forum Dancing Under the Stars (o/o)

Started June 12, 2019 by @Vuclan-is-tired

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She looked down at the other and smiled a little bit. "My mother sang it to me. She used to do so before I went to bed." Charlie looked up at the stars and continued to hum softly. She appeared to be rather relaxed.

Riverpaw giggled quietly. "My mommy would sing to me before bed, too. Sometimes, my sister and I would sing with her and we'd fall asleep in her arms." She took a deep breath and gazed up with Charlie, watching the other's face. The energy around them felt much better now.

Charlie smiled. "My brother and I were very close until he left with his fiancé. I never liked her. She was always so harsh towards me and my father, placing on a mask when my brother appeared." She sighed before smiling down at Riverpaw. "You're a very good dancer."

"T-thank you…um, so are you." She smiled back, unable to hide her happiness. She wasn't expecting to make any friends tonight, but it seemed like that's what was happening. She felt like she had been staring too long, so she blinked and looked at the sky, focusing on the brightest star she could see.

She hummed softly as she looked around before sighing happily. It was nice once, not being alone. She loved this. It had been the first time in ages that she had actually danced with someone. Charlie looked at the stars as well and smiles a little.

Riverpaw was going to say something else, but was interrupted by a familiar snicker from behind Charlie.
"Well, well, what have we here?" Riverpaw tensed and peeked past the tall girl to see Danielle standing there with a smirk on her face, her red dress seemingly glowing the same way her eyes did.

Charlie looked over and sighed softly. "Who let a rat out?" She looked rather annoyed that she had been interrupted of her perfect bliss. She barely gave Danielle a second look before looking at Riverpaw and mouthing, "It's okay. I'll keep you safe."

Riverpaw smiled at the gesture, then shook her head. "O-oh, no it's okay. She's my friend." She said. She hesitantly removed herself from the other's grasp and went over to the bunny girl, who instantly flung an arm over her shoulders.
"So, I see you're having fun." Danielle teased. Riverpaw laughed nervously, hiding her red face in the friend's arm. "Really, though, are you good? She's not some succubus that lured you to her, is she?"
"W-what?" Riverpaw looked up and glanced at Charlie. "No, Danielle. I noticed that she was sad, so I went and helped. She's been really nice to me."
"Uh-huh."

Charlie raised a brow before sighing as she watched them talk. "If anything I'm just human." She rolled her eyes says as she looked around. She didn't look pleased. She had preferred a quiet evening. not one that was interrupted. She looked around and brushed some of her hair out of her face. She shook her head and looked around with an almost annoyed expression.

Riverpaw watched Charlie for a moment, but her thoughts were interrupted by Danielle patting her head. "Didn't mean to interrupt, so, my bad. I'll leave you two be." She looked at Charlie as she hugged Riverpaw tightly. "You, take care of my baby."
Without another word, she kissed Riverpaw's cheek and ran back into the building.
Riverpaw sighed, looking up worriedly at Charlie. "Um, s-sorry about…her. You look upset now."

Charlie watched her go with a hand on her hip. "No, no. It's alright." She mutters quietly. She looked rather tired as she tried to relax as she looked around. She didn't feel like she was peaceful again. She glanced at her watch. "It's fine. I should probably be heading home." She mutters quietly.

Riverpaw tried to hide to the quiet whimper that came from her. Dang it, Danielle. She inhaled and hugged her arms. "O-okay. If you gotta… I'm probably going to call my s-sister, anyway." She silently watched the other for a few moments, then swallowed the lump in her throat. "I'm sorry if I..i-if Danielle messed this up. S-she's just a lot sometimes a-and I don't…y'know. S-so, sorry."

She smiled warmly. "Don't worry about it, River." Her Russian accent was thick and gentle. "And if you would like, I can give you a ride home." She says, her eyes sparkling in the starlight. She looked rather calm. "It is good that you have friends that care about you." She runs a hand through her hair before smiling at the other.

"Y-yeah, they can be a little much, though." Riverpaw muttered, though there was fondness in her voice. "But I do love them." She glanced at the building, then pulled her phone from one of the pockets in her dress and quickly checked the time before looking at Charlie. "A ride w-would be nice, but I don't want to bother you. I'm sure you want to get home as soon as possible." She caught herself staring once again.

Charlie shook her head. "It wouldn't bother me at all. My father isn't home. So I wouldn't mind." She offered a kind smile as she gazed down at the other. She tugs at her dress, making it a bit more comfortable. "So its not to bad." Charlie placed a hand on her hip.

Riverpaw fiddled with her tail as she thought, but soon settled on a decision. "Okay then." She texted Danielle to let her know what was going on, then turned and smiled nervously at Charlie. "I-I guess I'm ready when you are."

She offered a small smile and ran a hand through her hair and looked towards the parking lot. "Alright. Let's go." She smiled a little bit. "Just… please don't judge me for my car." She smiled weakly. She brushed some hair from her face.

Riverpaw tilted her head a little. "Why would I do that?" She asked, confusion on her face. She still didn't understand why people would worry about such things.

She chuckles gently before walking to the car. In the faint light of the setting sun and the streetlights, a deep burgundy challenger. She laughs nervously. "This is Lola." She hummed softly. She looked over at Riverpaw.

She giggled, not at the car but at the name. "Lola." She echoed, nodding slightly. She wasn't judging at all; it was a nice-looking car, and the fact that it had a name was even better. She thought it cute that people named inanimate things.

Charlie let out a breath. At least she wasn't being called a rich kid. Her dad was rich, due to the fact that he was CEO of a big company, a company she would soon take over. She opened the passenger seat. "Here you are." She says. "The seat can shift to your comfort and it has heating and cooling." She smiled as she shut the door and walked towards the drivers seat. She starts the car and it lets out a growl as it starts up. "So where's your house?" She asks kindly.

Riverpaw settled in the seat, and she jumped a bit when the car started. She opened her phone and went into the map. "I-I can never remember…" She muttered disappointedly, tapping the 'recent' list. "0914 Springbush Road."

Charlie smiles a little before planting the address in her car and hitting the "navigate" button. She pulled out of the school and began driving, humming gently to the radio that played softly. She followed the road signs, glancing over at Riverpaw every so often.

Stop fidgeting. Calm down. Riverpaw hadn't even realized she kept shifting around in the seat until her thoughts caught up. Her face felt warm as she looked over at Charlie. She has such pretty eyes. She mused not for the first time that night. Her house was rather far from the school, but she was happy to at least spend a little more time with other girl. She still didn't get why Charlie had said all that stuff about people being scared of her when she was so kind.

Charlie smiled a little as she hummed, glad to be driving. It always calmed her nerves. Her mind wandered towards River, how pretty the smaller female was. How shy and kind. Her eyes, her cute little lips, the way she had danced with the taller female. She gave a tiny smile as she looked at the other. "So. What do you enjoy doing in your spare time?" She asks curiously.

"Hm? O-oh, uh, well," She twiddled her fingers in her lap and shrugged lightly, "I volunteer a-at an animal shelter a few blocks from my house, so there's that. I take healing and archery classes, too, and my best friends and I like to go to this sort-of-secret place called Vibe and hang out. There's um, there's also a second house next to ours that my papa bought a few years before…um…" Don't. "I-I have some animals living in there, so I spend time taking care of them." The thoughts of her little buddies made her smile, and she glanced at Charlie. "What about you?"

Charlie smiles as she listened to River. She was cute, smart, and helped animals. She was to precious for her own good. She was quiet for a moment before saying, "I work and train at the gym. I'm aiming to be a professional weight lifter and training for the Summer Olympics. Once done with that, I want to become a trainer or a Physical Ed teacher. Maybe both, I don't know. But I do know that I'll eventually have to take over my dad's business. But when I'm not doing that, I tend to play with the younger kids in my neighborhood, take care of my dogs or just hang out." She sighed softy. "I've already been offered scholarships…"

So she aimed to be in the Olympics, a physical trainer or PE teacher or both, and was a future business owner. On top of that, she had been offered scholarships; though, wasn't she was senior? That seemed less of a surprise, then. Nevertheless, Charlie seemed to have things pretty well figured out, which was more than Riverpaw could say for herself.
She's amazing. "You're amazing." She kept that in her head, right?

Charlie blinked when the girl beside her called her amazing. She had never heard those words leave someones lips and be talking about her. It just never happened. She blushed softly and offered a tiny smile. "Thank you." She mutters quietly, her cheeks a light pink as long with her ears. "You're quite amazing yourself." She replied.

A small, doubtful laugh came from her, but her face flushed. "N-not by a long shot, but thank you." She said, her tail thumping quietly against the seat. Her ears flicked a few times as the energy in the car seemed to change, but she wasn't sure what it was and it didn't help when she looked over at Charlie and saw her face and ears turning an off color. Maybe it wasn't just her that was feeling hot. "May I roll the window down?"