Name: Ian "Luise" Tolle

Age: Twenty Four

Personality: He's very laid back. But he's very talkative. He's a bit childish, and overprotective. He also acts spoiled.

BIO: He comes from a rich family, but doesn't live like it. He likes depending on himself when it comes to finances (Which makes him love discounts when it comes to food, and furniture). He doesn't talk much about the past.

Name: Rikki Jenkins
Age: Twenty
Personality: Rikki is very quiet. She is exceptionally smart and trustworthy, and knows right from wrong.
BIO: She comes from a middle-class family with no real reputation. She glided through school with a low-profile and even in college, she keeps it that way. She lives alone and takes care of only herself and her kitten- Nala.

Beep. Beep. There was a sudden vibration in Ian's pocket as he was sitting at a park bench. He took his phone out of his pocket, and then flipped it open.

Hey, Ian. I know it's your day off, and all. But we need some help at the Club tonight. Daren's called sick.

Ian slowly texted back.

Sure.

He clicked send, and then let out a sigh. Club's weren't that exciting anymore. Hosting wasn't that great. Girl's fawning over him. He was bored. Way bored. And club's where the only thing that could half fill that boredom. He wondered what he should do next. He called all the girl's he knew, wondering if they wanted to hang out, but they were all at work.

He let out a sigh as area's crossed his mind. Before something just popped into his head. "Instant Ramen." His stomach started to growl. "Right, I didn't eat breakfast." He slowly got up from the bench, and then slowly made his way to the grocery store. Girl's where staring at him as he passed by.

Rikki walked down the busy city sidewalk with her books clutched tightly to her chest. She kept her eyes to the ground as she walked and steered clear of any and all humans in her path. Today was good... She told herself silently. You did fine, honey, stop worrying yourself. She took in a quick breath as she almost forgot to stop walking at a red light and was almost trampled by a yellow sports car. She stepped back onto the sidewalk and waited with the rest of the people as her mind went a mile a minute. That test was a piece of cake, Rikki. You've handled way worse.

As the light turned green for them to walk, she was the first out there and across the street. After nodding to herself and letting her mind convince her she was alright, she went over the grocery list in her head. Cheese, Milk, Bread,... She nearly passed the entrance to the store, but caught it at the last minute. "Watch it, Rikki..." She murmured to herself since she knew nobody else would.

She walked in calmly and picked up a basket, tossing her school books in it and hanging it lightly at her elbow. As she made her way through to the dairy section, she pulled the American cheese that she liked the most and tossed in a half gallon of whole milk. She was a growing girl, wasn't she? And the whole gallons of milk were too expensive for her to afford every week, anyways...

Making her way into the aisle with bread, she looked at the tremendous assortment of all different types of bread. She shook her head, knowing most of it went bad anyways since hardly anybody ever shopped where she did. All the starving African children... She frowned and started to reach up to the top shelf for the loaf she wanted. Unfortunately, she was a bit on the short side, so she couldn't reach all the way. She stood on her tip-toes, and still couldn't reach. "Mhh!" She struggled, but nobody was around to help.

Ian made it to the grocery store. He ignored the baskets and carts since he only was going to get some instant ramen. Not like he needed pounds of groceries to make himself his own fine meal.

"Welcome!"

A woman working at the counter noticed some movement from the front entrance, so she decided to greet him. Once she looked at his face, her face turned bright red. "Hello." He smiled at her, and then walked away to get what he was there for.

He wandered the isles searching for his precious ramen. He felt as if his stomach couldn't handle anymore. He then noticed a girl struggling to get a loaf of bread. The height of the shelf was too much for her. He felt bad for her, and decided to help. He reached for the loaf of bread while standing beside her. He then lowered it for her so that she could take it. "Here you go." He handed it to her with a stunning smile on his face.

At this point, the struggling Rikki was about to give up and go ask a clerk for a stool. However, just when she started to pull her hand down, she felt a presence at her side and reach the bread. She sighed and looked over to see a handsome man with a very charming smile standing right over her, holding out the loaf of bread for her. Rikki blushed at first and was about to step back and thank him when she recognized his face. How could I forget a face like his? She took the bread, but didn't thank the man.

Instead, she smiled wide and hugged him. "IAN TOLLE!?" She questioned no one in particular. Ian Tolle had been her good friend throughout her childhood. In fact, Rikki could go so far as to admit she had a crush on him when they were little. The times they had all started to fill her mind.

She released him from the hug that could almost have been mistaken for an attack and looked at him expectantly. "Remember me?" She awaited in anticipation.

Ian, more shocked by the sudden hug then anything, paused for a moment as he stared at the Girl's face. How could he forget? Those brown eyes... Blonde Hair... "R-Rikki Jenkins." He smiled nervously, his ears where ringing because of her suddenly shouting in his ear. "How could I forget?" He remembered hanging out with her. But they got separated when he started dating multiple girl's. He was too busy trying to entertain his girlfriend's, that he didn't have time to hang out with her anymore. But as he studied her facial features. She did look more beautiful then she did before. Why didn't I date her before? The thought crossed his mind, but he quickly shook it away, replacing it with another thought. She is a Friend, a Friend! That's why I didn't think of dating her. He put on a more convincingly happy smile. "You grew shorter." He stated with a laugh. "So how have you been?"

Grinning, she looked him up and down. "Nah, you just got taller..." She murmured, raising an eyebrow. And cuter?... her mind threw in silently. She shook the thought away by answering his question. She was just so happy to see him, and was glad he appeared the same way.

Going back to when they were kids, the reason she stopped liking him was because of how he treated girls he 'liked'. Every week, he'd have a new one to entertain- Like a shiny toy to play with. She learned her lesson in high school, though... That, she definitely did...

"I've been good. I started going to the University nearby after I graduated." She smiled proudly. "I'm studying to be a psychiatrist." She added. After a sigh and nod at the books in her basket, she looked back to him and scratched the back of her head, tossing a few strands of hair as she did. "What about you? Still wooing the most lovely ladies?" She questioned in a joking seductive tone while tossing the loaf of bread into her basket.

"Well you always did like studying psychiatry." Ian said sarcastically.

He then answered her question. "Hm...Yes actually. Now I do that for a job now. Actually I have two jobs. I work at a host club, and as a bartender. I own a somewhat large apartment." He said, not really sounding proud at the fact at his jobs.

There was a small pause before another subject popped into his head. Parents. "Oh, how are your parents? Are they healthy?" He asked. But after he asked the question, he felt worried that she'd ask the same thing. His mother had divorced two times in the distance they hadn't seen each other. In highschool when Ian, and Rikki weren't really talking to each other he kept switching between houses.

Rikki was glad to see he was doing okay and at the least, was happy to see that he had chosen jobs that he enjoyed. Though she didn't really know him now, so she had no say in what he did and did not enjoy. She noticed he didn't sound too proud of them, but took it as it was normal to him by now. He always did get used to things quickly.

When he asked how her parents were she blinked, pulling herself out of her thoughts. "Oh, them?" She looked off into space for a moment, then shrugged. "They're fine. Moved more into the country when I moved out." She yawned and asked, "What about yours?" But before she gave him a chance to answer, she noticed a clock up above the cashiers register. She frowned and looked back to Ian.

"I-I really have to get going soon... Wanna meet up later or something?" She asked, then smiled sweetly.

Ian's heart sank once she asked about his parents. But as luck had it, he didn't need to answer. "Uh yeah--But you know what, how about I just give you my phone number. When you're not busy you can text me, and I'll see when we can meet up again. We still have to catch up you know?" He pulled out a card, and handed it to her. It had his phone number, work number, and the hostclub he worked at. But she only needed to know his phone number. "Yeah, so...I guess I'll see you later then."

(Sorry kinda short...Didn't know what else to say xD)

(( Its alright, I probably won't write as much this time around, too ^^ ))

Rikki smiled sadly and took the card he held out. After a quick hug, she started walking off, making sure she could see him, "Right... Uh... See you later, Ian." And with that, she placed the card between the pages of one of her books, paid for her basket of groceries, and made her way out of the little convenient store. On her walk home, she kept glancing at the book his phone number was in and told herself over and over to wait until she got home. When she did, though, she told herself to wait until the morning. It'd be better to leave him be awhile. He probably has other things to do. She thought.

She knew she had things to do. After heating up some cold pizza, studying for a few hours, and taking a refreshingly hot shower, she put the card and her cell phone on her night stand and drifted off to sleep.

Ian watched as she left. He didn't really know what to do now, until his stomach growled. "I changed my mind. I'm going to burger king." He shrugged, and began walking out the door. It had been so long since he's seen her. He kind of hoped that she would text him soon.

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Later that night, Ian was doing some entertaining. He had drinking games with other girls. It lasted for a few hours, but then his shift ended, and he was beat out at four in the morning. He could barely walk home to his apartment since he was so drunk, and tired. He looked at his phone, Zero messages, Zero Missed calls, then he made the rest of his way to his apartment.

Rikki woke up, but stayed in bed awhile. She yawned every two seconds, but had nothing to complain about, so she grabbed the things from her night stand, walked into the kitchen, and started making a bowl of cereal. Cocoa Puffs were her favorite. She always liked putting chocolate milk in the bowl instead of white for some reason.

Glancing at her phone, she sighed and picked up Ian's card. She put his number into her contacts list and wrote up a quick text.

Hey Ian! Its Rikki (: What'cha doing today?

She placed the phone down and turned the volume up, staring at it to see how long it would take for him to reply- or if he'd reply at all...

Ian slowly opened his eyes to the sound of some buzzing. He only had four hours of sleep. It took a few minutes for his hand to finally reach the phone since his arm was moving so slowly.

Hey Ian! Its Rikki (: What'cha doing today?

He stared at the message for a bit, and slowly replied.

Nothin' really. ^^' Why?

He let out a sigh as he closed his eyes again, his cheek against his pillow.

After a couple minutes of staring, Rikki sighed and went back to her bowl of cereal. She had time to finish it off before her cheap cell phone began singing the tune of one of her favorite bands. She smiled and practically ran to it, reading Ian's text quickly. She then frowned and looked at herself in the mirror. Where could they go to catch up? She wanted to talk to him, but had no clue when or where. Tossing a few stray hairs out of her face, she replied.

Up for some coffee??? Starbucks on Fifth???

She set the phone down again and tapped her fingers against the table.

Ian sighed as she threw a pillow over his head at the ring. He didn't mind her texting him, he just minded his a annoying ringtone. He thought about changing it so many times. But all the people who have ever texted him was annoying. He at least had to change the ringtone for Rikki. He thought. He reached for the phone, and brought it under the pillow with him. He raised his head so that his face would be farther from the phone. So his eyes could focus on the words.

Up for some coffee??? Starbucks on Fifth???

He grinned. Then replied.

Sure. How about twelve o'clock?

He asked, thinking this would make him be able to have another four hours of sleep.

Rikki washed her bowl while she waited the short amount of time for Ian to reply. After picking up the phone, she skimmed the text.

Sure. How about twelve o'clock?

She smiled and looked at the clock. That would give her a few hours to finish getting ready. She put her dishes away before answering.

Sounds great! See you then!

After that, she sighed and looked back into the mirror. Her long blond hair wasn't very pretty at the moment, she still had dark circles under her eyes from not waking up all the way and she could tell that a zit would be forming soon if she kept stressing. But why would she be stressing? It wasn't like she still had a school girl crush on Ian. She was a grown woman, and he- a grown man. They were just two old friends meeting for a cup of coffee soon to catch up. She nodded to her reflection and stood up, leaving the room and her phone to go back to bed.

Ian about threw a fit when his phone buzzed again, but once he read the message he gave a small smile. "See you then." He said, failing to type it in, and send it. He just fell right asleep.

~

His eyes flung opened, and he immediately looked at his phone to see the time. Ten O'clock. He was worried over nothing. He laid there for a second. Wanting to fall back asleep. But he couldn't. With a shrug he got up, and headed for the shower. He didn't want to see her smelling like beer.

He struggled to move around, he had a horrible hangover. But he wasn't going to let that get to him. Not at all. Once he was finished with his shower, he put on a casual T-shirt, and some jeans. He looked at a clock hung above his door. It was almost eleven. So he just put on his sneakers, and headed to starbucks. Nothing wrong with being early.

Rikki woke to the sound of a bird outside her window and smiled as she sat up and stretched the sleep away. She checked the clock and saw she had about an hour left to get to the Starbucks later. She took another quick shower and threw on an old button down and a pair of skinny jeans. Hey, I have the figure. Why not work it? she shrugged to herself as she brushed through her hair and looked at her reflection in the mirror.

When she was done getting ready, she had just enough time to get there by walking. I really need a car...

Ian walked into starbucks. Most of the girl's blushed at the sight of him as he entered.

". . .Welcome. . . Can I get you anything?"

The Male clerk asked seemingly tired, but Ian shook his head no. "Actually I am waiting for someone before I order." The girl's lowered their head in disappointment. They thought he was taken.

Ian sat at a random table. One that looked rather clean. . . Had no signs of coffee stains or crumbs.