Good To See You

Esa was caught by his electric eyes, just the same as the last time she'd seen him. And it would seem that he was the same, shy boy that she remembered as he stood there, his jaws parting but no words leaving him. But at least he recognized her, he remembered her name. That much allowed a small grin to tug the girl's lips. She had been afraid that he'd forgotten her entirely. Her mind was flooded with emotion of different kinds, making it difficult to know what to say first. How should she answer his question? Did he want her to be here? And how was it that he had ended up in the east? She had to bite her lip, the silence rolling on longer than she could stand, but feeling unable to speak. Her chest fluttered and tightened. She should just answer honestly. After all, when did she ever hold back? She took a deep breath, licking her lips nervously.

"I... I was looking for you," she began, meekly at first; she hoped he wouldn't think she had nothing else better to do. It wasn't that - it was that friendship meant everything to her. It gave her reason to keep going. As she continued, her voice became steadier as the words flowed, "Well, I mean, I kinda gave up on looking for you in the north... I didn't think I'd see you again. I was just taking the long way around on my way south. Who'd have thought I would meet you here? But..." She was searching his face for any change of expression, intensely curious as to what he was thinking. All she could hope for now was that he would reciprocate her glee in finding him. "I'm really glad to see you, Miksa," she would state with a toothy grin, hoping that he would offer up one of his shy, entrancing smiles in return.