MercuryxReese [[Livvia//Kage]]

[Livvia]

It had been a week since the thunderstorm, and Mercury had full intentions of finding Reese again some time. He hadn't had a chance to get a lick of information from her when the storm had ended; she'd been in too much of a rush to get back to wherever she was supposed to be. For the entire week after, Mercury found himself preoccupied with music lessons and dealing with issues at home. He managed to spare just enough time for a very personal errand; getting his guitar fixed. Things tended to happen, now and then, that made maintenance necessary. This time, it was rain damage. The guitar case ended up being considerably below par -- another thing needing to be replaced.

All considered, it meant he wasn't around when his twin brother and little sister, on a whim, decided to take a walk around town.

"Leave your phone at home," Marcus requested -- he didn't have it in him to demand anything of her. Ever. "You're always texting Sven. Just this once, enjoy where you are. You know, instead of worrying 'bout where he is."

Dori noted his puppy-dog like begging face and sighed, dropping her phone on a table before following him out. They walked in peace for a good while, turning randomly at this street or that.It was nice enough out, the skies much clearer than they had been the previous week. They'd been walking for a good while when, quite out of nowhere, Dori tugged her brother's arm.

"Marc, I'm hungry."

"Er, then do you want to go home?" He looked down at her, not knowing what else to suggest. He wasn't used to taking any actual firm hold of command in a situation.

"No, let's just stop somewhere for a snack."

"But then-"

"Yes, Marcus. You have to get something too."

"I'm not hungry."

"You never are. You know the rules. You eat when we do. Let's go." The small, pink haired girl took a firmer grip on her brother's arm, dragging him toward the closest cafe she could find. She wouldn't have to do this with Mercury. With him, he would have been in charge. In Marcus's case, you just had to set your foot down and pull him around by his thin and boney arm.

The door dinged when Dori pushed it open, Marcus in tow. They were quite a sight, approaching the counter. For siblings, they looked nothing alike; Dori was pixie-small where Marcus and Mercury were almost towering. Where the boys had ginger locks, Dori proudly sported bubble-gum pink. To anyone who didn't know, they might not have been related at all.

[Kage]

At the sound of the short ding the wolfish girl turned around from leaning against the counter and greeted the two quietly, about five other people shuffling around the cafe, three reading books, one on a laptop (the same one from last week, turns out he had another history report to type up this week, poor guy), and then one picking through the CDs that the cafe had at the far side of the shop (just an extra way to make a bit of money as Mr. Jacobson had said).

The girl's black underlined eyes stared at the two, but she said nothing other than that short greeting and a quick, "Tell me when you're ready," before lifting a towel up to one of the white coffee mugs, cleaning it thoroughly to distract herself. She knew she'd seen that face somewhere- that hair- and those eyes too! It was that boy that had graciously saved her from her near-death experience of being out in such a horrible storm about a week ago. Granted, she barely remembered any real details about the boy, just that his name was Mercury and that he'd had a guitar with him, but other than that nothing really small came to mind like it normally would have (her father having a degree in psychology and all had taught her a few things about keeping an eye on such small details).

[Livvia]

"I'm not hungry," Marcus repeated, giving Dori his trademark puppy-dog face. Dori wasn't buying it.

"He'll have a bagel and a medium hot chocolate," Dori chirped to the girl behind the counter, giving her a sweet smile. "And I'll have... black coffee and some cheese cake. Please." She tacked it on mostly as an after thought. Without asking him for permission, Dori turned and fished Marcus's wallet out of his pocket. He didn't protest. Instead he just chewed his lip, as if he was used to it. He was too busy being bothered about the food than his money.

[Kage]

Reese looked from the pink-haired pixie girl back up to who she'd assumed was Mercury from about a week ago. So he had a girlfriend? Eh... she wasn't surprised, he'd been pretty good looking. Granted, she hadn't realized how thin he was back then, but then again... she hadn't realized much other than the thunder and lightning and down pouring rain.

Anyways...

Reese clicked a few buttons on the coffee and cocoa machine and leaned down slightly, to grab one of those plastic tissue-ma-bob-thing in order to pick up the bagel and put it on a plate. She threw that away, stopped the coffee maker and set it on the counter before putting a slice of cheesecake on a separate plate than the bagel. "Do you want whip-cream with the hot chocolate," The girl motioned to the orange-haired boy and then turned her finger to the pixie-chick. "And would you like any cherries or strawberries on the cheesecake? No extra cost."

[Livvia]

Dori beamed happily. "Strawberries would be wonderful," she nodded, bouncing up and down on her heels. Her fingers thrumbed energetically on the counter, the sight of the cheese cake exciting her. If anything, Dori was a very excitable pixie.

Marcus, meanwhile, chewed his lip as if it really were a big debate. "I, um... yeah. Sure. I'll take some." He glanced at Dori, who nodded approvingly.

"Awesome," Dori nodded. "So how much for it all, then?"

[Kage]

"Eleven dollars and twenty-five cents." Reese called lightly over the buzzing sound as whip-cream swirled into the boy's cup. She put a black lid over it and then slid it beside the white mug of black coffee and the two plates, one with a bagel, one with the cheesecake, in which she plopped a large spoonful of strawberries on top of it.

The wolfish girl leaned over the counter slightly and pointed to her right (their left). "Over there is the sugar and cream and whatnot, and there's also a pitcher of water and plastic cups if you want water. Oh, and there's cream-cheese and other stuff like butter and apple-spread for bagels and muffins. And if you need anything else just flag me down, I'm the only one working today so I'll come to you." The girl said kindly enough, rubbing her eye and giving a short covered yawn as she leaned back away from the counter.

[Livvia]

Dori quickly produced the money and smiled to the other girl. "Keep the change." With that, she stuffed the wallet back in her brother's pocket and grabbed her own food and drink before skipping off to the table, ignoring the sugar and creamer.

"She can't stand anything but black coffee. I honestly don't get how she does it." Marcus shook his head and rolled his eyes for show. "But uh... thanks." He gave her a small smile and left with his own order to sit beside his sister. Dori instantly started chatting his ear off about how small the town was and how much she just wanted to move back. Not for the first time, she even suggested that she could stay with their cousin, Declan, if their dad was so worried about her staying alone.