Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā ā oh- āĀ hopps! lukaās hand retracted instinctively when the little pokemon leaped from the bag, but a moment later and she lunged forwards, snagging hopps awkwardly with her free arm. she wasnāt sure how much free reign celio gave his pokemon, but she couldnāt very well risk the possibility that a strong gust might carry away his beloved companion forever. at least it didnāt seem like hopps minded being held; she was snuggled quite placidly in the crook of lukaās arm, soft green leaves tickling the bottom of her chin and grazing her cheeks.
they rounded a bend, and the rest of the park splayed out before them- a slightly overgrown lawn framed by a grove of flowering trees, with a small playscape and swing-set that were clearly well-worn but still charming ( at least, luka certainly thought so! ) nonetheless. beyond the play area the lawn gave way to a garden, where the first blossoms of spring dotted the landscape with splashes of color. there was a reason luka kept coming to the same park whenever she was in the region, and sentimentality was only part of it- it really was a lovely place to spend time in, and to their luck it seemed to be empty!
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā ā ahā¦iām actually gonna have to disagree with you there. i donāt really think itās a favor at all! i meanā¦like, by saying itās a favor, isnāt it kind of implying that youāre inconveniencing me? but youāre not! i canāt think of anywhere else iād rather be, or anyone else iād rather be with. i-Ā āĀ she paused for a moment, sweet unspoken words weighing down on her tongue like a strawberry candy.Ā ā i mean, iād like to see you more too, and any time i get to see you is wonderful, but the fact that youāre here on white dayā¦well, itās a little more special, i think. kind of romantic, you know?Ā āĀ
her steps seemed to quicken in pace after that, but there was no hiding the rose-colored tint to her cheeks, a flush that refused to fadeā¦she was really being too forwardĀ today, wasnāt she? chalk it up to the spirit of the holiday; this was one usually celebrated by couples, after all, so wasnāt it fine that her heart was beating a little faster than normal?Ā
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā ā um, soā¦this place is really charming, donāt you think? and the swings-Ā theyāre empty, so letās play around a little! āĀ already her feet were carrying her in that direction, every footfall a little faster until she was practically running towards them, skirt flouncing with every step and eyes shining with unmistakable excitement.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā He was inconveniencing her though, wasnāt he? Even if she failed to admit it --- no, even if she was simply too kind to even recognise it properly herself --- time was valuable and willingly spending so much time with him in lieu of spending it with someone more substantial, more worth her time was a fine waste of a precious, unpurchasable commodity. All heād really had to have done was send her her White Day things in the post and be done with it; the fact that heād come to deliver them to her in person spoke only to how difficult she was to track down to a reliable P.O. box and how willing he was to spend his own time chasing down a bit of company. The knowledge was nothing that put him down. If anything it lifted his spirits exponentially; to be willing to take up practically an entire day just humouring him meant that she at least had to value him enough not to want to hurt his feelings, though he was self aware enough to assume that she sincerely wasnāt acting out of any pity ( even if he had, in retrospect, kind of made it near-impossible to actually turn him down after heād gone and travelled all the way from Sevii just to see her ). Perhaps that was why heād gone so far as to travel to an entirely different region just to see her face to face: he held enough faith in Lukaās kindness to truly believe that she saw him as a friend, and the knowledge of someone else --- of anyone else --- caring for him at all warmed his heart.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Was that selfish? It sounded awfully selfish.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Luka was sweet, and he likened the words that hung off her tongue to the holiday confectionary colouring the storefronts on the way to the park. Even her choice in wording ( likening anything involving him to romance, of all things! ) was practically dripping with honey. It was all he could do not to laugh outright as he quickened his pace to meet her at the playscape, his long, thin legs bending so that he could hook his knee against the pliable leather seat of the swing to rock back and forth a few times in comfort without needing to break eye contact.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā "Does it being White Day really change the atmosphere that much?? Iām sorry if it felt like I was trying to pull some moves on you or anything --- itās only proper etiquette to reciprocate a gift down the road, and with all the work you put into my Valentinesā Day one I really wanted to at least make sure you got yours on the right day. Although,ā
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā "if you felt like you wanted to play with the holiday theme more, thatās fine with me!! Weāll just say weāre on a date in the park instead of just hanging out. Would it be more romantic if I pushed you on the swings a bit?? Thatās the sort of stunt they always pull in movies, right??ā
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