[.Someday.] (Open)

[Aaron Colza]

He flashed another smile at her.

"Ishiria Dennison. That's a very nice name. And Ishy is adorable." he said, taking another small sip of his latte.

This girl really was adorable, and it wasn't very often that things went this well for him. Almost too well...

<Quit thinking things like that Aaron, just enjoy what you have going for you!>

<But what if she's setting me up?!>

<It's not like it hasn't happened before. You always survive. And if nothing else, there are plenty of fish in the sea...>

<Fine, I guess you're right...>

<Thank you.>

<Of course, handsome...>

<No, you're handsome...>

...

The silence had finally reached an awkward amount of time, as Aaron snapped back from his inner thoughts.

[Ishiria Dennison]

Ishy cleared her throat after she had gazed into the steaming contents of her cup. She too was trying to figure out the puzzle of her own about him. She could tell that he was a bit of a lady's man, but he was more sincere than most. Biting at her thumbnail, she decided that she'd see where this went. She knew things like this could end up badly in different ways, but it wasn't often that something like this happened, so she'd figured there was no harm in trying. It was difficult, though, since neither of them had said a word for nearly a minute or two.

Ishiria scrambled for something to say as she tactfully straightened out her frilly uniform. She picked something rather neutral, just to get conversation back on track to figure out what he was really like and if she was possibly just being played.

"So... do you duel?" She cleared her throat and straightened up, pressing on a bit further. "I hear Kaiba Corporation is holding another tournament. Are you a part of that.. or no? I'm just curious."

'Nice save, stupid...' Ishy thought, cursing herself. 'Dueling. Something you barely know anything about... You can't even build a deck to save your life.'

[Aaron Colza]

Aaron swallowed, and let out an inward sigh of relief. Thank God she had found something to talk about.

<What's wrong with you, Aaron? You never usually get this tongue tied....>

"D-dueling...?" asked Aaron drawing blank momentarily. "Oh, OH! Dueling! Yeah, I do duel. I was considering entering the tournament...."

[Ishiria Dennison]

There. She found some footing for conversation. Smiling, she sipped more of her latte, letting it calm her still jittery and anxious nerves.

"Really? That's awesome... I wish I could duel properly, but I can't really even build a good deck. I admire people who can, though, because it's more eventful than writing or drawing... Is dueling fun? I mean, it's fun I'm sure, but is it fun for you?"

She could have slapped herself for asking such a stupid question. Ishy shook her head, placing her hand over her face and sighing. After a moment of reflection, she smiled again and gave a half-hearted laugh.

"That was really lame, wasn't it? I'm really sorry... I've never had this happen before, so I really don't know what to say or do.."

[Aaron Colza]

Aaron gulped as well, looking down. What was wrong with him? He had hit on plenty of pretty girls... But he had never gotten this far before... With startling clarity, he realized why he always hit on all the women he saw... They never said yes.

"It's perfectly okay... I'm not normally so t-tongue tied..." Aaron stuttered, blushing at his own mistake. Where did his cool boy persona go? What happened?!

[Ishiria Dennison]

Ishy could hardly tell if this was going good or bad. Nervously, she began to bite on her thumbnail again, trying to think. His persona was really slipping and he was just about as nervous as she was! For a moment, she considered letting him go ahead and leave, thinking that she had done something wrong, but something inside of her was telling her not to.

Ishy, with some diffculty thanks to her shyness, began to speak.

"If I may, y-you seem really nice and I--", but was cut off when a couple came in, arm in arm, approaching the counter. In haste, she said, "I'll be right there!" Ishiria turned to Aaron, biting her lip anxiously once more, bowing her head slightly in apology and mouthing "I'll be back". She then scurried behind the counter and began taking orders.

All the while, Ishy kept looking back at the booth that had the blonde young man in it, hoping that he wouldn't leave just yet, but if he did, she'd understand. There wasn't much to her. A few good looks but a timid, shy nature that was bred from moving to an entirely new place not long ago. America was different. In America, she had shown off and was somewhat of the center of attention. Not here, though. Ishy still gnawed at her lip, once again to the point of bleeding.

'You moron... you don't even know this guy's name yet and you're hoping he'll stay? He'll leave, just watch,' her inner voice scolded. Her head sunk a little after that thought as she absentmindedly had finished the order, nearly breaking the enter button with hidden strength she never knew she possessed until now. What was going on?

[Aaron Colza]

Stay, he thought, Of course I'll stay...

God help him, what was going on? This was pathetic! Why was he so damn tongued-tied around her? Thank goodness she left for a moment; he needed it to collect his thoughts.

Aaron looked down into the steaming cup of liquid held between his hands, and stared at it, hoping that if he looked hard enough, with enough intensity, the answers would just come to him.

[Ishiria Dennison]

After another few people came and went, workers included, Ishy took an official break of 15 minutes. She untied her apron and threw it haphazardly at the coatrack, only glancing at it as it fell to the floor. Shrugging, she came out from behind the counter, a refill of her drink and a warmer replacement for his, if he wanted it.

Ishiria sucked in a deep breath then let it out slowly, making her way back to the booth. She sat the drinks down, then herself, smiling a little. There wouldn't be tension now, not for her.

"Here. I made fresh, if you want it." She cleared her throat and started again. "We can start from the beginning, if that helps. I suppose I could start by saying a little bit about myself. Might put us both at ease. I'm Ishy. I'm attending Domino High School, I'm fond of art and I promise you, I won't bite. C'mon, try it!" Ishy giggled a bit, mostly at her own silliness. It couldn't hurt to try and put his nerves at rest. It seemed to help her out, if just a little. Hopefully it'd help him, too, but that was hard to say... She prayed that it wouldn't set him off.

There was something that told her to reach out to someone, him, but for what, she couldn't place.

[Aaron Colza]

Aaron took the fresh drink with great vigor. All the customers coming and going had let the fall chill into the room, and the warmth was much appreciated.

<An artist,> Aaron thought, <and a funny one at that.... What am I getting myself into....?>

"Well, it's lovely to re-meet you, Ishiria the High School Artist. My name is Aaron Colza. I'm not much of anything, but I try my best."

<Oh God... I sound like a deadbeat...>