"Bah, our school wasn't so bad," James replied with a shrug.  "But no, no more shit news that I know of.  I don't think things are so bad," He said, giving her a small laugh, "It just [i]sounds[/i] bad.  It's just what we make of it though."  When she pulled him away, he was a bit perplexed.  The feeling didn't last long, he recognized the route she was leading him down after only a few minutes.  "We're going to see Andy?" He asked, perking up - he hadn't gone to see Andy in a long time.  There was no reason to.  The Internet Cafe wasn't a huge scene for his group anymore.  They could all afford their own gaming equipment and internet speeds.

"You never kicked my ass!  Please, I gave it to you.  Didn't want you to feel bad," He boasted teasingly, sticking his tongue out.  He lied.  As Sasha wove some story about the two of them, he made sure not to look at Andy at all.  James was an [i]awful[/i] liar - still.  And as soon as the woman was back to what she had been doing, he looked at Sasha, "Hey, what's the big idea? I can't support a story like that - I haven't been to any of those places.  I could never propagate that kind of lie."  The grin on his face showed he was clearly not at all upset.

At her next proposition, he crossed his arms and quirked a brow.  "Sasha, the Amazing Gift Giver, doesn't know what to get her own 'husband?'  Tsk-tsk..."  He muttered, shaking his head, "Mega awesome?  That's tough...  I don't think I could ever think of something Mega Awesome for myself...  Besides - it can't be mega awesome if you have to ask me what it is, right?"  Could he have made it more obvious that he was teasing her word choice?  Probably not.

Minutes turned to an hour and it wasn't until James accidentally glanced at his watch.  Sure, Nathan was with grandma and grandpa for the weekend, but James still had things to do.  Namely, an agenda of things to get on and do for Endless Realms in his free time for a couple of days.  "Hey, uh, Sashie...  I hope you don't mind, but it's getting kinda late - I gotta get home for the night soon here."  He rubbed the back of his neck, watching her reaction, "I really don't wanna cut this short or anything, but we've got each other's numbers, we'll definitely hang out some more, right?  I had a really good time tonight, it's been great to see you again."