...IT'S NOT MY FAULT!!! IT'S NOT! MASTER VAN DI-........Ahem.
There was a brief pause as he listened to Gaara's words. Then, after staring at the ground, a sheepish smile appeared on his own lips, "Heh, you're right. I should just focus on the benefits of this. Maybe...think of it as a learning experience."
The other redhead's confused expression and innocent words had Luke blinking. Head tilting to the side, just a bit, he gave his own, matching expression. Well...of course he loved training, due to the desire to improve. That was only part of it, however. Brow tensing as he allowed a smile to appear, he released a soft laugh, "It's not just that. I enjoy training with you, Gaara. Back in Saeng Seong, it had meant a lot, to me, that you were willing to help me get better, you know? It...gave me something else to look forward to, each and every week. It...wasn't just the training, though," he started as his face gradually reddened, "Hanging out with you...was fun, too...you know?"
He'd started to question whether, or not, it had been a good idea to kiss him. Which didn't help him in willing away the redness of his own face. While it wasn't as though they hadn't done more that just lock lips, at that point, there were still things that needed to be figured out. Considering they'd been dropped into a new world, together, before they could do that? Well, things were super confusing, at that point. Seeing Gaara's expression soften, however, Luke felt a little better about it. Gaze lowering, he let out a sigh; as the ninja began to speak, he looked up, again.
"..."
A soft smile crept back onto his lips. The last sentence was nice to hear, though those words didn't remove all of his uncertainty. Reaching up, he scratched the side of his head. In Luke's mind, they needed to...go ahead and figure out where they stood with one another. He'd already spent too long being frustratedly confused, in the last world. Still...there was a part of him that knew better than to jump to doing something like that, right then. He'd wait to let them get a little more settled. Their minds were still attempting to absorb all of the new information. But, that didn't mean he couldn't make one thing clear...
Face tensing, he tightened his grip on the other teenager's hand. He turned his head to the side and spoke in a low tone, "Before we...wound up here, I made it pretty clear to you how I felt," he said, and then gave a soft smile, "And...just so you know," he started, turning his head to look at Gaara's face, "...That hasn't changed, just because the setting has."
Meaning that he still liked him, in that way, obviously.
Seeing his human Hero pressing his lips to Gaara's, Ion could only blink a couple of times. He'd seen the plays, as well. From his understanding, that was something that...only people in love did. So, when he heard the female Moogle exclaim those words, he could only give a firm nod, "So that's why they wanted to go off, alone?"
There was a pause after he said that. A serious look appeared on his face as he thought it over. That...didn't make much sense, to him. Why would that be something they would want to hide? Shouldn't they be happy to express their feelings, for one another? K-kupo, he would just have to ask Luke about that, later, "Guess we should leave them be, kupo..."
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...IT'S NOT MY FAULT!!! IT'S NOT! MASTER VAN DI-........Ahem.There was a brief pause as he listened to Gaara's words. Then, after staring at the ground, a sheepish smile appeared on his own lips, "Heh, you're right. I should just focus on the benefits of this. Maybe...think of it as a learning experience."
The other redhead's confused expression and innocent words had Luke blinking. Head tilting to the side, just a bit, he gave his own, matching expression. Well...of course he loved training, due to the desire to improve. That was only part of it, however. Brow tensing as he allowed a smile to appear, he released a soft laugh, "It's not just that. I enjoy training with you, Gaara. Back in Saeng Seong, it had meant a lot, to me, that you were willing to help me get better, you know? It...gave me something else to look forward to, each and every week. It...wasn't just the training, though," he started as his face gradually reddened, "Hanging out with you...was fun, too...you know?"
He'd started to question whether, or not, it had been a good idea to kiss him. Which didn't help him in willing away the redness of his own face. While it wasn't as though they hadn't done more that just lock lips, at that point, there were still things that needed to be figured out. Considering they'd been dropped into a new world, together, before they could do that? Well, things were super confusing, at that point. Seeing Gaara's expression soften, however, Luke felt a little better about it. Gaze lowering, he let out a sigh; as the ninja began to speak, he looked up, again.
"..."
A soft smile crept back onto his lips. The last sentence was nice to hear, though those words didn't remove all of his uncertainty. Reaching up, he scratched the side of his head. In Luke's mind, they needed to...go ahead and figure out where they stood with one another. He'd already spent too long being frustratedly confused, in the last world. Still...there was a part of him that knew better than to jump to doing something like that, right then. He'd wait to let them get a little more settled. Their minds were still attempting to absorb all of the new information. But, that didn't mean he couldn't make one thing clear...
Face tensing, he tightened his grip on the other teenager's hand. He turned his head to the side and spoke in a low tone, "Before we...wound up here, I made it pretty clear to you how I felt," he said, and then gave a soft smile, "And...just so you know," he started, turning his head to look at Gaara's face, "...That hasn't changed, just because the setting has."
Meaning that he still liked him, in that way, obviously.
Seeing his human Hero pressing his lips to Gaara's, Ion could only blink a couple of times. He'd seen the plays, as well. From his understanding, that was something that...only people in love did. So, when he heard the female Moogle exclaim those words, he could only give a firm nod, "So that's why they wanted to go off, alone?"
There was a pause after he said that. A serious look appeared on his face as he thought it over. That...didn't make much sense, to him. Why would that be something they would want to hide? Shouldn't they be happy to express their feelings, for one another? K-kupo, he would just have to ask Luke about that, later, "Guess we should leave them be, kupo..."