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 Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 6:28 pm
"What?" Billy asked, snapping out of an apparent daze; he had been admiring Zee's hourglass figure, and the alluring attire she wore. How could a woman look so attractive without even having to try, he wondered. And then he realized yet again where his thoughts were going, and tried to get away from that ASAP. Zee was an ally, a friend, nothing more. And even if...
Even if...
Billy gave his head a nearly imperceptible shake, and said: "Oh-- Yeah, Sanctum. Uhh... I really don't know. Alex left with her friends, Lucas-- Paragon-- is asleep last I checked, uhh..."
Billy pursed his lips slightly in thought, somewhat grateful to have something to think about other than the Mistress of Magic standing in front of him. After a moment, he just gave a shrug.
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Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 6:35 pm
Zatanna frowned, pursing her lips in thought. "Well, we could try to find Fate's helmet. Chances are good that it ended up here, even if he didn't--it always falls through in dimensional mish-mash situations like this one." She looked up at him as something occurred to her. "I mean, unless you've already looked. You obviously have resources that I don't."
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Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 6:46 pm
"Actually, yeah, I was looking for that before I went out on patrol last night, before all this," Billy said. Then on an impulse, he asked:
"Well, do you wanna get something to eat? I-I mean uh, w-while we try and figure out where Dr. Fate's helmet could be!"
Stupid, stupid, stupid! Billy mentally berated himself. She wouldn't want to date me, I'm just a teenager!
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Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 6:54 pm
She had gone back to thinking, the little frown line between her eyes intensifying. What could that mean? Fate's helmet just hadn't shown up? Yeah, right. Maybe-- "Hm?" She stared up at him for a beat, expression completely blank as she processed what he had been saying. Then her eyes lit up. "Oh, that would be great! Let's find a Denny's, or something; they're always open late, and I could really use a soda." She was feeling better, but that didn't mean that she didn't want to sit down while planning, if that option was available. She didn't want anything to eat, yet, but something to settle her stomach a little... That sounded fantastic. Plus, the chances that a Black Lantern would decide to crash a Denny's seemed pretty damned slim.
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Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 7:10 pm
A look of rather obvious relief washed over Billy's face at Zatanna's words. "Okay..." he said a wide grin on his face. And then he got another idea:
Flowers. Girls like flowers. Gotta get some.
"I'll, uhh... Be right back..." he said as smoothly as he could, before seeming to vanish with the Speed of Mercury, sprint all the way across town, buy a bouquet of red and white roses... and then stop dead in his tracks. How the heck was he going to justify getting her flowers so suddenly?
Ah, forget it, he thought. He had already gone through the trouble of buying them, he'd be able to find an excuse after he had given them to her. In another moment, he was back in front of Zatanna, bouquet in hand.
"Hey, uh, I... figured these might, uh... cheer you up," he said sheepishly, making sure to avoid eye contact. Unfortunately, he was now staring at those long... fishnet-clad... shapely legs of Zee's.
GAH! I can't catch a break, can I?! one side of him thought, while the more teenaged part of him thought: Shut up and enjoy the view.
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Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 7:19 pm
She stared at him for another beat, then looked down at the roses, then back up at him. She'd barely had time to wonder where he'd gone before he'd been back, but... This was veeery familiar. Her hands closed around the bouquet without any real conscious input on her part; her eyes were still on his face, and they had gained a funny, calculating expression. No. No way. He was only a kid as a civilain, wasn't he? ... He wasn't meeting her eyes, she realized suddenly. He was looking at her legs. That settled it. The calculation vanished abruptly, replaced by a rather profoundly amused little smirk. That was gone the next moment as well. "Well, thank you, Captain," she replied calmly. "They're beautiful." She wondered what had gotten into him all of the sudden; he hadn't been acting like this the last time she'd seen him.
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Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 7:30 pm
Figuring it was safe to look up again, Billy shifted his gaze to Zatanna's face-- or would have, if he wasn't so entranced by those wonderful legs of hers. Then suddenly, he snapped his eyes back to Zee's face.
"Well, I-I'm glad you like them!" he said, trying to get back into his normal, cheery tone.
StopthinkingaboutherBillyyoushouldn'tbethinkingaboutherlikethatBilly... these thoughts kept going over and over in his mind, and he could practically hear the Wisdom of Solomon begging him to not be distracted by Zatanna's lovely appearance, but he just couldn't help himself. He went right back to examining Zatanna's curves, though it wasn't in a lustful, rude manner. The look on Billy's face was more like awed fascination, as it was just dawning him just how breathtakingly beautiful the woman in front of him was.
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Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 7:35 pm
Zatanna frowned a little. Captain Marvel didn't do this. Ever. This was the person who had filled the Watchtower gymnasium with snow the Christmas before, just so that he could have a snowball fight with the Flash. Thinking of him as someone who... well... noticed girls---the whole thing was just too strange. Adorable, but strange, and very sudden. Again, the last time they'd spoken, only a few moments ago from her perspective, he had been completely himself. Mood whiplash, anyone? Could something have happened to him in Hell, or... "I do. Really. But maybe we could get back on topic," she added gently.
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Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 7:45 pm
"Yeah. Yeah. Back on topic. Good." Billy said, pointedly blinking hard once or twice.
He tried, as nonchalantly as he could, to move away from her direction so as not to get distracted. Then he folded his arms and let out a deep breath.
"So... Fate's helmet..."
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Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 7:51 pm
She suddenly found herself trying not to smile again. This really was cute. Alarming, but cute. Maybe she was overreacting. She remembered d**k doing something similar. One day it had been, 'Oh. Hey Zatanna,' and the next he had been blushing and stammering and tripping over his own feet. As he was a literal acrobat, this had been even more alarming than it would have been otherwise. Maybe this was the same sort of thing. Though she'd been only a few years older than d**k... Maybe she could get one of the younger super-heroines to take the Captain out on a date. Stargirl, maybe, assuming she was here. Supergirl? Maybe one of the Titans.
Shaking her head very slightly, still pressing her lips tightly together to keep from grinning, she nodded seriously. "Exactly. Do you want to go to Denny's? I'll buy you an ice cream shake, or something." Part of her felt bad for saying it; the rest of her thought this was entirely too adorable to pass up. Besides, she remembered him being crazy about ice cream.
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Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 8:04 pm
That had gotten Billy's attention. He whirled around to face her. "Ice cream?" he asked, his tone serious. "Aw wow, thanks! But, you uh... You don't have to pay for it. I-I've got money, I'll pay for our food," he continued. He wanted to be a gentleman here, after all.
"... Chocolate, vanilla, or fudge swirl?" he asked, muttering these last words in a low voice, his expression one of utmost seriousness. "Which is your favorite? This is a life-and-death situation!"
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Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 8:32 pm
Zatanna laughed. This was the Captain Marvel that she was used to. "If you really want to pay for yours, you can." She hadn't been to Keystone in a while, but she thought that there had been a Denny's a few streets over. "Do you remember where the nearest one is? I can teleport us."
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Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 8:36 pm
Billy felt a shiver run through his spine when Zee laughed; he got goosebumps. He ignored this however, and just raised an eyebrow.
"It's just a few streets away, why teleport? I can carry you--"
Billy reflexively slapped his hand over his mouth. She wouldn't want to be carr--
And then he realized his reaction might have tipped Zee off, so he removed his hand quickly.
"I-I'm sorry, Zatanna, I didn't mean to say that, you must think I'm really stupid, and right now I just can't stop talking, and--"
Shut up, shut up, shut up! Billy berated himself, his face and neck just as red as his costume.
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Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 8:43 pm
Zatanna was laughing again. "Captain Marvel, I do not think you're stupid. Breathe in, breathe out. I'm going to teleport us because I don't want to walk, and actually don't like being carried. Chalk it up to getting grappling-hook induced whiplash one too many times." She knew where it was, now, anyway. "Su tropsnart!"
The next moment, the two of them were standing outside a very ordinary-looking Denny's, being stared at by a very surprised middle-aged couple. Zatanna waved cheerily. "See? Easy. Let's get you that ice cream." Still smiling, she walked inside.
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Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 8:49 pm
Billy blinked, still feeling embarrassed. He gulped, and muttered "Shazam." The mystical lightning came down, and instead of turning him to normal, changing his clothing to a tight red t-shirt that showed off his powerful arms, blue jeans, and sneakers. Billy sighed, and moved into the Denny's-- before nearly stopping in his tracks, his breath caught in his throat as he watched Zatanna sashay up to the counter to order food. Her hips were just... Just...
Ho-oh-oly MOLEY.... Billy thought, sweating a bit before hurrying up to Zee's side.
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