The first meeting

[whrrenah]

The commotion at school was insane. Worse than insane! Wren had no idea what was going on at first but the crowd of people who gathered in the cafeteria, screaming someone's name warned her that she did not want to be there. As she walked by, she slowed down, looking in the same direction as everyone else, spotting the set up stage and a single man under a light, strumming a guitar and crooning. Oh. That's what all the commotion was about.

"And now, for our grand finale, the one person who can answer all of Mr Wik's trivia questions will win a band tee with his signature on it!"

Wren rolled her eyes, mentally going "and the crowd goes wild!" in her head while the crowd actually went wild. Along with a couple of her friends. "Wren! Wren, don't you know who that is?"

Turning to the girl who went by Tweet, she responded in a flat tone. "Another boy hell bent on stealing the hearts of thousands so he can pay the bills?"

"Oh my god, Wren! It's WiK! Don't be a spoil sport! He's soooooo cute! You have to look at him! Tell me he's not cute!"

"He's perfectly fine--for being a feelings moocher."

Tweet shook her head. "You don't get it, do you? He used to go to school here."

Wren turned her eyes to her friend. "And? Everyone goes to school in some fashion. There's nothing special about that. But you want to know what is special? Letting all these people believe that they have a chance with him. Hell, even encourages it because that's how he makes money. Sell the belief that you can be with him, and everyone is climbing hand over fist to buy the next new album. Or his Merch, or whatever guitar he says is good. He's an actor and he's playing to the crowd. So if you want to enjoy the fantasy, enjoy it. But don't buy into it, okay? You're smarter than that."

She went on to class, not even taking a second look.


*****

Having been convinced to go out to karaoke (as Tweet sadly, didn't win the shirt), Wren chose the blue halter-top maxi. It was hot out with no sign of relief yet in nighttime Bangkok. Cute and lightweight, she decided to pull her hair up off her neck and frame her face with a few ringlets. Ready for a night on the town, she joined her friends in one of the bar booths, filled with drink and food, they all took turns on the mic, making a bit of a game out of it. When it was Wren's turn, she decided to go with the Disney-themed songs and started her rendition of "Kiss the girl."

It just so happened that she caught sight of said pompous boy in the hall, strolling around the rooms. And there was some eye contact. Deciding to play it up since her friends hadn't noticed yet, she decided to sing to him and tease him as well. "My oh my! Look like the boy too shy
Ain't gonna kiss the girl."

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[whrrenah]

Grab the keys? Wren looked at the back of his pants--damn, no pockets there. They had to be in one of the front ones. Which, yes, she wasn't terribly shy but in the same breath, wanting to be respectful was high on her list, too. Yet, in order to get in, they needed keys.

"Sure," she quipped, trying to not sound overly confident as she slipped her hand into his pocket, on search of the keys. Gods, his thigh was warm. Had she known him better and longer, Wren would be stroking that thigh and the crease where his body started. As it was, she could already feel her own body responding which was that tricky-edged sword. It'd been a while and... shit, he smelled good, too.

Hoping she didn't linger to the point were it was weird, she fished the keys out, glancing for a moment at his face before pointedly turning to start getting the doors open and taken care of.

[meanmugging]

As if he could read her thoughts or maybe was having a few of his own feeling her hand in his pocket there was a wicked smirk across his face. Sure, he could bed someone like her. He wouldn't, but he could.

" Like what you found?" he said still grinning. He was teasing her and went on. " You could see what else pops up if you want to go fish again." he said chuckling to himself as he stepped inside and put the food away. He wasn't the type to seriously fuck around with a girl he didn't know that well, but he was just fine with flirt teasing.

[whrrenah]

She heard that. And that earned him a scrutinizing gaze, her eyes dark and wanting as she looked him up and down. "Mmm, I'm not certain. If it takes that much to convince, that might be a sign that there's a certain issue called compatibility."

The door unlocked and the lights on, she toed out of her shoes and kept sauntering in, her hips swishing as she acted as if she already owned the place. She could flirt right back and resisted the urge to glance at him and see what the reaction was.

[meanmugging]

That earned her a smirk, she was witty and quick on her toes. Something he dug in a friend or maybe more than that. Probably not, he was terrible at reading people when it was down to personal things and not business.

He finished putting things away then slipped into the side room to change back into his normal attire and get his car keys. He came back his hair combed back, black slacks and black jacket.

" I do have to get going, I have to take care of some business." he said heading toward the door. He lingered in the door way with the door open. " Don't forget to add me." there was a pause. " For the record.. I never said anything needed all that much convincing." smirking to her and giving a little salute before closing the door.

[whrrenah]

Seeing him change back to his usual self had her staring for a bit. Fuck. Hell, he looked good. But to start drooling over him now was inappropriate. Smiling probably a little too wide, Wren nodded, offering a tiny wai. "Of course. Travel safe."

And when the door was closed, she had to squeal a tiny bit. Okay, maybe a lot. This entire thing was crazy! She also knew it was kind of dangerous-- cute guy sets her up in a penthouse because she got caught up in his family's dirty laundry by accident. Not only that but there was the hint of a friendship there, too.

She should never have stuffed her hand down his pocket for those keys. Nope! That opened a Pandora's box she knew she was going to have problems containing. Locking the door, she set off to properly explore the bedroom and find out just how nice the bed sheets were.

[meanmugging]

Faintly he could hear the noise from inside the apartment. This brought a smile to his face. It was nice to be sort of interested in someone. Not that he would reveal that for a while yet.

Down the elevator and to his car and gone!