From: cabotine	Date: April 27th, 2011 10:14 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Rowan, for her part, was very much looking forward to hanging out with Akio again. She loved spending time with him, and apart from spending a little time together at the dance, she felt like she hadn't really had the opportunity to talk to him. There were things that she needed to talk to him about, and get his advice on, and she wanted very much to hear about what had been going on with him.

Akio knew at this point to head around to the kitchen door when he came over, and that's right where Rowan was. She was in the process of getting out a pair of mugs and moving them to the table where cream and sugar already were when she heard both the knock, and her name.

"It's open!" She called brightly, not trusting herself to put the mugs down quickly. It was a good thing that she was a witch. Everything she dropped and broke could be fairly easily repaired that way. "Come on in!" She finished setting the mugs down - carefully - and turned to greet her friend properly.

	From: akio	Date: May 1st, 2011 12:28 am (UTC)		(Link)

Akio, upon hearing her voice and invitation, headed through the kitchen door. After closing the door, he glanced around to make sure she didn't need any cleaning help, smiling to himself as he did so. He walked over to his mate, then wrapped his arms around her gingerly. "Ro," he said in greeting. "I didn't hear any breaking, so I assume we're in the clear," he teased.

He stepped back and, placing his hands on her shoulders, gave her the once-over. "How are you?" he asked, knowing her so well, he knew there was something on her mind. There was something on his as well... catching up was in order.

He gave her a smile before sitting himself at the table, watching her.

	From: cabotine	Date: May 5th, 2011 10:50 am (UTC)		(Link)

"Hahaha, you're so funny. It's true, but still."

Rowan stuck her tongue out at her friend in a gently teasing manner, making an impolite noise as she did so. But she was smiling the whole time. Giving him a gentle hug, a little squeeze, she moved to grab the spoons for them from the drawer before coming over to join him at the table.

"I'm doing great. A little flustered, looking forward to a lot of things over this break, and for once, my birthday. There's a lot coming up that I've been trying to plan for, but everything is going really well. How about you? How are things?"

	From: akio	Date: May 5th, 2011 07:24 pm (UTC)		(Link)

He watched her move about, feeling lazy that he wasn't helping. But Rowan was independent, and he didn't want to insult her.

He smiled, glad to hear that she was in a good mood, and looking forward to her birthday. "I'm glad that things are going well. Tell me about them," he said, then winced a bit. "Things with me are... good." Yeah, he knew that that wouldn't work on her, but it was worth a shot.

	From: cabotine	Date: May 11th, 2011 12:22 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Rowan figured honestly, that he was a guest in her home, so it was her place to take care of refreshments and such. With her mother as... flighty as she was, Rowan had begun to take on the role of hostess whenever the situation called for it. She was just the responsible one in most situations in her home, so it was almost expected sometimes. Not that this was a formal occasion by any means, but she played the role of hostess for all her friends who came over. And she didn't mind in the slightest.

Sitting at the table with Akio, she went to make her own coffee, inviting him to do the same as she started talking. "Well, let's see. I've got some advice to ask of you for my... anniversary with Keegan next month..." saying the words was a surreal experience for Rowan. She still couldn't believe they were dating, let alone for almost a year, and let alone the myriad of things that had happened over that period of time.

But what he said made her grin wryly. "Yeah, uh huh, ok. What's going on with you?" sounding like she wasn't going to take no for an answer.

	From: akio	Date: May 25th, 2011 12:32 pm (UTC)		(Link)

He began fixing his coffee, which didn't take much as he only wanted to spruce it up a bit. He had smiled, thinking over any advice he could give his friend. But, then she got that look in her eyes. The one that said she would not drop it. He sighed, putting his mug down on the table slowly.

"You know Sibyl, right?" he asked, knowing she did. But he was stalling, and worried about what Rowan would say or think.