groans. She was bored.
would love to keep the bonnie lass company.
would love company.
turns up with a flower, since it sounded like the lass could do with a good old cheering up and knocks on the door.
opens the door, a little surprised to see Scotland. She smiles though, pleased that someone was visiting her. "Hallo! Come in~" She steps-
-aside in order to let him through.
could do with seeing a bonnie face that isn't going to bring a ton of drama with it. He hands her the flower as he slips by, 'Hello hun._
How've you been?'
brightens up considerably at the sight of the flower. Aww.. "Dank u~" She grins at him and gives him a brief hug for being sweet. "Alright-
- I suppose. Can't complain~" :3 "How about you? Come in~ Have a seat. I'll get some coffee started~"
Scotland
wonders
why no one ever offers him tea on mainland Europe. He'll gratefully accept the coffee however, not one to whine. 'Fine fine hun. All
the better after seeing your smiling face,' he says with a wink, letting her lead him into the house. He wasn't all to familiar with it.
just prefers coffee, so she figures everyone else must as well. She smiles, a light blush dusting her cheeks. Well~ "Quite the charmer-
-aren't you?" She gestures for him to take a seat at the breakfast table before getting some coffee started on the burner.
Scotland
gives
her a bright smile, sitting himself down. 'I can't help myself. Your bright mood is infectious poppet.' He watches her prepare the_
coffee, always finding the act in itself interesting. Everyone had their own way of doing it.
had never been called 'poppet' before. It was nice~ "Your visit helped." She watched the coffee maker for a moment before turning to look-
-at him, leaning against the kitchen counter. "I've been feeling a little lonely. Even with Denmark stopping by to eat my cakes and -
-waffles."
frowns for her, 'That can't stand poppet. You should go out and look for excitement too you know? You're always welcome to come visit me if_
you'd like. And I promise you won't have to eat any cakes.... unless you want to.'
smiles. "I haven't been in the mood to go anywhere, really. I know, I'm silly for having my own pity party, but.." She shrugs her-
-shoulders a bit. "I suppose we're all allowed to have them a few times in our lifetime, right?" She grins at him. "But, I think I might-
-take you up on your offer. Er.. the visit~ not the cakes."
laughs, 'That's good. I can only really do Traybakes, and that's when I'm forced to.' He pauses for a few moments before asking, 'Does that_
mean you're feeling better petal?'
nods, brushing her hair back over her ear, shyly, but the smile hadn't left her lips. "Of course." She grabs two mugs and pours the coffee-
-into them. She sets Scotland's mug in front of him and sets hers down as well before going to fetch the cream and sugar. "Thank you."
blinks, as his hands wrap around the cup for warmth. 'Eh... hun? Shouldn't I be the one saying that?' He tilts his head, slightly confused.
giggles. "For the flower, for visiting~ For calling me poppet." She grins. "I don't know. I haven't exactly felt.. like myself in a while."
can't help but smile slightly, replying rather gruffly to hide his mild embarrassment, 'It's my pleasure.' He adds creamer and three sugars,
before adding. 'Thank you for letting me bask in your delightful company. I'm glad you've back to your old spirit.'
Elyse
hopes
she isn't embarrassing him! D: The last thing she wanted was to scare away company. "You don't need to thank me for-
-that. Don't be silly." She smiles, taking a seat and adding sugar and cream to her own coffee. She liked it really sweet.
Scotland
thinks
they have something in common. He sips his coffee, making sure to compliment her on it afterwards. 'You should come see my Pandas if_
you're going to visit Pumpkin, we could make a day of it. Take your mind off things.' He wasn't going to pry, but he'd like to cheer her up.
would rather not burden him with her silly problems anyway. She nods, smiling happily. "I'd love that." She glad for some normal company to-
-be honest. Denmark was all well and fun, but.. He was a little on the odd side. And Netherlands was just an iceberg most of the-
-the time. She liked this. "When are you free?"
Scotland
thinks
for a few moments, 'Probably for quite a while. I'm kind of avoiding...most of the family and some others.' He rubs the back of his_
head, looking rather bashful. 'So whenever is best for you hun.'
blinks. "Avoiding? Why? I-If you don't mind my asking, that is."
... thinks about this, 'Well me and France had a bit of a blow up about my son Brett... and well, the others, well. They can just get on_
your wit's end at times. You have a brother, I'm sure you know how it is.'
bites her bottom lip, nodding slowly. "I'm sorry." She reaches over to lightly touch his hand. "Is there anything I can do to help?"
smiles charmingly, 'Your company is more than enough, so please don't look so concerned.'
can't help it. She relaxes a little at the sight of his smile, however, and nods. "Alright. If you say so." :3
sips his coffee, 'I was going to bring chocolate, but I realised that would be a bit redundant.' She did make some of the best chocolate_
afterall.
giggles. "You don't need to bother yourself with bringing anything but yourself, silly."
smiles, 'I'll keep that in mind next time.' He didn't miss how his face brightened up with the flower though, and thinks it's very little_
hassle if it brings out such a reaction.
- "Do that." She grins, knowing very well he won't. She stirs her coffee a little. "Talk to me~ We've only been talking about me."
blinks, 'I'm not all that interesting poppet. But ask me something and I'll try to answer it.'
doesn't think that's true. "What's going on with you and your brothers~"
thinks, 'Things are going? I think England is getting together with Portugal which is setting off Ireland.' He shrugs, it really was a_
a normal-ish time for the British-isles.
blinks. "Why would Ireland be upset about that, though?" Wow~ it was like a soap.
blinks, it was interesting? 'I think Ireland has a bit of a soft spot for England...'
- "Really?" She stares at him, shocked. "Well! And what does England think? Does he know?"
chuckles at his reaction, 'I think he does.... but, I think he's leaning more towards Ire somehow.'
Hums. "I see. Seems a bit unfair to Portugal though don't you think?"
shurgs, 'It's England's decision at the end of the day, you know?' He was somewhat trying to stay clear of the whole mess.
makes a motion of zipping her lips as she nods. "I'll shut up now." :3
smiles, 'Ta hun.' He sips his coffee, looking around. 'So, what's been happening for you, country-wise?'
sighs, expression softening a bit. "Nothing much. Violence... A man attacked innocent bystanders not too long ago. Six people were killed.-
-she bites her lip. "A little boy included. I don't understand where we go wrong with these people."
sighs, looking upset for her. 'Instead, you should be proud of the all the people that turn out right hun. You can't be responsible for_
everyone.' He reaches over to give her hand a squeeze, much like she had done before for him.
- "I know. It's just difficult." She smiles at him in thanks. "Other than that, thinks have been a bit quiet."
Can relate... He had a similar incident that still affects Government decisions today. He pulls back his hand, 'Sounds like we need to do_
something exciting then.... how does Ice Skating sound?
';
smiles, brightening up at the idea. "Ice skating does sound fun."
smiles back, 'Well come on then, My treat.' He finishes his coffee, getting up. 'You'll need to show me to the closest one though..' he adds
,rubbing the back of his head.
nods, smiling. "Just... If you'll give me a few minutes to make myself presentable?"
smiles, 'You look beautiful already, but if it would make you feel better then sure. Be sure to wrap up warm poppet.'
blushes. "I won't be long, promise~" She stands up and hurries upstairs to get dressed.
looks amused. He pours himself a coffee as he prepares to wait 15 minutes for the other. That's what girls meant when they said 15 minutes,_
*when they said, 'I won't take long,' right?
just grabs a pair of warm boots to wear, a jacket and scarf and when she's bundled up warmly she heads back downstairs in about five-
-minutes. She only took really long when she wasn't in too big of a hurry. "Ready~!"
blinks in surprise, downing his cup. 'Lets head then...' He was surprised, 'You look gorgeous by the way.' He gives her a charming smile_
before going to grab his coat.
blushes more, lightly swatting his arm. "Such things you say." She follows him though, happy. She wasn't used to getting compliments like-
-that anymore.
Scotland
is
here to please. He genuinely enjoys the girl's company. He's ready in a tick, looking rather excited. 'I haven't been ice skating in ages.'
smiles and leads the way out. "Me either. I might be a bit rusty." She admits, staying close as they walked.
slides his hands into his pockets to combat the cold. 'I'll help ya out,' when he's not falling himself.
- "Oh? You're good at skating, then?" She arched an eyebrow at him, smiling playfully.
Scotland
thinks
, 'I'm good at standing in one spot and acting as a support? That's what you need, right?'
laughs softly. "I suppose. It won't be much fun if we're not actually moving, though."
smiles softly, 'I'll try my best.' He hums, wondering where the rink was...
leads the way. It wasn't all too far from here.
just follows, keeping to himself as he quietly gets more excited.
spots the rink and she grins, taking his wrist and jogging the rest of the way. She was excited!
laughs when the other breaks into a jog, 'Eager?' he asks, making sure to keep up with her.
was! "A little~" She giggles, walking inside and leading him over to where they could rent some ice skates.
offers to pay, mostly because it was his idea.
Elyse
feels
a bit odd about letting him pay. "You really don't have to, hun." D:
blinks as his own term of endearment is used against him, 'If it will make you feel uncomfortable then you can pay.' He was just trying to_
be nice since she was indulging him.
Elyse
feels
guilty. She bites her lip, blushing a bit. "If you insist, then. Only if you let me buy you a drink later~" :3
smiles, 'I can do that.' He would never say no to a drink. He pays for their skates, handing her the smaller pair. 'So, it's just getting_
out on the Ice now, right?'
takes the pair and goes to sit down in order to put them on. "Mhm~ That doesn't sound too hard, does it?"
sits down opposite her, sliding on his skates. 'It sounds like one of those things that is easier said than done,' he jokes.
giggles. "I suppose. But it'll be fun~" She slips on her ice skates, tying the laces up before trying to get up. Pfft.
quickly gets up to assist the lady in need, smiling. 'Are you going to be okay?'
- "I'll be fine." She gets up, keeping a hold on him. She didn't want to fall over. "Come on~"
nods, leading her out onto the ice. He was careful to go slowly, not wanting her to fall over. He was surprisingly stable out on the ice,_
having gotten a lot of practice over the Christmas period with the outdoor rink in Edinburgh.
holds on to him, smiling happily. "Ready~?" She carefully let go of him, skating a little on wobbly legs. She was out of practice.
keeps close, although he tries very hard not to crowd her. He was there to catch her if she slipped however.
Elyse
is
giggling a little as she goes. She'd forgotten how much fun this was. "How are you holding up?"
smiles, 'Alright. How about yourself hun?'
- "Haven't fallen on my face yet, so I'd say I'm holding up well." She grins in his direction. "When's the last time you were ice skating?"
rubs the back of his head, 'The second of January... there's always an ice rink around Christmas time in the park.'
- "Really? That must be so much fun."
smiles, 'Yeah... it's a great time of year. You should come visit next year.'
- "Think I might take you up on that offer." :3
skates slightly ahead, 'I'll look forward to it.'
speeds up a little in order to catch up. Oh shoot. She trips and lands on her butt. Ack.
turns quickly, bending over to offer her a hand. He frowns in sympathy, 'You okay?'
laughs, her cheeks a little red from embarrassment. "M'fine." She smirks though and tugs on his hand in order to bring him down, too. >3
's hand shoots out to stop him from falling on her, yelping as he falls down, barely avoiding falling down on her. He laughs, 'That could_
have ended badly for you.'
laughs softly. "I would have survived, I'm sure." She shifts a little, getting to her feet and holding out both hands to him.
tugs lightly with a playful smirk, to give her a small scare before seriously taking her help and getting up. 'Ta pumpkin.'
startles a little and she lightly swats his arm once he gets up. "Welcome~" x3
sticks out his tongue at the swat, skating backwards and away from her. 'You're lucky you're bonnie.'
arches an eyebrow, hands on her hips and a faint smirk on her lips. "Oh? Why am I lucky?"
raises an eyebrow, before winking. 'Wouldn't you like to know,' he turns around, slowly skating off.
scoffs, grinning and skating after him. "You know. I can take you, right?"
hums at that, grinning. 'I don't doubt that for a moment poppet.'
- "Don't look so smug then, sweetie." She fell into step with him, giving him a bit of a challenging look.
wipes the expression off his face. 'How's this?' he asks, rather deadpan.
grins and sticks her foot out to trip him. "Better." She giggles and skates off. Mwahaha.
grabs onto the banister, glaring at the kids who laugh at him. He soon skates after the cause of his humiliation, hands going around her_
waist to pick her up. 'What was that about being able to take me?' he asks, depositing her at the opening to the ice, hands on either side_
the entrance as he looks up at her.
squeaks a bit when she's suddenly picked up. Well at least he didn't drop her. She blinks at him. "Hmm. You think that you can block my-
-way. Right?" She playfully sticks out his tongue.
nods, 'I don't think, I am~'
's eyebrows rise a little at that. "Oh really." She moves closer, trying to get by, just to see if he would move.
doesn't move, smirking up at her. 'You'll need to give me an incentive to move.'
hums and nods. "You're right.." She glances off to the side and blinks. "Oh! Look it's Netherlands." Her older brother was a little scary-
-so maybe that would catch him off guard.
scowls, turning to look. 'He better not be bloody smoking,' he growls... the last time the two encountered it wasn't exactly... great.
slips past when he's distracted. "I win~"
blinks, 'That's a dirty trick.'
bows. "That's strategy, my dear."
hums, 'As long as I know the rules now.'
Elyse
thinks
this means war, then. :3
looks forward to it. The winner buys the hot chocolate afterwards. He skates off, biding his time to plot.
Elyse
says
its a deal. She skates in the opposite direction to plot as well.
skates past her, only to circle and follow somewhat behind her. He really had no idea what he could do.
knows he's following behind. She smiles and stops suddenly.
stops short of bumping into her, causing a few marks in the ice in the process. 'Alright there?'
nods, turning to face him. She grins and gives him a little push to throw off his balance. >3
grabs onto her wrist to try and balance himself, out of instinct... but ends up bringing her down with him.
falls flat on top of him, laughing softly as she looks down at him. "You weren't supposed to do that."
smirks, 'Maybe not... but I'm enjoying the results.' He winks.
flicks his nose playfully. "I'm probably crushing you."
pretends to struggle, 'I'll live,' He fakes a cough, 'It's all in a days work.'
gasps and swats him. "So rude! I can't be that heavy." She goes to get up then. ;;
keeps her down, flicking her nose back. 'You're not heavy,' he says, looking her in the eyes before finally letting her get up.
scrunches her nose a little, smiling. Well. Now she didn't feel like getting up. "I think you owe me some hot chocolate~"
Scotland
thinks
about this for a moment before sighing in amusement, and defeat. 'I guess I do, but you need to get up first petal.'
grins before getting to her feet, holding both hands out for him. "Told you I could take you~" She teases, winking at him.
takes both, although he gets up mostly by himself. Not wanting to pull the other down again. He laughs lightly, 'I didn't say you couldn't.'
- "Just reminding you~" She smiles and skates over to the entrance. There was a food court, so they could get hot chocolate there.
follows, staying on his feet now that a certain someone wasn't trying to trip him up. He follows her to the food court, going to the coffee_
place and getting them both a hot chocolate with extra cream and marshmallows.
hadn't been able to help herself~ She took a seat at a table, carefully pulling off her skates and setting them down neatly. She didn't-
-need them to dink hot chocolate. "Dank u." She smiles at him.
smiles, 'No problem. Only fair, right?' He sits opposite her, opting to keep his skates on for the mean time.
nods. "Ja." She takes a sip of the hot chocolate. She hoped Scotland enjoyed the Belgian hot chocolate. :3
does notice the difference after taking a sip. 'Much better than the stuff back home,' he compliments,
smiles. She did take pride in her chocolate. "So, Scotland. Are we on a first name basis now?"
blinks... it really did feel odd to be called Scotland. 'Yeah, you can call me Greg,' he replies, sipping his hot chocolate.
Elyse
was
only teasing, really. She nods, smiling and drinking from the hot chocolate, idly chewing on a marshmallow.
leans forward slightly, head tilted to look up at her. 'What? Don't I get to call you by your first name?' he asks with a small smile.
hums, licking her lips. "Maybe." She smiles. "You might have to work for that a bit, love."
Scotland
is
a gent, so his eyes don't flick to her lips. He notices the movement though, 'I'll keep at it then.'
Elyse
thinks
the world is in short supply of gentlemen. And she hopes he doesn't think she's trying to seduce him. D: She just does that a lot. -
- "I'll tell you what. Since I like you so much, you can call me Elyse." She laughs softly. She hadn't had this much fun with someone in-
-ages.
wouldn't dare think that, she's far too much of a lady to do such a thing, right? 'Elyse... that's a pretty name.' He enjoyed her company_
too.'
Elyse
is
a lady, yes. But she has her moments to be quite honest. As does everyone. It was only natural. "Dank u." :3
sips his Belgian hot chocolate, sighing happily.
slides a napkin over to him. "Any hobbies, Greg?"
thanks her, wiping his mouth. 'Reading... Footie, of course. Anything really. I like to dabble in lots of things.' There is a pause, 'You?'
Elyse
is
wondering to herself what 'footie' could possibly be. "Nothing interesting, but I suppose I dabble in this and that as well." She shrugs-
-her left shoulder casually. "Painting, mostly. Used to enjoy going out to shooting ranges, but I haven't done that in a bit."
would explain if she asked, 'Ahh. Just the ranges? Or do you do clay pigeon shooting as well?'
- "Clay pigeons!" She grins at that. "Yes. I used to do that a lot for fun. When I was younger I would shoot milk bottles."
nods, 'I guess you're a good shot then, right?'
bites her bottom lip. "Well, I like to think so. Suppose it's not very lady like." She smiles shyly. "Also, could you explain to me what -
- this 'footie' is?" =o
blinks, 'Oh. Of course. It's football... my team never does very well in the European Leagues but the Scottish premier league is popular_
back home.'
Elyse
wants
to facepalm. Of course! She smiles. "Football is fun. Do you play often?"
nods, 'When I can.' It's one of the ways he keeps in shape.
- "I'm not very good." She admits, idly brushing her hair back. "I guess I just panic a bit when people are running at me."
nods, 'I get that. Some people are nasty and aim for the ankles.' He gives her an encouraging smile, 'It's a dirty game at times.'
- "I don't like getting dirty..." She really didn't. "I suppose I'd be happier watching the game."
nods, 'Watching is good as well.' He sips his hot chocolate again, 'But it's not as good as back in the day.'
- "No? What's changed?"
sighs, 'Everyone nowadays fakes getting hurt for free kicks. Back in the day, even if you were hurt you were eager to get back up and back_
into the game.'
(God, I've noticed that, too. )
nods slowly in understanding. "I suppose that's what happens when people know money is riding on it."
nods, 'Yeah. It's ridiculous how much the whiney gits are paid nowadays.' He just shakes his head, 'But enough about footie, eh?'
drinks from her cup. "Any other interesting things I should know about Greg~?" She smiles. "Love interests?"
shakes his head. 'No. I'm boring on that front love,' he lies. 'I'm sure you have a lot of lads knocking at your door though.'
scoffs. "Please. No one even looks twice at me. I swear I'm invisible most days."
shakes his head, 'Everyone is just blind.'
laughs softly. "Doubt that. But thank you."
shakes his head, 'You shouldn't worry about it so much hun. It'll happen.'
shrugs. "I've just been alone for the longest time. It starts to get to you." She looks up at him, meeting his eyes.
nods, guessing she needs someone to talk to about it all. He doesn't shift his gaze, meeting her eyes also. 'You need to change that_
yourself hun... it won't just fall into your lap.'
smiles a bit sadly. "... Yes, you're right." She was just sick of fighting, though. She was tired. "Silly of me to be so whiny. I'm sorry."
shakes his head, shifting to give her a big hearty hug. 'Don't ever think you're whiney petal. You're not. You're a pleasure to be around_
and I just wish I could be of more help.
'
returns the hug. "Don't be silly. This is enough." His company was more than enough.
Scotland
gives
her back a hearty rub before pulling back, 'Well if you ever need to whine, just do, 'kay?' He ruffles her hair as he pulls back.
blows her hair out of her face a bit. "Trust me, I do that enough." She whined a lot to her pet ferret. "Enough of me. Did you want to-
-head back?" It was getting cold.
smiles, 'Sure. It's starting to get kind of chilly, don't you think?'
nods. She finishes up her hot chocolate before standing up. "We should return these~"
picks up her boots for her, 'We should. I don't really want to end up on your Most Wanted list.' He winks, before making his way back to_
the rental place.
giggles. "Especially for a pair of skates." She follows behind him.
nods, 'Definitely not worth it.' He takes off his own skates at the benches before handing both pairs over and getting their shoes back.
- 'Here you go.'
- "Not at all~" She takes her boots back and slips them on before adjusting her scarf a little. "Ready?" :3
nods, after getting his shoes on. 'Yep.' He wonders what they're doing now, or if he should excuse himself so as not to be a bother.
hardly thinks him a bother. She hums softly, stuffing her hands in her pockets to keep them warm. "I think some warming up is in order."
Scotland
has
a few suggestions for that but keeps them to himself, 'Any ideas?'
hums. "Maybe curling up on the couch with a good movie?" She smiles. "What do you like?" She liked horror. >3
Scotland
thinks
, 'How about some horror?' He didn't mind it himself.
grins. "Good~" Slasher films were good, too. She didn't think those fell into the same category as horror, though. Maybe thriller...
didn't mind. He would let her pick the film... as long as it was in English, or had English subtitles.
can set it up with English subtitles for him~ She hopes she's not taking up too much of his time.
doesn't have much to do today... 'If it's French... I think I'll be alright without subtitles.' Anything else though and he'd be screwed.
smiles. "French it is, then."
nods a bit, feeling slightly awkward now. He gives her a smile though, 'You'll have to come spend a day at mines now,' he teases, 'Although_
I can't promise it will be any warmer.'
- "That's fine." She pulls her keys out of her back pocket and unlocks the door, letting him in first. :3
thanks her, taking off his shoes at the door. 'Should I just get settled in the livingroom?' he asks.
nods. "Ja~ I'll fetch a blanket. Make yourself comfy~" She grins and pulls off her boots, leaving them by the door before heading upstairs.
nods, making himself comfortable... He's not sure what the smirk is about though...
*grin
just likes to grin and smile a lot. Maybe she was /too/ happy a person. She returns later with the blanket. handing it to him before-
-going to pick the movie.
looks at the blanket before spreading it out, letting it lay across his lap and leaving the rest for Belgium. 'Ta,' he says, wondering what
film she picked.
she finally picks out The Grudge and pops it into the DVD making sure to set the subtitles to English, seeing as it was in German.
settles in for the film, recognising the picture on the menu screen. He thanks her quietly for adding the subtitles, shifting on the couch_
to get comfortable.
comes to join him on the couch, drawing her knees up and gathering same of the blanket for herself. "Seen this before?"
shakes his head, 'Never.' He rests his arm over the back of the couch, 'I've been meaning to though.'
smiles. "It's a decent film. You'll like it, I think."
smiles back, 'Hopefully.' He settles into watch it, eyes on the screen.