Nero chuckled a bit at her response. If they had not been so close together, he might not have heard her at all. "I'd love to hear you sing sometime, if you'd give me the pleasure." His reassuring smile kept strong, as he glanced around him, taking in the ambiance for a moment. "Me? I'm not really good at much other than sweet-talking, thinking, and Martial Arts." He shrugged, a slight smirk crawling across his angelically lit face, "I'd prefer singing over fighting any day though. After all, I believe it is much better to work to create, than to destroy." He couldn't help but laugh at himself, "Ironic, seeing as that is my expertise, but beggars can't be choosers."
His smirk grew for a moment as he looked into her eyes again. But, now that he thought of it, he had been gazing into her beautiful eyes for a good time now... Naturally, given his sort of luck, Nero's feet had managed to find the single rock big enough to trip him, but not too big as to see in his peripheral vision. It took a lot of skill to do that, and it had come from years of practice. As he tumbled forward, he realized he did not have the time, or capacity to let go of Naomi's hand. He quickly decided to wrap his other arm around her, and gently pulled her against him, his face subconsciously chuckling at the scene. As he braced himself against the impact, which was lessened by an extremely-well placed patch of grass, he checked to make sure Naomi was alright, before bursting out in laughter. "That's just like me to go ahead and ruin the mood with something like this." His smile came as strong as ever as he looked into her eyes, which were not even a foot away now, and his body heated up, as he felt her own faint heat against him. His mind tempted to reach out and kiss her, he fought himself for a few moments before pulling his arms behind his head, and smirking up at her. "I did say this was going to be an Adventure, didn't I?"
A shiver passed through him as he felt something wriggle under his back, but he controlled himself, not willing to ruin the mood a second time. |
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