Dirk moved toward the Japanese girl he knew nothing about. As he got closer, Dirk began to notice that her hands were folded together on top of the railing and she was looking at the water with a slight smile. The scent of flowers tickled his nose as he got closer.
"Hey there." Dirk said quietly to Hotaro in front of him.
Startled, she turned her head and looked at Dirk, the wind blowing her hair around her face making her even more beautiful, "H-hi," she said quietly, bowing slightly in order to mask her nervousness.
Knowing a little bit about Japanese culture, Dirk also bowed and moved next to Hotaro. Despite just crying a few moments before, Dirk's attention was fully on her. Leaning onto the rail, he said nothing, the quiet holding no awkwardness between them despite Hotaro's nervousness.
"So...what is your name?" Dirk asked casually, trying to spark up a conversation with the blushing girl.
"A-azuri Hotaru...b-but you can call me Hotaru."
Hotaru...the name just struck a chord with him. "Well then Hotaru-chan," he knew of Japanese honorifics and for some reason he liked putting the -chan at the end of her name, "I am Dirk, and it is nice to meet you," he smiled.
Hotaru blushed at the honorific used for her and blushed even more when he smiled. What's happening to me? she thought, why is this...man making my heart race.
As Dirk turned back to the ocean, Hotaru just kept watching him. This man was setting off emotions she hadn't even thought of.
"Attention everyone!" the suddenness of Amber's voice suddenly got her back to her senses and she wanted to run off, "we are now in International Waters! Please note the rules for what you can and cannot do in certain areas of this yacht! Thank you," she ended.
Hotaru sighed a bit and turned back to Dirk who had pulled out a joint and was lighting it up. As he puffed out the first few puffs, Dirk turned and watched Hotaru who had a look of both shock and curiosity on her face.
"You want to try? You don't have to if you want to," Smiling, Dirk slowly took another puff. |