A/N: I just started a book called the Red Pyramid, and it ROCKS! Highly recommended for you fantasy readers out there.
Gabriel walked Ria home. It had just been a formality to use the car the first time, seeing as the restaurant that they had gone to was only a few blocks from both of their houses.
They chatted amiably about many things. The weather-which led to Tancred- and other stuff that was just little tidbits about each other. Gabriel found that Ria's favorite color was purple, and she found out that his was blue.
When they were at Ria's door she turned around to him.
" Thank you so much. I had a wonderful time." She said in all sincerity. He smiled.
" Yeah, of course. I really liked it too. Thanks for coming." There were a few seconds of awkward silence. They were saved from having to make anymore pleasantries by the door opening.
" Ria! Your back!" Said May, who had been the one to open the door. She pulled Ria inside with one hand, Gabriel with the other.
" We've been working on a project. It's a surprise for Fidelio. But it's a secret, so don't tell!" She said starting to look panicked.
" Of course I won't tell him May! It's a secret, after all!" May smiled, and led them both into the living room. Gabriel gasped. And it wasn't an oh-it's-so-beautiful gasp. No, this was an oh-my-gosh-who-rampaged-the-flower-store gasp. The entire inside of the room was coated in pink. Flowers lay all over the place, and Ria's harp was even set in the middle.
Gabriel heard Ria barely conceal a laugh.
" May, what exactly are you doing for Lio?" She asked. May smiled.
"Well, he looked kind of der-dij-dej"
"Dejected?" Gabriel put in.
"Deadly?" Ria said at the same time. Gabriel sniggered.
"Dejected, that's it. He looked kind of dejected after you left, so we thought we'd throw him a party to cheer him up. You know, make him feel less Directed." May said, screwing up the word again.
" Well good for you ,hon." Ria said, surprising Gabriel. That hadn't been what he was expecting.
May smiled and hugged Ria. Ria hugged back, though it was kind of awkward, since six year old May only came up to Ria's waist.
Gabriel grinned. Ria shot him a look that said shut up. Gabriel quickly straightened his face.
Ria stepped in the spots on the floor that weren't covered in paper flowers, all the way to where the other girls were making said flowers. Gabriel wisely stayed by the door.
Gabriel watched avidly as Ria showed the girls another way to make the flowers. He decided to slip out while he still could, and was on the porch by the time Ria caught up with him.
"What, you weren't even going to say goodbye?" She said playfully. Gabriel turned around grinning.
"Well, you seemed a little preoccupied just then, so I thought I'd get out of your hair, which, by the way, looks wonderful tonight." This got the desired effect, meaning a blush and a smile.
" Well, I better get going. I have this thing in the morning, and Mom will kill me if I'm out any later." Ria nodded understandingly.
" Alright. Thank you, for tonight. It was wonderful." She said. He smiled, said " Your Welcome" and walked of into the night.
A/N: *gigglesnort* That was fun. Anyways, thanks to all you awesome reviewers, I love hearing your opinions. Recap: Red Pyramid, Boat, Flowers. Got that? I suppose not. Ah well. Bye Bye.