lylexchris:

aquariatic replied to your post: aquariatic started following you LET ME PUT…

DON’T YOU GIVE ME THAT LOOK

wwhatever i do wwhat i wwant

First and foremost, it was not Eridan’s fault that he was running late. Of course, nothing was ever his fault, but that was not the point here.

He had been planning on arriving on time— after all, punctuality was practicality, and he didn’t exactly need to worsen his reputation with the crowd of kids that he grudgingly considered his acquaintances. Not friends, no. Mere acquaintances. However, it was Jade’s birthday, and he liked her well enough, so he wasn’t about to go out of his way to upset her. She was one of the people that had the most patience with him, and he was thankful for that.

The reason for his tardiness wasn’t even in the excuse of picking out presents— he’d picked Jade’s present up a few days prior. Anyone who knew Jade (and that was quite a lot of people) knew that she had quite the penchant for science in general, but particularly astronomy. In an attempt to one up everyone else (although, unbeknownst to him, there probably wasn’t a way he could top Kanaya or Dave’s gifts), he’d borrowed his parents’ credit card and bought the most absurdly sophisticated personal telescope he could find. 

He’d arrived at the facility with an air of confidence after taking far too long to do his hair (which was his actual excuse for being late). Eridan checked his name off before entering, pleased to see that he was not the last of the guests to arrive. He walked in and collected the needed gear for the game, putting it on without making much of a fuss. He had already spotted Jade, Nepeta, and Sollux. However, Jade and Nepeta seemed to be preoccupied, and he’d rather put his hand in a blender before initiating a conversation with Sollux. Instead, he silently placed the rather large and wrapped box with the rest of the gifts.

oh hey jade
hmm wwell i have a vvery busy schedule wwhat wwith wwork and bein a famous blogger but i think i can squeeze in time for your party
ill be there 

nyanepeta:

His compliment caused her to laugh. It wasn’t every day she received a compliment from someone. She felt embarrassed but happy; she really should cut some slack for herself. Face it, Nepeta, you really are a joy to be around. Before she could respond, her cell phone went off and the familiar ringtone played. Nepeta groaned and slipped it out of her pocket, pressed the red button to ignore it, her mother was driving her patience.

“Ah, well, I better get going! I’ll see you at school Eridan—” out of habit, Nepeta leaned over to him and gave him a quick peck on the cheek. “Bye~”

And with that, she got out of the car and quickly scampered over to her house. Waving back at Eridan before stepping inside to face her mother’s wrath.

Eridan let out another laugh when her phone went off again, even if she seemed annoyed. He opened his mouth to bid her goodbye, but she had cut him off. And even more, she had leaned over and planted a kiss on his cheek. In retrospect, he didn’t think he’d ever been kissed on the cheek by anyone except for his family. And maybe Feferi in a far distant past.

“Er, yeah. Goodbye, Nepeta,” he managed to finally reply as she was slipping out of the car. He gave her a small wave back and waited until he saw her get in safely, drumming his fingers on the steering wheel in a rush of adrenaline, to drive away.

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nyanepeta:

She nodded, “Yeah, she lectures Equius all the time whenever he comes over. But she doesn’t mean any harm… most of the time.”

Once they were settled and back on the road. Nepeta looked out the window. Millions of thoughts swimming around in her head. The night had gone smoothly, save for the part where her mother interfered. She also wondered what Equius and Karkat were up to. Even Terezi, Kanya, and all of her other friends.

It was Eridan pulled up in front of her house was when she snapped back from her thoughts. Brown eyes blinked up at the small bungalow before turning towards the Ampora. Nepeta gave him a soft smile.

“A-Ah… well, this is it! Uhm, Thanks for having me tonight, Eridan.” her voice was gentle, “It was fun! Really! We should hang out more often.” 

Eridan stopped the car when they arrived and looked over at her with a hesitant smile. Her last comment caught him off guard; no one had ever really suggested they hang out more after hanging out once. It was enough to throw him off for a moment before he regained his composure and smiled once more.

“You don’t need to thank me, Nepeta,” he said with a hint of amusement in his voice. It was a date, after all. “And I’d like that— to hang out more, I mean. You’re a pretty fun girl to be around.”

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nyanepeta:

“Ooooh, trust me, Ampurra. There will be a lot more yelling when I get home.” Nepeta chuckled darkly. It was fine. Her mother will forget all about this little date tomorrow morning.

If Nepeta chose her words wisely, that is.

Despite that an angry mother was waiting for her at home. She wanted to save the last moments she had with Eridan. She grabbed his hand and grinned at him. Nepeta didn’t know why, but, she felt like holding onto the other’s hand some more. Maybe, just the sense of security it brought that made her enjoy the feeling. She was sure he wouldn’t mind it at all. It would catch him by surprise, but he wouldn’t pull away.

“Anyways, let’s head back… I don’t want to risk you having to get a lecture from my mom tonight.”

He looked at their hands curiously when she grabbed his hand again, surprised more than anything. However he shrugged the shock off quickly and didn’t particularly mind the hand holding.

Eridan’s eyes widened for a moment, and he scratched his cheek with his free hand nervously. “Would she…really lecture me?”

He let out another nervous laugh and led Nepeta back out to the car by the hand. Once again, he opened her door for her with a polite smile, then headed over to the driver’s side. He fastened his seatbelt, and when Nepeta was buckled, he pulled out of the parking lot and began driving back to her house.

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nyanepeta:

“Nepeta Leijon, you are to report back to this house immediately! Do you understand?”

Nepeta rolled her eyes. The only reason her mother was acting like this was probably because she must have had a bad day at work. Leona was a reasonable woman… unless someone throws her off. Then, she is an angry lioness in a small cage. It wasn’t a pretty sight. Man, how embarrassing! Showing this side of her because of her mother being upset for something Nepeta hadn’t done.

“Yeah, I got it, Ma. Just try not to scare Lyon too much. You know he doesn’t like you yelling. It’s not good for your health either.” her voice had calmed down considerably.

Her mother grumbled, “Just try to make it home safe! Y’got it, Nepeta?”

“See you soon, Ma.” And with that, she hung up on her, man, she was going to regret that later.

Nepeta sighed heavily before walking towards the counter. To where Eridan was. She scratched her cheek and gave him an apologetic smile. “I’m sorry about that. You know how mothers can be when their only child is missing from their sight…”

Well, he really didn’t. Not that his mother didn’t care about him— heavens no. That certainly wasn’t the case. In fact, Eridan was, for lack of a better term, a momma’s boy. However, his parents were often gone, either traveling or on business, spending inordinate amounts of their seemingly endless money. However, during the school year, Eridan wasn’t allowed to go with them due to school and was left home alone with the credit card. Still, he understood exactly what Nepeta meant and nodded nonetheless.

“It’s alright,” he replied with a slight laugh. “We should probably get you back home, now, huh? Before there’s anymore yelling.”

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nyanepeta:

“Thank you.” she gingerly took the warm cup from his hand into hers.

She blew onto her hot chocolate, attempting to cool it down a bit, before she took a sip. Nepeta glanced up at the large clock that was high up on the wall. It was getting late. As much as she wanted to spend more time with Eridan, she probably should head back home. Or else her mother will have a fit—

A muffled tune of ‘You are my Sunshine’ began to play. Speak of the devil. Nepeta slipped her cell-phone out from her jacket pocket and answered it. On the other line was her mother, Leona, giving Nepeta an earful about not being home. Telling her that she was an hour over her curfew. “Ah… Ma, calm down. You know the cats don’t like— Ma, I’m with someone— Ma, I told you this last wee— Ma! I’m old enough to go on dates!” Nepeta jumped onto her feet and paced around the bench. Her voice slightly raising in volume.

“You’re welcome.”

Eridan raised an eyebrow at the ringtone but refrained from saying anything as Nepeta answered the call. After all, it was rude to speak to someone while they were on the phone. He frowned and took another sip of his drink as he heard her arguing with who he could only assume was her mother on the phone. It was so unlike Nepeta to be raising her voice, but it also sounded like her mother was being unreasonable about the given situation.

He figured they’d have to head back soon, if not now, so he stood up and collected their belongings while she spoke to her mother. Eridan caught her attention and nodded towards the counter, showing her that he was going to return the skates and for her to grab him when she was finished talking to her mother.

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nyanepeta:

Silently, she skated behind him. A small smile on her lips. Happy that, well, he didn’t find her odd at all; She also was grateful that the date was going well. Eridan, surprisingly, was a polite and kind individual once that snooty exterior of his was gone. Nepeta was mildly shocked she came across this side to him. Usually, he wasn’t particularly liked among the students at school. Because of the way he behaved and acted towards others.

But… this Eridan she had been spending her evening with— it wasn’t the one she would encounter in the hallways or in the cafeteria. Though, she was sure he wouldn’t see him any time soon. He would possibly revert back to the dramatic and creepy Ampora he was. Nepeta felt like she was in some-sort of fairytale.

As they got off the rink, he led her towards the benches. Where their shoes and boots were waiting.

“Ah… so, is there anywhere else you’re taking me or… you’ll be driving me home after?” she asked him as she took a seat on the bench. Proceeding to remove her skates.

When they reached the entrance, Eridan led her over to the bench where they would swap their skates for their shoes. Only when he began to take off his skates did he finally let go of her hand. While Nepeta was still changing her shoes, Eridan walked up to a nearby stand and purchased both of them a cup of hot chocolate.

“Here you go, Nepeta,” he said warmly, handing her the cup. He sat back down on the bench and took a sip of his own hot chocolate.

“I’m not sure if you’re hungry or not, and it’s a bit late, but we could look for somewhere to grab something to eat if you’d like. Or I can just take you home. Your call.”

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