12-29-2014, 10:19 AM
Lucas was looking at Nox, pissed. What the hell was this guy thinking? Just blurting out Aria's secret like that? As if she wasn't alienated enough. It was his job to look for her, to help her. He didn't need some punk running out around making life harder for her.
Aria stepped between them, ignoring Nox. She looked up at him, getting his attention with a soft touch to his chin. He looked down at her, into her green eyes. It was odd. She was so....little. Tiny, in comparison. And yet, she did not project weakness. Pain, yes. All encompassing loneliness, very much so. It was what he'd picked up on the first time they'd met. But not weakness.
It was her turn, it seemed, by diffusing the situation. She trusted Nox. They had an agreement of sorts. Lucas didn't know what that meant and couldn't help the stab of jealousy that lanced through him. But he trusted her, trusted her judgement in this- whatever this was. He realized that this was all far beyond him.
Aria seemed to sense his feelings too- well, no 'seemed to' about it. She could sense his feelings. She turned and leaned into him slightly. He was just an ordinary person. But her action made it clear that she was with him, including him, leaning on him.
He didn't know what they were talking about. But that was ok. Well, he wasn't stupid. Evidently, Ashavari- the girl sitting on the arm of the couch- was like Aria. She looked tired too. A part of Lucas felt a sliver of hope. Finding someone like her might help Aria, make it easier. She'd understand.
As for the rest, though, cocky Nox and casual Elias, he didn't know what it all meant. In any case, he could relax as Aria went about trying to play the hostess. Elias shot him a smirk and he returned it with a grin of his own. Women did love to take charge.
He went a sat on the couch, careful to give Ashavari her space. He wasn't sure if she grew up with the same feeling of alienation Aria did but he didn't want to make her any more uncomfortable that she already was.
He would sit back and watch. This wasn't his world. He felt like an outsider. But that was ok. Aria's smile made him feel included.
Edited by Lucas, Dec 29 2014, 10:21 AM.
Aria stepped between them, ignoring Nox. She looked up at him, getting his attention with a soft touch to his chin. He looked down at her, into her green eyes. It was odd. She was so....little. Tiny, in comparison. And yet, she did not project weakness. Pain, yes. All encompassing loneliness, very much so. It was what he'd picked up on the first time they'd met. But not weakness.
It was her turn, it seemed, by diffusing the situation. She trusted Nox. They had an agreement of sorts. Lucas didn't know what that meant and couldn't help the stab of jealousy that lanced through him. But he trusted her, trusted her judgement in this- whatever this was. He realized that this was all far beyond him.
Aria seemed to sense his feelings too- well, no 'seemed to' about it. She could sense his feelings. She turned and leaned into him slightly. He was just an ordinary person. But her action made it clear that she was with him, including him, leaning on him.
He didn't know what they were talking about. But that was ok. Well, he wasn't stupid. Evidently, Ashavari- the girl sitting on the arm of the couch- was like Aria. She looked tired too. A part of Lucas felt a sliver of hope. Finding someone like her might help Aria, make it easier. She'd understand.
As for the rest, though, cocky Nox and casual Elias, he didn't know what it all meant. In any case, he could relax as Aria went about trying to play the hostess. Elias shot him a smirk and he returned it with a grin of his own. Women did love to take charge.
He went a sat on the couch, careful to give Ashavari her space. He wasn't sure if she grew up with the same feeling of alienation Aria did but he didn't want to make her any more uncomfortable that she already was.
He would sit back and watch. This wasn't his world. He felt like an outsider. But that was ok. Aria's smile made him feel included.
Edited by Lucas, Dec 29 2014, 10:21 AM.