First Impressions - Jang Jin Ah (Nana)

[matthew arista]

Things surprisingly wasn't so bad here. No one seemed to hate him yet and that surprised Matt a little. He had been waiting to see if he was going to get kicked out or not. But then again, he was on his best behavior due to his parents begging him to stay put at least for this year.

Walking around the school campus, Matt came about to the Entrance Hall. He grinned at some of the girls that were around and they giggled and waved back to him. Thank god that he had changed his looks from a nerdy look to a handsome look. Not that he wasn't good looking before, it was that he looked more dork like than jock like.

As he crossed the threshold of the Entrance Hall, someone bumped into him. By the sound of books and paper scattering onto the floor behind him, whomever it was had dropped everything. Matt was scowled slightly to himself. Great he was going to look like a fool.

Turning around, he was going to tell the person off, but the mean words died in his throat as he saw who it was. In front of him was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen. It seemed that just by looking at her, all the meanness was drained out of him. "Are you okay?" He asked, bending down and began to scoop up everything, "Here let me help you."

[jang jin ah]

Library...class...more class...library...class again...

Constant studying and rushing from one class to the next was a surety to make anyone dreadfully hungry and Nana was of no exception. Perhaps that is one of her secrets to her well kept body. Oh stop that stereotypical mindset of the expected fashion for a nerd or a Ravenclaw. "Behgopah..." (I'm hungry) The blonde headed Korean girl whined as she rushed towards the dining hall while cradling her stack of books and notes. They weren't many so she decided on not using a backpack and it was a bad choice...or was it?

At that moment, a butterfly floated by in front of her, calling for her attention. Her long legs continue to move forward at the same pace but she was somehow entranced by a common looking butterfly. Why?

For that brief moment of distraction, she had unwillingly bumped into another student. Dropping all her books and notes. They scattered throughout the entrance hall with help from the not so helpful sudden breeze. The breeze also carried along the enticing smell of food. So closed yet so far. 

"Are you okay?" An unfamiliar male voice. "Here let me help you."

"Thanks." A single word reply as she make a grab at all the notes nearby. She had not lifted her head the entire time. Far more worried on getting any of her important notes lost. Once she was sure to have gathered all of her stray notes, it hit her that she had yet to apologize to the stranger. "I'm sorry. Got distracted midway...sorry!" She gave an apologetic bow at the end of her sentence.  

[matthew arista]

As Matt was helping the girl pick up her things, he only got a one word reply out of her, thanks. That word rung in his head. No one ever said that to him before. His hands kept moving, but his mind wasn't there.

However as the girl began talking to him again, Matt snapped out of it. "Oh, um, no problem. It's fine... no need to apologize." He said quickly, as he mentally rebuffed himself. What the heck was wrong with him? That was now twice he had been nice to some total stranger.

Sadly, Matt couldn't see her face, for the whole time the girl had it down, even when she bowed to him. The boy smirked slightly at that thought. Humm, it would be wonderful to have everyone bow to him all the time.

Shaking the thought out of his head, he grabbed the last few of the girl's notes and stood up. Shuffling them into a neat pile, his nerd side taking over slightly at the moment, he handed it to her. "Here, the name is Matt." He then introduced himself abruptly.

[jang jin ah]

"Here, the name is Matt."

It was then she looked up. Not a word was spoken as she silently scanned the guy that stood before her. Her black eyes taking in information while her brain starts running an automated evaluation. A habit of hers. Matt? She tilted her head slightly. A Slytherin. She concluded to herself from the obvious showcase of his uniform. A 101 personal database related to the house starts pouring out before her. Nana shook it off. It was best not to judge a book by its cover too soon.

But...she had a feeling that she won't be disappointed.

"Thanks." She said as she took back her notes. Eyes not leaving their respective focus point. "Jin Ah...Jang Jin Ah." She introduced herself, pronouncing each syllabus of her name clearly as how it should be pronounced. They tend to come off with Jing Ah or Jinna or Jinn A. A pain to her ears.

[matthew arista]

Finally the girl looked up and Matt fell hard. She was a beautiful as he had thought she was. He shifted slightly as her dark eyes looked him over, almost as if she was scanning him for something. He wondered what she was thinking. His own eyes traveled across the girl's uniform and concluded that she was a Ravenclaw. Oh a girl that was beautiful as well as smart. Good combination.

A small smile appeared on Matt's face when the girl thanked him. "You are welcome." He said tilting his head slightly to the side, as he continued to stare at her slightly. As the girl introduced herself to him, the smile slid off his face a little. The boy didn't like the way she was talking to him. It was almost as if she thought he was stupid or something.

"Jang Jin Ah..." Matt murmured to himself, "Pretty name. Do you have any other name you would like me to call you by?" He added, his own eyes never leaving the girl's.

[jang jin ah]

While she was scanning him, she noticed he was doing the same. Not surprised but expected. The standard action for a presumably healthy male before a stunning beauty. She tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ears, intentionally revealing her entire face. So far, he's been rather polite and nice. However it is just a few exchange of words and majority of first meetings are glittered with politeness and nice words. No one wanted an enemy or a sour remaining day.

"Pretty name. Do you have any other name you would like me to call you by?"

There comes the standard flattery after the exchange of names. "Thank you." Never forgetting the basic manners. Of course it's a pretty name. It's her name and thank goodness her parents had good taste for naming their children as well as excellent gene in creating such a jewel. Perhaps they had foresight or perhaps Nana is destined to live up to her namesake. 'Jin' bears the meaning of treasure or jewel and 'Ah', if to be written in hanja (traditional Chinese characters), it means Asia. All hail the jewel of Asia! 

Any other name that she would like him to call her? No one is allowed to call her Nana. She considers giving away the name as giving a golden ticket like the the ones in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. "Nope." She said with an innocent face. "Jin Ah will suffice." 

[matthew arista]

The look on Matt’s face became even more dazed when he finally saw Jin Ah’s entire face. What was the girl doing to him? He couldn’t help think that this girl was more than just a witch; perhaps she was a goddess herself. Trying to shake himself out of his dazed moment, he smiled and nodded his head. ”You are welcome.”

Deciding to try and impress her, Matt suddenly said, ”You know, back at home, before coming here, I used to take classes on Asian languages. Your name reminds me of the word gold in Chinese. It’s pronounced Jin too.”

Chuckling slightly at the innocent face that Jin Ah was showing, Matt decided to let the matter go. Usually he would bully the kid into answering his questions, but somehow he didn’t want to do it to this beautiful Ravenclaw. ”Alright then, Jin Ah it is then.”

Matt tilted his head to the side and nodded to the bench nearby, ”Would you like to sit or where you in a hurry to go somewhere before you bumped into me?” He asked curiously. Jin Ah did look like she was in a hurry to go somewhere from before.

[jang jin ah]

Interesting. A Slytherin with a tad bit more brain than brawn. It could also be his pure luck at having such a handy piece of information. Or, he had already sorted her out from among the female crowds with all the relevant information before approaching her. Oh Nana! Why are you such in demand.

”Would you like to sit or where you in a hurry to go somewhere before you bumped into me?” 

Another question? Clearly not letting her get away too soon. If he wasn't that interested, he did have walked off the moment he handed her that pile of notes. It was save to conclude that he has some interest. All hail me!

"I would prefer to sit." Thinking about food is making her hungry again and her stomach gave her no chance on being discreet as to how hungry she was. "With food before me."

[matthew arista]

She was thinking again. Matt knew that much. He just wished he knew what she was thinking. With a sigh, he tried waiting patiently for her answer. Normally he wouldn't have been this patient with anyone, especially if they were males. In fact he would have walked away the first chance he got.

When Jin Ah spoke again, Matt felt his heart drop. Humm, alright a change in tactics then. He had to be persistent if he wanted her to like him and with that hopefully she would accept him as a friend and then perhaps more.

"Oh really," Matt said with a charming smile. "I was going to the kitchen myself. Or perhaps you be wanting food from the Great Hall? Either way, may I accompany you there? We can talk some more along the way."

He crossed his fingers behind his back, hoping that she would say yes. This girl wasn't going to get rid of him this easily. No, in fact she wouldn't be getting rid of him at all, not with the way he's planning his moves.

[jang jin ah]

Yup! He's definitely interested not to mention surprisingly polite. The word 'may' sounded ancient to her ears. Finally some civilized people? Being around the people in the university, people whom she assumed to be much more mature in terms of thinking and behavior, she did thought they did be up to her expectation but she had to face reality that maturity is not a matter of age. 

Nana mentally sighed. From his words, 'either way', she won't be left by herself. "Na oetteokhae?" (What should I do?) 

Light bulb! 

Despite the raging storm within her stomach, she wanted to try something. It wasn't done with the intention of chasing him away but she was more interested in his chosen response. "Or you could get me some food instead." She said with a straight face. Nana used 'me' instead of 'us' and decided not to put in a smile or the 'please'. If she did, it will end up like turning on her non existing Veela power of male obedience. It was worth a shot to gauge the interest of this healthy looking male. Matt was it? She had nothing to lose since she has a long line of males awaiting to hold her royal hand.

[ooc: Now this looked like she's the one bullying <_<]