Splash! [Arma]

[Arma La Rosa]

Arma couldn't help but to laugh loudly as the soda squirt from his nose, holding her stomach with one arm, while the other tried to cover her mouth to muffle the sound but she couldn't help it. Johnny had always made her laugh but this...this was a but to funny, once she was able to calm down Arma then took a sip of her shake, making sure to breathe so she wouldn't choke or squirt liquid out of her nostrils. It was then he told her a story that she didn't know had happened.

"You didn't see this one, but one of the guys came up to me and told me that you were a slut...basically...and I should just dump you and go with him. I sat there and he laughed at me and began to walk away. One of his buddies had a videocamera.I got up and followed him and he stopped and turned around, getting in a mock fighting stance. Oh god when the heel of my shoe connected with the side of his face...it felt like victory. He never insulted you or me again after getting knocked on his ass like that."

Her mood instantly changed, her face became blank, emotionless and unreadable, her eyes seemed lost for a moment trying to take it in. The first thing that had popped into her head was. What had she done to piss off that person or to anger people like that for them to say horrible things like that? She sulked a bit in the seat and hunched forward, placing one hand under cheek while the other rested on the table. Her eyes seemed to water up up a bit though she didn't acknowledge it, she knew stuff like this happened often but to know that it happened, it bugged her. The smile she once had was erased instantly with a firm lip as her eyes wondered off a bit as she said to herself.

" Huh...I wonder what I did to upset him or even spread rumors about me in such a way...sure I had one boyfriend...but it doesnt qualify me as a..." She couldn't even bring herself to say it and continued. " I wonder if I had dress wrongly or even said something out of line...or maybe I had rejected him in some way...or maybe I simply didn't want him as my partner...maybe if I can find out who he was I can apologize in some way..." She continued on and on analyzing each detail to his story and possibly what she could possibly do to improve, Arma had always been the self doubter and also the guilt hoarder. Even if it wasn't her fault she would still find a way to do anything to make sure it never happened again, so finishing her food and getting up and carrying her trash to the trash can she turned around and glanced at Johnny trying to manage a smile.

[Johnny Vicious]

As soon as Johnny finished the story, he saw her smile fall. He realized what he had done and did a complete facepalm. She now was sad because of him and it was his complete and utter fault.

" Huh...I wonder what I did to upset him or even spread rumors about me in such a way...sure I had one boyfriend...but it doesnt qualify me as a... I wonder if I had dress wrongly or even said something out of line...or maybe I had rejected him in some way...or maybe I simply didn't want him as my partner...maybe if I can find out who he was I can apologize in some way..."

He sighed and looked over at her, watching her put her trash away and then turn to smile at him. The smile was forced and he felt really bad about it. "Arma...this was when we were in middle school. I said basically because he described it. Didn't say right out the word." He picked up his trash and threw it away before walking over to her and giving her a quick hug. "He probably picked the words up from his father or something. Probably didn't even know that it was a terrible thing to say."

He took her hand and pulled her close, just as the man from earlier came crashing through the window, his knife still in hand. "Jeez could you give it a rest man? Honestly." He went over to the man and kicked him in the back of the head, hearing a crack from the neck area. It wasn't the sharp crack though, but one that suggested a vertebrae pop. He took the man's knife and threw it in the trash can. "Let's go somewhere. I have a little bit of money that we can spend right now that is personal money for things like clothes and the like. Would you feel better if I got you a new book that you want? It would make me feel a bit better if you looked like you weren't straining to look happy."

[Arma La Rosa]

Arma had a habit of over analyzing everything that was said to her, the brunette was just setting her tray down as Johnny pulled her in for an unexpected hug. The sudden embrace had caught the girl off guard, her hair catching up with her body as it swayed from side to side. Her arms at her side she tenderly wrapped them around his lower torso, fingers connecting and her toes curled she suddenly felt the warmth spread through her body. Though it was a quick embrace it had felt her world was forced to a stop. Johnny had grasped her hand and pulled her close to him, her heart fluttering in her chest she had wondered if she was an inch closer...would she...

Then her blissful moment was taken from her as the man that had almost harmed her had stumbled in loudly causing bystanders to jolt up and glance his way. With a sigh of annoyance Johnny had round-house kicked the assailant in back the neck causing some internal damage to the c-spine as a loud pop was heard. The man was down for the count. That is when Johnny suggested they would leave and he wanted to see her happy. Soon a real smile formed on her lips as she nodded grasping his hand and leading the way out of Deathburger and down the block.

Once away from the scene she had let go of his hand and replied." I was just trying to find an answer to everything ...don't worrry J.V. I'll never be sad with you around to help me out...thank you for putting that boy in his place and thank you once again for taking
out that creepy guy at Death Burger." She walked up close to him and pecked his cheek lightly, though she had to stand on the tips of her toes to reach his cheek
it was still worth it. Once she had backed away a bit she added. "Maybe we can check out this book store around the corner, but you don't ever have to buy me
things to win my happiness. You make me happy already."

[Johnny Vicious]

Johnny led Arma out of the burger place and towards the bookstore when she stopped. " I was just trying to find an answer to
everything ...don't worrry J.V. I'll never be sad with yo
u around to help me out...thank you for putting that
boy in his place and thank you once again for taking
out that creepy guy at Death Burger."

She walked over to him and he felt her soft lips touch his cheek. He instantly went red and his mind went for a few seconds before he came back down to earth. "Maybe we can check out this book storearound the corner, but you don't ever have to buy me
things to win my happiness. You make me happy
already."

Johnny smiled and nodded. "Alright. We'll take a look and then go shopping for a house. How does that sound Arma? Or do you think we should find your father first?" He looked at her, waiting for her answer. As he looked over, he couldn't help but notice how beautiful she looked. Her long straight black hair fell almost to her knees and she just looked really good in the uniform of the school. He had honestly thought that the uniforms were torture and had decided to go with most of the guys and grab his own attire. It was a lot better fit for combat and felt a lot better.

[Arma La Rosa]

Arma had seen his blush and found it to be rather cute, she had caught him off guard which was a rarity considering Johnny was always observing his surroundings constantly watching his back and also hers. Often times she had wondered if Johnny ever relaxed or even tried to let loose, or to have fun? Sure she seemed to be up tight and rather reserved but she knew how to have fun....or at least she thinks she does. Her weekends where spent eating sweets and reading her favourite novels often passionate ones of lust and desire though of course she would never admit it to anyone. A sly smile and a tint of red was apparent on her cheeks as Arma nodded at Johnny agreeing to his idea.

" Yes that sounds pleasant, we have go to the book store and then house hunting...personally I don't want to ask my father...considering hes never home...he ideally finds things out after they had already happened...so for him to find out I am living with with my Meister shouldn' come as a surprise and if it does I'll handle it...I know my father can be a bit...eccentric." She made a rather funny face but she couldn't help it, with three older step siblings and possibly one more on the way, she couldn't really find a more proper word than that. So as they walked a bit more down the street she then added. " So lets go in shall we?"

Once they where at the entrance to the book store an old man greeted them kindly and gave a special smile towards Arma who happened to be his top costumer, always interested in the latest novels and guide books to help her improve her weapon abilities. She returned the kind gesture and began to look around, quickly getting into a good jog down to the end of the isle towards some books she had found interesting. Constantly filling her head with knowledge that none knew about nor had time to be concerned of, she glided her finger tips over a few books while she glanced up at the spiraling stair case that housed books of all shapes and sizes all the way to the top.Her eyes had met someone elses instantly, it was the store owners grandson who happened to be organizing a few disheveled books.

" Why hello there Arma...come to find more books to add to your collection?"He had called down from below quickly desending down the stair case and walking towards her a crimson red book in hand as he gave a quick pat on her shoulder.
" The newest edition to the poetry section has just been added, the romance and love stories had been quite the read I couldn't read them all without feeling a bit girlish."Arma laughed softly tucking her hair behind her ear as she replied.

" Well of course...all the romance poetry was written by a man for a woman that he loved...if a woman had written the poetry it would be more than silly little love notes...oh sorry for my rudeness, this is my friend and meister Johnny. Johnny this is Evan...he's the grandson of the owner to the shop." She let the two get acquainted as she eyed the latest edition of art novels as Evan added in. " Well if you need my help with anything Arma let me know I am just a call away." And with that he went back of to his chores but couldn't help but too give a quick side glance towards Arma ,that of course went unnoticed by her as her nose was buried in a book.

[Johnny Vicious]

Johnny smiled and walked into the bookstore with her. The manager smiled widely at Arma as they came in. They spoke for a bit before she went off to look for a book. Johnny was about to follow her when he saw the man motion for him to come to the desk. He went up to the desk and listened to what the man had to say before nodding and walking down an aisle and locating a certain book. He looked around making sure that nobody could see him and then pulled out the middle book of a section of Manga that he hated. The Yaoi genre.

The genre was used to conceal little tidbits of information as almost nobody bought them and didn't expect a boy like him to read them. He never read them and always just went for getting the message. They absolutely repulsed him. He looked the book over before finding the pullout on the spine. He yanked it out and placed the book back hastily before catching up with Arma.

When he caught up with her, she was talking with the shopowner's grandson. He was walking towards them when he noticed the man leave and glance sideways at Arma, his eyes lusting after her figure. He would not have any of this. He moved to intercept and caught the guy. "Don't...you dare do that ever again. If I catch you looking at Arma as she walks away again, I don't care if you are the shopowner's grandson...I will beat your face in...we clear?"

He let go of the man and caught up with Arma. She was looking at the new books as usual. "Find anything interesting?"

[Arma La Rosa]

Arma had not witnessed nor heard anything that had happened considering her head was nearly touching the spine of the book, burying her face in the artistry of the brush strokes that was used for the novel. She couldn't keep her eyes off of the page as she somehow found her way onto a ledge of a book case and hopped on, off the ground and crossing her legs she continued to read whilst swinging her leg back and forth humming soft or often tilting her head to the side and twirling her finger around a piece of her hair as she continued onto her reading peacefully.

Evan on the other hand was on the verge of craping his pants. The handsome book worm quickly retreated from Johnny's threat to the confined quarters of the office up stairs of the swirl stair case. He hid like coward and had gotten caught looking at Arma like he did. He gulped nervously and peeped out of the office curtains like a noosy neighbor waiting for Johnny to leave. Once Evan saw Johnny towards Arma Evan could only wonder if how such a hot head would react if someone had proposed to Arma. Evan then had shook the thought from his head and went back to his chores.

Arma on the other hand had finished scrolling through her first book and had already collected three books that she wished to purchase. The Artistry Novel, A book of natural healing remedies and a well for lack of a better word a naughty book. Often a tale of two lovers making love on a exotic island or a snow capped mountain. Something cheesy and romantic and extremely erotic. She hid the last book from Johnny as she answered him. "Yea found a few gonna check out now." Tucking them at her side she hurried along to the store owner and placed the books down making sure the erotic novel be last to be ringed up she conveniently distracted Johnny by asking. "So...find any books you like?"

[Johnny Vicious]

With all of the books in the bookstore to choose from, Johnny found himself drawn to the Light Novels section as well as the Young Adults section. Johnny grabbed two light novels about a guy who looks like a bartender but is incredibly strong and a novel called Term Limits which is a thriller about Mercenaries. He was interested in this kind of thing as he was a warrior in regular clothes, though not as strong as the man in the light novels. He remembered seeing something in the Manga section and ran by, picking the comic up as a last thought.

He walked up to the front of the store and met her as her books were being checked out. "So...find any books you like?" He nodded and shifted his books so that she couldn't see the spines. Only the cover of Term Limits was showing and it depicted the White House of the United States. "Yeah. A few. What did you get...really?" He saw the owner scan the erotic novel and he put a hand to his face. "You really are buying an erotic novel? I...I just couldn't imagine you being into reading that kind of stuff." He went over to where Evan had emerged from the room and taken up the other register.

"Hello Evan. I'll take these. Thanks." The Highschool of the Dead manga was on the bottom, hidden from her just like she had hidden the erotic novel from him.

[Arma La Rosa]

Arma had tried her best to hide her rather "adult novels" from Johnny but of course...he just had to see her "Pirates of the Lustful Seas." And he of course waved it hand towards it and asked "...Really??" Armada blush into a frustrated one as she quickly had seen Johnnys pick of a so called book and instantly swiped it from Evans nervous hands and brought it up to Johnnys face.

"You question my choice in literature when you read these types of manga comics that promote half naked girls parading around half naked unrealisticly wearing revealing school uniforms and carrying around AK-47s, yea...I'd rather read nights about corny passionate love making than to bury my nose in endless supply of panty shots." Her face still lit up like a red Christmas tree as she forked over her money as the sales owner placed her books in a bag. While Evan on the other hand made snorted like laugh loving what Arma had said as she gathered her things and marched out the door.

"Have a nice day miss." The senior book store said as he waved and went on his way, while Evan continued too stare at the lovely Arma as she left the book store in a huff clearly embarrassed by the incident. "Bye Miss La Rosa." Evan said in a almost musical tone
forgetting about Johnny standing there as he quickly
finished up with his purchase and handed the bag over
to him. "Have a..pleasant ...day." He said with a hidden
undertone of annoyance. While Arma waited outside clearly flustered.

[Johnny Vicious]

Johnny watched as her face got red with embarrassment. He had caught her in the act and was now celebrating. At least...he was until Evan scanned the final book and he found it in the hands of Arma who was still looking a bit red.

"You question my choice in literature when you read these types of manga comics that promote half naked girls parading around half naked unrealisticly wearing revealing school uniforms and carrying around AK-47s, yea...I'd rather read nights about corny passionate love making than to bury my nose in endless supply of panty shots."

Now it was his turn to turn red. But he controlled it and sighed...nodding. He turned to Evan who had a smirk on his face. He saw him checking out Arma as she left the store. He bagged the things for Johnny and looked at him before saying. "Have a..nice...day." Johnny sighed and looked at the kid with a small smirk on his face. "I will, but the same cannot be said for you."

Lightning fast, He grabbed Evan by the hair and yanked his head down fast, smacking it against the hardwood table and breaking a few teeth. As soon as it hit, he let go and Evan bounced back, falling onto the ground behind him. Johnny left the bookstore and caught up with Arma. "Okay...I admit it...we both have some fetish. I won't question your literature anymore...okay?"

[Arma La Rosa]

Arma had heard a sudden yelp in pain and a thump she had turned to see Johnny come out of the store with a very satisfied smirk on his face, she tilted her head to the side wondering why he looked like he just accomplished something. It was then Arma discovered that today they found out things about eachother that they weren't use to seeing. On the inside of the store that Arma couldn't see was Evan rolling on the floor, fingers covering the bloody mouth as he whimpered and cussed through his fingers as blood leaked through the gaps of his slender fingers, muffled screams of pain faded as Johnny and Arma got further away from the shop.

As Johnny walked up to her and said that he wouldn't question her choice in novels so with that she replied. "Why thank you Johnny ...I obviously wont criticize your choice as well...we are both human after all and have different desires. We are at age of wanting to explore the possibilities of the opposite sex. We are young adults and hormones are running...well for a lack of a better word...I bit erratic? I mean after all we are going to be living together and noticing eachothers vices...I mean this is only ONE book...just wait till the boxes arrive filled to the brim with them."

And with that she turned and have Johnny a sly grin and a wink as she continued onward towards the first house and thought out loud. "I wonder how I would look if I dressed up like the girls in those mangas." A satisfied grin on her own lips as she was satisfied teasing him as she skipped along.

[Johnny Vicious]

He felt satisfaction. That hit was amazing and he had done it for the person that he had liked. He wasn't going to let some perverted male that wasn't him be looking at his best friend and crush like that. It was an unforgivable sin in his eyes. He made it to where she stood and listened to what she said.

"Why thank you Johnny ...I obviously wont criticize your choice as well...we are both human after all and have different desires. We are at age of wanting to explore the possibilities of the opposite sex. We are young adults and hormones are running...well for a lack of a better word...I bit erratic? I mean after all we are going to be living together and noticing each others vices...I mean this is only ONE book...just wait till the boxes arrive filled to the brim with them."

Johnny nodded, thinking of the books he had back home. The HOTD manga was as far sexual as it got though. There was no nudity at all and he was proud of that. HE turned to her as she asked him a rhetorical question that had images flying through his head. "I wonder how I would look if I dressed up like the girls in those mangas."

He took a second to imagine her before catching up to her and giving her a hug. "You look better this way." One of the houses was coming up. From the way it was built, it looked as if one would have a beautiful view of the sunset at the end of each day. "Let's take a look at this place. It might be pretty good considering our circumstances."

[Arma La Rosa]

Arma knew she had overly teased him but she couldn't help it. She had known that they both had their own way of release, complete opposites from eachother she knew that they would argue and bicker, but in the end they are partners, allies, soul mates and friends. Their soul lengths had met up in the middle balancing one another out until they succeeded perfect harmony.

Like a melody she was the cello the sweet deep wooden acoustic song that provide that soulful fulfilment whilst he was the guitar sometimes peaceful and beautiful yet often eccentric and violent. Both different in their ways but still was able to somehow work together and with that she needed to find a home that balanced them too.

As Johnny caught up to her he had given her a quick embrace and said that he liked the way she looked.A blush formed momentarily as she wrapped her slender arms around his tall frame. "Thanks...You look good too." She smirked and let him go and glancing up at the tall building , the brochure had said a beautiful excellent view of the city. Once they were inside she instantly went towards the vibrant white kitchen and stainless steel appliances. Arma went towards the master bedroom and gasped at the view, she was able to see everything. "It's so...beautiful."

[Johnny Vicious]

He walked into the lower level which was above a small garage that was at street level. The first story of living was a level above that which housed the kitchen and first living area. From the glass window that was facing out the front of the house, there was already a beautiful view of the setting sun.

"It's so...beautiful." Arma said.

Johnny smiled and took her by the arm, leading her up an outdoor flight of steps to the third story. On that story was the bathroom, Dining room, and another living room all flanked by glass windows. He touched one and they distorted, making it hard to see inside. He then took her to the fourth story. Up there were the two bedrooms, each opening up onto a single shared balcony that opened towards the setting sun. The windows would also distort here as to give privacy from outside. Wooden walls separated each room from each other and he noticed that they had a particular sheen to them.

He hugged Arma. "I like this place. It could work really well. Especially for when we have friends over. Or our families over."

((OOC: House))

[Arma La Rosa]

The view and everything about the house was spectacular, the architecture with stone, marble and glass set the house apart from any other and with the trees that surrounded the glass gave the home so privacy. Arma wasn't sure on the whole glass thing considering the whole privacy issue with it. But she saw the designer glass and how with just touch or an angle would blur and distorted it. "Who ever lived here before clearly had great taste...I just had to make sure to always be clothed at all times."

She chuckled softly. As Johnny came up from behind and hugged her she sighed softly feeling goose bumps tingle across her skin. He said this place could work and he was right. She leaned onto his chest hearing his heart beat, closing her eyes momentarily inhaling deeply she enjoyed this. Being this close to him she had felt a shiver down her spine. Opening her eyes she smiled and said. "I love this house...we should buy it." Arma held his arms that wrapped around her stomach and turned her head up towards him. "Its perfect. "