May I Have the Chance to..?

It was the middle of English class, towards the beginning of the year. Ryuk usually took very good notes during class- he liked listening to the teachers, honestly, it was fun- but today he was distracted, unable to properly focus.. mainly because his focus, instead of on the teacher or materials, was on a certain girl a few seats down from him. He did still write, off and on but his gaze was often directed at her, as he sucked on his massive, chilled water bottle.

The teacher when calling out for attendance had called her Nyota. Frankly, she was stunning, just like a star. The way her eyes shone drew him in, filling him with so many questions. What kind of people had such shiny eyes? Was this a species? Was it a curse that had, in this instance, gone horribly right? He couldn't really tell, but with that and the way she looked to carry herself, it drew him in. He wasn't attracted to her, per se. There was nothing sexual, nor romantic in his interests. He admired her as he would a meadow of flowers.. Only this meadow could talk. And he was wanting, badly so, to be her friend.

He tried to be discrete about his glances, but honestly.. it was quite obvious. Embarrassingly so. And the closer class grew to ending, the more excited he became, squirming in his seat with anticipation. Until.. finally.. the bell rang. And Ryuk, so excited and happy to finally talk to her jolted up with a squeak- and proceeded to flop onto the floor due to how quickly he'd risen, with a quite audible thud from him. "Mm..." He groaned in displeasure at the slight throb now coming from the side he'd crashed into the floor with.

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After a dazed moment, Ryuk looked to the same girl he'd been watching- and was horrified to see she was leaving. He couldn't blame her by any means, he would be scared of someone who flung themselves to the floor too!.. Well, not really, but he understood. Still, though, she couldn't go, not before he said his greetings.

Getting up rather quickly, he scurried after her, letting out a disappointed, yet somewhat needy whine. Without thinking he even aimed to grab her shoulder to try stopping her. Yes, reaching to touch someone without even talking was rude, he knew this, but at this point he wasn't entirely thinking. He was more just acting on instinct- following what his heart was saying.

If successful in grabbing her, his panicked thoughts would flow into her rather.. loudly. 'Please don't leave, I'm sorry I fell- I want to be friends! You're really pretty and I want to get to know you better and I didn't mean to hurt the floor... I'll apologize to it later just don't go!'

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Ryuk winced at the tone, for a moment scared he'd genuinely ruined his chance to befriend her. However, she seemed to.. pause. Hesitate. And this caused him to relax, and a gentle smile came to him. His eyes squinted slightly due to the brightness of her eyes up close, but he didn't mind. He could deal with this!

Her next statements left him just as confused as her, though, as he blinked slowly, his head tilted to the side as he reached to touch her again so he could properly convey his thoughts. '... Because I like your eyes, they glow a lot and they're super nice, and your hair is cute, and I like people in general, I especially like hugging them. Do you like hugs?' A small giggle soon followed as he shrugged. 'I don't know why I would want to go inside of your pants.. I don't think I'd fit, and I like your pants better on you than I think I would like them on me.'

He took a moment to look off to the side. Mainly for a break, but also just to think about that latter bit of what she'd said. In many ways, he understood that his clingy nature could be similar to that of a pest. Often he would forget in the moment due to his excitement, though, like here. 'I really am sorry for getting in your way. I just.. when I saw you, I really thought we could be good friends.' He then whined softly as he ducked his head. 'I think a lot of it is your eyes.. they look warm, so you look warm, and I like the idea of really warm hugs and cuddles.. that's selfish of me, I'm sorry... I'm sorry for touching you, too, it just makes talking easier, this way.'

Ryuk couldn't entirely understand why Nyota was laughing- was it really that humorous that he didn't know? Regardless, he was actually happy to make her happy, and even ended up laughing along with her. It was a good bonding experience, after all.

"Sorry.. I'm new here, so I haven't ever heard that phrase before. We don't wear pants a lot where I come from. I am sorry for confusing you. I bet your sweatpants look adorable on you, though. Your skirt looks nice too. I almost got the uniform with the skirt but wanted to fit in with the culture better." This wasn't to say Ryuk didn't have a few dresses lying around- he didn't attach clothing to gender that much, so he pretty much would pick out anything pretty, dresses and slacks alike- but he was wary of breaking rules so early on. Wearing girl uniforms when boys had their own uniform seemed to be pressing that line.

He was admittedly disappointed as the idea of hugging Nyota was- at least for the moment- shattered, which in turn led to the obvious hint of sadness in his gaze as his lips formed a tiny pout of thought. It didn't last long, though, a small smile forming as he thought to her, "That's okay. I can't talk like this without touching you, though... Can we start with cards, then? I'll make them for you in your favorite color and then we can hug. Please no not punch me.. I know people punch friends sometimes, but I would rather kiss knuckles than have them hit me."

A chuckle escaped him as he noticed how she showed off her hair. It was a bit messy, yes, but it also looked absolutely wonderful. Cute, even. "Even if it's hard for you to do, I appreciate that you put in so much effort. It looks beautiful... I can tell you're talented. I wouldn't mind you doing my hair one of these days, either."

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The tiny touches Nyota made to her face perplexed Ryuk at first, leaving him to wonder if perhaps she was checking for a fever. She didn't look flustered, but he clearly expressed concern for her in that moment. At least there was a nurse if push came to shove, but he'd keep watch.

Despite such concerns, he offered a huge- bordering on painful looking- smile. "I like to think of myself as a truth teller, not a flatterer," He thought to her with chipper, "But I honestly would love for you to do things with my hair. You're obviously talented at it." That said, Ryuk was easy to please with such things. She could put it in a ponytail for him and he would most likely think it was the best thing ever- after all, the though counted more to him than the actual work.

What he hadn't expected was for her to confirm there were indeed boys who wore skirts around the school. That meant he could too, potentially! It excited him, really, causing the young merman to bounce on his heels lightly as his smile only grew. "Thank you. I wear skirts outside of school hours.. I really like how they flow. But I'll certainly look into that for next yeah..." A soft giggle followed as a mirthful gaze radiated from him. "You'll wear the pants while I wear the skirts- it'll be fun!"

His idea for cards had been rejected, unfortunately- and viewed as a romantic gesture, which, unfortunately, he hadn't been trying to request of her. This request did add the bonuses of learning more about her, though- which caused him to bounce lightly in excitement as he took every word in with much anticipation. He loved learning about new friends.

"Your name is so long! But- I like it, it's really pretty. I.. don't know what Star Trek is, but I really like blue too, because it's the color of the ocean. My favorite is pink. Cheese is.. sticky and gooey. It's weird." He shook of this thought with a light grimace, recalling his attempts to eat mozzarella sticks recently. It hadn't gone well. "Thank you for telling me, though! I like being nice to you, you're sweet and I think you'd make a really good friend. Oh, and that's okay. My phone has a flashlight! I turned it on on accident last night and it scared me but it's really pretty. So I'll be our light if we walk around at night."

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