Roof Refugee

[Phineas Leone]

He hit the push-open door hard as he stumbled to the ground out on the roof. Phineas stayed in this fetal position, on all fours, and he inhaled and exhaled rapidly. This is not the state a track star should be in.

"Def'nately need t'quit smoking..."

Phineas picked himself up from the ground, and dusted his pant legs off. It was a beautiful view, but of course, he would never say that outloud. He probably wouldn't even say to himself. All this place was to him was a ticket away from a juvenile correctional joint.

As soon as he finished his sentence, Phineas pulled a pack of cigarettes out from his pocket. It was a soft pack, so he hit the top with his hand, making a few sticks to slightly poke out, and withdrew one with his lips. He hit a solid gold lighter against his leg, igniting a flame as long as his palm, and lit.

The smoke was even more noticable because of the chilly air, but it didn't bother him. Phineas loved this weather, and he loved the thought of sneaking away for a drag. It even almost gave him a buzz.

[Amaya Inugami]

"I hope you know that smoking will kill you," a feminine voice from behind him commented, their eyes rolling in a rather annoyed way. You couldn't exactly blame Amaya for disliking cigarettes. The smoke always made her choke, and she didn't like that either. Made her feel weak. And if there was anything Amaya didn't like, it was feeling weak.

Stuffing her hands into her pockets, Amaya looked Phineas up and down.. as if she were sizing him up. He was a good foot taller than her, that was for sure. However, size didn't really matter, now did it? Not to Amaya. Big things come in small packages.

"Watch, when you fall over and die right here I'm just gonna laugh. It'd be your own fault, you know," she continued, a disgusted look on her face as her eyes looked at the cancer stick once more. "Disgusting.." she added as an after-thought. Amaya would say whatever she wanted, whenever she wanted, and whoever she wanted to say it in front of. Rules did not apply to her anymore. They were beneath her. The lowest step on the ladder. Like where her brother should be....

Shaking her head clear of the thoughts, Amaya stood where she was. Her hands still stuffed into the pockets of her coat, ignoring the few strands of hair now in her teenage features.

[Phineas Leone]

Phineas turned around at the sound of the higher pitched voice. No, she hadn't startled him, she hadn't caught him off guard, but her presence seemed to annoy him. Partly because he was pretty sure that she had followed him, but besides that, the first thing she said was a complaint.

"Oh." Phineas said in a simple voice, with a raised eyebrow. He mean-mugged his cigarette hard, and then looked at her. "Remind me t'blow it in yuh direction, then."

He took a hard pull and released right in front of her. With a smile he ashed it at her feet.

"You should go out with me..." He said smoothly, but his facial expression hadn't changed. "I would take you to uh rest'raunt... Yuh know..." Phineas took another hit. "Somewhere where they gave uh damn about what'chu thought."

[Amaya Inugami]

Amaya looked even more disgusted than before. "Think I'll pass, love. I'm pretty sure that there are lots of girls out there who would.. well, I daresay willingly.. that'd just be.. dishonest. And you wouldn't want me to lie, now would you?" One hand reached out of her pocket, the near-porcelean complexion contracting greatly with the black sleeve as she poked his forehead.

"Oh, I believe you missed an ash just right there. Mind if I put it out for you?" she asked, not waiting for an answer as she dug the heel of her foot into his toes, as if putting out a cigarette.. though the ashes were imaginary.

"You should really be careful about that, dear."

[Phineas Leone]

"Bafungulo!" Phineas yelled out, clenching his fists so hard his cigarette was flattened.

"It don' bother me as much that yuh stomped my foot..." He said, brushing off his shoe. "But these shoes prol'ly cost more then yuh whole wardrobe!"

Phineas shook his head, and with a, "Excuse my back...", he turned around on her, and started to walk near the edge of the roof.

He pulled his pack out again, and went through the same routine. Random curse words were mumbled in Italian as he did so.

[Amaya Inugami]

"Those crappy things? Honestly, love, that was hillarious. Brings tears to my eyes at the thought," Amaya commented, followed by a small laugh. "Your back actually is the best thing about you. Not so bad to look at," she continued. With a simple shrug, she turned on her heal, looking down at the notebook that was sitting where she just previously was.

"So, when I hear a big 'splat' does that mean you died? 'Cause I'm /really/ looking forward to it," she told him over her shoulder, shrugging once more.

[Phineas Leone]

Phineas turned around after her remark to see her face in a book. He rolled his eyes and took a quick pull of his cigarette as he made his way back over to her.

"So tell me, then..." He started, staring her down through squinted eyes. "Why the hell did yuh follow me up here jus' t'criticize me 'bout muh smoking?"

He then looked down, exhaling smoke through his nose. "An' muh shoes?"

[Amaya Inugami]

Amaya didn't look at Phineas, or show any sign of even noticing that he was talking to her.. at first. As if thinking of her reply, she took a few seconds before she answered him.

"If you had paid close enough attention- which I doubt you had- you would have noticed that I was actually up here first. Besides, didn't you say yourself that you need to quit smoking? It doesn't only effect you," she told him, his first question covered. "Now about criticizing your shoes.. well, they need it. Those are extremely.. well, they just don't look good if you think about it."

Amaya shrugged- a common, often annoying habit that she had. It was the kind of shrug that simple stated 'I-don't-care-so-don't-waste-my-time-because-I-have-better-things-to-do'.

[Phineas Leone]

"Do tell me, now..." He started again, taking another drag. "Why I would notice uh legal midget on uh rooftop?"

It was clear that Phineas was having a hard time defending himself. He kept peeking down at his shoes, as if he didn't know what the hell they were doing on his own two feet. Smoke once again crept through his nose as he stared her down, even though she wasn't paying him much mind.

She was pissing him off.

"I still got uh coupl'uh months before I gotta quit smokin', anyway." Phineas said, more to himself, but loud enough for her to hear. He took one last pull, then flicked it a good few feet away from him.

[Amaya Inugami]

"A midget? Is that what you called me? Love, might I inform you that I am taller than a midget, and you are just too tall for your own good," Amaya retorted near immediately, angered at the fact that he was saying stuff about her height. She was petite. There was absolutely nothing wrong with that. Besides, she had always blamed it on the Japanese blood in her father's side of the family.

Amaya stood once she finished, turning on her heel as she slightly tilted her head back. Her eyes were narrowed, looking at Phineas.. yet she never looked him in the eyes. She never looked anyone in the eyes. It showed disrespect, yes, but that wasn't why. She just had a slight problem with that.

"Now I understand why you have those shoes. You couldn't find any other pair that'd actually fit, could you? Such a shame..."

[Phineas Leone]

"Was that uh compliment or an insult?" Phineas said smugly, with a slight smile on his face. "Many women would praise a person for that..."

He laughed at his own joke, taking slow steps toward the small girl. His laughing grew as he knew that she was getting angry at the midget comment.

Phineas may have flipped the script on her.

[Amaya Inugami]

"Possibly an insult. You see, women don't want a man that's too tall. It just makes things more difficult. They may act like it, but they really don't."

Amaya took a step back for each one he took closer, eyes still narrowed. "Now, now little boy. Don't get too close. I never said that I didn't bite."

It was easy to tell that she was soon running out of comments. Just give her a couple of minutes. She should come up with something.. hopefully.

[Phineas Leone]

"I was actu'lly talkin' 'bout the foot size comment." Phineas shrugged, and he could tell that she was running out of insults. He didn't care, though, as was he, but he wasn't going to admit it.


(Brain Faaaaaart)

[Amaya Inugami]

"Do you know what big feet mean?" an eyebrow quirked at this, a smirk on her face. "They mean big shoes."

What was he expecting? Hopefully not something.. perverted. That'd just be.. odd. Honestly, bug feet do mean big shoes though.

((You're effecting me here, Ress. Mine sucks too. -dies-))