Going on an Adventure [Ariel]

"Yeah, it's pretty amazing" Ariel grinned back at Vincent, following his line of sight towards the road ahead surrounded by trees and bushes. It really was amazing what her father did – saving lives was not something to joke about even if her father could be a goofball sometimes, at work he was 100% serious. Ariel realized that that must have rubbed off on her since she took her training extremely seriously even though she too could joke around at times. It was a good balance – a needed balance. "He works so hard though," Ariel started saying thoughtfully, thinking about the long shifts he had – and even double shifts sometimes, "but I guess it's worth it since he helps people" Ariel shrugged, knowing it is worth it but also knowing how tired he returns home sometimes – so exhausted they barely even interact, and that’s if they even get to see each other. Ariel was used to it by now (and sometimes it was useful don’t get her wrong) but a girl could wish that her father didn’t have to work so much so they could be together and have some quality time, couldn’t she? Especially since they moved here – it felt like they never saw each other – tonight was the first night they'd actually have dinner together!

Walking along the curve of the path Ariel the entrance/exit sign became visible which brought a mixture of emotions to Ariel; she was happy to be going home, especially now as she thought about her dad and them sharing dinner finally – she really was looking forward to it, but also she did enjoy talking with Vincent – the conversation was relaxed and held no pressure, which was a nice change, and Ariel really did appreciate his calm (and excited) demeanor. "I guess this is where we part ways" Ariel said as they approached the end of the path, looking from the sign back to Vincent she added, "I really did mean what I said about helping you with the school work" she smiled at him, knowing very well that sometimes people only agreed to accept help because that was expected/polite, though she had a feeling that Vincent meant what he said when he accepted her offer – just like Ariel meant what she said when she offered it. But she decided it couldn’t do any harm to reassure him she meant it in the best way possible.


Tag: @vincent
Words: 411
Notes: n/a

Ariel nodded in agreement when Vincent said that at least she could understand why he wasn’t home all the time. When he spoke of his mother she slowly stopped nodding, mostly because she didn’t understand how the two were the same, causing her to tilt her head sideways just a bit as she tried to make sense of it. Vincent helped with that though, as he continued on to explain himself which had Ariel nodding again – understanding what he meant. It was actually nice to hear his mother took her job so seriously and really put herself out there to help her students – which couldn’t always be said about every teacher (in high school or university). It was also cute to hear Vincent sort of admit he missed his mom – noticing her absence and whatnot. She chuckled when he said his mother wasn’t as busy as her dad, "well she does have twice as many kids to look after, so there's really no comparing" she grinned at him. Of course, she also had twice as much help seeing as she had a husband but Ariel chose not to dampen the mood with that particular detail.

Ariel smiled at Vincent sincerely when he said he appreciated her offer (again), happy that he really did take it the right way and didn’t feel awkward about it. Ariel laughed at his joke, enjoying that fact that he was able to make fun of his predicament (although it really was an annoying spot to be stuck in). "I'm sure with the right help even you will manage" she teased back, aware that she really didn’t know him that well to tease him about his intellect, but she also felt like he would take it okay since he was the one who started out the joke in the first place. "Plus, you don’t want to miss your senior year do you?" she smiled knowingly, though she was only a junior so it's not like she knew it per say. "I'll give you my number in any case" Ariel said, not minding the fact that she had to offer him her number rather than him asking her, it wasn’t like they were hitting on each other so it really didn’t matter.

She waited till he got his phone out before she gave him her number. Before he was done typing she added "and you can also call me if you feel like talking to someone other than your family" she smiled shyly at him and added a shrug, trying to downplay her burst of words that probably sounded like she was suggesting something more – but she really wasn’t, she just enjoyed talking to him and wouldn’t mind doing it again. "I mean, I had fun talking with you that’s all" she added, trying to explain herself but in her mind she just felt like she made things even worse. Luckily for her they were parting ways so she made a quick escape just as the sun finally disappeared, "anyway, gotta go" she smiled at him and waved goodbye as she turned around and headed out of the reserve and back home to a much anticipated dinner with her father.


Tag: @vincent
Words: 548
Notes: sorry for the wait! also, ariel's left but feel free to write the last tag (or not) whatever you want (I know Id love to see Vincent's reaction but thats really up to you!)