From: learntofly	Date: December 11th, 2010 04:09 pm (UTC)		(Link)
	Brian/Meka

Meka's reasoning for being at the dance was very similar to Brian's. Her father always had one of the ladies at his company pick out a dress and then he would send it to her with some dreadful note about "hoping she was making the best of her time while at school." She rolled her eyes every time and felt incredibly goofy while wearing something so fancy but she did it anyways and sent her father the sullen pictures he had requested. This dance was no different.

She considered making an appearance and then disappearing to go play The Force Unleashed II. She was just about to make her escape when she had a near miss with Brian Redd. "Oh, hey sorry about that," she said putting her hands up in the air. "How you doing tonight?"

	From: littleredd	Date: December 12th, 2010 04:13 am (UTC)		(Link)
	Brian/Meka

He was really grateful that she hadn't plowed right into him, given that he wasn't prepared to go wash his hands in a public place. It would undoubtably lead to something awkward, and uncomfortable with as many people coming in and out of the restrooms.

"Uh," was his first response though, a chant sounding off in his head as he stared straight at her. Don't quote something stupid, don't quote something stupid. "I humbly thank you; well, well, well." He quoted, before nearly slapping himself in the head. That was stupid. Even if she knew it was from Hamlet, she'd just wonder why he was quoting it, wouldn't she?

	From: learntofly	Date: December 12th, 2010 04:39 am (UTC)		(Link)
	Brian/Meka

Meka quirked an eyebrow at him but tried her best to keep her face calm and collected like everything was totally normal. She cracked a grin though. "Um... yeah," she pushed her bangs out of her eyes. "Uhh... are you having fun?"

	From: littleredd	Date: December 12th, 2010 05:25 am (UTC)		(Link)
	Brian/Meka

"Sorry. Sorry...Sorry." He mumbled, shaking his head as he tried to get it on straight. He wasn't normally this bad, was he? No, not even possible. he could function in life, he knew he could. His doctor knew he could, so why was this so awkward and stressful?

"I...I...I'm uh, yes." There, that was a complete, normal sentence.

Right?

	From: learntofly	Date: December 12th, 2010 05:35 am (UTC)		(Link)
	Brian/Meka

"You Redd boys are certainly loquacious aren't you?" she teased gently with a warm smile. She wasn't sure whether or not she should keep on talking but she barreled on anyways, her nervous talking habit kicking in again. "I... um... do you have any plans for break?"

	From: littleredd	Date: December 12th, 2010 06:06 am (UTC)		(Link)
	Brian/Meka

"I guess." He replied, looking off to the side before pulling his focus back to her. He didn't even really know who she was, if he were honest. But she knew him, so he was supposed to know her...right?

"Uh, just...go home." He shrugged. Which was not all that exciting, considering his siblings. Ben would probably make an appearance to prove he was alive, but not much more than that.

	From: learntofly	Date: December 12th, 2010 07:22 am (UTC)		(Link)
	Brian/Meka

She found it hard to believe that there was someone in this world harder to talk to than Benjamin Redd, yet here he was... and of course they were related.

"Oh. Cool. Your brother going home too?" Oh stars! They have a sisters too! "And Erica too?" she added in as quickly as possible.

	From: littleredd	Date: December 12th, 2010 02:18 pm (UTC)		(Link)
	Brian/Meka

"I think so." He answered, once more in his infamously clipped sentences that seemed almost as if it were a reminder to speak, rather than an actually answer. A few times he even opened his mouth as if to say something else, only to shut it again and quickly look away.

He could feel the tell-tale build up of tension in his chest, and he began to fidget a little. But his doctor would say he had to face this situation to overcome it, wouldn't he? "Y-you? W-what are you going to do?"

	From: learntofly	Date: December 12th, 2010 04:12 pm (UTC)		(Link)
	Brian/Meka

"I'm going to my brother's apartment in New York and then dragging him back to Hawaii for Christmas with our dad," she shrugged. "I kind of hate living so far away from everyone."

She felt like she was torturing him with her conversation but she didn't want to leave this poor kid. "Are you okay?" she asked.

	From: littleredd	Date: December 13th, 2010 07:24 pm (UTC)		(Link)
	Brian/Meka

"O-oh, that sounds nice." Yes, one more complete sentence down, and eight hundred to go. He was getting better, at least.

Until she asked him that. "Uh..." Say yes, say yes, say yes. "Fine. Um, I....just. Don't talk to people often."

	From: learntofly	Date: December 14th, 2010 01:53 am (UTC)		(Link)
	Brian/Meka

"Yeah, it's going to be fun," she nodded.

"Oh... are you good? Do you... do you want me to go?" she asked with a nervous smile.

	From: littleredd	Date: December 14th, 2010 03:38 pm (UTC)		(Link)
	Brian/Meka

He stared at her for a moment, his face seeming to play out the internal debate he was having in his head. Ultimately, though, he shook his head. It wasn't her fault he was completely inept.

"Sorry," he said by way of apology, digging the toe of his show into the floor a little as he looked down. "I-I just, do you know Ben?"

	From: learntofly	Date: December 14th, 2010 10:55 pm (UTC)		(Link)
	Brian/Meka

She smiled warmly and nodded. "Yeah! He's great!" she said brightly. "I really like him." Her face instantly blanched. "You know, like him, not like him like him. He's... he's a good friend." Train. Wreck.

	From: littleredd	Date: December 15th, 2010 07:17 pm (UTC)		(Link)
	Brian/Meka

She was acting weird for a girl that just liked his brother, as a friend. "Do you have a crush?" He said it before he'd really finished the thought, a curious look on his face.

He wondered if she knew about Ben's taxidermy habits. Most girls didn't like that sort of thing. Though, Brian would point out, at least it is a very clean habit....after all the gutting.

Which was gross, and disturbing.

	From: learntofly	Date: December 15th, 2010 11:19 pm (UTC)		(Link)
	Brian/Meka

"No!" she said all to quickly. "No," she shook her head, trying to play it off like she hadn't just practically shouted. "Uh... no... not at all. Benjamin and I are um... friends. We're just friends." Her face had turned from pale to deep crimson in only moments. Fffffffff.

	From: littleredd	Date: December 16th, 2010 03:37 am (UTC)		(Link)
	Brian/Meka

"Then why are you blushing?" What? It seemed like a perfectly legit question to him. "If you like him, you should get him something for Christmas."

There, that was moderately helpful.

	From: learntofly	Date: December 16th, 2010 11:10 pm (UTC)		(Link)
	Brian/Meka

"Oh my god," she mumbled. "I'm not blushing, I'm just... I'm hot..." she slapped herself in the forehead. "Uh, I did. I got him something, uh... a french press and a vegetarian cook book," she admitted sheepishly.

	From: littleredd	Date: December 17th, 2010 02:35 am (UTC)		(Link)
	Brian/Meka

"...So you like him." That was, clearly, the only reason she should, or would give Ben a gift. "Does he know that?" It was a reasonable question to follow with. After all, maybe his brother was trying to make her stop.

	From: learntofly	Date: December 18th, 2010 06:26 pm (UTC)		(Link)
	Brian/Meka

"No! Of course he doesn't know and he should never know!" Oh... I just admitted it didn't I? "Please don't tell him," she begged.

	From: littleredd	Date: December 21st, 2010 04:30 am (UTC)		(Link)
	Brian/Meka

"....So you like him?" Brian wasn't sure what was going on in this conversation again. Maybe he was doing it wrong. People weren't supposed to beg in normal conversation about things like...that, were they?

"Why can't you tell him?"

	From: learntofly	Date: December 24th, 2010 06:50 am (UTC)		(Link)
	Brian/Meka

Now this was just getting ridiculous. "No, no, no," she shook her head. "This is all just a huge misunderstanding and Ben should never hear about this conversation. Ever." She could feel her face burning.

	From: littleredd	Date: December 29th, 2010 01:45 am (UTC)		(Link)
	Brian/Meka

"...Okay." Though he blinked with uncertainty. He wasn't so sure it was a misunderstanding at all. "If you say so. But...I don't know."

	From: learntofly	Date: December 29th, 2010 01:52 am (UTC)		(Link)
	Brian/Meka

"Right, well... right," she looked around nervously. Please tell me that no one overheard this conversation. "Have a good vacation Brian," she said trying not to feel so flustered. "I'll... uh... I'll talk to you later!"