Arietta was instantly speechless when Jonathan straightforwardly tilted her as feisty. There was little she could manage at first other than to stare at the red haired male in stupefaction. She blinked her blue eyes rather fast in the moments following his statement, before she responded externally. She shook her head rather quickly, cheeks a light pink before crossing her arms. She was nervous, attempting to hide behind her cold outer walls, eyes avoiding his before recomposing, "Not particularly. I have a busy schedule that isn't pleasant to disturb and the ladies in the office are simply incompetent when it comes to a speedy retrieval of something even as trivial as a schedule." She laughed confidently toward him. She bit the inside of her cheek before closing her eyes letting out a calm breath, "Let me try that again.." She replied in a softer tone, before she was smiling brightly at him, "It's nice to meet you." She held her hand out for him to shake, obviously quite formal, and from her designer attire, quite wealthy to boot, "I'm a junior this year. I switched classes last minute." She lied pretending she wasn't new, dropping her harshness, though she was still somewhat off. I'm doing it again.. I just lied directly to his face for no apparent reason. She didn't show any indication on her features though, barely even batting an eyelash. She was so accustomed to these pointless lies she told everyone around her that it was almost convincing to even her. She was about to wave and make her leave, but they were approached by a rather eccentric cerulean haired boy. She was nearly staggered by how incredibly the boy was vertically challenged. She was two inches taller than him, and she was in tennis shoes. She couldn't imagine standing next to him in heels.
"...Pleasure..." She smiled, though there was a lot less effort than she posed with Jonathan, obviously not impressed by Kaoru's flirtatious attitude. She uncrossed her arms, folding her schedule and carefully pocketing it. He's too short to be hitting on the likes of me. She thought, mentally amusing herself as the boy continued to talk about her looks, irritating her a bit at his blunt behavior, but a compliment was a compliment, she'd take it, even from a pipsqueak. Geez kid. I'm 5'2''.. you're 5'2'' with shoes on? Have you ever heard of this miracle called milk..?
She then returned her interest, quirking an eyebrow. Oh they're hanging out this weekend.. She thought to herself excitedly. She would have jumped in glee at the invite, but she was still surrounded by people who'd judge her every move. She couldn't act a certain way until she identified the popular crowd. "Depends.. send me a Facebook request and link me the people who's coming. I'll consider it." She smiled to the two, giving a friendly wink as she made her way out of the building, "See ya around guys.. maybe. I've got to run." Honestly she was just fleeing before they detect her bad habit of lying. She had to get used to the environment before she'd settle on a group of friends. She proceeded down the hall, smiling to herself. Score. I got an invite on my first day. Please don't be the tech nerds..
She answered her ringing phone, "Gramps. I already told Nan that I was walking home. No! Do not send a driver. I'm fine, it was all over before I got here. I'm alive and well. They got fired. No. I want to get out and experience a few things on my own. I've got two legs. I need the exercise." She rolled her eyes before hanging up on him. She knew it wasn't wise, but they hadn't been on good footing for quite some time. I want to make friends.. Real friends this time.. but I keep trying to impress people on accident..