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sunshineverse2014-06-13 02:10 am
heavenly_earth) wrote in sunshineverse2014-06-13 02:10 am
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Do you catch your breath, when I look at you?
Who: Neji and Sakura
When: May 24th; Backdated
Where: Konoha Tea Avenue
Notes: Two awkward ninjas attempt the weird thing called 'dating' with some margin of error.
Neji's uncharacteristically nervous and over half an hour early. Having never been on an official date before, he guesses that's probably normal.
Not that it looks like he's half an hour early. But he's chosen a perch that allows him a good view of the bridge he's supposed to meet Sakura at, doesn't need people crossing it to see that he's waiting for someone- or worse ask. Because he's not waiting for one of his teammates or mentors this time, rather a girl he knows little about, but found intriguing enough to ask out on a ridiculous impulse. Or was it impulse, when he'd been partially considering it since the day after their mission? It must've been the rumors getting to him, suggesting that maybe a date might not be so bad.
Maybe it was the heat.
Minutes tick by, and Neji wonders everything from whether or not she'll actually show to what she might be wearing. Will she bother to dress up? Does he want her to? Because he'd gone through a similar dilemma at home, torn between something more formal, or his traditional robes, because the standard shinobi uniform felt like dressing down more than anything. In the end, he decided against formality, because given the mixed signals he was already perceiving from the girl, he didn't want to send the wrong message. And his robes are semi-formal enough when they're clean and pressed.
It's not like they're going anywhere upscale anyway, so he kind of hopes she isn't dressed up, because then he'd feel like more of an idiot than he already does.
He's pretty sure he's not cut out for this dating thing after all. At fifteen minutes til, Neji finally drops to the bridge below to wait just in case she's doing something similar. He has half a mind to search for her through Byakugan, but for now it's likely best to simply wait.
He's usually good at waiting.
When: May 24th; Backdated
Where: Konoha Tea Avenue
Notes: Two awkward ninjas attempt the weird thing called 'dating' with some margin of error.
Neji's uncharacteristically nervous and over half an hour early. Having never been on an official date before, he guesses that's probably normal.
Not that it looks like he's half an hour early. But he's chosen a perch that allows him a good view of the bridge he's supposed to meet Sakura at, doesn't need people crossing it to see that he's waiting for someone- or worse ask. Because he's not waiting for one of his teammates or mentors this time, rather a girl he knows little about, but found intriguing enough to ask out on a ridiculous impulse. Or was it impulse, when he'd been partially considering it since the day after their mission? It must've been the rumors getting to him, suggesting that maybe a date might not be so bad.
Maybe it was the heat.
Minutes tick by, and Neji wonders everything from whether or not she'll actually show to what she might be wearing. Will she bother to dress up? Does he want her to? Because he'd gone through a similar dilemma at home, torn between something more formal, or his traditional robes, because the standard shinobi uniform felt like dressing down more than anything. In the end, he decided against formality, because given the mixed signals he was already perceiving from the girl, he didn't want to send the wrong message. And his robes are semi-formal enough when they're clean and pressed.
It's not like they're going anywhere upscale anyway, so he kind of hopes she isn't dressed up, because then he'd feel like more of an idiot than he already does.
He's pretty sure he's not cut out for this dating thing after all. At fifteen minutes til, Neji finally drops to the bridge below to wait just in case she's doing something similar. He has half a mind to search for her through Byakugan, but for now it's likely best to simply wait.
He's usually good at waiting.