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Date Posted: 00:27:57 03/24/03 Mon
Author: Ariane
Subject: Laced with brilliant smiles and shining eyes... Perfect posture but you're barely scraping by, but you're barely scraping by...

It felt weird to be back here after so long and everything that had happened, but here was the last place she remembered being happy and that was what she was looking for. Rather pensive, she sat cross-legged on one of the benches by the playground, clad casually in faded denims and a white hoodie - blonde ringlets loose and framing her face...

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He, too, had decided to come back - Chicago was charged with memories that were more painful than the ones he had of here. He had tried looking up Eva, but she was off in her own little world, and he had tried Holly, which was one of the reasons he'd come back here - he hadn't seen her yet. He had hooked up with a lifeguarding job set to start in a few weeks and had started himself into physical training, his body having long since been left to do as it pleased, and so here he was, jogging through the park. (NT) -- Tristan, 00:30:40 03/24/03 Mon
She spotted the man, but was - as usual - off in her own little world and just blankly watched him approach. As he neared, her stomach knotted and she tilted her head a little - quiet gaze narrowing slightly. (NT) -- Ariane, 00:37:20 03/24/03 Mon
He spotted her up ahead, but didn't recognize her right away.. only when he neared did he recognize her, and he stopped up, about ten feet away, bending over to take a few deep breaths, his hands on his knees - he was out of shape, and it hurt. He looked up, wiping his face with his shirt and raised a brow. It was still difficult seeing her - there had been many hurt feelings between the two of them, none of them really justified. "Hey.." (NT) -- Tristan, 00:39:34 03/24/03 Mon
A slight sad smile touching her lips for a brief moment - she had thought time would have dulled the pain, but seeing him again hurt more then she could have imagined. "Hi..." (NT) -- Ariane, 00:41:45 03/24/03 Mon
He shifted a little, uncomfortable. It was strange to imagine that he had nothing to say to someone that he still loved, as much as he loved life, maybe more. Being apart had been torturous. Again he shifted, hands on his hips, his breathing still a little heavy from the strenuous run. ".. How.. are you?" (NT) -- Tristan, 00:47:01 03/24/03 Mon
"I'm okay... I didn't know you were back here..." She hadn't been out much though - just getting settled, trying to get her life back on track. She shifted a bit and touched the spot beside her in silent invitation. (NT) -- Ariane, 00:48:34 03/24/03 Mon
He laughed a little at her offered spot. "I'm not sure you want me to sit there.. I don't smell too pretty." He nodded a bit. "Yeah, I got back into town a week or so ago.. I was getting lonely for friends." (NT) -- Tristan, 01:03:13 03/24/03 Mon
"I don't mind..." She smiled slightly, it was just too weird seeing him again. "I know the feeling... I've only been back for a couple weeks." (NT) -- Ariane, 01:05:58 03/24/03 Mon
He hesitated a moment longer and then took the seat beside her, a small smile playing along his lips. "Seems we both had the same idea.. how have you been?" (NT) -- Tristan, 01:09:38 03/24/03 Mon
Turning on the seat to face him, her gaze just studied his for a long moment. "Better... I've missed you..." (NT) -- Ariane, 01:13:26 03/24/03 Mon
That brought a smile to his mental lips - it was good that he had not been alone in pining for her ever since they had parted ways. "Same to you." (NT) -- Tristan, 01:14:52 03/24/03 Mon
"What about you? How have you been?" She tilted her head delicately, brushing a stray strand of hair from her eyes. (NT) -- Ariane, 01:19:54 03/24/03 Mon
He cocked his head in return and shrugged a little bit. "Ah, in between. I have my good days and my bad days." It had always been like that, though, so it was no surprise. (NT) -- Tristan, 01:27:30 03/24/03 Mon
"Yeah, I understand..." Releasing a soft sigh, she smiled briefly again. (NT) -- Ariane, 01:30:59 03/24/03 Mon
Of course she understood, she had lived through three years of his good days and bad days. "So..." He frowned a little, all and any smalltalk topics disappearing from his mind. (NT) -- Tristan, 01:34:10 03/24/03 Mon
She reached out and, almost without realizing she was doing it, smoothed down a piece of his hair. "What are you doing with your time now?" (NT) -- Ariane, 01:36:55 03/24/03 Mon
He shrugged, an absent minded smile tugging at his lips due to her action. "Mostly training, I'm starting lifeguarding at the private beach in a couple of weeks and I'm seriously out of shape." (NT) -- Tristan, 01:41:16 03/24/03 Mon
He looked alright to her, but she kept that to herself and nodded slightly. "That sounds like fun..." (NT) -- Ariane, 01:50:40 03/24/03 Mon
He shrugged nonchalently again "Well, at least it fills up my days sufficiently." (NT) -- Tristan, 01:52:02 03/24/03 Mon
"Do you think... Maybe we could do something sometime when you're not busy..." She hadn't ever really completely given up on him - she still loved him, and wasn't interested in anyone else. (NT) -- Ariane, 01:55:51 03/24/03 Mon
It had been the same with him - there had been noone since her, and he had kept it that way, though he'd had many offers. "I think.. that would be a good idea." (NT) -- Tristan, 01:57:28 03/24/03 Mon
"Good..." She offered a small smile, absently twisting a strand of her hair around a finger. (NT) -- Ariane, 02:00:12 03/24/03 Mon
He smiled at her old habit, cocking his head. "So when's good for you? Tomorrow evening, maybe?" He wanted to persue this further. (NT) -- Tristan, 02:03:23 03/24/03 Mon
"Sure, tomorrow evening sounds good." She would have made time for him tonight, or right that moment. (NT) -- Ariane, 02:09:14 03/24/03 Mon
He hadn't wanted to sound too desperate - if she didn't want him back as much as he did her, he would sound like a lunatic - or he would have gone for tonight. "Then do you want to go out to dinner?" (NT) -- Tris, 02:11:18 03/24/03 Mon
"Sure, or you can just come over to my place and I'll make dinner..." Right now she just wanted to spend some quiet time with him - it didn't matter where they were. (NT) -- Ariane, 02:15:07 03/24/03 Mon
He raised a brow - he had been thinking more along the lines of a cafe or something, but he wasn't going to say no to one of her meals - he missed those almost as much as he missed her, and a smile touched his features. "That sounds great." (NT) -- Tris, 02:16:34 03/24/03 Mon
"Good... Still eating as much as I remember?" She winked, teasing gently - he never seemed to get enough to eat. (NT) -- Ariane, 02:20:25 03/24/03 Mon
He smirked. "If you're referring to my hollow leg, and bottomless stomach, yes, they are both still as intact as ever." And it was true - he went through enough groceries for two people, but maintained his form quite well. (NT) -- Tristan, 02:23:20 03/24/03 Mon
"Nice to know some things don't change..." She smiled, gaze relaxed now. (NT) -- Ariane, 02:24:47 03/24/03 Mon
He eyed her for a moment, and then nodded softly, his voice just as soft. "Among other things." (NT) -- Tristan, 02:27:38 03/24/03 Mon
One hand reaching out, she cupped his cheek and reached up to brush her lips over his forehead. "It's so nice to see you again..." (NT) -- Ariane, 02:31:28 03/24/03 Mon
Her actions did surprise him a bit but he smiled nonetheless. "It's great." (NT) -- Tristan, 02:34:17 03/24/03 Mon
Sitting back again, leaning sideways against the back of the bench, she pulled the sleeve of one arm over a hand, her free fingers twisting her hair. "Yeah..." (NT) -- Ariane, 02:35:52 03/24/03 Mon
He reached out and unwound her fingers from her hair, giving them a gentle squeeze. "I'm really looking forward to tomorrow night." (NT) -- Tristan, 02:37:06 03/24/03 Mon
She smiled, raising her hand up to rest her palm flat against his and then linking their fingers together. "Me too. You could even come over tonight, if you're not busy." (NT) -- Ariane, 02:42:34 03/24/03 Mon
He raised a brow at the thought - if they were going to do this, he thought they needed to do it in stride, slowly, not jump back into it. "I don't know if that would be a good idea.." He hadn't meant it to sound negative. (NT) -- Tris, 02:47:01 03/24/03 Mon
She just wanted to spend time with him - to have a second chance - and was a little stung by that, quietly retracting her hand back into her own lap. "Okay... Tomorrow's fine..." (NT) -- Ariane, 02:49:50 03/24/03 Mon
He frowned at her retraction. "Not cause I don't want to, but because I think we need to go slow this time." (NT) -- Tris, 02:52:54 03/24/03 Mon
"It's alright, I understand." She smiled reassuringly, but didn't really see how a day could hurt much. (NT) -- Ariane, 02:54:39 03/24/03 Mon
His brow wrinkled a little. "No you don't, and neither do I, I just think it would be better." (NT) -- Tristan, 02:58:45 03/24/03 Mon