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Posted by seraphim on Aug 1, 2008 12:21:26 GMT -6
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Nathan heard Ali talk about getting something to eat. "I suppose we should get something for you to eat then. I could use something to eat as well." He said it all with a smile.
They then skated off the rink and returned their skates. As they walked out the door, Nathan asked, "Do you have a favorite resturaunt that you would like to go to?"
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Posted by fireraven on Aug 1, 2008 13:03:41 GMT -6
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Stepping outside Nathan enquired about Ali's taste in places to eat. Only problem was that she didn't know.
"I don't know of any places actually. I had only been at the mansion a short time before the Registration Act came about. I do like italian food unless there's someplace you had a preference to."
She looked to Nathan and grabbed his hand. She liked holding his hand. It just felt nice. There was nothing else to say about it.
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Posted by seraphim on Aug 2, 2008 18:51:51 GMT -6
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"I guess we are going to eat italian then." He said smiling. Nathan really didn't care where they went to eat. He would eat just about any type of food. He just wanted to make Ali happy. That was all that mattered to him at the moment.
She grabbed his hand as they began to walk down the street once again. The more Nathan thought about it the more he realized he wanted Ali's hand in his.
They walked that way for a couple of blocks just enjoying each others company. Nathan saw a sign for what looked like an italian resturant coming up. He pointed to it and said. "How about that place right there?"
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Posted by fireraven on Aug 5, 2008 22:08:45 GMT -6
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Ali looked in the direction in which Nathan was pointing. It looked like a family owned place instead of being something like Olive Garden.
"Oh yeah, that looks like a good place. I've never eaten there but let's give it a try."
As they started walking Ali giggled and leaned in close to Nathan.
"We could pretend to be food criticts and rate the place. What do ya think?"
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Posted by seraphim on Aug 6, 2008 12:06:38 GMT -6
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Nathan did not miss the fact that Ali leaned in closer to him. "Sounds like a good idea to me. We might even be able to get a free meal out of it." He said smiling.
They walked down the rest of the way to the restaurant. Before they walked inside Nathan turned to Ali and said, "Obviously we can't use our real names while we are in there so we should decide on false names before we go in. I will be Aiden Jerique. And what would you like to be called while we are pretending to be food critics? Other than beautiful.
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Posted by fireraven on Aug 6, 2008 22:20:39 GMT -6
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Ali laughed hard for a few moments. She gently squeezed Nathan's hand and gathered her composure.
"I wasn't meaning we tell them we're food critics. I just meant we could rate the place and determine if we wanna eat here again sometime."
She placed a hand on his cheek and smiled big. Her eyes sparkled like liquid emeralds.
"You're cute. Let's get inside and have something to eat."
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Posted by seraphim on Aug 7, 2008 10:46:40 GMT -6
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Ali sure got a kick out of what he said. The funny thing was that he had been half serious when he said it. So Nathan laughed right along with Ali. Nathan felt his pulse quicken slightly when Ali squeezed his hand. But that ended abruptly when she put her hand on his cheek and smiled. Oh, how her eyes glistened in the fading light. He was breathless.
Acting on impulse, he reached up with his other hand and clasped the hand that rested on his cheek. Nathan slowly leaned in and kissed her forehead. As he brought his head back, he smiled.
"We really should be getting inside." He said this knowing that the only thing he wanted to do was stand in that spot. All because she was she was there.
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Posted by fireraven on Aug 8, 2008 1:03:36 GMT -6
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Nathan had a look in his eyes that made Ali wonder what he was thinking. She could guess at his thoughts and her first guess was that he was still in awe at her. Was it how she was dressed, or maybe what she said to him? All she knew was that he had wasn't taking his eyes off her very often. Although, she found herself looking at him alot too.
When he kissed her forehead Ali could sense Nathans temperature rise a bit. It was a simple yet very sweet gesture and it helped with the fact that he's taller than her. For a moment Ali felt small and fragile. Strangely she didn't want that feeling to stop. His words snapped her back to reality and her hunger.
"You're absolutely right cause I'm famished."
Ali changed things up and opened the door befre nathan could grab for it. She smiled and gestured for him to enter the building. A lady walked up and after grabbing two menu's guided the pair to a table.
"This place smells great don't you think?"
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Posted by seraphim on Aug 8, 2008 21:32:46 GMT -6
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It felt weird to Nathan having Ali hold the door open for him but not wanting to make waves he simply walked inside. A woman led them to a table and gave them each a menu.
He didn't notice the smell of the room until Ali had pointed it out to him. "Yeah it really does smell great."
As they sat and looked over the menus a waitress came and asked them what they wanted to drink. "I'll have a Dr. Pepper." As the waitress took Ali's drink order, Nathan tried to think of something they could talk about over dinner. He was more worried about that than what food he would order or how it would taste.
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Posted by fireraven on Aug 10, 2008 19:10:51 GMT -6
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The waitress brought Nathan his Dr. Pepper and Ali's iced tea. The woman then asked if they needed a couple minutes to look over the menu.
"Yes please."
"Ok great. I'll come back in a little bit to see if you're ready."
Ali opened the menu and glanced over it. Lots of entree's sounded good. She wasn't going to go with spaghetti. You can get that anywhere. Instead she opted for a dish of manicotti.
"So what are you gonna have? I think I'm gonna have the manicotti."
She set the menu down to show the waitress that she was ready to order. While Nathan was deciding on what to eat Ali thought about what to talk about. A question popped in her head rather easily and once they had placed their orders and were left alone she asked it.
"So what are your goals for staying at the mansion?"
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Posted by seraphim on Aug 10, 2008 21:45:24 GMT -6
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"That sounds good to me too. We'll have two of those please."
After the waitress left, Ali asked him something about his goals at the Mansion. The truth was that Nathan really had very little idea. "Well, I need to learn more about the limitations and weaknesses of my powers. I really didn't expect all the perks such as free food and school but I would like to help out since I feel like I'm a freeloader. Joining the X-Men seems like a good idea to me since I could help out and I don't mind using my powers. What about you?"
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Posted by fireraven on Aug 10, 2008 22:06:18 GMT -6
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Taking a drink of her tea Ali listened to Nathan. He sounded like he wanted to fit in and be helpful. She considered the possibility of having him on the X-Men team. Why not have two fire elementals? She might have to talk with Neena.
"It's always good to know what you can and can't do. If you want I'll help you if I can. As for myself I'm at the mansion to try to learn control over my temper."
Ali bit her lower lip just a bit before continuing.
"My powers strength increases when I'm upset. Mostly when I'm mad. So, I'm hoping to work on that."
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Posted by seraphim on Aug 10, 2008 22:18:57 GMT -6
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As Ali paused to bite her lip, Nathan remembered what she had said earlier about how her fire dancing career had ended abruptly. Wanting to reach out and comfort her (and to hold her hand some more) he reached out across the table and held one of her hands in both of his. "I haven't seen anything thats suggests you have a temper. You are the easiest person to be around that I have ever met." He said looking into her eyes.
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Posted by fireraven on Aug 10, 2008 22:29:02 GMT -6
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With her hand held in both of his Ali smiled. His compliment didn't go unnoticed either. Nathan was doing his best to be supportive and she could tell.
"Thank you that means alot Nathan. Truth be told though...when I get riled up I don't let it go easily and I do become dangerous. I am trying though."
She couldn't believe this guy. Maybe he really was an angel. He was so unbelievably sweet it was just amazing to hear. How it made her feel was the best part. She felt so cared about.
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Posted by seraphim on Aug 11, 2008 12:07:31 GMT -6
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"Ali, I can't imagine you ever being angry about anything. If something does happen then we will handle it together. Until then, don't worry about it. It won't do you any good to worry about it all the time. I will be there with you every step of the way should anything happen."
Nathan had not intended to say all of that. But as he finished speaking he knew that he had meant every word. He had strong feelings for Ali. Now, whether this was love or just simple attraction he had not examined his feelings thoroughly enough to know. This was when their waitress had decided to return with their food. As she came over Nathan smelled the manicotti's aroma. It smelled really good. She set the plates down in front of them, forcing Nathan to let go of Ali's hand. She asked if they would need anything else and then left.
OOC: I hope it's not too rushed.
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