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[KERFUFFLE]

Agreed, she's not my favourite. I'm more into rock music.

Christien smiled up at her, and caught her with a quick peck on the lips before she could totally withdraw from kissing his nose. "Thank you," he said, his smile now widening into a grin. He was quiet for a moment, suddenly as though he'd had a mind blank, and had to stop himself before he said something in French. Finally, he told her, "You, though, are very beautiful."

 

[VideoStar95]

Like what?

Elaina smiled, her lips tingling from his last kiss. "You're too sweet." She said truthfully, slowly moving off of him and curling up by his chest, grimacing slightly as her left arm grazed the ground. "Will you say something in French, please?"

 

[KERFUFFLE]

Where to begin..? Haha.

Well, Journey, Guns 'n' Roses, Steve Vai, Satriani, Santana.. Pop/rock wise I love Avril Lavigne. And I'm really into Orianthi at the moment, definitely I admire her guitar playing. Though, I've heard According To You has been way overplayed in the US. Nobody really knows here here, though, and I kind of like that in a way.

What about you, any kinds of music-wise?

Christien wrapped his arms around her carefully, gently, almost protectively. "I'll say whatever you want me to say to you. Tell me what you want to hear," he said to her. "Because I'm not really sure what to say that you might like."

 

[VideoStar95]

I love Avril Lavigne too! And yeah, According To You is played every time on the radio, almost. I like Boys Like Girls, The All-American Rejects, and especially 3oh!3

Elaina closed her eyes, leaning her cheek against his shoulder, enjoying the feeling of her cold skin on his warm skin. "Say anything."

 

[KERFUFFLE]

Avril's always been my favourite. My friend said the other day, "I think she's my guilty pleasure, don't you agree?" And I just said, "There's nothing guilty about my love for Avril Lavigne."

I like Boys Like Girls, too. We don't get much of 3OH!3 or AAR over here, I suppose.

"Okay.." Christien replied softly, and went quiet as he thought of something to say. It was difficult to say something that wasn't cheesy or boring, something that she would like to hear. "Ma copine, tu est vraiment belle pour moi. J'espere qu'on peut etre comme ca tous les jours."

 

[VideoStar95]

Haha Avril's awesome. My favorite, besides "Girlfriend" is "Hot" I think. And aww, they're really good.

A giggle bubbled up in Elaina's throat and she couldn't keep it in. "That was so adorable!" She exclaimed, twisting her head and pressing an open mouth against his lips. "One more sentence, please!" she whispered against his mouth, smiling.

 

[KERFUFFLE]

I like her old stuff, too. So I think I'd have to say "Things I'll Never Say" is probably my favourite. It's such a cute song.

Christien chuckled. He was taken by surprise with her kiss, so it took him a few moment before he properly responded to it. Afterward, he thought again of something to say. He wanted to tell her how he felt, more than he had done before, but he wasn't sure how. He settled on just one sentence, like she'd asked. "Je t'aime," he whispered.

 

[VideoStar95]

Hmm, I don't think I've heard that one. I'll probably google it now, lol.

"What does that mean?" Elaina asked, curiousity dripping from her tone like honey. She twirled pieces of his hair around absentmindedly as she anxiously awaited his response, just now noticing how the heated sand felt good between her toes.

 

[KERFUFFLE]

It's an album track from Let Go, so it's not well known.

Christien said "Well, first I said: 'My girl'-- it's the best way to translate it, I think. Anyway: 'My girl, you're so beautiful to me. And I hope that you and I can always be like this'." That was the first thing he'd told her, in the best possible translation he could think of. "And, I just said after that"-- and there was no better way to translate it--" 'I love you'."

 

[VideoStar95]

Ohh, maybe it'll be on Youtube.

Elaina's hazel eyes widened as she looked at him, "Oh." It was all she could possibly think of to say. "Well, it was beautiful sounding." She murmured, a growing exhaustion pulling down on her eyelids.

 

[KERFUFFLE]

I think it will be.

"Yeah.." Christien said, trying to ignore how surprised she sounded. He didn't mind it, and he didn't mind so much that she didn't say it back to him in any language. It was soon. Was it too soon? He was worried about that. And he was worried about being hurt again. Growing close to someone and it all falling apart. He wasn't afraid that Elaina was like that, it was just a general fear of falling too deep.

 

[VideoStar95]

Okay, cool.

Elaina turned to look at him, struggling not to close the bit of distance between both of their faces. "Do you mind if I sleep...kind of on you?" She asked quietly, thoughts about a totally different subject filling her brain. Had Christien meant that he really loved her? Or was he just saying something as she'd asked him to. She didn't know. But she wanted to.

 

[KERFUFFLE]

"Of course I don't," Christien told her, smiling gently. He held her just a little bit looser, because at least she'd have room to move if she did so while she slept without struggling with her arm too much. He didn't know if he wanted to sleep while she did. He supposed that eventually he'd know after clearing his mind of thoughts that he might want to, or he might not be tired at all.

 

[VideoStar95]

Elaina muttured something along the lines of "thanks" before placing one last kiss on his lips and shutting her eyes tightly. "Did you mean what you said?" The question came out of no where, her own voice even surprised her. Sometimes, she admitted she was much too curious and over analysing. Christien could have very possibly just been saying absolutely random sentences and not meaning anything. But she had to know.

 

[KERFUFFLE]

I'll be back in about.. Well, just less than an hour. It's Idol time =D

Christien simply said to her, because he wasn't sure what he should tell her, because he didn't know how she'd feel about it either way. And partly, he was still figuring it out himself. "I meant whatever you want it to mean. If you want me to love you, then I do. And if you're not ready, then I said it because you just wanted me to say something to you in French that sounded nice."

 

[VideoStar95]

Haha alrightie.

Elaina, eyes still closed, furrowed her brows and frowned at his reply. She wasn't fond of indirect answers, certainly not that she was blaming Christien for it, but she liked the feeling of security. "Oh. Okay." She sighed and nuzzled her cheek back into his shoulder.

 

[KERFUFFLE]

Christien sighed quietly. Honestly, it was half a content sigh at being close to her, but half in annoyance with himself that he was too afraid to tell her straight out whether he'd meant what he'd said or not. But he told himself he was doing it for her. This was all despite them already having established that probably they both wanted the same thing, after the last time when they'd been in a similar situation.

 

[VideoStar95]

Elaina's eyes opened after only fifteen minutes of terrible rest, Christien's image coming into view before anything else. Clumsily, she stood up without a word and balanced herself with a nearby palm-tree. "Are you thirsty?" She asked quietly, pursing her lips.

 

[KERFUFFLE]

"I thought you were tired," Christien said, before answering her question. He got up, still looking thoughtful as he made his way over to the palm tree where she was. He picked off two coconuts, but then dropped them into the sand beside him and pulled her into his arms. He took a deep breath, and looked down at her, as if searching her face, trying to figure things out about her. The pause drew on until he finally told her, "I meant what I said, Elaina.. Je t'aime."

 

[VideoStar95]

"Well, I was tired before but-" Elaina stopped mid-sentence, looking at him sideways, her mind trying to process what he had just admitted. "You love me?" Her voice was edged with disbelief; not because she couldn't ever imagine loving him, not at all, but she couldn't contemplate the fact that someone might have loved her. "Is that what you're saying?" She knew she sounded retarted, but she needed to hear him repeat it...one more time.