Where is he...?
This thought racked Aila’s mind as she looked around, trying to place where Ekal was. She was nervous that he would maybe chicken out from this date, which had gone from being her with Deraj, him with Laire, and Yesac with An’ama to Laire with Deraj, her with Ekal, and An’ama with Yesac. As she paced back and forth within the square of Jawan that she had said that everyone would meet in, her blue eyes nervous as she wrapped her pink sash around her bare arms, brightly contrasting the dark purple and black dress she was wearing. Her brownish-blond hair was tied back in a bun with a few stray curls on the side of her face.
“Where is he...?” she asked, pacing around some more, a small scowl forming on her face as she looked around. She knew that Deraj, Laire, Yesac, and An’ama would be heading to the rave that Laire had told them about, and she and Ekal were going to be doing other things.
That is, once Ekal showed up.
“Excuse me, madam, but are you looking for someone?”
Ekal asked this in a slightly teasing voice as he walked up to Aila, his black hair newly trimmed and his black-and-red suit gleaming slightly. Around his neck were the chains that had been there ever since Aila had cursed him, but now, they were merely there—and he was unable to remove them. However, he was able to disguise it as a charm of some sort. He held out his hand for her to take, which she did, smiling as she stood up on her tiptoes and kissed his cheek, blushing slightly as she returned to a normal standing position, blushing deeply as she tucked her hair behind her ear, her eyes lowered.
“You’re late.”
“So, not even getting a kiss from you allows you to overlook the fact that I got lost on the way here?” he asked, smiling as he bent down lower, kissing her gently as he ran his hand through her hair, but then, he stepped away from her as he rubbed the back of his neck.
“No. You don’t get excused.” Aila said, laughing as she hugged him. “Oh, it’s so nice to be with you again, Ekal.”
“It is indeed, Aila.” Ekal said. “I thought we’d never get to do this again.”
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This thought racked Aila’s mind as she looked around, trying to place where Ekal was. She was nervous that he would maybe chicken out from this date, which had gone from being her with Deraj, him with Laire, and Yesac with An’ama to Laire with Deraj, her with Ekal, and An’ama with Yesac. As she paced back and forth within the square of Jawan that she had said that everyone would meet in, her blue eyes nervous as she wrapped her pink sash around her bare arms, brightly contrasting the dark purple and black dress she was wearing. Her brownish-blond hair was tied back in a bun with a few stray curls on the side of her face.
“Where is he...?” she asked, pacing around some more, a small scowl forming on her face as she looked around. She knew that Deraj, Laire, Yesac, and An’ama would be heading to the rave that Laire had told them about, and she and Ekal were going to be doing other things.
That is, once Ekal showed up.
“Excuse me, madam, but are you looking for someone?”
Ekal asked this in a slightly teasing voice as he walked up to Aila, his black hair newly trimmed and his black-and-red suit gleaming slightly. Around his neck were the chains that had been there ever since Aila had cursed him, but now, they were merely there—and he was unable to remove them. However, he was able to disguise it as a charm of some sort. He held out his hand for her to take, which she did, smiling as she stood up on her tiptoes and kissed his cheek, blushing slightly as she returned to a normal standing position, blushing deeply as she tucked her hair behind her ear, her eyes lowered.
“You’re late.”
“So, not even getting a kiss from you allows you to overlook the fact that I got lost on the way here?” he asked, smiling as he bent down lower, kissing her gently as he ran his hand through her hair, but then, he stepped away from her as he rubbed the back of his neck.
“No. You don’t get excused.” Aila said, laughing as she hugged him. “Oh, it’s so nice to be with you again, Ekal.”
“It is indeed, Aila.” Ekal said. “I thought we’d never get to do this again.”
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