Isaiah looked at her. "First...we make sure if this is all right with us..." Isaiah waited for her answer

She blushed and thought about her options of squeezing her opinion out of the situation.
"Well......what do you think?"
She deeply emphasized you.

Isaiah rolled his eyes at her. He was not going to answer first. "Um..." he looked off into the sky. "I guess...I mean....at least it's not a complete stranger." he said; heavy on the 'complete'

She looked at the ground and sighed.
"So then...I'm a complete stranger? Not even a friend?"
She emphasized even.

Isaiah sighed. "I said that at least its you and not some...rambunctious elf!" Isaiah chuckled lightly. He liked how ichigo would sometimes not get the message right; and then mess up.

She laughed and shook her head.
"Ok..."
She hoped he wouldn't ask for his opinion.

There was a pause. Isaiah peeked at her. "And you ichigo?" He looked at her from the corner of her eye.

She laughed sheepishly.
"The truth...or...a lie?"

He chuckled at her joke once more. "Truth. Because that's the topic right now."

She laughed and shook her head and looked at the sky.

He looked at her with serious eyes. "Ichigo." He was more demanding now.

She looked at him again.
"Yes?"

He looked at her until she would tell him what she wanted from this arrangement. His eyes; ever so gray; were demanding for an answer.

She laughed.
"Haha. NO!"

Isaiah's eyes shot back in shock. He looked away kind of embarrassed. "Oh." was all he said. He would had expected something else. Was it because of their friendship he thought or just me.

She laughed and gave him a hug.
"I love you."

Isaiah ignored her completely. "Is that a yes or no...?" He paid little attention to her now. Just to see her reaction.

She was feeling quite moody today. She rolled her eyes and laid on the ground. She rolled to where she wasn't facing him.

He still sat with his legs crossed. He got up and looked at her one more time. Isaiah was going to leave; to a place where he could think this all out.

She looked up and grabbed his wrist gently.
"Don't leave me...please?"

He looked at his wrist and back down at her. He looked straight ahead taking in a deep breath. He slowly sat down again. He didn't want to disappoint her.

She sat up and faced him, then at the ground. She wrote on the pavement. She didn't know what to say at this point. She had just told him she loved him and he had ignored it.

Isaiah looked at her with full intent. And then he whispered to her..."I love you too..." ever so softly.

She smiled to herself for a few seconds then looked back up.
"So...you're okay with this then?"

He looked at her never leaving her gaze. "Yes. I think I am."