009 | [Action/Voice]

[savethelastchip]

[ Well.

Talk about your awkward mornings. It's not exactly the best realization to wake up to, the fact that the past week of generally being in love was due to outside influence- that's something that hurts when you know it, digs in and wants to stay there- but Chouji will not let it stop him from being Chouji. Meaning he will get out of bed and

Comments

[ filtered ]

[markofthebrave]

[Dubs this the song for the upcoming thread.

When Katara answers, her voice is raw as if she'd been crying, and she doesn't bother to up his filter.]

...oh, Chouji. [This sucks so much. She takes a deep breath, the parallel painfully ironic.] ...I guess - the bridge?

[Because she needs to talk to him... and she hopes that he won't say no.]

[ action ]

[markofthebrave]

[...that hurts.

She doesn't want this to be it. She doesn't want to just turn and walk away.]

Okay, but... before I go... [There are a thousand butterflies with razor sharp wings beating in her chest, and she's not sure if it's the right thing to do and the worst thing is that she knows he won't get mad at her either way, but she doesn't want to hurt him.

...her face flares red.] I just...

[ action ]

[markofthebrave]

[A hug would be better. She can do a hug.

And she steps closer to do just that, though she finishes her sentence in a whisper.]

...I want us to have something that's real.

[ action ]

[savethelastchip]

[ People who hug Chouji are always hugged back. It's practically a law.

And Katara, you're braver than any number of ninja who like to pretend they don't have any emotions at all, and he's sorry that things wound up being painful.

And he still thinks he's lucky to know you. ]

I wouldn't worry too much about that. [ Because he is ever an optimist, and they'll be fine sooner or later. ]

[ action ]

[markofthebrave]

[She closes her eyes and buries her face in his chest, trying very hard not to cry. He didn't deserve to see that, it would make him upset and she really, really doesn't want that.

And part of her just wants to stay right here.

But she knows that she can't. Her voice is muffled, out of refusing to move her head.] Okay.

[Deep breath] Okay.

[But before she pulls back, she pulls up, bracing her hands on his chest for leverage as she stands on her tiptoes to give him a kiss right on the swirled pattern of his cheek.]

Later, Chouji.

[And she will be breaking away to make her escape now, if he doesn't stop her.]