Coffee Dragons (Andi)

[Andi Thalis]

Andi didn’t look up for a bit, content to hit herself mentally for making Matt uncomfortable in her presence. Really, Thalis, you can do better than that. Did you seriously have to take his book and make him look like he wanted to run away from you? As it so happened, she looked up just as Matt said it was okay and gestured to his notebook. She looked down, still silent, and let her eyes caress his handwriting, the story laid before her piquing her interest.

Reading every word, her lips transformed from a sullen line into a small smile, and even bigger as she continued reading. The witch, a fiery and passionate brunette who loved causing trouble, had taken the knight’s sword and held it for ransom, demanding that he go into the forest and catch her a mighty stag for her table. The knight had refused and they had bickered until the witch had seen her ways and given the sword back. In return, the knight had gone out and brought her back a mighty stag, and they had become friends.

The note at the end of the story made her blush a bit, twin clouds of peach on her golden skin. She looked up at him, grabbing his pencil and scribbling something before pushing it back towards him.

I am truly sorry, though; I only wanted to be your friend, so I thought that it would be fun to take your book. I don’t doubt that your sister would have done such a thing, but I’m not your sister, and strangers shouldn’t do that. I would love to write you letters or notes or whatever; truth is, on the inside, I read and cherish stories like the ones you wrote, of damsels in distress and dragons and witches and knights. Thank you for the story; I really, really liked it, and it cheered me right up.

[Matthew Waylan]

Matt silently waited for her to look up at him and read his story. Smiling he waited taking small sips of his coffee. She would come around. She was too curious not to. Smirking a bit he just waited and watched as she was able to finally look up at him. He wondered just when she would finally realize that it was okay and read his story. Smiling he tapped the notebook twice trying to get her to read it. “ For you.” He said in a small voice that if, the cafe was silent, would echo out.

Matt smiled as she finally started reading the story that had been laid out. In all honesty he had not been thinking about anything except the story and the situation surrounding it as he was writing it. Andi didn't know it but she was privileged in that she actually got to see and read his story. He would never normally show his writing to anyone, and as it was only a select few people had ever read anything he had written. In his mind they were already friends. Even if they had gotten off to a rough start. Matt smiled as her sad features burst into smile as she was reading it. It was obvious he had cheered her up and that made him happy. He didn't like people being sad.

When she had gotten to the note he smiled and set his head on his elbow, propping it up on the table. He watched as she grabbed his pencil and started to write a reply. Smirking he waited for her to finish and then took the notebook back when it was apparent she had finished.

Reading the note he smiled. She sure was honest when she was writing things down. Looking over at her from the corner of his eyes he smiled again before he carefully calculated his reply.

As I said, my sister would have definitely have taken my book if I wasn't paying attention to her. And we are friends already aren't we? Next time though, try not to threaten to blow up my book. Please? Besides. How can a stranger become a friend if one person won't talk or interact with the other? What you did may have been a bit wrong for me, but it was justified for you.

Blushing a bit at the next part of the note Matt slowly wrote out a reply;

Stories that I write I almost always throw out. They aren't good enough really. And there is nothing wrong with liking stories about Damsels and Knights and Witches and Warlocks. The truth is they are some of my favorite stories to write. If the whole world was full of “epicness” and “horror” we wouldn't have any dreams....

P.S. I'm glad it cheered you up...

Silently Matt pushed the notebook back over in her direction still waiting her reply with an easy smile.

[Andi Thalis]

His smile made her breath come out of her lungs a little faster, his easy acceptance of her apology making her wonder what he was really like, if they were alone. Would he be one of those boys who opened up if they were in a private setting, or would he be as he was now, silent and strong and making butterflies flutter in her stomach? She twiddled her fingers, a bit nervous, a bit flustered, completely out of her comfort zone; normally, boys approached her because she was good-looking and she could act like one of the boys without actually being a boy, and that was attractive to them.

Andi wanted to know what was attractive to Matt.

She watched as he wrote back to her, his hand gliding effortlessly over the paper before pushing the notebook back before her. Her eyes instantly became glued to the page, reading his words and smiling a little, imagining his voice saying these things to her. It caused her to shiver a little, goosebumps on her skin again, for Matt was an attractive boy, and Andi was definitely interested. She took the pencil again and began writing.

I am glad to have you as my friend, Matt. You’re the first non-powered friend I’ve got since I moved here five years ago. I won’t blow up your book, I was merely doing that to tease you, which I do a lot. and your stories are quite detailed, so much so that I feel like I’m in the story myself, and I really like that.

P.S. I think you’re very cute. <3

She finished the note with her flushed cheeks and her eyes twinkling brightly before handing Matt the notebook and pencil back.

[Matthew Waylan]

Matt was unaware of what Andi was thinking as he wrote out his reply. He wondered if she would end up becoming a closer friend to him then he had expected. See Matt normally only had acquaintances. Not truly friends. Maybe here he would be able to have some more here in Pilot Ridge. He knew that people were sort of put off by him and his inability to speak, but he also knew that people just didn't care sometimes. Now don;t get him wrong. He still would have moved for his sister even if he didn't have to leave friends, but he wondered if he was a bit crazy to leave home his senior year.

Waiting for her to reply back to him Matt took the opportunity to look at her and the way that she wrote. Her handwriting style was interesting and it was one of the most interesting styles he had seen yet. It flowed a bit and was not at all cramped. Matt could almost instantly tell what sort of person they were from their handwriting. To him her handwriting spoke volumes more then anything she might actually say. He smiled as she finished up and wrote down her note in return..

Smiling he replied, reading through the first part of the note.

If it makes you feel better your the first meta friend I have had since I moved here, a few weeks ago. And why not? You are nice enough I mean. Thanks for not blowing up my book. It really is something I treasure. The teasing thing I'm not to sure about.

Matt chuckled as he wrote the next part, making sure to think before he wrote.

I do try to go into detail on my stories. I don't think though that they are any thing special, but I am honored that you feel as if you can jump right into the story. My writing is very personal to me. Not many people get to see it, so consider yourself lucky, miss witch.

Matt almost choked on air when he read the next part. He honestly did not know how to reply to that,and the fact that she thought him cute (not to mention actually told him about it) made Matt a bit nervous. Blushing immensely he decided to ignore that part and just pass the note over. He dared to look over at her, blushing so bad he might be considered a tomato.


P.S. Thanks?

Matt slowly passed the notebook back over to her. Hopefully he hadn't made any blunders that would get the book blown up... that would not be good and Matt was unaware of how normal people acted in these sorts of situations.

[Andi Thalis]

She took her eyes away from him as he wrote, giving him the time he needed as she noted every nuance of the café. Andi, as a person with the power to make things explode by touching them, had many side effects that came with such a power. Hot palms, migraines, hot flashes (sometimes)…one of those side effects was the visceral need to touch, to keep tactile contact with something, anything. Whether it was soft or rough or something in between, once her eyes landed on something she wanted to touch, the primal need to touch it was something she couldn’t control.

She was much like a cat with that.

So when he passed the notebook over, she caught his fingers and held them, immediately noticing the callous texture of his skin. That peach tint colored her cheeks again, her hair falling forward as she grabbed the notebook and pencil. “I’m sorry,” she mumbled as she began to read, and when she was done, more peach flooded into her face.

I’m glad I’m your first too, it means that what we have is kinda special, right? And I do consider myself lucky! If you get published, that means that I was your first reader, and I’ll totally be your #1 fan, you can count on that. Oh, and sorry about me grabbing your hand…one of my side effects for having this power is that if I see something I want to touch, I have to touch it, and I’m completely sorry.

P.S. Don’t mention it. You’re quite the looker and I would be surprised if I’m the first girl to tell you that you’re good-looking

[Matthew Waylan]

Matt was semi focusing on writing and semi focusing on Andi as he wrote. He watched as her eyes had scanned the room, taking in ever single detail in every single place at every single time. He knew people with those kinds of eyes, the ones who could see right through you if you gave them a chance, were a rarity in amongst themselves. Smiling a bit he finished up his end of the note and handed it back to her with a small smile.

Matt noticed when he handed back the notebook her hands seemed to catch his. He wasn't quite sure what to do so he just let her hold them. In contrast to his hers were soft and feminine. When she stopped he just sort of took his hand back with a soft smile. He really didn't mind it, it just felt weird to have a girl's hand, other then Dani's, in his. He chuckled as she quickly took the notebook and started to read and reply to his note. While he waited for her to reply he smiled as she sort of let her hair fall onto her face. He wondered why she did that. It hid her curious eyes. Frowning he gently reached over and pushed a strand out of her face then sat back down. She looked better with it out of her face.

When Matt got the reply back he smiled as he read it then quickly wrote down what was going through his head as he read it.

I was just joking you know. I highly doubt anything of mine will get published, seeing as you and my family and my teachers are the only one who are allowed to read the things I write. Don't tell Dani though... she will flip if she found out someone else was allowed to read the things I write. I get it. Side effects are horrible... most of the time anyway.

Reading over the last part Matt blushed an even redder shade of red he didn't think was possible to achieve. He had to be honest didn't he? Sighing he wrote down the last part before sliding the notebook over.

P.S. Well... Actually you are... Don't tease me too much about this please...

Blushing again he passed the notebook back over, along with the pencil and slowly took a sip of his coffee hiding his eyes from sight.

[Andi Thalis]

His fingers on her face made her look up, slightly startled at his touch. His smile made her surprise go away, though she could feel her face growing hot from his caress. She had touched him first; maybe this was his way of returning the favor? Her eyes fell from his face to his arm, then to his hand as he wrote. What was it about him that drew her? Sure, he was good-looking and she could have spent hours looking at him, but it was him, the man under the boyish face, the quiet but strong dominant type that made her feel like a complete girl.

She didn’t feel that often, which was refreshing every once in a blue moon. He pushed the notebook towards her and Andi wondered what the other people in the café were thinking of the two teenagers writing in the corner. Deciding not to care, Andi read his words and smiled.

I promise I won’t tell your sister…I don’t want her pranking me any time soon. Yeah, sometimes I hate the side effects. I had the biggest migraine this morning and I had to get coffee, which is why I came here.

She blushed but continued.

Well, I can’t hate my side effects today because they gave me a new friend and a wonderful morning spent in a quaint café with an interesting individual. This is the most fun I’ve had in a long, long time, Matt, and I’m glad you were able to give it to me.

P.S. I don’t tease about feeling something for someone, but I’m glad that I’m, again, the first person to say this to you. What would you say about a possible date?

Taking a deep breath to try and cool her racing heart, she slid the paper and pencil back to Matt.

[Matthew Waylan]

Matt watched as she had blushed at his touch. He didn't get why she was blushing but it was enough to get him to stop and not do that anymore. He watched as her eyes trailed his hand and down to his writing. It seemed that he had captivated her eyes with his writing. Smiling a bit he nodded slightly. Her hair out of her face was definitively more suited to her.

He waited for her to finish writing her reply and smiled as she was finishing. He wondered just what she was writing that had her blushing so much Smiling he realized he was not the only one blushing and that made him albeit a bit happy. He knew that in this area he was mostly clueless. As he waited for the note back his eyes wandered around the cafe content to just watch the people. Not many people were eying them but a few were. Apparently it was a spectacle to see two teenagers just sitting across from each other and writing .Sighing he shook his head as the note was passed back to him. Who were they to judge?

Reading the note Matt smiled.

Good, I doubt she would take it well. I am sorry you had a migraine , at least you know that coffee helps. For some people I am sure that they don't know how to get rid of the migraines that accompany their powers. I may not have powers but having migraines all the time must suck. I would think it would be better to have a niche where you would be able to know how to solve the side effects.

Matt smiled as he read the next part. He was glad too that he had made a new friend. He blushed slightly as he realized that in Pilot Ridge she was probably his first friend.

Well I am glad too I was able to provide you with some sort of entertainment, all at my own expense.

He smiled at her encouragingly before he read the next part. Then his voice caught in his throat. She wanted to go on a date with him? Why? He wasn't anything special... He racked his brain to try to think a reason why she would want to go on a date with him. Heck they had been honest this entire time he figured he should be honest now.

P.S. I've never been on a date before... What would we do? I don't understand why you would want to go on a date with me anyway. There really is nothing special about me. I know I seem to be saying this a lost but...

Matt pushed the notebook over towards Andi smiling and blushing slightly. When she got to the end he apprehensively asked her to look up at him with his eyes. He was going to speak and he made sure she knew that. Taking a deep breathe he continued where the note left off.

“This is the first time I have been asked...” Matt smiled slightly still blushing to himself. Yes he just spoke those words, But only in a slight whisper. He didn't want all of Pilot Ridge to know he was dateless. Honestly he couldn't care less, but he figured it would not be a good way to start the year at the local high school with everyone knowing. Shaking his head he waited for her to reply. Hopefully she wouldn't think him too much of a dork...

[Andi Thalis]

She tucked her hair behind her ears when it fell into her face again, somehow guessing that he liked it when her hair wasn’t in her face. She kept her eyes down, feeling bashful. Totally unlike the Andi that had walked into the Kafe earlier, the girl wondered what was going on with her. Normally, she didn’t act like this, like she was shy and not confident about what she wanted. What she wanted was to drag Matt into a dark corner and have her way with him, but that was beside the point. She wanted to make an impression on him.

She looked up when he pushed the notebook towards her, encouraging her to read. She nodded a little and did, feeling like she needed to look up at him when she was done. She did and she was met with the impact of his eyes, gazing at her with shyness. “This is the first time I have been asked…" he spoke in that voice that made her shiver, for all that she had heard it about five minutes ago, and she gazed at him for a moment before leaning over and taking his hand, smiling with the corners of her lips tilted.

“This is the first time I’ve asked someone,” she said softly, expressing a secret that she had never told anyone. Sure, she’d been asked by boys before, but this was the first time she had ever asked someone. “You’re sweet and considerate and kind…I would be a fool not to ask you, Matt. We can go out to dinner or a movie or mini golf or something.” She squeezed his fingers once before letting go, her eyes sparkling as she took the pencil and wrote a single sentence on it before passing it back to him.

Will you go out on a date with me, Matt Waylan?

[Matthew Waylan]

Matt smiled when she tucked her hair back from her face and behind her ear. It was amazing sometimes how he was able to communicate with people without saying anything. He wondered what happened to the girl that had first bumped into him. It seemed that this was an entirely new person. He wondered what was making her act so different from the first person he had met. First impressions were important, yes, but sometimes they were wrong.

His eyes on her as she read Matt knew that this time he wouldn't be looking anywhere else but at her. He hoped she wouldn't tease him too much by what had been written. When he spoke his eyes stayed on hers and held her gaze. He knew that he was shy, yes, but he also knew that the conversation was important and important conversations warranted for direct eye contact. He watched as she shivered and didn't really know what to do. Was she cold? Then of course, he felt her hand on his. He looked at her hand on his and just held his breath. What was going to happen now?

Matt just listened as she started to talk. What? She had never asked someone out before? Well he was sure she had been asked out before. He felt privileged to be the one she asked out. When she started listing movies or dinner or even mini golf he chuckled. He had a few ideas about that too but that could wait, at least for now. He managed to maintain eye contact for a while, but then realized what she was saying. Was he really all of those things? He really didn't consider that. He was just himself. He blushed at the few words that came out of her mouth and was about to say something when the notebook was passed over with a single sentence written on it.

Matt took the time to think about the sentence before he replied to it with a small smile and a faint blush.

Only if you'll have me.

[Andi Thalis]

Wow, Thalis. You had really outdone yourself this time. Going all this way for a good-looking boy? You are such a sap it hurts.

An internal grimace would surely make its way upon her face, but she kept her face calm and collected after she had spoken. She really, really liked this boy, and after what she had just said…she wondered if it was a good thing to do. Ask a boy you’ve barely met out on a date, when he’s so quiet that when he talks to you, it’s through notes. Normally, Andi wouldn’t have done anything like this.

Luckily for her, she didn’t want normalcy now.

She flicked her gaze down when he passed by the notebook, and a wide smile crossed her face. It was like the sun shining after days of cloudy rain, the sunshine needed after the wet season. “I’m glad you accept,” she said in a quiet tone, her voice a bit husky. She took the pencil and scribbled down some numbers onto a new page before flipping it and giving it back to him.

“I wrote down my phone number and my dorm number just in case,” she told him with a bit of peach on her golden cheeks. “So, ya know, we can plan the date and stuff.”

[Matthew Waylan]

Matt was just as nervous as Andi, if not more. He would never admit it but he was more nervous this was all some elaborate practical joke Dani had set up. He wouldn't put it past her. The girl has left an impression on him.From the moment she had bumped into him and stumbled through an apology all the while staring at him. She had made even more of an impression when she had taken his book and held it hostage. Honestly he didn't want to see her sad. Despite his looks he was forgiving. Especially if someone looked sad.

Matt waited for her smile. At leas he hoped she would smile. Watching her with his own smile he waited as she read the words written. Ah there it was. An extravagant smile of pure sunshine. He watched as it came across her face and held it there. With her quiet words and ever-smile he knew she was happy. That in turn made him happy. Smiling slightly he watched as she wrote down something else and returned it over to him.

His eyes flickered over to her and watched as she continued to talk. His eyes glanced over the page as she wrote down her contact information and smiled up at him. With the information stored neatly in his notebook hi slowly ripped out the story with the knight and the witch offering it to her in return along with his number which he had written at the bottom.

“Here.” He slowly handed it over to her, and glanced at his watch. Dang, his parents were expecting him soon. Looking at her then looking back at the time he found that a frown had accompanied his face. Slowly standing up he smiled and looked at her. “ My parents were expecting me an hour ago. I am afraid I will have to leave.” Slowly reaching forward he patted her head and walked out to drive home. What an interesting day at the coffee shop it had been.


[OOC:wrapped for mattie ^.^]

[Andi Thalis]

Andi kept her smile, even as Matt listened to her words and wrote something down for her. She flicked her gaze down, face growing warm as she realized that Matt had given her his information in return, written on the bottom of the story of the knight and the witch. “Thank you,” she said softly before he spoke, getting up and patting her hair before leaving. She touched the top of her head, suddenly giddy and tingly as she folded the story gently and placed it in her jacket pocket.

Whistling happily, she got up after making sure the table was clean and walked to the door, listening to the guitar riff before pulling out her keys to her bike. She got on and revved the engine, enjoying the purr on the inside of her legs as she slid on her helmet. Today had turned out to be an awesome day after all, and Andi wanted another one like it. She took off from the Kafe and down the street, heading to Hammel with a light heart.

Fin.