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Cassius enjoyed walking along the city streets at dusk. He liked how the air always felt cooler and that most people were heading home at that point. He wasn't a crowds person by any means and he hated people clutter. Unless all of the people were there to see him, he wasn't interested in them. It was always that simple.

He supposed it was time to start looking for dinner but he wasn't sure what sounded good. Unlike most people dinner wasn't waiting for him when he returned to his home. He either had to plan and cook something for himself or pay for it somewhere else. It had been years since he and his father shared a meal together anywhere. Cassius planned to never change that known fact and was thankful to either eat meals alone or with friends.

He yawned slightly as he walked by numerous restaurants. Nothing was appealing to him at this moment and it was frustrating. Usually his stomach made the decisions for him but today was proving to be difficult. The hilarious part was Cassius hadn't done anything ALL day (as usual). Dinner seemed more like a problem rather then something enjoyable. But really, he was just being sort of bratty.

He felt himself stop suddenly in front of a familiar diner. It was one he had gone to with friends and it had awesome milkshakes if he remembered correctly. He made his way inside and let the cute hostess seat him at a table in front. Fries and a milkshake sounded sufficient enough as his dinner plans. He really was doing great at this 'taking care of himself', thing...

Of course Cassius noticed a figure walk into the diner. The hair most definitely caught his attention. It was so green and luscious, oh, green was most definitely his favorite color. Money was that color and money was perfect. Now, what he couldn't see was if this 'person' was good looking. The face was hidden and he continued to stare with interest. It wasn't like Cassius to remain so quiet in such a situation. He was always the first to speak or do something obnoxious, partially because it usually meant getting his way. So without hesitation, he spoke up since he was discomforted with the lack of control in this situation.

"Hey, hey you over there. I think you dropped something on the ground." Hopefully that would get the figure's attention. Cassius was such a brat. But anyone with green hair was interesting and he had to figure the face out and see it for himself. If it was a girl, well, wouldn't he be lucky. But if it was a guy he wasn't sure what'd he do. He supposed it was natural for him to notice someone else with fabulous hair. Was hair a bonding activity? Hm. It seemed more like a rival sort of thing.

But really, what the hell was wrong with him? Did he need more hobbies that weren't so self obsessed? Yeah no. If he was entertained then he was happy. And right now he was happy meddling into someone else's life.

Cassius sat back in his chair while waiting on the mysterious green hair verdict. He was relieved to see his milkshake arrive so that was somewhat distracting to the situation. Once he took his first gulp he was back to staring and waiting.

Cassius ruled in that the green haired figure was a dude. A small glance was all he needed to confirm this realization. "Ugggh, really?" of course that came out of his mouth as well, and he rolled his eyes ever so elegantly. But even so, Cassius was curious. And when Cassius got curious, Cassius acted upon his intentions. He pretty much agreed that he'd never seen a guy with hair so well put together, excluding himself. He was a whole different category, obviously.

The blonde tapped his finger to his chin and realized he hadn't spoken to another guy in weeks. He preferred spending time with his female counterparts, and somehow neglected to hang out with other dudes along the way. Plus, how bad could this green haired guy be? Anyone who cared about personal appearance and was male had to be somewhat similar to him. He couldn't begin to count how many disgusting guys roamed alongside him in class and such. The 'scruffy' look was not something that Cassius appreciated.

Well, there was one way to go about awkwardly bothering someone. And Cassius knew exactly what to do. He rose from his seat and made his way over to the other guy, putting his hands in his pockets once he approached the figure.

"Do I happen to know you from somewhere? You look awfully familiar." He grinned as he spoke and tilted his head as if acting dumbfounded. The 'blonde' thing always made him look legit.

It was safe to say that Cassius was expecting Howl to growl back at him or something. It seemed that every female he had run in to gave him that same reaction with no courtesy or manners. Cassius was starting to wonder just how sketchy he looked in comparison to everyone else. But alas- a gentleman. There were very few of those around these days. Cassius lightened up at the introduction and hand that came forward so politely. "My name is Cassius James, I am sorry for my mistake. But it is a pleasure to met you all the same." He could totally be courteous back.

Although Cassius had his 'own' ways of socialization, what he was about to do next was not out of the ordinary for him. "Are you meeting someone here? If not you are welcome to join me at my table. It's not often that I meet someone as unique as yourself." Cassius saw the world in two ways- if he was denied a opportunity then fine, he'd forget about this Howl Wickham and go bother someone else. Or, if Howl wanted some company and agreed to chatting, Cassius could inquire about his personal tastes and potentially learn a new thing or too. The world was just that easy to play along in.

Also, technically Cassius was supposed to have more guy friends then gal friends, but that wasn't going so well. So it was time for him to branch out and meet some new lads. It was always better to find some potential dinner company too. "And no need to call me sir Howl- I am nothing of that sort." Thank goodness for that.

"I won't keep you too long, I was just tempted to meet someone new." He quickly lead Howl to his table and sat in front of his trusty milkshake. Hopefully his fries would be arriving soon. He looked for the waitress so that Howl could order something for himself as well before returning to his appointment. He'd hate to make him late. "Thanks for joining me, Howl."

He took another gulp of his shake through his straw and allowed his eyes to survey Howl up close. He was very well put together overall and had a confident demeanor to him. "I pretty much have this habit of always saying what I think," he first stated while shrugging lightly, "so I must comment. You also have very long and nice green hair. Its rare for me to encounter another guy with such a trait. You must have lots of girls chasing after you." From Cassius' own experience long hair was an easy target of attraction for all of the females. It was awkward though when girls were jealous of his own locks, and it had definitely happened before multiple times.

"So what kinds of activities do you enjoy doing after school, Howl?" Maybe he could get some ideas for some new hobbies for himself. The hard part would be Cassius motivating himself to do something other then gambling. Even if it seemed impossible, Cassius was interested to hear what another guy did to keep himself busy around this place. There had to be reasonable things to do to stay active.

Cassius wanted laugh since 'Mr. James' just sounded so weird. He was not used to being called anything close to proper. He supposed he should cherish it while it lasted? It definitely made Cassius seem like he was more important then he was for the time being. Plus it was a much better nickname then most of his others. "My apologies, you're hair is most definitely teal now that I look at it." When Howl spoke of how it was a male trait in his family Cassius considered that detail pretty cool. He only knew that his blonde hair came from his mother. It would have been cool to do some research on anyone else he was related to since most people actual knew about these details.

"Girls are wary of your appearance?" Cassius raised a brow and shook his head with a sigh. "That's just because they get jealous easily. I find that making the girl feel beautiful distracts them from being insecure. But that only works for so long." Girls were so easily riled up about their insecurities and to Cassius it was seriously ridiculous. "Girls believe they need to have better hair then a guy, but that is obviously not always the case. They aren't good at accepting that." Silly creatures they were.

He listened quietly as Howl explained his extracurricular activities. He must have been very athletic to be a fencer. Cassius was also getting the idea that Howl was an intelligent guy who did well in everything he sought out. He was most definitely a hard worker who grew up in a great family. That must have been a nice way to live.

"Well, I sometimes go to class but rarely enjoy it." he then admitted, while watching his fries arrive in front of him. He was starting to get hungry so thank goodness he had something to munch on. "I usual spend my time hanging out with friends, and then after we are done entertaining each other I get myself ready for various late night activities. Oh, and I really like sleeping. I could sleep all day." Yep. In comparison, he was such and idiot compared to most people. But Cassius wouldn't change his lifestyle for the world. "I just like to find things to do to keep myself busy." Even if they weren't always good ideas or legal for that matter.

The 'reactions were varied' was absolutely correct. Even if guys tried to say something kind, it often resulted in a slap in the face somehow. There were times when there was no possible way to win over a girl's satisfaction. Ah well. Cassius supposed that made girls fun and always sort of a challenge. "I'll agree with you on that- girls look adorable when blushing. It's a shame they aren't blushing all of the time." Since.. most of them would look better that way. "So are you a girlfriend type of guy or rather enjoy keeping your many options open?" Cassius was trying sort of hard to behave at this moment and time- and there were many other ways he could have asked that question. It felt more appropriate to try and act as politely as Howl was. Even if it was sort of hard.

Ah, curfews. He had heard that word before. He wondered how much different his life might of been had he followed one. To put it frank, Cassius had never been grounded a day in his life. He always wondered what it felt like, and had a sort of jealousy about it. If his father gave just a small damn about his son then maybe Cassius would be a better person and actually have his stuff together.

Well, there was no reason to mentally dwell on that all for too long. Eighteen years of living a certain way wasn't going to change overnight. Even if half of Cassius might have considered change, the other half would have smacked him for acting upon it.

"Sometimes I just feel more comfortable at night." He would have offered Howl a french fry or two but judging by the fellow's reaction, he was not interested in eating any. "I seem to get more done in the nighttime anyways." He grinned at Howl before sneaking a few french fries into his own mouth. "We all have our habits and perks to life I suppose." And so far he was enjoying learning about someone who did things more normally for a change.

"Do you have any siblings, Howl?" Although, from the sounds of things, even if Howl had a gorgeous sister, she wouldn't have carried that teal hair trait. That was a bummer.

Cassius listened contently as Howl answered his questions. He somewhat expected that Howl was the girlfriend type- since any guy who was that polite and gentlemanly deserved a girl equally wonderful. Cassius was also relieved to hear that Howl was somewhat picky, since that meant he had good taste in women and wouldn't get pushed around. "Do you have a girlfriend now? I hope I'm not keeping you from them or something." Cassius chuckled as if throwing a silly joke out there. Sure, it might have been strange for two guys to meet over dinner, but at least it was a diner with some greasy food. That was masculine and stuff.

Cassius watched as Howl's salad appeared. It actually looked kind of tasty. "Man, you are such a healthy eater." Perhaps Cassius should order a salad every once in awhile. He really didn't like them when he ate them, but it'd probably give him more energy compared to all the other crap he ate. "Do you usually choose healthier foods in general?" Cassius was watching Howl with a usual attentive look. "When I cook I try to make healthier meats and tofu with vegetables, but whenever I go out I seem to disregard my better habits."

Somehow in the middle of their discussion, Cassius finished his fries but was equally surprised to hear Howl's next statement. Howl was an only child? Well goodness, so was he. Cassius wasn't sure why he assumed Howl had siblings. Maybe it was his good social manners and talk of his family that made Cassius think otherwise. Cassius was so oddly raised as an only child that he thought other only children would be easy to read and screwed up themselves. Cassius would be the first to admit to being wrong in this situation.

"No, I am an only child too. I think it would have been really nice to have siblings in truth but I get along with it just fine." Well, that wasn't completely true, but he was trying his best. He would have liked to have sisters or a younger brother to protect. Ah well, at least he had friends to bother when he needed attention.