Let Me Get Yo Numbaaah (Miku)

[Benjamin Park]

Benji didn't feel like smoking, but if he wanted to keep up his image, well, it felt like a requirement to him.  He didn't do it that often - not enough to be incredibly addicted - but when he did, he usually found himself a somewhat secluded spot out by the courtyard where a wandering passerby would probably see him but not likely approach unless they knew him.  He leaned up against the side of the school building and lit one of the sticks up, waiting for it to catch before he placed it between his lips and sucked in a lungful.

On the exhale, he looked up at the sky, which was a brilliant, hot blue this mid-August day.  The sun was just starting to edge towards the horizon, hopefully urging some students to come outside and enjoy the nice weather while it lasted.  Maybe, if Benji was lucky, some pretty thing would come wandering his way and he could make a catch.  A smirk toyed at the edge of the dancer's lips as he eyed around the area, looking for a target.  

Preferably not an alien.  Or a vampiress.  Or anything potentially dangerous and/or with a criminal history.  Because goodness knew the school had plenty of all of those.  Freaks...

[Miku Yoshida]

Miku hated the cold and she knew that it was coming and with that sad thought Miku decided to enjoy the warmer weather while she could.  Not to mention there wasn't a cloud in sight.  That was all that she needed.  Really that was the worse way to ruin a good and lovely day was to have a rain storm or shower.  That wasn't going to happen today and she was going to take advantage of it to the best of her abilities.

So with a bit of a bounce Miku set out into the court yard with nothing in particular planned, hopefully she could also keep her fire in control as well.  That would be a very good day it would make it a perfect day really.  It was bright it was sunny it was warm, and there was no rain it was perfect.  She was ready to hum a little bit before she noticed that someone else was outside as well.  Well there were a couple of different people out side but for some reason the guy that was smoking caught her attention as she started to pass.  "Hi!" she spoke to him with a bright smile, nothing was going to deter her from being friendly and having a good day she might as well share that goodness. 

[Benjamin Park]

Benji was reaching the end of his cigarette when movement caught his attention in the corner of his eye. With a slow, smokey exhale, he glanced that way, and smiled victoriously at the girl that had appeared around the corner. She was super cute, and, not to mention, already greeting him like she knew him. Benji was fairly certain they'd never met before, but he definitely wasn't going to let this opportunity go to waste.

"Hey gorgeous," he replied, a large smirk tugging up the corner of his mouth. "What's a cutie like you doing out here by yourself?" He tossed away the butt of his cigarette and shifted a little closer. And, wow, he realized with silent curiosity... She was a pirate! He hadn't met one of those at this school yet. He didn't mention this, though (for all he knew she could be wanted, because somehow Hammel seemed able to protect felons and other criminals), and instead shot her a bright smile. "I'm Benji. I don't I've had the pleasure of meeting you before."

[Miku Yoshida]

If Miku's smile could have gotten bigger it probably would have at the comment of being called gorgeous. Had her cheeks turned pink? She hoped not! She tried to play it casual a bit because truth be told the guy was kind of cute and it was fun to be flirted with! "I'm just trying to enjoy the last remnants of the warm weather before it gets cold," answered Miku with a shrug. "What about you? I'd think there would be someone wanting to spend time with you as well," she remarked feeling like she was failing miserably at the whole flirting back thing.

She quickly dismissed the disparaging thought though as the guy introduced himself with an incredibly cute and bright smile of his own. "Hi, Benji," answered Miku shifting a little closer to him in return nothing too close and personal but certainly a sign of being comfortable at the very least. "I don't think you have. I'm Miku," she offered holding out her hand. It might have been overly formal in some respects but it was an excuse and way to make physical contact. Really he was king of cute and it was fun getting complimented like she was.

[Benjamin Park]

Benji's grin widened at the girl's reaction to his comments. Yes, that was the sort of thing he liked to see! Those wide, girlish smiles, the blushing... He was totally going to own this. He was the flirting master! "Ahh, yeah, I can get that," he replied with a smile, looking up at the sky. "Me? Nahhh, I'm just kind of a wanderer, not held down by anyone, you know?" Ben shrugged, trying to act nonchalant. "But that's sweet of you to say." He paused and added thoughtfully,"I could always use a companion, though. Especially a pretty one." Not to mention a badass lady of the sea!

He somewhat regretted his choice of smoking in that moment, because he was sure his nicotine-scented breath was going to make the cutie's nose wrinkle as she got closer. Hopefully, Benji thought, she wasn't too sensitive to that sort of thing. "A pleasure, Miku," he replied, taking her hand as she offered it and, instead of shaking, brought it up to his lips to give the back of it a kiss. His grin had never left, even after he let go of the girl's hand. "You're not busy, are you? I was thinking about, ahh, wandering the grounds some more. Looking for adventure, you know, whatever comes my way." A pirate couldn't resist that, right?

[Miku Yoshida]

Benji kind of had Miku's attention. He was cute and something of a flirt. What better way than to spend an afternoon with a cute guy who liked to flirt and tell her that she was pretty. No girl in her right might would refuse something like that now would they? "What sort of companion are you looking for?" asked Miku with a bit of a coy smile on her face. Master of flirtation that she was...

Okay, so he was smooth, here she was thinking that she was being all perfect and coy and flirty and he had to take and kiss her hand? Smooth - very smooth - too smooth because it all went to her head and she was ready to become something of a giggly mess but that was when her ability decided to go off on her as her hand became super heated to shoot off a bit of fire. She opened her eyes wide in panic and almost terror as she quickly tore her hand from Benji's though she feared not fast enough as she produced a small palm flame. Heat flooded her cheeks. "I'm SOO sorry!" she cried deeply apologetic as she tried to wave the flame from her hand which it went out after a few tries.

"Did I get you?" she asked concern etched on her face not having caught the question he had asked her before her abilities freaked out from her 'lapse in concentration'. She had a feeling that her fire had just utterly killed the mood and she was never going to hear from this guy again. Oh how she hated her abilities!

(ooc: Sorry for the Miku ability spaz out!)

[Benjamin Park]

Benji tilted his head, as though pondering Miku’s question. “What kind of companion?” he repeated, rubbing his chin. “Hmmm…. One who likes adventure, I suppose! And a dash of exciting romance and fighting evil.” Okay, not he was sort of sounding like a nerd, but sometime told him the girl might find that endearing. That’s what he was going for, at least.

But hell yeah he was smooth! Benji was feeling pretty cocky by the reaction that Miku was giving, and had absolutely no idea what was coming for him. So when the girl’s hand suddenly felt hot and she tried to tug it away, he blinked in bewilderment… And barely had time to react in time to escape the flames. He yelped in surprise, jerking his head back just as the fire appeared and managed to keep himself from getting burned… at least his face. His hair, on the other hand, sizzled and burned a little in the front, having been too close to the heat to escape danger. He squeaked in a very unmanly way and batted at the area to make sure it wasn’t still on fire. His hair! His beautiful hair!!

“I-it’s… It’s okay….” he told Miku, but the pout on his lips as he tried to look up to see how much damage had been done showed that he was a bit upset. “Um, you just… Got my hair…” Better than his face, at least. After a moment, he took a deep breath and managed to muster up a smile again. “At least your didn’t wreck my handsome face, right? I’ll just be more careful in the future.” Damn, first he’d met Axelle, who could easily crush his bones and break his face, and now he met a pyro? Talk about weird luck. “So… Pyrokinesis, huh?”