Pfft. Rookie (Xavier)

[Elisia Lark]

Why was it that she always ended up in the auditorium or the student lounge? Probably because those were two places she felt most comfortable with. She could perform on the stage without stressing too much if someone heard. And in the lounge, she could hustle people at pool without them realizing what she was doing. Not that she did it often because more than likely someone would catch on. The last time had been Chris before Christmas break and boy oh boy had he not responded well to a girl beating him. Most guys wouldn't, but it seemed like the jocks had the worst time with it. Which might have been why she targeted them in the first place.

Well, with her dancing done and nothing better to do, Elisia found herself back in the Student lounge, reading a book, appearing to be as innocent as possible. And she was innocent, just not when it came to hustling. The book was one she'd read time and time again when she couldn't find anything else. Luckily it was one of her favorites or she never would have been able to read it so many times. One could only read a book so often. This was her 23rd time reading it.

Ellie's eyes roamed the Student Lounge, her pool table still open and waiting. There were some amateurs, mediocre players and even some serious competition. Nothing seemed promising though. Most of them were a group of girls just talking and hanging out or guys betting on a game. She preferred to keep money out of it. If she was going to hustle someone, she wouldn't be taking their money. Oh no, she bet different things, not necessarily harmful, but something that hurt their pride. Chris tried getting a kiss and had no luck until he stole one. Most guys did want something trivial like that though. She didn't plan on giving one up any time soon, not with her eyes locked on a boy she wanted to have kiss her.

But what would her bet be this time? And would she find a suitable hustle victim?

[Xavier O'Conner]

Usually Xavier would be in his room by now enjoying some alcoholic beverage, but he had been caught too many times recently and was no trying to be caught not doing something bad. He walked into the student lounge looking for something to do. He saw the guys betting on a game and decided that wasn't the best thing do right now. It was just another thing that could be viewed as a bad thing. Xavier spotted the pool table and walked over. If no one joined him then at least he could practice his game which wasn't exactly bad but needed improvement.

Xavier started setting up the table and getting ready. He saw the girl reading her book and she looked like a good person to practice on. " Hey want to join?"

[Elisia Lark]

Ellie was listening to the faint music in the background, something upbeat and peppy which automatically fed into her good mood. But peppy didn't help with her calming task of reading. She was practically bouncing in her seat. What was up with her lately? She wasn't just keeping to the walls and trying to blend in with her surroundings anymore. It was weird, especially for someone known (or rather not known) for being inconspicuous.

Her eyes traveled up when she heard someone new enter the area. A boy, blonde and rather attractive. And he headed straight for the pool table that she had been scoping out. Her pool table as far as she was concerned. Ellie tried hiding her smile in her book, but she doubted it was going to work. It was spread ear to ear and just then his eyes went to her. She snapped her eyes back down at the book and looked at it intently.

She realized though that his question was directed to her and she looked back up almost sheepishly. "You mean play?" Oh boy was she going to be a great actress. "I-I'm not really sure, I mean I'm reading and well, I'm not very good." Oscar winning!

[Xavier O'Conner]

" Oh come on. Don't make me beg." Xavier was totally bored and whether the girl in front him wanted to play with him or not did not mean he would stop playing. Xavier noticed that the girl seemed a little shy but he was certain he could get her to play.

" I'll let you start." Xavier was trying to convince her to play, plus he sucked at breaking. He wasn't exactly an outgoing person but he was no where near shy. He hadn't seen this girl around before but he needed something to do and she was next to the pool table. Plus he never understood the like for reading and pool looked like so much more fun.

[Elisia Lark]

Oh if only he knew what he'd be begging for. She chewed on the inside of her cheek and gave a slight shrug, "If you insist, I wouldn't want to make you beg I guess." Ha, this was going to be lovely. Robbie would be so proud. Elisia set her book down on the arm of the chair, patting it to make sure it wouldn't move before she stood and rubbed at her arm nervously.

If she broke that would show her skill, unless she just got in a fake game before the beneficial one. That seemed like a decent idea. Ellie grabbed a pool stick from the holder nearby and held it awkwardly. It was a good thing she could make anything seem awkward due to her personality. Walking to the opposite side of the table, she tried lining it up (intentionally aiming away from the center where the best spot was) and knocked the stick into the cue ball sending it just hard enough to rustle the set of balls a bit.

It was pathetically perfect. With that shot he'd probably be certain he could beat her. And he would...for now.

[Xavier O'Conner]

" Sweet!" Xavier was no longer stuck in boredom and he was so looking forward to winning.

Xavier went and got his pool stick as well and watched her break. It was decent but showed she wasn't very good. Xavier was going to have a good time with this. " See that was good." Xavier lied to get her to keep playing. He didn't want her to quit because she wasn't doing good.

Xavier took his turn and spread the balls around a bit more. No balls went into the pocket but at least now there were opportunities for them to go in.

[Elisia Lark]

Elisia watched as he took his shot. Either he was trying to break them up more or he was just a really bad shot. It didn't matter which was true, she was going to have an easy time hustling him. All she had to do was get through this game and then she'd be able to actually play.

Seeing what should have been an easy shot for her, she lined it up and aimed just to the left so that it would bounce off the corner of the pocket. As it did, she sighed, "I am definitely not cut out for pool, I should just stick with reading." Oh boy was she getting good at this hustling business. Of course she felt awful for lying, but in the end it was all in good fun. She just hoped he didn't take it too hard.

Hard enough to start a scene or a yelling match. He'd win in a yelling match because she wasn't a yelling person, or even an angry person.

[Xavier O'Conner]

" Come on this is so much better than reading." Xavier wasn't a guy who enjoyed reading or any type of work like that. He would rather be up and moving around.

"Just continue with the game. It will be fun." Xavier really had nothing else to do so if she quit, Xavier was stuck in boredom. At least he wasn't stuck doing something that was against the rules at the moment.

Xavier wasn't a guy who liked to be tricked and he was defiantly a hothead, but it also depended on how serious the stakes are.