Making a new friend (Open)

[nate charles grey]

Nate walked into the local pizza place as his parents wanted him to go out and have a chance of making his first friend in Pebble Cove. Nate decided to bring his half brother Nathan as he did use him back in there home town in Wales as his wing man to help him pull girls so that he didn't have to go back home. He walked up to a table and sat down to waited to be served. When a waitress came over to him he looked up at her with a smile "Please can I have a Hawaiian Pizza and a Meat Feast Pizza to go" Nate asked politely, when the waitress walked of Nate couldn't really help but to watch the waitress walk away, he gripped his fists tightly when someone purposely tripped up the waitress. He turned back to Nathan when he mentioned that he is suppose to be having a fresh start "I know that but some things are hard to leave behind" Nate said as he continued to watch the people. When the Pizza's came he got up and left the Pizza place.

"I am not really hungry Nathan so I think I am going to go for a walk" Nate said hoping that his brother would leave it and let him walk of. Nathan let out a sigh and told him to keep out of trouble, so Nate walked away from his brother and looked for some where he could go that would be totally quiet. He ended up at the cinema so he walked in. When he walked up to the line by where he would have to buy a ticket, he saw someone that looked like they where on there own "Excuse me, is there any films that you would recommend to me as I haven't been to the cinema recently" Nate said hoping to have a new friend in the process of going to see a new film.

[bubbles]

Tabitha had spent the last two hours sitting at a table outside Starbucks Coffee. Now, she finished the last page of her new book “North of Beautiful” and sat back, looking at her surroundings. It had been a pretty quiet couple of hours, which made it so easy for her to finish her book, the newest addition in her library of over two hundred, every one of which she had read. She’d spent most of yesterday playing games with her big brother, and had felt like she needed some quiet time by herself. Now that she’d gotten that, she finished off the last of her third round of Passion Tea, sweet of course, and the final three bites of her second blueberry muffin, which she found completely satisfying for a perfect reading snack combo. As she cleared off her stuff from the table; throwing away the muffin’s wrapper, tossing the cup in the trash can nearby, and stuffing her book into her bicycle’s basket, she tried to decide where to go next. She needed noise. After all this quiet, it would be a good change of pace. The park would be too quiet, and she still wanted some independent time, so home wasn’t the answer, either.

Tabitha unlocked her bike and wheeled it to the sidewalk before hopping on. She started to pedal, figuring she might see something to spark her interest. As she rode down the street, Tabitha remembered the movie theater up ahead. That might be a good idea, she thought to herself. A movie would give her plenty of noise, but no one would mind if she was sitting all by herself, either. It seemed to her like the perfect plan. Once Tabitha reached the cinema building, she hopped off her bike and rolled it over to the bike rack, double and triple-checking the lock to make sure it was secure before she walked away. She hadn’t looked at the movie list recently, so she wasn’t too sure about what to see, but got in line anyway, figuring she’d see something that would spark her interest or that would remind her of some commercial she’d seen for it.

As Tab pondered through her brain about the films, someone approached her and she jumped. Tabitha was easily frightened and startled, usually off in her own world where people wouldn’t bother to bring her back from. As Tabitha regained her composure, she looked at the person next to her, blushing as she realized that it was a boy, and a really cute one at that. “Um, I, uh…” Tabitha tried to remember what he had said, but couldn’t seem to think of it. “Uh, I’m sorry, but, um, what did you say?” she asked him cautiously.

[nate charles grey]

Nate let out a sigh when he saw that the female he had asked about the films had jumped at the sound of his voice "Oh great I had to ask someone that gets scared easily" Nate thought slightly annoyed as he hated speaking to people who scared easily as most of the time they are timid or scared of him especially if they knew about his past and the fact that he has spent time in jail for gravely body harm. He smiled at the female when she turned round just to be friendly with her and to show that there was nothing to be afraid about with him. He raised an eye brow when the female tried to make a sentence but he waited to see if she would end up making a sentence or if she would just go quiet and turn away from him. He looked at her fascinated by the fact that she was blushing after she had looked at him and realized that he was a boy.

After a while of the female not answering him he leaned over to the leaflets and took one, he stood there looking at the films to see if there was any that he wouldn't mind watching. He looked at the female when she finally spoke a sentence "Oh so you can speak then. I was just wondering if there was any films that you would recommend for a male like me to watch" Nate said as he realised that he hadn't introduced himself to the female "Oh sorry where are my manners, the name is Nate Charles Grey but everyone calls me Nate" Nate said as he held out his hand politely wanting to make at least one new friend tonight.

[bubbles]

Tabitha watched the boy pick up one of the leaflets, every movement being dissected in her brain. She wasn’t super comfortable with talking to people she didn’t know very well, especially if she’d just seen them for the first time. She didn’t want this guy to think she was some dork from who knows where, but she just wasn’t comfortable around him yet; who could blame her for being cautious, right?

Tabitha blushed at his response. She realized that no matter how awkward she may be with crowds and people in general, she may have been making this guy feel awkward; and she didn’t want to do that. She wanted people to be able to relaxed around her, she just didn’t have many close friends and hadn’t for a long time. She took a deep breathe, scraping up her voice and courage to keep this conversation going. “Um, well, I don’t really know, but,“ Tabitha tried to remember the commercials she’d seen recently. “I think Sherlock Holmes might be playing. But, I don’t really know about anything else.” Tabitha smiled a little and shrugged her shoulders just a tiny smidge. “I, uh, sorry I couldn’t, um, you know.” Tabitha gave him a quick smile before looking down.

Tabitha looked back up at the boy as he introduced himself. When he stretched out his hand, Tabitha stretched hers out as well, ready to take his in hers in society’s typical, but polite, was of introduction. “I’m, uh, Tabitha,” Tabitha stumbled to get out her first name. She was about to say her last name, too; after all, the boy, Nate Charles Grey, had given her his full name. She was hesitant and thought about telling him her nickname, but knew that if she did she would probably feel to uncomfortable with him calling her Tabi, Tab, Tabs, or anything else. Then again, she wouldn’t mind at all, she just wasn’t used to anyone but her family or Marigold, her best friend living in Europe, calling her anything but Tabitha. She smiled at the boy again, a soft, quiet, shy smile that probably told him more about her than she would’ve liked.

[nate charles grey]

Nate let out a sigh as he noticed the female watch him while he picked up the leaflet and had a look at what movies where currently showing. So far Nate's guess of the female is right about her being shy and quiet but the real question in Nate's mind is if she is always shy around people or if she is only shy around people she doesn't know and is not comfortable with. The female had good reason to be weary of Nate but she doesn't know the real reason why she should be and she would most likely not find out the reason either. As he will not be telling a random stranger that he has spent time in jail or the reason why he had spent time, so unless she found out by herself some how she would eventually trust him, well hopefully.

Nate shook his head slightly as he noticed that the female was blushing for no reason. This is just great not much does make Nate feel awkward but this female who he doesn't even know is making him feel it by her not being very talkative and to Nate it seemed that she didn't really want to be talking to him. He was about to turn back to the leaflet when the female spoke again but she didn't say the film at first well not until she had a think about it. She recommended the new Sherlock Holmes "Oh that is suppose to be good, I remember watching the first one of that" Nate said smirking slightly. "So what film are you going to watch then" Nate said as he moved forward in the cue.

He smiled at the female as she introduced herself as Tabitha but she didn't give him her last name, who would as Nate could be a stalker or something look for his next victim. "It is nice to meet you Tabitha" Nate said being polite to the female. "Mind answering me a question and if you don't like it just say. The question is why are you so shy and quiet around me when you don't even know me" Nate said as he moved his hand away from the female he now know as Tabitha.