Some Form of Distraction {Ryu}

A mild wind blew through the city park, the trees whispering to the breeze. The clouds in the sky were small and white, the sun shining as bright as ever despite the small aerial invaders. The park was not very active in the early hours of the morning, though some may not call 7:30 that early. Not for any good med school student anyway. Under the shivering shadow of a tree, it's base circled by a low wall of slightly worn bricks, a young woman lounged against the tree's trunk. Her dark violet hair hanging loosely down the back of her neck in a pony tail, her brown eyes scanning a large text book lying on her crossed legs. She wasn't dressed for anything fancy by far, in denim jeans and a black tank top she looked more like she had just been jogging.
That was not far from the truth, she had jogged here to get studying for her exam on vaccines next Friday done. One slender hand reached over to her right and grabbed the aluminum can of tea beside her. The lip of the can hovered before her face for a moment, as she took in the book' knowledge of vaccinations, before taking a drink and setting it back down beside her. But her mind was not with her at the moment, all she could think about was how this tree looked so inviting. There were signs saying stay off the grass, but nothing about the trees. She loved to climb trees as a child, and she had not done it in years now. A sense of nostalgia set in as she shut the book and sighed. Her body was anxious, it needed to move.
She stood on the brick circle, and turned to leap onto a branch of the tree. Hands gripped at every place she could find that could support her weight, and she searched for foot holds as she slowly began her accent. A smile creased across her lips, this was the life.

She kept pushing herself higher into the mighty tree, slowly beginning to reach the thinner tips of the branches. Masa's brown eyes scanned the tree, and with a pull of her upper body strength she began to lift herself onto a thick branch. Quickly lifting her left leg to plant her foot on the rough surface she pushed up, the other leg catching fast and turning to place herself onto the thick limb. She was about twenty feet off the ground now, and smiled as she felt the breeze rustle her dark purple tresses. She wasn't alone anymore, that sensation of being watched filled her and she looked down.
A young man around the same age as her had been watching her climb this tree. He looked lost, and shocked at the same time, that only made Masa laugh softly.
'What's the matter? Haven't you ever seen someone climb a tree before? Or is it that because I'm a girl you're a little shocked that I would be climbing a tree?"
Even if that statement was a little sexist she could see the logic in it as well. It wasn't every day some random guy walked through the park and saw a woman like her climbing a tree.

The young man wasn't bad looking, he must've been about a year or so younger then Masa was. He had such an odd color for hair, not that she was one to talk with her purple locks. He opened his mouth to respond but paused in thought, and Masa made the next move. She shifted her weight, and jumped down onto a lower branch on the tree. It groaned with the sudden weight gain for a moment before she leaped the remaining ten feet to the ground. Useless?
"I don't think so, it's fun and good exercise."
she stated bluntly, really no emotion in her tone, just saying it plainly and calmly. She stretched her arms high above her head, feeling her shoulders pop and bringing them back down to their places at her sides.
"Something tells me you didn't really have such a fun childhood. To me climbing a tree makes me feel proud, it isn't easy to climb them you know so doing so is quite a personal victory if you ask me."

'Now that is just a flat out lie, a baby can't climb a tree! They do not have the upper body strength, and most can't even walk yet. In fact I say no one has the ability to climb a tree until they are five or six!"
Masa pressed her fists against her hips, trying too keep her temper but quickly losing it. What a jerk this guy was turning out to be.
"And you know what, I am proud of it, because I did it myself. I enjoyed doing it, and if you enjoy doing something that just makes you feel more proud! I am proud because it's what I love to do, it is one of the parts that make me who I am."

"I think you are the one who is too proud to be honest. You're pride is making you an extremely difficult person, if I wasn't trying to learn how to control my anger better I would have decked you by now, but you make a good patients lesson.'
She smirked softly as he eyes closed. His wounded ego would do hers quite good.
"At any rate how old are you? You are not twenty like me yet so why not start acting your age? Fitting though, I am learning to become a pediatrician, maybe your childish state of mind can be my first customer?"
Her eyes opened to look at him as she turned her side to him, and she smirked even wider. This was kind of fun, he was begging for this type of treatment anyway s why not give it to him?

"Simple, the way you act, you're personality is far too childish. You are rash and very angry, all tell tale signs of a teenager. Either that or your teenage years are not far behind you, trust me, I know these things I'm studying to be a doctor."
She stated rather flatly, once again no real emotion behind it. She checked the time on her phone and grimaced, she had to get home.
"As much...fun as this little meeting was junior, I have to get moving. I have much studying to do, and I do not want to continue this conversation. I do not even know your name and you almost make me public enemy number one to yourself."
She said softly as she picked up her things and placed her books in her bag.
"I do hope next time you are a bit nicer, you are kinda cute after all. Well, have a nice life."
She waved over her shoulder and began walking away, leaving him in the wake of her exit.