:CRASH:
"Watch where you're going!"
"Err,
sorry...", Rena replied, as she backed away from the street vender.
There were so many people here in Cross, she was surpised that that
Vase was the first thing she broke. She seemed to get shoved left and
right, so sooner or later she was going to get shoved into someone.
Where was Claude, anyways?
That's right, at the chapel. Off to go see Ashton and Chisato off, she supposed. She could really care less, after their little fallout when they returned to Arlia. Frankly, the only reason she'd visit the church while those two were in it is to view their cold, dead bodies. At least they wern't moving to Arlia after the wedding.
Wedding. Damn it, Claude, why haven't you proposed yet? What exactly are you waiting for, an invitation? Are you really that shy that you just can't blurt it out and say it? We're not getting any younger!
:CRASH:
"Get outta the way, kid!"
"Eek!"
After several more mishaps, she finally found the small cafe where she was supposed to meet Chris. It felt like she'd walked a mile to get there, after all of these crowds. After that mess, she just wanted to have a nice cup of coffee with an old buddy she helped out, at one point.
"So how's Celine?", Rena asked.
"Just great, Rena," Chris replied. "She keeps talking about you. ...but that's not why you came to talk to me, is it?"
"Let me get to the point," Rena said. "I need you talk to Claude."
"And why is that?"
"Because he doesn't know how to express the fact that he wants to marry me."
Chris chuckled. "Maybe you're assuming too much at the moment, Rena."
Rena winced. Harsh words. "I know it, Chris, he wants to propose. Please...talk to him."
Chris smiled. "Certainly, Rena, of course I will."
Rena got up and kissed him on the cheek. "Thank you!" she yelled, as she ran out the door.
Chris was fairly bewildered, but only fairly. He knew Rena, a little too hyper for her own good. And Claude...what did he know about Claude? He'd only met him once, after the wedding. Perhaps, for Rena's sake, he'd have to learn a bit more. He got up, paid the bill, and slowly walked out the door.