shot.    

           “ Actually more of a hard liquor guy myself, but I like the            idea of remembering the passing into the New Years, ya            know? ”

           He lowered the glass once more, chuckling a bit. Though if the            girls returned again, he may end up drinking heavier once more.

           ♂ → Smile slowly faded as he saw one that clearly had            too much to drink. A hand ran through his hair, sighing lightly.

                      ‘ Man... I can't leave her alone... ’ 

           Cautiously, Guy stepped towards her, as close as his phobia            would allow.

        “… I’m afraid you haven’t grasped the concept of how a team project is supposed to work.”

        Such impassive words were meant for the pitiful blond sitting several tables away from her; the two had been assigned as a pair for an important project that was worth 40% of their grade, and Mei had no qualms against working with someone, but it was painfully obvious that this person objected to it.

        Earlier today, their teacher was reading off the list of teams, she watched the blond silently praying, and as soon as their instructor had said “Guy and Mei,” she could see the horror in his eyes when his gaze met hers from across the room.  Whether his disappointment was from not getting a cute partner was beyond her, but she didn’t want her score in the class to plummet, so she had to take break past her withdrawn barrier and interact with him directly.

                                 This, however, was different.

           The project wasn't just something they could discuss            and divvy up between the two of them. No, this was a            more hands on project, requiring the two to be in very            close proximity of each other at times. While he prided            himself in getting a little better with his phobia since            arriving at Sunrise, he still had his over the top reactions.            He was certain until the locked part of his memory was            revealed to him, the reactions wouldn't go away.

           “ It's nothing against you, Mei. Really, you're actually            quite attractive. ” He called out, not budging even an            inch.