<div class="floatleft">(http://oi67.tinypic.com/30rp8i0.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong>Shizuma Nori (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=257738.msg12729551#msg12729551)<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Cafeteria<br/><strong>Time:</strong>Flashback - a few days before school starts, a little after 7am<br/><strong>With:</strong>Taro + Open<br/><hr/><br/><br/>Taro's explanation for his living arrangement made Shizuma see him in a favorable light. He seemed so composed and self assured that all she could do was admire him. His choice was all about determining the man he would be, preparing for it in the most real way possible. She found that refreshingly mature and thoughtful. "That's amazing, Taro. To not only know what you want but to put in place the support you'll need to achieve your every aim," she said tenderly, smiling at him with warmth in her eyes.<br/><br/>Shizuma's high opinion of him was only confirmed when Taro brought up the simple, obvious problem with her plan. "You have a point, I really don't want to do either thing. If I fly in my uniform it will be so marked when I land. Wearing my flying suit just screams Red Card so we'll be mobbed before we got to even one store," she said with a sigh that became a gust of wind that blew ripples across the water that flowed under the bridge they stood on. She lapsed into a thoughtful silence, truly appreciating the fact that his concern was for her and not the fear she might incite in the public. She smiled at him softly, gratitude filling her eyes as their conversation shifted again to the sunset.<br/><br/>Shizuma blinked twice when Taro's hand brushed against hers. There was nothing in her that forbade his touch, in fact, she tilted her head down a little so her hair would fall forward and cover her cheeks so he shouldn't see the hint of color that rose on them as his fingers rested on hers. She wondered where is mind was as he agreed with her in a half dreaming tone, but was happy to share this moment with him. There was, truly, no place on earth she'd rather be. "I've kept you all to myself all day, Taro," she said softly, no regret in her tone, just a slight questioning lilt to the words she spoke. It was a circuitous way of asking if that was ok, along with a slight indication that she hoped this wouldn't be a one time thing. "Once school starts, I promise I won't be so greedy," she said earnestly then added gently, "but I will always remember this day."<br/><br/>Shizuma felt a new kind of tension building in her, a longing like nothing she'd ever felt. Like the pull of a magnet on iron, there was something tugging at her she was having trouble fighting, let alone remembering why she was fighting it. A sudden gust of wind rushed over her, pressing her to him as it sent an icy chill through her body. She shivered and then looked up into his eyes, smiling apologetically as she pressed into his personal space but didn't have the wherewithal to move away from him. She looked down and left it to him to move aside or stay close.