Before he could even reply to what Duncan said, he was suddenly dragged into a shop. He tried not to make any noises as they were now in the back of the store. He wondered if they were even allowed back here but looked up to the other, bite his lower lip to not make any noises as Duncan instructed. The man following them looked around, muttering a few curse words under his breath before turning around and walking off.

He sigh softly in relief and cocked an eyebrow at what Duncan said, watching the other play with a arrangement. He to looked around, running his fingers over a petal to a tiger lilly. Huh first time flowers ever saved me. He said.

Duncan gave a sad sounding chuckle at how Alec spoke of the flowers. For the blind teen flora was all he was allowed to have as a reminder of his father. In his mind flowers were the only creatures he could trust as soon as he met them, unlike people.

"When you're an individual like me, you're better of trusting flora over any kind of fauna."

Duncan always found plant life to be the best companions, it was silent, had a wonderful earthy or perfume-like odor, and they had some very nice texture to their leaves and petals. It could almost seem pitiful though that he would rather be with them over actual human beings.

Duncan was sure a odd fellow, but he looked at the other as he spoke so fondly over the flowers and stopped touching the tiger lily for a moment. Did you go to my school? He asked, obviously unaware that this boy did go to his school. He was mostly hiding in the bathroom, so he didn't know if this boy did or not.

Duncan was actually starting to hum to himself, seeming to fix the arrangement some before Alec asked a question. He "looked" over his shoulder at the other, A brow lifted at such a question when in a sense he had pretty much answered it earlier.

"I believe the correct form of that statement is 'Do you go to my school' considering I'm a senior at the local high school. As I had stated before I recognize you as the one that keeps smoking in the restrooms."

he was starting to play with the arrangement again as he smiled at the flowers, rather happy and content with them being everywhere in the shop.

Oh......I see. He said softly and sigh. He watched the other started to play with the arrangements and sat down now, picking up a Daisy that was on the ground and examined it for a moment. He looked to Duncan again and asked. So.....can you touch peoples faces to see what they look like? He asked.

Duncan had settled with the way the arrangement looked now, putting it back in its proper place as he listened to Alec speak. He could tell the boy had picked up one of the stray flowers from the floor, making him wonder how a daisy could have even ended up there in the first place. He was a little surprised at the question, making him turn to face the other with his cloudy eyes. He liked and disliked that Alec had noticed he was blind but at the same time he was thinking of trying to play if off as the other being tricked by appearences.

"And what exactly would give away that i'm blind? I can 'see' just as well as you."

only thing he really meant by that was that he could get around just as easily as those with eyes along with make his eyes 'focus' on looking at people as if he can actually see them when holding conversations with them.

He blinked at what the other said and couldn't help but to wonder if maybe Duncan didn't like what he had asked. I mean blind people can touch others faces and see what they look like....I didn't mean you couldn't get around or anything.... He said and sigh softly.

Duncan gave a chuckle, though sad and bitter as it sounded, at how Alec tried to defend his statement. He really didn't like the fact that he couldn't see and the fact being that the other could tell he had no eyesight just bothered him. In all reality it actually made him very much insecure and defensive.

"I'm not blind. "

It was a blunt lie clearly but one could tell Duncan was getting edgy on the matter. he liked when people couldn't tell. He thought that as long as his senses were sharp enough then that would mean he would have no cane or guide animal to give him away. It also meant no reading in public but he was quite alright with that.

Why was Duncan lying to him about not being able to see, it wasn't like Alec thought less of him or anything. He could tell that Duncan was getting alittle edgy about the whole thing and wondered if maybe he should just not have brought anything up on the whole sight issue. You know....its nothing to be ashame of...but I'll just drop it okay.[/color He said softly.

Duncan gave a scoff at the other saying their was no shame in being blind. He had everything to be ashamed of with his lack of eyes. He had been rejected and disowned by his own mother for being blind, how could there not be any shame in that?

"Tell that to the mother that disowned me, then I'll consider not finding shame in it."

his words were hissed some but not by much, the blind teen trying to get a handle back on his emotions again. He was very much a moody one when it came to his eyes and their uselessness. He ended up moving himself over to another one of the arrangements and adjusting it, the way he moved making it look like he really could see.

Guess the topic of blindness was abit of a touchy subject for the blind teen and sigh softly. He just looked down at the flower he had in his hand, twirling the stem in his hand and took a small sniff of the flower. Here. He said softly and handed Duncan the daisy and stuff his hands in his pockets.

So tell me more about yourself then. He said.

Duncan knew he needed to leave the floral arrangements alone at this point as he was nearly about to start talking to them. He could always be seen talking to them on the days he worked in the back, but it was always just his way of calming himself down. Taking a breath, he took the daisy from Alec calmly, able to smell and feel that it wasn't of the best quality for a bouquet in the shop. He was lightly touching the petals of the flower while trying to contemplate how exactly to word his answer.

"There isn't much to me. I was born like this, mother hated me for it but didn't get rid of me until my father died. left homeless for a while and now im here."

It chose to twist and tie the stem of the daisy to make a ring, a small smile coming to his face as he slipped it onto his index finger. He remembered having a giant patch of daisies in the garden him and his dad had made. it was a good memory, so he was going to focus on it for a moment in his mind.

Sounds like a great childhood. He said softly and sigh. He watched the other make a ring out of a daisy and leaned against the wall for a moment. I guess I'll leave you alone then, thanks for saving me........ He added and opened the door, running right into the man that they had tried to ditch.

He almost fell backwards and looked up at the man who caught him by the arm, not even seeing Duncan was in the background.

Duncan seemed to ignore the comment on his childhood, usually uncaring of the mention of it. He only nodded at the thank you about helping Alec, his hands moving to touch and adjust the various plants on the shelves. The blind teen may have been a world of his own for a moment but as soon as the door opened he had caught the smell of the creep that had him saving Alec the first time. Defensive instinct kicked in as he reached for the push broom. He remained inside, glad the glass was thin enough for him to hear clearly through, wondering what the man's next move would be since he had Alec by the arm. It had been a while since Duncan had put any defensive training to use so he was near curious of the chance that he would get to use it.

The man had Alec's thin arm in a vice like grip and he couldn't help but to wince at the feeling of the mans very tight and strong hold on his arm. He looked up at the man, glaring at the other and tried to yank his arm away but it was no use. The man started to talk like a crazy person, saying that Alec reminded him of this little boy toy he used to have.

Let me go! He shouted, started to try and hit the guy with his free arm. The man smacked him in the face, making Alec hiss in pain and his head somewhat went limp as he tasted copper in his mouth.