Sound of Confidence [FINISHED]

[AMRI DUKHKIN']

It had been a long day of searching for food, as evidenced by the messenger bag full of food that was slung around Amri's shoulder. He considered himself to be skilled when it came to finding supplies, he'd even been able to find some more ammunition for the gun he held in his other hand. He'd have to get back to camp pretty soon though, nightfall being in only a few hours and wanting to make sure Yuliya was alright, but he had a bit of time to spare. It didn't take him that long to get back to the forest, and he could always scout around the mess hall one more time. Having a surplus of food never hurt.

But there was nothing around. There wasn't even a breeze to push his bangs back from his eyes. Sighing, he sat down to have a little rest as he pulled his black guitar from his back to his front to rest on his legs. He hadn't exactly kept up with practicing with it since he came here, and it wasn't really useful for anything, but he had some good memories of making girls fall in love with him even harder with it. He started playing a few chords in a simple tune even though he knew it was a bad idea to attract attention to himself. It wasn't like he was worried though, he could take anything down.

[HANAKO TAMURA]

-------The mess hall. It was always either one of her first or last stops when hunting for supplies. The majority of the products of her searching came from the areas near the walls, or at least as near as one could get without being shot at, or around the gang bases, but then again thievery from a different guild was like painting a big red target on your forehead and a flashing sign saying 'enemy, kill on sight.' The second was a less than ideal option for anyone and was one of the few areas were Hanako exercised caution. The mess, however, remained a fairly uninhabited area. Apart from her recent run-in with the arrogant muscle-man idiot, she could only think of seven or so other times she met another inmate at the place in the early morning or late afternoon. From time to time something good could be found inside or near the walls making it at least worth a check.
-------As she made her rounds around the edge of the roof, the sound of a guitar caught her ears. She tilted her head to the side in curiosity. "Myujikku?" she mused to herself. With a few quick steps she was to the edge and leaned over to see the source of the melody. Her eyes widened in surprise for a moment before returning to normal. With a quick quiet motion she dropped over the edge to land on an overhang above the dark-haired musician. Once more she dropped suddenly down to hang upside-down in front of him, her legs holding her up by a metal bar extending slightly from the over-hang. She was about twelve inches from his face and grinning broadly. "You play guitar, Baka-san?"

[AMRI DUKHKIN']

Amri was not expecting to see the annoying girl who thought she was better than him because she could make flower petals fly around, but he wasn't exactly surprised. At least he didn't show it in his face. He just kept playing guitar as he sarcastically said, “No, not at all. It's not like I'm playing a guitar or something.” He rolled his eyes. How dumb could she be to ask if he could play guitar while he was playing a guitar? Whatever, he wasn't in the mood for fighting, he didn't have any reason to fight. He had a bag full of food around his neck and shoulder that she wouldn't be able to get to and his gun on his lap. She couldn't get him.

“So are you here for a reason or are you just stalking me?” he asked, raising an eyebrow. He hadn't been able to tell before if he'd affected her enough for her to be the type to follow him around. But once he entered someone's mind, he never really left it. He was everyone's 'what if' guy, which was annoying since he didn't want anyone to know where he camped since that was where Yuliya was, so he'd had to kill a couple of girls just because they'd been following him. Hopefully he wouldn't have to worry about that now, it wasn't like he was exactly turning on the charm for this girl. She was pretty but her annoyingness counter-acted that...then again, it might be entertaining to try to seduce her just to see how she acted. He'd see.

[HANAKO TAMURA]

-------Hanako raised an eyebrow at his reply to her rhetorical question. How much of an idiot was he? Had he never heard a statement in the form of a question before. This comment made her all the more sure of his lack of brain capacity. Maybe it was the fault of his race, and if so it was not his own choice to be so dense. She was contemplating this thought when he came out with another somewhat accusatory question.
-------Reaching up with her hands she took hold of the bar before bringing her legs off of it and then dropping gracefully to the ground in front of him. Placing her hands on her hips she looked down at him. "Ie." She said pointedly, shaking her head before suddenly pointing her right hand at him, her index finger an inch from his nose. "You owe me a rematch, Baka-san!" she declared confidently. "I can't accept last time as a win and I can't go on not knowing who is stronger so let's settle this!"

[AMRI DUKHKIN']

He continued playing his guitar nonchalantly, ignoring her for awhile just to mess with her, since girls of her type didn't like to be ignored. No, they had to be the center of attention. And even though they proudly proclaimed to be strong they wouldn't be happy unless everyone else said they were strong too. He inwardly rolled his eyes, some girls were just more effort than they were worth. She'd even be cute if he didn't have the feeling she'd be the most high-maintenance girl in this place. Any guy who'd be with her would probably be dragged around on a leash.

She demanded a rematch, what a joke. Where were they? Some training school where she'd regain her lost honor by beating him? He didn't just fight people if he didn't have to, he couldn't risk getting injured because then he might not be able to get food for Yuliya. Of course she annoyed him enough that he'd fight her anyway, but he had a feeling he could get her back in much better ways. “That sounds like your problem, not mine,” he sighed, keeping looking down at his guitar so she wouldn't suspect anything. And then in a sudden movement, he pushed his head forward to kiss her, simply because he could.

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OOC:: ooc notes here
LYRICS:: Bad Reputation - Freedy Johnston
CREDIT:: by Goldy for Yules the super awesome person

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[HANAKO TAMURA]

-------Hanako glared at him, lowering her arm and pouting ever so slightly. She hated it when people brushed her off when she challenged them, like Daph, she was the master at giving people the cold shoulder, but unlike the antisocial technopath, this guy was purposefully trying to pull her strings and she hated it. Her problem? Who said it was a problem?
-------Her eyes suddenly widened and she flinched as the man abruptly came in and pressed his lips up against hers. For a moment her brain stopped but she quickly came to her senses. Clenching her hand into a first she threw it forward to punch him full strength in the gut and stumbled back away from him. Shaking, she brought her hand up, her fingers brushing her lips, her eyes wide, face blushing. Her hair was slightly more red than normal. "Y-you..." she fumbled before shouting. "WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING, TEME?!" Anger was beginning to well up inside of her mixed with the embarrassment which follows such an action. Sure she had been kissed before, but a light peck from a childhood sweetheart at age five was hardly the same as a kiss from an almost full grown man.

[AMRI DUKHKIN']

He chuckled to himself at her anger. Just what he was expecting and it was oh so amusing. He didn't try to stop her punching him, but it barely affected him at all, his muscles were more like rock there so he expected it would hurt her more than him. She was sputtering like an angry pre-teen who wanted to be kissed by Timmy, the sweet boy who read in the corner but instead got Dave, the guy who spent his school days drawing cities getting nuked. She was throwing a hissy fit and he wouldn't try to calm her down for the world.

“I'm doing whatever I want,” he said with a shrug. What else would he do? She'd probably go running home to tell her friends that he had a crush on her or something, which would only make it funnier when she saw him with some other girl. He just had the feeling she'd be the type who thought kissing a person meant you liked them, when for him, it was more like a hobby. Something to do when he was bored. She was just pretending to be angry, she was probably confused and excited on the inside though. He smirked to himself and continued with his chords, not looking her in the eye at all.

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OOC:: *snickers*
LYRICS:: Bad Reputation - Freedy Johnston
CREDIT:: by Goldy for Yules the super awesome person

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[HANAKO TAMURA]

-------Hanako was even more irritated by his attitude after the fact than the kiss itself. She lifted up her arm and wiped off her mouth in an attempt to rid her lips of that horrid taste of her new enemy. Her hair was slowly turning a darker red but suddenly it stopped and lightened just a touch. She cross her arms and looked down at him, her chin turned up. "I hate you," she said in a matter-of-fact manner.
-------A bit more of her anger coming through in her voice she said, "I want to fight you, Baka-san. One on one with no interruptions and now," She put her hands on her hips. "I'm really really in the mood for beating you up." She was well rested, motivated, and itching to have a fair fight with this guy. She knew he was strong in her weak spot but she was strong in his. There was also the strange unnatural attraction she felt to him. After having asked around the gang, she figured out his powers and now found herself being even more disgusted by the idea of being romanced by someone like him.

[AMRI DUKHKIN']

“Yeah...still don't see what's in it for me,” he said in a still very non-aggressive tone. Why should he fight her? He didn't care about whether one of them was stronger than the other or not, he didn't feel the need or even believe in fair fights, they weren't fighting over supplies, and she annoyed him, but not fighting seemed to be the better way to get her for that. She was like a little girl whining because she didn't get a gold star, and she expected that if she beat him he'd be the one to give one to her. But he didn't give out gold stars.

“Make it worth my while and I'll consider it.” As far as he was concerned, that meant he wasn't fighting. There was nothing she could offer him that he would want. She was just some snobby rebellion member who thought she was better than everyone else, he'd met vampires who were more pleasant than her. She was probably a spoiled child. He was spoiled too but he didn't get what he wanted, he just got more money than he knew what to do with. She was spoiled in a way that made her think she got anything she wanted. Well he wasn't going to bend to her, just for the sake of it.

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OOC:: ooc notes here
LYRICS:: Bad Reputation - Freedy Johnston
CREDIT:: by Goldy for Yules the super awesome person

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[HANAKO TAMURA]

-------Hanako put this man on her extreme-dislike-and-want-to-beat-up list. Yeah. She hated it when people underestimated her but what she hated even more was when they would not even give her a chance to prove her strength. She was strong and she knew it and if he couldn't face that concept the least he could do was let her try to show him. What was the worst was his last comment.
-------Turning away she began pointedly walking with heavy steps. "I will, Baka-san. I'm going to find a way to get you to fight me some day so be ready for it," she said grouchily but with a fair amount of confidence. A small part of her was laughing at their apparent incapability to carry out a conversation or fight that lasted more than a few minutes. She needed to find a new rival. This one wasn't turning out so well.

[AMRI DUKHKIN']

“Aww, you're so cute when you're being a bitch,” he said in a sarcastic voice. Clearly this girl needed to find something better to do, maybe take up a hobby or something, like crocheting or cup-stacking...really anything. Didn't she have a gang to take care of or something? He pitied the gang who had to rely on self-centered girls who spent their time picking fights with loners who didn't care, he certainly wouldn't allow it if he was the leader of a gang. Of course, he wouldn't let a girl like this into his gang to begin with. Flower petals? Just ridiculous.

“You're just making it harder on yourself, sweetie, the more you say you want to fight me, the less I want to fight you. And that's why I'm winning, you're all riled up and I haven't even lifted a finger.” What was the word he was searching for to describe her? Oh yes, immature. She was angry cause she wasn't getting what she wanted like some toddler in a sandbox. Thankfully he was a grown-up and knew you didn't give whiny toddlers what they wanted, you told them 'No,' and then waited out the tantrum for as long as it lasted.

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OOC:: ooc notes here
LYRICS:: Bad Reputation - Freedy Johnston
CREDIT:: by Goldy for Yules the super awesome person

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