The Deck | Afternoon | Thursday | September 9

[therewaslife]

It was too nice a day to spend it inside, Bod decided. His one class had been easy so he'd gone into town after and picked up some pastries from the bakery. He hadn't ever had a sweet tooth before but he seemed to be gaining one now.

Miss Lupescu wouldn't be too pleased.

With that done, Bod hadn't even gone up to his room. He'd detoured onto the deck, dropped his backpack and settled into a chair to stretch out and let the sun warm his face. He could feel autumn in the air, smell it on the wind and he was anticipating it.

Summer wasn't the best season for an Englishmen especially an American summer that consisted of a huge sun and blistering temperatures. Bod would just take advantage of this nice day by lounging on the deck and eating sweets.

[Deck's open. It's really that gorgeous outside.]

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[therewaslife]

"What happened?" Bod asked, eyes wide at the surprise of how she sounded and the fact that she was making sounds. "I didn't think it was possible."

[shes-got-legs.livejournal.com]

"Oh, sure," said Ariel, waving a hand dismissively and still grinning from ear to ear. "I talked all the time before coming here, but you see, I was cursed." She said it so matter-of-factly that it even required a short little bob of a nod to confirm the point.

[therewaslife]

"You were...cursed?" Bod repeated, eyebrows going up. "By who?"

[shes-got-legs.livejournal.com]

"An evil seawitch!" said Ariel, easily emphasizing the evil while completely ignoring the part about it being a trade-off. "She took my voice and I couldn't get it back unless I, uh, well, kissed someone, you see, so that's..."

She bit her lip slightly, looking apologetic. "Sorry about that whole getting mad at you think. And the evil fish thing. But the evil fish thing was actually because I thought maybe Ursula had sent it to thwart me from, er, um..." Oh, look, blushing! "Kissing you."

[therewaslife]

"It's all right," he said, joining her in that blushing and laughing. "I'm sorry I didn't realize it sooner so I could tell you I was with someone. I'm not really...the smartest person when it comes to flirting."

[shes-got-legs.livejournal.com]

Ariel was going to be nice and not make a comment on that last part.

"It's okay," she said. "I mean, half the time, I don't think it was obvious that's what I was going for. There was probably too much things falling and people falling and fish falling...."

[therewaslife]

"You did seem to have some bad luck when it came to things," he agreed with a laugh. "Has that faded away since you've gotten your voice?"

[shes-got-legs.livejournal.com]

"Oh, definitely," said Ariel, smirking with her eyes dancing a little to think about how she'd managed to figure that one out. "I'd show you, but I don't think your girlfriend would approve."

Or maybe she would. Who knew? Ariel'd be down with it...

[therewaslife]

"Probably not," he said and shook his head. "She's open minded but I also think she's a little possessive. And we've just had our three month anniversary so I wouldn't want to ruin the possibility of four months."