Meet me halfway

England let out a big laugh, "Do you now? Remind me to duck if I ever visit you unannounced. Well... Spain was a rare kind of pirate. He wore his heart on his sleeve. He had little Romano back then. I think the kid kept him balanced." England shrugged, "He had more to lose than I ever did."

"Ah..." England smiled softly, "Yes, I think he did... He certainly kept me on my toes though. That boy had no fear of anything or anyone. He'd wander off randomly and not come back for days... He worried me sick periodically... He was such a handful. But I loved him very much." He looked over at her.

He squeezed her hand gently and his smile became more melancholy, "Well, I'm not so sure... After all, he did end up revolting and declaring his independence..." He trailed off, looking out over the river, a sad expression on his face. He shrugs a little and clutches Beijing's hand just a little tighter, feeling vulnerable.

England smiled over at her shyly, "Yes, what would you like to talk about? We've talked an awful lot about me, but what about you? What are your likes or dislikes?" He looked at her expectantly, face lighting back up with anticipation.

"Well, um...I'm up for anything, really. I like playing music, cooking...um...maybe one or two games I guess. I don't have a lot of dislikes either...not off the top of my head besides when Soo Young starts his really extreme antics..." she frowned. "Not a very interesting person, am I? I don't think I am as interesting as you are though." she averted her eyes at that last part and then looked up at him, not in the eye though.

[[woot woot self doubt]]

"You're plenty interesting. What kind of music do you like?" England looked into her eyes, a warm smile lighting his face, "Maybe we have a similar taste." He pulled a face, "I really can't cook all that well though..." He laughed lightly. He squeezed her hand again, in reassurance.

"Yes, I do. I play a little piano myself... nowhere near as good as Austria is though... I like certain kinds of rap as well, I like rock and even a little of America's pop and country." He shrugged, "I guess you could say I have eclectic tastes." He laughed again and bumped her gently with his shoulder.

England chuckles, stopping momentarily to touch the water, "I like music a lot too. I love it in fact, though I've never had much of a talent for it. Aside from that, I'm a fair rugby player. And I like ping pong too... but I fail at it.... a lot." He laughed. He motioned her over, "The water's nice." He murmured softly.

England turned around and noticed her odd foot thing, "Er... what are you doing Beijing?" He asked, curiosity seeping into his voice. He raised an eyebrow. He continued to keep his hand in the water, enjoying the cool feeling at his finger tips. He laughed a little, "If I didn't know better, I'd say you thought I was going to get you wet!"

"Well, it seemed that way..." she said glancing briefly at him as she approached him. "We've got tricks so I would assume that you would,too..." She tilted her head, grinning. "Surely, there's still SOME pirate left in you?" [[not sure to say naughty, less gentlemanly or what tactics.]]

England narrowed his eyes in a mock glare, "Well of course I don't! What do you take me for?" He smirked as she drew near, and when the moment was right he splashed her with water (though not a lot; just enough for shock value) and laughed softly, "Silly girl, you've never learned the trick of acting innocent?"

"Oh!" she blinked when he threw the water in her face. She rolled her eyes, " Of course I've heard of that trick...and some people fail at that really badly." She touched his shoulder. "How would you react if I pushed you in the river? Like--" she made a jerky motion.
[[Just assume that I am push in him. Keyword: Assume]]

Arthur flinched, fully expecting to be submerged in water any second. He peeked his eyes open, a little after squeezing them shut, trying quickly to shuffle away. "You don't want to push me in love!" He laughed, "You'll be going in with me if you do!"

England opened his eyes completely once he realized that she wasn't pushing him in-- at least not yet. He chuckled somewhat dryly and said with a soft smile, "I suppose I'd have to pull you in myself." He raised his eyebrows, wondering what provoked such a question, "Even if I fell first without you, I could always reach up and grab your ankle." He laughed a little, throwing his head back at the thought, "I'm sure you'd enjoy that, wouldn't you?"

England chuckles and says "Well, it's a good thing you didn't push me in, otherwise I would have had to, now wouldn't I?" He smiles at her, feeling happier than he had in a long time. "Unless, do you /want/ me to push you in love?" He asked, a smirk on his lips.

She snorted a little at that. "You tell me. I'm sure if you can play innocent, you can do it again. I'm sure." But would he was what she wanted to know. So. Would he?

[[HOLYCRWP IM TURNING HER SLL FLIRTY AND SAASY. STAHP ME.]]

Arthur gave her a mock glare, "Now now... don't test me love." He pushed her in, careful not to hurt her with his gentle shove. He laughed as he watched her topple in before asking, "Are you alright love? I hope I didn't push too hard." He paused and said, "Sometimes you don't need to play innocent; you just have to rush the person." He chuckled again, shaking his head. He was standing close to the edge, ankles within reach.