Running

[Lasia Able]

Tsubame ran through the streets of the city her face hidden by the hoodie that she was currently wearing. She ran every morning to keep up her speed and lungs as she was trained to do by her friend at the orphanage. She stopped in front of a vending machine and looked at it checking her pockets for some change. She pulled out about 13 cents and looked at it sighing. She really did not like not having any money but it was really hard for her to get a job. she looked at the vending machine wondering if anyone could use a gopher.

[Ender]

Ender had just finished a mental battle royal, and was out at the local store buying himself something to eat. The battle in question was a brain busting game of RISK against his cat Asimov. This time, he had won. It was funny how it seemed so natural to him now that a cat could play board games with a human, among various other activities. Most people would probably find it odd, but he didn't care much, as no one really knew, and even if they did, it was sorta cool if you thought about it long enough.

Throwing a five dollar bill onto the counter and yelling "Keep the change!", the man casually strolled out the door with a nice meaty sub and Monster energy drink in tow. As he exited, he noticed someone standing in front of a vending machine. It was a young girl who seemed to be hungry and out of change at the moment.

Walking over to the machine, he quickly shoved in another five before moving away and sitting down on a nearby curb. It felt sort of good to do things like that, and even better because he was about to eat a delicious sub. Deftly ripping open it's plastic wrapping, Ender began to devour it.

[Lasia Able]

Yuki blinked a few times as the man put money into the machine and walked away. She looked at the machine tempted to use the money but in the back of her head she kept telling herself that it was not her money and it would not be right for her to use it. Still she was very thirsty and the man had gone to sit down and devour his food. Hitting a few buttons she got a bottle of juice from the machine before grabbing the change. She walked over to him to hand him the change. "Umm..this is yours...isn't it?

[Ender]

Hearing the clunk of the juice, Ender smiled and pulled the drink from his bag. After popping the tab, he took a long drink. It tasted vaguely like some sort of medicine, but he liked it. Around that time, the young girl approached him and offered up the change. "Nah, you keep it," he replied, looking up at her.

[Lasia Able]

Yuki blinked a few times. It was rare she ever met anyone so generous with money. Well to most people five dollars was not a lot but to her that was a weeks worth of food if spent wisely. She looked down at the man as he seemed to enjoy his lunch a little envious that she could normally not do the same. "Umm thank you..is there anything I can do in return?"

[Ender]

Do in return? He really hadn't been expecting that, it was surprising enough that she even stopped to thank him. There were so many rude and selfish people now a days. What could she do for him? It was an open startup gate for manipulation, but at the same time he didn't really need anything, especially from a fifteen year old girl. Stopping to think for a moment, he decided a little chat would suffice.

"Hmm, well I don't really need anything, but how 'bout this: If you're hungry, go get yourself something to eat from inside the store, then come back out here and tell me about yourself. I'm kinda bored, and having someone to talk to while I eat would be nice," he said in his usual objective tone.

[Lasia Able]

Yuki nodded before rushing off to the store at half her maximum pace. She searched the shelves finding a cheap sandwich. Paying for the food she dashed back and sat down on the curb opening it and trying not to inhale the entire thing in one bite no matter how starved she was. "My name is Yuki..Hirotaki...thank you again for the money." She put the change in her pocket before taking another bite of the sandwich.

[Ender]

A simple nod was all he got before she dashed off towards the store like there was a bomb strapped to his chest. In almost no time she was back and sitting down next to him. She attacked the sandwich like she hadn't eaten for days. It was kinda funny, and a small grin slid onto his face.

"Nice to meetcha Yuki, I'm Ender Sikaki, Supervisor of PHS 259," he stated plainly. Taking another sip of his drink, he watched her finish off her food.

[Lasia Able]

Yuki finished the sandwich wiping her mouth. Reaching for her can of juice she opened it before taking a long drink of it. She had gotten hot from her running and removed the hood from her head shaking her hair free. She sighed contently sitting back. "Been a while since I've eaten anything other than school food."She looked over at the man again. "So your one of the teachers at the school then?"

[Ender]

"Well, I'm glad I could help you out. And yes I teach Psychology too. How long have you been at 259? I don't remember seeing your transcript." Ender responded curiously before finishing the rest of his sub in one bite.

[Lasia Able]

"I've only just started there. The orphanage was running out of room so I was put into an apartment and put into that high school. The other choice was a school in new york called 552 but I turned that one down. I like this area too much. I has a lot of room to run in." She sighed finishing her juice. "It's nice and quiet here too"

[Ender]

"Yeah, for the most part. So, you're living on your own huh? How do you like it?" The dark haired man inquired whilst stretching out and looking up into the sky. It was the first time he noticed how nice a day it was. There was a soft breeze, and no clouds in sight.

[Lasia Able]

"It's...lonely. I don't have much other than my books to keep me company but that's alright I'm used to it" Yuki looked at the ground and her feet noticing that her shoes were falling apart again. This was to be expected as she did run an awful lot and well let's face it the shoes were not exactly Air Jordons or whatever most people wore.

[Ender]

"I see. Though making friends shouldn't be too hard since you're at 259 now, it's a pretty big school," Raikeru answered with a smile. Keeping the conversation's temp up, the man shot out another question. "Since you mentioned books, what type do you like best, and which single book is your favorite?"

[Lasia Able]

"Fantasy book rank high in my interest level." She reached into the pocket of her hoodie and pulled out a small book. "They allowed me to escape reality if only for a little while." She sighed a bit offering the book to the teacher. "So Mr. Sikaki do you like books?"