Passing Through (Open to Henate)

Ordan watched as she shoved the drunk man back into the crowd. He tried hard to hold back laughter. He wasn't sure what was funnier. How smoothly she had taken care of the situation, or the fact a grown man had just gotten flicked away like an insect by a 16 year old girl. He smiled and looked at her. He was starting to feel more comfortable now. "That still doesn't answer my question about how you get such a job" said Ordan, pointing in the diection of the man she had just shoved back into the crowd "Especially with guys like that here."

Mizuki smiles slightly. "You see, I don't really -work- here on a regular basis, I do some jobs around town on request from people, and it just so happens, these people pay well, and tend to book me for entertainment" she said, trying to break through the noise of the crowd. "So.. why are -you- here?"she asked him, winking slightly "You never answered my question to begin with you know"

She winked at him. What did that mean? Was she flirting with him? He froze for a second. "I travel, I'm from the other side of the Dessert. Actually, thats the flirt bit-." his eyes widened again, he panicked "I mean FIRST BIT, FIRST BIT of good music I've heard since my home town. We didn't have anyone nearly as good as you though." Ordan cleared his throat and looked a the table again.

Mizuki lets out a small giggle "You didn't answer my first question this time either" she says smiling, sliding her hand through her hair, from a force of habit. She noticed that he was very nervous, which to her, was rather comical. "And thank you, it's flattering" she said, still trying to pierce the noise of the crowds. "Do you want to go outside? I can barely hear anything you're saying" she practically yelled, but her voice was almost curbed by the crowds again, which, was really starting to tick her off.

She wanted to continue the conversation. He had figured she was going to leave, he hadn't really made any interesting conversation. He shook his head that he wanted to, trying to smile. He mouthed the word "Ok". He gestured to the barkeep, and put his coins on the table. He picked up his pack and stood up, following her. He hadn't had any company in a long time, since the Dessert. And he couldn't really recall a time he had ever hung out with a girl, he always mucked things up (like he did earlier). The girls from the Mining Town..Well, quite frankly they were mean. They didn't bully him or anything, but none of them were pleasant.

Mizuki smiles towards him, saying something that was completly curbed by the crowd, before she waved with her hand, indicating for him to follow after her as her feet started to carry her with them, bringing her outside the bar. "Oh thank god!" she exclaimed stretching her arms up towards the skies preforming a small piruette "Finally out of that crammed place called a bar. The noise was starting to tick me off!" She said, returning to a normal position, meaning, hands resting by her sides. Her attention turned towards Ordan, smiling "So.. You never answered my question.. How old are you?"

She seemed somewhat ticked off, and suprisingly he was scared. She might not have been a six foot three Fire Bender, but she was still somewhat intimidating when she was angry. "You never asked. I'm sixteen" he replied. In his defense, she never had asked how old he was, she had just asked how he got into a bar at such a young age. His ears were adjusting to the silence again, a slight ringing in his ears from all the commotion. He looked up, it was dark now. "You?" he asked.

Mizuki scratches her head slightly "Hm.. now that you mention it.. perhaps I never did ask.. My bad!" she said, smiling widely "I'm 17 years old, so, One year older than you!" she said, letting out a small giggle, inhaling the fresh air, that actually didn't reek of alcohol and smoke. Her hand pulls through her hair again, the sun had now set, and the skies resembled a dark blue curtain, with tiny holes for the light to reflect through. "Ah!" she said, glancing upwards "Look, stars!" she said, pointing upwards, truely captivated by them.

"Look, stars!" she said. She was sweet, and unlike any girl he had ever met, but still. She acted like the stars coming out was rare. Or maybe he just took them for granted. He looked up into the air at them. He had spent many nights staring up at them during his travels. Now he was just so used to seeing them. They really were pretty though. He still hadn't figured out anything about her yet. "Where are you from?" he asked.

Mizuki continues to stare up towards the stars as she replies "I'm from here. Was born here, grew up here" she said. A small smile on her face as she stares at the stars "Did you know that when someone passes away, they join all the stars up there, always watching over you?" she asked him, finally turning her glance towards him, smiling