You and I Could Be Like Honey and Bears (Gryph)

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Bunny really needed to come to these performances more often...!

She sat oogling while the students in the dance club put on their show, amazed by how many things it seemed they could do with their bodies. The small girl would have loved to be able to dance like that, but she was limited to how much physical exertion she could put on her body, and she didn't want to accidentally push herself too far (not to mention she was tired often, and the aches and pains in her body made such things more difficult anyway).

So she was limited to watching and admiring for the most part. Mostly the boys, of course. The girls she was kind of jealous of, being able to move their bodies in those ways and probably seduce the cuties in the club in a way that she never could. Sigh... Instead of dwelling on that, she focused on a couple of particular cuties that made her swoon with their moves. One was a tall, well-muscled, darker-skinned boy with beautiful hair and amazingly thick-lashed, chocolatey eyes that seemed very intent on what he was doing and didn't pay her any attention. Bunny didn't know what his name was, but she wanted his babies. The other one that had caught her eye was a shorter, slimmer boy, with a somewhat different style but it was no less impressive. He almost always had a fierce smile on his face when he was performing, and interacted with the audience a lot; Bunny could have sworn he winked at her one time, and she nearly fainted on the spot.

She wasn't really paying attention to the people that had gathered to watch the show; she was sitting in the front anyway, so she couldn't see most of the audience. Bunny nibbled on a couple Pocky sticks as she watched the show with wide, admiring eyes, daydreaming about what it would be like to be able to dance like them. At one point she cheered quite enthusiastically, and ended up spilling her box of treats onto the lap of the person beside her. "Ah...!" she squeaked, alarmed and embarrassed. "I'm sorry...!"

[Gryphon Matsuoka]

Gryphon watched the show from the front, keeping his eye on everyone. Gryph hadn't been learning at Hammel for.... wow, a year now, almost, but that wouldn't stop him from helping out from time to time. He was still quite friendly with the dance team at the meta school and he liked helping them out a lot, even now, in the... unfortunate circumstance he found himself in. It was easier to help them than teach children by himself when he couldn't stand up, and he had a lot of spare time now, so he was happy to help, and the results.... were brilliant, really. The performances were going great, everyone was focused, working hard, accurate... there may have been one or two tiny slip ups, but nothing obvious.

The turnout was actually fairly decent too. The room wasn't packed to the brim with people but there was a good amount in attendance. Gryph just smiled to himself, glad to see such success. This was a good night.

He himself was sat in the first row, since he had brought his own chair and was here prepping everyone beforehand. There seemed to be proud parents, impressed friends, and... excitable young girls about now, though. He could say that because he was struggling to hear out of his right ear now because of one these such girls next to him. He didn't complain though. People showed appreciation in different ways. Sometimes.... loud ways, but he could manage. Even when that extreme happiness also lead to spillage of snacks. Gryph blinked at his lap, then the girl and then he chuckled, "No, no, it's alright." He said in a soft-ish voice, "Accidents happen."

Gryph carefully picked the Pocky off of himself and handed those to the girl before looking at any that landed on the ground and straining to reach the few he could, so they could be put in the bin. Once in a while, he glanced at the girl. She was pretty adorable looking. Kind of what he imagined Belle would look like in the years to come. He smiled and nodded towards the stage, "Enjoying the show?" She clearly had been. His almost burst eardrum could attest to that.

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Bunny wasn’t really aware of her own cheering, despite how much of it she was doing. She was normally so quiet and reserved, it was unusual for her to be this loud, but she just couldn’t help herself – she was a teenage girl in love with the boys performing, so she was going to act like it. Even if she had Nao and Ray to think about, that didn’t stop her from getting new crushes on a whim!

Speaking of new crushes…

How had she not noticed who was sitting next to her before now?? It took Bunny several more moments of flustered flailing and hurriedly picking Pocky off of the ground before she actually took a good look at the boy and her heart nearly stopped in her chest. Oh goodness gracious…. Look at him! Bunny froze and gawked for a minute until she realized he was saying something, and broke out of her daze. “Y-y-you’re too kind,” she stammered at his words. “I was… I got too excited, I should have thought better than to bring such a messy snack!” Not that Pocky was really all that messy until you dumped it into your neighbors lap.

She thanked him quietly as he started handing some of the treats back, and she did her best to stuff them back in the box without making more of a distraction to the people around her or the dancers… Oh no, what if they had seen her being so clumsy? Bunny’s already blushing cheeks grew hotter at the thought, and she couldn’t bear to look to check. Finally, she folded the box back up and stuffed it into her bag so it wouldn’t cause more issues. “O-oh, yes!” she replied nervously, head dipped. As if it hadn’t been obvious. “I wish I could dance like that, but I’m afraid it would be too hard for me,” she admitted. The show seemed to be over now, so she felt alright talking over the conversations starting up around them. Bunny giggled and rubbed her arm, not wanting to leave this gorgeous stranger just after she’d met him. When would she get another chance? “Um… Do you dance?” she asked, thinking it was a good a topic as any.

[Gryphon Matsuoka]

The girl's excitement was cute really. Just loud. And Gryph's eardrums couldn't regenerate that easily. It was nice to see someone with such enthusiasm and spirit about something they were only watching.

Gryphon chuckled as she seemed to stop functioning for a moment, shaking his head a bit, confused. He was almost tempted to wave a hand in front of her face but deemed that as too rude and just waited for her to come back to her own senses again herself. He shrugged her off - in this instance, at least, he didn't feel like he was being too kind - and then laughed quietly, "Pocky isn't messy, unless you mean to break it up into multiple pieces and use it like confetti." It was fiiiine~ it was better than she was excited over being bored, so Gryph really didn't mind, and she had apologised after all.

The dancers were, most likely, more focused on themselves over a girl with lots of biscuit sticks. Gryph did make sure to glance at them once or twice, and they all seemed to still be focused and on point as they finished. They were unaffected. As for the girl... well, she sounded shaky and nervous, when she had no reason to be. He wasn't about to shout at her for spilling Pocky, all was well. He nodded and watched the dance team leave. He would need to catch up with them at some point, if he could, but he could do that later. This girl wanted conversation, and if she wanted to know how to join the team, Gryph would be happy to tell her how and what it was like. Apparently, however, that wasn't the case, and he nodded in understanding, "That's a shame. If you change your mind, I'm sure the team would love to have you." Of course, Gryphon just thought she was referring to her general fitness and not any underlying medical condition.

He raised his eyebrows at the question, checking behind himself, before rolling his chair back a bit and turning it so he was facing her more face on, "Not at the moment." He said, with a smirk and a chuckle, tapping the thigh of one of his broken legs, "I'm on the mend though. I used to be on the team, but I'm in university now, so I was just helping out." He looked towards the stage and then back at the girl, "You come to see a friend or something?" He was just interested.

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Yup… It was official, Bunny was in love for the fifth(?) time this week. He had a dimple when he smiled!! A dimple! Bun hadn’t even realized how cute those were until now, and now that she was aware, she was infatuated with it. She just wanted to kiss it, hee…! Not to mention he had nice skin, pretty hair, soft, kind eyes, and, as far as she could tell, generous muscle tone… All of this was going through her mind as she blanked out. “O-oh, uh, well, I guess it’s not,” she stammered with an awkward laugh when she snapped out of it. “But still, I sh-should have been more careful about not spilling them all over…” At least it was better than a big slushie or something, right? “I can make it up to you… By buying some for you!” she went on, still a bit flustered. “I mean, if you like Pocky, I don’t know if you do, but…” Okay she needed to stop talking. Ugh, why couldn’t she flirt naturally like some girls??

Hopefully the boy’s thinking was right, because Bunny would hate to think that the dancers noticed her clumsiness and judged her. He was definitely right that she sounded shaky and nervous though… She wished that it was something she could control. If she realized he wanted to talk to the dancers when they were done, she would have let them go, but Bunny wasn’t aware and really wanted him to remember her! “Ah, well… I mean, m-maybe I’ll get strong enough to try someday, but I’m afraid my body doesn’t do well with a lot of ph-physical exertion,” she explained with a meek smile. “But if they need any cheerleaders… Sign me up!” Bunny giggled and averted her eyes to the dispersing dancers once again, catching a few peeks of the boys she’d been watching before. But… She already had a cutie right here!

She had totally missed that he was stuck in a wheelchair until he moved, and Bunny’s mouth went agape in surprise and bewilderment. “O-oh, I’m sorry, I didn’t realize you were…!” Ugh, she was so stupid! But… At least it sounded like it was a temporary thing, not permanent, and she was relieved. “Oooh, I see,” she breathed, trying not to look too much at his broken legs. “How much… Um, how much longer until you can dance again?” she inquired. “I would love to see it…!” Bunny was sure he was an excellent dancer. And oh…. He was in University… She wondered for a moment how old he was, then decided she didn’t care. He was still gorgeous! “Hm? Oh, uh… No… I just came to watch for f-fun,” she replied with a small blush. He didn’t need to know her exact reasons. “I’m Bunny by the way!” Bun chirped happily, offering a hand. She hoped it wasn’t clammy.

[Gryphon Matsuoka]

Gryphon had no clue about the overjoyed goings-on in the small girl’s head about love and her opinion of his dimple and… no, he was utterly oblivious. He just thought she was a cheery character, just like himself, if a little absent-minded, also not unlike himself. He just thought it was sweet and adorable of her to act in such a way. He smiled, “Mistakes happen. I swear, it’s fine.” He would probably be a little less cheery if it had been a drink of some sort instead, but it was in Gryph’s nature to be a bright soul, and he wouldn’t yell at a poor girl for some mistake made. He chuckled, “I don’t need anything, sweetheart. I appreciate the offer, but I’m perfectly alright. No harm done.” She really did remind him of himself in that way.

The wheelchaired man nodded along, “I mean, if you have enough ambition, nothing can stop you from doing what you want.” Hello, cheese. Gryph’s mood had been picking up more recently, and with it, his optimistic attitude rose. Maybe it was annoying, but he didn’t care. He liked seeing life through rose-tinted lenses. He giggled, “No doubt you’re already one.” He said, only slightly teasingly. She definitely seemed very happy about being here, after all. He caught her glancing eyes and smiled, only slightly knowingly. Anyone with eyes could enjoy good dancing. He didn’t realise she was probably planning multiple weddings in her head at once.

He giggled as she realised, waving her off, “It’s alright, it’s alright,” He assured. It was an odd thing to miss, but they had all been sat down, so maybe it wasn’t so strange. All the same, Gryphon, again, wasn’t about to attack her for not noticing. It was cute, in a way. At the question, he shrugged, making a bit of a face, “A while. A short while, but a while at least.” Yes, a while he didn’t like thinking about. Dumb flying. Dumb legs. Despite his quiet annoyance at his situation, Gryph kept smiling, “Well, I dance at the university. All the dancers there are very talented too, maybe you should come see them as well.” It was definitely more of a distance, and depending on her age, which Gryphon couldn’t determine, it was possible she wouldn’t be able to come, but hey, the offer was there. He nodded, and the smiled, “Gryphon, or Gryph. Nice to meet you, sweetie.” He took her hand and shook it gently, before his brow furrowed as he recalled the name, “....you were named Bunny?” How odd.

But then again, he was named Gryphon, so he couldn’t really say much.

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“Okay… If you’re sure,” Bunny replied, still a little worried. She was desperate not to have him leave with a bad opinion of her, no matter what! He really seemed quite nice though, so she thought she was probably okay. Although, him being ridiculously nice just made him that much more irresistible…! “A-are you sure?” she asked meekly. “I wouldn’t mind. Really, it would make me feel better for being such a klutz.” And it would give her a reason to see him again… Hehehehe…. Not that that was why she was offering, nope!

Bunny listened in slight awe at his encouraging words. “Mm… Maybe… Yeah!” she agreed, wondering if she really could dance. Her doctors had told her not to do anything too strenuous, so she mostly just went on walks and light bike rides, but… Maybe… “Eh? O-oh, um, yeah,” she replied, flustered and giggling. “I can’t help it… They’re really cut- good! Good,” she tried to cover herself (and probably failed). “I would like to compliment them to their faces, but I’m too shy…” she sighed. And she knew she’d probably just trip over her tongue anyway, like always.

She did feel bad for being so oblivious to his situation. How ignorant of her! At least he was being nice about that, too. Such a sweetheart~! “Oh,” Bunny replied, wrinkling her nose. “That really stinks. I hope it heals as fast as possible!” Not only so she could see him dance, but so he could walk and stuff, duh. Bun sort of wanted to ask what had happened, but felt like that might be a little too nosy. She beamed and nodded at the offer, though, clasping her hands together in front of her. “That would be great!” she exclaimed. “My parents have talked to me about visiting campus anyway, I’m sure they could take me!” Oooh, more gorgeous college boys~! Though none as beautiful as the one before her, of course. She blushed deeply as he took her hand, feeling tingles run all the way up her arm. He was touching her~! “Gryph,” she repeated with a giggle. “That’s a r-really nice name.” At the question, she laughed louder and shook her head. “N-no, it’s a nickname… My real name is Margery, but I don’t like it, so I just stick with Bunny, or Bun,” she explained. “…. Is your real name Gryphon? Because that’s really cool,” she giggled.

[Gryphon Matsuoka]

Oh, this sweet little girl was as bad as he was! He couldn’t help giggling at her continued uncertainty, and Gryph held a hand out, “Really, and truly, I am perfectly fine. I’ve been in your shoes before, I can be so clumsy, so I understand, but seriously, I will survive. If it makes you feel better, go ahead, but otherwise, I am fine.” Hopefully her concern and such would decrease from now.

Gryphon had been told what to do by doctors a lot through life, thanks to his condition, and against their better judgment, he used to do whatever the hell he wanted - though now, he would probably regard their advice more carefully. He grinned, “That’s the spirit.” He still didn’t know the whole story, but it still wouldn’t change his tone. If she wanted to dance, she should.

The avian man raised an eyebrow as her words stumbled and smiled, “Because of their faces, hm?” He did miss these things quite a lot, but it was obvious this time. She was crushing hard on the dance team and it was adorable, “I’m sure they’d love to hear praise from an adorable girl like you.” Though, knowing some of them members, they might be indifferent. And some might care too much. Ah, teenagers.

“Thanks, so do I.” Being stuck on his butt twenty-four seven wasn’t exactly Gryph’s definition of fun. Getting back on his feet would be. Her interest in dancing was cute, though slowly, Gryphon was finding himself considering that maybe it wasn’t just the dancing itself that she was interested in, but more the people doing it. As long as she was happy, maybe it didn’t matter. “Sounds good. The university’s pretty cool.” Not the best, but it was good there.

Gryph smiled at the compliment, “Thank you, so is yours.” Though he still found Bunny to be a curious name. He laughed softly and nodded in understanding as she explained, “Ah, I see. Well, Bunny it is.” He knew how people usually reacted when you used a name they didn’t like (see: Kodiak). He chuckled at the question, nodding again, “Yes, yes it is. And again, thank you.” He considered for a moment before speaking again, “From my assumption that you go here, I’ll ask a question you’ve probably been asked a lot. What’s your power?” He was curious. Gryph’s own abilities were just plain ironic.

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Bunny gave wide, admiring eyes up at Gryphon’s admission. What a man, to be able to say something like that and not be embarrassed! “Okay!” she chirped, already trying to decide what flavor she would get for him. Something sweet, just like him~

Since both of Bun’s parents were doctors, she always did her best to listen to her own. Make sure to take all her meds, don’t over-strain herself, stay out of the sun, check for any symptoms that could indicate something bad… It was a lot, and she didn’t always remember, but she tried. She just smiled at his encouragement, planning on asking her doctor about it next time she saw him.

Bunny’s face flushed as Gryph correctly guessed what she almost said. “N-n-no, that’s not the only thing…!” she squeaked. It was only most of it. She hid her face behind her hands; her cheeks felt super hot. Oh no, he was going to think she was so weird…! “This is so embarrassing…” she mumbled. At his comment, though, she peeked between her fingers uncertainly. “… You think so?” Bunny asked, internally squealing that he called her adorable. How would he feel about praise from her? “M-maybe I’ll have to talk to them sometime, then….!” But for now, she was content to talk to the cute boy in the wheelchair, who she would be eagerly stalking on Facebook to see when he…. Started walking again… Hey…. He actually looked a little familiar, now that she got a better look at him. Bunny squinted and frowned a little. “…. You don’t make Youtube videos by any chance, do you?” she asked curiously. Nooo, it couldn’t be him…

“Th-thanks!” she giggled, covering her mouth again. Was she ever going to stop blushing? Just him saying her name made her want to squee. “Mhmm~!” she responded to his thanks. Bunny glanced at the ground and scuffed her foot, nervous about the lull in the conversation until he spoke again. “Hm? Oh! Um… Gender shifting,” she said meekly. “I-I can try to show you….” Bunny closed her eyes and concentrated for a bit; it took about ten seconds, but she finally managed to shift over to her male form. She blinked and shook out the fuzzy hair from her eyes. “Uh… Ta-daa,” she giggled, her voice slightly deeper. “I-I know it’s kinda silly, and I don’t have very good control over it yet, but…” Bun trailed off. “What about you?” she added quickly with a smile.

[Gryphon Matsuoka]

Gryphon chuckled as Bunny tried to cover up her tracks. He couldn't blame him for thinking the dance team was good-looking - they were, all of them. And obviously they had good fitness and dedication, it was enough to get people's hearts thumping. He smiled warmly, "But it is part of it, right? Don't worry, I'm not judging you." And then he nodded, "Good. They love knowing their hard work's appreciated." He would let her relax as time went by, which she hopefully would. He watched her expression changed; she was distracted. At the question, he couldn't help grinning, and he looked at the ground for a couple seconds before looking up again, "I most certainly do. You know about the channel?" They, he and Kodi, didn't have the biggest following at the moment, so he didn't expect he would run into someone who knew of them (or him, at least) already, but... wow, it felt weird. He was struggling to stop smiling. "This is so weird." Maybe weirder for her, but weird all the same.

Bunny was so adorable, the sweet little thing. Gryphon nodded when she answered, intrigued, "Not run into that one before." There were so many meta powers... you thought you had seen them all and then you saw a kid turning into a vending machine. It was a weird world they lived in. He smiled, "Go ahead." He watched her form change more into the shape of a him, and giggled once she was done. "No, no, this is pretty cool. You're cute like this too." He blinked, "Oh." And then he untucked his wings and sat them around himself, "Tadaa~" He said that a little more triumphantly than she had - he was just glad they hadn't been damaged like his legs had been. "I can also talk to birds, but I'll sound weird so I'm not gonna demonstrate right now."

The hall was getting empty by this point, and Gryphon looked around, "Hmm. Maybe we should get going." Kodi was probably expecting him home soonish, but he could probably put it off a little longer. "I'm guessing you have a dorm here?" People usually did.

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Mmmm…. Soooo good-looking… Especially that one that looked so dark and mysterious and like a bad-boy… Bunny was half-attracted, half-frightened by him. She wasn’t sure she’d get the nerve to talk to him ever. No matter how luscious his dark hair was. “… Maybe a little….” Bun admitted sheepishly. Was he really not judging her? Well, if he said so…. “Mmm, they should!” she chirped. “M-maybe I’ll go talk to…. That one sometime,” she added, pointing towards the lanky Korean guy that… looked like he was flirting with another girl…. Sigh. But Gryph distracted her again when he confirmed her suspicions, and she gasped and clapped her hands together excitedly. “I-I do! I haven’t watched a whole lot of your videos because I’m kinda busy making my own, but I thought I recognized you!” She giggled and rolled on the balls of her feet a little. “Yeah, I bet,” she replied with a smile. “I’m still waiting to meet my first one!” Apart from her friends at Hammel, at least.

Bun laughed a little awkwardly at his comment. “Yeah, um… I-I know there’s one older guy with it, but that’s all I know of,” she replied. The only reason she knew about him was the Institute had had them meet because of the fact they had the same ability. She blushed for the umpteenth time as he complimented her male figure, and giggled into her hands again (which may have looked a little stranger as a boy). “Th-thanks!” And then he was…. Oh gosh…! Bunny squealed (in a manly way) as Gryphon presented his wings. “Those are so pretty!!!” she exclaimed. “Can… Can I touch one?” Bunny was already gingerly reaching for them, almost missing what he said next through her transfixion. All she did was just kind of nod dumbly.

She hadn’t realized how empty the room had gotten until he mentioned going. “R-right, we should!” Bunny agreed with a nod. As she turned towards the door, Bunny concentrated for several moments until she managed to get back into her ‘normal’ form. Oww…. Her bones were aching now. Stupid. “Oh, no, I um, I actually live at home with my parents,” she explained as she walked slowly towards the exit. “They moved here with me from Seattle because of… Medical stuff.” She knew most families probably didn’t make such a big shift, but it hadn’t really been an option for them, and Bunny still felt a little bad about it even though she knew it wasn’t her fault. “Um…. Do you live in a dorm at college?” she asked, glancing at him.

[Gryphon Matsuoka]

Gryphon chuckled softly. Yes, maybe a little more than just a little… ah well, he really wasn’t trying to judge her. If she liked the dancers’ appearances, that was most likely no insult to them whatsoever. Maybe it wasn’t exactly the point of watching a dance show, but if it was an added bonus, it was there. He looked to where Bunny was pointing with a slight grimace. Benji? “…he’s good looking, but I would avoid him.” Yes, he knew of that boy’s track record. It would do Bunny best not to go anywhere near him.

Anyway, onto nicer things. Gryph was beaming – wow, this really was very odd. He might have even been blushing. “That’s still… cool. And odd. You have a channel?” He asked, intrigued, “What’s it called?” He would have to check it out; maybe he could push some of his and Kodi’s small following in her direction. “You will someday. I mean… I just did!” And then he broke into giggles. This wasn’t going to stop being weird – he could only imagine what Kodi would think himself.

The winged man nodded along, “I see.” Not everyone here had wings, clearly, but Gryph had seen at least five before, including himself. There were so many powers… he smiled with a shrug, “Just telling the truth.” And now it was his turn to chuckle, “Thank you.” At the question, he blinked before holding on out a little more, so it was near her reaching hand, “They’re not all that exciting, just feathers.” But then again, to people who had never see them before… yeah, they were bound to be interesting.

He half-watched as Bunny turned back to her female form, out of pure interest, but he mainly kept his eyes on where he was going. Nothing was more embarrassing than falling out of a wheelchair. As she explained her actual predicament, Gryphon grinned a little, “Hey, I’m from Seattle too. How cool. Do you miss the skyline?” He did, sometimes. Despite loving nature and animals and fresh air, Gryph was definitely a city boy at heart. “But that’s cool, not everyone gets to have their parents with them.” He wasn’t about to pry about these ‘medical issues’. Not his business. He shook his head at the question, “Nah, I’ve got my own apartment, rent it with my friend.” He smiled, “Kodi basically lives there too, but he has a dorm here that’s he’s supposed to live in, technically.” If she knew him, she should know of Kodi, right?

Gryphon looked up at the girl, “Where to, then?” He wasn’t busy, and this was good conversation.