(http://i468.photobucket.com/albums/rr50/akikokittel/akikobanner.jpg) (http://i468.photobucket.com/albums/rr50/akikokittel/akiko.jpg)<br/><hr/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=22740.msg937905#msg937905">Quote from: goalt on 13-11-2008, 22:15:53</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote"><strong>"Um,"</strong> I composed myself. <strong>"Maybe we should head into town for some lunch?"</strong> <em>Because if we stay in here alone much longer...</em> I tried to dismiss the thought again. What was I, one of those horny boys? <strong>"We could try to catch up with some of the other students, or go somewhere just us..."</strong></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>Akiko sat up and looked at Mariko for a long moment, legs dangling over the side of the bed, "Ummm... I was thinking maybe we could hang out here and skip lunch, unless you're hungry? I...." Akiko stopped a moment, gulping hard. "I was hoping to maybe talk, just get to know you better. I don't know anything about you yet, but I'm.... I'm thinking things I almost never think about when I look at another girl, if you know what I mean?"<br/><br/>She reached out, from her seat on the bed, and took one of Mariko's hands, admiring the strength she felt in it, "You have strong hands. I think I like that..."