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Kindle sat in his chair by the table, lapping at a glass of water contentedly. His muzzle was matted with water, a thick lock of reddish hair falling into his face. He was from Cryos, not an unknown planet to Renee. They were at war with Zephyr at the moment. Here on earth all felt peaceful, though, because the aliens had to stick together to fight off common enemies like the Gummers, didn't they?
Jonah and Alexia, two humans from school, were eating across from him like nothing at all was wrong. Renee joined her friends here at Grader's Deli on Center Street for lunch every other Saturday to study, go over homework, and just live it up for a few hours.
Kindle always wore a stormy, distrustful look around her. Sometimes it would make the girl wonder whether or not he actually liked her or just needed a second defense. Still, the look softened around them so she would be fine. He smiled happily as she joined them at table three and yammered erratically in that funny accent they all had come to know and love. The thundercloud eyes of his made his face look almost eerie, it was so intense today.
A server delivered their sandwiches without thinking twice about taking an order because they had been regulars since fourth grade. "Hey guys, glad you could come!" Renee said unnecessarily. She knew they would have come.
"So… What's up?" Alexia chimed easily.
"Not much." Renee replied. "I just wanted to tell you guys that I got assigned to cleaning and decorating the old theatre for the play."
"Congrats!" Yelled Jonah immediately. "I've heard Mrs. Hardacker scrounges all over town for the best mechanic to do the job. You've really got to be talented."
"Are you saying I'm not talented?" Alexia asked playfully.
"Or me?" Kindle commented. His ears twitched uneasily. There was a hint or anger in his tone. Renee looked up from her sandwich and met his smoldering eyes. She glanced away quickly.
"Chill, man." Jonah interjected, biting into his turkey Panini nonchalantly. Kindle settled again and picked up his Philly cheese steak. Alexia began to eat her meatball sub. Renee started to pick at her food too, taking reluctant bites and keeping an eye on the Cryosian. Sweet red onion sauce dribbled onto the plate. It took her a moment to realize it, but Jonah was giving Renee the dreamy face.
She blushed. "Are you done?"  He asked.
"What?"
"I said 'Are you done?'" He repeated himself without annoyance.
She flushed a much brighter shade of pink under her fur. "Um, sure." She laid aside the half-eaten sandwich, nearly sick with stomach butterflies.
He called up the waiter. "One slice of apple pie, please."  The waiter nodded kindly without a word and took their plates up. "Is that all right, Renee?"
She looked at the waiter, somehow afraid to be left alone now. Alexia nodded curtly to Kindle, who returned it. They both stood up, leaving part of the pay at their seats. "Sure."
The piece of pie was huge, covering the plate almost completely. They sliced it in half carefully but it fell apart immediately like a lot of pies do. Jonah was obsessed with magic, so she was surprised that the pie hadn't vanished or come flying off the flimsy little plate. Her phone chirped loudly. Renee blinked away from the boy's eyes to answer it, and found it missing. "Uh, phone?" She looked at her friend expectantly, knowingly.
"Is that your phone?" He pointed upward and at the overhead lamp. There it was, suspended in the air. Gently it descended too her lap and rang again. Checking the calls, Jonah's name appeared on the screen. She looked away quickly, a giggle betraying the girl's blushing cheeks. "Magic…" He sighed dreamily. "I see it in you, Renee."
"Oh, you know I don't go for those cheesy pickup lines."  She snickered gently.
It was the flirter's turn to blush. "Point aside; you're a really sweet girl." He held out a hand. "Wanna see a movie sometime?" He offered her a rose from his sleeve.
"Any time but today, I'm sorry." She stood up. "I promised the drama teacher I would clean that theatre." She winked at him, going out the door.

Description
Kindle sat in his chair by the table, lapping at a glass of water contentedly. His muzzle was matted with water, a thick lock of reddish hair falling into his face. He was from Cryos, not an unknown planet to Renee. They were at war with Zephyr at the moment. Here on earth all felt peaceful, though, because the aliens had to stick together to fight off common enemies like the Gummers, didn't they?
Jonah and Alexia, two humans from school, were eating across from him like nothing at all was wrong. Renee joined her friends here at Grader's Deli on Center Street for lunch every other Saturday to study, go over homework, and just live it up for a few hours.
Kindle always wore a stormy, distrustful look around her. Sometimes it would make the girl wonder whether or not he actually liked her or just needed a second defense. Still, the look softened around them so she would be fine. He smiled happily as she joined them at table three and yammered erratically in that funny accent they all had come to know and love. The thundercloud eyes of his made his face look almost eerie, it was so intense today.
A server delivered their sandwiches without thinking twice about taking an order because they had been regulars since fourth grade. "Hey guys, glad you could come!" Renee said unnecessarily. She knew they would have come.
"So… What's up?" Alexia chimed easily.
"Not much." Renee replied. "I just wanted to tell you guys that I got assigned to cleaning and decorating the old theatre for the play."
"Congrats!" Yelled Jonah immediately. "I've heard Mrs. Hardacker scrounges all over town for the best mechanic to do the job. You've really got to be talented."
"Are you saying I'm not talented?" Alexia asked playfully.
"Or me?" Kindle commented. His ears twitched uneasily. There was a hint or anger in his tone. Renee looked up from her sandwich and met his smoldering eyes. She glanced away quickly.
"Chill, man." Jonah interjected, biting into his turkey Panini nonchalantly. Kindle settled again and picked up his Philly cheese steak. Alexia began to eat her meatball sub. Renee started to pick at her food too, taking reluctant bites and keeping an eye on the Cryosian. Sweet red onion sauce dribbled onto the plate. It took her a moment to realize it, but Jonah was giving Renee the dreamy face.
She blushed. "Are you done?"  He asked.
"What?"
"I said 'Are you done?'" He repeated himself without annoyance.
She flushed a much brighter shade of pink under her fur. "Um, sure." She laid aside the half-eaten sandwich, nearly sick with stomach butterflies.
He called up the waiter. "One slice of apple pie, please."  The waiter nodded kindly without a word and took their plates up. "Is that all right, Renee?"
She looked at the waiter, somehow afraid to be left alone now. Alexia nodded curtly to Kindle, who returned it. They both stood up, leaving part of the pay at their seats. "Sure."
The piece of pie was huge, covering the plate almost completely. They sliced it in half carefully but it fell apart immediately like a lot of pies do. Jonah was obsessed with magic, so she was surprised that the pie hadn't vanished or come flying off the flimsy little plate. Her phone chirped loudly. Renee blinked away from the boy's eyes to answer it, and found it missing. "Uh, phone?" She looked at her friend expectantly, knowingly.
"Is that your phone?" He pointed upward and at the overhead lamp. There it was, suspended in the air. Gently it descended too her lap and rang again. Checking the calls, Jonah's name appeared on the screen. She looked away quickly, a giggle betraying the girl's blushing cheeks. "Magic…" He sighed dreamily. "I see it in you, Renee."
"Oh, you know I don't go for those cheesy pickup lines."  She snickered gently.
It was the flirter's turn to blush. "Point aside; you're a really sweet girl." He held out a hand. "Wanna see a movie sometime?" He offered her a rose from his sleeve.
"Any time but today, I'm sorry." She stood up. "I promised the drama teacher I would clean that theatre." She winked at him, going out the door.