Crash Landing. (Kale and Open)

[Kale Armitage]

Mmm...Detriot. I knew you looked new.

Kale would nod after he spoke. He still wasn't use to the relatively quiet city this was. He was sure it had plenty of problems of it's own, but he didn't feel like it was nearly as violent as the place he had come from. Still Kale hadn't been able to shake his old habits, he was constantly looking over his shoulder. But at this moment, he didn't really feel as if he needed to. After all, he had nothing to be scared about from this girl, right?

Well, there are plenty of clubs and bars downtown. All sorts of types there from honky-tonkin' country to goth rock. I personally like hitting up the raves, much more colorful.

"Never been to a rave.. But if they have some LSD, I'm totally in."

He'd give a small smirk again, before lifting his right arm up and around to fold behind his head, as he rotated it slightly so that brown hues could settle upon the girl that had just turned onto her side to face him. This was probably the first time he had every been comfortable enough to talk to another person. Usually it just turned into a fist fight, or he ended up raging hardcore and choking someone out. It was nice to be peaceful for once, even though he knew it was possible it could change any moment with a temper like his.

"I'm guessing that you're not new?"

[Chihiro~]

"You could probably find anything you're looking for at a rave. Just gotta know where to look."

Hm, so he was a bit of a 'bad boy,' well, at least not a straight edge. There weren't many of those in Cali, much less San Diego. He needed to be introduced to the party scene and soon. Lucky for him, parties could be found all the time. Every day of the week, if you knew the right places. Granted, it wasn't smart to party hardy when you have class the next day. During week days, Chi would still hang out with people, maybe get high, and still get a decent night's sleep so she wasn't a bitch the next day. Or...a bigger bitch than she actually was.

"There's a pretty good one coming up this weekend. You should check it out."

She wasn't asking him to go with her. She was bringing it to his attention. Chihiro did not ask guys out, guys asked her out. If someone wanted her, she made them work for it. And even if they didn't necessarily, she enjoyed playing with them. People were toys. Fun until they lost their value, and then disposed. That's what was so great about the part scene, new toys all the time!

What more could you ask for?

Chi picked at some of the grass in front of her in an idle manner.

[Kale Armitage]

You could probably find anything you're looking for at a rave. Just gotta know where to look.

The junior would nod after a she spoke. Drugs were easily accessible almost anywhere you went. Though some places far more open when it came to people dealing. Detroit had been full of drug dealers on many of it's corners. It hadn't ever been hard for him to get anything he might have wanted, either by stealing it or buying. Kale was new to this place though, he had only bumped into two people so far that had been able to give him anything worth while, one of which had given him some mixture of cocaine that seemed to be quite addictive. The normal stuff didn't seem to cut it for him anymore.

There's a pretty good one coming up this weekend. You should check it out.

Kale's left hand would slide up his chest and to his chin, rubbing at the scruff on his face one against before those eyes shifted back toward the blue, partially cloudless sky. He wasn't really sure if that was any kind of hint for him to make a move and ask her to that said rave. He wasn't very good when it came to determining that kind of thing. Hell, when it came to relationships in general he was pretty bad about it all.

"Tch.. If you want me to go with you, you could just ask. I might say yes.."

[Chihiro~]

"Tch.. If you want me to go with you, you could just ask. I might say yes.."

Cocky little sunnovabitch.

The combination of his looks and his snark made him all that more appealing. Hah.

Chi quirked a slender eyebrow at him, pressing her lips together in a 'really?' sort of fashion. She thought about it... for a fraction of a moment. She then burst out laughing, tossing her head back, her long black hair falling from her shoulder.

"You're gonna have to try harder than that, pumpkin."

She sat up, resting her elbow son her bent knees.

"No, if I were to go with you, it could end one of two ways. First, you would ditch me for the next hot chick that comes along, leaving me to dwell on my 'date' leaving me like a spineless little girl. Or, we would spent the entire night together, critically limiting my dancing freedom and chance to hookup with whoever I would like. Neither of those appeal to me, but I'll tell ya what, pookie. If you show up and manage to find me, be my guest."

She grabbed her apple from her tray, biting into the apple like a punctuation at the end of her sentence. Ask him to go with her. For real..hah.

"That is...unless you're the type of guy who can't handle going alone..?"

Double hah. She smirked, a cute little poke at his ego she knew he had.

[Kale Armitage]

Kale would smirk slightly after she started going off about the possibilities of what could happen were he to go to the rave with her. He couldn't exactly say he disagreed with what she was saying completely. He was liable to ditch her if he felt the need arose. Though she was quite attractive, so he doubted he'd simply ditch her for another chick. If anything it would be to skip out on the place if it got to be too much for him. After all, he wasn't always on his best behavior in large crowds.

That is...unless you're the type of guy who can't handle going alone..?

Kale's arm would move from it's place at the back of his neck as he'd push himsef back up into a sitting position and grab at his mac and cheese once again. There wasn't all that much left of it, but he was determined to finish ever bit of it. The vegetables would soon follow. Regardless of whether or not the looked and tasted like crap, it was always smart to eat your greens, right? After he finished the last of his food, he'd turn back to face her as his hands lifted to smooth out that longish hair on his head.

"Do you really get that kind of vibe from me?"

He'd rotate his body slightly, resting his right arm on his right knee as he sat there actually conversing with someone under normal circumstances for once. It was rare that these moments ever came about with Kale. He had often been a loner, and the few friends he had throughout his life weren't usually around that often anyways. He didn't know whether he liked it or not, but so far it had been kind of alright. While the girl was a little sarcastic, he was use to that kind of thing. And he was one to dish out just as good as he got.

As he stood there his eyes would meet her matching as his left hand would sneak back down toward his left pocket, and pulled out a pack of cigarettes. Regardless of whether or not the asian cutie liked people smoking near her, he would place it between his lips and light it up. The first drag after a meal was always so pleasing. As pleasing as he could get right now anyways, the itch for some coke was starting to rise, but for now he could fight it.

"If I'm not too busy I might drop in."

[Chihiro~]

He was quiet for a moment, focusing on the inhalation of his food. In that time, Chi finished her apple, tossing the core as far as she could into a line of trees that surrounded the school. Comes from nature, back to nature, right? She had a little bit of a green thumb, so sue her.

"I hardly know you, dollface."

She replied directly after his statement about the vibe. It was true enough, though Chi was pretty good at reading people, it only went so deep. Surface impression and a little bit of the underlying between-the-lines kinda vibes, but this boy certainly wasn't an open book. It was a good thing because if he was, Chi would have gotten bored and left him. Or twisted him to benefit herself, gotten bored, and then left him to dry.

"Oh, the suspense is killing me."

She said flatly, placing a hand to her heart in a dramatic fashion.

"Tell me, handsome, do you often reel in the girls with things like that? Give them a taste and wait for them to throw themselves at you? I could see that. First to call, first to text, hanging on your every word in the hopes of you giving them some sort of your devilish attention? I must say, it's mildly impressive."

...if I didn't employ those same techniques myself.

[Kale Armitage]

Oh, the suspense is killing me.

Kale would watch as she acted out her little scene, and shake his head slightly. His right hand would if to his lips and he'd grab a hold of that cigarette, taking a large drag before he'd remove it and drop that hand back toward his knee. Those colored orbs would slide from the female to the smoking rising from his cancer stick.

Tell me, handsome, do you often reel in the girls with things like that? Give them a taste and wait for them to throw themselves at you? I could see that. First to call, first to text, hanging on your every word in the hopes of you giving them some sort of your devilish attention? I must say, it's mildly impressive.

"Who said I had to wait for anything? Maybe the panties just drop as soon as I walk by.."

He'd give a small chuckle after he spoke, and then turn back to give the Asian girl a quick wink. Kale would lift that cigarette to his lips once again, inhale, and then his left hand would reach for that chocolate milk before he'd quickly take a gulp and drop it back to the tray. Course he was just playing with her, but maybe she wouldn't see it that way. Kale had never really been much of a player, in fact he usually pissed off most of the females he ran into, besides a select few. He wouldn't be surprised if he ended up never crossing paths with this female after this moment, should she take his words too seriously.

Kale definitely wasn't the easiest person to read. After all, most of the time his expression of his face was rather blank. The only other time it was easy to tell when he was feeling some kind of emotion was when it came to his anger. Luckily the girl hadn't poked his temper enough to make him turn the 'kick-ass' switch on. That was probably a good thing.. Kale couldn't allow himself to keep getting in the habit of slapping females around.

[Chihiro~]

"Who said I had to wait for anything? Maybe the panties just drop as soon as I walk by.."

Did I mention he was a cocky little sonnuvabitch?

Oh, that's right.

Chi suppressed the urge to give him a taste of his own medicine. Nothing thrilled her more than taking the cocky, self-righteous, overly confident man and turning him into a quivering, insecure, crazed pile of want. She would do this to this boy, but all in due time. Now was only a taste, a little hint of what he could have but would never get.

She laughed at his comment, though shook her head, her long black hair dancing across her shoulders. She ran her hands through those tresses, gathering it together with a slight twist and letting the waves fall down one shoulder.

"It seems to me you're a little off your game."

She teased, indicating her lack of panty-dropping.

[Kale Armitage]

It seems to me you're a little off your game.

Well, she certainly had a comeback or two. But he wouldn't let it hurt his pride too much. There were a few things that popped into the junior's mind that he could say, but those words would only make the situation worse. He didn't want it to escalate into something that could have been completely avoidable. And he didn't want to risk freaking out on her.

As it was, Kale liked to try to keep those moments private, or at least without any possibility of unwanted eyes witnessing such events. He certainly preferred the beast inside to stay caged. He feared what he would do if it was ever released. Instead he'd shrug her little comment off and throw out his own, before allowing himself to drop back down onto his back.

"Just give it some time and we'll see if that changes."

This time both his arms would lift toward his head, resting those forearms at the back of his head. It was then that the scar on his right forearm, a few inches shy of his elbow would probably be visible. It was a a small circular, whitish scar that resembled a gun shot wound, simply because it was just that. He had plenty of scars, some could be seen while others were hidden inside. He didn't usually go parading his bullet mark around like it was a prize, after all he could have died on that fateful day.

[Chihiro~]

Again, Chi was plagued with the conflicting urge to either just eat him right up or cause him pain. Lots of pain. This was interesting because not many people could get this sort of reaction out of Chihiro. It was generally use and dispose, and though there was nothing even remotely permanent about this boy (whose name she STILL didn't know, though could probably easily find out if she asked around), there was something that intrigued her.

Good quality entertainment for once!

She replied to his innuendo with a laugh. He was so confident that he would be the key to her undoing just like every other girl whose crossed his path. Chi couldn't wait to disappoint him.

"You wish."

[Kale Armitage]

Kale didn't know exactly why it seemed some of the girl's he talked to became interested in him. Maybe it was the confidence in his words, or maybe it was just because he was handsome. Hell, for some girls it might have been the fact that he didn't show much interest in the girls he talked to. Some chicks liked it that way. This one nearby though, Kale had no idea exactly what she was thinking. It was clear that she enjoyed teasing in some manner, and that she could be sarcastic when she wanted to be. Was she different then most of the girl's he had run into? A bit, but there seemed to have some similarities.. At least when it came to sarcasm.

"Naw.. I gave up on wishing a long time ago, Candypants."

A wish was something that this large junior felt should be left to the children. Growing up in the streets often turned one away from wishing after they realized that it never helped a thing. At least that was how things had unfolded with Kale. Maybe he was different then others, but his wishes had never come true. They had only given him a false hope. It had been far easier for the brown-eyed male just to toss aside such petty things. Again his cigarette would lift to his lips, and he'd take a drag, sucking it down into his lungs. Upon exhale he'd watch as a slightly breeze would carry the smoke off until it dissipated.

[Chihiro~]

Candypants? Well, that was a new one. Chi had heard practically everything under the sun at some point because San Fran was crawling with jackasses stalking the streets with their tongues out. A normal girl would make a comment in return, though Chi simply looked down at her legs (school girl mini skirt), looked up at him, and then took another sip of her water.

Get it? She wasn't wearing pants.

"Aww that's a shame. You must have never had the master end of the deal, huh?"

...Get it? Master and slave. Bahahah...she was on a roll. Chi leaned back on the grass, propping herself up on her elbows with her face turned to the sky. It was a nicely warm day out, but this was Cali, it was always nicely warm. Sure, a rainstorm would punctuate the pattern every now and then, but for the most part it stayed a constant.

[Kale Armitage]

Aww that's a shame. You must have never had the master end of the deal, huh?

"I certainly never had a master, either."

Kale would continue to suck down the rest of that cigarette before he'd drop the butt down onto the tray, putting the small stub out and leaving it there for the moment. At least he couldn't completely say he hadn't enjoyed the conversation so far, even if it just seemed to be a little game that was being played. It didn't bother him, because he was actually feeling relaxed around another person for once. It helped that she seemed to be the one interested in talking to him, he wasn't usually one to start the conversations he had with words.

"I'm my own man.. You should keep that in mind."

Kale's mind would wander toward Sasha for a moment, but he could feel the slight hatred he had for the woman begin to creep up on him. He didn't want to let it get to him now, but he couldn't help avoid thinking of her from time to time. The drug she had given him made that nearly impossible. He acted so horribly around here, but he couldn't help but feel like it was all her fault. As his mind wandered, his brown eyes would have dropped down, staring blankly into the grass for the time being.

[Chihiro~]

"I certainly never had a master, either."

Not entirely surprising, but she was curious as to where he stood. There were two types of people in every interaction, every relationship made between individuals. The Alpha and the Beta. A leader and a follower. Initiation and reaction. Where did he stand in all of this? As for Chihiro, she preferred to be the one with the upper hand. One step ahead. She was an alpha female, and though in some situations she was approached by others (the initiation), she would twist it so that whoever was interacting with her was responding to her commands. Like a puppeteer, or conductor.

"I'm my own man.. You should keep that in mind."

...Oh?

Chi smirked at this, leaving a moment of silence as she appeared to mull over his words. In that silence, he looked down apparently in thought. Thought of what, she wondered. Chi had a way of getting into people's heads, able to read what was on the inside as well as out...but not with people she just met. There were too many variables.

"Hm, we're more alike than I thought."

[Kale Armitage]

Hm, we're more alike than I thought.

Kale would once again glance over toward the female after she spoke. He wasn't really sure why she would say or think that though. After all, she really didn't know much at all about him or his past. Maybe it was just a feeling she got, or maybe it was because of the way they seemed to be interacting with each other. Kale had doubt that they were really all that much a like. She didn't have the family history he did, she wasn't a ticking time bomb like he was, right?

"Why would you say that?"

It was a serious question presented by the brown-eyed male. He wouldn't admit that he was curious, but he was. He wanted to know exactly why she thought that, but he had a feeling he wasn't going to get the answer. At least not right away. His hands would drop out behind them, resting flat upon the surface of the grass so that he held himself up. His hands gripping at the grass and tearing it up slightly as he began to try and think about what make them seem so alike to her. He was pretty clueless right now.