Chapter two

"Who is that she's sitting with Andrew?"Derek asked not taking his eye's off the guy.

"I don't know, he's only been in here a few times and never stays long enough for me to get to know him. But by the looks of it Satsuna sure knows him."

"Yeah."Derek said taking a sip of his coffee.

"Do you think it's serious?"Andrew asked watching his friend closely.

"Don't know but then again why should we care the meatball head can do anything she wants."he turned his back to the couple."Now like I was saying earlier you want to go to the beach with me and Rei this weekend? She's bring her friend Lida and I think you two would fit it off."

"Trying to set me up with someone again Derek?"

Derek laughed."You know it, you need to get back out there and out of this kiddie place every now and again."

"I suppose, but then it hasn't gotten ride of you now has it?"Andrew raised a brow at him.

"I like the coffee."he said simply, shrugging."Besides me and Rei aren't serious, you and Lida could be."

"What's Lida like?"

"She can kick my ass if that tells you anything, she's into Marcel arts and she's a great cook, I could eat her cooking forever and not get bored."

"She must be a master chef then."Andrew and Derek laughed together.

"Excuse me?"Satsuna's date said coming to stand beside Derek. "Can I get two chocolate mike shacks and a order of fries please?"

"Sure, It'll just be a minute."Andrew said and after giving Derek a look turned and started on the food.

"So you and Satsuna? How did that happen?"Derek asked gaining the young mans attention.

"She's about to start working with me at the book store in the mall."the boy said looking over his shoulder at Satsuna.

"And what's your name?"

"Nick."

"And how long have you two been going out."

"We aren't going out but I plan on asking her tonight."

"And what do you think she'll say?"

Nick turned to look at him."I don't know and why are you asking all of these question? I don't even know you."

"I'm a friend of Satsuna's and I'm watching out for her, that's all."

The boy relaxed."Okay."he picked up the food that Andrew had just set down."Thinks."he said making his way back to the both where Satsuna was waiting.

"What do you think of him?"Andrew asked.

"I don't like him but then I'm not a girl so I wouldn't."

"I don't like him ether."Andrew laughed."But do you trust him with Satsuna?"

"I'm not sure, you can keep an eye on her sense she comes in here so much and tell if anything is up with her or not. She's not my problem."Derek said getting up and taking one last look at Satsuna turned to go."See you this weekend Andrew."he called on his way out the door.

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"Who was that guy Satsuna?"Nick asked when the door closed behind Derek not knowing that Andrew was listening to every word they said.

"Who?"she looked at him confused.

"That guy that just walked out of here."

"Oh that's just Derek, why do you want to know?"

"Is he your friend?"

"Not really, more of a pest, we don't get along very much but he's a nice guy."she said starting to eat.

"He was asking a lot of question."He looked at her with a raised brow that she returned.

"And what where they about?"

"You and me."

She almost chocked."Why the hell would he be asking stuff like that!"she shrieked then started rubbing her head as if she had a headache.

"I don't know I was hoping you knew."

"No I'm not around him much and when I am were always fighting."she roiled her eye heaven ward."He was most likely doing it because he knew you would ask me about it and knew it would get on my nerves. Don't worry about it."

"Whatever."he sighed and started eating two."So why do you need the gob anyway?"

Satsuna's hand froze half way to her mouth but she recovered quickly, she forced a smile."Oh you know just want to make some money to buy clothes and girl things like that."

"You don't seem like that kind of girl."he smiled.

"I don't seem like a lot of things that I am."she smiled back not offering up any more information.

"Can I walk you home?"Nick asked as they stepped out of the arcade.

"No, my dad may be home and I don't think you want to be shot at tonight."she laughed knowing that after her father shot at him, with out hitting him, he would beat the living day lights out of her.

"Your right that would rune the evening. I'll see you tomorrow then, bye."he said starting in the opposites detraction.

"Bye."she waved and then started home. She was about half way home when she ran into something hard and wound up on top of it on the ground. Her nose was pressed into a very muscular chest that smelled of roses, nothing ever smelled better to her in her life. She wanted to stay there and smell the rose garden forever, and she wasn't going to move, she didn't care who this guy was. That was till she heard his voice.

"Do we have to do this everyday meatball head?"a familiar voice asked.

She looked up to see Derek."We wouldn't have to if you would watch where you were going."she huffed.

"Me your the one that ran into me meatball head not the other way around."he said standing up and being the gentleman that he was he held out a hand for her.

"I don't need your help."she said getting to her feet a little unsteady but she got up by herself nu-the-less. She put her hands on her hips and glared at him."And what is with you a grilling one of my friends?"

He shrugged."I just wanted to get to know the guy, nuthing wrong with that is there meatball head?"he raised a brow at her.Damn I didn't think he would say anything about it and so fast to.

"It is when your asking questions involving me!"she shouted at him.

Great now what do I say?"He was sitting with you there was no other way to start the conversation."That was weak and even I know it. He mentality slapped himself.

"And a 'Hi, whats your name' wouldn't have started a conversation."She had him now.

"For a man my age that would be a weird way to start a conversation."

"And what age would that be five? It's the normal way to start a conversation."

"Are you calling me emarcher."he glared at her.

"No, what would make you think that I was calling you emarcher?"she asked sweetly and started around him.

He grabbed her arm not enough to hurt her but still firm enough to keep her there."I'm more marcher then you are meatball head, if you wanted to get back at me for rubbing Rei in your face then you could have asked someone better looking to act like they were interest in you."

"I don't need to ask anyone if they would pretend to like me, believe it or not I'm a very likable person!"she yelled at him making people stop all around them.

"Then why don't I ever see you hanging around with anyone but that red head check named Molly, and why have you never had a boyfriend in your life?"He had her trapped between a rock and a hard place.

"I have a over protective dad, he doesn't what to see his little girl grow up."she chocked out the lie fast and it sounded false to her own ears.

"That's a lie if I ever heard one, just give it up you couldn't get yourself a boyfriend if you were the last girl on earth."

"Oh yeah and why is that?!"

"Look at yourself meatball head."he looked at her up and down."There's nothing about you that would get a guys attention, when your not wearing your school uniform your wearing something that will cover your whole body. No one ever gets a good look at you and that just tells people you've got something to hide."

She froze."Like what?"she asked coldly.

He noticed her freeze but decided not to push it more then he was."That's what I want to know because your not overly fat no matter how much you eat."

"I don't have anything to hide."she said angrily and pulling her arm away she ran off down the street trod home.

Derek sighed."Great I mad her down right pissed at me."he smiled."Maybe she'll take some of that out on that Nickie guy that likes her so much."he laughed and started home.

What the hell is his problem today!? Is he PMSing?! Satsuna thought as she made her way home.