The pair's chuckling quiets down as Jimmy thinks for a moment and looks at Cheruma. This brings the subject back to the earlier incident.
__Jimmy: "By the way…why were you arguing with that guy anyway before me and my friends got there?"
Cheruma becomes a bit more serious as she recalls the earlier incident, though still maintains a calm demeanor.
__Cheruma: "It's just…I didn't like the way he was talking about me. He was saying some very disrespectful and inappropriate things and I just…didn't like it at all…"
Jimmy nods in an understanding way as he listened to Cheruma.
__Jimmy: " That motherfucker son of bitch! He's an absolute asshole and deserved a good beating...But still…you shouldn't have confronted him like that. It was just dangerous."
Cheruma sighs, not really disagreeing with what Jimmy was saying.
"I know…I probably shouldn't have confronted him like that…but I was just…so mad and irritated by him and he just…just made me so frustrated and fed up, I just…"
Jimmy nods, knowing just how annoying that douchebag had been. He understood why Cheruma had reacted the way she did.
__Jimmy: "Yeah…I get it…"
He pauses and notices that he could still see some frustration on her expression.
__Jimmy: "So next time a dick annoys or insult you, don't do anything and just tell me. I'll beat the shit out of him."
__Cheruma: "You'd…you'd do that for me? Like…you'd go get into a fight because someone was bothering me?" She was surprised at how willing Jimmy was willing to fight for her.
Jimmy gives a look of feigned outrage, and gives a scoff.
__ Jimmy: ""What, you think I can let some jackass pick on you?"
Jimmy: "Of course I'd go punch a fool for you, it's what I would've done earlier if you'd given me the chance to." He then gives a smirk.
Cheruma laughs, amused at Jimmy's comment.
__Cheruma: "Wow…you're weirdly sweet and protective…I mean, you know I can fight my own battles, right?"
Jimmy gives an amused, cocky look.
__Jimmy: "Well, of course you can girl. But that doesn't mean you can't have a guy fight for you too, y'know? I mean, I'm not gonna just stand there and watch as some douchebags give you a hard time. Plus…"
He gets a cocky smirk.
__Jimmy: "I love a good fight anyway, and punching a dumbass who's messed with you will be more then worth it."
Cheruma gives a laugh, finding herself being a little amused and flustered by Jimmy's protective and sweet attitude, even with all the talk of fighting.
__Cheruma: "So, you'll be my bodyguard or something now?"
Jimmy gives a laugh, feeling a tad bit prideful.
__Jimmy: "Yeah, somethin' like that. I'll totally be your personal assbeater who kicks the ass of anyone who messes with you."
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It's been a couple of days now. It was around 5 pm, Jimmy was in his trailer writing some lyrics as he always do, laying his thoughts on a paper. He was totally focused when he heard someone knocked at the door.
He gets up from the couch, and walks to the front door. He opens it, and sees Cheruma standing on the other side.
__Jimmy: "Ay, Cher, it's you…what's up?"
__Cheruma: "Hi Jimmy, I hope I'm not bothering you."
Jimmy gives a smile, and shakes his head.
__Jimmy: "Nah, you're not botherin' me. What're you doin' here? Was there somethin' you needed?"
__Cheruma: "I made pancakes and I wonder if you would like to have some."
She showed him the plates in her hands. Jimmy gave an amused look once he sees the plates of pancakes.
__Jimmy: "Damn, that's sweet of you to give me pancakes like this…"
He thinks for a moment, before giving a smile.
__Jimmy: "Sure, I'd gladly have a few pancakes. C'mon in."
He holds the door open for Cheruma and steps back to let her in.
Cheruma walks into the trailer, and Jimmy closes the door behind her.
__Jimmy: "You can just set the plates down here."
Jimmy says, gesturing to a nearby table near the couch. The table was already empty of anything, so there was plenty of room to put the plates down on. Cheruma sets the the two plates down on the table.
__Cheruma: "Here, sit here. I'll grab us a couple drinks."
While Cheruma sits down, Jimmy walks over to his small kitchen. He glances in the fridge and grabs a couple cans of soda, and returns to the table. He sits across from Cheruma and sits down.
__Jimmy: "Here ya' go."
Cheruma thanked him and takes the can.
Jimmy pops the top of his can open, and takes a quick drink. He then sits back and looks at the plates of pancakes.
__Jimmy: "Damn…did you make this all by yourself?"
Cheruma looks down at the plates, and glances back up at Jimmy.
__Cheruma: "I hope they're okay…I've never really had anyone else try my cooking before…"
Jimmy gives her an amused look.
__Jimmy: "I bet they taste good. Even if they weren't good, I'd still take a bite to be polite. Besides, how hard can it be to make some pancakes?"
Jimmy grabs one of the pancakes and begins to eat it. And to his surprise, it actually tastes pretty good.
He swallows a bite and looks up at Cheruma.
__Jimmy: "Dang, Cher…those pancakes are really good! You're a pretty good cook, y'know that?"
Cheruma becomes a bit bashful at the compliments, and smiles in joy.
__Cheruma: "Thanks…I'm glad you think they're good.
Jimmy takes another bite of the pancakes and chews them, while thinking for a moment on what to talk about. Finally, he swallows his food, and decides to speak up.
__Jimmy: "Hey, by the way, I've been meaning to ask you something…"
Cheruma stops eating the pancakes, and glances up at Jimmy.
__Cheruma: "Okay, sure. What did you want to ask me about?"
Jimmy takes another bite of the pancakes before replying.
__Jimmy: "Well, I was just a bit curious about somethin'…I mean, we've spent time together the last few days, and get along pretty well, and I just…"
He pauses for a moment, debating on what to ask.
__Cheruma: "What is it…?"
Cheruma tilts her head slightly in curiosity, slightly wondering what Jimmy was going to ask her.
Jimmy gives a small sigh and looks at her.
__Jimmy: "I'm wonderin'...why you always seem like you don't talk to many people…I mean…I've seen you walkin' and all, but you never seem like you're with anyone…why's that..?"
Cheruma becomes a bit surprised by the question, though quickly regains her composure. She looks at Jimmy sheepishly.
__Cheruma: "Ah…well…do you want the truth…?"
__Jimmy: "Yeah…"
He nods, seeming genuinely curious about the truth.
Cheruma thought a moment before replying in a sheepish voice.
__Cheruma: "I'm not really good at…really talking to people…I'm not a sociable person, and it doesn't help that people don't seem to…want to talk to me…so I just…tend to keep to myself…"
Despite expecting some kind of snarky or judgmental response from Jimmy, he instead just looks at her in mild surprise.
__Jiimmy: "Oh…so you're lonely…?"
__Cheruma: "I have friends but they're busy so we barely met. But hey it's okay. I'm not the type to crave social interaction."
Jimmy nods in understanding, but for some reason he feels something in him that just…doesn't like the idea of her being isolated from people.
__Jimmy: "Still…even if you don't crave social interaction like other people…you shouldn't be all by yourself, y'know? You don't have a man to be with or anything like that?"
Cheruma lets out a small, sad laugh and shakes her head.
__Cheruma: "No, no man…"
She pauses for a moment and suddenly gets a small, amused smirk.
__Cheruma: "Is this you, trying to find out if I'm single or not?"