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I'd Let You Be If You Put Down Your Blazing Gun

Honestly, if she weren't so defensive whenever he came around he never would have become intrigued. She wasn't even his type and yet, here he was, thinking about ways to make her sway under his influence like so many other girls in town did. They all seemed to be romantics who would sooner go into a fit of giggles if asked to a local festival and holding hands than the smoldering trysts he had grown used to over his years as a travelor; they were all easy to woo, sweet words mingling with innocent touches and maybe a small token of affection and they were all his! There was no challenge and he quickly grew tired of the games he played with them.

But not Claire.

The fiery farmer enflamed him with her indifference; she had taken one look at him and immediately brushed him off as too much trouble (which was a rather apt description), carrying on her merry way with his soon-to-be-ex. Oh, he'd been smitten with Popuri for nearly three Seasons (Summers) now, but her eager innocence had grown tiring even after their first Summer together and he had been secretly looking for a different girl to woo. Someone who wasn't looking to make him settle in one place or to follow after him like a puppy.

Basically someone to have a good time with, with no strings attached. And if he was lucky, he could do that with the pretty little farmer down the way-but first things first. Kai would need to dump Popuri and leave some kind of impression on Claire.

Kai knew that sweeping up behind Claire and kissing her in front of Popuri was cruel, but it was the only she would understand that they were over. So as the daylight of the final day of Summer slipped away and the chicken-girl ran off in tears, his breath brushed against Claire's suddenly warm neck as he breathed in the scent of her hair. He was about to steal another kiss when the blonde elbowed him in the stomach and fled from his grasp, her fist connecting with his jaw so hard he felt his teeth rattled. What kind of girl punched someone after getting kissed?

"You're despicable," she seethed, normally indifferent blue eyes burning him to his core when he doubled over in pain. "How can you do this to Poppy?"

After a few moment of trying to catch his breath, Kai straightened and grinned at her. "My tastes change as often as your friends change clothes," he explained lightly, "And it just so happens that I like you now."

She looked disgusted with his explanation. "Sorry, but you're not my type," she spat, walking away from him to follow her friend in the hopes of comforting her.

Kai let her go, grin still in place. The blazing gun in her eyes was even more enchanting than her indifference and now she was stuck with him; he'd make her his next Summer, of that he was sure, if the sway in her steps was any indication. For now though, he'd let her get away-but just for now.

To Be Continued

This was originally going to be a one shot...but as I was writing it, it sort of got away from me. So this is going to be a series of short drabbles-not perfect drabbles because I don't think I can write a Perfect Drabble, pretty damn close. Anyways, this was a songfic written to the song If I Never See Your Face again by Maroon 5 and featuring Rihanna and I tried to do what I did with my last songfic, which is incorporate the lyrics into the story. Don't know if I've succeeded this time, but at least it's done. Updates for this will come every other day, so look forward to this wrapping up pretty fast.

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