July 30, 2011

In Which Riona Finds It Isn't Awkward

July 16, 1175

"Nice day, isn't it?"

Casimiro must have been anticipating Riona's arrival. He'd been staring at the door when she'd eased through. He must have been staring at it beforehand. Then again, maybe he hadn't been expecting. Maybe he'd been hoping.

Riona know all about that. She'd been hoping too. "Very."


Casimiro smiled that shy little smile of his. It was cute enough indoors, but to see it in the sunlight was a sight to behold indeed. "I take it everyone else is packing up?"

"Mm-hmm." And good thing she herself was already packed--otherwise Isidro would have been liable to burst through the door and ruin this moment with a scolding. "Izzy's so neurotic. He always thinks he's forgotten something."

That grin told her he knew what she was talking about. Of course he did. He'd known Isidro a hell of a lot longer that she had. Stupid, stupid, stupid... "And yet, he never does."

So true. Riona snorted. "Ironic."

"On the contrary, perhaps it's not so ironic at all." Casimiro flipped his bangs out of his face and placed a hand on Riona's shoulder. "But as long as it gives us time, hmmm?"

Was this it? Was this the part where he told her he'd known all along? Where he took her in his arms and kissed her so hard she thought her lips were about to fall off?

Something like that.

"...huh." Wait... was that it? She'd kissed before--little lip-locks in exchange for small favors, maybe a bit of self-indulgent practice, a few dares and a couple lost wagers--but this... well, this wasn't any different. She'd expected something more. Something earth-shattering. But maybe a person had to start at the bottom of the ladder with every partner? Yes. That was it. The next one would be better. "Wow."

"I know, right?" Casimiro started to wink, but as his eye came to a close, a funny curve appeared on his mouth. "Wait, why did your voice suddenly go so high?"

Uh... what was he talking about? "Err..."

"Wait... Riona?" His eyes widened as he leaned in for a closer examination of her face. "Riona of Veldora?"

Oh. Well. This was awkward.

Then again, maybe not so much.

NEXT CHAPTER:

6 comments:

Van said...

Sorry about the choppy, pic-reliant post. Long story short, I've been... umm, quite drained lately. Nothing out of the ordinary, just my stamina sucks.

Anyway, on a semi-related note, click here for a pseudo-important announcement.

Also, Sims 2 has no good laughing animations :(

Joseph said...

Ya know, Riona is doing a brilliant job of hiding her identity. Not. lol.

Anonymous said...

I KNEW IT!!

*does happy gaydar correctness dance*

That moment, like Riona said, could be have been seriously awkward. At least they're both able to laugh about it. :)

Now, I wonder what Izzy's up to that makes him look so pensive in that preview picture ...

Van said...

Joseph: Heheh... at least she has the other three fooled? :P

Morgaine: I'll admit that it was difficult not to spill the beans when you first guessed ;)

But yeah, I guess Casimiro is comfortable enough with himself and Riona is enough of her brothers' sister and her father's daughter to leave it with no hard feelings.

The Lunar Fox said...

Haha! I think it was very clear this would happen, but Riona's reaction is what makes this post absolutely hilarious!

Isidro was right. Oh man, I can't wait for her and him to talk about this later.

Of course, now that Casimiro knows that Searle is really Riona, I wonder if that will cause additional problems?

Van said...

Heheheh :P

Oh, Isidro will have something to say about this. He already knew that Casimiro likes boys, though.

Casimiro and Riona are still friends, so I imagine he'll keep his mouth shut about this. Better him than Augustin, that's for sure :S