[Action Thread]

[mr_fixthings]

Who: Gippal and whoever comes
Where: Pizza Place
When: Night
What: Pizza party.  Gippal's treat
Warnings:  maybe..?

A bunch of people were here.  Some were coming in late.  Either that they forgot.  Whether they did or not, more pizza and soda for him.  It was really their lost.

He had ordered the pizzas and pitchers of drinks earlier and they

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[dagger_love]

Garnet shut her eyes and clenched her hands into fists as she stepped out of the car which had drove her there. As much as she didn't want to go there, well, maybe she just shouldn't. It's like leeching off someone else's money. But the young man did invite her and it's not like her to turn down an invitation on such short notice. It was courtesy.

She gently pushed the door open, cursing under her breath the little bell that rang overhead. She was hoping she would be unnoticeable. Especially by a certain person.

"Ah, Gippal," she greeted with a smile, only freezing at the sight of Zidane beside him. Okay, so the 'unnoticeable' plan just came out of the window.

"I just came around to say 'Hi!'"

[nanakithexiiith]

Nanaki pleasently smiled at Garnet, "Hey Garnet! Won't you join us?" He replied happily as he took a bite of his pizza, waiting for her reply.

[dagger_love]

"Uhm..."

Garnet glanced over her shoulder and found that the car was gone. So she was left with two choices: walk home or join them. Walk home in this kind of place, through these kinds of streets, alone. Or join them and hitch a ride home from someone else.

"Uh, sure." She quietly shut the door and glanced away, a frown on her expression. This was so awkward.

[thieving_hero]

Zidane gave a bright smile to Garnet. Sure, they had fought, but he wouldn't let that get in the way of a good night. "Glad to see you could make it, Dagger." He said in a friendly tone.

[dagger_love]

At the greeting, she averted her gaze to someone else. Like that girl she'd seen at Tidus's party or Gippal or Nanaki or whoever. Just not on Zidane.

"Hello, Zidane." Her voice and expression showed no emotion whatsoever. It was civility, which had arose out of courtesy. Civility was something she had learned from home and tutors.

[thieving_hero]

Smirking, Zidane reached for another piece of pizza as he wondered when their friendship would return to normal. Whatever normal was, anyway. "Come grab a seat and dig in."

[dagger_love]

"Thank you but I'm fine standing. I might be leaving in a while." was her reply as she leaned back against a post. This was starting to look like Tidus's party as well.

She folded her hands on her lap and glanced out the window, wishing that the car pulls back outside.

[thieving_hero]

"Not even a drink?" He said after swallowing another bite. "Or did you just come here to watch everyone eat?"

[dagger_love]

Her eyes narrowed at his direction, her eyebrows knitting. Was he mocking her? She knew how to detect sarcasm, especially in Zidane Tribal's words.

"Would it kill you if I did?" she shot back, keeping her voice even.

[thieving_hero]

He held a small smile on his lips, keeping his eyes fixed upon hers. "No," he replied simply. "You not showing up at all is what would have killed me."

[dagger_love]

Garnet kept her expression blank but quickly looked away, feeling frustrated over his intent gaze. It sucked. That evening sucked, to put it simply. And she felt like an organism under the microscope, judging the way he looked at her.

She took in a deep breath inwardly. "Still smooth with words, I see," she commented dryly. "But unfortunately, I'm not the type who swoons at such words."

[thieving_hero]

"I think we've gone over your immunity before." He moved his eyes to the table, glancing at what was left. Hunger wasn't a problem anymore that night for him, thankfully.

He looked back at Garnet, forcing it to be a gentle gaze. "So how long are you going to hold this grudge against me?"

[dagger_love]

How long? He was asking her how long? She would've smirked at that inquiry, if she knew how to smirk, but she didn't. She didn't feel like getting into another fight the second time around with the same person.

"Until forever, if that's possible."

[thieving_hero]

He let out a sigh, smiling. Seeing another student he knew leaning against another wall, Zidane excused himself from the table.

"Good luck with that." he whispered to Garnet as he brushed past her.

[dagger_love]

"I don't need luck," she told him over her shoulders, walking over to the others, steeling herself from whatever comeback she'd receive later on. She didn't even look at him.

"I can do it and I will. Even if it kills me."