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 Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2013 8:03 pm
Giving Ami a gentle smile and warm eyes, despite the little quip about the chocolate, Lex squeezed her hand at one point in the process of her handing him all the dry ingredients. "I'll take care of your groceries for this month." It was the least he could do for her when it came to quality of living. He always bummed food out of the cafeteria kitchen anyway, and honestly? He really didn't need to buy himself any new shirts that month. Leon had received the owed belt, but he was still left with a somewhat good amount of money. Enough to buy Ami groceries, at least.
Whisking the wet ingredients he'd gotten out of the fridge into the dry ones, a little idea popped into his head. "We could always make little sandwiches out of them with some peanut butter. I'll grab some from the kitchens if you don't have a jar."
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Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2013 8:14 pm
Ami snorted in the middle of zipping up Lex's hoodie. She felt a bit chilled in the morning kitchen. It was a good thing she'd chosen not to have many windows on her house- exposing herself to the world was not on the list of things to do.
"Lex I said I couldn't spend excessively, not sparsely. Even I have peanut butter," she cooed, going to the other side of the fridge to get the jar from the top shelf by standing on a chair. God it felt painful. Note to self, make Lex get things in high places next time.
Returning with her treasure, she handed the small plastic jar to him and leaned on the counter. There wasn't really much for her to do cooking wise- he had most of it covered and pancakes weren't exactly a royal ordeal. "Can we eat them in bed?" she asked childishly. To sit at a table across from him would just feel awkward and forced.
The tea kettle began to whistle and Ami pulled it from the stove, pouring it into a mug. Muscle memory had her pouring loose leaf tea into her little ball infuser and setting it into the mug to mix. "Did you want some?"
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Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2013 8:24 pm
"Thought you'd never ask." Lex smarmed, plating another few silver dollar sized pancakes. Had they not been making sandwiches, they'd be flapjacks topped with melting butter, powdered sugar, and a good amount of fresh fruit. That could happen after there next excursion, though. As for tea? His nose crinkled a bit, but he would accept anyway. "I'd love some."
Spreading the peanut butter on the small disks, he finally noted that Ami was walking with a tad of a limp. He actually did blush at that, rubbing the back of his neck as the last of the sandwiches was made. He never meant to do that to girls, but...well, it happened on occasion. Solia and Kat had suffered from it too, and he felt awful both times. "Sorry about the pain." He muttered, giving her a quick squeeze on the shoulder. "Would you want me to carry you?" He teased, platter of pancake sammies in hand.
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Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2013 8:31 pm
Ami pulled another mug forward and performed the same ritual for Lex's tea. She could tell he wouldn't really love it, but if he was going to take her offer, she'd give it. Anything to spread the love for tea.
Her eyes sent him her more usual icy glare. "Don't just point it out," she quipped, her face going a bit red. "It's embarrassing."
As if to emphasize her point, Ami picked up both mugs and stuck her tongue out at him, moving towards the bedroom on her own. Once there, she set them on her tiny night stand and crawled back under the covers.
This domestic act was strangely opening old wounds. She'd forgotten was it was like to take a lazy morning. To wake up with someone, to worry about them. To talk about things as meaningless as peanut butter. Her hands wrapped around her mug of tea, leveling the tea ball to mix the flavor a bit, before taking a sip. Hm.
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Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2013 8:55 pm
Without skipping a beat, Lex followed right behind Ami, smiling his cocky smile at not really being in trouble, once again. He'd make it up to her, though. Do something sweet, like a back rub or shoulder massage. But for now? Peanut butter pancakes. Lex loved his pancakes almost as much as he loved his nice clothes, maybe even a little more. Not as much as he loved the petite woman in bed with him, but man alive did he love pancakes. Taking the mug of black tea (apparently, according to Ami, it was the most like coffee) from her, he stifled a yawn and began to sip at the liquid.
"Hm. Not bad." He smiled, taking one of the sandwiches and holding it up to Ami's mouth, clearly expecting her to just bit it then and there. "Not as strong as coffee - but it's still pretty good."
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Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2013 9:24 pm
Ami's eyes narrowed ever so slightly at being fed the pancake, but she let out a sigh and bit down on it anyways. If it'd make Lex happy, oh well.
As he settled in with her, she curled under his arm and situated herself in between his legs. "I told you so." It was a bit brattish of her, but she took another bite of pancake and then nuzzled her nose in his neck. Did they have to go anywhere? Would it be a crime to stay in bed all day? Considering neither of them could sit still that long anyways indicated that yes, it would be.
She waited until they were more comfortably situated to take another sip of tea. "I missed all this. I can't even remember the last time I woke up with someone." She smiled and held up a pancake for him this time. "I'm glad it's you."
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Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 4:43 am
"I'm glad it's me, too." He smiled, taking a bite of the offered pancake. Okay, maybe they were being a bit childish by feeding each other, but to hell with it. Lex found it cute and endearing, and they'd carry on that way until someone decided they should stop - though that wasn't likely, considering how intimate they'd been the entire morning. "And I'm glad you decided to let me in. Remember the first time we met?" He chuckled a bit, finishing the rest of the pancake with another bite.
The first time they'd met, Ami had pinned him to the ground and had been so emotionless and hollow that the man never thought they'd become close. Polar opposites, he thought. God, or Love, or Fate, or maybe it was just their own subconscious, however, decided otherwise. They were meant for each other, even though the road had been somewhat long and bumpy. Not as bumpy as a lot of other relationships, thank goodness, but there were the occasional hiccups.
He found his fingers tracing her back while he was thinking, occasionally feeling a piece of scarred skin. That was why she'd been so hollow - those damned Horsemen. If he didn't have reason before to dislike them, he certainly did now. "So, you've got a tattoo." He smiled, fingers outlining it. He'd noticed last night - that morning? Whatever. "Never would have thought you'd have one."
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Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 11:48 am
Ami picked up another pancake as he spoke, this time biting into it through her own volition. Head went to his shoulder, and secretly she was quite pleased with how well they seemed to fit together. It was always an insecurity of hers that she'd be too short for intimacy like this, but Lex moved with her, adjusted wiith her.
"I recall an arrogant trainee that pushed buttons he shouldn't have," she hummed. "Though I do remember him having a fondness for being pinned~" She smiled as she felt his familiar hand trace up her back once more, underneath the loose jacket.
Her favorite part was that he treated her scars like another part of her skin. They weren't ugly sources of hesitation and pity. "What? Why not? I like tattoos," she said, thinking of her own. "I almost got another one, too. In hindsight it was excellent such an occurance never happened." With her latest pancake finished, she picked up her mug and sipped thoughtfully. "For I fear it might offend you to have another man's mark on my skin."
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Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 3:57 pm
Managing to hold back a snort at the mention of her pinning him, Lex shook his head at the memory. He had been a little arrogant, hadn't he? Though, in his defense, he hadn't known that Ami's buttons had all been big, red, and labeled DO NOT PRESS. He'd made sure not to make the mistakes again, though. Ami generally angry and Ami furious were two different people - and Lex was scared of the latter.
"Mmm...not sure. It just doesn't seem too...Austen." He grinned, taking another pancake for himself. He was sure she meant that Adam's name had almost been on her body - and he really was glad that hadn't happened. He'd been with women who had a man's name tattooed on them, and they all regretted it. "Name tattoos are thought to be a curse, you know." He mused, sipping at the tea. "Though that's just an old wive's tale. I wouldn't have minded." They all had pasts, right?
A bite of the pancake and a small smile. "We all have our own little ticks. You should see my bedpost back home."
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Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 4:10 pm
Ami lifted an eyebrow. "Do you really think me so dim-witted as to get his name on my body? Save that for high school rejects and illterate twats, please."
She wouldn't go into detail about what it was going to be though. "I don't want to talk about him. Forget I ever brought it up," she moped, taking a surprisingly angry bite of a pancake. She looked at him a bit skeptically. "You would have minded."
Seeing as she'd now had three pancakes and half a mug of tea, she sighed contentedly on his shoulder and freed her hands of the food to instead use them to wrap her lover in a hug. "What's on your bedpost?"
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Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 4:26 pm
Putting the food away from them so they could fully enjoy a mutual embrace, Lex chuckled a bit into the crook of her neck. "Maybe a little, but I wouldn't have let you know." He grinned, placing a scruffy kiss on her jaw. "You could say it's like a prison's walls - tallies and the occasional name. From the younger years, I'll have you know." He added, snorting lightly. The act of treating sex like a competition was something he'd outgrown once he graduated, thankfully.
A small yawn as she nuzzled into him, and he knocked his head lightly against hers. "So, before we go to the beach, I should probably take you to a Costco or some store like that. Goodness knows you're under stocked." She couldn't live off bread and peanut butter alone. Well...technically she could, but he wouldn't allow it. She needed some sort of excitement that didn't come from him. "I know that's not very romantic."
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Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 4:36 pm
"I don't know about that," she contended, "Consumer stocked shelves and minimum wage sweat is very sensual." Ami's eyes shut for a moment, tiny smile crossing her face. It was quite obvious when she was proud of a joke she'd made.
Words bounced around in her head. "Perhaps I'll keep a tally of my own." She looked to her bedpost. That, of course, would require Lex's presence. He'd return at a later date, wouldn't he? "After all," she murmured, gazing lovingly at his visage, returning to drawing little circles on his chest, "Withdrawal is a terrible condition."
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Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 4:58 pm
"Oh?" Lex chuckled, smiling in an almost predatory manner. "I'd love to help." He place a few more butterfly kisses along her jawline, me then a final smooch to her forehead before sliding out from under her, taking the tray of pancakes and his empty mug. "Get dressed, dear. I'll do dishes and run to grab a shirt."
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After doing just what he'd said he'd do (along with a quick hot shower), Lex arrived in Ami's house fully dressed and ready for a day off. "Do you have a list made out?"
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Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 5:10 pm
"You're paying," she insisted, "You get to pick." It wasn't often that Ami got to dress casually, but even when she did she dressed to the nines. The only difference was the lack of the enigmatic pinkish white and gold coat.
She met him at the door, for once on the same level as him thanks to the three steps in front of her door. Moving forward, her fingers tangled in his hair and she locked him in a quick kiss. "Before we go I have a request!"
< Where are we going again? >
After a long, long talk about the importance of private space, Ami was unfortunately obligated to bring Junpei with her. She'd never left the house without him, actually. It just wasn't safe. Too bad for the fishface, she'd forgotten to take him off the nightstand last night. The store. Boring human interactions.
< As long as you don't put me through that s**t again dude. >
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Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2013 1:22 pm
Chuckling at her go ahead to make her food choices, Lex noted to buy her as much as he could possibly afford. Lots of fruit to be sure, and things for pancake batter. Maybe even a bottle of wine if his pay could manage. And the canned necessities, of course. Non perishables like beans, canned veggies, and meats that he could shove in the freezer. Was he going to spoil her all the time? More than likely.
<< I never thought you had it in you, peasant. >>
< Oh, you're finally awake. >
<< Thank you for leaving me on the floor this time. I do hate it when you put me on the nightstand. >>
Rolling his eyes mentally, Lex piqued an eyebrow and flashed a grin at Ami. "Oh? I'm sure I can fulfill it." If it meant more kisses, then he'd do just about anything.
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