Room 527, Friday after the dance

[solo_sword]

There was something a little sad about this being their last prom with both of them as students, but Jaina told herself it wasn't like it was going to be their last dance ever or anything, and just like that, she felt better about it. And going back to John's room after wasn't exactly shocking, though she was definitely curious about the why.

"So what did you want to give me?" she wondered.


[For the boooooy and look I get to use my Leiay icon again! *happies*]

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[solo_sword]

Much more comfortable now. "You really didn't have to do this," she said when she saw the necklace, fingering it lightly.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"I did this a few weeks back," he said. "In honor of your promotion." And compliments of Chuck Bass and Sam Winchester making out in detention.

[solo_sword]

"You actually bought me shiny," she said, smiling. "Thank you." She still thought he didn't have to, but she did appreciate the gesture.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"You're welcome. You know," he smirked just slightly. "You looked a little scared before I opened it."

[solo_sword]

She raised an eyebrow. "You have to know what it looked like," she said, not denying it.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

John shook his head. "I was sitting next to you. Also, that wasn't a ring."

[solo_sword]

"I didn't know that," she pointed out. "And does how you're sitting really matter?"

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"It does on my planet," he shrugged. "How do people propose in your galaxy?"

[solo_sword]

"They ask," she said simply. Her family at least didn't do things conventionally.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"Is there jewelry involved?" John wondered, not like he was making plans, just curious.

[solo_sword]

"There can be," she made stuff up said. "It depends on where you are and the customs there, and the situation. You ask in the middle of a firefight or something, you're not going to have a ring on you. Probably."

Jaina lived a weird life by most people's standards.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"You might, if you were waiting for the right moment," John pointed out.

[solo_sword]

"And that would be the right moment?" she asked, one corner of her mouth turning up.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"If it had been, I would have asked," he pointed out.

[solo_sword]

...Huh. The thought didn't scare her at all when she didn't think he was doing it now. "Really."

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"Wait, that's not what I meant," he said, trying to backtrack. "I'm not sitting around waiting for the right moment."

[solo_sword]

"Good. I imagine it'd be easy to get bored that way," she said lightly. "So what did you mean?"

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"There are things that make it right," he shrugged. "I don't have those things yet."

[solo_sword]

Consider her curious. "What kinds of things?"

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"Like a job or a place to live that's not a dorm room," he suggested. "And..." No, he wouldn't say it. "Yeah, that's it."

[solo_sword]

She was curious about that 'and'. "Both things would definitely make things less difficult, yes..." she agreed. And there wasn't a lot on that little checklist, either, but that wasn't saying that getting settled couldn't take some time.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

The 'and' was the big part. "But none of that is anything to even be thinking about now," he reminded her.

"I'm about to start four more years of school and you're a lieutenant colonel in a galaxy far, far away. Obviously we should be getting undressed." His voice was teasing to distract from his words.

[solo_sword]

The undressing could wait a bit. "Hold on. Does that mean you decided what you're doing?" she wondered.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"No," he sighed. "I'm just being testing the waters of realism."

[solo_sword]

She brought her hand up to his face, not for the first time being glad that she'd always known what she was ultimately going to do. "Now's when you go realistic on me?" she asked with a small smile.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"Would you prefer something else?" John wondered.

[solo_sword]

"Undressing," she replied.

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

"You don't have to tell me twice," he grinned.