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Deniiz 
Joćo approved brightly with his head and grin. People who TRIED to pronounce his name always cheered him up. Maybe it was because she was accustomed to Japanese--he didn't know anything about to language, but he merely wondered--that she could pronounce it with more ease. In any way, she'd tried, and that was enough.
"You pronounce it correctly," he commented to encourage her. Unlike some people. Did she know Portuguese? She guessed that he was also Brazilian from his name! Though, probably, she'd just heard about him. Somewhere. Somehow. Even though he knew very little about her.
"Yes, I am... have you ever been there?" See? He could actually smile and be happy when he talked about Brazil. Although he also longed to return too. Only a couple of months... then he would see ice no more.
Why did she wince at the mention of her mother? Joćo frowned too, his grin going away from his face when she was so... sad? He wanted to ask, but it was rude to ask such a personal thing to a complete stranger. Instead... he just nodded. He should probably change the subject, even though he wanted to ask her about million questions about Japan.
"If you were going somewhere, I shouldn't hold you," he said as if he'd just thought of it.
Kurumi couldn't tell if he was looking smug, amused, or something else entirely. Kurumi didn't know Joćo well enough to be able to get a clear reading on him - seeing as this was the first time they had actually spoken since...ever.
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I did?" she gasped in surprise. This really surprised her considering that so many other names she practically destroyed. Even Lewis' name sometimes. It came out sounding more like Rewis from time to time, especially when she was really nervous.
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I thought so," she beamed slightly. "
I remembered seeing your name on the map during our Around the World in a Hogwarts Day event." In case he was wondering why she had guessed. She frowned slightly at his next question. "
I haven't been much of anywhere, besides where I need to go to get to Hogwarts really. Never really had the opportunity to travel outside of Japan until recent." Which only consisted of New York in America so far. "
Is it nice there? I've only read about Brazilian sweets." And tried to incorporated a few of the recipes in her own cookie recipes.
Holding her? He wasn't even touching her, let alone holding her. Oh, wait, was this another expression? Most likely, seeing the way he was looking at her and his facial expression. Smiling softly and shaking her head, Kurumi spoke again. "
I was just heading to the library, but there isn't any rush...unless I am keeping you from something." Like...a date? He had been looking in the mirror when she had given him his book back.