In the Blue Season [CLOSED]

"I have never met anyone who doesn't keep pepper around." he said as she took another bite of bacon, "Is there any real reason behind that?" Serenity thought for a moment and shook her head.  She waited until she was done chewing and then spoke up. "Not really. I've just always thought of salt and pepper as something that goes together..." she explained with a light shrug, "If you're not going to have one, no point in the other." The conversation flowed along between the two of them. It seemed they were both happy about living together for a while. Serenity had suspicions on why he was so happy about it, but she chose not to bring them up. It's not like they were anything bad anyways. "Good, good. I think I can handle carrying that." he said and she shook her head. "You don't have to carry my things." she told him and then took a couple of bites as he talked.

"Although, there is some room around my house if you'd like to try and plant a garden. I don't know how long you'd be there, but you may want to take some seeds just in case." he told her while being a little indecisive with his toast, "Who knows, if you leave before they're ready for harvest, I may have a new hobby." Serenity blinked a few times. It didn't feel right. If he didn't already have a garden, it was probably something he wasn't into in the first place. "Um... I think that's okay." she told him kindly, "I don't need a garden there." She'd actually like to plant a garden up there, but she wouldn't because of the possibility of her leaving. She could be there a couple of months or a week. She didn't know. There was no point in messing up his yard just to leave him with the work later. She'll just have to be very careful with what she eats at his house. Oh, right. That's something she should explain: her allergies.

Well she was going to explain, but the conversation moved forward to boats. And right then, it slipped right out of her mind. "That's a relief. So I take it you have been on a boat before then?" he asked. "Uh'huh." she nodded happily. "What kind was it?" he asked. "A really... really big one?" she glanced off to the side, her cheeks tinted pink. How was she supposed to know what kind it was! She just stepped on and it went! "Because what we're going on is little more than an oversized raft. We won't even get out of the carriages." he said and she just shrugged. She had no idea what he meant, so she'd go with the flow when the time came. "When are we leaving?" she asked and then took the final bite of her food, chewed, and then swallowed, "We should get you back to your likely worried friends. You have been out all night." Serenity glanced toward a window, "It seems the rain is gone, hopefully not coming back."

"I'll get packing." she said and picked up her plate. If he was finished, she'd happily take his as well. Since she was leaving, she'd just rinse them off and set them in the sink. Now that she was thinking about it, what in god's name was she doing? She knew she was leaving with Alain, that much was obvious. But what was going to happen to this place? Was it going to be taken down? Was it going to be left here to rot? She knew she wasn't coming back to this place ever again, but what did that mean for her own home? Serenity began thinking about this to herself. Her expression saddened a bit as she walked instinctively around the house. She went to the laundry room first and pulled out all of her now dry clothes. After that, she made her way back to the bedroom and pulled out a single bag she usually packed on long trips. She packed away five different outfits, all of her nightgowns, one of the only two pairs of shoes she had, and all of the underwear that could fit. Once she forced shut, she carried it out of the room. It was heavy for her, but not likely for Alain. "This is... all I need." she said with a soft smile, "Ready to go?" She kept a smile, but it was obvious that Serenity was still nervous...