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 Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 6:31 pm
Ugh... what a night. Cassie kept going between her mom and Linda all night it seemed both of them would be okay. She remembered what Clark said to her about Brainiac it had her concerned. By the end of the night Cassie didn't have the strength to fly back to Aspen. She went into her bedroom and not even realizing it she crawled into Danielle's bed and fell fast asleep...
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Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 6:37 pm
"You know I've never heard you Sing Chris! Why don't you got up there and show me what you got in those pipes!"
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Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 7:07 pm
*Chris grumbled as Zinda and Dani both started harassing him to sing. Achilles looked pleased too but Chris had no clue as to why. He hopped up on stage and tried to think of something good to sing.* In the day we sweat it out in the streets of a runaway American dream
At night we ride through mansions of glory in suicide machines.
Sprung from cages out on highway 9,
Chrome wheeled, fuel injected
and steppin' out over the line.
Ooo...baby, this town rips the bones from your back.
It's a death trap, it's a suicide rap.
We gotta get out while we're young,
'Cause tramps like us, baby, we were born to run.
Wendy, let me in I wanna be your friend
I want to guard your dreams and visions.
Just wrap your legs 'round these velvet rims
and strap your hands across my engines.
Together we could break this trap
We'll run till we drop, baby we'll never go back.
Will you walk with me out on the wire?
'Cause baby I'm just a scared and lonely rider
But I gotta find out how it feels.
I want to know if love is wild,
girl, I want to know if love is real.
Beyond the Palace, hemi-powered drones scream down the boulevard.
The girls comb their hair in rearview mirrors
And the boys try to look so hard.
The amusement park rises bold and stark,
Kids are huddled on the beach in a mist.
I wanna die with you, Wendy, on the streets tonight
In an everlasting kiss.
The highway's jammed with broken heroes on a last chance power drive.
Everybody's out on the run tonight
but there's no place left to hide.
Together, Wendy, we can live with the sadness,
I'll love you with all the madness in my soul.
Someday, girl, I don't know when,
we're gonna get to that place.
Where we really want to go
and we'll walk in the sun.
But till then tramps like us,
baby, we were born to run.
Honey, tramps like us,
baby, we were born to run.
Tramps like us,
baby, we were born to run.
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Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 7:36 pm
Jen walked over to where the snow fort had been and saw the mess of ice and snow.
'Looks like I should have joined in.'
She picked up one of the semi concious bodies from the pile.
"Hey, was Achilles just here?"
The jock's head rolled and he just managed to give a mumbling "Yeah."
"Oh so I was right!" Jen said dumping the guy to the floor. "Which way did he go?"
But the Jock had already rolled away and was making his escape.
"Hey I was speaking to you!!"
Jen didn't chase him he wasn't worth the bother and looked down the side of the hill and saw the trail of three footprints.
'So if I just follow this path maybe I'll finally get a good look at this stud Achilles?'
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Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 8:44 pm
Achilles watched in amused appreciation as Chris sings and nods. Zinda leaned over the counter and gave him nudge in the arm.
"So how's about you give it a go there stud?" She asked with a wry smile. "Make it a duet."
"I think not." Came his simple reply.
"And why not?"
Achilles frowned, "Because I was born a soldier, not an entertainer." He smirked at Danielle, then added, "Besides, Patroclus always said that I sounded worse than Mysia with asthma the few times I tried."
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Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 5:55 pm
It seemed to Jen that the path of footprints lead to the small cafe-bar. She could hear singing and even if Achilles wasn't there Jen was curious to see who it was.
She entered and was stunned to see Achilles sitting at the bar, she instinctively hid behind a pillar.
'Wow, so that's Achilles.' Jen thought. 'There's no flowers or sparkles around him. Plus he's dressed this time. Still a stud though.'
She looked around and saw Chris singing. He wasn't bad. The bar maid was smirking at him while he sung and another girl looked on in amazement. Jen didn't dare go forward without a right excuse. She wouldn't be recognised in this form. Plus she was in the right angle to ogle Achilles' a**.
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Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 6:33 pm
*Dani overdid the applause but Chris appreciated it. It was nice to have someone who liked his singing for once. He bowed to her and when stood back up his eyes widened.*
Yowza!
*There was a large emerald hottie standing near the front door. Chris had never seen her before but she look Hulkie. A She-Hulk. Of course she had eyes for Achilles...ugh. They all had eyes for Achilles. Good thing he was gay.*
That is a whole lotta woman.
*Oops. Did he just say that into the mic? gonk *
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Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 7:56 pm
Achilles stood up from his own seat and the bar and applauded Chris's performance... applauded hard ... and put his pinkies in his lips and let out a shrill whistle that blew the eardrums off of the people closest to him!
"Oops..."
He stammered as he dropped his coin pouch from his pocket and he quickly bent over to retrieve it, giving Jen an even better view...unintentionally of course!
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Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 8:00 pm
Jen blushed a deeper green as Chris boomed "That's a whole lotta woman"
She bowed and winked at Achilles but he didn't seem to notice.
'Wow, this guy seems hard to crack.'
She smirked as he bent down and she got a really good view.
She walked up to the bar and wondered if she should acknowledge that she knew Chris but she thought better of it. It might be good that she starts her acquaintance afresh. She didn't like her more human side anyway.
Jen took out some change from her small purse and asked for a hot chocolate.
"Can I have it with extra cream please." She looked sideways at Achilles and gave him a smile. "Hey, nice to meet you. I'm Jen."
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Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 8:10 pm
Achilles turned towards the girl who addressed him and blinked back his surprise at the fact she was slightly taller than he was. Something he was unaccustomed to, especially from a female.
He tucked his coin pouch back into his side pocket and nodded toward her.
"I am Achilles, brother of Cassandra Sandsmark."
With a gesture to his other side, he spoke aloud.
"This is Danielle, a friend. And the vocalist onstage..."
He turned and smiled, bringing his mug of hot chocolate up in a friendly toast.
"...To Christopher Powell, a man of many talents and one whom I am proud to call brother!"
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Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 8:31 pm
*GAH! He had said that into an open mic. Chris sidled offstage and hid in a booth. STUPID BRAIN! THAT WAS AN INSIDE THOUGHT! He watched the green girl talk to Achilles. He wondered how long it would take before she realized she was barking up the wrong tree.
Chris sighed. He missed Cassie. He could almost imagine her here. They smile at another girl hitting on Achilles and then Cassie would crinkle her nose cutely when she worried that her brother would have another Karen Starr on his hands.*
Hell...
*Chris made his way to the door and slipped out. He need to get rid of Cassie's Christmas presents. Maybe he could get over her when they were gone.*
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Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 1:14 am
"I've sort of met Chris before." Jen said but as she turned she saw that he'd disappeared off the stage. She nodded to Dani mentally noting the "friend" part and rejoicing.
"Hi Dani." She waved at the blond. "I really just joined the High School last week but my first classes are going to be the last week. It must seem weird to you all that I'm joining so late in the semester. I guess my cousin must have pulled a few strings to get me in."
She noticed that Achilles wasn't checking her out as she was used to. She had made sure she was quite close and that her best side was showing. She flicked her hair behind her ear and tried another smile. He seemed more interested in his hot chocolate.
'Wow, this is a Herculean challenge, can't he see how cute I am?'
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Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 6:14 am
Achilles drank the entirety of his hot chocolate in one pull, then looked up from the mug (with the whipped cream unknowingly on his nose and upper lip - d'awww!), just in time to spot Chris slipping out of Blackhawks.
He frowned and then looked at Jen, then Dani.
"W-as it something I said? Should I not have toasted his performance?"
He looked back toward the door.
"Maybe we should go after him."
He started to stand up when he stopped short, staring across the diner. There, again, was that dark figure. Seated at a corner table, sipping a cup of tea, his disturbing eyes piercing him with his gaze.
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Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 1:04 pm
Wallace didn't utter a word about the "bus" that Hartley thought he had been hit by, since there had been no bus at all. In fact, if there had been, Hartley would probably be dead, which would put a real damper on their relationship.
Instead, he reached over to vigorously rub Hartley's upper arms. He briefly asked what Billy would do for Teddy, and he was torn between two options: light Teddy on fire accidentally, or give him a lap dance. Wallace would do neither, and after a few more good rubs, took Hartley by the hand and led him off towards his car again. Once they reached it, Wallace waited for Hartley to unlock the door and got settled in. "Ok, we need to go someplace with lots of people where we aren't regulars."
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Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 1:46 pm
*Upon returning to his room, Chris dug into his desk and pulled out the two presents he had bought Cassie. He set aside the Nintendo 3DS and opened the plain box that was the other present. Chris reached in and out came a hand blown glass rose in a bell jar. He had though of smashing it or just throwing it away but he couldn't bring himself to do either. What was engraved on the bottom was too personal but that meant he couldn't give in to Cassie either. In the end, Chris repackaged the glass rose and shoved into the back of his closet. Best to forget about it.
But the 3DS...he could get rid of that. Chris scooped up the handheld system and headed out the door. He intended to gift it to the baseball team. They could share when on the bus on the way to play other schools. Well, that was his intention.
Before Chris knew it, he was standing in front of Cassie's and Dani's door. Chris looked down at the wrapped gift. What was he doing? Cassie cheated on him and lied to him. Why on earth would he give her this? The girls' room was probably locked anyway. Yes...locked. Chris grabbed the handle to prove it to himself but the knob turned and the door opened.
Hesitantly, he stepped inside. He didn't bother turning on any lights as stepped up to Cassie's bed. Chris paused, glancing down at the wrapped 3DS again. His name wasn't on it so she would have no idea who left it. Maybe it was better that way. Chris quickly grabbed a pen from the nearby desk and scrawled Cassie's name on it in block letters so the handwriting wasn't recognizable. Chris paused again before dropping the present on the bed and scurrying back out the door.*
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