Tea For Two? (Nicolas)

[Aternity]

Aurora had throughly enjoyed her time with Nicolas on the first day at PHS 42, enough so that she would certainly enjoy a second time with him on a more secluded level. For you readers out there, no, not like that. 42 drained the souls out of people, her apartment however, was built and decorated to inspire deep thinking. No, it wasn't covered with linoleum, but it was the next best thing...contemporary modern. And speaking of modern...with this new fangled doo-hicky called a cell phone, communication was now easier than ever for Aurora, who used to, in her days, relied solely on messenger pigeons.

...

Okay...maybe not.

"Hey Nick? Tea at my house at 5? Directions are attached."

She probably had absolutely no idea what she was getting into, at least not right now. Something told her he was going to pull something today, and she was fully prepared. Set next to the broom in her kitchen was the scythe she used. Yes, the painful one, the one she didn't take anywhere, even school. Sadly, it only had a kill setting, not a stun setting like the one she COULD take to school as defense.

Now...she just had to wait for the silly boy.

Oh God, the wait.

[Nicolas Constantine]

Nick was at home, lounging on his townhouse's balcony, minding his own business and fiddling around on his acoustic guitar, when a pigeon swooped down out of nowhere, dropping a little paper onto his lap. He unfolded the paper and deciphered the scrawl that was upon the document.

"Hey Nick? Tea at my house at 5? Directions are attached."

There was only one person in his mind that would have such terrible writing and send a carrier pigeon. Aurora "Thirteen".

There were directions on another sheet behind the first, and after deciphering those as well, Nick made his way downstairs. Once in the garage, he chose his bike as a mode of transportation and hoped on it in the direction of Aurora's house.

Once he arrived, he placed in bike down to the side of the door and knocked.

[Aternity]

Three...
Two...

*Knock Knock*

"Damn."

Aurora normally had a knack for having the time for her guests arrival down to the second, but free will always got in the way somehow, and someway. She had just gotten out of her normal school clothes and into the crimson red robes she wore around the house while either cooking or otherwise just lounging around and doing homework. Since they came from her own mother, they were kept almost obsessively clean and free from any impurities. She eyed her sharp stick across the kitchen. She hoped she was just having paranoia issues, but just in case now...

The little girl opened the door as the water started to whistle over the stove.

"Please come in dear, your tea just finished."

For goodness sake, she already sounded like an old lady, but such was her life...always proper, always expected to be polite. Aurora didn't mind it one bit really, but sometimes she wished she could come out with some other form of greeting. That would probably come in time.

"I'm sorry for sending a pigeon, but you know, I couldn't make the cell phone work, so you know...next best thing...how are you this evening? And do you like honey in your tea?"

[Nicolas Constantine]

He walked in to her house and peered around. It was humble, yet lavish in a way that Nick had never seen before. When she asked him about tea he replied in a stern, almost mechanic tone.

"A fair amount of cream and three teaspoons of sugar, if you don't mind."

If there was one thing in the world Nick was picky about, it was his tea. He was English and he had tea two or three times a day. Then he snapped back to his regular self and waited for Aurora to place the kettle down again. Once she was free of holding any objects, Nick would seek up behind her and grab her in a tight bear hug.

"Oh, how's my little blind buddy!?" he would say.

[Aternity]

Well well now...the Brit was touchy about his tea. Should have figured about that, but hey, to each his own. Aurora kindly obliged his request and added said ingredients that he asked for. Tea was only delicious if you liked what you were drinking of course, and even Thirteen liked hers one way or another, not to be confused with the popular Blondie hit, which for some reason, she also liked. However, that was off topic. What was on topic, was the fact that when she set down her cup, a sense of impending danger hit her.

And sure enough, fubbawhump.

Nick had glomped her tightly from behind. While she was wearing her mothers robes. This normally meant death, but then again...the boy did mean well. If it were anyone else, well...yeah. You get the point.

"I'm quite fine love."

He was just a little nuts trying that, but that was also quite alright. Aurora almost never raised her voice, even in alarm, but she did however have a small smile on her face, noting that she was quite content. Shaking her head and turning around, she nodded toward the table.

"Come on silly, tell me how your day went."

[Nicolas Constantine]

Apparently Aurora enjoyed her hug, because Nick could see that little smile on her face. Once she motioned to the table, Nick went over and sat down in one of the chairs.

"Well I went to school, of course. I'm assuming you did too... and lets see... I went to a couple of my music classes, but other than that I found a nice spot out in the corner of the courtyard where I dozed off."

He smiled at her, and then remembered she couldn't see his amazing smile, so he continued.

"And then when I came home, I was playing my guitar out on the balcony, but then your pigeon fly by and shat a note into my lap."

He thought it was pretty funny that she used a carrier pigeon.

"And here I am. What about you?"

[Aternity]

Sounded like just the standard day for one Nick Constantine. Aurora sipped at her tea, still blazing hot, and sure enough, she cringed a little bit under the heat. Ouch, next time, leave it sit for 10 minutes or more, and it might not hurt as much. Hopefully Nick would like his...and not burn his tongue on the brew as she did.

"Ah yes...well...I don't have as many classes as you...apparently they like the ones that have eyes."

Alright, she was just a little bitter at the fact that the school wouldn't let her join some classes...like visual arts for example. She liked to paint, she was decently good at it, but noooo, if you don't have eyes, you can't paint according to the school. The logic was impeccable, but unfortunately for her, flawed.

"And let's see, I cooked, made tea, tuned the bass and...waited for you. Honestly, I haven't done much..."

Gawd, she was shooting blanks for things to say at this point. She wanted to say she had an interesting life, but in all honesty, she didn't really. She lived her life kind of like she was 22 and just out of college, only that she didn't have a job. Her house was supported right now by her family, who decided living alone would be better for her.

"And I'm sorry about the pigeon...I never liked typing much..."

[Nicolas Constantine]

"That's stupid, they should adjust the class to your needs instead of keeping you from the class."

Nick thought it was ridiculous that they wouldn't let her into some classes because of a disability. It was probably illegal to discriminate that way, too.

Nick took a sip of his tea. It was really good, not as good as he could make his own tea, but good enough to where he'd love to come back regularly for a cup of it.

"This tea is wonderful, Aurora. And you said something about a bass?"

Instances of mentioning musical instruments never slipped past Nick.

"Oh and don't worry about the pigeon. It's kind of how I knew it was you." he smiled embarrassingly.

[Aternity]

"And such is the life of a student at 42. At least I've been able to manage to avoid the fights. I assume most would have a few limbs broken by now am I right?"

To be honest, she was grateful. Aurora didn't carry around her scythe inside the school, only outside when she was trying to practice, and even then, she practiced in areas that were mostly out of sight to the world. Alright, to be honest for a second time, that was a rarity in itself, there was always someone watching, and Thirteen might not ever know about it, unless of course she was looking ahead in time...not a very useful power right now sadly.

"Yes dear, I play a 6-string Bongo, and a few different synthesizers; KORG Oasys, Haken Continuum...take your pick, they are in the back room if you want to take a look. You might need to help me get used to this cell phone thing. I'm good with machines, but this is just silly."[/font]

[Nicolas Constantine]

"Ooh, that's cool. I don't have a 6-String bass or that many synthesizers."

Nick had a classic 4-string bass and one old Korg synthesizer that he rarely used.

"And about the fights, I've been doing to the school for a couple weeks now, and I haven't got in any quarrels."

Nick took another sip of his tea.

"The cell phone is a tricky bugger. I have a Blackberry Storm, which is a smart phone, but I would recommend one of those phones that talk to you."

[Aternity]

"I suppose you just have to know how to dodge the bad ones."

The bad ones were the ones that PHS 42 was supposedly known for. The murderers, the rapists, the drug dealers, everyone who had contradicted fate and destiny to bring themselves to the edge of destruction. Aurora believed in God, and believed that he had a future plan worked out for everyone, hence her powers...but those that forsook him were the ones that fell here under less than ideal conditions...the ones that were bitter for ruining their own lives. This was why Nick interested her...because he still had a life to look forward to.

But now to the more pressing matters at hand. She had a cell phone, but nobody in their right mind had told her that there were cell phones with built in voice recognition...nor could she find the feature or how to enable it. A standard user interface would have been nice.

"You would think the guys that sell you these things would at least show you where to find the voice recognition...but noooo."

She mentioned that jokingly, hoping Nick would help her find it. That way he didn't risk another one of her pigeon attacks. They were unpredictable, and often late to their destinations...and sometimes the letter would be lost. Not to mention her lack of penmanship, the unfortunate result of...well. You know already.

"Well...thanks for coming over at least...it gets kind of lonely."

[Nicolas Constantine]

Lonely, eh? Nick had a dirty mind, which he needed to keep under control sometimes. If Aurora wanted anything from him, he would think she'd be the kind of girl that would actually ask. In a really adult way, Nick thought. Aurora was young, but her life view made her seem like a young adult in the least.

"No problem, I don't mind being able to be with company, either."

Nick didn't go out terribly often, so having a friend that would invite him over sometimes just to have his presence there, seemed like a good change of pace.

"Here, give me your phone, I'll set up the voice command function."

[Aternity]

Hm. Something in her mind told her that she'd said something wrong. Her mindset was young adult ((Description, she's not thinking this!)) but the fact was, she was still only thirteen years old, and sometimes, having someone around was part of being a kid. There was no intention of anything of what he was thinking whatsoever. And it was likely there wouldn't be, but fate would leave that up in the air.

"Well good...I might be bothering you more often then if you can fix this thing..."

She handed over her phone, a decent HTC Touch Pro II, but if she couldn't read the braille on it, it was useless. Hopefully Nick could fix that little problem though...hopefully? Yeah, more like surely. He was good like that. Aurora fetched herself one more cup of tea. The caffeine wasn't much to her, but not wanting to overdo it, this would be her last cup.

"You've been a big help, thank you, and if you're not doing anything, I'm free to go out on Saturday. And no. This is not a date love."

She had a grin on her face...if there was one thing she was taught...going out was a date to guys. Just to clarify...

[Nicolas Constantine]

Nick chuckled.

"I wouldn't expect it to be a date unless you asked to go on one."

He looked down at the phone, which was as complicated as his own mobile. He went into the options and changed them to the settings that would be best for someone who couldn't see, such as voice commands when flipped open. He also put his phone number in it.

"There ya go, I even but my number there in case you need to reach me."

He went over to her and placed the phone in her hands.

"Lets go play some of your instruments."

[Aternity]

Hoorah! Success! So as promised, they would be hanging out, just as promised. Maybe Nick was trying to pull something on her, but then again, that wasn't so bad. If he was trying to be slick, he was doing a good job of it. If he was lucky, maybe Thirteen would ask him on a date sometime in the near future...she'd give him at least that luxury, but right now, he still had a long way to go, but all things considered, he might even take it that far. Kudos if she didn't drive him nuts as he got to know her. Heh. Fun times.

"Well good, next time I'll call so you don't have to get bombed okay?

Aurora put the phone on the table since the table and nodded to the back room. For an apartment, she had a rather nice studio as well for when she got really bored. Sadly, it was the only auxilury room besides the bedroom, and was of many uses. She picked up her bass and waved him in.

"Pick one and start a groove dear."