by Garett on November 7th, 2010, 1:04 am
Jokor burst out laughing at the scene in front of him. "You should use Garett as a partner," He said between laughs, "He is already trained as your whipping boy." He continued laughing, laughing so hard that if he had been sitting on a chair, he would have fallen off.
Niera laughed as well, only a little more softly. At this point, Garett wasn't sure whether to be embarrassed or annoyed. She gently stopped laughing, and smiled at Jokor then Garett. "He's not my whipping boy at all. Although I'm sure he wouldn't be against the idea, I just decided to sit her because I didn't feel like sitting on the bed and he has taken the only chair." Niera said.
"Aw come on," Garett complained, but he didn't really mean it. He normally displayed very little emotion, but today, he was showing sides of himself that he didn't know he had. He was feeling happy for the first time in years. And not just regular happiness, he was feeling the kind of happiness that you could only feel around good friends... Wait, friends? How did he know that? He had never in his life had friends. But around these two, he felt... Open. Yes, open was the best word to describe it.
Garett then noticed that Niera had retracted her arm from his shoulders, but put both her hands on his chest and her head on his shoulders. She closed her eyes, and her breath became more relaxed. She almost seemed asleep, but didn't look to be quite there yet. "Err, Niera..." Garett said, but cut himself off. So what if she was peacefully sleeping on him? Sure, it was a bit awkward, but at the same time, it was... Nice. While Niera was lying on him, he took the chance to consider what he should do next. Well, He thought, I still like this place. Maybe I can stay here. Maybe Niera could stay here too... Wait, what am I thinking? Well, it is a nice place, I guess, and she might need somewhere to stay...
"Hey Niera," Garett said, "I had an idea. I was going to change my... Err... Place of residence soon, and I figured that this building might be good. And I was wondering if... Maybe... You would want to stay here too? At least for a bit. There are probably some other rooms that are still functional. But you could have this room, if you want..." Garett stopped, realizing that he was rambling.