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It was after Art on Friday that Ralph caught the girl unaware and alone in the hall. She knew the girl, of course - or at least her name. They both had a few subjects together and the young Seer liked to visit Michiru frequently.
Liz Riley. Young, cute and - though she seemed to be unaware of it herself - damn attractive. A delicate kind of beauty, though, which made it look like as if she could break any minute. A perfect target for someone as Ralph. Even though her heart belonged to Elphaba, she simply could not resist the cuteness that radiated from this young and even smaller girl.
“Hey,” she said with a charming smile. “You’re Liz Riley, right? I am-”
“Ralph Ashton,” the little girl supplied quietly. “I know.” She kept her eyes focused modestly on the ground. “Just… like I know you’re not a man, even though you dress as one. And Elphaba’s special person.”
Ralph stared at her with her mouth open in amazement. “How did you know that?” she demanded. Sure, her name wouldn’t have been hard to guess and there were people who saw right through the clothes, but… She hadn’t exactly been telling everyone about her and Elphaba. She wasn’t embarrassed of it, but more unused to it and she’d rather not have it that the whole world knew about their relationship.
“We have classes together,” her tiny partner reminded her, “and many people talk about you. And it isn’t very hard for me to sense what other people are feeling. I talked to Elphaba some time ago, when you went to the gardens with Katelyn and Kalinka…”
“Right.” Scary thought there, that there are people in this school who know exactly what you’re thinking. No, not thinking, feeling. Whatever. She’s a Seer, right? Would that mean that River knows all this kind of things as well? About me and Elphaba? And many other stuff? …Scary.
“Anyway,” the woman said out loud, “tell me, are you free tonight? ‘Cause, you know…” Her voice dropped to a seductive whisper. “You look like you could use a change of scenery. And I know a lovely small restaurant where I could take you to. Afterwards, we can go to a movie, or maybe take a walk through the city. I could show you many wonders inside the city that other people haven’t even noticed yet.”
Liz blushed deeply until she nearly gave light. “I uh… I… I don’t.. know?”
“Oh, come on, it’ll be fun!” With a grin, she suddenly put her arm before the girl, forcing her to stop walking. Her other arm followed and together they trapped Liz quite neatly against the wall. Ralph realized it was a little cruel to do this to a gentle girl like Liz, but the reaction was fun to watch.
“I’m not suggesting anything improper, you know,” she breathed into the girl’s ear. “I like you and since you visit Michiru often, I thought it’d be appropriate to get to know each other a little better. I’ve noticed that doing things together usually helps in that process. Of course, if you’d rather do other things together…” Ralph’s steel grey eyes looked meaningful down at Liz’ developing bosom.
Her face turned even redder at that point. “Ah... uhm… I… I don’t… think that’s a good idea… Miss Ashton.”
“Ralph,” Ralph corrected. “Just call me Ralph.” She brought her face closer to that of Liz. “Does this mean you’ll have dinner with me in a restaurant?”
The young Seer had reached the point now where she’d agree with almost anything the older woman asked her to do, as long as she’d get away from her. Thus she nodded frantically and hoped it would satisfy Ralph enough to let her go. And dinner didn’t really sound that bad… unlike some other things she was suggesting.
“Good,” Ralph said cheerful. “I’ll pick you at six o’clock tonight then. Make sure you wear a pretty dress. Though I guess you’ll look pretty in just about anything.” She kissed the young girl lightly on her forehead and took a step back. “I’ll see you tonight then, Pretty,” she smiled as she started to move away.
Liz simply stared after her, her face still red. Then she fled back to her own room to prepare herself for the date tonight.
OOC: It's past 1am here, so there are bound to be a few mistakes in it. Feel free to point them out, if you like. It's also not the best piece written, but it's sufficient. Part II will be written somewhere tomorrow, or otherwise after the meeting I'll have with a couple of classmates on Thursday. This part is officially private to anyone, but they're still in the halls, so if you're sneaky enough to spy... *shrugs* Then you've seen it. I'm off to bed now. ^^