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ArwenBaggins · 03-19-2004, 04:06 PM

Crispin bent over and picked up another stick for kendling. Suddenly, the twigs he had in his arms burst loose and fell scattered across his feet and the ground. "Curse it all!" He muttered slightly under his breath, hunching down to scoop the brush back into his arms.

Presently, he felt a slight tapping on his shoulder. In his current angry mood, he snapped: "Whadya want?" He shrunk back a bit and blushed to find the pretty but slightly odd Daisy Bolger standing behind him. "Oh, h'lo Daisy!"

"Um.. h'lo Crispin," was all she said, bending her head to conceal rosy cheeks. She pretended to be looking at something on the ground and started kicking her feet around in the grass.

He stopped thinking about the sticks. He adjusted them in his hands and smiled carefully at her. "So... how are ya today?" Was the first thing that came to mind. 'Does she stalk me or something? She's everywhere I go! Good Lord... women!' He cleared his throat and pushed the thought from his mind.

Daisy mumbled 'um' a few times and then started stuttering: "I... um... good... you...?" The red on her cheeks extended fully up to her bright crimson ears.

Crispin cocked an eyebrow and nodded. "Fine. So... wanna climb a tree or somethin'? I'm supposed to be gathering sticks 'n stuff, but Mama don' gotta know," He dropped his sticks into an unneat pile at his feet.

The girl sighed a bit and said under her breath but just loud enough for Crispin to hear: "Um... I... sure... I... like... um... you... Crispin," She bit her lip and winced as if she had been struck by a terrifying blow.

The boy stopped dead in his tracks. "What? Did ya just say ya like me?" He inclined his head slightly toward her.

"Yuh... um... yes...?" She fake-coughed and looked up at him. Without saying anything else, she kissed his cheek. Now, her whole face and neck was red. Turning on her heel, she ran back toward the campsite.

Crispin was awestruck. He blinked and then rubbed his eyes; his cheeks were now red. 'Wow. I know I like adventures, but... wow.' He blinked one more time and bent to pick up the sticks.

Gathering up the wood again, he straightened his back more than usual and walked to camp. He thought it was best to keep this all a secret for now.

03-19-2004, 04:06 PM	#55
ArwenBaggins Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: I don't know... will there be a quiz on this later? Posts: 486	Crispin bent over and picked up another stick for kendling. Suddenly, the twigs he had in his arms burst loose and fell scattered across his feet and the ground. "Curse it all!" He muttered slightly under his breath, hunching down to scoop the brush back into his arms. Presently, he felt a slight tapping on his shoulder. In his current angry mood, he snapped: "Whadya want?" He shrunk back a bit and blushed to find the pretty but slightly odd Daisy Bolger standing behind him. "Oh, h'lo Daisy!" "Um.. h'lo Crispin," was all she said, bending her head to conceal rosy cheeks. She pretended to be looking at something on the ground and started kicking her feet around in the grass. He stopped thinking about the sticks. He adjusted them in his hands and smiled carefully at her. "So... how are ya today?" Was the first thing that came to mind. 'Does she stalk me or something? She's everywhere I go! Good Lord... women!' He cleared his throat and pushed the thought from his mind. Daisy mumbled 'um' a few times and then started stuttering: "I... um... good... you...?" The red on her cheeks extended fully up to her bright crimson ears. Crispin cocked an eyebrow and nodded. "Fine. So... wanna climb a tree or somethin'? I'm supposed to be gathering sticks 'n stuff, but Mama don' gotta know," He dropped his sticks into an unneat pile at his feet. The girl sighed a bit and said under her breath but just loud enough for Crispin to hear: "Um... I... sure... I... like... um... you... Crispin," She bit her lip and winced as if she had been struck by a terrifying blow. The boy stopped dead in his tracks. "What? Did ya just say ya like me?" He inclined his head slightly toward her. "Yuh... um... yes...?" She fake-coughed and looked up at him. Without saying anything else, she kissed his cheek. Now, her whole face and neck was red. Turning on her heel, she ran back toward the campsite. Crispin was awestruck. He blinked and then rubbed his eyes; his cheeks were now red. 'Wow. I know I like adventures, but... wow.' He blinked one more time and bent to pick up the sticks. Gathering up the wood again, he straightened his back more than usual and walked to camp. He thought it was best to keep this all a secret for now.