Daniel smiled. "No," he answered softly. This felt so nice, just resting here like this with him. Two older women passing by stared at them as they walked and he closed his eyes. Better to just enjoy the sounds.

When the women passed by Rikter turned slightly. He was used to the looks but last he had checked his wings were hidden. Turning, he saw the jacket, his wings were hidden. With a slight shrug he turned back to looking across the path. "Is there anything that you want to talk about?" He then asked Daniel seeing as how blunt he answer had been. He wasn't too sure what to talk about; he was never one to really need to say anything, people just knew.

Daniel smiled and laughed a little, scooting a bit closer and tilting his head toward the others neck. "Enjoy the park for a while, we have no where else to be," he said softly right under Rikter's ear. Then he shifted back to his previous position on Rikter's shoulder, closing his eyes again. Going anywhere else was the last thing on his mind right now. It had been so long since he could just go out and enjoy the day like this. And with Rikter here beside him, it was as near perfection as he thought he could ever get.

Rikter's eyes snapped to the male at the feel of his breath on his neck. That he wasn't used to, at least not from someone who was perfectly content. He stared at the male before trying to busy himself by looking elsewhere. It was odd, he didn't know what to do. He wasn't used to time off or breaks that were long than a few moments. He was going to start getting restless and possibly fidgety if he couldn't find something to occupy his time with. To keep from that happening the angel didn't let his eyes linger on one thing for too long, and those items that he did stare at he tried to understand; like the metal box that water came out of for people. That object was quite interesting to him.

After a moment, Daniel could almost feel the tense mood coming off of Rikter. He leaned back to look up at the other, then looked away to whatever he was staring at so intently. He raised an eyebrow. A water fountain? He looked back to Rikter, tilting his head. "You alright?" he asked.

"Just watching it," Rikter said as he finally pulled his eyes away from the object. "It is a very curious object," he told him with a slight nod of his head. The angel chose to leave out the fact that he was just getting antsy seeing as it really was no big deal. He didn't see it as one anyway seeing as when Daniel talked to him he calmed back down a bit.

Daniel stared back at him skeptically. There was no possible way, not even in Rikter's lack of common knowledge, that he wouldn't know what a water fountain was. The guy wasn't very good at covering up. He could tell Rikter was getting anxious about something.

"We can go somewhere else anytime, you know," Daniel replied.

Rikter looked back at Daniel for a moment. Perhaps his fidgeting was meaning something different to him than it meant to the angel. "I am fine, really," he tried to assure the male. "I am just not used to doing something without reason, let alone just sitting for no reason and for longer than a few moments." That was the truth, at least in the angel's mind. If there was something more to it than that he really didn't know, at least at the moment.

Daniel nodded and stood up, looking back down toward where he had parked the car. "How about we go shopping then? I need to find some necessities, and we can pick up a cheap pizza for dinner," he suggested. Sounded active enough to him. Hopefully it would help Rikter loosen up.

Then a little girl walked over to them, holding two shepard puppies in her arms. She turned to Rikter first, and Daniel felt a bit of dread. Please, please, don't pay attention to the puppies Rikter....

The little girl stopped right beside Rikter, a bright smile on her face as she held the puppies up. "Would you like a puppy mister? They're really good puppies, but mommy says we can't keep them" she said.

((Oh goodness, Rikter loses XD))

Rikter stood up with a nod at Daniel's idea, sure he had no idea what pizza was but at least it got him up and moving. He was just awaiting for the male to lead the way when a little girl with the most adorable flop-eared puppies came up to them. His eyes lit up at their fuzzy cuteness as he fought the faces away that would have gone with the look in his now bright blue eyes.

That's when she asked if he wanted one and held them up to him. He lost it and couldn't help but pet them. "Oh aren't you just adorable," he exclaimed leaning over enough so that he was eye level with them. The girl's question still rang through his mind and all he could do was just look at Daniel with a pleading look in his eyes.

{devious puppies XP}

Daniel rolled his eyes and flicked Rikter sharply on the side of the head. "We've already had this discussion, remember?" he reminded the other. But he couldn't help but to feel a bit torn inside. He wouldn't give in to it though, not for all the puppy-eyed, pleading looks Rikter could give. He folded his arms decisively and fixed Rikter with a determined stare.

One of the puppies stretched its neck out, wiggling a bit in the girls arms, and stuck out its tongue to lick Rikter on the cheek. The little girl giggled. "He likes you," she said.

Rikter's eyes changed to a dark chocolate brown, much like those of the puppies before them. "B-but he likes me," he pleaded to the grumpy male. He knew dogs, they had them at the carnivale, they even had puppies but no matter what when it came to the angel the puppies always won. They either got their way or someone or something had to forcably pull him away.

"And what will you do with it, huh? That thing's gonna grow as big as you in about a year, and I'm not going to take care of it. Now, leave it," Daniel ordered, grabbing Rikter's shoulder to pull him away.

Rikter didn't want to leave the puppies but didn't pull away when Daniel tugged on his shoulder. He followed the male giving the puppies one last look he then looked back at the male on his shoulder. "The puppy god hates you right now," he said bluntly knowing that it sounded childish. "And besides I've taken care of dogs before." He was pouting, that was the only word to describe it at this point.

"The puppy god can send me to hell for all I care. And besides, taking care of a dog like that in an apartment is impossible," Daniel added. He kept his face serious, but inside Daniel was fighting hard not to crack up at Rikter's behaviour.

As soon as they turned around a bend in the path and out near Daniel's car, he stopped dead suddenly. "Shit," he muttered, grabbing Rikter roughly by the sleeve and jerking him behind a nearby tree. He pressed himself against the bark, shooting a threatening glance toward Rikter and pressing his finger to his lips.

A man in a furry jacket and tight jeans leaned back against the hood of Daniel's car, taking deep drags from a handrolled cigar. People passing by avoided the man in a wide arc, some holding their noses from the smell.

"That's Georgie, Nick's housemate. He's batshit insane. Now, I want you to go first and sneak quietly," he put extra emphasis on the word, "Around the side of the fence and stay there," he instructed all in a low whisper.

Rikter peaked around the tree to see the guy and he instantly raised a brow. "That guy is insane? Geez, he looks harmless!" He said as he took the sight of the male in. "I mean granted he can't dress for anything but he looks like he's the one that belongs in Clockwork." He then shook his head and looked back at Daniel. He was really worried about this guy. His gaze softened a bit as his eyes went green. "You know we're safe right? There's no way that Arrow's gonna let anything happen," he told him. The angel may not have known this guy very well but he knew him well enough to not like seeing him upset or worried like this.

"I don't give a shit about what Arrow can do right now," Daniel hissed. "I know that guy, you don't. Now, get moving or..."

Daniel froze, his eyes wide in pure terror. From behind him the smell of the cigar came stronger, and Georgie peered around the tree. Up close, the man had a face like a horse, and eyes so wrinkled they were nearly slits. His hair was a mess of dark, poofy curls into which the smoke from his cigar trailed up into.

Georgie grinned, his face splitting into even more wrinkles. "Hey Danny, saw your car out there. Who you playing grab-ass with back here?" he asked, turning to squint at Rikter.

Rikter removed Daniel's grip from himself before stepping up to the ancient looking male. "The name's Rikter, what's it to ya fuzzy?" He asked the male as he eyed him up and down. He couldn't see the guy as a threat, he couldn't even take him seriously. Of course at this point his was in the mentality of when someone was hurting Clockwork in someway, he doesn't stand for rudeness. His hands were balled into fists at his sides though the jacket felt more like a hinderance at this point. He wasn't alone either, he could feel it even if he couldn't see where they were at.

Georgie stepped back, raising his hands in a innocent gesture. "Whoa there, guy. Didn't mean to butt in on anything. Danny's all yours," he replied, backing away a few steps before turning to head off.

Daniel finally let out a deep sigh and leaned back against the tree. He ran his hands through his hair, then stopped, his head snapping up to stare at Rikter. "Wait a minute...what the hell was that? You sounded like Georgie just now?"

Rikter was confused, he didn't think that this 'Georgie' guy was that much of a threat, but he was really that much of a wuss? He watched the male retreat for a moment and only turned around because Daniel had spoken up. "I did?" He asked confusedly. He then shrugged saying, "When people try to mess with things that are close to me I get defensive, that's really all there is to it. I mean it helps knowing that people are there to back you up but," he paused looking around the park but not seeing anyone he recognized. "But then again it helps when you have people worth protecting too, after all you saved my butt too."

Daniel looked away for a moment, blushing a little. Did Rikter really think he was that important? "Thanks," he replied, looking back up at Rikter with a smile. It had been a long time since anyone even thought about defending him. Rikter was simply full of surprises.

Georgie soon reappeared though, and this time he wasn't alone. Another man, seeming just as old as Georgie, walked beside him, dressed much more modestly and wearing his grey hair slicked back. Daniel was focused on Rikter when the new man came up behind him, leaning in quietly. "New friend?" the man asked, reaching up to lay his hand on Daniel's shoulder.

Daniel shivered at the older man's touch, looking away. "Just someone I ran into yesterday," he answered, his voice wavering.

Rikter's eyes quickly narrowed as they became an alarming bright green color. His hands gripped the edge of his jacket sleeves as he felt the tension radiating off of his own body. "You know Daniel," he said aloud though his eyes remained on the new arrival. "I may be new to the area but I didn't think people were so rude," he was challenging the male essentially. At least if Arrow was called rude he wouldn't stand for it, but then again he was rarely in a position that his modesty was in question.

The man laughed and straightened, keeping his hand on Daniel's shoulder. "Rude? Hardly. Any friend of Daniel's is a friend of mine," the man replied. He held out his hand, smiling pleasantly. "Name's Nick Harson. Pleased to meet you," he introduced himself.

Rikter didn't take his hand, he recalled quite quickly what Daniel had said about him. "Rikter Evans," he replied through common curtosy as he shoved his hands into his pockets. "And I'm afraid the pleasure is only one sided." The male was beind civil, there wasn't much that the angel could do at that point, he never was one to start a fight for no reason. He would keep a watchful eye on the male though as he tried to anticipate his first move in the wrong direction.

Nick nodded, his smile fading a little. He then looked to Daniel. "Since we've all managed to run into eachother today, why don't have a sit and talk a little about what's happened with you since you left," Nick suggested. Daniel looked back at him and nodded meekly.

Nick let go of Daniel and headed for one of the picnic tables with Georgie beside him. Daniel held back for a moment, hugging himself. He felt so scared. He wanted nothing more than to disappear right now with Rikter, but at the same time, he wanted to follow Nick. He knew Nick wasn't the sort to want to catch up with old partners. Which means the only reason he had bothered to come say hello was to bring Daniel back.

Daniel looked over to Rikter, then with a sigh he followed after Nick, trying to will himself to say no to whatever Nick had to offer.