Starlight Alone (AFTER SCHOOL, MON)

[Cres]

Starlight went straight to the ice cream shop after school, like she had promised her father. He was paying her a little extra, like he said, for the work she did there, so she could have some fun aside her studying. Starlight had felt like telling him sarcastically that she never had the time to have any fun, but had kept her mouth. It was a good way to save some money for university.

So she put on the apron and started cleaning the desk and doing milkshakes and ice cream for clients, her mind very quiet and very dark. She hoped Ace wasn't coming by.

[LNS]

Pushing the door open, the faint sound a bell jingling greeted Melody as she stepped inside. The sweet smell of chocolate hung in the air as did the promise of something cold to quench her burning throat. Slipping onto a barstool at the counter she glanced over the menu behind Starlight. Yes, today was most definitely a chocolate day.

“Can I get a double chocolate shake, please?” Melody asked, not really sure if that was allowed.

It wasn’t on the menu anyway. But it didn’t hurt to ask. Right?

Besides after running into those two, Mel needed something. And since it was too early for a drink a vast quantity of chocolate would have to do. Why she had run into them was anyone’s guess. Melody groaned at the thought. At least they had said they were only passing through. Hopefully on their way back to college. One that was far, far away. At least with any luck it was.

[Cres]

Starlight was instantly cheered by the sight of Melody. Well, it wasn't so much for especially her but for the chance for company. Her mind did drift in passing on old memories of jealousy over Ace... Ace had liked Melody when they were kids. But all that was over now, anyway, wasn't it? They were all grown up. And she was supposed to be over Ace anyway.

She smiled to Melody and grabbed a goblet. [[or whatever that glass thing is called, lol]]

"Sure," she said and grinned as she started mixing it for her. "Anything for a friend." Well, she had started to realise that she was running out of friends, so she tried to see if Melody might still remember them being good friends long ago, and maybe renew the bond.

As she finished the shake she placed it in front of her and leaned on the counter. There weren't many customers around anyway.

"Long time no see, eh, Mel?" she said. "How was your summer?"

[Cres]

[[cont. from the Dandy and his bike]]

Dandy stopped the bike outside the Ice Cream Shoppe and dusted his jacket off. He was on a sour mood and he wanted to cheer up and get an ice cream. So screw the work, he decided, and shut the engine and turned the key to lock the bike. He took off the helmet and shook his hair free of the tangle they'd got to under the helmet. After making sure with his eyes once more that the bike was well parked, he stepped into the shop.

The bell chimed and Dandy stopped for a moment at the door to look around. He'd not been here in years. He didn't really do ice creams much. Absent-mindedly he corrected the collar of his leather jacket as he held the helmet under his other arm in that relaxed way of his.

[Sharise]

Bp walked into the ice cream shoppe. It was busy as usual, and although she really wasn't in the mood for ice-cream, it was the only place she felt like going. It'd be a couple hours before she was allowed back home. She only hoped that Teddy wouldn't corrupt Sweetheart too much.

Spotting an empty booth by the window, Bp took a seat. The things she did for that boy...

[Cres]

Dan saw Bp take a seat over at a lonely table. He sighed in his mind. Lonely tables were something he was getting sick and tired of. He thought about supper his folks absolutely wanted him to participate in. Ach. He'd probably pretend he'd forgotten. He went over to the counter and ordered a chocolate ice cream. He felt himself tense as a violin string. Not good. Not cool. Inwardly he wondered if he cared about "cool" anymore.

Starlight smiled to Dan and made him the ice cream quickly. She got a little nervous around Dan for some reason. He was intimidating, perhaps it was that. He had that dark and dangerous thing all about him. Starlight herself didn't much go for that type of thing, so she was more intimidated than anything else.

Dan smiled briefly back and grabbed the ice cream. He put down a few coins on the counter and then looked around, leaning on the counter with one elbow. He was eying Bp almost absent-mindedly. She was kind of cute. Hadn't he seen her somewhere before? Maybe not. Dan had come to notice he didn't really know anyone in the town that had once been his home.

[Sharise]

Bp could feel a pair of eyes on her. Turning away from the window, she looked directly at Dan. She hated it when people stared and was about to flick him off when she realized who he was.

Thankful that she hadn't given him the bird, Bp managed a half smile. Seeing that man only made her think of Sweetheart. She was alone with Teddy no doubt. And for some reason that thought just didn't sit right with Bp.

Pale eyes went wide. She had been staring. Damnit. Bp cleared her throat and quickly looked away. So much for first impressions.

[Cres]

Dan met Bp's eyes quietly as she turned to look at him. She was rather cute. And he was sure he had seen her before, somewhere. Was it at the school? Should he have known her?

She stared, then her eyes went wide and she turned away. Dan smiled a little as he scooped up a spoonful of ice cream and pushed himself off the counter. Well, contact had been made and he was lonely. She seemed so familiar, besides, somehow.

He walked up to the table and leaned on the booth, smiling with one corner of his mouth.

"Can I offer you an ice cream or something?" he asked her, wondering to himself if that was meant for a pick-up line or a simple courtesy remark.

[Sharise]

Bp had heard him walking over, and his reflection in the window was unmistakable. Though she had originally been a little disgruntled, Dan's question made her smile. She turned and looked up at him. He was a good looking man, there was no denying that.

Regaining her composure, Bp smirked. "I can think of a few things." Winking, she gestured for him to sit down. Her very friendly ways were coming back to her. Why the sight of Dan caused her to lose her cool in the first place, was completely beyond her.

[Cres]

Dan was too used to that kind of talk, so he didn't get too embarrassed. He smiled a bit and threw himself down at the opposite side of the table.

"I'm Dandy," he introduced himself. "But call me Dan."

He disliked using his last name. There were several reasons, and he didn't want to delve on any of them.

[Sharise]

Bp smiled and held her hand out in greeting. "Baby MacKenzie." She leaned a little closer. "But you can call me Bp."

With a wink, Bp leaned back and smirked. "So, Dan, do you have a last name?"

[Cres]

Dan took her hand and resisted the urge to kiss it in a chivalrous gesture. That was Chip. Not Dan.

He smiled to her introduction, but his smile faded a little at the question.

"Rosacci," he said, however, a little bluntly.

[Sharise]

Bp smiled and leaned in, resting her arms on the table. "I have to confess something." Blue eyes glanced down at the table for a minute before returning to Dan's face. "I knew who you were. Teddy's mentioned you."

[Cres]

Dan raised an eyebrow. At first he was about to snap why had she bothered asking then. Then he checked himself. What had come over him, lately? Being so irritable all the time. He tried to shake it off and managed a smile.

"Oh?" he asked, his attention all alert now. He did not want to find out she was Teddy's girlfriend. He knew well what Sweetheart thought of Teddy. If he was double-crossing her... "Then I'm sorry to say I have no idea who you are. You're his... friend?"

[Sharise]

Bp noticed the change in Dan's attitude, but she wasn't bothered by it. Hell, it didn't even phase her. Her attention had wandered momentarily until she was asked a question.

Looking at Dan, she smiled a little. "Yes. I'm just his friend, and roommate. But rest assured that nothing is going on. And your sister is safe. He would never hurt her." Suddenly Bp's mood dropped. Why was it that the thought of those two together always got her down? She wasn't in love with the guy or anything. This was getting ridiculous.