17th March
Pete…
Today happened to be an alright day. Nothing much happened…oh, except maybe Aeris coming round and spending five hours with her. What fun! (/sarcasm)
Seriously though…it was actually tough going to be sociable at first. I remembered today how crap I am with new people, and I realised apparently how good she is with new people... Meh. Kinda left pretty one-sided conversations, you know? She'd be like 'Oh, this place is so sweet. It's so nice to see new folks moving into Kalm…' and I'd follow up with a well-thought-out '….Yeeaaah…pretty good…'.
What a jackass. Anyway, so…Yeah. She came in, saying something like 'Oh hello there, I'm Aeris and on behalf of the rest of us here in Kalm I'd like to welcome you to our village!' sticking her hand out. I shook it and just mumbled my name and thanks. No problem though, in a couple of minutes we were out back and planting flowers. Weird, seeing as all I knew was her name and the fact that she is the most beautiful
There I go again. Hah, ignore me Pete. Yeah. So there we were, planting flowers with little or no conversation, when my wonderful next door neighbour Reno decided to bug us. He stuck his head over the fence and started chat. He knew Aeris, and took the opportunity to tease me. Bah.
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Aeris handed him another bulb to plant, whilst he just attempted to ignore the silence that had descended on them both. Thankfully, she spoke at last.
'You know, it is so nice to have someone else of my age in this village...' she tailed off. Cloud stopped for a second, deciding to answer her.
'Yeah, well…I guess just old people gets a bit boring sometimes,' a laugh at this. Cloud smiled and continued, 'but there is...my next door neighbour, you know him?'
At that precise second, red hair spilled over the fence and the voice that went with it filled the air.
'Howdy, gorgeous…' he drawled. Aeris just narrowed her eyes.
'Reno.' She acknowledged.
'Nuh-uh…I was talking to the ice queen here.'
Cloud lifted his head and snorted. He couldn't take this guy seriously right now – even if he had just teased him. His hair wasn't tied up and happened to be everywhere. He looked even more a psychopath than usual. No-one continued to speak for a moment.
'…you know Reno, if you just wanted to annoy something, why don't you get a pet?' Cloud jested. Reno opened his mouth in mock shock.
'Wow! Didja hear that Aeris? The ice queen talks!'
Aeris appeared to be ignoring him. Cloud looked at them both quizzically.
'Just leave us alone, Reno…' the blonde finished. Reno shrugged and went back into his house. After watching him walk away, Cloud turned back to his companion.
'…Yeah, what about him? He's our age, right?'
Aeris set her tools down and looked at him, smiling gently.
'Unfortunately, yes. We go back…a long way and…Well; you know what he is like. He doesn't count as someone I can talk to.'
Cloud nodded and resumed digging. There was definitely some tension there.
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Meh, he talked for a bit then went. Aeris said they didn't get on, or words to that effect. Whatever.
He has cool hair though. Wonder if it's dyed…I dunno. He doesn't seem to be the kind to look after his appearance.
Pete – I'll be frank. I cannot be assed to write something. I'll do twice as much tomorrow, k?
C.