[CLOSED] all the roads we have to walk are winding

[alyssa jane 'AJ' tucker]

"Okay." She said, getting to her feet. She pulled down her shorts a bit, looking over at him. "You really do have the prettiest eyes.." She said with a blush, bringing her hand to her mouth again. She smiled behind her hand, her other hand tucked into her back pocket. She followed him back out to the car, then ran back inside to get her notebook. She walked back out, closing the door behind her.

[zayne atekahr thompson]

Again he signed a thank you, offering a sheepish smile as he led her out, grabbing a pencil and tucking it behind his ear on the way. He helped her into the car, then got in. 'You're a long way from learning anything fluently' he wrote with a smile. 'It's hard, believe me.' Amused, he patted her hand before starting up the car.

He pulled out, turnig the music on low in case she wanted to talk. He couldn't respond much while driving though.

Pulling into the lot, he removed the keys and got out, rounding the car to open the door for her again and offer her his hand.

[alyssa jane 'AJ' tucker]

"Thanks." She smiled, taking his hand long enough to climb out of the car. Then she put her hands in her pockets, following him into the store. She looked up at the menu, rocking back and forth before she got a chocolate one. She took it, then waited for Zayne. She smiled over at him, following him to a table. She sat down across from him, taking a bite of it.

"My dad went to school to learn German.. He said the man only spoke in German. So they would have no choice but to learn it." She glanced over at him, once again caught up in his eyes.

[zayne atekahr thompson]

"Usual?" The woman behind the counter asked and he nodded, signing a quick thank you and paying before taking his treat. He led her to a table, dropping down lazily in the seat, lips parting in amusement at her words, the silent form of a laugh for him.

'Why do you think I teach ASL?' He jotted down. 'Math proves to be a bit more of a feat.' Taking a bite of his ice cream, he scratched at the faint touch of stubble forming over his chin, tapping his pencil. 'I think I need to shave.' A smirk.

[alyssa jane 'AJ' tucker]

AJ smiled from behind her spoon, a blush creeping across her cheeks as she shook her head. She lowered her head, sticking her spoon back into her frozen yogurt. She stirred it around a bit before sticking it back in her mouth. She licked the treat off, then stuck it back in the yogurt.

"I think you look nice.." She finally squeaked, covering her mouth with her hand after she had said it. She tapped her fingers on her lips, smiling a bit. "I think you look good.." She mumbled, sticking her spoon back in her mouth as she looked out the window, trying her hardest not to look at him. She didn't want to come off as weird.

[zayne atekahr thompson]

Zayne smiled crookedly, taking a bite of his yogurt and sticking the spoon in his mouth. 'Yeah? Thanks. You look very...pretty yourself.' He set his pencil down in favor of his spoon again, leaning back a little more and smiling over at her before looking down into his treat.

He wouldn't deny she was attractive. But she was so shy...surely she just wanted him to teach her..

[alyssa jane 'AJ' tucker]

She smiled and blushed at the compliment, taking a bite of her frozen yogurt. She couldn't help thinking about him, even if he was right across the table. She was scared she was getting a crush on him. 'Hes only your teacher.' She thought, stirring her spoon in her treat.

She glanced back up at him, blushing again. "Uh, you Uhm.." She reached over slowly, wiping a bit of frozen yogurt from the corner of his mouth. She smiled, sitting back in her seat.

[zayne atekahr thompson]

Zayne smiled faintly back, signing a thank you with his free hand before taking another bite. He reached for his pencil with a random hand. 'So what kinds of things do you like to do?' Spinning the notebook around so she could read it, he glanced her way and then stuck his spoon in the yogurt, stirring slowly before taking another bite.

[alyssa jane 'AJ' tucker]

She read it carefully and tried to think if there was anything she liked to do. She wasn't allowed to do much. She chewed on her lip, stirring her frozen yogurt again. "I like to learn.." She said quietly, trying to come up with something interesting.

"I used to play the flute..." She mumbled, taking a bite of the treat. She let it melt in her mouth, glancing back over at Zayne. Once she swallowed it, she covered her mouth with her hand, then lowered it to tap on the table before she put it back in her lap, obviously unsure of what she was supposed to be doing.

"I uh.. Do you? Like.. to do things?" She asked, biting her lip again as she looked down.

[zayne atekahr thompson]

Zayne atched her curiously, smile never leaving his face. 'Musical, eh?' He jotted down, then shrugged. 'Teach, hang out with friends. Teaching takes up a lot, but living alone can have it's benifits.' Another faint smile.