Weird-looking, half blind, spook wrangling world-walkers that smoke.

[goldeneyeball]

THREAD DIRECTORY

One Fine Day
A Taste of the Future
Pumpkins
Aches
Trauma 50% Off!
I Got a Disease and You're the Cure
Taco Night
Buck Eyes
The Turns Have Tabled
JW and Ginko's Fancy Dinner Date
You Know What They Say When You ASSume...
Sit, Stay, Beg

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[goldeneyeball]

JW kept up easily.

He tilted his chin towards Ginko's so that he could get a look at the plants with his good eye. They weren't like anything from home and they were pretty small. Something told him he wasn't going to be spotting very many of them. Still, he could look busy.

"Got it. Wanna see who can find the most? Loser makes dinner."

He didn't wait for Ginko to process his challenge. Instead, JW stole a light peck off the hill of his cheek like a fucking bandit and sprang away on his long legs.

[onegreeneye]

Ginko was just about to answer that he had better to searching, then, since he was pretty sure that it would be better for both of them if JW made dinner. And then JW went and did that and Ginko froze where he was, his face flushing bright pink all over again as it sunk in.

He took a couple moments to stand there and look alarmed before spinning toward JW again. "Hey-- what was that!"

[goldeneyeball]

JW is already backing away down the path, hands cupped to his mouth.

"I don't see any yellow, but I see plenty of RED!"

[onegreeneye]

At first, Ginko didn't have the slightest idea what that was supposed to mean - then he noticed how warm his cheeks felt. And turned even redder.

He gave a snort and went after JW down the path, trying to make a grab for his hand. "What d'you expect, springing that on me out of nowhere?!"

[goldeneyeball]

"You've gotta be ready for anything if you're gonna run with me, Clover!"

He skillfully dodged Ginko's hand and circled back around him, flicking the hair at the nape of his neck as he passed.

[onegreeneye]

"Hey, I can't just go through life always expecting you to be on me at any second!"

He spun around to try and make another grab for JW's shoulder, grinning despite himself.

[goldeneyeball]

"Well you better start! I could be anywhere! Any time! Im untracable, uncatchable, un--" As he sprang away again on one foot he lost his balance and landed ass-first in a bush. "You shut your god damn mouth and help me up."

[onegreeneye]

Ginko gave a burst of laughter as he crouched down to take hold of JW's hand and pull him to his feet - then, on a sudden impulse, pressed a quick kiss on his nose.

[goldeneyeball]

JW suddenly didn't mind the twigs jabbing him in the back. Seeing Ginko pull him to his feet so easily was enough to distract him from any damage to his pride he might have suffered. He was strong as he looked. He opened his mouth to comment on just that when Ginko turned the tables on him.

Somehow it didn't occur to him that Ginko might. He didn't seem the crafty type, one bit, and the guy blushed if JW so much as brushed against him. JW's mouth fell open slightly. He had to go and pick the NOSE, the one place he was most self-conscious about. Said nose swiftly started changing colors.

[onegreeneye]

Well, to be fair, Ginko's face was turning redder by the second as well. He gave JW a slightly nervous, lopsided smile and a quiet laugh, lifting his free hand to rub at the back of his neck.

[goldeneyeball]

JW shut his mouth and opened it again to say SOMETHING smarmy but started laughing instead. And, of course, then he couldn't stop--much like he'd done at the table long ago. He kept a tight grip on Ginko's hand and tried to cover his face with the other one.

"That's not fair!"

[onegreeneye]

"Oh, and it is fair when you do it?"

As usual, JW's laughter was infectious, and it was taking Ginko some effort not to start up as well.

[goldeneyeball]

"Yes! Yes, it absolutely is!" He stops trying to cover his own face and plants his hand against Ginko's instead.

[onegreeneye]

Okay, now he was just giving up on not laughing. Then, with a grin, he took hold of the hand and pressed another kiss to JW's fingers.

[goldeneyeball]

None of this was going according to plan what even was happening oh god no Ginko was supposed to be a bashful forest lamb WHAT THE FUCK WAS THIS.

JW let out a half thrilled half enraged gargling screech but did absolutely nothing to remove his hand.

[onegreeneye]

Ginko burst out laughing all over again, still holding onto both JW's hands, but at least showed enough mercy not to kiss him again. His face was bright red, though.

As if suddenly feeling a need to explain, he said, "I wish I could tell you how long I've wanted to do that, but I couldn't actually say for sure myself."

[goldeneyeball]

That was probably for the best because there was a good chance JW would have rocketed into the stratosphere. He curled his trapped fingers around Ginko's and leaned forward to gently butt his forehead against his.

"Well you picked a good time!"

[onegreeneye]

He stayed there for just a couple more seconds, smiling slightly. Then he finally dropped his hands, but didn't let go of JW's.

"We should probably get back to looking for herbs."

[goldeneyeball]

JW sighed, though it wasn't a disappointed sigh. "I guess you're right. Can't let that farmer and his family starve. And I can't let you starve. I can't see for shit in this forest, you're going to have to do most of the flower spotting."

He could think of a way to get REVENGE on Ginko for springing such a surprise on him once the garden had been taken care of.

[onegreeneye]

"No problem. Just let me know if you do happen to spot any, okay?"

He set about searching for the plants, pulling up just a few wherever he found a patch of the plants.

[goldeneyeball]

JW did his best as he trailed along behind Ginko, managing to point out a whopping TWO flowers before finally admitting defeat. They were just too little and the spots of sunlight streaming through the trees made picking them out almost impossible.

He behaved himself for the rest of the search--mostly. He still bumped against Ginko's shoulders on purpose when they had to pass one another stepping over logs and through thickets.

"How potent is this stuff anyway?"

[onegreeneye]

"Potent enough. It contains a lot of nutrients that this mushi needs; just have to spread it out far enough to feed them all."

[goldeneyeball]

"Good, because I don't think I'm gonna be able to find any more of it. I think we've picked this strip of forest clean." He leaned down over a sunny patch and tried to see if there even were flowers. "What do you want for dinner?"

[onegreeneye]

"Yeah, I think we've got about enough. Thanks for helping out." Even if he spent most of the time distracting Ginko.

He gave a quiet, thoughtful hum as he rolled the bundle of herbs in his hand in paper. "Not sure... you have any ideas?"

[goldeneyeball]

"Any time, any time," he sang, hands in his pockets, feeling a little useless but...he knows it's not his fault. He stretches his neck out to get their bearings before heading back toward the farm. "Well, what do you like? Spicy? Sweet? Any kind of meat you haven't gotten to try?"