Rumours

[Milk]

He looked down at the dog. "You...smell familiar puppy," he mumbled and turned. "Go home though. People could try and...I smell muffins...Bed!" He said, walking slowly back towards his home that was nearby.

Crystal didn't own much. Most of the stuff in her apartment was stuff the apartment provided. She had clothes- one box labeled "WORK" in the closet but the rest were all very baggy and casual things. On her vanity in the bathroom was make-up. In her living room she had one photo of her family, and a few music boxes. There was a blanket on the back of her couch that was worn and hideous. It was her blanket from her babyhood. A few magazines scattered her coffee table and that morning's coffee was still there. There was a romance novel that was worn to bits on the table, and it was well on its way to the trash can.

[Koops]

Reo rolled her eyes at his eratic switching of subjects, that was one of his odder quirks, but amusing nonetheless. And instead of listening to him she followed behid him, he had caught her interest, and she wouldn't leave until she was bored of him. Tired, I see. I'm going to have to figure out a way to help you fix that. She thought to herself, thinking about ways that would help him to sleep.

He snooped around her room, going through her work clothes and then heading into the living room, he glanced around and went to the coffee table, putting the magazines in a neat pile and grabbing her coffee cup. He took it into the kitchenette or whatever was in there and cleaned it, and then set it away to dry. Killian moved through the apartment once more, straightening things out here and there, he didn't touch her baby blanket, or the romance novel, he didn't want to wreck them. He sighed and went to the door of the apartment, unlocking it, leaving, and then locking the door again behind him so no one else could get inside, besides crystal of course, since she had a key.

[Milk]

Vex went into his apartment, not really aware of the following dog until he unlocked the door. He sighed. "Well, come on in," he said and let it in. He shut the door behind him and stripped down to his boxers. He paused and looked at the lemon pound cake. "Fuck...I need to find Reo soon..." he mumbled and went to put the cake in a box he'd bought, and then wrapped it, and then put it away for later. He left a little letter on it saying, "Hope you like this." He sighed. "She probably won't eat it...Damn stubborn lady...But she's fun...and pretty..." He yawned, his sharp teeth showing, before he went to the bed in his room and fell over, curling up and closing his eyes.

((...she's gonna freak about that, lol.))

[Koops]

She walked into the house behind him, immediately sniffing around, mentally moaning at how his scent was absolutely everywhere. Reo saw the cake and blinked, surprised he'd do something like that for her, he must've been serious when said he was interested in her. Yet again she followed him, this time to his room, she sniffed at his bed and then crawled up on top of it, looking him over curiously, tail wagging slowly back and forth. Funny. The woman thought simply and sat there, close to him him for a while before slowly laying down, staring at him, eyes half lidded.

((Haha, that was the point. xD I want her to freak out.))
((Night))

[Milk]

Vex rolled onto his stomach, sleeping deeply and purring in his sleep. His back would ripple whenever he was dreaming about shifting or running or something. After an hour or so, he woke up, growling at the wall. "FUCK!" he yelled, running a hand through his hair angrily. He was exhausted, and couldn't sleep. He looked at the dog and sniffed. "Smells like Reo...Are you Reo's dog, or are you Reo?" he asked, looking at her with a dry expression.

Crystal walked home before work started and went inside. She changed quickly into bartending-savvy clothes and started to leave when her eye finally saw something. One, the place was clean. 2, there was 15 grand on her pillow. "That...guy...has been...in my house," she said, anxiety prickling at her as well as anger and irritation. "I'm going to punch him..."

[Koops]

((I couldn't stop thinking about this post so I got out of bed to come and respond... XD))

Reo sighed and moved her face closer to his, staring him in the eyes, her eyes were purple, just like in her human form. She sat back and moved a little and then shifted into her human form. "You think to much, and your body doesn't relax like it's supposed to when you go to sleep." She commented lightly, sitting crossed-legged on his bed. "Mm, start buying some camomile tea... It'll relax you more. And focus your thoughts on your breathing, make your mnd think of the sound that you make when you breath in and out, and then sychronize out loud with in your thoughts." Reo instructed him and uncrossed her legs, laying on his bed and looking at the ceiling. "Nice of you to get me a cake, thanks."

Killian just so happened to have decided to go to the strip joint that night, to first of all see if Crystal was working, and to secondly see that if she was working, what her reaction would be towards him for breaking into her house.

[Milk]

((yay!))

He glared at her, clearly not happy about this situation...At first. "Well well, Nurse Reo, if you stay here and tend to my insomnia, I just might sleep better," he said, smirking. "And I baked that cake for you, thanks very much. I bought the box and ribbons though...Go ahead and eat it...If you're hungry." He sat up and rubbed his eyes. "I'm going to order Chinese. Want anything?"

Crystal entered the bar and got behind the counter. She was mostly cutting up fruits and cleanup, but she could do beers too. She wore leather pants and a skin-tight corset. She was wiping the bar, glowering a the table. That cocksucking, asshole! Damn it, I wish I knew his name so I could curse it! FUCK! she thought and and clenched her fist. The bar-tender was watching silently in amusement- He had a thing for Crystal too. "How's the...GED going?" he asked.
"Fine," she snapped and went to clean the rag.
"...Bad day?"
"Yes. Very bad. Someone broke into my house."
He stared and moved to hug her. "Oh, I'm sorry...Do you need a place to-"
"I didn't say he stole anything, asswipe!"
"....HUH?"
"He broke in, and cleaned it, and then left a lot of money."
"...Isn't that a good thing?"
"NO! That's a violation of my privacy and...I don't want his fucking money!"
"...How do you know who did it...?"
Crystal flushed and shoved the tender away gently. "...I don't want to talk about it..."
"You did a naughty thing, didn't you?"
"Not...yet..." she answered and focused on making the bar shine. The tender hesitated before going back to work.

[Koops]

"You baked it for me?" She was even more surprised by this, that was really weird, especially for a guy to do. "Chinese food is very unhealthy, so no thank you, I don't want any." Reo frowned for his unhealthy choice in food and sat up again, getting off of the bed. "That's one more reason you can't sleep at night, that sort of food is hard to digest, and your body has to work even harder to break it down while your sleeping, which causing you to be restless." She'd learned a lot about sleep and healthy living in school.

He walked in a little while later, looking around until he caught sight of Crystal at the bar. Smirking he made his way over to her and took a seat at the bar. "Yer lookin' mighty irked, lassie. Wha' migh' bothering ye?" Killian asked innocently, giving her a rougish grin, waiting for her answer patiently, he could tell she was pissed off, and he liked that.

[Milk]

Vex rolled his eyes. "Thanks, Dr. Reo," he said, tone dry. He was becoming less and less fond of being told what to do. "And I'm still ordering the Chinese food," he added and went to get his phone. He spoke for a few minutes, finally ordering some orange chicken, kung pao shrimp, and rice and a vew vegetable rolls. He looked at her finally. "What can I order for you? Or are you going to eat my pound cake?"

Crystal looked at him, irritation rolling off her like waves. She took a deep breath and leaned down, meeting his eyes. "Someone broke into my house."

[Koops]

When he turned she grinned to herself, laughing silently to herself before wiping off the amusement from her face completely. "No thank you, I do not eat chinese food." Reo reminded him calmly and looked around his room and then flopped down on his bed again, closing her eyes. It was nice to lay on a bed again after so many years.

"Really? Did they steal anythin' from ye?" He asked her, giving her a mock-concerned look, eyebrows riased slightly on his forehead.

[Milk]

"I meant from any other place. Pizza...Wait, that's not healthy........I could run to the cornerstore and get a lean cuisine for you," he said casually and yawned, going to put on a t-shirt and some jeans afterwards.

"Well...They didn't steal anything I can hold," she said. "But now I feel violated and like I won't be able to sleep at night without jumping. I guess I'll just have to stay the night with-" She inclined her head to the other bartender. "Since he's offered me a safe place to sleep." She looked at him and smiled, sort-of winking since she only had one eye. He flushed and grinned back, and then looked away. Crystal looked back to gauge Killian's reaction.

[Koops]

"Still, no. I'm feeling fine, and if I do happen to get hungry then I will have a piece of that pound cake." She replied smoothly and rolled over, her back in his direction, she sighed softly, relaxing on his bed, she'd love to sleep in the bed, but she was to paranoid to fall asleep around other people.

Killian hummed and looked at the bartender, eyeing him up and down slowly and then looking at Crystal. "Yer just trying te get a rise out of me, besides, I don't care wha' ye do with him, it's not like i'm in love with ye. I just want to bang ye once te see if yer any good. And if ye use him as a practice dummie for fucking, then it'll just be better for me when I finally get to have a turn." He told her easily, grinning at her widely.

[Milk]

"Hm, suit yourself." He said and walked into the kitchen to grab a soda. He opened on up as his doorbell rang. Vex opened the door and met his boss. They spoke quietly for a few minutes when the boss discovered he had company, and they spoke in Russian. Their voices got louder as they argued- this went on for five minutes. THen it was silence and a door slam. HE continued to curse in Russian, growling all sorts of profanities until the Chinese arrived. "Thanks," he muttered and paid, and then went to his table to eat.

Crystal ground her teeth. "Take your money back. I changed my mind. I'll earn it on my own," she said. "I can get a waitressing job if I get my GED, at least, and I'll move up from there...Why'd you clean my house?" she asked, baffled.

[Koops]

Reo had stayed in the room during the arguement, but had sat up, listening, catching a couple words she recognized here and there, but nothing particularaly special or important. She slowly left the room and looked at Vex, slender eyebrows raised. "You alright there?" She asked, taking a seat at the table near him and smirking slightly. "Did Mr. Russian-Boss and you get into a tiff?" Her eyes were serious, but she had a small, visible smile on her lips, she felt as if she was learning more and more about Vex the longer she stayed in his company.

"No. Ye keep it." He said firmly, he wasn't taking it back, she had to keep it now. "I gave it te ye, so ye get to have it. Tha's tha'. It's a great offer, and jus' 'cause I pissed ye off doesn't mean ye have to refuse it. Jus' stop bein' so bloody sensitive, the world is a tough place." Killian dictated, grinning widely. "An' I cleaned yer place 'cause I felt like it, can't stand te see a place untidy. Got tha' from me ma' I suppose."

[Milk]

Vex nodded and scured a orange chicken piece. "That bastard, I fucking hate him," he grumbled under his breath. The argument was on a fight that was coming up- a big one. ANd he had sniping duty. He hated doing that- and what kind of gang used a sniper? A stupid one, that's what.
Okay, nevermind that, but still, he was irked.

Crystal ground her teeth and moved away. "What do you want? Vodka orange juice? Rum?" she asked, having noted he liked orange juice and stuff a lot.