A waltz for the girl out of reach [Active, closed]

[coloringlife]

Characters: Naminé, Nia
Content: Naminé bakes cookies in an attempt to distract herself from recent bad news and Nia finds her
Location: Kitchen of Bryant Park Hotel restaurant
Time of day: Afternoon
Warnings: It's Naminé and Nia. Cuteness overload!

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[flowereyedgirl]

Nia was exploring the public areas of the hotel, having accepted Ty Lee's advice to go there after her meeting with Rushuna. She felt much better physically, having had a bath and a meal, but now that she was idle the thoughts that she had pushed from her mind in the shock of arriving in a new place were seeping back in.

Were her friends here at all? The possibility that they might not be was beginning to occur to her. She missed Simon, rather terribly, and though everyone had been so kind to her -- so kind! -- she had to admit it still hurt to be apart from him and the rest of the Gurren Brigade.

Blinking, Nia realized that her wandering had lead her into a kitchen area, and that someone else was already in it! She tilted her head at the other girl. Well, she looked about her own age... and she was cooking! Nia took a few steps closer and peered into the bowl, smiling at Naminé.

"Hello!" She eyed the contents of the bowl, and the ingredients strewn around the counter. "What are you making?"

[coloringlife]

Naminé looked up at the sound of the new voice, pausing only momentarily in her kneading. Normally the sight of someone she didn't know in the hotel would have made her nervous, would have made her shy and withdrawn until she knew whether the stranger meant any kind of threat or not, but in this case...it was a girl her own age, maybe a little younger, with such friendliness in her expression that she couldn't feel scared at all.

"Cookies," she said, still a little bashful but not enough to make her go quiet. "I thought...maybe some people would like to have some."

[flowereyedgirl]

Nia's eyes light up. Cookies! That sounded like such fun!

"Oh, really? That is such a wonderful idea!" She exclaimed, scooting around the counter to stand next to Naminé. "Um, do you want any help? I am the Gurren Brigade's official chef!!" She offered enthusiastically.

[coloringlife]

"Um..." Naminé watched Nia a little warily, not used to anyone being so enthusiastic about her cooking. But she seemed very nice, and it was good to have some company. Maybe if she had someone to talk to she wouldn't think about Roxas so much.

"W-well...you could add that stuff to the dough while I'm kneading it?" she suggested, waving a dough-covered hand at a box of raisins, a bag of M&Ms, a bag of marshmallows, a bag of peanut butter chips and a small box of candy intriguingly named 'Red Hots', all laid out on the counter next to her. In Naminé's opinion, there could never be too much of a good thing.