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Omega:Catalina - Tea Time to Beach Time?

The moment Cissa wrapped her arms around her in another hug, Kerrigan reciprocated, again resting her head on top of the blonde's. They were two friends that comforted each other, Kerri's hand gently gliding along the girl's back to offer some sort of support. They stood in their embrace for however long the blonde needed to feel herself again, Kerri only moving when she felt her fellow Omega start to pull away. Her words made the redhead smile, chuckle softly at the thought of some of the Omegas braiding each other hair in girly pajamas. Antonio in particular amused her, though she wasn't sure that it was too far fetched from the truth, though it was probably just because oft he overly-masculine facade he liked to exude.

Her attention turned back to her leader as she agreed to go to the beach, the redhead giving her a nod and a grin. The hesitation that came from Forellen making tea caused the redhead to nod, settling back into her sitting position once more to wait for the white-haired Omega. She knew that she heard something about tea when she first arrived at the room, and the sun would wait an extra 15 minutes.

As Cissa changed into her swim suit, Kerri glanced to the side, not because she was embarrassed or uncomfortable, but more because it would be too weird to just watch, no matter how close the girls were. When the towel was around her waist, Kerri straightened up in her sitting position a little more, running her fingers through her windblown hair. The conversation turned to Carlos, something she both wanted to hear about and desperately avoid at the same time. If the two of them were having spats again, it meant that she had to tread lightly, though all three of them knew that the redhead would not take sides. Being good friends with both sides of the relationship came with risks that Kerri had both accepted and laid down the ground rules for when they first starting spending more time together at the Academy.

"I don't think anyone expects things to be back to normal this quickly. It's just going to take time, and you don't have to deal with everything at once," she offered, the blonde sitting down on the edge of the bed next to her. Her friend started to say something else when Forellen arrived with the tea, Kerrigan giving the white-haired girl a genuine smile as she slid the tray on to the desk. As tea was offered to her, Kerrigan smiled, giving a slight nod.

"Sure, I don't turn down tea," she said with a slight chuckle, sitting up a little straighter to accept the mug as it was handed to her. After all, it wouldn't do any good to have piping hot tea poured all over her exposed skin. The redhead blew on the mug carefully before she took a sip, looking to the other Omega as the blonde next to her invited her to the beach with them. Kerri thought it was a good idea, after all, she liked Forellen alright, and they were all on the same team.

"Yea, come along with us," she chimed in, taking another sip of tea.

Alpha: Huh

Evie had been so lost in the sand that she uncharacteristically let the snowball hit her. Maybe Gideon was slightly right in his jab earlier. Maybe she had lost a step. Her senses were usually so open and alert that she was prepared for anything intruding on her personal space. But the whole path of interaction left her wondering W. T. F. ....

Firstly, the last interactions she had with Alek (aside from saving his life) was her failing as the team leader and quite literally at his throat. He wanted off her team and she was glad to let him go. Yeah, she saved his life in Limbo at least helped him survive until better help got him. But why the change.

Secondly, Bella did not get that heated over people easily. Aside from villains, the only person she really had ever seen push Bella's buttons that bad was Cissa.

Thirdly, she had no clue what Varian's deal in general was but she didn't disapprove of Alek's splash in the ocean. Her only question was if he was a distant cousin of Gideon since they almost looked cut out of the same mold. But that got into cloning questions and possibilities that hurt her brain.

A good part of her wanted to go after Alek but whatever was going on was more concerning. Evie flicked the snow off her face and arched an eyebrow at Gideon from behind her sunglasses, "Okay, somebody has to fill me in on what in the hell is going on."

She put her chin on his shoulder and flicked another piece of snow onto his face, "And that my dear is you. Give me the cliff notes version so I know what I'm getting into before I follow Bella. Never seen our lovely songbird want me to destroy somebody who wasn't trying to take over the world before...."

Alpha: Therapy might be an option.

Molly was looking at her book but not really reading it or even registering the words on it. At the moment her mind was following the simply pattern. Inhale, focus on the book and not beach, exhale, rinse and repeat. She would through in the action of turning the page of the book for something unique and different. Soon she would be relaxed enough to try and read the book she was so focused on provided she didn’t set it on fire with the intensity of her gaze. Licking her still dry lips Molly tried very hard to force herself to relax. She kept telling herself that this fear and anxiety she was feeling right now was totally unfounded and that she no reason to be feeling this way right now.

But that didn’t make it any easier to put those emotions on a shelf.

So when Hoshi sat down next to her Molly was quite neatly oblivious to the other Alpha or even the question that had been asked. What happened next though as Molly caught up to the situation was a clear indication that Molly didn’t do beaches very well at all. Molly blinked a few times and turned to look at Hoshi for about six seconds before Molly’s mind finally registered the other woman’s presence next to her. She then recoiled violently and actually slipped off the beach chair and fell off the chair before smacking the back of her head against the edge of another chair and ending up with her legs up on the chair and the rest of her laying on her back facing the sky. Molly saw stars and then when those faded out of her vision the cloudless sky partially obscured by the umbrella. Molly took a deep shaking breath and tried to keep herself from having a complete meltdown. ”Ow...” She said slowly and dug the palms of her hands into her eyes with a small groan. ”Okay...I officially can’t do this...going back inside now...” Molly wasn’t ignoring Hoshi’s question...it was just that she had completely missed it. She pulled one hand from her face and began to feel around for the discarded book.

Alpha: Ready and Waiting

She heard Raine tell her not to rush, but she couldn’t help wanting to be near her. It wasn’t at all fair that she had to sit out on the fun—It wasn’t a feeling of obligation, simply that she cared about her land bound friend. She was curious as she caught her heading towards Varian, and she hoped that his temper didn’t…Make itself too terribly known. Especially not with Raine… Personally, she’d never known anything but the gallant Prince who had always tried to whisk Narcissa secretly away from Carlos… He’d never been cruel to Sophie personally. But she worried, nonetheless.

She heard a splash, not far away, but she wasn't sure what had hit the water-- It seemed like it was coming from the other side of the pier.

Her attention went back to Christian though as he started speaking, replying to the nervous ramble she occasionally fell into. He seemed to be trying to assure her he was all right… And while she wanted to believe it, she remained skeptical. At least about his hand. Fighting with a swordfish was probably the last thing he should be doing.

She scowled when he called her munchkin, and gave him her version of the evil eye, sticking her tongue out as he swam away. Sophia watched him go, falling behind, towards the other side of the small pier. Her back to one of the support posts, she held onto the rope for support… Arms and legs a little tired. Her eyes took in the sight of the water, and she remained there for several more moments…Just thinking.

So much had happened… She was trying very hard to put on a brave face…But it was hard to keep it going. It was hard to be the person that she used to be. She wasn’t sure if she even could be that person anymore. After awhile she made her way back to shore, passing Varian and Raine as she went—Arms wrapped around herself, she’d forgotten a towel. “Ah’m thinking about heading into town, Christian might be goin’… Let me know if you two want to come. We’ll meet out here in a few minutes… Ah’ve just got to change, and somehow not look like a drowned swamp rat…. “

She waved as she snagged her dress out of the sand, and headed back inside.

**

A little bit later found her cleaned up and dressed for sun as she had been before… Her shoulder length hair was still damp, but smelled of strawberry shampoo instead of salt water. She didn’t have time to dry it, but the sun would. She wore a pair of southern styled jean shorts, and a white top tied up, baring her midriff. The same sandals she’d worn earlier protected her feet.

She had a small purse, some cash, the pre-loaded visa from the academy, some ID, and her comm link. It was one of the things Bella had told her never to go anywhere without… Personally, she thought the Alpha leader might be a little paranoid… Especially on vacation… But better safe than sorry, she supposed.

She waited out on the front porch, sitting on the railing, letting swinging back and forth as she waited for Christian, and whomever else wanted to explore…Did he really take longer to get a shower and get dressed than she did? The thought made her giggle, because she was a firm believer that if a man took longer getting ready to go somewhere than she did—He was batting for the other team. Though she was reasonably sure that she knew what team Christian was on… She happily sang to herself as she waited, the song clearly something she knew from home, lilting with her creole accent.

“Ah was a kid when ah did, what you do…Ah put a lid on and thought, that’s it ah’m through… Raised on promises and lies, ah know you—So please just go get gone… ”

Vines with strange, tropical flowers spring from the garden bed under her feet, and they danced and twisted-- Her fingers above like, like a puppeteer.

Gigantor waves. . . Leion had not been expecting these, and was swept underwater by one of sweep of Jack's hand. Before he could resurface and retaliate, Jack was out of the sea and back on the beach applying lotion as Jacen came back up from his Shamu jump behind Leion.

Well the crowd for the splash fight may have been dwindling, but swimming was still enough fun that splashing was just a side dish. This time rather than using his powers, Leion put his hands together and thrust them downward in front of him making the water splash into a column that lightly rained down on everyone around him and splashed him in the face.

He laughed and laid back in the water floating on his back and laughed more as he awaited more splashes to come his way.

Omega-on the town.

It took him a minute to realize why Shandra[/b was standing up. A little longer for him to process her words. By the time he figured out what was going on, the red head had already taken of and was running towards the down. A genuine smile on his face for the first time in the past two weeks. Though he tried to avoid too much interaction now, he could never resist a compitition. Laughing he jumped to his feet and tore off after her, determined to win this race.

Had he used his powers, the race would have been won easily. But that was dishonest. He was going to beat her fair and square. He did have the advantage after all, his heart was strong and his legs powerful and still very sexy, though that would never make up for his disfigured face.

He forgot to factor in how fast the red head was, losing to her by but a few second. It was only because she got a head start, but he would not remind her of that, he would let her take this victory. Instead he followed her as she went to a fruit vender to buy strawberries. He did not plan on buying anything at first, antonio never bought anything. But the fruit looked so ripe and juicy, he just could not help himself. The same went for the few mangoes that were there, and that peach. In the end he ended up with a large bag of assorted fruit that he could pick through at his leasure. There was nothing quite like the taste of fresh fruit on a hot summer day.

He walked beside her, taking a bite out of one of his mangos, savouring the distinct, exotic taste. He smiled in contentment. A clear sky, a slight breeze, fresh fruit, an attractive woman what more could a man want? Given that Sandra was not his woman, and probably would never be, she was still atractive and very good company.

"So now that we are here what now?" He asked the red head as he continued to enjoy his mango. "Did you have anywhere you wanted to go, or were you just wanting to wanter around the town for a bit. I am of the opinion that a wonderful day like this should not be spent inside, do you know if there are any outdoor markets near here?" As he asked the question, he leaned his head back, enjoying the feeling of the wind against his face.

"Psh? Plans?" Maddy said, looking at Vallon with exaggerated surprise before ducking under a wave. When she surfaced she flipped her hair back nonchalantly and went on. "What the hell is a vacation with plans? Go with the flow, man, go with the flow," she said, bobbing up and down in the water. "Probably do what they want us to do. Sleep, mess around, and... well, fahget." The girl went under the clear water again.

She was splashing about at the others, feeling rather foolish but not much caring at all. she made a point to whip a hard stream of water at Vallon's back. Maddy dived under with a huge gulp of breathe to avoid any more splashing that was inevitably coming her way. When she came back up, she looked out to the ocean, both rather surprised and incredibly happy. Big. a**. Wave. "Wicked..."

"Let's go!" she shouted, not to anyone in particular and not really hinting at what they were going to go and do. She took a few strokes of the arm, straightening herself into a freestyle form and when the massive wave met her, she rode it in to the shore, or at least until it started to break on her and she tumbled beneath it, rolling on the ocean floor senselessly and uncontrollably. She ended up sitting at the shore of the water giggling to herself and brushing ground in sand off her knees and elbows. she had never surfed a day in her life, but body surfing was fun enough, right?

Anyway, that little group in the water, just like her, seemed to have a rather short attention span. Standing she looked about and waved to Vallon to come along. She ruffled her hair to at least lie down. Maddy knew from experience that it was useless to try and get it neat, and, frankly, she didn't give two damns what it looked like at this point. It was always flopping about anyways. She shuddered remembering the weird techniques her father forced on her to get it to his standards.

Again, that was off topic. She was looking about when her eye landed on a girl approaching them with a dusty looking volley ball resting on her hip. Oh, and blunt humor with the tattoos? Brilliant. Maddy liked her already. Well, she didn't consider the first impression she'd gotten of Evie in Limbo. Anyway, the memory of this girl with a blond wig on wasn't too appealing.

She was in. She was friggin' IN. her first thought was an Omega vs. Alpha game, but the only other teammate of hers she spied was Christian. The rest were probably writhing in their own drama that they so well played into. Well, at least she could think two or three of them would have an excuse for cooling off on their own. She stood dramatically erect and saluted the new boss of volleyball, but soon broke the demeanor with her smirk.