Not all that shines is gold. [Anthy]

[Anthy Blacksmith]

When eh told her he didn't like stick figures, and when to telling her in an animated manner that if it did start bothering her she could just work it off, Anthy chuckled a little, the wink he had given, having set it off. Well, that was true. She could work it off. But she was comfortable with her current figure so she wouldn't worry about that just yet. The only time she really worked out was when she was feeling like she had too much pent up energy. Not from her powers though, no, they didn't work like that.

Anthy smiled at the offer he made in telling her that she could call on him. Then the smile grew some when he went to speaking about giving her his number after they got those cookies and drinks. A look of appreciation came from her though at him going out of his way to tell her he wouldn't harass her. He seemed to be really trying. She did indeed appreciate that.

While he spoke up again, he got up from the ground and Anthy followed his lead by doing the same. Holding the book in one hand, she brushed stray bits of grass and dirt off of herself with the other while making sure to keep eye contact as he was still talking. She tipped her head to the side when he spoke about making cookies for her. Oh, she hadn't thought of that. It seemed she had just given him a cheat code for if she ever felt the need to run off again. Hopefully she wouldn't but still, she wouldn't ignore how much of a wuss she was at times.

"Actually, it'd be the main kitchen that I'd be baking in. I sneak in to get a batch off once in a while if there aren't already some made... The Cafeteria, that is. They might be able to watch us sometimes, but they can't watch us all the time." She told him, joking at the end.

[Lucas Blacke]

So, she wasn't all that innocent after all, she'd sneak into the main kitchen to get a batch off. Luke wondered if she was any good at getting things off and instantly regretted thinking that, wasn't he trying not to be a dick?

''Who cares if people watch us..? Kitchen, lounge, courtyard, bedroom-'' He slapped his hands in front of his mouth instantly as his eyes widened. Had he just said that? He could now make an atempt to cover it up by talking over it like nothing had happened, but seeing as he slapped his hands over his mouth he figured it was pretty clear he said something he shouldn't have. Even to her. ''S-sorry.'' He whispered as his eyes shot down to a patch of grass between his feet.

He reached over and grabbed his phone from the ground, turning it on and swiping at the screen so it'd show his main one. Wait.. it wasn't..- ''Need my number if I'm gonna give ya-'' His eyes briefly glanced at his screen and saw that it was still showing the moving preview of the less than okay video on his phone. ''Y.. t.. nothing!'' He said as he quickly turned the screen away from her and navigated to his phonebook.

He showed it her again with a smile on his face that concealed a lot of hesitance and fear at this point. ''Need this if I'm gonna give ya my number, right?''

[Anthy Blacksmith]

Anthy smiled some, though she bit the corner of it as if trying not to let it happen when Lucas had asked who cared if people watched them. But, she stopped and tipped her head a little to the side not when he started listing off the places, but when he clapped a hand over his mouth. Anthy hadn't caught on. At least, not until he went to apologizing. Then, she realized that he must have been thinking of something she hadn't been thinking of when he had mentioned the bedroom. It was a bit soon to be joking around about something like that, especially after what had happened not too long ago. Anthy did her best to act like she had missed it though, so not to make the moment more awkward.

He was starting to tell her something about him needing his number, but his eyes were widening as he cut himself off and he went to stammering and stuttering before he started to navigate his phone. Anthy felt a bit bad, as she believed that he might have picked that up from her. He was a mimic, after all... So he likely picked up on her nervous behavior and her less than fluent speech when it came to strangers. She felt a twinge of guilt while she waited for him patiently.

A fully formed sentence following a smile. Maybe it was passing again? She didn't know but she offered a bit of a smile back before she reached into her pocket and pulled out her own phone. Anthy had been trying to make it a habit to keep her phone on her like she had told Matt that she would. Sliding it open, as it was the type that still had the button pushing option along with the touch screen, she navigated to where she could put in his number before pausing as a thought came to her.

"Actually, what if we did a trade? I could type in my number for you in your phone, and you can put yours in mine?"

[Lucas Blacke]

A trade? For their phonenumbers? Luke would have her number as well, it'd be a real test on discipline as he would have to fight the urge to text her non-stop. Well not really, but still he was looking out for her. But as he thought on it, she had offered it after he had told her about the harassment part and that being the reason for not taking her number. He also realized that if she took him up on one of his offers she'd be practically sending him her number.

As she took out her phone the boy had noted it was one of those fun keyboard type majiggers. He could really get some speed on those things. He'd be up for a trade, as long as she realized what she was asking of him. Obviously she was asking for him to put his number in her phone, but beyond that she was asking him to keep from messaging her unneeded. They weren't yet far enough for her to not mind that, he assumed.

''Sure, I'd like that.'' He replied with a smile. Not the same smile as before, but one that truly appreciated him not having to be the one to initiate it for once.

As Anthy slightly stepped closer to him he held his phone behind his head as if keeping candy from a baby and raised his index finger as he navigated the phone to the contact screen behind his head. ''Ah! You'll have to promise me one thing though..''

He lowered his hand and held the phone for her to take. ''We will still have those cookies. And soon. Like, tomorrow, or the day after that, or even now. But not sometime.''

He grimaced slightly. ''I hate 'sometime'.. such an empty promise..''

[Anthy Blacksmith]

As he agreed to what she said, Anthy took those two and a half steps towards him then smiled in an amused manner when he went to holding his phone back like he was playing keep away with her. The look on her face was almost one of those "oh you" expressions before she shook her head a little.

When Lucas told her that she would need to promise something, Anthy rose a brow slightly, wondering what it might have been. So it was a conditions of release game he was playing right then? She waited to see what it would be, not giving an answer quite yet due to how random Lucas seemed to be. His earlier comment about snow-less snowmen being a good example in her mind right at that moment. What? She still couldn't figure it out, so of course it was still in her thoughts.

He went to revealing the conditions, speaking about the cookies they had talked about earlier and about how he wanted it to happen soon. She didn't miss the grimace he gave when he revealed that he hated it when someone gave him, what he believed to be the empty promise of "sometime".

"Oh... I was actually thinking we might do it now. I mean, now is a pretty good time for it, and it looks like we both want it, so why not?" She replied, smiling.

[Lucas Blacke]

Now was good. Those peanut butter cookies, he had to admit, did sound pretty tasty. Especially now that she had revealed they were her biggest weakness. He could work with that, he even had an idea forming on helping her through those cookies.

He handed her his phone and smiled at her, eyes locking hers for once, and not slipping over to look at anything else for the time being. ''Sounds like a plan!'' He said with the same big smile on his face. For some reason, where his smile was a joking one before it was now a very real one, he felt like those times around Marnie, Karalie and even Sawyer. Though he knew that what Sawyer did Anthy wouldn't ever do to him. ..maybe in a few years. He shrugged.

He was starting to like being around her, liking the attention she gave him. And Luke realize he was also starting to like her, but maybe that was his way of coping with cute girls paying attention to him, like he needed to repay them somehow.

''We do both seem to want it.. but..'' He paused for a moment and reached for the phone in her hand, but not yet taking it, just hovering his hand near it. ''Wouldn't it get hot?''

[Anthy Blacksmith]

He... he seemed to be doing better. Anthy was more of surprised at how quickly he had recovered from being so down, than it actually having happened. Maybe cookies were the answer to happiness, she thought jokingly to herself. She was returning the smile, feeling glad that he was feeling better. No one should have to feel the way that he had. Loneliness was miserable, and helplessness was even more so. So it was good that he was out of that now.

He took his phone away from where he had been holding it out of her range, drawing her attention back to him and out of her thoughts. Then, he held it out for her. Anthy accepted it before holding out her own even as he went to speaking. Now that she had his phone, she began to put in her number, having to correct it a couple of times where she dragged her finger a little too much on one side or another. It was a bit hard to do with one hand, but she would hold her phone out until he took it, and she didn't want to seem like she was hesitant so she wanted to give him her number as soon as she could.

"You have a point. I really don't mind the heat much though. I guess it's because I've done it so often.... Maybe we can crack open a window or something, if you get too hot? I don't know how high your tolerance for heat is." She commented.

[Lucas Blacke]

''You.. ah..'' he took her phone as she had taken his and was already putting in her number with his phone in one hand and hers in the other. ''Ya could have waited for me to take yours, y'know?'' It'd be leaugues easier to insert something into his own phone with two hands rather than one.

He eagerly took hers and slid in the keypad just for the fun of it. When it suddenly flipped back to the main menu he was able to get it back on the right page by merely repeating what the girl had done. What he did, he had no idea, but it did bring him to where he could enter his own number as he slid out the keypad again. She no doubt noticed that he had done that, based on the fact he would look at her using his phone, and looked up with a smile as he looked her in the eyes.

''Just like sliding things in and out, I guess.'' He shrugged as his fingers started crawling around on the keys as his eyes were still trained on the girl. He'd held many a phone, and put in his number jokingly on many mock ones, so no matter the type, he knew where the buttons were.

As he had finished putting in his number he slid the phone closed before holding it out for her to take. He looked at her and cocked his head.

''If you've done it often I'd best trust you to show me, right? I'm pretty new when it comes down to it.''

''Also, my tolerance for heat.. well, I'm around you, ain't I?''

[Anthy Blacksmith]

She almost giggled when he told her that she could have waited until after he had her phone. Yes, she could have, but she wanted to show him that she wasn't just giving him her number to be nice. The last thing he needed right now was something to think back on and worry about. That was, if he had that habit like she sometimes had.

With the head start she had had, Anthy was finished putting her number in by the time Lucas seemed to have finished himself. She watched as he copied what she had done a moment ago and just smiled a little at his telling her he liked to slide things in and out.

"Nothing wrong with that. I play with it sometimes too." She replied.

Well, she did. Sometimes she had those moments when she would be easily amused and fidgit with random things. Her phone just happened to be one of those random things she entertained herself with from time to time. More so now that she had started to carry it around with her.

He was done with her phone soon enough, and they were trading back again. And as he spoke, Anthy did like she usually did and made eye contact.

"Well... I... I'm not that hot all the time.. Just when I've been glowing for too long or if it gets too intense..." She said, answering his last bit first.

"As far as showing you how, sure. It isn't too hard, actually. You just have to get the timing down for the crucial part. Anyways, I doubt you'd have any trouble learning." She added.

[Lucas Blacke]

He wasn't going to ask what 'it' was as his mind returned to him in a dirty way. He didn't think of it on purpose, in fact, when he thought about it he was making remarks like Anthy had done; being totally oblivious to them. Except he thought back on them later and got the hidden message instantly. Also from what she said and how he responded to it. He didn't even know stuff like that could happen, he never blanked and spoke like someone else before. Not to say his comment about dialing back wasn't true, but he would never ever be able to make those kinds of commentsd with a straight face. But now that he'd done it a few times he assumed the girl would pick up on him suddenly changing the way he spoke.

By god this would be a hellish training for his ability if he needed to keep a straight face.

''Don't you just love that silent sliding sound when it rubs against the top? It also gets more fun if you do it faster.'' He finally replied, already using his ability heavily to keep himself from laughing.

He wouldn't give in. He wouldn't. He wouldn't fuck this up. What he would do was keep an innocent albeit forced smile on his face as he took his phone back, looking at the girl. He gave back her phone and tilted his head a bit as she spoke about her light, and added something about her showing him. This was still about the cookies, right? While it was fun talking to her it was pretty annoying to differentiate between what she meant and didn't mean. Luke figured that, if done consciously, this could be a perfect way to string guys along.

''I'll be the judge of it being hard or not. Just don't.. play with it, might make me lose control. Also, timing? For what? The glazing or someth..- wait, no, peanut butter. No glazing, sorry.''

''And as I said, I don't mind you flashing me.''
Despite using his ability to keep a straight face he was facepalming all over the place inside.

[Anthy Blacksmith]

As he asked her about if she shared the amusement of the silent sliding and mentioned how it was more fun if it was done quickly, Anthy shook her head a little with an entertained smile at his interest in her phone.

"Well, I try not to do it too fast so it won't get worn out too quickly. I might have done it a couple of times, but not too many in a row." She replied, as oblivious as she usually was about the double meanings game.

She tucked her phone back in her pocket now, seeing how it wasn't in need right then and so she might be able to resist playing with it a little now that the fidgeting was on the surface of her mind. It would be a shame to accidentally break it now that she had more of a potential use of it.

Something in what Lucas said next confused her a bit. But, she waited until he was done speaking to bring it up.

"Oh I wouldn't play around too much if I'm trying to show someone something... But what do you mean by lose control? Do you get distracted very easily and start doing other stuff?" She asked him.

"Oh, and as far as glazing, we could make some glaze for them. I mean, people like them different ways. I just usually have them plain." She added.

Anthy rubbed her neck a little with a hand.

"You might not mind, but I do. It's pretty embarrassing. And on top of that, if I do too much lighting up it really tires me out."

[Lucas Blacke]

Luke took her example, albeit a bit loosely, and plopped his phone down on the ground near the abandoned dummy. Which he could have easily put into his sportsbag which was standing within reach, he realized shortly after as he eyed his shirt to get the second realization that he was still bare chested. How did he forget about that?

He ignored what she said about her phone as almost everything coming out of her mouth could be wrongly interpreted in some way or shape. Luke had to try and focus on his smile now as even through his ability she was making him want to laugh.

What he said after though, that gave her a confused look on her face. Luckily she soon gave an answer and ended her own answer with a question directed at him, but due to his own talkative nature (which, as Lucas figured, was enough to give away that he was fully aware of his jokes again) he talked through his own chance to give an answer and soon got another answer from the girl before he could respond to even that.

She spoke about her lighting up, to which Luke had mentioned not minding it if she flashed him. That one could be taken either way, he wouldn't mind her lifting her top in the slightest, but also blinding him would be okay as he was used to doing stuff with his eyes closed. Hell, he'd probably be more efficient without looking than he was with looking.

''Well, just know that if you get tired by anything and you need to rest your head somewhere, I'm yours.'' He broke out a smile, for the first time not having to use his ability to show her one.

''Also, I don't get distracted easily, but I like trying new stuff.''

[Anthy Blacksmith]

As he told her that she could use him if she got tired and needed to rest her head or something, and finding it a sweet offer, Anthy smiled softly. Maybe one day she might. But at this point in time, she just didn't know him well enough to be comfortable with things like that. It was her shyness. It wouldn't let her and if she even tried, she would likely end up being even more tired from either stressing herself out to the point of fatigue, or from her "power" being activated again and pulling more strength from her.

"Thanks, I appreciate it." She told him, smiling again.

It was the safest answer she could think of right then. One with no commitment for her to actually do that if she happened to have one of those waves of tiredness any time soon. Oh she hoped she wouldn't. She didn't worry about the chances of it happening soon too much though, seeing how she had been making sure to get plenty of light exposure.

"Well, I think it's nice to try new things too, sometimes. It's usually easier when someone else is doing it too though." She told him.

[Lucas Blacke]

''Doing things together is fun, I agree. More fun that way too. Might have to look at more fun things to do together. Eating cookies isn't all that.''

He kept wondering throughout the entire time he was able to why she didn't pick up on his double meanings.. Though on the other hand he was glad she didn't because it meant he was able to speak freely without worrying about anyone catching on just yet. Maybe in the future she would pick up on it, but if things went like he envisioned them he'd want her to pick up on it.

''Say Anthy..'' He started as he tilted his head slightly as he looked at her. He pointed at her and twirled his index finger around a bit. ''your power.. It needs light to function, yeah? Kinda been picking up on that.. But uhh.. could it be recharged with a UV light? Since that technically is sunlight. Or would that irritate ya or something?'' He was fascinated by what she could do and wanted to know as much about it as possible.

''And.. do you know if you store it in one place or have a light-reserve for each part of yer body? And when exactly does it light up..?'' He looked at her with interest and soon realized that he wouldn't want to be treated like an experiment either, so his smile faded a bit with a cough. ''Ahem.. right.. sorry.. you don't have to respond if ya don't wanna..''

''Just figured that.. well.. it's just awesome. Never seen someone who could do what you can!''

[Anthy Blacksmith]

As Lucas commented on how doing things together was fun and they might have to look into other things they could do together, Anthy smiled a bit more brightly.

"I'd like that." She told him in a cheerful tone.

After-all, she did have more fun when she was sharing an event or activity with someone than when she was alone. She guessed she was just more of a group type than a solo type, as doing things like watching movies or playing games just didn't have the same appeal when she was by herself. She found herself losing interest quickly and just going on to reading or something instead.

He was speaking again and she focused on him. As he spoke, she realized that he had the thought that she needed ultra violet light for her "powers". She was about to explain it to him but he was continuing so she waited patiently, as if she hadn't been ready to speak up. Anthy didn't mind, really. She even felt a little flattered that he wanted to know so much about her, even if it was about the light.

Yes, she separated the two. She only had thought the part of him taking an interest in her, because the light took residency in her. She flushed a little in shyness when he exclaimed to her that he hadn't seen anyone else who could glow like her and about how he thought it was awesome. Her shyness caused her to be silent for a moment before being able to answer.

"I... Well, I'm not sure where the light stores at exactly... Well, I have a general idea, but not down to the exacts. It stores in my cells. So, in a way it's all over. And, I don't need just UV. Any light will do, actually." She told him.

"And I haven't seen anyone else either.. That glows, that is. But I'm pretty sure there's others. I mean, I'm more than sure that I'm not the only one. I just haven't run into another Bioluminesent yet."