-Ariella- Coffee = Love

[Anna Lefer]

Anna sighed in relief as she slid into a booth in Starbucks. She took a sip of her coffee and smiled. She absolutely loved coffee. She bit off a piece of her chocolate bar and smiled more. Coffee and chocolate were her two favorite loves. Not even her brother could surpass them. "Mm..." she said. She couldn't resist saying it.

Anna looked around the coffee shop and nodded in satisfaction. Starbucks was pretty dead to day. She hated crowded places. Mostly because she didn't like people. Well, it wasn't that she didn't like them really. She was just afraid of them. Anna hummed a tune to herself as she looked out the window.

[Ariella Warren]

Ariella walked into the Starbucks after school. She wasn't really one for coffee, but one of her friends wouldn't shut up about how delicsious a french vanilla cappucinno was, so she decided to try one for herself. She walked up to the counter and order her coffee, teling the person she didn't want any foam. After about five minutes, she paid for her coffee and tookk it to a booth. She had also purchased a large blueberry muffin. She knew she liked the muffin, so she toook a bite of it first to cushion the potentially bad tasting coffee. She took a sip of coffee and swiled it around in her mouth. It wasn't bad, a bit like hot chocolate only vanilla.

[Anna Lefer]

Anna looked up as the door opened with a jingle. She shrugged as the girl walked in and went back to enjoying her coffee and chocolate. When she sat down in the booth next to her though, Anna paid attention. She moved closer to the window and looked away, bringing her body in closer to herself. She immediately stopped humming and tried to look like she didn't even know Ariella was there. Ok, now you're being a little silly Anna,[/] she thought.

[Ariella Warren]

Ariella sat there eating her muffin and drinking her coffee. She wasn't paying attention to the few people around her. At least she wasn't until she saw someone moving closer to the window from out of the corner of her eye. She turned her head and saw a girl sitting in the booth next to hers. The girl looked a little shy, so Ariella turned back away. If the girl wanted to talk to her, she could, but Ariella wasn't going to force her company on anyone, especially someone who looked like they wouldn't appreciate her doing so.

[Anna Lefer]

All you have to do is talk Anna, she thought. You can't avoid people forever. Do you /want/ to die a poor, old spinster with 37 cats? She took a deep breath and closed her eyes. Anna took a few more sips of her coffee and muched on her chocolate bar for a bit longer before finally saying to the girl, "Hi." Her voice was quiet, as if she hoped Ariella wouldn't hear her.

[Ariella Warren]

Ariella looked around her. She thought she heard someone say something, but she wasn't sure. She looked over at the shy girl again. "Did you say something?" She asked the girl, taking a bite of her muffin. She looked at the girl for a moment more, waiting for her to say something.

[Anna Lefer]

She blushed lightly and nodded. "Yeah," she muttered. "Hi." She looked down at her chocolate bar and broke bits of it off. Now Anna felt stupid and even more embarrassed than before.

[whisper=Ariella Warren]Sorry for the shortness.[/whisper]

[Ariella Warren]

Ariella gave the girl a small smile. She really did seem nervous, maybe that would change if she knew her name. "My name's Ariella," she said in her most friendly voice. "What's yours?" She took another sip of her coffee. It was starting to get a little cold. She didn't think it would taste as good if it was cold.

[Anna Lefer]

"Anna," she answered. She managed to keep herself from making a face at the tone of Ariella's voice. It made her feel like a psychotic five year-old who's about to be sedated. She traced a pattern on the table and sighed lightly, trying to think of something to say. "What are you drinking?" she asked finally.

[Ariella Warren]

"Freanch vanilla capicinno," Ariella answered, dropping the overly friendly tone. "What about you?" She took another bite of her muffin. It was really good. She took a moment to look around the near empty coffee shop. There was a guy in the corner reading a newspaper. She watched him for a moment before turning back to Anna. The girl really did seem pretty shy.