Friend? (Bolt)

Adelene liked the idea. She simply kept nodding, figuring that everything sounded good and there was no reason to say no to anything. "That'll be perfect, we can improve many skills that way," she remarked.

She turned to Leon once more. Returning his grin with one of her own, a smaller one made by smaller lips. Leon's confidence in his cooking was almost funny, in a good way of course.

"Ha! You're really that good in cooking?" she asked, laughing gently. "That actually sounds nice, Leon. And I could help in preparing the ingredients, too. And then maybe we can eat on the roof of have a picnic somewhere, I haven't really tried that yet." She sounded excited all of a sudden, and really, why not? "I like spicy things, okay?"

She laughed a bit more before stretching her legs to the lake and patting off some dust from her lap. "So, what now? How are you feeling?"

Adelene stood up right after Leon did, laughing genuinely at how the guy was acting. He was funny and amusing to her, and she couldn't help but try mimicking him, even though she would end up acting slightly awkward.

"R-Right, it'll be awesome!" She even attempted to shout at the lake, even though she couldn't modulate her voice well, and she waved a fist in the air.

She somewhat turned limp right after, though. It was the embarrassment of doing something she doesn't normally do, getting to her head. "Shucks, that was lame. I mean me, not you, you're cool, but I'm... lame..." she muttered, blushing a little.

She was motionless for a few seconds, before making a dismissive shrug. Then she smiled, thinking about them buying stuff together. Having no background knowledge about friendship and such, she couldn't even think of it as weird. Even though some people might think of it that way. Instead, she began looking forward to it.

"So... If we're going to do that, when? I don't think I can go outside the campus today... I have to go back to my room in a few minutes..." But then saying something like that made her realize a big disappointment, but she had to follow her schedule for today if she didn't want to mess up tomorrow. She had some studying to do, and she had to maximize her time because she was slow on mathematical problem solving.

Her smile dropped. No need for smiles if she was starting to feel sad. There was always tomorrow, she thought, trying to cheer herself up, but... Oh, how she wished she didn't have to study.

"Sorry, that was sudden," Adelene looked up and smiled apologetically. "I hope you don't... mind? I'm really sorry..."

"You're really weird. Probably right, but still weird," she had told him lightly, when Leon had put his hands on her shoulders. "Being at ease, it's not really... easy to get used to it right away, okay? So... promise me you won't laugh at my embarrassments."

She gave him a soft poke on the forehead, before smiling to his suggestion and getting back her bubbliness over their plans. Although not exactly giggling like a little girl, after all she wasn't a little girl, the excitement was still obviously back in her crimson eyes.

She moved her right hand and patted the one Leon had on her left shoulder, kinda like asking him to let go. It felt rather awkward, not in a bad way, but still awkward. Leon's hands felt big on her shoulders, even though she wasn't really that petite.

"Noon sounds good to me, my classes tomorrow are during early morning and late afternoon," she told him. "Where do we meet? How about in front of the gate, so we can head out immediately?"

Adelene tried to make a displeased pout for Leon's promise, but her attempt to look upset didn't last for too long, as she couldn't help but be flustered at Leon's wink, and as she started laughing at the male's fake acts.

She called him ridiculous and weird a few times, before her laughter died down. And after that, she simply shrugged, looking away as a sheepish smile formed on her lips.

She didn't really mind being walked to her room. She's admitted to herself that she likes him, and spending more time together with her new friend was always a welcome idea. But... she didn't know why but... it felt awkward. Maybe because she was conscious of what could happen once Leon figures out where her room was--

She shook her head, just a little, to stop her paranoid thoughts. Leon wouldn't pull pranks on her, she tried to believe that. Her dorm room was her shelter from everything and Leon wouldn't be a disturbance.

"I guess I don't mind if you accompany me back," she said. Somehow, she couldn't wipe that sheepish smile off her face. "Say, are you staying in the dormitory too?"

(My thoughts exactly. Sent a pm)

Adelene chuckled. She got the joke just fine, but the fun part wasn't actually just a joke. She loved studying, after all. With a nod, she led the way back to the campus, and off they went to the dormitory.

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"I'll see you tomorrow then."