TIME WARP| In This Little Number [Jalen]

[Jalen August]

Lacing her arm through his when it was offered, Jalen couldn't shake the scowl on her face. "I seriously doubt that," she muttered bitterly, her eyes facing forward. She had always been like this when Z dated other women. What could she say, she had a soft spot for him. Anyone he dated she would be jealous of, it was just a fact of life. She thought maybe he would notice her at some point, but Jay had never thrown herself at him - not completely anyways. Boys just didn't notice subtle hints, and Jalen had given up on winning Zaer ages ago. This is why she didn't mind exploding her emotions all over him. She didn't think she had a chance anymore.

The blonde tried not to care as he bought the flowers right in front of her. Well why don't you just stab me in the heart right now? Jalen though to herself, glad for the glasses covering her eyes. Maybe it would be easier to have a different roommate... "They're beautiful," she said to him with a forced smile. They couldn't get to the eatery soon enough, in her opinion.

Walking in, it felt like the shop had just barely opened. Jalen was one to notice how the cream in the bowls on the tables were coated with small water droplets - fresh out the fridge. Even the ketchup had condensation on it. Sliding into the booth, Jay lifted her sunglasses and hated that she sat across from the boy. This was supposed to be fun, a good way to catch up. And now some girl had been brought into the mix. Maybe she shouldn't have brought up the whole topic to begin with...

Looking over the menu, Jalen looked up at the waitress as she came. She looked pretty peppy considering how early it was. "Can I get you two anything to drink?" She asked, pen poised over paper. "Biggest glass of orange juice you have," she said, her eyes momentarily glancing up at the girl before going back to the menu. The blonde would have a hard time trying to avoid eye contact with Z, but she was stubborn enough to pull it off. Suddenly a day spent with him felt out of place - shouldn't he be spending his time with this supposed girlfriend in his life?

[Zaeric Blackwood]

Zaer hoped to remedy the mood quickly. He ordered a cup of coffe, planning on sugaring it up since he decided he needed more sugar. Of course, he could probably go without the sugar but what fun would that be? None. A crazy Zaer was a happy fun Zaer. Not that he wasn’t happy already. He tilted his head from side to side, looking everywhere but Jalen, a mysterious smile on his face. He was acting like he was looking for someone. A few other morning people walked in, about half of them people their age. He let his eyes light up then go out whenever it was a girl, as if the person he was “expecting” hadn’t come yet. Then he looked at Jalen and his eyes lit up again and he smiled. It was a charming smile he had used so many times to get his way when he was around the drama queen.

“ Oh! She’s here.” He said excitedly. He didn’t get up but snuck his hand out to grab Jalens hand.
“ Jalen, meet Jalen. I know you two will get alone great.” At that moment, he pulled the flowers from where he had set them and handed them to her. In the early morning light they looked beautiful, just glowing with a slight tinge of gold.

“ See, I told you I had a date with a really nice girl today. I just sort of forgot to mention that that really nice girl was you.” Zaer smiled wider, hoping he had fixed the situation for the most part.

[OOC: I’m sorry this took so long. I’ve been really busy and haven’t been paying as much attention to my Z posts. :3]

[Jalen August]

Every time Zaer brightened up, Jalen rolled her eyes. She thought that if this other girl was so[/] special, why had she, Jalen, been invited to their date? The blonde smiled up at their waitress when their drinks were brought, and she sipped at the juice. Her dark eyes glanced at the door when Z announced that his girl was here. No one was there, and Jalen was still sipping through the straw as her eyes met with her friend’s, eyebrows raised and full of questions.

But then he was grabbing her hand, and she almost spit out her orange juice. Holding the hand that wasn’t being held to her mouth as she coughed, Jalen could feel her cheeks getting rosy. Then the flowers were put before her and she held them, dumbfounded. They were prettier than she remembered, especially now that she wasn’t glowing green. Jay glanced back to Zaeric, still holding her hand, wondering where this all had come from.

“I didn’t... I, uh, didn’t know you liked me that way,” she fumbled with the words as she put the flowers beside her, and then used her free hand to push her hair behind her ears. This is what she had wanted for a small while. The two of them worked so well together, it almost made sense for them to date at some point. Was now a good time to blurt out her feelings?

“I don’t want things to get weird between us,” she admitted, giving Z’s hand a small squeeze, without letting it go.