Edward continuously made the back of her flip-flop smack against her heel. She had her chin resting in her palms and a faint scowl over her face. The effects of Spike's little outburst had started to wear off, just a little. Ed glared at people from be hid her dark sunglasses, her head wrapped up in a black scarf and wearing black shorts and a dark red shirt almost gave her the appearance of a tiny-gypsi lost in the hustle and bustle of the city. She was sitting outside a small but busy cafe, and a waiter continued to look at her in annoyance because she wouldn't buy anything. The hacker looked at the waiter and then looked down onto the table made of thick metal cables that twisted and curled up to make a design. A loud sound of metal scarping against concert brought her back down to earth. Her eyes shot up, only to find them gazing into pair of perfectly clear blue eyes. So blue in fact they almost where silver. They belonged to a young man, about 16 at appearance, with short silky smooth white hair. He smiled warmly, taking her hands into his own. "Why so down, beautiful?" he asked in almost a poetic way. Edward took in a deep breath and sat up straight. "Here with anyone?" He asked, moving up a little, closer to the table. Edward took her hands away and nodded.
"No," She said. "I'm here alone. He nodded and pulled his arms back. The young hacker twisted her hands in her lap and finally let out a frustrated growl.
"That STUPID LUNK HEAD totally IGNORES ME!" she shouted suddenly. The young man's head shot up in surprise. The blush marks on Ed's golden brown face turned into a red and started to spread over her face. "I try to tell him something and he IGNORES ME! And for what? So stupid Spike can be with the stupid woman," Edward finished quietly. She let her head drop onto the table so hard that people stopped with what they where doing and looked at her as if she was crazy for a moment. The young man nodded.
"I know how you feel," he said, about o place a hand over her head to run his hands through her hair. but Ed shot up, grabbed the salt shaker and through it at the nearby brick wall of the cafe. It exploded on impacted, sending mini, thick shards of glass everywhere, spraying people with tiny grains of salt. He glanced at the waiter who was waiting tensely by the door. The man exploded with rage, first this strange little girl sits down here, does not order ANYTHING, and breaks his precious salt shaker? Oh this was hell. The young man looked at Edward, who at the time was breathing like a Bull seeing red, and grabbed her hands, pulling her away just in time. The waiter ran over them for a moment.
"HEY! HEY YOU LITTLE BRAT! COME BACK HERE AND PAY FOR THAT!" he screamed, chasing them down the busy street. Edward glanced over her shoulder and back at the strange young man, pulling her away from trouble. Cars beeped and hooked, drivers slammed on their breaks to avoid hitting the two. Somehow, he managed to duck into a rather big building. The two ducked down, and looked out the window, watching the waiter zoom pass.
Ed breathed deeply and turned around, leaning against the door. The young man laughed, breathing hard as well. "That was a close call," he said standing up. Edward finally took a look at her surroundings. The air was somewhat musty and had a strange smell to it. The young man helped her off the ground, and they started to walk around. She looked up, surprised to see cages stacked on top of one another. Edward slowed down her walking, letting her fingers getting hooked into the open spaces of the cage, did she see something? She narrowed her bright amber eyes and gazed hard into the dark pits of the cages, a tail flickered by. A pair of golden eyes beamed at her. Mutated animals paced back and forth in the cages.
She gasped and stumbled back into him. The young man helped Ed to stable herself. "The.." she mumbled, unable to finish her sentence. She just pointed to the cages.
"There's nothing in them love," he said soothingly, stroking her wild hair. Sure enough, the cages we actually empty.
"But Ed SAW SOMETHING!" She said hoarsely, looking back at the cages. The young man dragged her along to the front of the store, where they walked out of the door. A woman at the counter eyed them strangely, wondering how they managed to get into the back of her pet-store but said nothing. Ed looked over her shoulder at the building they had just came out of, the sign read, LOVABLE LOVABLE PETS. "you'll love 'em!". But the bundle of multicolored feathers caught her attention, resting on the streetlight pole. A Parrot? Well, it was a tropical area.. She almost could swear she heard it say out loud
"Your a pretty one you are. Your different, never seen your type before, nope nope nope."
"No," She said. "I'm here alone. He nodded and pulled his arms back. The young hacker twisted her hands in her lap and finally let out a frustrated growl.
"That STUPID LUNK HEAD totally IGNORES ME!" she shouted suddenly. The young man's head shot up in surprise. The blush marks on Ed's golden brown face turned into a red and started to spread over her face. "I try to tell him something and he IGNORES ME! And for what? So stupid Spike can be with the stupid woman," Edward finished quietly. She let her head drop onto the table so hard that people stopped with what they where doing and looked at her as if she was crazy for a moment. The young man nodded.
"I know how you feel," he said, about o place a hand over her head to run his hands through her hair. but Ed shot up, grabbed the salt shaker and through it at the nearby brick wall of the cafe. It exploded on impacted, sending mini, thick shards of glass everywhere, spraying people with tiny grains of salt. He glanced at the waiter who was waiting tensely by the door. The man exploded with rage, first this strange little girl sits down here, does not order ANYTHING, and breaks his precious salt shaker? Oh this was hell. The young man looked at Edward, who at the time was breathing like a Bull seeing red, and grabbed her hands, pulling her away just in time. The waiter ran over them for a moment.
"HEY! HEY YOU LITTLE BRAT! COME BACK HERE AND PAY FOR THAT!" he screamed, chasing them down the busy street. Edward glanced over her shoulder and back at the strange young man, pulling her away from trouble. Cars beeped and hooked, drivers slammed on their breaks to avoid hitting the two. Somehow, he managed to duck into a rather big building. The two ducked down, and looked out the window, watching the waiter zoom pass.
Ed breathed deeply and turned around, leaning against the door. The young man laughed, breathing hard as well. "That was a close call," he said standing up. Edward finally took a look at her surroundings. The air was somewhat musty and had a strange smell to it. The young man helped her off the ground, and they started to walk around. She looked up, surprised to see cages stacked on top of one another. Edward slowed down her walking, letting her fingers getting hooked into the open spaces of the cage, did she see something? She narrowed her bright amber eyes and gazed hard into the dark pits of the cages, a tail flickered by. A pair of golden eyes beamed at her. Mutated animals paced back and forth in the cages.
She gasped and stumbled back into him. The young man helped Ed to stable herself. "The.." she mumbled, unable to finish her sentence. She just pointed to the cages.
"There's nothing in them love," he said soothingly, stroking her wild hair. Sure enough, the cages we actually empty.
"But Ed SAW SOMETHING!" She said hoarsely, looking back at the cages. The young man dragged her along to the front of the store, where they walked out of the door. A woman at the counter eyed them strangely, wondering how they managed to get into the back of her pet-store but said nothing. Ed looked over her shoulder at the building they had just came out of, the sign read, LOVABLE LOVABLE PETS. "you'll love 'em!". But the bundle of multicolored feathers caught her attention, resting on the streetlight pole. A Parrot? Well, it was a tropical area.. She almost could swear she heard it say out loud
"Your a pretty one you are. Your different, never seen your type before, nope nope nope."
