Must... have... coffee...

[Suigin]

Raiko Tenka had been craving coffee for a week now, and his grades were starting suffer because of it. Star bucks had been complete destroyed beyond belief a while back, and from what he'd heard, its was the doing of some girl in his class. What was it now... it started with an A... Amy? No, no, it cant be that, it was some Japanese name, I think... he thought as he walked through the mall, ignoring the many salesmen that tried to get him to buy something. Eh, thats beside the point. Right now, I just need to get some coffee... He was now at the entrance to "the TERRACES."

"The TERRACES" was basically a food court, however, it had an alarmingly vast assortment of restaurant branches. Even if there was a branch right next to the mall, or even in the mall, chances were, there was another one in "the TERRACES." Thinking out loud, Raiko began to list off the restaurants down the line,"McDonald's, Baskin31, Red Robins, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, Papa John's, Papa Murphy's, Alfy's, Burger King, Dairy Queen, A&W, Cinnabon, another A&W..." he continued in his head until- "...Star Bucks!" -yeah, that.

He began to walk quickly toward the most famous cup of coffee worldwide. As he got closer, he began to recognize a lot of the people siting at the tables near by. Well, it looks like I wasn't the only one in need of a cup of jo. He thought as he slowed down. Oh well, I wonder if that girl that blew up the other star bucks is here. By the time he was done thinking about how one person could single handedly do that kind of damage, let alone that quickly, he was at the counter. "Welcome to Star Bucks, may I have your order?" Said the guy behind the counter. "Yeah, uh, I'll have whatever has the most caffeine in it." Raiko replied. One minute later, he was holding a cup of coffee loaded with enough caffeine to make a sloth go insane. he sat down at the nearest empty table and took a sip.

[aqua]

Devi was walking around the mall with his hood pulled over his head. He wasn't in a mood for food, but he had nothing in his system to keep him walking.

"hmm, what can I stomach from here?"

He wondered for a moment when the smell of coffee came to his nose. He looked to the starbucks, people lined up front. He decided he could withstand the caffinated liquid today. He placed his order, recived it, and looked to find a seat. He didn't see any emty tables, but found one table with only one person at it.

"Hopefully he's nice."

He slowly walked to the table and stood before it, eyes seen brightly from the hood's darkness.

"Um..........could I sit....here?"

He shivered slightly from talking. He stood there calmly waiting.

[Suigin]

For a short while, Raiko had been almost completely absorbed into his own, slightly caffeine overdosed world. He had some how found himself thinking about the strange piece of metal that his father had given him just before he died. he was enjoying himself, pondering, as he often did when he was alone, what his father had tried to tell him. That one, incomplete sentence was the only thing about his early childhood in Japan that he could remember, and he remembered it with crystal clarity. But now, there was some guy standing in front of him. And, seeing as how hard it is to ignore some one standing in front of you, this was just enough to snap Raiko back to reality.

"Um..........could I sit....here?"

Raiko hesitated, trying to absorb as much information as he could in the short time he had. "Whoa, he must be really shy, is he shivering? Never mind that... he probably goes to Anslema, what with those fangs, most likely a vampire. And..." Taking note of his voice, he thought for a second and reached a conclusion. "... And gay. Ok, so a shy homosexual vampire... must I say yes?"

He stalled for a second or two by taking a sip. He then looked around at all the other tables. "Packed, crap." He thought for yet another second. It was completely packed, after all, the only other star bucks was reduced to mere rubble right now."Well, I guess its ok, as long as doesn't start like liking me." He wasn't about to let someone sit on the floor to drink coffee, regardless of their sexual preference. He took in a breath before saying, "Sure, I guess."

[aqua]

He could hear the teen's thoughts and he wasn't doing it on purpose. His eyes lost some of the little light in them when hee heard the thoughts. When the boy did let him sit, he was shaky slightly, afraid to talk again. He was holding his drink in both hands before taking a sip. He shut his eyes as he spoke softly.

"I'm.......not a vampire.......I.....I'm a devil angel......"

He was looking to his drink, hood still placed on his head. You could see he was shaking as the cup moved slightly. He just sat there, waited for a responce.

[Suigin]

After the guy sat down and took a sip of his coffee, he began to talk. It was very quiet but just barely audible over all the hustle and bustle of every one around them, as they rustled through their bags, looking for this and that, or stamped on the floor as they quickly tried to get from one place to another, talking to their friends and family, face to face or over the phone. However, quiet as it was, it still made Raiko's face twinge slightly.

"I'm.......not a vampire.......I.....I'm a devil angel......"

This sentence made Raiko twinge because it could only have meant one thing, this guy siting opposite him was a mind reader. And not only that but it was extremely unlikely that he had only heard the vampire part. Yeah, he definitely heard all his negativity. He wasn't sure if this was a good thing, because of this guy's gender preference, or a bad thing, because he generally tried to make a good first impression.

Still, Raiko had never seen or met a mind reader himself, so he decided to try something. He cleared his mind and, directing his thoughts towards the guy, who look to be about 2 years older than him, thought "So, your a mind reader, huh?" Then, as an after thought, he decided to add "Whats your name?"

[aqua]

He placed scared eyes on the teen, fangs touching his lip rings, as the teen sent him messages mentaly. He heard them clearly and nodded at the first question, but froze for a moment when he asked his name. He bit his lip gently, hands still shaking. He took one hand and removed his hood nervously. He showed the teen his face and flat hair. He had a shaky deep breath before he spoke.

"D.....Devi....just....Devi....."

He shifted his eyes back to his cup, taking a sip. He started playing with the piece of his hair that covered one of his eyes.

[Suigin]

As soon as Raiko had Began to talk mentally to him, the guy sitting across the table lifted his view from his coffee cup, where it had been nearly the entire conversation- if you could call it a conversation what with how scarce he made his voice. His eyes seemed to be unsettlingly frightened, and it almost made Raiko want to turn around and see if there was something behind him earning that look. After all, he had never seen anyone look so scared at him.

In response to the first question, the guy nodded, but stiffened at the second one. After a brief moment of silence, he lifted quivering hands from their hold on the coffee. As he removed his hood, revealing his face and unusual haircut, he prepared to speak, taking a deep, shaky breath, as though he were in the arctic tundra but dressed for Fiji.

"D.....Devi....just....Devi....."

After speaking, Devi shifted his eyes back down to the coffee, and took a sip. He then began Fidgeting a bit with his hair. "Devi, is it? Well I guess its my turn to introduce myself, I'm Raiko Tenka. I'm a light elemental." he thought for a second and realized that Devi hadn't given a last name. Well, he did say just Devi, did that mean he didn't even have a last name? being the observant type, Raiko simply had to know. "So, wait a minute, 'just' Devi? Does that mean you don't have a last name?

[aqua]

He was keeping his eyes on the coffee until the teen named Raiko asked if he had a last name. He shut his eyes and thought about who gave hin the last name hs family had. A tear was threatening of coming from his eye.

"Its....s.....Sliver......Devi Sliver....sa......."


He didn't finish his sentence(if you could call it that) from the memories of his brother Samus. He laced his fingers together and squeezed them tightly. Trying to keep his control.

[Suigin]

The question seemed to have triggered something, Devi looked on the verge of tears. Raiko wondered if asking one more question would make the trembling tear on his eye lid fall. his eyes were closed, as though trying to remember a far off memory. For a second, Raiko thought he wasn't going to answer at all, but then his quiet voice came, still barely audible against malls many sounds.

"Its....s.....Sliver......Devi Sliver....sa......."

Devi stopped talking and tensed up. He really seemed to be trying not to cry, Raiko decided to shut up with all the questions. If Devi started crying, he would have no way to help him. all he'd be able to do is sit there and watch him cry or leave, knowing he ruined someones day. So, after realizing that, Raiko disregarded the incomplete sentence, shut up, dank some more coffee, and hoped Devi would calm down on his own.

[aqua]

he took a sharp breath in, a trembling hand wiping the tear from the corner of his eye. He knew Samus wouldn't want him like this, so he gained as much control as he could. He seemed less tense as he spoke, finishing his so called sentence.

"Samus.....he gave.....our family........our last name....."

He was looking at Raiko, fear still evident in his steely eyes. He one hand in his hair and the other tapping softmy on the table. His lip twitched evry once in a while, but he stayed in control.