The First of Many (Shea)

[Shea]

She chuckled and laughed a little as she took his hand gently in her own standing. He was really cute this whole trying new things together was really not only going to bring them closer but it was also going to let them live a little bit of life.

"Well neither have I, been dancing I mean. But I've heard it can be fun and so I'm very eager to try it. I'm not old enough to drink not that I think I would anyway but this is really supposed to be a way to just let loose and dance a bit." she explained what she had heard as she was a very good listener.

"Well okay lets go to the movies." she said with a smile. "Then we shop and dance."

[Darian Dumonte]

He gave a smile at her and slid his arm into her's again as he nodded at her explanation. Sure it wouldn't bring them close but, it did make things more interesting. Why live life in endless repitition? What was the point of that? He shook his head for a moment and briefly wondered at the things but, gave a smile.

All right so we're stocked for the night.

"You don't need to drink to enjoy something. Just enjoy it for what it is. After all you only have one life, live it to the max. At least that's what my cousin's motto is, and I've found it soething good to base off of."

He walked out of the diner with her.

"So movies, then shooping, then dancing. Sounds like we need to get to it then if we expect to do it all successfully."

He began to walk with her again humming a tune.

"Soooooo, got a sweet-tooth?"

[Shea]

Get to it huh? Yeah that might be a good idea if they wanted to try to get everything in that they could. She smiled at him as he began to hum. It was something she did when she was alone but it was nice to hear his sweet Baritone voice humming a tune as they made their way to the movies.

"Definatly. Especially icecream. It's just perfect. Sweet.. so many favors, and it's cold which is nice on a really hot day. Even in the winter eating it is fun in front of the fire. The way you can personalize it. Oh yeah it's just the perfect food." she said with a smile and blushed realizing she had gone off on icecream.

"I also really like hot chocolate. Curled up by a fire or by a window watching the snow fall little peppermints disolving as I sip my cocco." she said with another smile.

"What about you?"

[Darian Dumonte]

"You're about to find out."

He gave a grin at her answer. Good she had a sweet tooth just like him. He grabbed her hand and pulled her in front of an ice cream shop and walked in with her. He had a weakness for ice cream himself and right now he had a heavy craving for it. The cold and sweat sensation running in his mouth. It was too kill for. The parlor was old-fashioned more like the diner itself and had one of those smooth counters. Wrapping an arm around her he began to look at the menu.

"Pick what you want off the menu and I'll order for us."

Always had a killer sweet tooth.

[Shea]

Shea couldn't help but let out a yelp as he suddenly dragged her into the nearest icecream parlor. It had really shocked her at the sudden movement. She laughed as he pulled her close his arm wrapped around her. She leaned into him and smiled.

She looked down the menu there were so many things to pic from she really know what to pick she had just eaten a huge dinner but she wouldn't let this opportunity go to waste. Besides any more minutes spent with Darian was better than being alone.

"I want this." she said pointing to a bowl of vanilla icecream covered in chocolate and caramel with pecans and cherries in an edible bowl. 'We can share if you'd like. Unless something else is sparking your interest."

[Darian Dumonte]

He felt her lean against him and he rested his head on her shoulder as he kept her close to him. It was nice to share some time with a friend. Not have any pressing business to do. Just go out and do something with someone simply beause you can. Which is exactly what he was doing with Shea right now and he loved it. She was so sweet and kind, he always seemed to enjoy her responses. Watching her point at something he nodded.

Heavy sweet-tooth just like me.

"We can share that it'll be just fine."

He said with a smile as he walked up with her and ordered what she had pointed out. Apparently this shop didn't compare thier food to the menu. They outdid it. That was truly great service you almost never find anymore. Picking it up he motioned for Shea to get some napkins and spoons for them as he headed to a corner table so sharing it would be more enjoyable.

"You get first bite."

Darian said with a smile as he watched her face.

[Shea]

Sitting down at a table with him she looked down at the massive icecream between them and was very thankful now they had only ordered one because she would never have been able to eat this by herself and she hated wasting money.

"First bit. Oh no Mister you aren't getting off that easy. We're going to toast." she put his spoon in the icecream and filled it with the tasty sweet mixture following suit with her own spoon.


She lifted her spoon and raised it to him with a smile of utter delight as she winked at him.

"To us! Our first day." she said with a grin and ate her icecream in one gulp smiling brightly. "This is soo good." she said happily as she almost bounced in her seat.

[Darian Dumonte]

He gave a laugh and a chuckle. So she wanted a toast the practice was so old yet always cherished. It tickled him to see her wanting to do such a thing and he had no problem with that. In fact he wouldn't mind at all always finding such practices fun to keep up that was for sure. It made them feel more like traditions rather then old practices. Made them feel alive rather then just something that you want to forget from your etiquette lesson. Toasting her with his spoon he chuckled.

"To friendship, may we always enjoy each other's company."

He said with a broad smile on his face. He took his bite of icecream and let it melt in his mouth savuoring the taste.

Good god my compliments to the chef on this one it's stupendous.

"You're not the only one in love with the taste."

He said with a chuckle.

[Shea]

Smiling at his cheer adding to her own she finished swallowing her icecream and smiled brightly. She hadn't met a friend she clicked with like this before. They just worked so well together. They had the same interests and similar personalities. It was nice to meet a kindred spirit so far away from everything you knew. They had met and just clicked. Just ended up being able to get close so quickly.

She took a cherry off the top and bit the end off the stem and chuckled as she chewed. She even hummed a little so happy. She tucked her raven locks behind her ears her earings sparkling in the light of the parlor as she used her spoon and took another bite savoring every bite as it was better than the last.

"I'm so happy." she said and blushed eating her icecream she looked out the parlor window feeling a bit embarrassed now as she watched the people walk by.

[Darian Dumonte]

He snatched his own cherry and bit into it, he had a weakness for these things as badly as icecream. There was something about a depitted cherry that was so damn good espically when cold. He loved the little things never really could get enough of them. Addication? Yes probably but, dag nabbit he needed his sweet-tooth fix and it was an unforgiving master if he didn't get it. He gave a rueful chuckle to himself as he pulled the stem away from his teeth and sat it on the plate there treat was served on.

Sweet-tooth. BOW TO THE ADDICTION! YES!

"Well if you're happy that's a good thing for me I like seeing friend's happy espically my first one."

He gave a broad smile at her as he continued eating icecream.

[Shea]

Shea couldn't help but smile at his comment. He seemed to enjoy her company and that was a good thing since they were next door neighbors and had insane amounts of things in common including their familiars.

"So tell me stuff about you. Like your birthday, favorite color, full name. Things like that. I want to know the little things and the big things." she said with a smile. "I'll start to make you feel better. Any question you ask you have to answer first. Deal? Deal."

She didn't wait for him to okay the deal because she knew he probably would and so it wouldn't matter.

"My birthday is April sixteenth. Favorite color is violet. And my full name is Shea Marlise Donnovan." she said with a smile. "Now you."

[Darian Dumonte]

He heard the question and blinked in surprise but, instead gave a grin it was just one of those they could do to get to know each other. He liked that about Shea always willling to move on as long as she was ready herself or was relaxed. Of course he hadn't really encountered her nervous so it was all good. He listened to the facts and hummed for a moment.

"My full name is Darian Lecanthe Dumonte, birthday is January 1st, and my favorite color is silver for it's elegance."

He thought over a question for a moment.

"What is your nervous habit? For me it was always clicking a pen or fidgeting my fingers like I was cocking a gun."

[Shea]

Shea looked up and listened to him. So his birthday was January first mental note acquired she was definatly ready for that to come around again. She listened having never heard of someone's favorite color as silver before but truthfully it was unique and she smiled.

"Nervous habit. Well I twirl my hair or as you've seen me do I tuck it behind my ears but if I'm really nervous I'll start spinning my earings in the hole. If I do that I'm really really nervous." she explained to him with a smile.

"How did you get Orchid?" she asked him curiously.

[Darian Dumonte]

He gave a smile nodding at his own increasing mental notes as he watched her perform the habit and he remembered the few times she did before. Giving a rueful chuckle at her next question he shook his head. Orchid had always been a handful even since his first encounter with that damn cat. Instead he gave a smile.

"It's not so much as acquiring so much as him arbitarily deciding I was his new pet. When I was skiing in the Swiss Alpines I hit a bad bump that broke my leg neatly during the landing and I tumbled down the hill a few times. Orchid stopped by tumble with his large body and simply threw me onto his back and carried me to the lodge. When asked he simply responded that I had called him. I knew I hadn't because he told me mentally that he wanted a human owner and decided it would be me."

He rubbed his head and gave a smile.

"So I guess that's it. What about you how did you get Bella?"

[Shea]

She smiled and looked at him. She liked to watch the emotions cross his face and watch the way he answered and reacted to everything each one a little different than before. She leaned back for a moment tuck her hair behind her ears.

"Well, I told you I was often alone and never really had anyone there for me to take care of me or watch over me. Well one night my parents were home and fighting and I was in my window crying as per normal. A small white kitten began scratching at the panes of glass."

She took another bite of the dregs of icecream before she continued.

"So I let her in having a weakness for animals and she spoke to me. Then she bit my finger and we've been bonded ever since. My parents were never home and when they were it was easy to hide Bella because she's intelligent. So we've been together ever since. When my magic was powerful enough she showed me how I can save her mana by transforming her for her."

She smiled and sat her spoon down not hungry anymore as she looked at Darian.

"How and why did you learn to play the violin?" she asked.