A question for Kira on Library

Winston Pierce

June 12, 2018 11:49 AM

A question for Kira by Winston Pierce

It started with the Fair of Nations. They had worked together on the Israel booth, researching folk lore together. They had decided it was fun, so they had kept it up over the years, continuing to meet together in the library, reading folk tales from all over the world, and occasionally branching into a longer piece of related literature.

It was their own private little book club.

And it would be ending at the end of the year, with Kira’s graduation. Winston had obviously always realized that, being several years older than him, she would leave Sonora before him, but it was only last week that it really stuck him that it would be happening soon.

He just had a couple months left before Kira left.

He also only had a couple months left to find someone to go to the ball with him. Victor already asked Emerald. He supposed there was Ivy, but he didn’t know her that well.

It also occurred to him that Kira maybe had nobody to go with, seeing as her fiancé was not a student here. He wasn’t sure she would want to go with him, seeing as he was only a fourth year to her seventh year, but he knew he’d enjoy spending the evening with her. They’d have plenty to talk about, he was sure, which wasn’t necessarily the case for his options closer to his own age.

He figured it wouldn’t hurt to at least ask. And it not being a date-date took a lot of the anxiety out of the possibility of being rejected.

So as they were packing up after one of their folk tale discussions in the library, he tried for casual and asked, “Hey, Kira, I know you’re already betrothed, so I’m asking as a friend not a date, but would you like to go to the ball with me?”

He had put on a few inches of height since they met, so he was no longer shorter than her these days. It wasn’t like they’d look awkward together if they did decide to go for a friendly spin around the dance floor.

“If you’ve already got plans, that’s fine. I was just thinking I was going to miss you next year, and I wanted to spend some extra time with you before you graduate. At least save a dance for me?”

Ooc: I am fuzzy timing this probably back to April because Winston wouldn’t leave asking a girl out to the last minute like his author is. Also, Winston is infected at this point, if you want to get sick.

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Kira Spaulding

July 10, 2018 2:19 AM

An answer for Winston by Kira Spaulding

Although most of Kira's friends had graduated, she still often spent time with Winston doing their folklore reading and research. In fact, these sessions were even more important to her now because everyone else was gone and the only person she ever really hung out with besides the fourth year was her cousin. And while family was great, it meant much more to her to get approval from people outside her family.

She was really looking forward to graduating though, even more so than before. Ned had decided that he hadn't wanted to keep her in suspense regarding what he wanted to say to her as he knew she'd probably worry and assume the worst-he was right-and asked her to marry him.

Kira couldn't help but be completely shocked. Kira had never really thought anyone would want to marry her unless it was only for the connections and the bloodline that she had. Not someone wanting to marry her for who she was since she was inadequate in everything but magic. And she didn't really believe those were the reasons that Ned asked her. Because, as if to make up for not being able to propose in person-and possibly, just possibly because he knew her well enough to know how she thought and thought in a similar manner himself-he had directly spelled out the reasons why he wanted to marry her.

It was...nice to hear-or techincally, see-so many good things about herself. Something Kira wasn't all that usual, as she was genuinely only used to complimenting someone on her magical ability. So lately she'd been very very happy. Not only that but because Ned had had to propose via a letter, the Crotalus now had the letter to cherish forever.

Winston's voice broke through her thoughts. Kira blinked. She hadn't really been intending to go to the ball at all, not really seeing a point when Ned didn't go here, Fabian and Natalie had dates, and she'd figured Winston would hang out with his friends around his own age. However she had bought a dress anyway, because her mother knew she'd need one later what with the fact that she was going to have more social occasions this summer, including the Livillian Royal Ball.

She beamed. "I'd love to go with you. And...I'm going to miss you too." Kira thought for a moment. "I'll write to you next year, if you'd like. We can continue talking about folklore stuff." Someone was going to miss her next year, someone was actually going to miss her .

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