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Naoki Takeda
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« Thread Started on Mar 23, 2007, 9:20pm » | ![[Quote]](http://s1.images.proboards.com/buttons/quote.gif) |
Lethargically slumped on one of the cafe's many cozy black framed chairs was a bemused and fatigued teen.His mussed up tresses obscured partially glazed over eyes with the heavy remains of sleep within their depths.Loosely arched back caused his chin to hover a mere two or three inches from the rim of faded saffron mug.Tendrils of steam rose to caress his delicately crafted features with their fleeting tepid fingers.In the process leaving his often ashen cheeks tinged with a mild pink hue.
Naoki had no idea what had possessed him to drag himself out of the warmth and comfort of his bed to don a mesh of clothes and plod into the too bright morning sun.The truth of the matter was the young man didn't even really like coffee to begin with.On a rare occasion he would choke down the unappealing liquid but those were few and far between.Slender digits reached to push the dark brown locks from his line of vision, to no avail, for they fell right back into place not a moment later.You could tell by his disheveled appearance that the teen couldn't have been even semi conscience whilst dressing himself.
A lime green hoodie hugged his slim torso, a stark contrast to the onyx cargoes that were at least a size too big.The hems frayed where Naoki had carelessly trampled upon them.Peeking from beneath the half zipped hoodie was a tee of dull gray finely dusted in debris.The teen looked a mess to say the least.Nonetheless he was somewhat pleased that there were so few others within the confines of the cafe.Had there been many more he would have been driven insane, an occasional burst of a handful of people were enough for his contentment.He just hoped a sudden influx wasn't in the works for he'd have to take a sudden leave of the place.The thought exasperated him.
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« Reply #1 on Mar 23, 2007, 11:17pm » | |
"... No, make it a double-shot, please... I need the energy this mornin'... Or, no... Maybe..."
Lile had changed her mind about four times now; she had lost count. Originally, she wanted something fruity and semi-healty (let's face it, at this kind of place, there aren't a lot of healthy choices) to naturally boost her energy- Lile wasn't a morning person. It was a chore just to get out of bed. No, she was a night-owl, one who enjoyed partying all night and crashing all day. That was the kind of lifestyle she loved.
Then, of course, she wanted coffee- it was the perfect choice. Its caffiene shot would definetly wake her up, and its bitter taste would make her less groggy for sure. Then of course, she wanted espresso to further wake her up, but she wondered if that would be enough- she had started to build a tolerance to caffiene, so it seemed. That was when she decided that maybe a double-shot would be good. But then, of course, it wouldn't be good for your body to ingest all that caffiene at once. It was like a sudden rush of energy. Surely she was going to crash harder than usual.
"You know what? Give me a single-shot and a muffin. I forgot I skipped breakfast," She mused, trying to be nicer to the person who was assisting her; after changing her mind so many times, she started to get angry that she couldn't make up her mind, and she was taking it out on her helper. Soon, after the coffee was made, she smiled, paying for her jump-starter breakfast, and went to find a more private seat. In her hands, besides her drink and her muffin, was a letter, from Garreth in Ireland.
Lile was her usual morning self: her flaming red hair was a mess of curls and waves, seeming a creature of its own and a jungle of locks. Sea green eyes had bags under them, but they were hastily covered with cheap face makeup, so it looked like she at least put -some- effort into looking like here usual self. Her clothes were from the day before; she was too lazy to change when she crashed, because she was busy all day. So, she wore a baggy and wrinkled pair of khaki cargo pants with a rich green t-shirt that was also wrinkled and had the occassional over-worn stain here and there.
Finding a seat, she set down her things, and proceeded to investigate the letter she got from Garreth.
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Naoki Takeda
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« Reply #2 on Mar 26, 2007, 12:38am » | |
Hazy and blurred vision was helped very little by the streams of steam twisting langiudly upward from his coffee cup.Shaking his drowsy head Naoki looked about the cafe for the first time that morning.Of course the youth had glanced about but it was only to make sure he did stumble into anything or better yet anyone.No attention had been paid to the details of the establishment Naoki had almost blindly trudged in ordered a simple cup of coffe and plopped onto a nearby chair.
Forcing himself to blink in rapid succession the teen hoped to clear his foggy irises.With a shake of his messy dreads the adolescent turned his bright chocolate gaze to his surroundings.Their were a number of tables scattered almost haphazardly about, but there was method amidst the seeming madness.Various pictures dotted the walls, and occasional photographs caught his eye.It was right then Naoki decided he quite liked the place.Realizing just then that his stupor had fallen to pieces around him.
Still noticeably drowsy he was more attentive and his body was starting to function as if he had gotten a restful nights sleep.At that point he noticed a redhead at the counter constantly changing her order and most obviously irking the employee in front of her.To his dismay her voice was too loud for his liking and grated upon his eardrums.Perhaps it was the time of day but it was no less bothersome.'I suppose it's better than a group of chattering hussies.' reasoned the teen.With a careful eye Naoki scrutinized his fellow patron, she didn't seem all that bad, disheveled certainly, but he had no room to judge on that front.
Luckily or not, depending on the views of the individual in question Naoki didn't recognize her from anywhere.He wasn't certain why he shose to focus on her of all things. There was plenty to keep his mind busy, mayhaps it was the fact that she was the first living thing that he had actually cared to look at that morning, but no matter the reason she seemed and interesting enough item to shed a bit of attention upon.Not the social sort of course, more the observing type to keep him from dozing off.It would be enough to occupy his attentions until he gained the motivation to return to his bland dorm room.By that Naoki realized she had already sat down not too far from where he lounged.
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« Reply #3 on Mar 26, 2007, 5:10pm » | |
Somewhat satisfied with the heart-warming letter, Lile put it in her messenger bag, which was currently beside her on the ground, and looked worse for wear- it had some holes on the sides which safety pins fixed not-so-nicely, and various patches of various meanings sewn or ironed on in various places in various positions. It seemed to be filled to the brim with eclectic things; a CD player -that's right, she didn't own an iPod-, some books, as well as a couple of sketch pads, plus her letter now.
She proceeded to then to sit cross-legged in the oh so comfy chair of hers, and managed to still have some room in between the arms and the seat cushion to stretch out if she desired. Ripping her muffin into bite-sized pieces, she then popped one into her mouth, waking up finally. A smile came to her lips; a large one, but still held a slightly feminine appearance despite her not-so-feminine attire. After a few more pieces of the muffin, which was blueberry by the way, she leaned toward the table in front of her, taking her coffee with both hands and took a delicate sip, not wanting to burn the roof of her mouth on the first shot. It was perfect, really, it was. She couldn't complain whatsoever about it, and it really pepped her up. Leaning back, she looked out the window, taking another sip, before returning to her muffin.
In doing so, however, she noticed a pair of eyes staring at her. Blinking curiously, she in turn, surveyed the person who was staring at her with a half-dead expression. A faint blush danced across her cheeks- why should this male, whom she had never met before, stare at her? Surely there were more attractive and eye-pleasing females around? Or maybe even the scenery? But she, who could care less about how she presented herself to others, was being stared at. It was a bit unnerving.
"You have somethin' to say t'me?" She asked, usually smooth and gentle Irish accent shaken with a sudden burst of embarrassment. No, keep cool! Don't freak out because this guy is staring at you! She shouted to herself mentally.
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Naoki Takeda
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« Reply #4 on Mar 27, 2007, 1:33am » | |
A low cough resonated from the depths of his throat and it felt as if his esophagus was coated with a filmy substance.Quite unpleasant really.The male absently wondered if it was the coffee or the fact that he hadn't bothered to utter a word since grunting out his order to the rather disagreeable clerk, that should have been happy he wasn't trying to chatter their ear off with mundane small talk.Despite his wandering thoughts, chocolate gaze was anchored on the female just across the way.
Careful fingers made a move to encircle the pallid mug, obviously testing how hot the item actually was.His actions proved worthwhile although slightly unnecessary, with the steam that obviously twirled from the liquid within, one could be certain the ceramic was still quite warm.He found the warmth appealing to the touch at least, they did after all warm his icy fingertips.Frankly, he couldn't quite say the taste would be as welcome.The anticipation leading up to the first fateful swig was as tangible as it was needless.Still Naoki could never be sure how his taste buds would react to the often bitter and appalling drink.
It was then that he brought it hesitantly to his partially ajar lips and took a tentative taste of the caffeine laced beverage.His kissers were ready to twist into a over exaggerated grimace, but to Naoki's utter surprise the liquid was quite refreshing.The subtle flavor washed over his tongue an intriguing blend of tastes that were were absolutely delicious.Without allowing another moment of reluctance to pass the teenager greedily lapped up another swallow quite jubilant, in his own way of course.A humming sound reverberated from his larynx a sound he made when either contented or concerned.
Naoki hadn't noticed but his eyes had been narrowed the entire time that he had been sipping up the delicious substance in fact they were very nearly closed.That didn't mean he had forgotten about his object of interest for that morning, he had merely postponed observing her.Finally his full attentions could be focused on the young lady who began to pick a muffin to pieces if such decimation could even be called eating.Startlingly enough Naoki realized it reminded him of his sister who had a habit of doing the same thing.She had braces and despised biting into things because it would get stuck and she have the hassle of removing chunks of food from her teeth.Naoki had always secretly thought it was because she just liked tearing things that were easily edible to shreds.As if she wanted to dissect them and find out all of the components of the item and examine them to make sure they were to her liking.It was then he found himself wondering whether the girl was that kind of person.Nothing about her could tell him, so he abandoned the thoughts.
Unbeknown to him the girl began to speak.It took him a number of seconds to realize the query was directed at him.For all he knew she could have been talking to one of the faceless customers that milled around the register or sat brooding over cups of java.Even after processing her vocalization Naoki made no move to reply.Instead he tilted his cranium slightly to the left and regarded her with an appraising look.As if judging whether or she was worthy of a response.After two maybe three minutes of awkward, prolonged silence the youth finally responded."No." Naoki figured that was enough of a reciprocation, he had no urge to be talkative, to a complete stranger no less.Right then he grasped the fact that she was flustered or perhaps embarrassed.He couldn't help but speculate why.
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« Reply #5 on Apr 1, 2007, 11:34am » | |
"Good. Then stop staring at me, if y'don't mind," She said, responding with a bit of an attitude; the mental process that she went through identified his tone as nasty. And of course, her natural reaction was to be nasty right back. Her eyebrows furrowed toward each other, slightly wrinkling her nosebridge, a frown starting to form on her thin, unembellished lips.
She looked him up and down, wondering why he was sitting the way he was, and why he had that "I'm in heaven" look about his face. Well, she couldn't judge- she was "in heaven" right now, with her own cup of coffee. Getting the idea that he had probably just spaced out while staring at her -which she still found rather odd-, the Irish lass blocked him out of her mind. He didn't matter, did he? What really mattered was doing well in school and getting back to Ireland when she could to see her family. It reminded her of Garreth's letter, and how he encouraged her to do well and be nice to people- she had told him that she had punched someone in the face.
Well, she thought that this guy, seeing how rude he had been with stares and then an attitude, did not deserve her nice-ness. No, he didn't! So, she moved to her bag, taking out her old CD-player, it was a wonder how it still worked after all these years, and then shoved the massive black headphones onto her ears. Hitting a button, loud music began seeping out of the padding, not that she noticed. Shifting her position so that she could lean against an arm rest and swing her legs over the other, she half-closed her eyes and cradled her coffee in her pale hands.
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Naoki Takeda
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« Reply #6 on Apr 6, 2007, 10:11pm » | |
It could very honestly be said that the young man was unpleasantly surprised, by the young woman across the way.Expression could clearly be read as puzzled, vivid chocolate eyes were widened out of their previously half narrowed state, brows formed a loose knot of confusion, and his change of demeanor could be gauged as unsteady.Naoki hadn't fathomed his short reply could warrant such a harsh response from the other teen.
Realizing he sat there speechless and obviously startled the teen regained composure.In a single fluid motion his eyes lost their sudden brightness and he slouched lower slightly curling himself up in his limbs.Once more as lifeless and aloof as he had previously been.He couldn't allow her forward reply to daunt him despite the fact he was stunned.He would pay no heed to the manner in which she spoke.
Amusing how he took the slight as a major affront, after all he had probably disconcerted her with his unconcealed scrutinization and a reply with attitude should be expected.Nonetheless Naoki hardly noticed when he grated upon the nerves of others, besides his life wasn't about making them comfortable.
For the first time since the adolescent had made her his main object of study his eyes roved elsewhere, at least until the obnoxious notes came spewing from her headphones.Enamels scraped together as his delicate jawline tightened in surreptitious annoyance.After her not so amiable counter, she continued to disturb his comfort with her gestures.Mumbling an indiscernable obscenity Naoki rested his chin on the edge of the dark mica tabletop.In silent defiance of her wishes the asian juvenile's slender digits pushed away the hair from the side of his face and he unobtrusively surveyed her in an equally pronounced manner.
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« Reply #7 on Apr 7, 2007, 1:03pm » | |
Lile gave a gentle, hardly noticeable, sigh, shifting ever so slightly to fix her position and make her comfortable on the hard wooden arms. She dug into her bag once again, popping the last bit of muffin into her mouth. It was going to be a slow and rather dull day, save for Mr. I-Need-To-Stare-At-You. Really annoying, he was. ... What was he doing, now, after she told him off? A quick glance won't hurt, right?
Her emerald iris shot toward him, and she froze- he was still staring? Still!? This was going to drive her crazy! What was his problem, anyway!? Had nothing better to do, she supposed.
Pulling off an ear-cover-er, so that it leaked music even more loudly and clearly, she turned to him, a very disgruntled expression about her. "Y'know, you're really askin' for it. Stop staring at me, it's annoyin' and both'rsome," She said, voice changing from angry to just cold, like there was no hint of mercy in her tone. Her eyebrows knit together and her nose wrinkled delicately, so that they still appeared angry, but not in a brutal, forceful sense.
It was then that she got up, and went to the cashier again. "Can I have another muffin?" She asked, voice instantly changing to a sweet Irish lassie tone. After paying for it, she huffed lightly as she plopped into her seat.
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« Reply #8 on Apr 12, 2007, 10:04pm » | |
With eyes still trained on her rather still form, he found himself growing rather bored.Quite frankly it concerned him, more often than not he could study a single person for most of the day, if of course he felt so inclined.Still his sudden boredom would most definately cause him to act brashly.The thing was when exactly that would be.He couldn't say and this too alarmed him, knowing that he would end up doing something he would almost certainly regret later wasn't a very nice feeling.It gave him that knotted disturbance within the pit of his stomach causing him unnecessary stress,But nothing could be done about it now.
Much to his surprise the young lady glanced at him once again.Had he not been as observant he might have thought it was nothing but he noticed her eyes take on a sudden hardness.Just wonderful,he'd probably receive another earful from the girl.If he could hear over the sputtering electronics that disgustingly spit out a mish mash of 'music', as she considered it, out into the general public.There had to be some law against it and if not there should be.So he was sour, but he had every right to be didn't he.
Just as Naoki had suspected the young woman displaced an oversized headphones that concealed her ears and vocalized a concern of some sort.This time unlike the first the teen was well aware it was directed at him, but he still took his sweet time replying.Deliberately Naoki pulled his head up and it shifted to lock gazes with her.With another fluid movement he tilted his head back just enough to get a good eyeful of the young woman.Much to his dismay his viewing was cut short as she hopped up and ambled to the cashier.A silent curse echoed in his thoughts.
Digits tapped a steady beat on the tabletop, mellow and extermely light, but noticeable enough.Before long the youth had returned to her seat a muffin in her clutches, which he assumed she would once again rip to shreds.But that was another thought for another time.A methodical glimmer ofsmile crept onto his round, pinkish lips and stayed for only a moment or two before the adolesent produced a response."Asking for what?" His tone was impossibly innocent and naive for someone with as many years under his belt as he.
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