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Post by emilybuj on Oct 23, 2012 20:42:37 GMT -5
"Air five," Gabe agreed, raising his hand in a highfive motion, bringing it close to AJ's but not close enough to touch. He was glad to help her out. "And then you can edit mine because I'll probably be throwing a lot of ethics into it. And you know how I can ramble when I start talking about things that don't completely make sense to me." Gabe sucked at presentations and papers for this reason. He tended to throw in a lot of unneeded fluff, and make assumptions about things he wasn't 100% sure about. But thats how Gabe was in life.
He was glad that AJ would help him though because she was a lot better at he was at expressing her thoughts and opinions. Because she couldn't express her emotions or feelings by touching somebody to comfort them or gesture to them to show she was thankful. She was used to using her words - a sill Gabe severely lacked.
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Post by Admin Sydnee on Oct 23, 2012 20:53:24 GMT -5
AJ smiled at their air-five, dropping her hand to her side afterwards. It wasn't the same and it never would be, but she had to come up with her own way of doing things that got around her power. She'd had to adjust to things that she never would have thought she'd encounter, such as not being able to show her compassion through her actions, but having to use her words instead.
"I'll edit yours," she said with a nod, knowing Gabe's essay would be overflowing with probably a lot of extra information it didn't need. She looked down at her notebook and began to jot down a few things, pushing her hair out of her face.
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Post by emilybuj on Oct 23, 2012 21:06:53 GMT -5
Gabe began to write some stuff down, but it wasn't an essay. He hummed to himself and wrote some key words down, none of which had to do with his power or his desire to be a singer, except it would probably turn into a song. He was humming to himself, and scribbling down chord progressions. Whatever was going on in his head was coming out in a hodgepodge of notes on the page in front of him.
"Hey AJ?" Gabe asked looking over to his friend. "Is writing a song for a girl romantic or cheesy? Or creepy?" He added the last part, since that was his biggest fear. Actually writing a song for somebody and for them to think he was a creep and never talk to him again. "Assuming you haven't really known the girl for TOO long..." he added again, unsure of how to handle himself in regards to his current situation. He felt bad for interrupting her work, but he wasn't sure who else he could ask. His roommates were kind of jerks and would probably call him gay for even thinking about singing to a girl.
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Post by Admin Sydnee on Oct 23, 2012 21:18:06 GMT -5
AJ had a few key points down and had started on a paragraph that listed scenarios where her power would be useful. She shook her head at how ridiculous it sounded when she heard her name. She looked up at Gabe. "Yeah?" she asked him, curious as to what he had to say and then he'd went on, asking for some sort of romantic advice.
She would have laughed normally. "Gabe, you do realize you're asking me of all people. I know I'm a girl, but it's not like I'm experienced in the world of romance. I can't even touch people." She said it in a joking tone, but deep down it bothered her. It always would. "But....since you ask, I don't think it's creepy or anything. Girls usually like cheesy. I don't think you could be creepy if you tried, Gabe."
She knew how talented he was and how passionate he was about music. She was sure whoever this girl was, she would swoon. "Why do you ask?" There was a girl in his life? How did he....how...his power? She was okay with that, even if he did wear the glasses?
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Post by emilybuj on Oct 23, 2012 21:29:28 GMT -5
"Yeah yeah... I know. I don't really have anybody else to go to about this kind of stuff though," Gabe admitted with a chuckle, crossing out a line he had written, and replacing it with another one. "And... well... I don't really know honestly but I think I'm really starting to like this girl I met the other day. Like... really starting to like her. And I'm not good with my words but I sure as hell can sing when I want to so... it'd be a lot easier for me to write a song than try to explain to her how I feel... you know?" he asked looking over to AJ.
"I usually ramble when I talk to her and it's super embarrassing but she never seems to mind," he added with a shrug. "And I may just write this song and decide I'm not even going to tell her. But I need some sort of option because otherwise I'm just going to make the biggest fool of myself..." He could only imagine trying to tell her how he felt. It made him sick to his stomach. And he wasn't even sure how to label the feeling. He wouldn't call it love, but he definitely liked her in a special sort of way.
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Post by Admin Sydnee on Oct 23, 2012 21:43:46 GMT -5
"Then write her a song," AJ concluded, smiling over at him. "If that's the way you feel like you can tell her, then do it." Gabe seemed to be happy when he was singing. "You should do it. And if she finds it creepy or something, then she's not for you, you know? It sounds cheesy, but it's true." She shrugged. "That's all I've got for you Gabe."
She leaned back in her chair. "But I'm really glad that you like somebody. That's exciting." He seemed to talk to her a lot too. She missed that feeling...of just having a crush. Of course, she could still have them, but...things seemed different now. Besides, how would she ever be able to be with someone with her power?
She didn't like to think about it.
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Post by emilybuj on Oct 23, 2012 21:59:45 GMT -5
Gabe nodded, "Yeah I guess you're right, not like that's unusual... thanks" he said with a smile. "It's just... you get it. You get why its so hard for me to like anybody as more than an acquaintance or a friend. And... it's just really nice to be getting close to someone," he explained with a slight sigh, kind of feeling bad since he knew AJ had a harder time than him with such feelings and such relationships. "And it'll happen to you too..." he added with a light smile. "I'm sure it will... somehow. You're too awesome to actually stay alone forever. Even though you swear that's what you want or that's how it needs to be."
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Post by Admin Sydnee on Oct 23, 2012 22:13:57 GMT -5
"Always right? Me? Hardly." AJ said, rolling her eyes at him. Still, it was a nice compliment. "I'm just glad to help Gabe. We both know how much you've helped me. It's nice to have a friend."
She nodded at him. Of course she got it. She understood it all too well. It sucked. It was lonely and depressing, but Gabe had his sun glasses. He had a way around it. Sure, nobody would ever actually be able to look into his eyes, but at least he could be with someone. As long as one of them could. "I know, Gabe," she said. "And I'm happy for you, I really am...it's just different for me." It was as if he already knew what she'd been thinking. "Thanks..." she said softly to him, the sentiment was nice, but she couldn't believe it until it happened. "I'd like to think the same Gabe, but who is going to want to be with me? Who would want to deal with this?" In her opinion, it did need to be this way. "This is how it has to be, unless...unless I find some way around it." She looked down at her hands and closed her eyes for a moment, trying to regain her composure. She hated thinking too much about it. It just led to thoughts about the future that were too depressing to think of.
She let out a deep breath and looked over at Gabe again, mustering a smile. "But this isn't anything you can change. Nobody can." She blew a hair out of her face. "But enough about me, who's the girl?"
She wanted to get away from the painful subject and the realization that if she didn't have this power, she probably would have allowed herself to like Gabe.
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Post by emilybuj on Oct 23, 2012 22:22:52 GMT -5
Gabe listened to AJ and wasn't sure what to say to make it better, even though he wanted to say everything he possibly could. He wanted to say 1000 times that she would find SOMEBODY. But she wouldn't believe him. She was going to find a way around it though. AJ was strong willed. Much more so than Gabe. He had faith that she would.
Then she asked the question that caused Gabe to turn away and his face turn a slight shade of pink. "Uhm... Mikayla Karter," he said, writing down a few more words on his paper. "She's in our grade but I only met her during the first week in school when I bowled her over in the cafeteria trying to land from flying through the halls," he admitted, blushing again due to the embarrassing situation which seemed to keep coming up.
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Post by Admin Sydnee on Oct 23, 2012 22:38:36 GMT -5
AJ let the subject fall and wished her emotions would go with it. She was glad for the subject change though and instead concentrated on what Gabe had to say. He seemed a little flustered, but finally got the name out, and then going on a rant about how he met her, which was in a totally Gabe-esque way. She smiled at him. "I room with her!" She nodded in approval. She never had a problem with Mikayla. They'd talked a few times, but AJ for the most part, stayed quiet. It was easier that way in general. Then she made a connection. Mikayla was blind. And it was impressive how much she didn't let it stop her. "Wait...Gabe, your power...it might not work on her!" She clapped her hands together.
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Post by emilybuj on Oct 23, 2012 22:43:42 GMT -5
Gabe smiled, "Yeah she thinks so too," he said remembering their first conversations and how he was supposed to test it out but didn't. But he quickly dropped that thought deciding not to dwell on it. "And that's so weird. Well... I guess not. She tells me she has one excessively quiet roommate. And now that I think about it... all the pieces fall into place," He chuckled and looked over at AJ.
"AJ you just need to start talking to people more... you know? I know you can't have the same physical relationships with most people but you can at least create emotional and mental relationships," he said. "I mean we're friends. What's stopping you from talking to girls like Mikayla or anybody else in this school? I'm sure they'd love you if you gave them a chance." He honestly wasn't sure why she didn't at least try to make friends. He had never asked.
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Post by Admin Sydnee on Oct 24, 2012 14:11:53 GMT -5
"Yeah...that's me. The excessively quiet roommate..." AJ trailed off. She'd always been an introvert, but she found it was easier to stay quiet anyway with her power. She'd often just read books or quietly work on her homework. She wanted to form special bonds with people, but she was so afraid. Mikayla seemed nice enough though and so did some other people she'd come across, but she didn't allow herself to befriend them, to have the social interactions all humans craved.
"I know," she agreed with Gabe, her voice soft. "But you're different. I can relate to you. You know me for me, not for my power. I'm afraid that's all other people will see. Or when I tell them about my power, they'll not want anything to do with me." Fear was binding, something that was controlling AJ's life, but it was so hard when her power made her want to crawl into a hole or be invisible. "I don't want something to accidentally happen. I don't want to be known how I was at my old high school."
She looked up at Gabe, her eyes pleading for him to understand and then they fell to her hands again as she fought back tears. But she didn't want to talk about this anymore.
"Have...have you tried not wearing your glasses around her?" She was curious if his power didn't work.
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Post by emilybuj on Oct 24, 2012 21:18:28 GMT -5
Gabe felt bad for pushing the subject. It appeared as if AJ were about to cry and if there was one thing Gabe couldn't handle it was a crying girl. He just didn't know how to properly comfort a woman once she started to cry. Usually his jokes just made them cry harder. So he usually shut down. So Gabe bit his tongue as she continued on about nobody understanding her, even though he knew she was not going to ever move on if she continued to convince herself of these things.
He was secretly glad when she changed the subject, so he would have something to say. "Uh... no not yet," Gabe replied when she asked about his glasses. "I'm still kind of nervous about it. I mean... if it works then its great but if not... then there's no way to tell if she actually likes me for me or because she's under my 'spell'." Gabe said with a slight sigh. "I just don't want to risk it yet I guess."
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Post by Admin Sydnee on Oct 25, 2012 23:41:04 GMT -5
AJ looked up at Gabe timidly, willing the tears away. "Sorry, I'm being an emotional girl, I know." She mustered a smile at him and listened to what he said, eager to concentrate on a different subject, one that didn't involve her loneliness, but she did appreciate Gabe trying to encourage her. She knew she needed to reach out to people, but things could go so wrong...
"Aren't you curious though?" she asked, confused as to why he hadn't tried it yet. Wouldn't he want to know right away? It was an exciting possibility. She tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear, waiting for him to respond.
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Post by emilybuj on Oct 26, 2012 0:11:00 GMT -5
Gabe shrugged. "Yeah I am," he admitted. "I just... I get nervous. I don't want anything to change. I like the way things are so there's no sense in risking it," Gabe said, trying to convince himself as he said it. And in all honesty, did it matter if he wore his glasses around Mikayla or not? He wasn't sure. But he did know he truley enjoyed her company and didn't want his powers to interfere with that in any way. It was the same reason he had never taken his glasses off around AJ. Sometimes the effects lasted a while. He felt like anybody he ever revealed his eyes to couldn't be trusted.
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