Subaru ☆ Fresh air for clear thoughts.

[marked_as_prey]

Who: Subaru & anyone out walking
Where: Espoir, near Serenity's Manor
Style: Beginning in third, but either is fine.
Status: Open

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[demonicbookworm]

Subaru was definitely not the only person today, who was walking while lost in thoughts. Ruca was like that, too, but his thought wondered to back home. Yet the situation back in his world was not his only worry. The fact that he was all alone in this still unknown for him world was making feel lost.

Not paying attention to where he is going, it wouldn't be surprising if he bumped into Subaru. And if he did, he would apologize almost immediately.

[marked_as_prey]

Subaru had hear Kou playfull bark a moment, and looked down just as he happened to bump into someone else that was walking by. Subaru immediately bowed holding onto his hat, "Excuse me. Please excuse me." He bowed a second time in apology to the other.

"I should have been watching where I was walking, I'm sorry."

[demonicbookworm]

Ruca was used to apologizing to others, but not to others apologizing to him.

"N-no... don't apologize!"

He also bowed a little.

"It's my fault. I wasn't paying attention to where I was going..."

[marked_as_prey]

"Ah, it's alright I'm fine so as long as you're not hurt it's alright. Really, Hokuto-chan scolds me all the time about watching where I'm walking." Subaru waved a moment smiling a little now to try and relax and hopefully calm the other down a little as well.

"Are you out getting a little fresh air as well?"

[demonicbookworm]

Ruca nodded at that, still feeling nervous. Though, in the answer for the other's smile, the silver-haired boy tried to smile as well... But it made him look even more awkward than before.

"Um, y-yes." he answered. "...It seems I got lost in thoughts at some point though."

[marked_as_prey]

"Haha, well I guess I kind of was too. It can be pretty easy on a day like today, but at least it's nice out and going for a walk is a good way to figure things out.

I'm Subaru Sumeragi by the way." Subaru stood up straight and talked very politely, though he still had a light hearted smile on his face as he spoke.

[demonicbookworm]

He nods again at Subaru's words again.

"Um, My name is Ruca." he said. "Ruca Milda." he then bowed in a polite manner. "I'm pleased to meet you, Subaru."

He seemed to be calmer now than he was before and a soft smile appeared on his face.

[marked_as_prey]

"It's a pleasure to meet you as well Milda-san." Suddenly the puppy grew tired of being ignored and standing in one spot and he barked and began to wrap the leash around Subaru's legs. "This is Kou by the way."

[demonicbookworm]

"...C-calling me just "Ruca" is fine." he said quickly. Each time someone called him by his last name, it felt a bit... strange.

"Kou?" he repeated, then kneeled down and smiled at the puppy. After a moment he reached out to pet it.

[marked_as_prey]

"Alright, Ruca-san then." Subaru smiled while the puppy licked the hand that was reached out towards it before moving foward a little and turning in a circle. The puppy almost seemed a little too happy and inncoent; but then some people say that about it's owner as well. "He seems to like you."

[demonicbookworm]

"Does he?" Ruca smiled a bit more at the dog. "He's cute." He chuckled a little. "But I know someone who would be absolutely terrified of him."

Ange would. She would be afraid even of the smallest dog.

But the moment he remembered that the look in his eyes changed, becoming distant. Smile almost vanished from his face.

He missed his friends terribly.

[marked_as_prey]

"Some people really are afraid of dogs, but there's a lot of nice ones out there." Subaru was able to pick up on the other boy's change in mood after a moment and wondered if maybe he had a pet dog back home or something or if he was afraid of dogs and hadn't said anything.

"Is something wrong Ruca-san?"

[demonicbookworm]

Ruca blinked, then looked at Subaru.

"Ah, n-no! E-everything's fine!" his answer was almost too quick, making it obvious that something was actually not right. He looked away from Subaru.

"I just... I was thinking about my friends..."

[marked_as_prey]

"Oh, are they all back home?" Subaru had been missing his own friends and family so he understood how someone might miss them as well and being reminded of them suddenly, well sometimes it hurt.

[demonicbookworm]

"Yes. I'm... all alone here." he sighs a little.

[marked_as_prey]

"You're not alone, there are a lot of nice people here. Though I know you probably really do miss them. I didn't know anyone when I arrived either." He had just been luckily enough that someone had apparently known him, or well him from another world.