(open post) there's a feeling i get when i look to the west ---.

[iwalkindreams]

When he came back so suddenly, it took Adrian a while to adjust; he isn't there, yet. Truth be told, he feels quite lonely. There's no one in the room to keep him company - he doesn't even remember that Natalie used to live with him, that they used to be happy and make love and have fun here, in that very room. A feeling, he does get. A gut feeling

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[fckingperfect]

Natalie might be outside too, sitting on the porch. When she spots Adrian, she does a double-take.

"--You." It's not a question; it's a statement of surprise.

[iwalkindreams]

"Me?" It's just blinking, really. Hands suddenly deep in his trousers' pockets, Adrian wobbles from one leg to the other, waiting. He needs an explanation, we fear.

[fckingperfect]

"Yeah. Hi. Where've you been?"

[iwalkindreams]

This girl is acting like his girlfriend. Waiiit a second.

"Are you Natalie, by any chance?"

He remembers what Tsuzuki has told him, and has a hunch.

[fckingperfect]

"...Yeah." She blinks at him. "What's the deal?"

[iwalkindreams]

"Ouch." Go figure. "Listen, Natalie. I -- I guess I'm supposed to, well, be close to you. Am I right?"

He really doesn't know how to do this. It's nothing he's experienced before.

[fckingperfect]

"You went away. Where the fuck did you go?"

[iwalkindreams]

Rough times, Ad. We're sorry for you.

"I -- back. I guess." God. Woman. It's already difficult. He takes out his pack of cigarettes and fumbles for a lighter. "Er, want one? I don't remember if you smoke." He hesitates. "I don't remember anything."

[fckingperfect]

"--You seriously don't remember?"

[iwalkindreams]

He looks down, fingers crushing the lighter against the palm of his hand.

"I don't." And it's bloody difficult to deal with.

[fckingperfect]

"Well, I hate to inform you, but that sucks." She pauses. "And besides, I've moved on."

[iwalkindreams]

What an appropriate icon! :D

Blink, blink. Now he really needs to light up.

"Look. I know I'm supposed to feel something, right?I have no idea how close we were... I don't know if you'll ever be in the mood to tell me. But I wish I could do something about this.

[fckingperfect]

"It's probably too late."

[iwalkindreams]

It's not easy to deal with this, even like --. "I'm sorry. I know it's silly to say this, and it's probably not enough for you, but... I have no idea how to react, really." A drag, a sigh. "Can we, perhaps, still talk?"

[fckingperfect]

"Maybe if you tell me where the hell you went." She's getting angry now. "I thought you liked me."

[iwalkindreams]

"I probably did," he says quietly, trying NOT to avoid her gaze. "I don't know how I felt. Honestly. If I told you that, if I showed you that, then it was true. I'm not the guy to lie in your face about feelings. I've been heartbroken before."