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Jul 27, 2017 17:52:08 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2017 17:52:08 GMT -7
His face still felt warm from Dom kissing him on the cheek earlier. He had just put on a nice sweater and jeans, nothing too fancy, but he did pay a little more attention to his hair than he usually did... either way, he was just excited to see Dom. He waited down in the common room, rocking back and forth on his feet. She was probably up in the girls dorm getting ready, and he realized that they hadn't picked a place to meet, so he figured waiting in the common room was a good bet.
He hadn't had much time to plan all of this, so he hoped she would like the simple thing that he came up with... It really wasn't that fancy, but Dom didn't really need fancy anyway, right? It was fine. It was fine.
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Jul 27, 2017 17:58:10 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2017 17:58:10 GMT -7
This was the strangest sensation. Dom was elated to be going on a date, but at the same time she felt so nervous. What if Ethan changed his mind? What if things didn't go according to plan or she messed it up somehow? She stood in her dormitory, looking at herself skeptically in the mirror. She'd initially considered wearing a dress or a skirt or something, but eventually discarded the idea. Ethan knew who she was, and he was fully aware of the fact that she hated dressing in "girly" clothes. So she put on her jeans and a nice blouse, hoping that she looked nice enough.
It was almost five and Dom decided to go to the common room. Where else would she and Ethan meet? He hadn't told her anywhere else, so that's what she did. She walked down the steps leading into the common room, taking a deep, nervous breath before smiling. Ethan was waiting there for her. "Hey," she said, a little shyly, as she approached him.
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Jul 27, 2017 18:07:39 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2017 18:07:39 GMT -7
He turned when he heard someone coming down the stairs and caught his breath. It was her. He smiled. She looked perfect, and he was glad she didn't dress up too much otherwise he'd run up and change. "Hey, hey," he greeted, lifting his hands to give a little salute, Then he realized how stupid that was and he put his hand back down. "Ready?" he shook his head, "Obviously you're ready..." then he laughed. "My goodness. You're still Dom. I'm still Ethan, what's the matter with me!?" he laughed again, holding out his hand to her. "Come on, I got things and stuff planned," he said, giving a wink before starting to head out the door, pulling her along if she took his hand.
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Jul 27, 2017 18:13:00 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2017 18:13:00 GMT -7
Ethan saluted her as she approached him and Dom lifted an eyebrow at him, but then he put his hands down. She nodded when he asked if she was ready, but once again before she could say anything Ethan was saying that she was obviously ready. Her smile widened as he started talking to himself, but to her at the same time. She gave a small laugh, "I don't know. I must be too amazing for you to keep your head." Dom took his hand when he offered it, following him easily. "What sorts of things?" she asked, even though she was pretty sure he wanted to show her instead of tell her. Still, she was curious so she knew he expected her to ask.
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Jul 31, 2017 5:30:11 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2017 5:30:11 GMT -7
Her lifted eyebrow was just another clue that he was acting like a huge dork. She was smiling though, thankfully, and laughing. She said she must be too amazing for him to keep his head and he nodded vigorously. That was definitely it! Then she asked what sort of things and he shrugged. "Just things. You'll see. I can't give it all away,"he scoffed and pulled her along, until they were outside. "Okay, so. Here we are," he said, but he was still walking, toward the trees. He swallowed nervously. "Don't worry, we're not going too far in... so we'll live through this. Probably," he half joked. Well, he was a LITTLE nervous about the forest.
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Jul 31, 2017 9:55:58 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2017 9:55:58 GMT -7
What Dom didn't expect was for Ethan to agree with her teasing comment that she was too much for him, but he did. Dom was taken by surprise and didn't really say anything as he pulled her out of the common room, mentioning that he didn't want to give it all away. "All away? You haven't given any of it away, Ethan. Much less all," she teased with a bright smile, wanting to make sure he knew she wanted entirely serious. He seemed a little more flustered than normal, so she wanted to make sure he didn't misunderstand her. They arrived outside and Dom inhaled deeply, happy to be outside, as always. Ethan said they were there, but kept walking. She squeezed his hand and looked at him curiously. He mentioned that they weren't going too far in and an excited twinkle danced in her eyes. "We're going into the forest?" she asked softly, her tone still enthusiastic. At his joke she laughed. "Don't worry, I have no intentions of dying tonight. I'm sure we'll be just fine," Dom teased. She might be going overboard in the teasing department, but she couldn't help it. She was on a date with Ethan! Finally.
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Aug 4, 2017 11:20:11 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2017 11:20:11 GMT -7
Well, he was fine with not giving ANY of it away, so he just shrugged at her words. He was sure that she would prefer to be surprised, so he didn't say anything. She squeezed his hand when they entered the trees and he looked down at their clasped hands, gulped, and then looked back up at her face. She had that sparkle in her eyes that made him grin, but her tone was soft which made him swoon a little. Yes, swoon. "Yes," he answered in between thoughts. She said she had no intentions of dying tonight and that they'd be just fine and he nodded. "Okay, here we are," he pointed up and there was a little treehouse type deal he had made with his wand earlier. It wasn't anything fancy, just like a bowl of branches and leaves in the tree above them. "Up there."
He let go of her hand, "I'll climb up behind you," he instructed.
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Aug 4, 2017 19:52:40 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2017 19:52:40 GMT -7
Ethan shrugged when she teased him and Dom made a face at him. She had no problem letting him surprise her, but she did want him to talk to her. Silence wasn't really something that Dom was good with. She almost always broke it, but she knew that Ethan liked it when things were a bit quiet. At least, she thought he did.
Dom's smile widened when Ethan smiled back and said that they were going in the forest. It was kind of obvious since there wasn't anywhere else they could be walking. Still, she wanted to be sure. She hadn't imagined he would bring her here. She moved closer to him, pressing her shoulder against his. "Awesome!" she couldn't help but wonder if he could tell how excited she was. Then he said they were here and Dom looked around for a second, confused until she realized that he was pointing up. Her eyes followed his fingers and then her mouth fell open. "Ethan," she breathed in awe before turning to him. She threw her arms around his neck. "You made a treehouse for me?" Dom squealed softly into his ear. She waited a few seconds before pulling away and looking up again.
She nodded when he said he'd follow her up and scurried up the ladder without a second of hesitation. She looked around herself, a smile covering her face as she waited for Ethan to join her. "Okay, now what?" she asked once he arrived.
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Aug 4, 2017 20:08:44 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2017 20:08:44 GMT -7
She was suddenly saying his name in awe and hugging him.He was too shocked at first to hug back and wrapped his arms around her lightly right before she pulled away and looked up. "Uh... yeah. I figured you'd like. Guess you do. If this is what seeing it gives me I wonder what being IN it will," he tried to tease, but his face paled at what that implied. "Not that I'm expecting you to give me anything... for it..." he shook his head.
She started to climb and he followed after. She was fast, unsurprisingly. He joined her at the top and rolled into the tree-bowl-house, grinning over at her. "Now, we wait for the night to fall so we can star gaze," she said, nodding upward. The trees above them had parted way to make room for a little patch of the sky about them.
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Aug 4, 2017 20:21:27 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2017 20:21:27 GMT -7
He hugged her back after a bit and Dom felt a tingle run up her spine. Being here with him was perfect. She grinned at him, "I love it. You know me so well," she told him happily. Then he got all tongue-tied and Dom laughed. "I know you Ethan. I know that's not what you meant." Still, his anxiety about it was kind of funny.
Ethan said that the plan was for them to star gaze once the night fell and Dom grinned again. She felt like she couldn't stop tonight. Dom had been on plenty of dates, but this one ... it had barely started and she was happier than she could remember being during any of the others. It could be because Ethan was planning things that were just perfect, or it could be the fact that the date was with Ethan. Actually, it was both. No question about it.
"That sounds amazing." She lifted an eyebrow and smiled mischievously. "And what did you want us to do until then, Ethan?" she teased, curious about how he would respond. After all, it was just a little bit after five. It was going to be a while until night fell and the stars came out.
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Aug 5, 2017 10:38:56 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2017 10:38:56 GMT -7
She said he knew her so well and he just nodded. That was true, though. She said she knew that wasn't what he meant and he nodded again. He figured it was best to stop speaking for a moment, because he was making a fool out of himself.
Then, she grinned again as he explained the plan. He grinned too, lying back with his eyes up above. She said it sounded amazing, then asked what they were supposed to do until then and he turned to look at her, lifting his arm and bending his elbow so he could rest his head on his arm underneath him. "We talk, we eat," he nodded toward a basket not too far away from him, "and we dance," she said with a nod and suddenly, seemingly out of nowhere, music started playing. "Your choice."
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Aug 5, 2017 10:47:07 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2017 10:47:07 GMT -7
Ethan was grinning again as he laid down, his eyes looking up at the sky. He didn't seem embarrassed anymore, just confident and she was glad. Dom didn't want him to be nervous around her, that would defeat the whole point of them being best friends for so long. She watched him, trying to memorize this moment. Even if nothing came of this, she was on a date with Ethan and she wanted to remember every second. Then he turned toward her, telling her they could talk, eat and dance. Music started playing and Dom's mouth fell open in delight. "Well ... you know how much I love food ... but that music is practically begging someone to dance to it!" She paused for a moment. "Want us to start by dancing?" she asked, a little nervously. He planned this, which meant he wanted to dance with her, but she still hesitated a little. It just seemed too good to be true.
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Aug 5, 2017 12:48:38 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2017 12:48:38 GMT -7
Doms mouth fell open a little and Ethan grinned even more, chuckling and moving to prop himself up onto one of his arms. She seemed a little torn as to what to do at first, but chose dancing. "Yes," he said without missing a beat. Slowly standing up in their little branch hideout. He didn't wait, he just stepped right up to her and took her hand and her waist, pulling her close to him. "Now, I think this is a tango. But I have no idea how to do that... you lead," he joked, sticking his tongue out at her and laughing. Yep, he just had to keep reminding himself that this was just Dominique. No one scary.
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Aug 5, 2017 13:23:06 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2017 13:23:06 GMT -7
The instant she chose dancing, he agreed, standing up and moving right to Dom. She stepped closer to him, her breath catching as he reached for her and pulled her close in dancing position. She loved dancing and part of that was because she liked how it felt to be held by someone, but with Ethan ... it felt ethereal. She smiled once more, not able to stop herself. She was on a date with Ethan! He said he thought the music was for a tango, telling her to lead and Dom made a face at him. "Oh, so I'm supposed to know how to tango?" she teased, pretending to be offended. Then she winked. "It's a good thing for you that my mom loves dancing." She started to move, though not as fluidly as her mother or sister would. Dancing wasn't really one of her fortes. "I'm not particularly good at the tango," she admitted after a few moments.
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Aug 5, 2017 13:27:25 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2017 13:27:25 GMT -7
Dom made a face and he laughed loudly, tossing his head back for a moment. Then she winked, and said that her mom loved dancing... woah! They were dancing now. It actually wasn't that bad, especially for Ethan who didn't really know anything about dancing. In fact, he pulled her even closer so they wouldn't fall over -- but the movement was pretty easy to pick up on. "Eh, we can call it a Domethan Tango," he said with a short nod, turning his torso to dip her just slightly. "It's our own version. Much better than the original, if I do say so myself," he commented, slowly lifting her back upright.
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