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[Whit {is great}]

Whit walked into the shoe store and he looked around at who was in the place. In seeing nobody he new, which wasn't surprising for he just moved to the town, he glanced down at his worn out converse. His jeans showed the end of the whites, er - now brownish, leather and he thought he should be getting new ones. He really didn't want to though, he thought shoes showed character, and if that was true he seemed to have alot of character. He looked at the shelfs upon shelfs of shoes and he tried to find something that suited him.

He was having trouble finding a pair like that, however, and his eyebrows knitted together in frustration. Just then somebody at the counter noticed him, and she walked over to Whit. "Do you need any help?" She asked him with a grin. Whit thought she must of just come over to talk to him, not for the job, by the way she checked him out, and by the way she smacked her gum.

She was pretty, but looks weren't everything. This girl seemed to think she could get all she wanted by that grin, and it pissed him off. People like that always did. But he didn't let that show, "Nope. I'm doing just fine, thank you." Whit replied to her with a grin that showed off his dimple. He didn't mean to play it like that, but that seemed to be the way it always came out. His dimple I mean. Incase you were confused; I just wanted to clear that up.

The young lady seemed a little pissed, and disapointed so she just nodded to Whit and walked back to the counter. Whit put his hands in the pockets of his old Levi's as he tried to ignore her stare. But it was harder then it would seem. She just kept staring, and staring, and staring! Whit wish someone would come in the store to take her mind off of him. In fact, he was practicly begging someone to come in. Whit continued his search, with the fact someone was drilling a hole in his back.

[[bleu][Birdy]]

Leena walked in, she wore her black and white checkered skirt that seemed to swish when she walked. Her new favorite thing to wear was a white unbuttoned, button-down shirt with a colored t-shirt underneath. Today's color was pink, of course. It was her favorite color, why else would she have her bangs died that color. Leena looked around and walked to the counter where the "Little Miss Bambi" was staring at some guy. Demandingly, Leena commanded her to show her where the section of tennis shoes were.
She liked her old checkered Vans, but they were beginning to wear down so she thought it would be a good idea to have a back-up pair in case they ripped. The bubblegum-bobble-head girl pointed to one of the aisles with a irritated look. Leena marched her way to the section and began to look around. Leena wasn't a sweet little girl, when she wanted something she'd ask. When she had something on her mind, she would speak. Bold was one of the best words that described her.

[Whit {is great}]

Whit pulled out a plain pair of tennis shoes; but he didn't like them so he stick them back in the shelf. He sighed, trying not to make it sound as loud as it did in his mind, and he went back on his search. Then a girl walked in, someone Whit had never seen before. Which was, again, not surprising. When she demanded to go to the aisle, it took all Whit had not to cry out in thankfulness. Which would be, in just the slightest bit, weird. Amusing to him, but maybe weird to others.

Whit wanted to walk over to the girl with the pink bangs, but he thought it was better not to for now. In a few minutes he knew he would, but since he didn't want his head to get bitten off he thought to stay where he was.

Then something caught his eye, and he pulled a pair of shoes out of the box. There were a pair of Adios, nice ones too. And Whit glanced at the shoe size; "Crap." He mumbled aloud. They were two sizes to small, a 11 when he needed a 13. It was his darnit height. Being 6'3 had it's disadvantages.

But he could search the top shelves for his size, which was an advantage. Anything to keep creppy bubblegum chick away. And he proceded to do just that.

[[bleu][Birdy]]

Leena put her hand up to her mouth, the index finger slightly raised in a way that made her look like she was in deep thought. She saw a pair of pink and black checkered tennis shoes that didn't have laces. She liked ones she could just slip on. Leena reached up for her size but she couldn't reach it. Leena looked around for something to stand on, but alas nothing. She saw a tall guy an aisle over.
Her undying boldness led her to Whit, her hand on her hips in a commanding way she spoke, "I'm in need of your assitance." Leena didn't care if he was a worker or not, he was tall and that's all she needed. She pointed down the aisle she was at, "I can't reach some shoes."

[Whit {is great}]

Whit sat down on a bench, and was trying the shoes he had found on. He was able to find his size a few boxes up, and when the girl walked over to him; he had a shoe half on. But he laughed and took it off, "Sure. I can help." Whit was asked to get things from up top more often then not, so he didn't have a problem.

He put the shoe back in the box, and pushed his shoes underneith the bench so nobody would trip over them. Then he stood put and he put on his lopsidded grin that showed off his dimple well, "Lead the way." He said to her, in a cheery tone.

[[bleu][Birdy]]

Leena was unphased by his charms, she led him to the shoes. She pointed to the box and then turned to Whit. "There," she said almost without an emotion. Her black hair were in two ponytails that went behind her back, but the bangs still hung infront of her face. The bright pink brought out the redish brown color of her eyes.
She crossed her arms and waited for the shoes to be given to her. Leena almost seemed impatient but she really wasn't. That's was just her mood today. She looked kind of cute like that, like a puppy trying to act tough. But she wouldn't be under estimated. Leena swam, alot, so she was in good shape and had a hard kick.

[Whit {is great}]

Whit grinned, he was just trying to be friendly. And it would seem that this girl just wasn't in the mood, so he didn't say anything else. He reached up for the box and handed it to her. "There you go." He said as a goodbye and he headed back so his shoes. Like he had thought earlier, he didn't want his head to get bitten off.

When he reached the bench where his shoes were, Whit sat down and continued on the shoe buying process. He slipped the pair of, and he stood up too see if they fit right. And they did, so Whit took them off and set them back in their original box.

He then debated if he wanted them or not. As he slipped on his own pair, he continued to think about it. It wasn't that whit was poor, but he wasn't rich. Since he lived on his own Whit didn't want to waste his money. But then again, a new pair of shoes wasn't wasting money. He could by paint with this money. Or a bed frame...the whole mattress on the floor thing was really starting to give him a back ache.

[Whit {is great}]

When she sat down next to him, Whit didn't have a problem with it, after all; they where in a shoe store after all. Also, it would of been a little rude if she walked all the way over to the other side of the store just to try on a pair of shoes. Whit had picked up one of the shoes in the box and he was checking it out. He flipped them between his fingers and he was still debating with himself on wither or not he should get them.

If Lu where here she would by the shoes with out thinking. But then again, that's how she was. The apartment really needed to be painted. And the bed frame, more furninture.... groceries...dog food.... All the things he could get instead of the shoes were over powering him. The girl at the counter smacked her gum, and she walked over to him.

"You gunna get those sugar?" She asked Whit with her hand on her hip. She was trying to flirt with him again and Whit, unfortunetly, was too poliet to shoot her down. "No, I don't think I am. Thank you though." He said to her with a plain, kind tone as he stood up and put them back. He then sat back down and finished tieing his shoes, not looking at the bubblegum lady. She grinned at him and tried to keep the conversation going, "And why not?" She asked him in the same flirtsious tone.

((oOc: I so spelt that wrong!!))

[[bleu][Birdy]]

Leena was disgusted with the girl. She looked at Whit who seemed not enjoy the bubblegum girl's company either. A grin spread across her face as she wrapped her arm around Whit's arm acting like she was his girlfriend. "Because he's gonna buy me some shoes for when we go on our trip, right baby?" she said looking at him. She winked at him to assure it was just to hurt the bubblegums girl's pride.
Leena looked back at the bratty girl and gave her a look with innocent eyes and a sly grin. She couldn't wipe the smile off, no matter how hard she tried. That girl needed to realize she wasn't "irresistible" with her noisy gum that wasn't appealing at all.

[Whit {is great}]

"Beca-" Was as far as Whit got to relpy before the other girl wrapped her arm around Whit's. He was alittle startled at first, but then after seeing what she was doing Whit grinned and he leaned into her cheek like he was going to kiss her. Though, instead he mumbled a, "Thank you." in her ear, and he hovered there a little longer to play the part. He then pulled back and grinned at her, "Hun, you can have more then those shoes if you want it." He continued implying that there was more then just a trip going on.

Then bubblegum looked devestated, "Well, that...uh..makes sense I guess." She replyed with her gaze downcasted as she walked back to the counter. When she was out of ear shot enough so Whit could whisper to his savior without being over heard he told her, "I so owe you." And he ran a hand through his hair as he did so.

[[bleu][Birdy]]

Leena laughed a little, "Nahh, just doing my duty," she said finally smiling with her teeth for the first time since she came in the store. She had that smirk before, but this was her happy smile.
She stood up and looked down the aisle to where the other shoes were. She didn't feel like shopping anymore. Leena shrugged to herself. "I'm Leena by the way," she said moving her arm off her hips and toward him to shake. She usually stood with her hands on her hips for some reason, kind of a commanding stance maybe a habit from having to act tough on sets of movies.

[Whit {is great}]

Whit grinned, showing off that dimple again, "I'm Whit." He replied, shaking her hand. "And you're going to have to pick out a pair of shoes now, you'll need them for our 'trip'." He continued with a laugh. He was glad she wasn't, he hoped, going to bite off his head anymore. Whit stood up and he spoke louder, loud enough so Bubblegum could hear them, "Babe, which ones are you getting again?" He grinned at Leena, he didn't give her time to complain about him buying her shoes. He didn't mind, his back was strong anyway.

[[bleu][Birdy]]

Leena smiled and trotted toward the shoe aisle. She looked around and found them. The ones she wanted. They were exactly them. She took the box and showed them to Whit. "What do you think of these, baby?" They were black, with a single pink star on it and a rainbow across the toe. It also was a slip-on one. Leena fell in love with them as soon as she saw them. She was on tip-toes so she could at least be a reasonable height that way Whit wasn't too much taller than her. Leena was short.

[Whit {is great}]

Whit laughed, "Sweetie, those are deffinitly you." He said placing his hands on her hips and pulling her closer, he hunched over her and his whispered in her ear, "They're not too expensive right?" He didn't mind buying the shoes, but if they were too expensive he wasn't sure he could get them. It was the whole living on your own thing. And boy was it a bugger.

Whit was a little uncomfertable with her this close to him, he had a date with Evan soon and he liked her a whole lot. And he disliked Ms. Bubblegum just as much so he thought this was for the best. After this he hoped to maybe stay friends with Leena, she seemed to be a good person.

[[bleu][Birdy]]

Leena shook her head, "I'll pay you back," she whispered back. She decided to play it up for Miss Bubblegum by exaggerating her actions a bit, she was indeed once an actress. Luckly no one knew yet though. Leena hugged the box and twirled out of aisle and spoke loudly, "Oh, I just can't wait! Baby, it's just going to be so much fun!" she said giggling a little at the end. She looked over at Whit to see if he was laughing at her.
Leena shot a glance at Bubblegum girl with an added smirk. She then did a skip kind of walk over to Whit and grabbed his wrists to pull him over to the cash register. A devilish smile never leaving her face as she tossed the shoebox onto the counter.