I'm With You
by: Sesus Shuuichi
Part 3 is going to be hard to write....though I'm going to have fun with Shuuichi's point of view from here on out. Alexiel will be a little harder for me to write...though I'm really looking forward to it.....
This means I need your help FRED!!!!!!!!!
And I'd really like it if someone would review my story. Tessith!!! Where are you!!!???
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Part 3
"Hi!" the man said, smiling as he offered Shuuichi his hand to shake. "I'm Alexiel. And you are?"
Shuuichi shook himself mentally, taking the offered hand and shaking it. "Sesus Shuuichi. It...is nice to meet you."
He felt his cheeks turning red, knowing that he couldn't run without Ruriel following him. He hadn't been prepared for this....
But like a good diplomat, he smiled, trying to hide his discomfort. After all, it wouldn't do for the Chief Diplomat of Coruscant to make a scene by running out of the shoe store.
~You're just scared, Shuuichi.~ he thought to himself. ~You can get yourself through this.~
"Ruriel talks about you all the time." Alexiel was saying, releasing his hand. Shuuichi could see Ruriel over Alexiel's shoulder, and she was obviously intrigued. She could sense that something wasn't at all normal about this meeting....though Shuuichi was more than sure that she couldn't place her finger on it. For that....he was thankful.
Shuuichi's eyes widened. "She does?"
Alexiel nodded, "Yeah...but I won't hold it against you." he said.
Shuuichi laughed, more than a little nervous. "It's that bad, huh?" he joked.
Alexiel raised an eyebrow. "I...wasn't joking." he stated, seemingly serious.
Shuuichi bit his lower lip, embarrassed. He could usually read social situations like this like an open book. Why was he so flustered? "Oh...."
He turned back to the display he'd been looking at, knowing that he'd made a complete fool of himself. All he wanted to do at that moment was run away....but that wouldn't be dignified at all.
He suddenly felt a hand on his shoulder. "Hey! Don't take things so seriously. I was joking, after all." Alexiel said.
Shuuichi nodded, feeling a little better, though he didn't speak. He found that, in situation's like this, it was better to keep his mouth shut.
Alexiel went back to helping Ruriel and Shuuichi sighed, taking his leave. After all, he did have a martial arts lesson today. Maybe he and Eclipse-san could get started early....
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Alexiel watched Ruriel's brother leave before he spoke. "Sorry if I upset your brother." he said, lacing one of the shoes that Ruriel had picked out. If it fit, she usually bought them, so he made sure to have plenty of her size in stock.
Ruriel shrugged. "It's not your fault, Alexiel." she said, smiling a little sadly. "Shuuichi has a lot on his mind...and he has always been rather shy. You merely caught him on a bad day." she explained.
He nodded. "Still, I didn't mean to make him uncomfortable."
Ruriel shook her head. "Shu-chan will be fine." she said, trying to be reassuring. "I'll talk to him later and he'll be like he always is. It's just been a rough couple of weeks for him, what with the Council Elections and all."
Alexiel tilted his head to the side. "He's involved with the Council of Coruscant?"
"Shu-chan is the Chief Diplomat and the Head of the Council." Ruriel said, laughing a little. "He's the Eclipse Caste Representative...so I'd say he was "involved"."
Alexiel shrugged. "So....where did he run off to? He seemed kind of in a hurry."he asked, lacing the other shoe.
"Martial arts lessons with Eclipse." Ruriel answered. "The two of them are like brothers....and Shuuichi hasn't practiced in a while. He's been too busy."
"Oh...well, the Sun Festival is tomorrow. Are you going...or is there something going on at the palace?"
"There's a party early in the afternoon, but I'll probably be in town for the Night Festival. Maybe...I'll bring Shu-chan again....."
Alexiel smiled. "Get him to lighten up a little. Things can't be a bad as they seem."
Ruriel shrugged. "That's Shuuichi for you...he can be way too serious sometimes." she said. "But I'll get him to come somehow. He really doesn't have any work to do tomorrow, after all." Ruriel payed Alexiel the 50 jade pieces that she owed him, taking the two boxes from the young man. "We'll see you tomorrow then?"
Alexiel smirked. "I'll see what I can do."
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Like I said, Fred....I NEED you're help with this!!!!! Alexiel is hard to write!!!!!
by: Sesus Shuuichi
Part 3 is going to be hard to write....though I'm going to have fun with Shuuichi's point of view from here on out. Alexiel will be a little harder for me to write...though I'm really looking forward to it.....
This means I need your help FRED!!!!!!!!!
And I'd really like it if someone would review my story. Tessith!!! Where are you!!!???
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Part 3
"Hi!" the man said, smiling as he offered Shuuichi his hand to shake. "I'm Alexiel. And you are?"
Shuuichi shook himself mentally, taking the offered hand and shaking it. "Sesus Shuuichi. It...is nice to meet you."
He felt his cheeks turning red, knowing that he couldn't run without Ruriel following him. He hadn't been prepared for this....
But like a good diplomat, he smiled, trying to hide his discomfort. After all, it wouldn't do for the Chief Diplomat of Coruscant to make a scene by running out of the shoe store.
~You're just scared, Shuuichi.~ he thought to himself. ~You can get yourself through this.~
"Ruriel talks about you all the time." Alexiel was saying, releasing his hand. Shuuichi could see Ruriel over Alexiel's shoulder, and she was obviously intrigued. She could sense that something wasn't at all normal about this meeting....though Shuuichi was more than sure that she couldn't place her finger on it. For that....he was thankful.
Shuuichi's eyes widened. "She does?"
Alexiel nodded, "Yeah...but I won't hold it against you." he said.
Shuuichi laughed, more than a little nervous. "It's that bad, huh?" he joked.
Alexiel raised an eyebrow. "I...wasn't joking." he stated, seemingly serious.
Shuuichi bit his lower lip, embarrassed. He could usually read social situations like this like an open book. Why was he so flustered? "Oh...."
He turned back to the display he'd been looking at, knowing that he'd made a complete fool of himself. All he wanted to do at that moment was run away....but that wouldn't be dignified at all.
He suddenly felt a hand on his shoulder. "Hey! Don't take things so seriously. I was joking, after all." Alexiel said.
Shuuichi nodded, feeling a little better, though he didn't speak. He found that, in situation's like this, it was better to keep his mouth shut.
Alexiel went back to helping Ruriel and Shuuichi sighed, taking his leave. After all, he did have a martial arts lesson today. Maybe he and Eclipse-san could get started early....
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Alexiel watched Ruriel's brother leave before he spoke. "Sorry if I upset your brother." he said, lacing one of the shoes that Ruriel had picked out. If it fit, she usually bought them, so he made sure to have plenty of her size in stock.
Ruriel shrugged. "It's not your fault, Alexiel." she said, smiling a little sadly. "Shuuichi has a lot on his mind...and he has always been rather shy. You merely caught him on a bad day." she explained.
He nodded. "Still, I didn't mean to make him uncomfortable."
Ruriel shook her head. "Shu-chan will be fine." she said, trying to be reassuring. "I'll talk to him later and he'll be like he always is. It's just been a rough couple of weeks for him, what with the Council Elections and all."
Alexiel tilted his head to the side. "He's involved with the Council of Coruscant?"
"Shu-chan is the Chief Diplomat and the Head of the Council." Ruriel said, laughing a little. "He's the Eclipse Caste Representative...so I'd say he was "involved"."
Alexiel shrugged. "So....where did he run off to? He seemed kind of in a hurry."he asked, lacing the other shoe.
"Martial arts lessons with Eclipse." Ruriel answered. "The two of them are like brothers....and Shuuichi hasn't practiced in a while. He's been too busy."
"Oh...well, the Sun Festival is tomorrow. Are you going...or is there something going on at the palace?"
"There's a party early in the afternoon, but I'll probably be in town for the Night Festival. Maybe...I'll bring Shu-chan again....."
Alexiel smiled. "Get him to lighten up a little. Things can't be a bad as they seem."
Ruriel shrugged. "That's Shuuichi for you...he can be way too serious sometimes." she said. "But I'll get him to come somehow. He really doesn't have any work to do tomorrow, after all." Ruriel payed Alexiel the 50 jade pieces that she owed him, taking the two boxes from the young man. "We'll see you tomorrow then?"
Alexiel smirked. "I'll see what I can do."
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Like I said, Fred....I NEED you're help with this!!!!! Alexiel is hard to write!!!!!
