Ivan was making dinner for himself when he heard noise coming from the fire escape outside his window. He opens the window and his eyes go wide when he sees a girl climbing towards him. He was frozen in shock.
“The square?” She asked. Turning away from the window. “Really? We can go outside?” She asked. Though she wasn’t “innocent” in some aspects. her lack of experience in the world made her seem very much more naive and innocent to the things she now was getting to experience.
“Of course.” He teases. “You have me to protect you.” He laughs as he lifts one arm and flexes it. “And besides. It will be crowded. Lots of shops to duck into.” He shrugs.
She finds his attempt at flexing and impressing a bit confusing but still somewhat humorous. Jinx gives a small laugh. “I’ve never gone to shopping.” She spoke. And went to the kitchen. “So what are you making?” She asked.
“I…. don’t know yet.” He says with a pause. “I don’t have a lot. I have left over chicken. Some frozen meals. Pasta. Or we could always order out.” He says, looking through the cupboards.
“Order out?” She asked him. Curiously. “I think you’ll have to make the decision of what we eat.” Jinx explained to him.
Curiously the red head moved from the kitchen and back to the living room. “Are their others like you? And me….i guess?” She asked him.
Ivan nods, starting to boil water for some chicken pasta Alfredo. “Um, yes. Dhere are others like me.” He says. “Like my mother and so one and so forth.” He says. “And you can almost always tell us apart because of our eyes. Dhey change to dhe color of our most loved. Otherwise dhey are grey. Like mine are. My mom’s are blue. Dats all I know about my father. His eye color.” He laugh nervously. “Sorry. I’m rambling.”
“Is that why they always talked about my eyes never changing?” She asked. Hers were a bright silvery platinum color. At first glance not unusual but as you looked closer it was more odd then not.
“It’s okay to ramble. It’s nice to talk to someone who understands….I want to learn so much.” She added and watched him.
“You’re an abosorber?” He asks, looking her up and down. “I suppose I could believe dat. But maybe a different strand? In my strand most females absorb only gemstones and most makes absolute metals.” He explains. “What about you? What do you do?”
“Well I dunno….I don’t really do either…..?” She spoke as if it was more of a question. As she looked around the apartment for something she could use.
She found a metal spoon and she held it in her hand and focused on it. She seemed to show an expression of anger or frustration and within moments the metal disintegrated in her hand. Then she took it and reformed it into a knife.
Her head spun a bit and she seemed dazed afterwards. “I can deconstruct and reconstruct organic material….mostly like minerals. Metals…..and so forth” She spoke.
Ivan went to her side in case she were to fall. “Dat was very impressive.” He says with a smile. “Don’t hurt yourself though. I’d hate for you to no longer be able to speak with me.” He smiles. “I’m going to finish dinner. You can pick another movie out if you want.” He offers.
Jinx leAned against him slightly as she waited To regain her balance. She stood back up, “it’s just draining to do both parts of my ability takes a lot.” She explained
When she finally was able to walk more again she moved to the living room. She sat on the floor pulling out movies one at a time to read them and then put them back to see what she liked. She pushed a velvet red curl behind her ear.
Ivan starts to hum absentmindedly as he stirs the pasta and reheat the chicken. His hips sway just a little to his imaginary beat.
She finally pics one it “IT” seemed to have been pushed back to the back of the shelf. Jinx suddenly heard the humming and crept over to the kitchen. She looked around the corner at him and watched in silence. After a long moment she giggled a bit. “What are you doing?” She asked.
He jumps slightly. “O-oh. Me?” He asks. “I’m making dinner.” He cheeks are slightly red. “And, uh, humming. It’s relaxing.” He stammers out.
She smiles at him. “I like it” she spoke. She went up to him “I heard some songs in the lab. They were just music no words….” she explained and slipped onto the counter again.
“Really? Did you have a favorite?” He asks. “I like classical music and have some if you’d like to listen.” He offers.
She nods her head no, “I don’t know what it was. But a nurse would hun or sing me to sleep when I couldn’t sleep well” she explained. “But I picked out the next movie!!! It’s called “IT” “ she added to her statement
“Oh.” He pauses. “Are you sure you want to watch dat? It is very scary. I don’t want you to have nightmares.” He says, straining out the pasta. “If I have to sleep in dhe same bed as you because you can’t sleep…” he sighs. “Anyways. Are you sure?”
She nods with a serious expression, “I’m fine….I’d like to watch it.” She spoke to him.
“You can sleep in your own bed again anyways I didn’t mean to take you out of your own room” she added. Feeling a bit guilty at the realization.
He chuckles and crosses his arms. “You are so silly. Why would I make a guest sleep on dhe couch.” He smiles, pouring the chicken into the pasta and the covering in in alfrado sauce. “Anyways, here’s Your food.” He says, gesturing to the two bowls. He picks up one. “Come on. Movie time.” He smiles.
She rolls her eyes, “cause this is your home. And who knows what will happen to me.” She spoke. She took the bowl and she walked over with him back to the couch.
She curls her legs up and she sets the bowl in her lap and watches as he sets up the movie.
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