Playing it Cool [OPEN]

    She had finally begun to calm down Kasia had gotten over her embarrassment, listening to her blaring music as she let her mind wander on different thing, different things being the pairof cute boys that had walked past her a few moments before. They were walking awfully close to eachother. Had she seen their hands brush? Oh god maybe they were together! They had to be! No boys looked that good without being at least a little bit bi. And they looked so happy together! Kasia's face lit up in another deep blush, not because she was embarrassed this time, but instead because of the naughty thoughts running through her head. Which one of them was the seme? Were they loud lovers? Did they ever do it secretly in school? How big were their....

"Are you alright? Would you like a sip?"

Wait what? Kasia, turned her head form the direction the boys had went, looking up to see a face that seemed familiar. She blinked up at him a few times with a confused face before it dawned on her. Those were some nice pants. Her unnaturally pink eyes looked down, eyeing his shoes. Oh god it was him, the man she had run..well danced into. She let her head fall with a sigh. She was really hoping to never have to see him again, yet here he was, suddenly back again of his own accord. He was even good looking when Kasia peeked up. That made it even more embarrassing!

"I-um yeah I'm fine" She rubbed the back of her head, putting on a nervous smile. She gave a shake of her head to his offered drink as well. Maybe that was all he needed to know? Maybe he'd leave with that? Yeah that was an easy assumption.

"So, yeah I'm sorry about that. I got a little...er...swept off my feet. You're alright too right?" GAH! why was she asking him questions?! Hadn't she wanted him to move on so her embarrassing torture could be over? Why did he have to be a handsome guy?! of course she would make him stick around! Kasia mentally kicked herself for her weakness to anyone remotely good looking, though on the outside she kept up her calm smile, though her blush did seem to return full force. She was so totally not cool.

Despite her denial before, Kasia lowered her head and reached up to accept the bottle he had offered to her, bringing it as close to her lips as she dared. His own lips had been on it! She couldn't accept some indirect kiss! That'd be so much more embarrassing. Without letting the bottle touch her own lips, she tilted her head back, pouring some of its contents into her mouth, before standing it up straight again and swallowing. Her goal was really to just try and shut herself up as she handed the bottle back up to the man.

She suddenly realized her headphones were still blasting music. She felt around quickly, shuffling around until she could get her hand into the tight pocket of her jeans to pause her mp3 player, probably looking like a flailing mess. Why did girls have to luck out when it came to decent pockets?! "Sorry that was rude of....me" there she went again! She just couldn't seem to keep her mouth shut. This time she wasn't exactly secretive about scolding herself, dropping her head to lightly collide with her hand.

"My name is Kasia. It's a pleasure to meet you, sir" she halfway moaned out, holding out her free hand to him to shake hands. She figured she might as well have introduced herself. There was no way she was going to be able to stop now. Rubbing her temples she lifted her head up, giving the man another nervous smile. Oh he probably thought she was so weird!

    Skrillex? That wasn't... Ah so he was just going along with whatever he thought she had been listening to. So it seemed they didn't exactly like the same music, at all by what the male told her. Though she liked a bit of everything. As long as he wasn't listening to Medieval Plain Chant she was sure they had at least some similliar taste. You just didn't know about some people though. She got to know a little bit more about this person though.

'Shima.." she said in her mind, getting used to the name he gave her. It wasn't long before she was sidetracked though, picking up on his comment that she was...interesting? Oh god he really did think she was some kind of nutcase didn't he? Who wouldn't? She had danced right into him earlier, ignored him and opted to stay crouched on the sidewalk, and now she was back to being her awkward self that was common for her when she first met somebody. "Ah..yeah...I guess I am...sorta interesting or whatever" Yup she still had it. She looked elsewhere as he spoke to her, doing her best not to blush again. She was mostly successful save for a light dusting of pink on her cheeks.

She looked back his way when he began to say something else. Did he have a blush on now? Kasia tilted her head in confusion, wondering what all that was about. It seemed she wouldn't get to know though. She was quickly met with a 'Nevermind'. For some reason she felt oddly disappointed by that. Give Takeshima a soft "Oh" as she went back to looking in the direction she had before, letting her eyes settle on the people just inside the glass door of the bait shop. He was even getting up now. So much for her striking mood to get to know this person. She hung her head some, resting it upon a drawn up knee.

Then a hand was suddenly at her eye level. She looked up at Takeshima as he gave his offer, looking a bit shocked to put it lightly. Her eyes were large, blinking a few times with her mouth hanging open slightly. "Ah...u-um...well uh..." She closed her eyes, taking a deep breath to calm herself down. She needed to be cool! "Yeah. That sounds good....Shima" she said his shortened name aloud this time, giving it a minute to roll off her tongue. She reached up, taking his extended hand to pull herself up. She swung her backpack over her shoulders, tucking her headphones back over the top loop as she did so. She didn't even realize it herself but a smile was creeping onto her lips, not the shy one she had before, though she did still blush. It seemed a lot more happy.

"So you said you didn't really like techno or anything..." She stated, trying to start up a form of conversation. Nothing was worse than walks with awkward silences plaguing them. She figured she could make up for her prior lack of outgoing, friendly nature now. "What do you like to listen to then?" She looked up to him again, a gloved hand, brushing back some of her bangs she hadn't bothered to take care of before. Her eyes held genuine curiosity behind the pink veil of her contacts. It didn't really take her that long to warm up to anyone. For some reason she could just sense the both of them had something in common, yet she didn't know what it was yet. Maybe it was as simple as music. Maybe not.

    Kasia furrowed her brows as Takeshima explained his music choices, or lack there of, to her. She could tell already that maybe he really didn't want to follow through with his offer. His words sounded so forced, and he didn't exactly look happy..like at all. Just to have something to do so he didn't notice that look on her face, she reached into her back pocket, pulling out her cellphone, being sure to look a only it for the next moment or so as she walked alongside him, texting her mother she'd be running late getting home, going out with a friend. The friend might have been pushing it though.

She looked back up when Takeshima began to say...well something. He sounded so nervous, always adding something on to what he had said before. Finally he got something out, looking even worse than before. Maybe she shouldn't have taken him up on his offer. Even then he had been nervous. Oh well, it was too late to go back now. Kasia smile, hoping maybe if she acted nice then he'd be able to calm down some.

"Yeah I'm still just in high school. Its my last year though so once summer comes I'm not sure what I'll be doing. My mom doesn't really make me work so I can probably just be like any other bum then, not really doing anything. Maybe go to a few concerts here and there. It sounds fun and all that..." her voice died down slowly, becoming more and more slow paced as that radiating mood from Shima engulfed Kasia herself even more. Maybe it was a time to just be kind of quiet now? She at least had to stop talking about herself.

"So um...What is it that you..?-" She was about to ask what he did. He looked older than her, probably have his own career by now, or the start of one. However she was cut short by his next string of speech that sounded jumbled together and forced. Her smile falter a bit and she turned her gaze away from him, instead looking in the opposite direction at the different shop fronts, pretending to be window shopping, looking at signs like she was looking for a place to eat. Really anything to make him not notice the worry in her eyes was fine. "Um no..I don't really have any preference" she stated. "If you had anything in mind I'm sure that it would be fine".

Then she heard that sorry and her head fell forward, hiding her eyes from view with her bangs. She stopped her steps right there in the middle of the sidewalk, not caring that the people that had been behind them complained not so quietly too themselves. Kasia could tell he was having a hard time already and now it was clear he knew it too. Maybe this really wasn't such a good idea after all. She didn't want to just force some one into something they didn't want to do. She offered, raising her head up with what she hoped wasn't to obviously fake of a smile."You know...like...I'm sure you had plans or something. I mean you were totally out for some reason or another right?" She began rambling, his nervousness seeming to transfer right over to her. "So if you want to get back to that its like totally fine you know? I don't really want to get in the way of anything. Maybe some other time?" She began to back up, fully aware that if she left now there wouldn't be some other time since all she knew was a name, no number or workplace or address.

    She couldn't help it. Kasia eyed his smile and felt her own returning. He seemed to not be nearly as bad now. Maybe she had just started off a bit tioo strong? Made him uncomfortable? Still though...he seemed more calm, much more natural with that soft smile gracing his features. She couldn't help but feel all of her ever present joy return to her. Kasia took his advice though, taking in a deep breath through her nose and letting it out, relaxing every part of her body. She lifted her head up, giving Takeshima a nod of her approval. "A coffee house sounds nice" she answer, flashing him an extra cute smile of happiness.

Kasia resumed her walk, catching up to his side in no time. She listened to him talk about his job, something catching her interest there. "Chasing after bad spirits huh? That sounds pretty dangerous" she mused, arching a brow with a playful smile. If only he had any idea just how it was fighting evil spirits. Kasia hadn't met anyone like herself ever. She was sure this guy was just someone who watched a few too many exorcism or ghost hunting shows. There was no way he saw the same things she did. From what she understood it was extremely rare, as in about 1 in every five zillion people she ever saw. Surely one wouldn't just stumble upon her and ask her out for a meal. That'd be way too easy. Strange things happened though.

She looked up at him through the corner of her eyes, giggling softly. "I don't think you're all that odd. At least not that much weirder than anyone else." she explained, shrugging her shoulders. "Isn't everyone just a little bit odd anyway? I mean who dances on the sidewalk by themselves right?" she found herself blushing again, remembering that had been rather embarrassing. Still though it was true. She was a rather odd one herself.

"And anyone who hunts down evil ghosts can't be a boring guy. I mean....like right over there" she pointed to the other side of the street to a place where no one was standing, pretending she saw a ghost. Oddly enough to her there was some one standing there, one of those people with the chains on their chest. Soon enough those guys in black would show up and take care of it though. "That ghost must be terrified of you walking around all big and strong and scary~~" of course it wasn't but she could certainly act like her 'imaginary' ghost did in fact tremble in fright by just the fact that Shima was close to it. She laughed softly after, covering her mouth, before leaning forward and 'pretending' to wave to the spirit who didn't seem to pay her much mind, something she secretly pursed her lips at. Too bad not all spirits could be all nice and friendly.

It never occurred to her that he'd be able to see it too. She just kept on walking like nothing was so strange about her just so happening to point to a clear spirit that Shima would be sure to identify as such. "So where is this coffee shop anyway?" she asked curiously, straightening up and looking around for a sign that would indicate their destination.

    Kasia thought for a moment that maybe he really did fight them. Then she realized how silly she sounded even to herself. She figured he was just trying to be a show off of some kind, talking about battle scars. Though to be honest that didn't sound like something some one like him would do. Of course she had just met him just a short time ago. What did she know? A lot of guys liked to make things up to make themselves seem tough to girls. Besides she had other things to ficus on.

"You're certainly not dull so far. And if you were so lifeless I doubt you'd be being such a gentleman and taking me for a bit to eat~" she tried, nudging him lightly in the side, raising one of her gloved fists into the air, waving it at him playfully as if to say that she'd just knock that thought out of his head. But then he found a way to surprise her again, saying she looked cute, and even when she blushed. Oh god that was a wonderful way to bring that blush back onto her cheeks. She might have been eccentric and seemed like she was so used to things like that but it still didn't take a whole lot to get her flustered. Her fist opened up and she ran it back through her hair as she looked forward, hoping he didn't notice her blush. It seemed he had gotten preoccupied with something anyway. Killing an evil spirit or something.

Wait...what? Kasia stopped in her tracks, turning around slowly. Surely he was just playing along right? He had to be. Then she saw what was some kind of glowing bow appear, sensing the reiatsu that made up its structure. Shima then pulled it it back and not a moment later an arrow was released from it, flying right at the spirit she had seen and pointed out. Her mouth dropped as she tried to shout out some form of no, but she found that her throat had gone dry and silent. She heard that awful cry of pain. It echoed in her head a few times before she slowly turned her head. She suddenly became a little bit paler, her eyes wide and brows furrowed. She watched as the spirit faded into nothing but dust that was carried off in the air. Her face held true sorrow and horror. That was just some spirit. It hadn't become some monster yet. If it had....then she would have understood but...it wasn't even given a chance.

Shima just carried on like nothing had happened though. He lowered his arms and just went on walking, answering her question which she had already forgotten by this time. He walked right past her, probably expecting her to be right at his side in the next few seconds so they could continue on. It took her a moment but she managed to blink, realizing she couldn't just stand there. She turned on wobbly legs, slowly taking a few steps before speeding up to catch up to her guide. She didn't look up at him, just shaking her head. "I don't care if you smoke" she said plainly, shrugging her shoulders. She twirled her hair around a finger, not really paying much attention for the next few moments. All she heard was that scream from earlier.

"After you"

She looked up, seeing that they had reached where they were going. She blinked a few times before it came to her to actually walk inside. Even still she seemed a bit spacey as she did so, just staring straight ahead. She wasn't doing very good at trying to cover up any kind of reaction she had had. Kasia was aware of probably as much as Shima was. She had probably made herself obvious now. She looked back over her shoulder, a questioning look on her face. She didn't know how to ask him why or how he had done that. She had only known of her own powers for the longest time, not knowing much of what else there was or if there were some kind of rules. Confusion and a need for answers were clear on the girl's face as she awaited him to follow in behind her.

    She jumped a little when she felt a hand on her shoulder. Kasia turned her head quickly, eyes a bit wide with shock, only to see it was just Shima who had touched her ever so gently. She relaxed her shoulders which had tensed up, offering an apologetic smile to him. On the inside she was scolding herself for being so jumpy. It wasn't really like her to be all the upset over anything. Though watching some one, who you didn't know was bad, get killed could probably do that to someone. Especially when she was convinced she was the only one who was even seeing those things most of the time.

Giving a tiny nod, she followed him over to the table she was guided to. She kept looking out the window as she sat down, scooting forward with her legs crossed indian style in the chair. She leaned back, keeping her hands in her lap. Really she wasn't sure what she was about to be told. But when Takeshima did begin to speak she slowly turned her head to face him, showing him that she was at least going to pay some attention to him. It seemed she had a lot to learn to.

So he was some other type of person that saw all the spirits and things she did. It seemed they were different though, not quite seeing things for the same reasons. So even he didn't know what she was despite his larger knowledge on the subject. It seemed like that little bit would probably remain a mystery to her for some time. But as if to show him the he was correct about her being able to more than just see everything he did, she held her hand out on the table, glancing over to the men behind the counter to make sure they weren't looking before looking back to her own hand. From underneath her glove, a black ribbon slithered out much like a snake before twirling around, twisting itself in the air with nothing more than her will to move it. It only revealed itself for a moment though before it burrowed itself back under her glove, seeming to disappear completely.

She listened to everything else he had to tell her, a bit of it coming together. She looked up to him, giving a small nod. "So the man from before. He was about to become on of those things?" She had seen hollows before though never was able to put a name on what they were. She had always been curious about where they came from. Now she had some reasoning for it all. She looked down to her lap, bringing her hand up from the table to twirl her hair around her finger as she thought for a moment, trying to classify the information she had just been given in some way.

"I've never really met anyone else that could see all that stuff" she admitted quietly, figuring it wasn't to good to talk about invisible things all that loud in public. She looked up, almost looking a bit happy now. Her smile had returned and she had an easy going, relaxed aura about her once again. "Seems you really aren't the boring one, Shima" Kasia mused, giving a short giggle. She was really beginning to get over what had happened before. It was still a bit strange and new to her but at least she knew now she wasn't in the presence of some random spirit killer. That would probably be a relief to anyone.