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Even after he had tried to rid his presence, he could still feel the off-glances and stares at him. Some whispers words of rumors, others of disgust. Luke's families has it's hands everywhere. At this point, Luke thought he would have built up a thick skin by now, but not just quite yet. On the surface he exuded a face of apathy, but deep down he knows he gets slightly affected.

He scrunched up his posture tighter, and just closed his eyes to try and focus on the music. With his open ear he heard a feminine voice call out to someone,

[i][Center][color=fff79a]"Hello my name is Emi Akemi, it's a pleasure to meet you."[/color][/center]
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Luke looked upwards once more, a girl with white hair and purple eyes appeared to be talking to him. He noticed this girl earlier, as Luke mentally noted her to be, well, notable. Before he replied, he looked left and right, because Luke thought she was talking to someone else. Clearly not however.

[color=#2EFE9A]"Uhh- Hell- Hello."[/color] 
he replied to the girl, Emi Akemi, who also smiled brightly at him with her hands behind her back. He had a confused expression, but unconsciously switched his expression to a soft and light hearted smile.
[color=#2EFE9A]"I'm... I'm Luke Jared Thames."[/color]

[i][Center][color=fff79a]"You alright? They don't seem very fond of you do they?"[/color][/center][/i]

Luke returned her, rather, tight handshake.
[color=#2EFE9A]"Nah, it's honestly not their fault."[/color]
Luke said, looking around once more, they were whispering again, probably associating her with him in some way.

[color=#2EFE9A]"You seem like a nice person. But I wouldn't hang out with me, I mean look."[/color]
Luke's smile became slightly bitter, he tilted his head to the left to point out the whispering crowd.
[color=#2EFE9A]"They're beginning to associate me with you, so if you don't want a bad reputa-"[/color]

The awkward handshake that wasn't released  was tugged at by Emi. She began pulling him out from beneath the tree.

[i][Center][color=fff79a]"Well whatever, would you mind sitting in the sun with me? I have some books, so if you are bored we could perhaps read or just chat. That would be fine too actually."[/color][/center][/i]

Luke just noticed that she never released the handshake apparently, a light red blemishing on his face momentarily before disappearing. His uncle never taught him how to refuse, let alone refuse girls, stating that you should always listen to and heed them. His glasses begen sliding off slightly before being pushed back into place with his free hand,

[color=#2EFE9A]"Uh-"[/color]