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It was supposed to be class time... but Andrew was skipping. Again. He had no wish to see any of the other students after that fire hazard some time ago. In fact he was doing everything possible to avoid the other students. For now. He knew more than one had received his wrath, and was actually a little afraid the squirt guns might come out. Or worst.

Thankfully in town all was normal. He only received the minor avoidance that was usual. And at this time of day, non of the other students would be around. He passed over the Frozen foods isle... not really looking for anything in particular, just some easy snack food. Comfort food. His hands had already collected some dried fruit chips and some potato chips but where he had stopped was to start at some tarts squirming and wresting with each other.

Part of him was debating buying one to eat. But his eyes gazed off into the distance as he forgot why he was there. Just watching some of the too big ones wrestle each other.

Something touched him. Rather someone walked right into him. His tail blazed up and he took a few steps back turning to glare at the one who touched him. Fire licked his finger and he had to be careful not to burn what was in his hands.

Grumpy flame demon was grumpy. He scowled at the one who had bumped into him before realizing just who it was. And then he looked anywhere but at her. "It's fine." he said in a voice that indicated that it was not really fine. he just shoved the bags into his jacket pocket and played with his hands flames licking between them in his agitation. Why was everything around here so damn inflammable?

He had forgotten all about the fear amp that still made it's home on his left arm. He did remember she was there... and just didn't want to deal with the consequences...

Never since leaving Firelands had anyone done that before. The flames dampened down to nothing as he tried to control; forced himself to control as he tried to tug his hand away. He didn't like being touched normally. But right now while he was agitated and while his body was so hot he really didn't want his hands messed with. Anywhere else was relatively safe, but there where reasons why he touched people more with his wings than hands.

With actual family members he wouldn't have had to worry but here...

"Don't you'll get burned." it wasn't a treat, merely a warning. Though his voice was strained, tired.

He didn't even realize she was after looking at the FEAR amp. He had gotten so used to it being there it felt normal.

Andrew didnt' belive the glove thing for one second. those weren't good gloves. they wouldn't even protect her for a moment.

"You burning to dissipation doesn't make me feel better." he grumped, tail swaying a bit as his weight shifted awkwardly. He did not like the idea of her dissipating because of fire, not one bit. Her next question caught him off guard.

"What..... of course it comes off." that's what her focus was? He slipped it off and held it up to her to prove the that it did. "It's just a toy. Don't stress over it." It was awkard having it off, felt like his wrist itched but Andrew just chalked that up to taking off something he had been wearing a while. Your skin got used to these things.

He did not let Xiu have it. It was his. He put it back on a moment later, there that was better.

"I won't burn you.... Just don't like curl up in my flames on your own." He couldn't actually stop them from burning a person at least not for the first few seconds. He could put them out but that was it. He wasn't like Uru who could apparently choose. (But he still didn't consider cold fire actual fire either so there.)

"Oh it's affiliated with a gang? Huh?" he looked at it. Ok he knew they were bad business, he knew that the women was to barely be trusted... He kind of figured out that they might be gangs on his own... he probably should get rid of it. But Andrew didn't want to. It gave him a little extra power boost and he liked it. And it was his.

"We probably shouldn't talk about that here." he glanced around wondering if any creeper overheard. Nope he didn't see anyone. "Gangs are bad business." and bad for business. Which she had.

Oh good she wasn't going to fight him. He wasn't giving it up. it was his. He was not by far the strongest in the school nor did he ever think he could be, but he did think he was smart enough to outsmart the worst of things. Even if last time was a mistake... his anger had run away with him, and he took out that pent up rage on a lot of people.

thankfully she changes the subject. The problem was she changed it to the second worst conversation they could have.

"....Maybe? I don't know what time is it..." Crap... he forgot. He had been caught.

"I'm on a small break right now." he tried to wave it off. Tried. Half the time he spent summers at home anyway. And it's not like his grades sucked that bad he could afford time off. Andrew was actually doing fine in school. His last school was a bit harder when it came to the paper work. The rest was what he needed to focus on anyway. Traditional demon schooling was harsh when it came to writing and contracts and math.

Beside break wasn't entirely inaccurate... he just couldn't face anyone right now. He looked away from her, tail curling up around his legs as he played with his hands a moment. "Beside... it's summer time. I might go home for a while. I usually work jobs over the summer."

"..." Andrew was suddenly being tugged along, so fast he almost dropped one of his things. Hang out with her? What? Why? Because he was Danny's cousin? Or did she do this to all her customers? He was so confused. Why was she so insistent on touching him? It wasn't a one time deal. it was a lot of little things, like his hand, his head, that hug. He was just so confused. And he honestly still didn't like contact. It was weird.

"I guess.... I'll eat your food..." he certainly wasn't going to complain about being a food taster. He followed along still hording his foods. "speaking of food... have you been on campus recently?" he let himself be tug boated around. He didn't actually need much. Just snacks... food kept magically appearing outside his dorm room after all.

"I'm great with cooking. If you want it well done." because that was the only way he ever cooked. Anything else... Ha. Nope he made sure his food was good and dead.

"Oh it's nothing..." huh not her. Must have been Blondie. Mysterious food was good food, so he thought maybe just maybe it was Xiu.

"What are...." she took his things and paid for them. Great now he was stuck helping. He wasn't going to complain that much with the trade but still, he sulked just a bit just a bit from now having to pay her back for this. "That's on you." he grumped trying to wiggle out of any potential unwanted favor requests. He would be taste tester and that was it.