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Hans (woodcuttersson) wrote in spinningcompass,
@ 2013-08-17 20:05:00

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!closed, sophia peletier (oe)

Who: 14 year old Hansel and 14 year old Sophia
Where: Sophia's tree house
What: having a talk
When: Saturday afternoon
Rating: Low
Open: No
Status: Ongoing
Hansel had been a little confused by the text he received from Sophia, but he was definitely going. She asked and he came, that's the way it always worked. So he left a note for the various people in the apartment, which had now grown to being a total of five people, six if you counted Marian's unborn child. It was getting crowded so he didn't mind getting out of the house at all.

Rather than wearing his normal leather clothing, he decided to go with a simple green t-shirt and some jean shorts that hung to his knees along with some high tops he'd found that he really liked. He didn't look like a kid from the 1800's and that was the point. He got to the tree house and climbed the ladder, knocking lightly on the frame of the opening.

"Permission to enter?" He chuckled softly.

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sophia_peletier
2013-08-17 09:26 pm UTC (link)

Sophia grinned and tapped her chin. "What's the secret password?" She teased in a sweet little chirp.

She had gone out of her way to look as cute as she possibly could. After reading that letter. After listening to that song. Well... To be honest she'd been thinking of him a little differently since Mitchell had talked to her. And maybe since Steven had too. So she wore her cute pink sweater, and the little pink gingham skirt.

She would have got candles and stuff, but figured those things were girly things. And it might make him nervous. So she just left everything alone.

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	woodcuttersson 2013-08-17 09:35 pm UTC (link)
	"Um....please?" He guessed, not really sure if he actually needed a password. He poked his head up through the opening and his eyes went wide just a little bit. "Wow...you look really pretty." He suddenly felt very under dressed. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sophia_peletier 2013-08-17 09:55 pm UTC (link)
	Sophia sucked in her lower lip as she closed one eye and looked up. "I can't remember if that was it or not." She giggled softly. A delicate little blush covering her cheeks at his compliment. "Come up come up." She chirped. Patting the little pad, like hers, that sat across from her. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	woodcuttersson 2013-08-17 10:02 pm UTC (link)
	He nodded and climbed on up into the tree house, smiling a little as he took a seat. "I feel like I should be wearing my suit." He chuckled, picking at a spot on his shorts. Was this a date and he didn't know it? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

sophia_peletier
2013-08-17 11:58 pm UTC (link)

"No don't be silly. A suit in a tree house?" Sophia grinned at him. But, before she could chicken out. Before she could change her mind at all, she leaned forward and kissed him square on the lips. With a little teasing smile. "Oops. I guess you have to be my boyfriend now."

Hansel blinked, just staring at her. She’d kissed him. She’d really kissed him. He didn’t know what to do. How to react. He’d never been kissed before. Then it finally sunk in what she said. He blushed a little and a big grin spread across his face. “Really?”

“Yep those are the rules, you know. I can’t just go around kissing any boy. The one that gets kissed has to be my boyfriend.” She knew it was silly. A little cheesy even, but she didn’t see the harm in being a little silly, or a little cheesy. After all she did really like him. And the letter she’d gotten that morning scared her a whole lot. Sophia knew then that she didn’t want to lose him at all. “Do you still have Maria?”

The grin never strayed from Hansel’s face. He nodded vigorously. “Yeah. I gotta keep her under my pillow or Gretel’ll make fun of me, but I do have her. Did you...want her back?” He bit his lip. He wouldn’t mind returning the doll but he kind of liked having her there.

Sophia shook her head. It was a little weird that there were now two of the doll there, but she wasn’t sure how she’d get it back to the future Hans. Or if things would change and she’d just disappear. Or maybe they broke up? Though she didn’t think so. “No she’s good under your pillow. That way she can keep you safe.”

He moved over to sit beside her rather than across from her, taking her hand and smiling. “Thanks for letting me take care of her. I know she means a lot to you.” He nodded.

“She does, but I’m glad she’s with you.” She rested her cheek against his shoulder. A soft little happy sigh. Pondering if she should tell him about the box. Or if she should just keep it to herself. She didn’t want to keep him in the dark. And she did like talking to him about weird stuff. And not so weird stuff. Her eyes cut over to the little wood box.

Hansel just nodded, smiling softly. He noticed her gaze and looked over at the box, raising an eyebrow. “That wasn’t there last time I was here.” He bit his lip. “When’d you get that?”

“I got it this morning.” Shifting to her hand and knees, without letting go of his hand, Sophia reached for the box’s handle. Tugging it toward them. “Look at what’s inside.” She offered. Because while there were a lot of people she trusted now, he was one she trusted the most.

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sophia_peletier
2013-08-18 12:01 am UTC (link)

Hansel took the box and opened it, not wanting to let go of her hand either. He frowned a little when he saw the doll. “This....isn’t this Maria? She’s supposed to be under my pillow.” He bypassed the recording of the song and then let go of her hand so he could look at the letter. “Oh.” It was all he said. He knew that kids from the future of the island had been showing up. He’d seen older Sophia but hadn’t spoken to her. And now it appeared that an older version of himself was on the island as well. When he was done reading the letter he put it away and then closed the box, setting it on the floor in front of her. “That’s a really sad letter.”

“It is, I cried. I didn’t want to let you go. I didn’t want some other stupid girl to come along and... and... kiss you.” She pushed the box back over into the corner where it had been. “And I thought you should know, that I do like you. I do kinda like Clint too, but he’s so much older than me. It’s not just against the law where I come from but it’s pretty gross when a man his age likes a girl my age too.” Sophia shivered softly. Reminded of her biological father for that brief moment.

“And... I don’t know. I just... I really really like you.” She confessed.

Hansel hugged her, wanting to protect her from the memories. “I really like you too.” He nodded. “I guess I could have just come out and said it, huh?” He moved back a little. “Because it’s more than just like, Sophia.” He blushed a bit, looking anywhere but at her eyes. “I’ve never....I mean.....I get all nervous and sweaty and my heart’s going a mile a minute and....my brain kind of shuts down. And that’s just being in the same room with you. When you hold my hand or when we’re close it gets a million times worse.”

“You could have.” Sophia nodded briefly. A steady little blush covered her cheeks as he explained what he was feeling. Nodding just a little she smiled rather broadly. “Yeah, I know. It’s like that with me sometimes too. But lets just call it like for right now? Cause... Well... Just cause.” The other word seemed a bit old for them. And they were just starting out.

Without thinking about it she gave him another swift little kiss. Before she set off to giggling.

Hansel nodded. “We can just call it like for now.” He chuckled, then giggled when she started giggling. It really was adorable when she giggled. “So I guess now we should go on a real date, huh?” He ran his fingers through his hair. “Where we get dressed up and go out to dinner and maybe I get you some flowers.” He scratched the back of his neck. He really had no idea. “That is...if you want to.” He nodded.

“No. We don’t have to do that. We already did. We can just go and do stuff together. Like we always have. But you can sneak kisses, and we can hold hands and stuff.” That would be the difference in how things had been and how they were going to be. “I had kinda thought you were going to ask me to be your girlfriend that night.” She shrugged slightly, “but we don’t have to wear fancy clothes unless there’s like a dance or something like that. Like the Elves had. Or if you want too.” She wasn’t going to force him into a suit and tie.

“I wanted to but....I was afraid you’d say you just wanted to be friends.” He sighed a little. “I’m kind of stupid when it comes to girls.” He made a face. It was completely true. Though Sophia was the first girl he’d really been that interested in.

“But then you could have just kissed me, and then I wouldn’t have had no choice.” She was obviously teasing him. But it was her rule. Kisses lead to being boyfriend and girlfriend. Because there was no milk for free from her. She wasn’t that kind of girl. “I probably wouldn’t have said that though. I mean I just started thinking about asking you myself. Because of stuff that Steven and Mitchell had said. And if you didn’t like me you didn’t like me.” She shrugged her shoulders. “But the letter made me real scared. So I decided not to really give you a yes or no choice. I mean you could have pushed me away, I guess. But I’m real glad you didn’t.”

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	woodcuttersson 2013-08-18 01:41 pm UTC (link)
	Hansel nodded and kissed her cheek. "I'm really glad you didn't give me a choice." He chuckled softly. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sophia_peletier 2013-08-18 08:35 pm UTC (link)
	"Really?" Sophia chirped happily. Grinning as he graced her cheek with a kiss. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	woodcuttersson 2013-08-18 08:45 pm UTC (link)
	He nodded. "Yeah, I really am. Because I would have been too scared to say anything. There are only two things in this world that scare me and that's candy and girls." He chuckled softly. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sophia_peletier 2013-08-19 01:13 am UTC (link)
	Sophia sobered up really quick when he mentioned the candy being one of his fears. "But ... Didn't you bring me candy? On our date?" Had he really got something he was afraid of just for her? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	woodcuttersson 2013-08-19 10:10 am UTC (link)
	He nodded, clearing his throat. "Long as I don't actually see it, it's fine. If it's in a box or something, I can handle it." He bit his lip. "Just when I see it that I freak out. Especially like...lolly pops. Oh, and gingerbread. I can't do gingerbread either." He shuddered. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sophia_peletier 2013-08-19 03:10 pm UTC (link)
	"I'll cover your eyes if anyone makes gingerbread for christmas then." Sophia promised. Leaning toward him, she placed a little quick kiss on his cheek. "And don't get me anymore candy. If I've got a sweet tooth, then I'll find some. Okay?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	woodcuttersson 2013-08-19 08:28 pm UTC (link)
	"Thank you." He nodded and blushed a little. "Not many people understand why I'm so scared of it." He sighed. "That's why I never tell anybody. Gretel's the only other person that knows." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sophia_peletier 2013-08-19 11:28 pm UTC (link)
	"I understand because of the story. I mean I'm sure if I went to a house made candy and stuff I would be afraid of it too." Sophia nodded solidly. She wasn't sure if that was how it really happened for him or not. But she still wanted to protect him as much as she could. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	woodcuttersson 2013-08-19 11:30 pm UTC (link)
	"It's not the house so much that's the problem. It's that she kept shoving candy down my throat. Forcing me to eat it. Trying to fatten me up." He sighed. "Made Gretel help out too. We were in that house for two days before we finally got a chance to get away from her." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sophia_peletier 2013-08-19 11:53 pm UTC (link)
	"Yuck. I'm sorry does that mean you don't like cookies and cakes either?" Sophia asked innocently. Figuring she needed to learn more about her boyfriend, if he was her boyfriend. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	woodcuttersson 2013-08-19 11:58 pm UTC (link)
	"Not really." He made a face. "I mean...sometimes I can eat cake if it doesn't have any icing on it or anything, but that's only sometimes." He shrugged. "Guess it'll keep me from getting fat, right?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sophia_peletier 2013-08-20 01:22 am UTC (link)
	"Can you have it? I mean if it wasn't... If it didn't scare you?" Sophia wasn't exactly sure what she was asking. But she was sure that there were things that were made for people that couldn't handle sugar. She'd hunt him something. Or maybe ask Miss Sookie to make him something good that was sugar free. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

woodcuttersson
2013-08-20 10:11 am UTC (link)

"I could eat it if I didn't have a panic attack just looking at it." He nodded. "But it's all the icing and the candy and stuff that gets me. Like....older Gretel makes brownies sometimes and I can eat them because they don't look like candy or cake with all the icing and stuff. They're just brownies." He nodded. "But it's really the cupcakes with the decorations and stuff like that, that's what scares me." He cleared his throat. "I went walking past the bakery one day and ended up hiding under my bed for a whole day after I saw all that stuff." He looked down, sighing. Nobody had noticed, though he hadn't expected Sophia to know.

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	sophia_peletier 2013-08-20 04:46 pm UTC (link)
	Sophia pouted a little. "You should have come here. I would have come to find you." She promised. Even though it had come and gone. She hadn't known about it. Probably because of school, work, and the babies. They kept her busy. She knew she didn't see people as often as she would like to. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	woodcuttersson 2013-08-20 10:03 pm UTC (link)
	Hansel nodded. "Next time I'll come to the tree house." He smiled a little, though it didn't reach his eyes. He knew that it would happen again, it was just a matter of when. "Older me said that at Easter, there were candy eggs all over the island." He shuddered. "He kind of freaked out." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sophia_peletier 2013-08-21 02:34 am UTC (link)
	"Halloween is the next holiday you'll have to worry about. I don't know what the island will do, but it might involve candy." She warned. "But I can help, I will help next time." She promised, with a stern nod. "Or if you want, I can try and help you overcome it?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	woodcuttersson 2013-08-21 04:14 pm UTC (link)
	He scratched the back of his neck. "Maybe....can I think about it?" He knew it was silly, but he wasn't sure he could handle trying to get over his fear. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

sophia_peletier
2013-08-21 09:27 pm UTC (link)

"Of course! We can start with one sweet something at a time if you ever decide you want too. And it can be anything you think you might like. We don't have to bother with the things you wouldn't. Except for you not being afraid, of course." She wasn't trying to pressure him, just trying to make it look more appealing. One little thing at a time. Something that he thought might look like it tasted good. It seemed like a good path.

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	woodcuttersson 2013-08-21 10:28 pm UTC (link)
	Hansel nodded, picking at a spot on his shorts. "Maybe. I don't know. We'll see." He knew that she wasn't pressuring him but he still had to think about it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sophia_peletier 2013-08-22 12:34 am UTC (link)
	"Is there anything sweet that you do like? Like.. maybe syrup on pancakes? Or Jelly on sandwiches?" She wanted to know what his limits were. She wanted to know more period. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	woodcuttersson 2013-08-22 12:38 am UTC (link)
	Hansel shook his head. "Gretel's brownies are really the only sweet thing that I like." He made a face. "Syrup gives me a tummy ache." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sophia_peletier 2013-08-22 01:41 am UTC (link)
	"Oh. What if I made you brownies. Do you think you'd like them too?" Or should she just ask his sister pretty please and take them to him. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	woodcuttersson 2013-08-22 01:47 am UTC (link)
	He nodded. "I think that would be okay. But no nuts. I don't like nuts." He made a face. "But just regular brownies would be good." He nodded. "Gretel's are the only brownies I've had so that's why I like hers." He chuckled softly. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sophia_peletier 2013-08-22 03:38 am UTC (link)
	"No nuts." She nodded. That would be simple enough she knew there was box brownies without them. But she knew she'd like to try making them without the box mix. "Is there anything else you really like?" She chirped. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

woodcuttersson
2013-08-22 11:59 am UTC (link)

Hansel tilted his head as he thought about it, the tip of his tongue sticking out of the corner of his mouth just a little bit.

"Um...I had some cherries one time. They were really good. Don't get a lot of stuff like that back home, but this lady that was letting us stay with her had gotten some as a special present. We helped save her daughter and she didn't have any money, but she let us have some of the cherries." He nodded.

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sophia_peletier
2013-08-22 11:54 pm UTC (link)

Sophia eased her phone out of her pocket, as he thought, and quickly snapped a picture of his tongue peeking out from between his lips. Giggling after she did.

"Oh! Cherries are easy. So do you think fruit would be safe? Like pies and things?" She wasn't sure why but this excited her. She wanted to be able to make things for him. And she was sure she could with George's help.

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	woodcuttersson 2013-08-23 08:34 pm UTC (link)
	"I think that pies would be okay." He nodded. "Just as long as they're not the ones with all the whipped cream and stuff on them." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sophia_peletier 2013-08-24 01:18 am UTC (link)
	"Oh gosh no, whipped cream make them soggy! Maybe a little ice cream on the side, but never on top. Hot pie is best. I think, anyway." Sophia chirped. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	woodcuttersson 2013-08-24 06:55 pm UTC (link)
	"I've never had ice cream." He tilted his head. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sophia_peletier 2013-08-27 12:21 am UTC (link)
	"Not ever? Oh gosh it's real good, it's made with... Um... Milk and sugar, and um.. It's cold. Real cold." She didn't honestly know what it was made of really just that it was sweet. "But it's not fluffy liked whipped cream, it's.. Kinda hard to describe." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	woodcuttersson 2013-08-27 09:24 am UTC (link)
	"Ice cream doesn't really exist back where I came from." He shrugged. "It sounds kind of nice, though." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sophia_peletier 2013-08-27 09:48 pm UTC (link)
	Sophia sucked her lower lip between her teeth. "Do you want to, maybe, go get some? I think George has some homemade in the freezer?" It would mean she'd get to hold his hand somewhere besides the treehouse. Oddly. She found this a very exciting prospect. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	woodcuttersson 2013-08-27 10:01 pm UTC (link)
	Hansel nodded. "I really want to try some ice cream." He smiled. (Reply to this) (Parent)