Strummin and Hummin

He widened his eyes; no, that conclusion wasn't what he wanted to reach. He shook his head desperately, then stopped, once he noticed he was making a fool of himself.

"I wasn't offended," he amended quickly, his breathes coming unevenly. Then he blinked unsurely as he felt the surrounding temperatures drop, a slight degree.

He hoped feverishly that she didn't notice anything. Darien wanted to continue to talk to someone without Darren's annoying comments, or just talk to someone period.

"Just a while ago," he answered, attempting to smile at her.

He smiled, a bit more naturally. So she understood; that was good. "I don't have experience... um, with crowds."

After being stuck inside his brother's body with no contact to the outside world for twelves years, it's reasonable that he should be nervous. And have no idea how to continue a conversation.

He nodded, "Yeah. I know."

He blinked his sapphire eyes. His mind blanked out for a second.

How do you answer where you came from? he wondered subconsciously. He had half-a-mind to wake up his younger brother and ask him, but he didn't want a third-wheel in this conversation.

"Actually, I don't know," he lowered his eyes, feeling slightly awkward, "I never... um... asked."