Stylish (Lightning)

[lucario]

The sign of the building read "Devil May Cry." It was Lucarios new shop where everything he did would start from here. The office's furniture consisted of an old-fashioned jukebox (an antique worth quite a bit of money), a billiard table (including snooker cues), a sofa and, of course, Lucario's personal desk. There was also an upstairs bedroom the Lucario never used since he moved into his new shop. He always slept in the chair behind his desk or on the sofa. In the back of the shop there was a bathroom where Lucario washes his hair.

Lucario walked out of the bathroom only wearing his purple pants, black shoes and black gloves. His white hair dripped water as he ran his hands through it quickly making the water fly off his hair. He turned to his left as the phone on his desk began to ring. Lucario walked towards his desk as saw that his chair was knocked over but kept walking towards it. As he approached it he kicked the chair making it fly up in the air doing a full spin landing on all four legs.Lucario sat down on the chair as he lifted up his feet slamming the heel of his left foot down on the top of the desk. The phone handle flew up towards Lucario as he caught it with his left hand. He moved the phone to his ear and gave a little smile.

"Sorry we're not open for business yet."

He couldn't help but give a little laugh since he had just returned from Traverse Town and hadn't even been home for a full day and he was all ready getting calls to go with people to other worlds. He leaned back in his chair as he looked over to his white shirt, black scarf, and purple coat hanging on the coat rack. He should get dressed he thought but then again there was no rush. Suddenly there was knock on the door of his shop. Lucario put his chair back on all fours and stood up walking to the door.

Lucario opened the door and there stood someone holding a box of pizza. The little duck handed Lucario the pizza and stood there watching. Lucario took it opening the pizza box and sighed. It seemed they had put black olives and he hated them but yet he told them so he was contradicting him-self. Lucario closed the pizza box and walked back inside slowly closing the door putting the pizza on his desk. Though it seemed the the duck has slipped in side saying that Lucario had to pay for it.

"Come on Kid you should know by now I'm not gonna pay for it. I'm all ready in debt."

Lucario then looked at the door and nodded as the duck opened the door and walked out. Lucario opened the pizza box taking out a pizza slice and took a bite. He leaned back in his chair thinking on what he was going to do he knew he wouldn't be able to stay here for long since the phone kept ringing. Lucario then stood back up and walked to the jukebox and pushed a button as rock song came on and Lucario closed his eyes nodding to the beat as he closed his eyes. Then he opened the window as the music started to drift out into the open and Lucario walked back to his desk grabbing another slice of pizza.

[light]

This is a load of bullshit.

That Scrooge McDuck guy was a scam artist, or dumbass, or both, because just when she started to trust the guy, even letting him get by with a “I’ll pay you back later. Don’t you worry about it!”… this happened.

Lightning had sold all her loot to Scrooge McDuck, all her earnings from a world beyond this one. It was to supply her with enough munny to live for another couple of months here (If she was destined to live another couple of months, that is). It would have paid for her rent, paid for her food, and paid for medicine she would need when traveling, and now she was left with nothing. Nothing! She couldn’t wait any longer—unless she wanted to starve. And the woman had come this far, she wasn’t about to let this get her down.

Lightning was getting her hard earned munny back no matter what.

And so she would go to the source of the problem. Apparently the reason why Scrooge couldn’t give her the munny in the first place was because he spent all he could on some risky loan to some new shopkeeper, and he’d already sold all her loot… so there was no getting it back. Not that she particularly wanted any Foul Flesh or Frog Oil back. Still yet, the shopkeeper-- Lightning would go to him. It was her only choice.

Lightning set about in search of this new shop, using the vague directions given to her by the unwilling duck that eventually caved as to where the specified shopkeeper was. Hollow Bastion didn’t have a massive city, was instead quite quaint yet mystifying with its hues of pinks and purples and bronze, so she found it rather quickly. Devil May Cry. A morbid and exciting name, one that sparked thoughts of demon slayers and thrilling explorers. ‘What kind of shop is this anyway? With a jerk upon the door, she swung it open, eyes blazing with resolve and annoyance, she entered without so much as a hello-- but she couldn’t help but give a quick survey around the room to examine the antique and rich aesthetic of it. This only served to piss her off more.

It took her a long moment to register the young man sitting carelessly at his desk eating pizza, looking smug and cocky, and the pink-haired woman could feel the rage bubbling ever rapidly. But she would keep her cool. At least for now. Of course, a hand on her hip and a sweeping gait, a walk she only employed whenever she wanted to beat the crap out of someone, was something that couldn’t be helped.

”Devil May Cry huh? Nice name. Nice shop too.” The tone was oozing contempt, but she somehow managed to control it enough to where it was fairly quiet and calm. Lightning made it to his desk though, and leaned heavily with one palm pressed against the wood top, the other hand still resting on her hip. A quirk of an eyebrow was her only reaction to seeing this guy shirtless. ”And expensive looking jukebox. How much did that cost you anyway? How about this desk? Or that phone?... Phones can get pretty pricy around here.”

A deep sigh. Stay calm. Stay calm. She was keeping her cool… but one smart remark from this guy would instantly set her off. ”Listen here-- Scrooge McDuck has screwed me over. That munny he lent you… It was meant to go to me. I need it, and since Scrooge can’t, or won’t, give me the munny…” Lightning leaned ever closer, intimidating and threatening, taking the hand off her hip and clenching the side of the desk. Lightning, of course, wasn’t about to let him know how desperately she needed that munny, how she would most likely go hungry without it. She wasn’t about to beg. “… You’re going to have to give it to me.”

OoC:// Give me yo money, fo'.
Hope this loan idea is fine. D: Might has overstepped myself.

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[lucario]

Lucario sat at his desk taking another bite of the slice of pizza as his feet were on top of the desk tapping against the air to the beat of the song. His mind began to drift about the old days when he was in his own world. A land were people fought everyday to the death for everything they believed. Not once in his life did he ever believe that he would be owning a shop to hunt heartless and nobodies. The reason he had named it Devil May Cry since his culture had called them that and he saw it more fit for him not to lose him-self in this new world which was now his home. Though his thought was interrupted as the door opened with force and some women had made her way inside his shop. Just before she started talking he raised his right hand pointing to the back.

"If you need to use the bathroom it's in the back."

He said it in a lazy way not caring what she really wanted. Every time someone came into his shop Lucario always assumed they wanted to use the bathroom. Lucario hadn't even looked at the women nor did he even know she was a women. Then she began to question about ever detail of his shop. She asked how much was this and how did he get this and all ready he was annoyed with her all though he did show it. He quickly began let her words go in one ear and out the other since he didn't feel like answering all this questions. All he did was nod and listen to the music pretending that he was listening. Then she began to lean towards him trying to intimidate him.

He figured he would humor her since there was nothing better to do. He threw the pizza slice back into the pizza box and moved his feet off the table leaning in towards her giving her a gentle smile as his blue eyes looked into hers. His eyes gave off a gentle warm feeling giving the impression that Lucario couldn't even hurt a fly if he tried but if one looked closely she would see the eyes of a man who has taken life on more than one occasion. His smile grew as he looked her in the eyes then his eyes traveled up and down her body. He began to chuckle as he looked back at her face.

"Well well today must be my lucky day since you just barged right in. So are you here for business or for pleasure? Most likely pleasure."

He puckered his lips up a little as he made kissing sound. He then gave her a wink. This was more like a double insult since he didn't even address any of the questions she asked and he was starting to flirt with her. Lucario then stood up still leaning in like she was looking her in the eyes. He stood at a height of 6'2 so he had to lean over a bit to keep their eye levels the same. Lucario had a feeling that there was more to this women than met the eyes. Though that thought left his mind quickly as his eyes moved back up and down her body.


"So you want money? What am I bank? First you come in here asking all this questions and then you tell me that I am going to give you money that someone else owes you? Listen Babe your sexy but you ain't that sexy, but since you asked so nicely though I'll tell you what why don't you have a slice of pizza and we can work it out."


Lucario backed up as he turned to his right walking to the coat rack. As he turned his back to her she'd be able to see the large cross shaped scar the expanded all across his back. He grabbed his white button up shirt and put it on as he began to button it up. He then took off the black scarf from the coat rack and began to wrap it around his neck as it neared the end he took both tips of the scarf folding them into a neatly tied knot. He then took off the purple coat and spun around to face Lightning as the coat slipped on during his spin. Lucario was showing off a bit but that's just who he was. He reached into his pocket pulling out a red amulet and slipped it on. It fell neatly around the scarf. Then there was one final touch. Lucario reached into his left pocket pulling out a monocle and put it over his left eye.

"I know you loved the view but you may be treated to more if you act right."

He walked over to her standing straight up and looked down at her. Lucario then moved his right hand to her left cheek as he attempted to caress it. If she blocked his hand he would only shake his head. If she allowed him then he would begin to sweet talk her into forgetting the money that she came in asking for. As his right hand moved up to caress her cheek Lucarios left hand pulled out a small fat little bag. He shook it and all this munny could be heard rattling around inside it. This was the money the duck had loaned him and now he was going to tease her with it.

"If you really want this munny babe you'll have to earn it by either sweet talking me or some other method. It's up to you but either way I'm not just gonna hand this munny right over. Especially since it brought someone as good looking as you to me... oh by the way my name is Lucario Yamada."

(OOC: ooo well you're gonna have to more than intimidate me
and its fine really creative. in i hope you can work with the post i gave you)

[light]

Lightning watched the man with an incredulous glare, waiting for a violent reaction, a scared reaction, any kind of reaction besides the one he was giving her right now. She expected shock, and didn’t receive so much as a hint of surprise. His expression and the whole way he held himself… was calm. That was unnerving-- and completely infuriating. ”Don’t you understand—“

And then Lightning trailed off suddenly, watching the shopkeeper with a curious, yet ever angry, expression. Why was he giving her that look? She was commanding to be given munny, for Maker’s sakes! But it stopped her in her tracks, and she couldn’t look away from their gentleness, entranced for just a split second. That is, until he started to get roving eyes… up and down her body. She felt her face grow crimson from both anger and embarrassment. ”Pleasure? You think I have time for somebody like you?” He was messing with her, that much was certain. There was no mention of Scrooge or the munny, and instead pleasure was brought up. He was begging for a punch to the face. ”I came here for my munny, munny that was stolen from me, munny that you have in your possession.

The imitation kiss, the flirtation, made her hands curl into tight fists, clenched and ready to be thrown. How long could she keep her cool? She’d made it farther than usual, (especially considering her intolerance for that asshole, Snow Villiers) but she doubted she could keep this up, that she could swallow any more of this guy’s bull. ”What do I look like to you?” She hissed as his eyes yet again travelled up and down her body. So far, Lightning felt like this man was treating her like a… whore. It was disgusting, nauseating. A ”Tch” was all she could manage to being offered pizza. Of course, she only looked down at it with a stubborn restraint. Not restraint because she was hungry, but restraint because she wanted to throw the whole box smack into a garbage can. Or at this idiot.

As he stood, she couldn’t help but stare curiously at the cross etched severely into his back. She would have questioned him, would have asked what it was, where he’d gotten it, if it was symbolic… but she was too angry. And so all she did was stare, trying to calm down, remembering her own brand that had been etched with black darkness onto her skin. Then came his clothes, and she finally let lose a soft breath, turning away and peering down at her fisted hands. It didn’t occur to her that he was finished dressing, and that he was planning on touching her face, and lovingly so. When his fingertips touched her skin, she let loose a loud gasp, and when his whole palm had moved against her cheek, she slapped his hand away like it had been oozing poison. ”D-don’t you dare…” Lightning had danced back a couple of steps, rubbing at her reddening cheek like she’d just been sucker punched. ”… touch me ever again!” Her heart was racing. This asshole… What was he thinking?

”Screw this, I’m going to—“ She was on the verge of simply leaving, simply deciding it was best to just assault Scrooge McDuck until he finally gave her the munny that was yet to be paid to her. It was obvious this man wasn’t going to comply, that he would only tease her with lecherous comments, and without knowing where the munny even was, if it had been spent, she doubted she could ever find it.

Demons and monsters—That she can handle. Becoming a l’Cie—That she could also handle (but barely). Affection? Now that was a different story. It rocked her to the very core, and she was better off ignoring it altogether… if her feelings got past the stage of angry and insulted.

But the tinkle of something metallic, of something valuable, stopped her in her tracks. ”Give it to me." She muttered automatically, her need for that munny rekindled by the sweet clink of that bulging pouch. ”Sweet talking you? Tch-- That’s not possible." The pink haired woman could only give Lucario the glare of all glares, and she wasn’t about to give him her name, not until he’d earned it. As far as Lightning was concerned, he would never know one tidbit of information from her. But knowing his name was somewhat of a relief, somehow. Lucario Yamada. His name was Lucario Yamada.

”Give me the munny." The words came slithering out of her mouth like cool venom. Her hand touched the hilt of her Blazefire Saber that lay in the leather hilt slung along her waist, finger sliding up and down the trigger in anticipation. ”I won’t ask you again." Without waiting for a reply, she slid her gunblade out, pointing the gleaming tip into his chest, even pushing in a little so he could feel the sharp point, the deadliness of her weapon.

She wasn’t about to underestimate him. After seeing the scar, the way he held himself, Lightning didn’t doubt for a second that he was a fighter. Judging by what a cocky asshole he was, probably a pretty decent one, maybe even a good one. This didn’t dissuade the woman one bit though. She wasn’t about to just up and leave because of presumptions and this man’s stares toward her body. ”You have no idea how hard I worked for that munny, fought for it. If you think for one second that I’m going to degrade myself for something that was mine to begin with, you’ve got another thought coming. Her eyes flashed toward the munny pouch again. Would shock come this time? Would anger come? She hoped so, because she was getting tired of this. ”As for my name…” Lightning pushed her Gunblade a little further, almost to the point of tearing a hole in Lucario’s clothes, ”I won’t let you have it.”

OoC:// You gave me plenty to reply to~ Hopefully I did the same thing for you. c:
Again, sorry for the late reply. :c Had a little mindblock for a while... even though I had a lot to reply to, and it's definitely... interesting (fun). xD

[lucario]

She had said that she didn't have time for a guy like him so he figured he might as well make a smart ass remark.“Well you must have time if you’re here talking to me. The question is do you want too, and something in my gut is telling me you want too or maybe I am still hungry I haven’t decided yet. Though in any case don’t worry you’re aren’t the first girl to want to do that to me. I know you think I am just being cocky and full of my-self but when I eyed you you wouldn’t have turned so dark of red. So this tells me you have a thing for me or I may have just punched a nerve to piss you off or maybe it’s both.” Lucario let out a small sigh as she went back to the munny situation. It seemed to him that she only had a one tracked mind. This women though there was something about her that Lucario couldn’t put his finger on. “I don’t think it’s your munny anymore. It may have been but judging as it was given to me I am pretty sure that makes the munny mine. I could give it to you but that would be to boring so you’re gonna have to come up with something better than just saying it was rightfully yours.”

It seemed that Lucario was starting to get under her skin. He could tell by every flirtatious move he had made towards her had made her body tense. All though he was looking at her in the corner of his eye he could see the fist she had made. Now the only thing to keep doing he thought was to keep pushing this until he got a true reaction from her instinct. He wondered why she was holding back so much. If she decided to attack him it would make for one hell of a impression and a great first encounter. Thought he was kind of relieved because he didn’t want to fight such a pretty girl. “Well you look like a hot women that needs a loving man in her life like me." He smirked as he said that comment."Though There’s no need to get all made when someone gives you a compliment but instead you should give them a compliment or at least say thank you, but just because I think you’re cute I’ll let it slide.” She made a tch sound as he offered her some pizza. He took this as she didn’t want any so before he left to put on his clothes he closed the box and slid it away from her.

As his fingers touched her soft warm cheek he thought that he was going to woo her. Lucario then placed his entire palm against her cheek and what happened next surprised Lucario. She quickly smacked his hand away from her face. Now doubt she didn’t like to be touched like that but the question was why. He was going to ask but he figured that would come later for now he’d just keep playing around. “What’s wrong babe? I thought you and me were having some type of connection and you go smack my hand away from your face. You make it seem like I was trying to kill you. Let me ask you this though if you didn’t want me to touch you why did you let me was it because you enjoy teasing men.” Lucario began to laugh a little as he had called her tease took a step towards her as she backed up.

Lucarios face then quickly turned sad and depressing as she she screw this making it sound like she was about to leave. All though it was sad and depressing it was plainly obvious that the face was just an act. The truth in the matter was that he didn’t want her to go because he was having to much fun with her. He had yet to meet anyone in hollow bastion to make him have this much fun and deep down in the back of his Lucario wouldn’t have minded to get to know this women. “Aww babe don’t go stay a little while who knows in the end we both might get what we want.” He gave her another wink still flirting with her.

Lucario hung his head as she said that there was no chance of her sweet talking him. He slowly lift his head and held his heart as if his dreams were crushed, but as his head lifted his eyes came face to face with the glare of all glares. His face changed to as if he was afraid of her but he was just making her feel like she had the upper hand. This glare sent a shiver up his spine as he kept looking at her. He began to chuckle as she kept glaring. “There’s no need to try and impress me with your strength. You don’t have to act all strong just for me to like you. I’ll like you either way babe, and besides you have all ready impressed me since you haven’t left so that tells me a lot about you.”

He could feel her patience starting to dwindle quickly with him. Her voice was getting more and more aggressive with each passing moment. He then shifted his eyes to her hand as it moved towards the hilt of her blade and as this happened Lucario realized where this little conversation was going to head. Before he got to say anything he found him-self at the tip of her blade. "Hey I thought we were becoming good friends here." He looked down at it and found the blade to be unique. It looked like it was the fusion of a blade and gun. Lucarios head tilted left and right examining the blade but then started to feel the sharp point of the blade. “Well aren’t we just getting so aggressive all the sudden for a little munny, but you have yet to convince me to why I should give you the money.”

Lucario took a step back away from Lightning so he wouldn’t be that close to he sword. It wasn’t that Lucario didn’t trust her it was just that he had bad luck. It wasn’t that he always had bad luck since sometimes his luck made win fortunes in gambling but it was that it also made him fall into heavy debt. As he moved back he was listening to her talk about how hard she worked for the munny. As she finished Lucario let out a small sniffle showing sympathy for her.Lucario suddenly began to feel her pushing the gunblade closer and closer to him. He took in a deep breath slowly letting it out as it seemed that finally his luck had run out. “Tell you what since you have fought so hard for it why not fight one more time for it. I’ll make you a wager if you beat me I’ll give you the munny bag and we never have to meet again but if I win you have to give me a hug since I know it seems to pain you to show affection, and you have to give me your name.” as he said this he was still backing up.

“You wouldn’t attack someone without a weapon would you?” As Lucario said this he had made his over to the pool table and reached over grabbing his okatana. The okatanas blade was cover by a black sheath with a yellow ribbon wrapped close to where the blade entered. The handle of this okatana was wrapped by a white fabric of some sort giving it a black diamond pattern. Lucario then moved his sword to his back where two thin lines of aura wrapped around it making it seem to float in the air. The blade hung across his back with the handle of his sword sticking out pass his left shoulder.

Lucario crossed his legs as he bowed to her moving his left arm up into the air with his right hand moving across his stomach. It seemed that he was still taunting her but now not only with words but he gesture of being formal with. Lucario then tilted his head up as there was a smile on it. “A fight every now and again does make life more interesting. Don't ya think?” As he said this Lucario dashed forward. Holding back on his speed. Before he let loose and fought her with his true strength he would measure hers first like any good fighter would.

As he neared her Lucario slid as the sole of his shoes aimed for her shins. This slide would serve as a counter if Lightning attempted to cut him down with a horizontal slash or any projectile attack.. His body slide on its right side with his right fore-arm against the ground and him being side ways would serve as a counter if she slashed in a downward motion. If he managed to hit her it would cause her to tumble forward. If she tumbled forward Lucario would then extend his left arm in a quick jabbing motion aiming for her chest or face. Though if she jumped over him Lucario would then push him-self off the ground with his right fore-arm as he’d croutch so that he’d still be under her but he raise both of his arms and aim to grab her feet. If he did grab her feet he would then slam her into the ground. If Lightning thought that simply moving out of the way was she would do she would have another thing coming for her. If she moved to the left or right Lucario would quickly move his left hand to ground pushing him-self up in the air with his right hand. His left hand would serve as a pivot making his body turn left or right in a sweeping motion attempting to take her legs out from underneath her.

It did seem weird since Lucario always carried his okatana but never used it. Some people say that it was only for show and he couldn’t fight with it but the truth was Lucario only fought with it if anyone could make it past his hand to hand combat. Very few fighters made him fight with his blade. It wasn’t that he thought he was better than everyone else it just meant there was less of a chance for anyone to get truly hurt. As he attacked her the strangest thoughts came to his mind such as would he be forced to fight her with Yamato (the name of his blade) or would he be able to handle her with his hand to hand, or maybe she would just sweep the floor with him. He wasn’t sure what to think but deep down he wanted just to pull out Yamato and get straight to the sword fight. If Lightning managed to get up or even block his attack then he would consider pulling out Yamato.

(OOC: Don't worry you gave me a lot to reply with and I must say that you are a pretty impressive role player since now I am going to have to start posting in smaller font cause I know these posts are gonna get longer.)