by DGFone » May 24th, 2011, 11:10 pm
Delano looked at the ground, not sure where to begin. "Well, I, um... well, first I would like to apologize for being... for being rude to you back there." He took a deep breath, stalling in order to think of what to say next. "Well, Mheetu and I, I taught him how to fight... well started, at least... Well afterwards, he wanted to take a break, but then he said something..." He tried to continue, but couldn't find the words. He saw Tempesta frown and gulped nervously. This was not going well at all.
Delano sighed. Now was the time. "So he said... he said that I well, err..." another pause. Tempesta looked like she was getting ready to leave him. Delano panicked. "He said that I liked you!" he blurted out finally, only to start hyperventilating from his fear of how Tempesta might react and his own desire to explain everything without having to say anything. "You know, not as friends, but more... I... I denied it, of course, but you know... we grew up together! And... and... what if he's right? What if we are more than friends? What if..." Delano had to take a few deep breaths just to get enough air at this point. "I'm just confused. I just don't know!" He finally confessed. "I just don't know, and I'm wondering... well, what do you think we are?"
By this point, Delano couldn't look at Tempesta in the eye anymore. He looked at the ground, dreading what Tempesta will say...