From: soleada	Date: April 17th, 2011 07:55 pm (UTC)		(Link)

"It's nice to meet you Ciaran," she said smiling, he looked like he was at least enjoying the food and that was really what the night was all about. She pushed a plate of churros and chocolate dipped fruits towards him from across the counter before sipping on her tea.

She couldn't help but laugh a little. "I don't think I've ever seen anyone eat this fast," she grinned.

	From: cantspell	Date: April 17th, 2011 08:13 pm (UTC)		(Link)

He scraped his fork across his plate after the last mouthful, making sure that nothing had been left over. Ciaran had seen more than one of those enchilada things come out of the oven and and was about to ask where the rest of them had gone when he realised that Sunny was pushing another plate in front of him.

Abandoning his empty plate on the side, Ciaran picked up one of the churros, smiling a bit at Sunny.

He didn't eat that fast...did he?

"I didn't have much for lunch," he said, taking a bite. "I uh, have a good appetite."

	From: soleada	Date: April 17th, 2011 08:20 pm (UTC)		(Link)

"It's alright," she said with a little shrug. "I'm an over zealous cook," she said before taking another sip of tea. "Did you want another enchilada?" she asked taking his first plate back and already working on shoveling another one of the cheesy things onto his plate.

"What house are you in?" she asked curiously. "I feel like I've seen you around," she said, still trying to place his face.

	From: cantspell	Date: April 24th, 2011 06:11 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Ciaran looked between the food he had in his hand and the food that Sunny had put onto his plate; a tough decision. He finished off his one of the churros he'd picked up and went back to the enchilada. He could always eat the others later.

"Rienzi," Ciaran answered. "I started last September. I was at Colorado Prep before that."

	From: soleada	Date: April 24th, 2011 06:16 pm (UTC)		(Link)

"Oh!" she said cheerfully. "You're a transfer student. How do you like it so far?" she asked curiously. "Personally I think it's too effin hot and I prefer my winters with snow but what are you gonna do?" she asked with a little shrug.

	From: cantspell	Date: April 24th, 2011 06:33 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Ciaran gave a shrug as he started on his enchilada. "It sucks. I preferred Denver." Just as many fights, but at least nobody there thought he was a murderer.

"The winters are colder up there, but spring and summer are a lot like it is here. I like the cold weather better."

	From: soleada	Date: April 24th, 2011 06:47 pm (UTC)		(Link)

She laughed a bit sardonically. "Sometimes I wish I could just... go back to New York," she shrugged. "What doesn't kill us makes us stronger though, right? Or some stupid shit like that," she said flinging her spatula a bit at some of the food that was still cooking on the stove.

"I like the cold too," she agreed. "You can always get warmer by adding layers but there just comes a certain point where you can't cool off anymore," she gave a little laugh. "You just can't win."

	From: cantspell	Date: April 24th, 2011 07:01 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Ciaran wasn't so sure that being at CCI was making him any stronger than he was in Colorado. "I still have two more years here," he muttered, getting back to his enchilada. He had to admit, the girl could cook. This had to be better than the stale nibbles being served up at the school dance.

"I don't have the right footwear for the weather here," he added. "Guess I'll have to wear my sneakers when it gets warmer."

	From: soleada	Date: April 24th, 2011 07:10 pm (UTC)		(Link)

"Two years?" she asked her eyes getting wide. "That sucks," she shook her head. "I've only got one after this and I'm getting out of here. Back north where I belong," she smiled whimsically. "I want to open a bakery," she said proudly.

"I usually run around barefoot," she grinned. "I don't know how you're going to survive the warm weather in sneakers. Maybe a cooling spell," she suggested.

	From: cantspell	Date: April 24th, 2011 07:27 pm (UTC)		(Link)

"Yeah, well." He shifted awkwardly. "I'm in grade 10." Ciaran turned his attention back to finishing what was on his plate. "My uncle works at a dragon reserve in Romania, I went to see it when I was fourteen. I wanna do something like that."

He gave Sunny a half smile. "I'll get some lo tops. I don't get that overheated."

	From: soleada	Date: April 24th, 2011 07:35 pm (UTC)		(Link)

"I wouldn't have guessed that," she said, pulling a stool over to sit. "Dragons sound pretty cool though," she nodded. "Dangerous though," she added her eyes getting bigger. "I bet you could talk to professor Baer and see about getting an apprenticeship or something when you graduate," she took a sip of tea.

She smiled, feeling a little silly. "That's probably a good idea," she laughed in spite of herself. "I forget other people are more adjusted to heat than I am. My boyfr..." she stopped herself and swallowed hard. Fuck. "My ex practically lives in the desert," she said softly. "Sucks for him," she tried to shrug nonchalantly but just didn't have it in her to act like everything was fine and dandy.

	From: cantspell	Date: April 24th, 2011 08:13 pm (UTC)		(Link)

"I got held back," he mumbled, setting his empty plate down. Picking up another one of the churros, he continued to munch. "I could, but my uncle could probably get me one too. He's worked at the reserve for years. Plus I'd be closer to some of my family, and there's a few Bulgarian minorities living in Romania, so everything wouldn't be totally alien there." He licked his fingers. "And it's dangerous, yeah, but you just have to be careful."

Ciaran picked up a piece of fruit dipped in chocolate and ate it. She seemed kind of...sad all of a sudden. "My ex lives in Utah. My ex best friend lives there too."

	From: soleada	Date: April 24th, 2011 09:58 pm (UTC)		(Link)

"Ah," she said understanding. "That's true," she nodded moving right along. "It might be nice to be near family," she smiled warmly. "I'm sure you'll learn all the safety techniques along the way. Just watch your fingers," she grinned. She was pretty pleased to see that he was enjoying the food so much.

She nodded and forced a smile. "Must be hard, the distance and everything." She figured her distance from Anastas would help over the summer but right now it was just hard. "Though distance makes the getting over it part easier," she shrugged.

	From: cantspell	Date: April 30th, 2011 07:07 pm (UTC)		(Link)

"Well yeah. They're pretty into their food too. My grandma cooks like she's feeding the whole village." He gave Sunny a half-smile, glad she hadn't probed any further into why he'd been kept behind. "I don't think it's my fingers I need to worry about as much as...like, my limbs," he replied, continuing to pick at the fruit. "But yeah, I guess I could learn a lot."

Snacking on a couple more churros, Ciaran shrugged his shoulders. "Her being a bitch helps me get over it. Someone shows you their true colours and if they suck? You have to be pretty pleased that things ended when they did. It feels shitty but you just dodged a bullet, so you know, you're better off in the end."

	From: soleada	Date: April 30th, 2011 08:50 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Sunny laughed. "I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who cooks too much," she grinned. "That's true," she said laughing despite herself. "Limbs are bigger targets than fingers I suppose."

She listened and nodded but she didn't feel like she was better off, she felt worse somehow. She like she was abandoning Stas. "I'm still in the feeling shitty phase, i.e. all the cooking," she admitted. "I just... ugh... boys," she flipped her spatula back a little, flipping some vegan cheese behind her on accident.