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 Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 1:10 pm
Nathan looked at her as she came over to him, just getting himself to his knees. He was panting, a bit dirty looking, his frosted hair messy and wild. He looked at her, baffled, nodding dumbly as she spoke. She was damn right she'd explain later!
Her orders, though, were more important.
Watching her go, he grabbed his knife again and told himself he could do this. The pain in his side and back would probably result in ugly bruises, but he had been beaten worse in his history. Not by a monster, of course, but still. Injuries were injuries, no matter where they came from.
He crouched, positioning his legs under him so he would be ready to leap at a moment's notice. He waited, watching her as she tripped it, and then made to put it in a headlock. Wincing, hoping those wicked teeth didn't get her, he ran forward and stabbed the monster in the neck.
It gurgled and bucked, and Nate almost lost control of the knife, but he managed to drag it down and slice the things neck open. He fell away then, falling back on his butt, staring at the scene in wonder. Not horror, so much, as confusion and with a hint of thrill in his eyes.
This was crazy!
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Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 1:23 pm
The moment she felt the creature buckle, she released it, miscalculating a bit, because the youma turned, and aimed to slash at her face. It was only her fast reflexes that saved her; she lifted her arm up to cover her face as she stumbled back. The creature's claws merely graced her forearm, rather than slashing her face, and then it fell over, dissolving into a pile of dust which the scattered in the wind.
Her stumbling led her to fall back on the pavement, and the girl breathed harshly as she watched the dust fly off in every which direction, "Damn it..." she said, "Damn it," she repeated, and then raised her forearm to take a look at it, "Ow..." letting out a sigh, she allowed her head to fall back, landing softly on the wall behind her. For the time being, she chose to stay in the sitting position to allow her breathing and racing heart to calm down.
"I'm sorry," she finally turned her head to look at the boy, "You came to the park earlier than I expected you, and you found me, and it was awkward and I didn't know what to do," apparently she could think of how to defeat an overgrown lizard, but she hadn't known what to do back in the park. Funny that, "And I thought, well, this is better! Because... well, because that's the real me."
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Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 1:40 pm
Nathan watched as the lizard melted away into dust. He looked at her once it was gone, noticing she was speaking. It was just a little difficult to process everything. He frowned.
"You. Uh. You're... the same person from the rooftops?"
Well, that explained, kind of, why it was so easy to like her. He had already liked her from before meeting her. Or something? He wasn't quite sure how that worked. He was... stalling. Like a car getting jammed between gears.
"You have super powers. And... we just killed that... thing. Uh."
He took a breath, then grinned at her. "That was fun," he said at length. And it was. It was exhilarating. Terrifying, but they had done it! He was in some shock, having actually cut that things neck open, and his adrenaline was still pumping. When he got back to Tony's place, he was likely to just pass out and sleep for hours to get over the initial shock impact.
"Are you okay? You're bleeding..." he moved over to her, looking at her arm, "your parents are really gonna kill me if I kept you out all night and returned you injured..."
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Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 2:25 pm
"Oh gooood," the word was drawled out into something that almost resembled a pitiful whine or lament, "That wasn't fun; it was terrifying. I thought it was going to kill you. And me. And then it'd have been a bit, actually, a lot like... ******** my life," a hand raised up to her mouth and she covered it, both because she noticed she was rambling, had cursed, and because if she kept on talking, she was going to throw up the toast she'd just had.
She'd recently lost not one, but several friends (more than friends, really), and she hadn't been looking forward to a repeat, "Those things have such horrible timing," she murmured between her fingers when he drew nearer, letting him take a look at the injury on her forearm.
She took a deep breath in, and Scorpio melted away back into Angela (she was after all, taking cover beside a pile of debris that blocked view from anything that wasn't looking at them from above the rooftops, and he had already seen her transform, so what was the point, "It's fine. I heal fast... I'm more fussed over the clothes," she was going to have to lie to her parents. She really disliked up front lying to them, "It's not the first time. I'll... think of something. It wasn't your fault; if it weren't for you, I'd still be trying to punch the thing," another breath as she allowed her heart to slow down, "Handy. The knife I mean."
She tried to move, but her middle ached, from where the creature had hit her before she'd changed, "Ow," she frowned a bit and remain seated on the ground, "Yeah. Uhm. Sorry about the not telling you part. I was very surprised when I saw you approach me yesterday," a pause, "But I liked you then, so I thought... why not," a shrug before she motioned to him, "Are you hurt?"
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Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 2:53 pm
Nate dabbed at her elbow with the bottom of her shirt, cleaning up some blood that had run down her arm. He looked at her, then grinned and shook his head.
"That was pretty amazing, but man. Holy s**t. We could have... well, I could have been killed! Hah! But you made sure that didn't happen. That whole... transforming thing? That was amazing. s**t! I mean. Seriously. ********, that was awesome."
He started laughing, a bit high on the adrenaline kick, but his heart rate as slowly returning to normal and he was calming down. He decided her arm was not life threatening, and sat down beside her. His everything seemed to hurt.
"I'm okay," he said, nodding slowly. "Man. So you knew it was me when I was introducing myself to you... a second time? Ha. I'm an idiot. But hey, that means-"
He cut himself off abruptly, moving quickly to catch her lips with his and kiss her sweetly. He pulled back, grinning at her. "I guess that means we're kind of at two dates now."
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Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 3:29 pm
Lifting her forearm, she took another look at the wound, frowning at it, then paused to look down at her clothes. They weren't torn, but they were dirtied from when she'd been dragged and tossed around, "I think I'll tell them a stray dog pounced me..." she mumbled out loud, more to herself than to him. It was close to the truth, which made it easier for her to say.
Angela's head turned as he began to talk and despite herself, she could feel her mouth twitch into a smile, "I think you're high on adrenaline, Nate," it was specially obvious to her when he started laughing, and she tilted her head to one side, watching him. She figured that in a way, he had the right idea; they were alive, and only slightly wounded. Things could have turned out a lot worse than this, so she allowed her smile to grow, "We look... we're a mess," she finally said, her hand reaching out to try and rub away the blood that was now staining his shirt.
"Yeeeeeah... that was awkward," she answered, "I did know it was you. I was more fussed over the fact I already thought you of as a friend and you didn't even know--" her speech was cut off abruptly as he leaned in to kiss her, surprising her yet again. Angela decided that she was going to have to do something to get back at him; turn about was fair play, after all, and while she was fine with being surprised once, he kept on doing it!
"...Me," she finished the sentence when he pulled away, blinking up at him in a mildly daze manner, "Good to know we're finally on the same page then," she shook her head slightly, "Also, apparently... dates are hazardous."
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Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 4:35 pm
The devious young man grinned when she finished speaking after he kissed her, finding it cute. He liked this game.
"I slipped," he informed her.
"And yes, dates do seem to be killer, or at least almost. But I think that'll just keep things fun." He laughed, moving to stand up and then help her up with him. He didn't want her to stay down there, at least.
"We should be heading to your house. Hoping we don't get attacked by something else along the way." He grinned at her and laughed, taking her arm carefully as he got her to her feet. Of course, he was very sore, so the going was slow for him, too.
He was going to be a lot of different colors, he was sure. None of them nice.
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Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 5:22 pm
"You slipped," it was flat toned, but for some reason, she was amused, "At least you didn't miss, this time," hey, if he could tease her, she could tease right back, even if she wasn't exactly stellar at it. As he helped her stand up, she winced slightly, wrapping her free hand around her stomach; ooooh, there was going to be a nasty bruise there tomorrow, and she was not looking forward to it at all.
She snorted slightly as he said that dates were killer, actually finding the pun mildly amusing, "And it's hardly fair. I haven't been on dates before," she stepped forward a bit, one of her hands still grabbing him as she tested if her feet would not fail her. After a couple of steps, she let out a sigh of relief, glad her ankle was, in fact, not busted, though she was sure it'd sport a neat little bruise of it's own the following day too.
"You're... taking this remarkably well," Angela eyed him as they began walking, "But yes. Home would be nice. A shower and rest. Lots of it," and she was going to have to probably put off the patrolling tonight too. A pause followed, "Does that mean you're actually not entirely upset I kind of sort of lied? Not that the kiss didn't put things into perspective, but..." she allowed the words to hand there and looked up at him as they walked.
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Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 9:13 am
Nate laughed, sensing that, for some reason, she did not believe he had just slipped. He shook his head, feigning honesty, "my aim while slipping must be getting better, I guess!" He saw her wince, and his playful grin faded. They were both going to be bruised, it seemed, but he felt bad for her.
He held on to her as she tested her ankle, nodding. "Well, if you haven't been on a proper one, I guess we're going to have to try it. It's not fair to do two unconventional ones and not try a more 'date-y' one. Hell, maybe they're safer."
Sitting in a movie or at a restaurant? Maybe they were safe. But not fun. Still, he was offering to take her on a real date, and he wondered what she would say to him, essentially, asking her out. He thought they had already been hanging out, and it was clear they liked each other. So why not?
As far as taking things well, he had to laugh, "I guess it hasn't hit me yet. I'll probably be at home napping when I realize you're a super hero. But as far as the 'lying' thing? Nah. I'm not upset. I've seen enough movies to know why people keep secret identities, right?" He grinned. It seemed strange to be talking about this so calmly, and he wondered if he really was just in shock.
In any case, he took her hand as they walked. He was going to keep hold of her this time, so nothing else dragged her off.
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Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 9:40 am
The snort she released indicated that no, she did not believe he had 'slipped'. However, she did actually appreciate the words he'd picked, if only because... well, the reference to the earlier moment was amusing, if not cute, "Are you going to start using that as a catch phrase?" she finally released her stomach, deciding that walking down the street like she'd taken a beating was not exactly the best idea on earth, "And... it's okay. I enjoyed both. Minus the youma. I could do without the youma. The rest was lovely, building jumping included - I think I'm just eccentric though."
Of course, no sooner had she said that, that she realized he seemed to be making an awkward attempt that asking her out. In her defense, her mind was still reeling a bit from the fight, and thus, she thought she had a legit excuse for being slow to catch on.
It was actually by the time they were walking that she actually turned to him, "I'm sorry, I just realized I'm a bit slow on the uptake. I blame the youma. And the kiss; I blame you both," a pause as she looked up at him, "Are you asking me out? As in... formally? As a couple? Because I would really, really like that. Conventional, or unconventional. Either or."
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Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 9:52 am
Nate tried not to look as excited as he felt. He had to remind himself that he was a cool, stoic, angry young man, and giddy excitement did not suit him. But around Angela it was different. It had been since meeting her as Scorpio, it seemed. He didn't want to impress her so much as just be near her. He didn't need to show off or be tough or mean.
Not that he wouldn't. Of course his personality wouldn't allow for a complete shift. But at least around her he could be... relaxed. Almost normal? The great thing about it was how weird their normal would seem to others.
"You would, huh? Really, really?" He teased lightly, which was just a mask for that excitement he was denying, "That's good! I'm not good with 'no', so I would have had to keep 'slipping' and following you around." He grinned, "but... I mean. Good. Yeah. I mean. If you want to, like, go out. I don't know. Like you said. Conventional or unconventional. I mean since we already almost died together and all, right? You save me, I save you, we go out on a date."
And he was off, nervous rambling as he walked with her to her house.
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Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 10:15 am
"Really, really," came the honest to God answer, however, she paused as soon as she said it, looking up to find him smirking at her, "Are you teasing me?" she didn't even wait for an answer, "You're teasing me!" not that that was anything new; he seemed to deviate to teasing her rather often, which she didn't actually mind, seeing as how it was all in good humor and without ill-intent. In fact, her outburst sounded amused, as if not entirely understanding how it was he could manage humor when she was having trouble shifting gears in her brain.
Completely, and utterly unfair, if you asked her. Sooner or later, she planned on turning the tables on him, just you wait. She just needed to kick her mind into some resemblance of... usefulness, then she's show him.
They were nearing her neighborhood; she could now recognize some of the houses they passed, though in all honesty, she was paying more attention to Nathan as he rambled than at her surroundings. It was when he was mid ramble that she lifted the hand he wasn't holding in his up, making a small motion in front of him, as if to attract his attention to it. She waited for his gaze to focus on it before she took the chance to stand on tip toes so she could offer him a kiss. When she pulled away (it was a tad hard to maintain the pose; he was taller than her, and her body wasn't exactly top notch at the moment), she smirked a bit, the expression almost foreign on her usually calm features, "I do want to. I've told you before I like you. A date would be lovely."
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Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 10:32 am
Nate looked at her hand as she waved it in front of him, blinking and looking at it, thinking she was showing him something. Or something. Her kiss caught him off guard, but he smiled dumbly as she pulled away and looked at her with his dark eyes, which were smiling too.
"Well. Uh. Good," he said, grinning, "good! Okay. So. Then. I'll... well, I can go to the park when you're there or... or I can come by your place since I know where you live now, just about? When you're... not busy saving people or killing those monsters... and not bruised."
He imagined they were both going to need some time to get their normal color back. He grinned at her, shaking off all the shock. His senses had been knocked for a loop today, but he had to recover quickly. He grinned at her confidently.
"Well, whenever, right? I'm gonna see you again, and we can just figure out a good time for a date then, huh? Right now I just have to hope your parents aren't the kind who might kill me for bringing you home late and dirty." He grinned.
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Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 11:58 am
Well, that was one way of stopping his rambling; she made mental note of that. However, what really made it worth it was the dumb smile he offered her. It wasn't the usual smirk, and for some odd reason, despite how silly it looked, Angela found she actually liked it, "I'm going to rest it up today and tonight. You should too, though I'm not too sure you will," she told him, her lips twitching up as he stuttered slightly. After all, she pictured him as one of those persons that had excess amounts of energy and often got restless, "But... come over tomorrow? Or I can drop by. I know where you live too," plus, it wasn't actually that far away. They'd have gotten to her home a lot sooner, had it not been for the ambush they'd suffered.
"Eeeehhh..." she said as she shook her head from side to side, "It's not your fault," a pause, "Well, okay, the coming back late IS your fault," there was something in the tone of her voice that seemed to indicate she didn't regret that though, "The dirty part isn't though. Besides, you still need to treat me to paintball, which... if the name is any indication, will leave me dirtier than this."
Her hand came up again, but this time she didn't aim to distract him. Instead, she pointed down the street, to a house not that far away, "That one's mine," when they neared the place, a familiar raven cawed at them from a nearby tree before he swooped down and landed on Nathan's shoulder, "I don't think they'll kill you. Edgar likes you," she smiled and, turned the handle of the front door before letting herself in.
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Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 7:32 pm
Nate looked at the bird in surprise when it landed on his shoulder. The boy grinned, though, scratching Edgar's chest fingers lightly with his finger as the two humans walked along. He looked at Angela, nodding, though he was sure her parents wouldn't quite see the two events, being late and being dirty, as two different causes.
When they got to her door he looked around, making a mental note of which one it was.
"I'll come by tomorrow, later in the day. I'll let you rest and stuff. Mornings suck anyway. We'll do something fun, or we can try one of those conventional dates." He grinned, indicating that conventional dates were not fun.
He watched her as she went to the door, smiling confidently at her. "Alright, I'll see you tomorrow then. I had fun, even with the whole... thing. You know," best not to say it where someone else could hear, "anyway, see you tomorrow." He moved to kiss her lightly on the cheek before he retreated down the walk, letting Edgar stay on his shoulder until the bird felt like leaving. He had to walk back to his place, but he didn't mind. He was eager to get home, waste the day and night, and then see her again.
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