Testing the Claim [Illia] [PG13]

[Iƪƪia]

Instinctively, Illia stepped back as he walked forward. She was able to feel even the slightest increase in temperature, and right now it felt as though someone had turned the furnace on. This guy was getting way too close for comfort.

"Stop that!" She growled.

Sidling along the wall, she kept her eyes on him, her face darkening with anger. Just who did he think he was?! No one talks to Illia like that! And... Was he threatening her? There was no way she'd take that. But she couldn't exact;y fight him, could she? Well... How hard could it be? It wasn't like she was fighting some powerful or intelligent creature. Just this guy. Maybe he had an advantage with his fire, but he was probably too stupid to make good use of it.

That made sense... Didn't it?

"Look, I'm warning you... Don't come closer."

Although she knew her logic was probably correct, she still wasn't thrilled about having to fight this guy. So maybe he'd finally wise up and leave. If not... Well, then she'd just have to take matters into her own hands. After all, she'd fought creatures that were much bigger and stronger than he was. So he was made of fire, so what?! She could take him.

[lexi]

A pleased chuckle rumbled in his chest as he watched her
expressions change from fear to anger. It just wouldn't
do to have a pitiful emotion such as fear get in the way
of his fun, now would it ? He tilted his head to the side
wondering just what the problem was.

He decided to take a few steps forward.

He placed one hand against the wall beside her head, still
having that amused look in his eyes as he simply dared
her too make a move. If she actually put up a fight, this
would be entertaining enough. She was ice and he was
fire. He had the advantage here, and even though he didn't
like water, as long as it wasn't cold, he'd be fine. It wasn't
like he couldn't warm it up if it was cold.

"I think you want to fight me, to be honest."

It was if she didn't want to deal with the trouble
even though she was talking big all the time.
That would get her in trouble one day, if it hadn't
gotten her in trouble already. He supposed she
was pretty, but her attitude just sucked.

Ironically, they were almost indentical.

[Iƪƪia]

She grated her teeth together as he moved closer. Much closer. Much too close! And the way he just looked so damn pleased with himself. It was sick! She was better She was supposed to be the one in charge here! She was.... Illia!

Just like she had gained so much pleasure from watching him get angry, she only got more and more furious as he just looked more and more amused. It was as if their emotions were negatively correlated, and right now she was so ready to kill something.

And she would.

"I. Said. Back. Off."

Summoning an orb of ice magic into her hand, she clenched her fist and brought the ice forward like a whip. Even if he was resilient against ice magic it still would have to hurt to be hit at a close range. And even if that didn't work, it wasn't like she was limited to using ice magics.

[lexi]

Sure he could have attempted to fling himself back and
away from her ice attack, but he was just to happy with
himself to move from his position. Oh, how the tables
had been turned, he flew back a ways, flipping gracefully
back onto his feet as the ice melted when it made contact
with his skin. Some steam rose off him as he rose an eyebrow
at the sudden display of violence.

"My,my, what's got you all ruffled ? No need to be so.."

The last of the water evaporated into steam as he flashed her
a sideways smile while brushing off his shoulders in a mocking
way. He let his sentence trail off, knowing that would probably
provoke more ice chunks his way, but couldn't resist seeing
that glint of fury in her eyes. It certainly made her more attractive,
and he liked pretty things.

"Violent, is what I would call it."

[Iƪƪia]

Gritting her teeth, Illia allowed a series of growls to escape her throat. Then, exhaling sharply, she forced herself to swallow all of her anger and resentment. She wasn't about to let it end like this. Smiling as sweetly as she could, she held the threatening glare in her eyes.

"Oh, I wouldn't call that violent. Violent would be when I rip your goddamn head off."

Flipping her hair back, she turned on her heels and strode away. With her arms crossed and her head tipped upwards ever so slightly, she refused to look back at him. He just wanted to see her angry, and whatever he wanted her to do, she would just do the opposite. Except leave. She still wasn't about to be the first to leave. She'd rather stand there and stare at the wall for the entire night if she had to.

(OOC: So, I totally forgot about our thread in the Garden ^^; It's your turn there, by the way)

[lexi]

Niko merely flashed her smile and was about to come up
with a witty comment, when his phone rang. His sentence
died in his throat as for a moment, he stared down at it,
surprise flickering in his aqua eyes. He had told only one
person to call him at that number, and that could only
mean something was going on. A blur of movement was
the only warning the phone received before being opened
not so gently.

"What...!"

The venom and irritation in his voice was all-too obvious as he all
but snarled into the phone.The proof of his anger was shown in a bright
ring of flames that erupted up around him, along with his sleeves.
One would almost feel bad for the one he was talking to, had a snarl
not been returned in exactly the same manner. Niko felt himself tense
with the warning tone in it, and it would seem as if he was listening intently.
That he certainly was.

"Hn, fine. I'll do it now, just make sure you clear the way !"

The clipped tone of his voice left no room for argument, and he went
to hang up the phone a low curse was muttered at him. He merely
sighed and rolled his eyes before taking a quick look out the gym.
Only two ways out really, and he couldn't afford to make a scene by
crashing through a window. He stormed past the girl he had been
quarreling with, knowing the information he had just received was
more important than his pride.

Obviously this was quite important.

((Wow, I did too XD. Mmk I'll post soon))

[Iƪƪia]

Still watching the wall, Illia had already been trying to come up with another good insult. It didn't matter what he'd say, really. She could modify the insult to fit into any situation. What's more, if she just kept throwing words around, she wouldn't have to fight again, which was a good thing.

A noise and she turned in time to see him shouting something into his phone. Well, whatever it was, it sounded important... As if. He was probably just making it seem like the call was far more important than it really was. Oh yes, he was so important. Someone called him on his call phone. And now he had to leave to go on an important mission or some other nonsense... Wait, what?

She only watched in surprise as he walked past her and out of the room without another word. Well, that was... Sudden. Maybe it really was important? Or maybe he just figured it'd give him an excuse to leave and seem all mysterious at the same time. Yes, that seemed more likely.

With a smile, she looked around the now-empty gym. That was it. She had won. She stood there for a moment, reveling in her victory. Then, quite quickly, her smile faded and, with a shrug, she left the room.