Seventh Rose: Carnival

[formerabyssinian]

Who: Aya & Selphie
When: March 26th
Where: The Carnival
Style: Action or prose. We didn't decide.
Status: Closed


They had decided to meet at the carnival, so Aya arrived early with a small bouquet of flowers he made himself. That was the perk of owning your own flower shop.The flowers were an assortment of yellow carnations, pink daisies, and white baby's breath. He was dressed in black jeans and a blue long sleeved shirt. Nothing too fancy in case since this wasn't the best place for slacks and dress shoes.

Aya kept his eyes on the lookout for Selphie, not all that nervous about their date. He was hoping they'll actually eat something together, and enjoy each other's company, not have this date become a regretful mistake. 

But not nervous at all.

Comments

[booyaka_boom]

The whole scenario was pretty stressful - Selphie had been overthinking things in her head since the start of the curse. The least she could do was dress to look nice. Since it was the carnival, she had chosen something quite casual, but it had taken a long time to choose the bright, and rather flattering, red dress that she finally decided to wear.

So Selphie was definitely nervous. They'd eaten together countless times, and spent a lot of time together. But this was different. But Selphie would refuse to show it. So when she finally saw Aya and approached him, she raised a hand to wave it, smiling, "Hey!"

[formerabyssinian]

At the sight of her, which was easy to spot with that shade of red, Aya waved to her as well with a smile, and when she was near enough, he offered the flowers to her. The bouquet wasn't that large, so it shouldn't get in the way of their outing.

"You look very nice." He didn't think he had seen that shade on her before.

[booyaka_boom]

Despite everything, Selphie hadn't honestly expected flowers. After all, no guy has ever given her flowers before. When she took them carefully, Selphie smiled brightly, apparently besides herself with just how happy they made her. Selphie examined it carefully, sniffing the flowers gently, "Wow, this are really pretty! Thank you!"

But that compliment is a bit too much for her, and she blushed considerably, glancing down at her dress, "Oh...thanks..." And nope, the colour was an experiment, and she was already pretty sure she'd go buy more clothes in that shade. "...so... anything you wanna do? Or do you just wanna wander round?"

[formerabyssinian]

"You're welcome." Aya noticed the blush and scratched the back of his neck as he glanced around the carnival. It had been a while since he went on a date, so he was very rusty. "We could find a water gun balloon area?"

[booyaka_boom]

Well, at least he's been on one! Holding the flowers, and thinking about the water guns meant that Selphie had something to focus on. Good, the nerves would be better than way. "Alright! It's...just along this way I think!" And she pointed towards the right.

[formerabyssinian]

He looked in the direction she pointed to and nodded before offering his arm for her. It was a date, after all.

"Unless you wanted to race there?" Because he would totally beat her.

[booyaka_boom]

Selphie took up his arm, looking in the direction, "Huh... A race? Okay!" So she quickly let go of his hand, and used her own palm to make sure that the flowers were carefully cradled. "3...2...1..." And maybe she'd set off slightly before she called out one.

[formerabyssinian]

Wait, she was going to--OH HEY! Aya managed to react quick enough, despite the head start Selphie had given herself. He still had no clue where the water gun balloon area was, so he was pretty much dashing on instinct. He was taking this pretty seriously by the way he was running.

[booyaka_boom]

Mwoahaha! Selphie didn't even look behind her, though as soon as she set off she realised that it was probably not a great idea to run off in the little heels she was wearing. Still, she knew where the water guns were, and she ducked in round behind the little stall, doing her best not to giggle, in case Aya passed her.

[formerabyssinian]

He barely had enough time to catch that turn, almost crashing into a tent if not for his reflexes. Aya twirled and avoided running headlong into a row of stuffed prizes. The area they were racing for could be seen in the distance, and Aya glanced to Selphie to see if she could see it too.

[booyaka_boom]

Selphie watched Aya, making no effort to hide how hilarious she thought that was. She grinned at him, also glancing off to the finish line. For a second it looked like she wasn't going to go anywhere, after all, she didn't want to hurt her feet. But they were nearly there, so she launched off towards the water guns.

[formerabyssinian]

Aya put more energy into his run, hoping to at least catch up with Selphie. He may or may not be smiling wider than he usually does. This race was a good choice, despite not even being a serious offer of activity.

[booyaka_boom]

Just as they were about to reach the water guns, Selphie nearly dropped her flowers. She really, really didn't want to drop them, so she had to slow down, carefully holding the stems between her palms. She quickly caught up with Aya though, laughing happily, and smiling more at his smile, "We found it!"

[formerabyssinian]

At seeing her slow down, he didn't want to leave her totally behind, since it was his fault she had flowers in the first place. He did slow down, but only enough so she could catch up. They do reach the water gun balloon area, and Aya caught his breath upon arrival.

"But you obviously...knew where it was." He replied in between breaths.

[booyaka_boom]

Aww, Aya, don't blame yourself. Satisfied that the flowers are there and safe, Selphie holds them in one hand and quickly takes up his arm with the other. She laughed, also taking small breaths in between, "Yup! But you've got longer legs, so you had an advantage too!"

[formerabyssinian]

"I don't think it has anything to do with longer legs." Aya chuckled, looking to the booth. "Which prize do you want?"

[booyaka_boom]

Selphie was about to argue otherwise, when she turned to look at the prizes. Instantly, her eyes caught sight of a huge stuffed orange starfish, with a little smiley face in the middle. It was big enough that she'd probably struggle to carry it, "That one!"

[formerabyssinian]

That starfish looked very cheerful and large. Aya dug into his pocket to take out some coins to hand to the operator of the booth. "I'll try my best." He had to retract his arm, but he did so gently. Hopefully the competition will be weak. Aya was good with a gun, but most of these games tended to be rigged.

[booyaka_boom]

Selphie was surprised to see how comfortable Aya looked with a gun, even if it was fake. She only knew that he had a sword. Selphie stood close, but with enough space for him to aim. "If not, then you gotta choose the one that you want!"

[formerabyssinian]

Just as Aya aimed, he rose an eyebrow and looked to Selphie. She really needed more faith in him. He turned his attention back to the game, which was about to begin in a few moments, while shaking his head in amusement

[booyaka_boom]

Don't worry, Aya, she was only teasing. Selphie smiled at him, leaning closer and giving his arm a squeeze before moving back slightly to allow him to concentrate. Just as the game was about to begin, Selphie jumped up and clapped her hands together, "Go Aya Go!~"

[formerabyssinian]

The game started, but so did Selphie's cheers, and that startled him a bit. His aim was off by a few centimeters, but he quickly tried to get focused again. Of all the things he had experienced, cheers wasn't one of them.

[booyaka_boom]

Uh oh. Selphie immediately looked pretty horrified at the effects that her cheering seemed to have. It could just be that he's a poor shot, but since he seemed great at everything else he did, there was no reason that would be the case. "Argh! Aya! I'm sorry!"

Instead, she moved round behind him, bowing her head and looking at her feet. Maybe if he couldn't see her or hear her that would be a lot more helpful.

[formerabyssinian]

The game ended, but Aya didn't win. It was alright, they could try again. Upon turning around, he saw how guilty Selphie looked and stood up and gave a wry smile. "It's alright. We can just try again."

[booyaka_boom]

Selphie kept her head bowed, looking at her flowers instead. This was totally her fault. "Nahh...I'm sorry. I shouldn't have got in the way..."

But when she looked back up at Aya she was smiling, and she moved with an arm outstretched to measure a distance between them. Once she was exactly an arm's length away, Selphie nodded towards the booth, "Okay! This time I'll stay right here, and I'll cheer you on, but silent!"