Here you guys go. Don't ask how my imignation decided to take me here, but it did. I guess it was because I watched too much Criminal Minds. Anyway tell me what you think and I'll see if I continue.
Reid: So how are things in Japan?
Hinata: Warm. How are things in college?
Reid: No better than high school.
Hinata: People still bully you?
Reid: Yeah, but let's not worry on that. How about I continue to educate you on the masterpiece that is Star Trek.
Hinata: Please do, and afterwards I can teach you more on my family's history.
Spencer can't help but smile at the message and eagerly typed away. This is perhaps his favorite time of the week: Saturday, early in the morning. Usually, most college students will be sleeping in, but Reid doesn't mind waking up this early so he can get online to talk to his penpal from Japan: Hinata.
Technically, Hinata wasn't a penpal because Spencer had met her while her family was vacationing in Vegas two years back. While he was once again being harassed by his high school classmates again, she had came to his rescue, screaming at them in her native language, which caused them all to laugh at her. They didn't laugh for long when she had given a kick to a breakable bone in one of the boy's knees, causing him to kneel over in pain. Spencer just stared in awe as the group tried to help their friend. Before he knew it, Spencer was being dragged away and pushed into a rather luxurious car. He thought he was being kidnapped until the girl talked to him again in clear English.
"Forgive me for that, but I know those boys would rebound and even come after me, so I thought to run before they had a chance."
Spencer felt himself blush and readjust his glasses, thanking the girl as he did. She was cute and his age, dressed in a light blue button-up blouse and black skirt. Her hair was barely black, but could have pushed for dark blue, which was weird; but her eyes were even weirder. The girl could clearly see him, she was looking directly into his own brown eyes, but her eyes lavender and pupiless, like she was blind.
"Allow me to introduce myself," she went on, herhead tilting forward as though to bow, "My name is Hinata Hyuuga."
Spencer found himself tongue tied but also bowed his own head, "Umm...S-Spencer Reid."
Hinata then lifted her head, her own face now lightly painted pink, "I-I know that i-it seems like I kidnapped you, b-but this is t-the safest place to hide."
Right then, the driver suddenly spoke up in Japanese, which caused Spencer to jump. Hinata spoke to the driver in the same language and then apologized to Spencer.
"D-Do you want m-me to take you h-home?" she asked.
Spencer wanted to say no. He wanted to get to know the young girl next to him. Who defended him and possibly broken a high schooler's knee. Still, he wasn't so good with girls, especially the pretty kind. The awkward genius who was a senior in high school at the age of twelve. Spencer had a feeling that would chase the girl away.
"C-Can we just you know...talk," Spencer found himself saying before he could think. His face became even more red at the blush on Hinata's face, "I-I mean, you just save me, and I-I wanted to get to know you."
Hinata, her face still red, only nodded and nervously asked if there were any good places in Las Vegas for two adolescents to hang out. Being the socially awkward genius that he was recommended a cybercafe he frequented, commenting on their milkshakes. Hinata gave a gentle smile and then talked to her driver once more in Japanese.
Reid: Now that today's lesson is done, what part of your lineage do you wish to educate me on today Firepetal?
Hinata: You continue to call me this? Fine, I still get to call you Spider, and I will tell you how my family divided between the life of a samurai and the life of a ninja.
Reid: Okay, I have a good reason to call you Firepetal. You last name means fire and you were a bit of a wallflower when we were first getting to know each other, so I just combined the two. Why call me spider?
Hinata: Because your intellgience can frightening, like a spider.
Spencer knows his face is bright red and he can't fight the smile on his face. He remembered admitting to Hinata about his intellgience as well as him preparing to graduate high school at the age of twelve, and she didn't seem frightened by it. Instead she smiled brightly and admitted to skipping three grades at her age and already in high school herself. She was just relieved that there was someone like her out there. Spencer had to counter by saying they weren't exactly the same because he was still smarter, which caused him to shirnk back in embarassment and apologize for his rudeness. Hinata just laughed and said he made a good point.
Reid: Before you start the lesson, can I add that I was considering calling you Sunpetal since your first name means sun.
Hinata: Then I am grateful you went with the nickname that made me seem more powerful. Now, can I begin.
Reid: Only if you conclude your lesson with an invitation to come to America for a Star Trek convention in two weeks
Hinata: You want me to talk my father into spending money to have me fly to America for a simple convention?
Reid: Tell him you're looking into colleges, which is what you're planning, correct?"
In his mind, Spencer has been hoping Hinata would enroll in the same university as he was currently attending. True, he is a freshman and would be a sophmore by the time Hinata has been admitted, but two years of actual contact and not letters and weekend webchats is more than enough for Spencer.
Hinata: Spider, I think Father will connect the dots when I tell him where exactly I am going
Reid: What's wrong with visiting a friend while mapping out your future?
Hinata: Clever, Spider. Let me talk to him about it, but I think he will probably send Neji with me if that is the case.
Spencer feels his stomach lurch at the mention of Hinata's older, and very overprotective cousin. They had met while he and Hinata had once again met at the cafe to talk, and she had to bring Neji with her under orders from her father. He was intimidating to say the least with the same eyes as Hinata but more judgemental and a stiff posture. Neji was just as smart as Hinata, being only a grade higher than she because of his year older gap. His built showed he might know how to fight- Spencer had found out Hinata herself had been taught in several types of martial arts later on- and that one had to be really worthy to even see Miss Hyuuga. After they parted, Spencer knew Neji thought he wasn't. Thankfully he never had to meet her father.
Reid: Can you promise that he won't try to kill me?
Hinata: Only if you promise that this convention will conclude with me and you possibly slow dancing at a restaurant
Reid: Why does that sound like you're asking me out on a date?
Reid can swear his heart sped up when h read the reply.
Hinata: Because I am Spider.
The sweat begins to make itself known at that moment and Reid finds himself speechless. Yes, he admits, that he likes Hinata, more than he wants to admit; but he had thought she wanted nothing more than a friendship. Hinata was from a family who leaned more towards the traditional side and was perhaps going to arrange a marriage for their oldest, espeically since they wanted to make sure he genius would move on to her offspring. Reid definitely fits the bill for that part, but he's not exactly the most handsome and he's not Japanese.
Hinata: Reid? Are you still there?
Reid: I...I don't know what to say. I mean...I want to say yes, but...
Hinata: Don't worry about what comes after, okay.
Spencer's face is completely red, and his heart is ready to pound out of his chest. Biting his lower lip and closing his eyes, Reid just types out the reply.
Reid: Okay, Firepetal.
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