{002} well you can come inside but your friends can't come

[socoolbrewster]

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[There's a kid prowling the streets at night like he owns them, and the only real difference between this night and any OTHER night is that he kind of looks like everything he ordinarily hates while he's at it. Shoulders thrown back, chin raised, dressed like a prep school kid with a blatant disregard for how the uniform is supposed to be worn and a disaffected stare like he automatically thinks he's the greatest thing since Skyrim was released and you should just accept it already. Oh yeah. It's like he's channeling Mark or something.

Vampire geeks are SO hot right now. It's like...BOTH of the fads that the entertainment industry's trying to monopolize on these days. All in one dangerous, non-sparkly package. HIS APPEAL IS UNIVERSAL.

Unable to keep his distilled sex appeal to himself any longer, Ed finally stops, leans casually against a building and pulls out his phone...thing to share with the world.]

Ladies. I just have two things to tell you.

My name's Edward. And I don't sparkle.

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[yourbestguysgun]

What's Twilight?

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[socoolbrewster]

A book about a girl with no personality who falls in love with a vampiric disco ball who spends most of the book angsting over whether he should eat her or not.

Or so the story goes.

[Totally hasn't read it.]

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[yourbestguysgun]

That sounds real -- [ No, he can't even lie about it, it sounds awful. ] So what's that gotta do with you glittering, huh?

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[socoolbrewster]

...I'm a vampire?

[Please; he is pale as fuck and ridiculously good-looking, how is this not already apparent?]

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[yourbestguysgun]

[ Vampire. Huh. Very carefully. ] Do you know Charlie?

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[socoolbrewster]

[Casually.] I know a few. What's it to you?

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[yourbestguysgun]

Got something I need to give the one she knows. S'real important.

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[socoolbrewster]

Oh, Charizard. [A smirk that looks SO much more horrible than it actually needs to.] Sure, I know her; she lives under me.

[Ed, why do you feel the need to be such a dick?]

Important, huh? Well by all means.

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[yourbestguysgun]

Where's your location?

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[socoolbrewster]

Corner of [street] and [another street]. You're not gonna be long, are you? 'Cause I've got places to be, things to do...

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[yourbestguysgun]

Oh don't worry. [ Bucky's grabbing his jacket, sliding it on without a thought. ] I'll be right there.

[ And hanging up. ]

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[socoolbrewster]

[And when he shows up, there's an Ed casually standing there, just waiting. He smirks darkly when he sees the guy approaching.

And yeah, he's doing all the alpha posturing. LIKE THERE IS ANYONE TO IMPRESS RIGHT NOW, ED.]

So. You the friend?

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[yourbestguysgun]

Uh huh. [ Bucky's aggression is immediately up, taking in Ed and frowning. But hurting Charlie is a no-go area, she's practically family by now, and he's not going to let that fly. His posture changes the minute he's in reach. ]

So, the way I here it, you're owed this. [ Ed, meet Bucky Barnes' right first, you're in good company of people it knows. ]

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[socoolbrewster]

[Oh, you did NOT just do that.

His head whips around with the impact, but instead of turning back immediately he pauses, chest heaving like he actually expended effort, and if Bucky's at all perceptive he'll notice the blue veins spiderwebbing their way down Ed's neck where they weren't a moment ago and the claws sprouting from his fingertips where before there were only blunted nails. And now he turns back, an almost reptillian movement, and smirks widely, eyes completely black, putting fangs on display.

He laughs; it doesn't sound, strictly speaking, sane.]

Seriously, man? Is that the game you really want to play?

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[yourbestguysgun]

[ His eyes widen, but Bucky is not a man who backs down, he never has been, and he doubts he'll ever learn to be. A wiser man might, because he knows this guy isn't human, he's probably out matched here, but instead of high-tailing it away, he just squares his shoulders. ]

You hurt my friend, it's going down anyway.

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[socoolbrewster]

[A curious head tilt]

Who said anything about hurting her? She's the one who threatened to light me on fire. All I did was say I was hungry.

[He puts on an injured face, like he was the one in the right here, but it's not exactly 100% sincere.]

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[yourbestguysgun]

Y'want me to punch you again?

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[socoolbrewster]

You think you'll land the next one?

[He's watching this time, human; a hint: you won't.]

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[yourbestguysgun]

Never backed down from a fight in my life. Ain't about to do so now.

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[socoolbrewster]

[A cruel laugh, and he spreads his arms, smirking dangerously.]

Then go ahead. Try it. I dare you.

[He'd welcome the opening, really; careful, Bucky, it's a trap.]

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[yourbestguysgun]

[ And he's sadly walked into far worse, so he does what Ed seems to be taunting him about, aiming another punch toward him. ]

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[socoolbrewster]

[He ducks out of the way of the punch, smooth, like he knew it was coming before it even started, and it's a moment's work to bat the arm out of the way and swipe with opposite claws, across the chest, enough to score flesh and draw blood without causing any serious damage. It's a warning, a cat playing with a mouse to see how long it can draw out the game.]

Seriously, man? God, you never take the invitation, that's just asking to get your ass beat.

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[yourbestguysgun]

[ Shit. It's unexpected, the sharp sting of pain across his chest, but Bucky only grins, teeth baring. ] I don't like jerks who think they can bully girls, no matter what they are.

[ And he isn't backing down, Charlie's his friend, and even if she weren't, Bucky would still be fighting this. Feinting to the left, Bucky's waiting to see if the guy will follow, will fall the right way for him to turn the tables and hit at the right. ]

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[socoolbrewster]

I wasn't bullying, I was hungry; there's a difference.

Unless you're volunteering to take her place...?

[Thoroughly convinced he can outmaneuver whatever this human comes up with, Ed goes for the feint; he doesn't even have one death under his belt to tell him he should be wary. A lean and a grin, poised to pounce.]

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[yourbestguysgun]

[ Which is what Bucky wanted, moving to hit out at his now unprotected side. He's good with his fists, always has been, knows how to move and when to dodge out of the way, and he does this time, backs up, mouth twisted. ]