āWhere do you envision yourself 20 years from now?ā Isaiah asks, smiling as he looks up at the dark wood ceiling.
Claire turns her head slightly, with a smirk. āWhere did that question come from?ā She shook her head, letting out a playful chuckle.
āOh come on, itās not an outlandish question. Iām just curiousā Isaiah lets out a small laugh . His tail gently thumps the ground. āIt might be a cheesy question, but itās still a fun one to answer, nonethelessā
Claire Shifts her weight slightly, readjusting her head to sit more comfortably on Isaiahās mane.
āI have no doubts there.. Itās just interesting you bring it upā
āWell. With graduation creeping up, it seems like the right time to reminisce about the future a bit.ā Isaiah puts his hands together, twirling his thumbs, looking off to the side. āGive ourselves a bit of hope before we start out our livesā Isaiah looks up at the ceiling. keeping his tail at a slow, rhythmic thump. ļæ¼
Claire chuckled as she thought. āI think. I wonāt just get by. Iād a high paying job where I can actually matter, where monsters would still rely on me for something important. A job where Iām in charge..ā She sighs looking to the side. āAnd Mabye.. Have a wife?ā⦠nothing too crazy.
Isaiah glances at her āha! Sounds exactly like something the president of the Greek council would sayā He chuckles, giving her a wink.
She rolls her eyes and shakes her head.
āWhat about you?ā She nudges him lightly. ā You think youāre going to settle down with Johnny after all of this?
Isaiah hesitates for a moment, his tail going still. ļæ¼āIām.. not sure anymore..ā He exhales dragging a hand on his face. āThings between us havenāt been the same sinceā¦ā He takes a quick pause looking around the room before continuing to speak again āWell youāve seen itā He waves his hand, dismissing whatever he was about to say.
Claire lifts her head up a little, studying him. ā Iā¦figuredā¦āļæ¼
He forces a small laugh. ā honestly if things go how I want. Iām not gonna be a scarer for longā
āYeah!ā Isaiahās eyes brighten a bit. āIāll make enough to get by, and then Iāll be off, playing gigs traveling, the band taking off. Not⦠Stuck going in and out of doors my whole life. Giving human children heart attacks.ā He grimaces āIt just doesnāt feel⦠ethical. For me at least..ā
Claire smiles faintly and nodsāYou never really seemed to be thrilled in that lecture hall. If the dean wasnāt your mother. Iād say youād be skipping a lot.ā She chuckles nudging him.
Isaiah let out a small laugh, a real one. āHa! You got that rightā¦.ā āSheās.. terrifyingā¦ā Isaiah gets a nervous look on his face.
He turns his head to Claire, and they both look at each other awkwardly for a split second, and burst into a fit of laughter. Isaiahās tail slaps on the ground as he hold his stomach. And Claire has her hand over her face, shaking her head, while smiling. ļæ¼
After laughing for a good minute,ļæ¼they both let out on big sigh, slowly laying their heads back on the ground. Looking up at the wood ceiling once more.. For the next few hours they both lay in silenceā¦ļæ¼