hawk eyes [open]

Most of the time Aiden relied on her keen eye sight to warn her. After all, it’s like the saying goes: seeing is believing. Aiden’s perfect green eyes never lied. She knew not to only rely on sight. After all, some things can go unseen especially in the night. However despite knowing this, Aiden couldn’t help but rely on them. As a result, sometimes things slipped between the cracks, like now for instance. As he approached her from behind, Aiden was completely unaware. When she was finally alerted by the crack of twigs under his feet, it was too late. The stranger was already there.

Not letting her astonishment show, Aiden calmly turned to face him. “Me? Strolling? Never!” Aiden said laughing slightly, not really answering his question. If this guy was able to sneak up on Aiden without her noticing, that meant trouble, because there were two things Aiden disliked. One: She hated being spied on. Two: She hated when others were better at things then she was because it meant there was room for improvement. Therefore, despite knowing little about this guy, Aiden felt the need to label him as danger and not divulge much information to him. These were dangerous times and Aiden would protect herself.

“What about you?” Aiden retorted. There was nothing like a good question to get people to stop focusing on you. “I bet you’re the kind of guy who goes out for strolls in the moon light.” She joked keeping the mood light. At the same time however, Aiden moved her dagger to her side so he would be less likely to notice it. She needed it just in case the worst happened.

Aiden held back a smile as he told her the reason he was out here was for a stroll. She didn’t believe it one bit. This guy did not look like the sort of guy who took strolls. Besides, anyone who could sneak up on her like that had to be doing something more than a stroll. The very thought that a simple stroll was all that he was doing was inconceivable, yet at the same time it was comical, so for now she would let it be. After all, it was only fare. She didn’t answer his question, so why should he truthfully answer her own. “Nothing like a great stroll during the night.” Aiden said going with it.

However she couldn’t help but laugh after when he next spoke. Aiden was unsure what to make of that. Should she take it as an insult because he was saying the moon made better company then she or should she just brush it off because he actually believed the moon made good company. “Gee. Thanks. You sureknow how to flatter a girl.” Aiden said sarcastically while not really taking his comment to heart. This guy hardly knew her so what was stopping him from saying that? Nothing.

She watched in silence as he moved to sit on a tree branch near her. Aiden was still cautious, but at the same time just a little bit less suspicious of him. If he intended her harm he would have done so already.

In these past few years, Aiden hadn’t really taken a moment to stop and admire the scenery. Star gazing wasn’t exactly the kind of activity one who fended for themselves took up. She just had more important things than that. Now however that he mentioned it, Aiden couldn’t help but agree. “There’s just something so serene about it.” Aiden said. It was almost as if the moon and stars were watching over her and giving her light as protection.

Aiden knew that she wasn’t the biggest people person, but she did think she was pretty good at understanding others. This guy however was super confusing and seriously mysterious. For instance the ‘you don’t know the half of it.’ Come on! Aiden just wished for one straight answer from him. Plus now that he mentioned it, her curious side wanted to know the whole of it. At the moment, Aiden couldn’t help but loath the one who made up the saying as one that people just throw around using it whenever they don’t want to get into details.

When she wanted to know something however, Aiden wasn’t one to back down at the first sign of reluctance to tell. “Never want to get into it huh?” She said casually. “Ready to live your life as a lonely hermit” Aiden asked completely serious because of her situation. Because she was unable to go back and live in district nine, life as a hermit was her future, and Aiden hated that. Therefore, she hoped no one would ever wish that upon themselves. She believed one with a chance for a normal life should go for it.

Confused about his comment on the moon, Aiden raised one eyebrow at him.”You know there’s more to the moon then it being old.” She said. Take an old man. He can be old and serene at the same time. In fact, an old man is more likely to be serene. “Besides, there’s more than one side to everything.” Aiden pointed out.

Aiden couldn’t help but notice how he called her girl. She didn’t like that because she was proud of her name. Even if it was more commonly used as a boys’ name, it was the name given to her by her parents, and that meant a lot to Aiden. She didn’t like being called anything else. At the same time however, she couldn’t really blame him. After all, Aiden hadn’t even told him her name. What else was he supposed to call her? Random stranger? Mary Jane? Bob? No, none of those were any better. She would just have to deal with it until Aiden deemed him worthy enough to have that information.

“Don’t plan on being a hermit do you?” Aiden prompted. “Because you know, one sign of being a hermit is having weird pals like the moon or imaginary friends.” She joked. No this guy was clearly not a hermit, but it did make a good topic for conversation because it was light and humorous.

Aiden had to think long and hard on his last comment. Was he really serious? Her a charming young lady? She didn’t think so. “You know you must be thinking of the wrong person.” Aiden said. Not to be hard on herself or anything, but Aiden felt she had the charm of a slug. She was though, rough, and at times really rude.

And that brought her around to another matter. What was he doing calling her a charming young lady? Aiden hadn’t been called that since her mother saw her dressed for her first reaping in a nice girly dress. But this was different. Did he actually think that?