[I was kind of winging it. Wanting to make Lance look like a stalker xDDD
I can change it too him going in her house.
But... That would just be plain wierd D:
Was she even in her house? I wasn't sure. ]]

[[Ohhhh! I see. I just read your post wrong. How about we say, he caught up with her as she was walking, and tried to be friendly by being all

'Hey wassup' and all that, and gently touched her shoulder as a friendly pat, but really just starts healing her?

Or do you want me to write it out? xDDD ]]

((It's cool. ;) I can work with that. :3))

Kevia paused at her driveway smiling at the sight of home. She wondered what her roommate would think of yet another bite from the dog. She shrugged and let Shasta into the fenced in yard, where she sprinted off, barking at the birds or something. Kevia jumped when she turned around and saw some stranger, and he had his hand on her shoulder. She jerked away violently, and glared at hime.

"Excuse me, I don't know who you think you are, but you don't go around and touch a girl before the first date, not anywhere," Kevia barked, gripping the empty leash hotly.

---

"Alright, three shirts, that's thirty dolla-" Kourga paused mid-sentence, re-thinking his words after seeing the twenty-dollar bill hanging out of the girl's pocket.

"Actually, they're buy-one-get-one free today, do you want to go grab another?" he asked, privately praising himself for saving both parties from embarassment. 

[[Do you remember an account named EarthRabbit?
And, don't think I'm exaggerating with Paradise with this. When I say 'She was about to not take the offer...' and why and stuff. This happens to me like ALL the time when my mom forces me to buy stuff to get over the wierdness shy stuff xD]]

Just as Paradise was about to get her money out, his offer stopped her cold. She was so nervous that she chose not to take the offer. Her palms were sweating and she just wanted to leave the store, not caring about the money. Her voice was shaky as she said,
"Uh... No it's fine, I don't need anoth-"
She brought out her twenty dollars and did a sheepish smile, as her hands sweated some more.
"Never mind..."
She muttered before walking over and reaching the first one she could find that had the right size for herself. Then came back to the guy behind the desk, giving him the money.
I can go home soon, I can go home soon, I can go home soon...
She kept thinking to herself as she crossed her arms to control her stomach turning.

~~~~~

Her reaction stopped me cold. My face turned crimson as my healing stopped. I nevered delayed the healing process while already doing it, did that make the wound worse? Better? Half way healed, half way not?
"I'm... I'm so sorry."
I said, flustered. I ran a hand through my hair and said,
"I didn't m-mean it l-like that, I'm sorry."
[[^^ Fail.Dx]]

Kevia paled, she didn't think the guy would be offended at all, it was a logical thing to dislike, right? "Look, it's fine, I'm just a little panicky at times. My name's Kevia, what's yours?" She usually wasn't one to be very social, but this guy seemed like he really didn't mean to cause her harm at all, and was sincere in his apology.

---

"Do I smell bad or something?" Kourga said with a frown, "You seem awfully eager to get out of here. It's not like anyone's going to hurt you here." He brushed his hair out of his eyes to hopefully get a better look at her.

((Sorry, as roleplays go on, I get in the habbit of making shorter posts. Hope you don't mind, I'll try to be more detailed. And I do remember EarthRabbit! I remember starting a few roleplays, but they died early on. Is that you?)) 

[[Actually yes. Hahahaha! I just remembered you were one of the ones that helped me get practice to being more literate.xDDDDDD!
And, it's fine. As you can see, ^^ I'm horrible with keeping posts longer if the charactars start talking.
Don't worry about it. E: Some of my favorite roleplays are one liners or short posts. It's fine <3 ]]

My face turned crimson as I realized the guy noticed my eagerness to leave.
"No... It's not like that."
I said, biting my lip. "You don't smell bad.."
I said, finding myself laughing at the thought.
"I don't do this often."
I admited, as I leaned my elbow against the elbow.

~

I did a warm smile, glad that things blew over. I didn't mean to startle her, I just wanted to heal her and be on my way...
"I'm Lancelot. But people call me Lance. Kevia? That's a nice name. Is there like... A meaning behind it?"
I said, hoping I'd get a moment when I was on her blind side, to heal her wound without her realizing.

"What don't you do often? Go shopping, or talk to people you don't know very well?" Kourga said, only mildly confused. He was pretty sure that the girl meant both, she seemed pretty jittery.

---

"Well, my dad told me once that there was some ancient fighting leopard with the name Keviras, but Kevia sounded more feminine when I was born. It's kinda lame. Lancelot was one of the knights of the round, right? I'm not very good with history," Kevia said. Shasta was barking at the fence now. Must've chased the birds and rodents away, and smelled something different. She didn't pay much attention. 

I did a shrug, with a sheepish smile.

"Yeah. I guess both."
I admitted, while biting my lip. It was a habit made long ago when I just started going to school. My mom said I was even like this in first grade.

~

I chuckled while replying,
"Yeah. I'm not the best with history. But, there was no real reason why my parents name me that. But they told me it meant 'Romantic'."
I felt my cheeks heat up.
"That wasn't like... A hit on or anything. I was just talking to much." I said, mentally scolding myself.

"I can honestly say that I've never met a girl your age who hasn't been shopping in a while," Kourga said, realising too late that the sentence might be awkward. "My name's Kourga Wilds, what's your name?"

---

"A shame it wasn't, you'rre pretty good-looking," Kevia said with a flirty wink, rubbing her throbbing shoulder. It seemed to be hurting less after talking with Lance some, and probably stopped bleeding by now. "Oh, I'll bet you're wondering why I've got my jacket tied up all awkwardly on my shoulder..." Kevia said, paling shortly. It was kind of odd for Lance not to have asked sooner, I mean, that was the shoulder he had touched upon meeting. Had he possibly been following her all the way from the park, to have seen the incident? It seemed unlikely, but possible. Kevia shoved it out of her mind anyways, returning her attention to the outside world.

[[I'm sorry~!
After ten, I usually don't post on roleplays like ours - long posts. I didn't get that coffee I talked about before ^^ so my heads been hurting D:
 But... Since your on, I'll post. D: hehehe <3
Just don't hate me. For the fails D: ]]

I couldn't help but laugh at the guy - now named as Kourga. It was kind of odd, a girl not liking to shop.
"I'm Paradise Smith."
I said.
I wondered when he was going to check out my shirts so that I could give them to my waiting mother - but atleast I was feeling a bit more comfortable.

~

I found myself blushing at her comment - and her wink. Was she just trying to tease me? Embarress me?
Or was she serious?
Either way, the thoughts made my face even redder.
"I... Actually you read my mind."
I lied, though I was farely good at it. Of course, I already saw the incident, but I had to go with the flow so she didn't get suspicous.

((Don't worry about it! This RP doesn't need to be difficult to reply to. Just go with the flow! :) ))

"Well," Kevia said, preparing her well-thought out story in her mind, "Shasta, my dog, and I were on a walk by the forest and she ran off, and I followed her and got bitten by a feral dog," she lied, proud of herself for making her story sound so smooth. She couldn't help but be relieved that Lance hadn't already known, meaning he couldn't have followed her. "It seems to have gotten a little better though, see," Kevia added, unwrapping her jacket to reveal the wound.

"Huh, that's odd. I never cleaned the wound. It looks pretty clean and healthy," Kevia said, turning a bit to examine it further.

---

"Hey, we were in art class together last year, weren't we? I remember your name being called a few times," Kourga said, trying to be a little social. He paused for a moment, taking the time to re-notice the shirts that Paradise was trying to check out. He smiled in slight embarassment.

Even though we know each other's names, we're complete strangers. She probably wants to get away as fast as she can.

Kourga smiled sadly at the thought and carefully checked out each shirt, plopping them into a handled paper bag and pushing it accross the counter. 

[[Awh, your so nice <3 ]] 

I gulped.
Why was she lieing? What was so wrong with explaining that her own dog bit her at the park?
Well, maybe she was afraid I'd get animal control or something. That big dog probably needed it.
I could feel my face smiling satisfyingly as I stared at the wound.
"It looks better."
I said calmly, though I was happy that I atleast put the pain away - even if it was only a little bit.
"A feral dog?"
I went along with the story, since I didn't want her know I was following.
"Do you think you have... Rabies or something? I mean it was a dog that wasn't familiar with you. It could have given you something..."
I asked, playing along. Maybe, someday, she'd put the pieces together and realize why I was here.
That brought up another thought.
Was she suspicous at all at why I just came up to her? Did she think I was hitting on her? Did she think I was one of those freaks that talked to anyone?
Maybe she just thought I was being friendly - which techincally I was.
~~~~~
He remembered me?
This guy - that seemed to make me feel more comfortable - actually remembered?
"Yeah, that's me."
I said, with a embarressed smile. It was unhealthy how much I hated attention on me. I changed the subject.
"It's so nice outside, and your stuck in here. Does your father have you work here or is it your choice?"

"I don't think so, it looked healthy enough, and it wasn't foaming at the mouth. I was only trying to break the two up, cause they were fighting. Shasta can be aggressive sometimes," Kevia answered.

Then it occured to her. Why was he here? It wasn't really a big neighborhood to begin with, and it didn't have too many people. Did he just move here and want some input or something? Or was he just trying to be neighborly?

"So, do you live around here?" Kevia asked. She didn't mean to pry at all, it was just a little odd for someone to randomly strike up a conversation with her.

-----

"Well, my father died a year ago and left the shop here, so I suppose you could say it's a choice. He loved this store with a passion, even though it's not really going anywhere," Kourga replied with a small sigh,

"Don't feel bad though, it's not anyone's fault, and I still have my mother," he added with a sincere smile. 

His response stopped me cold. And, even when he said not to, I still felt bad for bringing it up.
"Oh. Sorry."
I said, awkwardly, and mentally scolding myself for not thinking clearly when I asked.
"Do you get alot of money doing it?"
She asked, all of a sudden interested. What happened to the eagerness to go home and have another pancake?
~~~~~
"I can tell."
I said with my eyebrows lifting to Shasta. I was referring to what she first said, about how Shasta could be a bit aggressive.
"I live close by the dog park."
I said with a smile. Not realizing at first that, that could make her suspicous.
"Ever been there with Shasta?"
I asked, so she wouldn't think I...
Followed her.
It felt so wierd to say it like that. I just wanted to heal her.

"Not really, it's just a hobby more or less. It's actually burning a hole in my wallet, what with all the bills and the upkeep," Kourga said, "And it's pretty lonely. The few people who usually come are hardly friends of mine, and people come and steal all the time, since its so close to the school, and it's fun to get on my nerves," Kourga said hotly, struggling with his temper. He brushed it off with a light-hearted chuckle though.

"Sorry, sometimes I just get so angry, its not like I can just-" Kourga stopped himself and went pale.

I almost told her. I need to be more careful.

"I'm just not as good as keeping it safe here." 

---

Kevia stopped and frowned. That was suspicious. If he lived near the dog park, what was he doing all the way over here? Had he been following her after all, and knew she was lying?

"What are you doing here then?" she demanded, ignoring his question, putting one foot back slightly in preperation to let Shasta maul him if he was indeed a creeper. 

[[Are you leaving? D: ]]