Give the man a bone (Open)

[Blake Patterson]

Blake drove into the school with his usual dour expression plastered all over his face, the old man was insisting that he attend therapy once again. Actually insisting wasn't really the word for it, the old man was demanding that he attend therapy again. The old man very rarely asked him to do any thing politely, he thought as the roof of his car once again raised to cover the seats. He took a pair of sunglasses out of the glove compartment and placed them on his nose.

He glared at some freshmen geeks as he got out of his car who practically ran into the school, god he hated this place, almost as much as he hated most of the people in it. All about the love and all about the game and god knows what else, he could not wait to get out of this dump next year. The teachers did nothing to help his mood and the police presence amused him no end, he had taken great pleasure the week before when on a tip he had sent annomously a freshman had been strip searched for drugs. Of course their was nothing to find but he got a kick out of watching the boy being handcuffed his rights read to him. All in all other peoples suffering was something he enjoyed right now, probably the reason his father wanted him to go back to the shrink.

He walked into the cafeteria ordering food and a drink before taking a seat in the far corner to watch every one and everything going on in the room. Wondering where his sister was, as he hadn't waited for her this morning the mood he was in would end up with him getting whacked by his sister most likely.

"Can I help you with something?" Blake asked taking in the look he was getting from someone.

[Raven Manning]

Raven was having quite the weekend. She got kicked out on Saturday. convinced Isaiah to skip church on Sunday and then they did some shopping, which was rather interesting. Raven could not help but keep disagreeing with her supposed future mother in law. Every time her mother in law suggested something Raven had to suggest something else. It was amusing watching the woman get irritated. Then again Raven was not use to being a daughter, let alone a daughter in law so being nice to a woman people called mom was not in her DNA.

And people wondered why she did not want kids. Only now she was stuck. Thank god no one knew. All the school knew, (well only the ones at the brunch), was that some kid asked her to marry him. She never gave a public answer. She was still wondering if she could play it off like the guy is some obsessed weirdo.

However, he was kind of growing on her, and the fact he wanted to marry her after she drugged him was still weird. So for now raven choose to ignore it all. She would just put it behind her, even if she was wearing the cute ring. She could claim it was a family heirloom. Raven was still debating about this whole situation to be honest. It was so weird.

For now she was hiding out in the caf trying to avoid people who made her actually enjoy the attention he was giving her. Got to say she could get use to the mornings in bed with him. So for now she was focused on her normal seat in the corner. No one bothered you there, only this time, some guy thought it would be funny to sit there. Sure this was Gould and she was a Silver student and so she had not be sitting in that sea very long.

But she had been sitting there since Silver arrived. So there fore in her mind it was her seat. "Yeah you can move out of my seat." Raven did not care what this guy threw at her. She was use to dealing with nice and asshole. Either one would be fun.

[Blake Patterson]

Blake gave her an bemused look, "You want me to move out of my seat in a table which is empty, because its your seat." Blake said to her using his slowest tone and adding just a bit of mocking to it. "Sorry lady but I don't comply with requests from bimbos who clearly can't count, take another seat preferably as far from me as humanly possible." Blake said to her with a smile on his face. "Next time maybe you should ask the staff in here to put your name tag on your chair, and even then I don't think their is any one in this room who would give a damn about it." Blake added with a smile on his face.

Then as if he didn't really care about whether the girl was still there he want back to his breakfast, this girl could argue all she wanted he was not going to move from where he was right now. If she didn't like it she could always attempt to move him by force, that was something he would actually quite like to see. This girl who ever it was, seemed to be feisty, so he was quite looking forward to what she was going to say or do next. He wondered if she realized yet that he was finding her as a sauce of amusement.

"The bacon and egss are quite good this morning, you should find yourself a seat before your food gets cold." he added with a mocking salute.

[Raven Manning]

Raven let out an amused chuckle. Oh this was interesting. Very interesting. Now she wondered just what kind of buttons this guy had to push. "You seem to think I actually care what people do around here...or what they think. I don't care if you are in the seat, I still claim it as mine...name tag or no name tag." She told him. Raven put her tray down.

"Good thing I like my breakfast cold. Besides its oatmeal and the only way to eat the oatmeal is cold. I am not a very warm person. I find a warm meal to bhe a waste of time, cause you have to eat it so fast. Things that are fast, are never as much fun." Raven looked this guy over. "You are definitely a Gould student. Most Silver students run when I come don the hall." She smirked and took great pride in being feared. "You have guts. I might be a woman, but I am not one to mess with." She told him, a hint of warning in her voice.

She was actually glad this guy was not backing down. One thing she admired in men. Was the ability not to be scared of a woman. Okay one other thing she admired was the ability for a guy not to hit her, cause well Raven had come close a few times. She tended not to know when to quit. Although she did not know this guy so she did not know his buttons. But that was half the fun. She looked him over, "Although based on looking at you I can see why you enjoy a corner all alone. Not many friends right...poor you. See I use the seat to scout." She smirked. Her words meaning to be very cryptic. Scout what was the question?

[Isaiah Kingsley]

Across the cafeteria there was another observer as well. Isaiah leaned against the wall, his solid bulk seemingly relaxed, but he was tensed anticipating trouble since it involved his beloved but trouble-making fiance. It was amazing how quickly she had found a disaster waiting to happen. Isaiah didn't know the boy in question, just that he was some kind of athlete, but he wasn't in football so he had no reason to expect any kind of loyalty from him. He did know that he didn't like the smarmy expression on his face. Isaiah sighed, not looking forward to a possible fight first thing Monday morning. He set aside his tray and went to stand behind Raven. "Everything all right, love?" he asked, taking her tray from her. He looked at the young man she was confronting. "Hi, I'm Isaiah Kingsly, Raven's fiance."

[Blake Patterson]

He gave her a smile, "I like to keep my own company, that way I can avoid talking to people who have to much believe in self importance. Your arrogance in coming here and claiming I should move to another seat, because you want this one is unbelievable. Most officers in the army take years to learn that kind of arrogance, the natural assumption that your better than every body. Its quite sickening, so lets see if I can make a few assumptions about you." Blake said to her. "Your mommy clearly has never shown you love, your daddy probably beats you.... and your probably the result of a incestuous relationship between brother and sister." Blake said to her with a smile.

Blake looked at the new boy with the same disdane he felt for the girl, "A pleasure I'm sure, take some advice though, break the engagement of. You'd do better with a killer whale, though in fairness it would probably have more personality... I like feisty women, it makes for a more interesting life." Blake said to him. "But since she seems to be the one who wears the pants in this relationship I'd have to say that she has you well and truly whipped." he added with a smirk on his face.

"Your girlfriend here is under the impression that she can have any seat that has someone in it, just because she is she. Her people skills match her personality apparently, how do you put up with that. Do you just gag her when ever she looks like she's going to throw a paddy. Do you stick her in a sound proof room until she runs out of steam?" he asked ignoring the girl who had started this. He clearly thought she was beneath him and since he had someone who seemed to be remotely more interesting than his fiance he turned his attention to the boy.

[Raven Manning]

Raven let out a small smirk and a tiny laugh. Even if his assumptions might be half right, Raven would never give it away. She would seeth on the inside to keep from showing weakness. "Incest....really...you call that a come back. I call it weak. You seem to be over compensating with your words. You think a few short words can slash me here and there. Well they would assuming you were right." Raven would never admit if the guy was right or getting under her skin, but his words about her parents made her jaw clench. Well if he wanted to throw fire, then she could throw back. Then Isaiah just had to show up. part of her was glad, and the other part of her was irritated.

He was like her own personal stalker. Or rather a shadow. Which had its fun and its annoyances. "I could make assumptions about you as well. Based on how you talk, you hate being told what to do. No one makes such bold assumptions unless they have parent issues. Since you are a boy I would say you have daddy issues. He is probably not the kind of guy to budge, and you seem like the kind of guy who enjoys talking back."

Raven smirked as he talked about being tamed. "I assure you I am quite good to Isaiah. There is no need for him to lock me up. Some guys can handle the pain or the whip....you seem like a guy who is all talk but no show...which means I bet you would run when it comes to pain.....as for being confident....yes I am...and yes I do think I am better then most of the losers in here. I will not deny that." Hence why she only had one friend.

[Isaiah Kingsley]

Isaiah was doing his best to turn the other cheek, but the bastard was running down Raven and that couldn’t be allowed. “You can say what you want to about me, but talking dirt about my fiancé is over the top. Either you apologize to her or you can follow me outside and we can deal with it out there. Raven suits me fine as she is and I feel no need to resort to violence with her. I have other ways to communicate with her that make us both happy.” He squeezed her hand remembering their many ‘conversations’ over the weekend that kept him smiling until this idiot instigated his current anger. To his own surprise he had begun to find himself falling in love with her despite her constant efforts to irritate him. He would not tell her though as she didn’t need any more weapons to use against him. He glared at the other male like a jungle cat warning off an enemy who was encroaching on his mate.

[Blake Patterson]

Blake looked at Isaiah, "Are you for real, you two idiots come over here breaking into my peaceful breakfast, actually your dog of a girlfriend came over here first and started to ruin my morning." Blake said with a smirk. "Get the hell out of my air space you dweeb, run and hide behind your little girlfriend." Blake added with a snarl as he rose to his feet sensing staying seated probably wasn't the wiset move in the world. Blake grabbed the girls bowl of gruel then lifting it away from her tray dropped it to the floor. "Now neither of you have an excuse to stay at my table, end of conversation, and if you really want a peace of me try when the cops are about. I for one don't particularly fancy spending the day in the slammer for trash like you and your girlfriend." Blake sneered at the other boy.

Blake stood sneering at the pair waiting for Isaiah to throw a punch or do something, he suspected that the girl might slap him for riding her of her breakfast. He was finding the whole situation entirely funny, even if it wasn't showing on his face. This girl was clearly looking to cause trouble, he took pleasure in being thoroughly dislikable with her and her boyfriend. They wanted to ruin his breakfast then they could deal with his anger towards them. He had been tempted to turn the bowl over her head and cover the girl, but that would have been a little to far in his opinion. It would have been misuse of school property.

[Isaiah Kingsley]

"It's too bad you're too cowardly to answer for your insults," Isaiah said though he hadn't really wanted to fight the jerk anyway. You might be able to make yourself feel better saying Raven started this, but you're the one who was nastiest." Whoever turned you so bitter will have to answer for it someday, but you're the one who is continuing the cycle. Try turning it around and try kindness instead. You will feel better about yourself." he wrapped his arm around Raven's waist and walked her back to get some more cereal. "Get whatever you want, Love. My family needs nourishment." He kissed her gently and grabbed a bagel sandwich and some orange juice for himself.