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Grounds; Late Saturday Night.

Try as she might, Sakurazaki couldn't distract herself from thinking. She had tried so many things, and, while she was doing them...visiting other common rooms, working out at the gym, translating whole novels..., she thought she was succeeding, but once it all wrapped down and she was left again, alone in her room, looking at a photograph or noticing the lack of a sword strapped to her back, it could not be helped. She just lived inside of her head too much, and thoughts always came back to her.

So, she decided to take another walk, drifting out to that tree she had grown to like so much. She didn't sit beneath it like she would have on a different night...instead, she settled herself right on the cusp of where the branches reached, laying down in the grass with her arms tucked behind her head. She propped her knees up slightly, gazing up into the sky, and just thinking. No conclusions, no consquences, no what-ifs or why's. Just thoughts, and a scattering of clouds masking the night sky as she released little breaths of sighs into it quietly.

[[OOC: very open. :) ]]

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Alphonse had gone through most of the day indoors, and while doing so his cat had gotten a little impatient. Apparently Cuddles liked the great outdoors, and while it was a little late, Alphonse decided to bring him out for a while to burn some of that loads of energy the kitten had. He wasn't expecting to see someone else outside, though. He only waved at her in case she didn't want to be disturbed. Cuddles, however, gained a sudden interest in her and, with great kitty skills was crawling slowly towards Sakurazaki.

She's laying so still, it's almost as if she were dead, if it weren't for the rise and fall of her heavy breaths. Sakurazaki would never have noticed a passerby, much less a passerby who waved, but she did notice the crinkling of grass as it parted to allow someone through, and she noticed that the sound was getting closer. She blinked a few times, pulling herself from her reverie, and turned her head toward the sound. She saw the kitty's face pushing toward her.

Sakurazaki smiles softly, slowly holding out a hand. "Hello, kitty..." she says quietly, desperately hoping in the back of her mind that this wouldn't end up on the list of things that current students warned incoming students about. The kitty looked normal enough, though.

Despite being noticed, Cuddles continued stalking her with great kitty stealth, slowly approaching untl he reached her hand. He stared at it before he realized, hey, this was a hand! Maybe she'd pet him, too? Before he could make any decisions for her Alphonse was suddenly looming above him, then crouched down to pull the kitty back a bit. "Ah, sorry," he said. "I'm not disturbing you, am I?"

Sakurazaki's a little surprised by the cat suddenly being pulled back, shown by a slight jump of her shoulders and a shifting of her legs. She was just about to reach up and scratch the kitty's soft neck. And then she notices who she can only assume is the cat's owner and quickly pulls herself up, slightly, arms behind her as she props herself up on her elbows. She offers him the same smile she gave the cat. "Oh, no, you're not disturbing me. I was just enjoying a little bit of fresh air."

"Something I should do myself more often," he said lamely, releasing Cuddles now that he knew he wasn't bothering her. Cuddles made his way to the base of the tree, clawing at the sides of it. If he was trying to climb it, he wasn't doing a very good job, being a weekitty and all. Alphonse sat on the grass just a bit away from Sakurazaki's feet. "Hope you don't mind a little company, then."

"Not at all." The soft, underspoken smile has yet to leave her. "Company would be nice. I'm Sakurazaki, by the way." She nods her head as best as one can in her position, making it minute, but noticable.

"I'm Alphonse," he replied, then gestured towards his kitty. "And that would be Cuddles. He's an energetic little thing."

"He's absolutely adorable." Her grin grows in size and warmth as she glances back toward the cat and his ambitious endevours.

Somehow Cuddles knew they were talking about him, and the tree deemed itself uninteresting anyway, so he decided to check out the stranger-girl again. He crawled up at her side, looking at her curiously and acting cute. He was good at that, apparently. "He was an unexpected addition to the room, but I don't mind keeping him around. I wouldn't have the heart to give him away."

She chuckles slightly, quietly, at this seeming insistance for being notices, appeasing to the demands of cuteness by gently rubbing her fingers against the soft fur of Cuddles' neck. She had to move one of her arms to do this, of course, so she's forced to sit up a little more. "I imagine it would be difficult to refuse that mug of anything," Sakurazaki grins. "Unexpected how, if I might ask?"

"My brother found him," he answered. "During the weekend the majority of students were kids. Dunno if you've heard about that one-- anyway, he found him and he ended up staying with me." Very much shortened version, if only because explaining about the argument regarding the kitten's name was kind of embarassing.

Sakurazaki hadn't heard that one; in fact, she didn't quite understand the part about the kids, but it didn't matter, as her fingers danced through Cuddles' fur, finding their way to the top of his head and discovering the backs of his kitty-ears. She sent her smile back toward Alphonse. "I'd say that's a pretty good find."

And Cuddles? Was very much so enjoying the petting. He purred and curled up right next to her, loving every moment of the scritching. Cuddles was an attenion whore and probably knew this, but it didn't bother him in the least. He got pettings out of it.

Alphonse looked up towards the cloudy sky, slightly frowning. "I wish it'd clear up soon. All this raining and cloudy days kind of makes the area feel gloomy."

Sakurazaki's eyes followed his, a gentle tug of agreement in the corner of her lips. "Yeah, me too...All the dreariness just makes me want to stay inside most of the time lately, but I think being in that place for too long can make you a little crazy. I mean, a few days is hardly long, by most standards, but..." She grinned. "That make any sense?"

He smiled, nodding. "Honestly I don't mind staying indoors so often, but I like to read by the window, too. Just looking out and observing is soothing sometimes, but then it gets all rainy and it's sort of glum." He shook his head and chuckled to himself. "I never liked the rain much, even as a kid. I think I missed out on a lot of mudfights that way."

"Mudfights?" She'd never been in one, but the thought made her laugh, a very slight, almost inaudible chuckle. "I think I've missed out on that fun, too. Rain just...seems to keep everything down, reminds me of bad things..."

"Bad things?" Alphonse absentmindedly blurted out, then quickly bit his lip once he did and timidly lowered his gaze towards the grass.

Sakurazaki's hand left Cuddles to scratch idly at the back of her own neck, a sad smile masking her sudden flinch. But Alphonse had caught her at time when she was feeling very open and free, and she decided to put away her worries about consequences, about what-if's. Her eyes went to Cuddles as she resumed the idly petting. "A friend of mine nearly drowned once during a bad rain...Sometimes, I can't help but remember it when the weather's all gloomy life this..."

Letting out a slight scoff, Sakurazaki shook her head. "I'm sorry; that's probably not a very good place to take a conversation with someone the first time you meet them." She wished she could assure him that she isn't usually like this, but she was too worried that it would end up being a lie in the long run.

He shook his head. "Don't worry about it," he assured, taking a look back up at the sky. "I understand where you're coming from; I remember there was a storm before something happened to me, too." Alphonse fell silent for a minute before speaking up again. "I guess that's a contribution to my disliking of the rain. I don't really remember much afterwards, but there's just this feeling."

Sakurazaki nods. "I know where you're coming from with that. There's a lot of things I don't remember, but still find myself resenting..." She frowns slightly, regarding the grass as she realizes that she doesn't want to dwell on things like this. Not again. Not now. She looks back up toward him. "Being depressed by the rain is probably pretty commonplace, actually. Think there's anyone who feels glum when the sun's out?" She wraps her arms around her legs and smiles softly.

[[OOC: I'm in desperate need of some crashing. Can we continue this throughout tomorrow?]]

"I wouldn't find it unusual," Alphonse answered after thinking about it. "There's likely to be some people who enjoy cloudy days more than sunny ones. Admittedly, I kind of enjoy listening to the rain, but I don't like it sticking around for too long."

"Agreed." She allows her smile to grow a little. "There's something very relaxing in the white noise...like a stream or a waterfall in a Zen garden. Helps one centre their chi. I personally can't wait for sunnier weather, though...I feel like I haven't seen the sun in ages."

[[Cooool. :) G'nite!]]

"Then again, it's way better than when it was snowing," Alphonse said; he may have looked as though the wintertime wasn't exactly the most pleasant.

Cuddles, in the meantime, was debating on either jumping into Sakurazaki's lap or chasing a random dust particle in the air. Decisions, decisions; why did they have to exist?

"Aw, the snow's not too bad," she grinned. "If anything, it's very pretty, and that makes up for the cold, I think. But only if its snowing. If it's just cold, then, yes, I'm not much of a fan, either."

Something suddenly seems to be troubling, though, hidden behind her eyes as she looks over and studies his face. He looks familiar, but she can't figure out why...She frowns slightly, pondering. The darkness of the night doesn't help.

And then it hits her. "Wait a second," she says, realization creeping in. "I have met you before. You were at the slumber party on Wednesday, weren't you?"

Alphonse looked at Sakurazaki straight at her face, barely squinting. He snapped, suddenly feeling silly. "That's what it was," he said with a lopsided grin. "I should have recognized you sooner; sorry about that."

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