Rather than watch the girl, Nick was looking towards Beacon as he spoke, seeing his gaze locked on some woman. After a few moments he finally turned his attention towards the girl, and wasn’t exactly sure which one she was, so he turned to look at Beacon, followed his gaze, and locked onto the girl. He hoped it was her. Nick lifted his hand to sweep his dripping hair from his face, contemplating something for a moment.
“You really like her then, Beacon?� He asked and nodded his head, as if agreeing to something. “Alright then.� And once more that devilish grin crossed his lips.
“Stay here.� He spoke, and lifted his heels from the gutter. This caused him to slide forward, and he twisted just before he fell off to grip the gutter with his fingers, and then let go. He fell to the ground and landed on the top of a stack of hay. No injuries were received. He looked up to the roof to Beacon, if he didn’t follow, and winked.
The girl, he looked through the crowd before seeing her. He walked around the edge of the musicians, before catching sight of a flower shop. It took about half a minute before one of the girls gave him a rose, free of charge, and he moved back through the musicians. He slipped up behind the lyre player, and stuck the rose gently behind her ear, leaning forward to that same ear.
“Beacon thinks you play a lovely song.� And then he was gone, out of the crowd, and bouncing down the alley and up the stairs, humming happily. Only he would get enjoyment from that, making his way up to the roof once more.