spark up like fireworks (Thane)

[Regina Curry]

This time Regina could feel him watching her. She turned around. "What? I'm just putting the books that need to be returned together. I haven't even started on your personal collection." She gave him a smile at his already disheveled hair. Regina gave her head a shake and started to pick up his books before she tripped over them and began to stack them neatly against the wall. "You should be able to find these with no problem." She gave him a smile before she took a seat on his bed. "What else would you like me to try and find?"

[Thane Scotts]

"Nothin' just trying to... learn that's all. You know what though?" Thane paused looking at her, "You're very pretty you know that?" He had been watching her doing things and helping him and he couldn't help but tell her what he was thinking, and for some reason this time he didn't blush.

[Regina Curry]

Regina was fixing to cross her legs but stopped. Her heart felt like it dropped to her stomach, although it wasn't a bad feeling. She couldn't help but stare at him. His words still ringing in her ears and her face began to feel extremely warm. She didn't know what to say after that comment. Her mouth opened for words to come out, but nothing did. She shut it quickly.

"Um," she barely got out. "Thank you." The last part came out sort of like a question.

[Thane Scotts]

"What? Don't look so surprised. I mean.. " apparently the blushing was only a delayed reaction, now that he realized what he'd said and perhaps because of Regina's response, the flood of embarisment finally hit him. "Well you are. And thank you for helping me." He wasn't sure if he sounded defensive or nervous, maybe a little of both. But only because now he didn't know what to say either. It wasn't like him to just blurt out things like that. He tried to use the next tactic he could think of... diversion.

"Hey have you seen my cat anywhere? I haven't seen him in like.. a few days." It wasn't the first time he'd lost his cat. Usually the cat managed to find his way to get food on his own, considering he was a great mouser. But usually the Gus came around to greet him most days.

[Regina Curry]

Regina didn't think she could ever turn red so many times in one day. He sounded a bit nervous, but she gave him a friendly smile. "Thank you, and no problem," she said with a bit of confidence, even though there wasn't really any. That was the first time she had ever heard a compliment like that and of course she didn't know how to take it, but she didn't want him to feel awkward about it.

"Gus was in my room yesterday and he spent the night at the foot of my bed. He was still there this morning, but I don't know where he got to. He'll show up soon." As if on cue, Gus took his entrance in the room. Regina laughed. "Apparently Gus likes to make an entrance," she said smiling.

[Thane Scotts]

He went over and picked up the grey cat with fondness. "Gus you traitor, you've abandoned me for Regina now have you? Not that I blame you... but you're still a little traitor." He rubed his nose behind the cat's ear who had begun purring in defiance which Thane interpreted for 'yes but i'm cute and you'll still love me.. now pet me' attitude. Of course he oblidged, the cat did have good taste after all.

[Regina Curry]

Regina laughed again as Thane picked up Gus. She watched him with interest. He really was adorable and so cute but those words dare not escape her lips. Of course, if she was alone she would write in her journal about it, but never had she vocalized those words. At the moment, Regina had her journal with her, in the bag that she had over her shoulder. As she sat got comfortable with sitting on his bed, she removed her bag from her shoulder, leaving there.

She watched as Gus' eyes closed and shook her head. "He's spoiled," she said with amusement.

[Thane Scotts]

"Gus? Spoiled? I'm sure he'd disagree with you or he wouldn't be the little traitor that he is sneeking into your bed each night instead of staying in here. You're not spoiled are ya boy? No, I didn't think so. You need more attention don't you?" Thane was talking to his cat.. something that wasn't all that unusual either. He turned the cat to face Regina and held Gus up like he was standing, as Thane held it's front paws and mimiced a begging motion at Regina. "See he's not spoiled near enough." He grinned laughing.

[Regina Curry]

"I didn't say he was spoiled from you," she said teasingly and with a wink. "Where do you think he always sneaks off to?" Regina's smile grew into a grin. She got up from the bed and walked over to Thane and Gus. She held her hands out for Gus to come to her. Regina never thought twice about Thane talking to the cat. She was never bothered by it and always found some kind of amusement from it.

[Thane Scotts]

"Oh! So you're the culprit that has him spoiled eh?" Thane chuckled, amusement clear on his face. Then he watched as Gus went out of his way to escape from Thane's arms and scamper directly onto Regina's lap without even a look of guilt on the cat's face. "Gus you wound me right here" Thane clutched at his chest as if mortally wonded by Gus's obvious prefrence towards Regina, but Thane's eyes were still laughing. If he'd been a cat he would have done the same thing and he knew it. Thane fell back onto the bed after his mortal wound and snickered as he closed his eyes, grinning.

[Regina Curry]

"Guilty," she said with a sheepish look. Regina petted Gus gently behind his ears as he curled up in her lap. She looked back up at Thane has he put a hand to his chest and laughed quietly. Carefully picking Gus up, she turned on Thane's bed so that she could face him. She placed Gus back in her lap and petted him again. "See Gus what you caused," whispered Regina. Gus seemed to moved his head into the palm of her hand and she started laughing.

Once Thane had his eyes closed, she carefully reached over and poked his stomach before moving her hand back quickly and a mischievous look in her eyes.

[Thane Scotts]

Thane didn't open his eyes but he let out an exagerated "ooof" as his stomach was poked. "Gus that better be you stepping on my stomach just to get in my good graces again. But it's not going to work you know... i'm dead now.. you're betrayal has killed me." Thane opened one eye in a tiny slit to peek at Regina before closing it again.

[Regina Curry]

Regina raised an eyebrow and looked down at Gus. "Well then," she said. "I suppose if you're supposedly dead now, you wouldn't mind if I did this then." She reached over and poked his sides a few times. Gus started to lick his own arm, as he seemed to be watching her poke Thane. Once she didn't really get a reaction out of him, she looked back down to Gus. "I guess you're going to be my date for the dance now Gus."

[Thane Scotts]

As soon as she was distracted by the cat again he reached up and with his eyes still half-closed he tickled her sides in retaliation for the pokings. His fingers instantly find any parts that seemed the most ticklish by the sound of her squeels.

[Regina Curry]

Gus had jumped from her lap as soon as Thane moved. Regina let out a squeal of laughter as his hands found her side. She reached with both of her hands and grabbed his wrist trying to make him stop. "Thane," she managed to get out between laughs. "S-s-s-t-t-op!" She slid slightly away from him still holding his wrists at an arms length so that he couldn't reach her. Regina caught her breath from the sudden squeal of laughter.

[Thane Scotts]

Thane was openly grinning now, his fingers still wiggling threateningly at her as she held this wrists captive. "Oh my bad... I thought you were Gus... " Mischief shined in his eyes though.

[Regina Curry]

Regina kept her eyes on his hands as they threatened her. She knew that he could overtake her at any moment. There was no doubt about that. "Oh, really," she questioned looking up at him. "I'm sure you did, because obviously I'm furry like Gus is, and cats happen to laugh." A grin set itself on her face. She couldn't hide it.

[Thane Scotts]

Thane laughed, "oh my bad." He lowered his hands innocently as if contrite at having mistaken her for being a cat but as soon as she let her guard down again he attacked her sides again.

[Regina Curry]

She slowly let his wrists go as he lowered his hands. Regina carefully eyed him, but when she thought he wasn't going to tickle her, he did. She had let her guard down. Another squeal of laughter came from her. Regina tried pulling away from him but he was too strong for her to. Her eyes started watering from all the laughter. "Okay, Okay," she said between laughs. "I give! I give!"

[Thane Scotts]

Thane was laughing too by this time and he stopped tickling her though he'd managed to catch her hands against the bed laughing at his apparent win.

And then he realized he was kneeling over her on his bed. He blushed ten shades of red once he realized it and although he was still laughing, he slowly moved back to the edge of his bed. His face was on fire but he tried not to let it affect him too much. Regina was his friend and he was sure she would never think anything like he just had. He'd almost kissed her! He would have ruined everything if he'd been so stupid to do that. Luckily he had come to his senses in time and just grinned at her instead.