Tuesday
Who?: Nikita and OTA
When?: After the meeting, and after she eats so mid-late afternoon
Where?: Somewhere on the beach
Why?: Because she needs some sun?


After the meeting Nikita had ran to her room, and proceeded to throw clothing out of her drawers. She desperately needed to find her bathing suit. Wouldn't do to go out on the beach without one. Finally, after dumping half of her drawers she found her baby blue string bikini. She eyed it for a moment, and shrugged her shoulders. Half of the crew had seen her naked, and the other half would here soon anyways. Not a big deal in her book.

She changed into her suit quickly, pulling on a pair of shorts and a white wife beater that was probably Alex's on. She pulled her long hair up into a ponytail, and grabbed up her beach towel. Slinging the multi-colored towel over her shoulder, she started out her door but not before grabbing up a bottle of sunscreen and slipping her flip-flops on her feet. She had made it half way down the hall before her stomach let out a long and very loud rumble. She placed her hand over it, and raised a brow. That's right, she hadn't ate breakfast that morning.

Turning on her heel, the shapeshifter mutant headed back towards the galley. After a satisfying meal, and a little teasing of her best bud she was finally ready to head down to the beach. She talked to a few other's on the way, smiling and laughing with a few of them. Once she got to the beach, she laid her towel out, and stretched her arms above her head.

It felt good to be outside, to be out of the confines of the ship and in the sunlight. She pulled off her shirt, and then her shorts. Sitting down on her beach towel, she put her flip-flops at the bottom of it. Grabbing up her sunscreen, she lathered the white goo on. Her nose wrinkled at the smell of it, but she knew she needed it. The last thing she needed to do was go to the doctor with burned skin. Once she was sure her body was well protected she laid down, closing her eyes. It wasn't a few moments later that soft snores could be heard from Nikita, and her foot was twitching a little as she dozed peacefully on the beach.

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callme_hex 2008-02-27 05:28 pm UTC (link)

Cody was psyched…even though he was sure that his home turf of Malibu was the primo spot for surfing in the world, Hawaii had to be second…or maybe it was right up there with Mali in Cali, who knew…right? Damn he wished the plane would land! He worried that his surfboard would get damaged down with the luggage…or that it would be lonely. Oz…yes…Australia had to also be one of the top spots along with Cali and Hawaii. He was so excited that his legs were jumping. Patting Cody’s hand, his mom, soothed, “Cody, Cody, calm down, sweetie…”, she looked at her watch, “…we’ll be landing in about 15 minutes”. His dad, in the seat by the aisle added, “If it’s okay with your mom, since you are already wearing your trunks, you can collect your board at the airport and head for the beach. Mom and I can handle check in”. “I don’t see why not”, his mom agreed with a smile while pushing a strand of his sun-streaked mop of unruly brown hair away from his eyes. “YES!”, Cody exclaimed, he felt like dancing in the aisle, “I’m so totally rickt! I can’t wait to be surfing rail to rail, brah!”. It wasn’t long until he would be close to getting his wish. When the plane landed, they hurried to luggage pickup, retrieved their bags and Cody’s surfboard and stepped outside to receive their leis from three beautiful Hawaiian girls. Cody’s lei of vivid pink flowers matched his face after his greeting kiss on the cheek. Pulling a small beach-bag from her luggage, his mom stuffed in a beach towel, a regular towel, suntan lotion and a waterproof wallet necklace, a tube that hung around the neck to put money in. “Here, Guppy, this should be all you need…”, she kissed him on the cheek, “…have fun and meet lots of pretty girls”. “Mooooom!”, he complained, looking around to see if anyone heard, “Jeesh, I’m 18, not 5!” Giving his mom and dad a quick peck on the cheek, Cody hurried away from the scene of his imagined humiliation and forward towards freedom and killer waves. Not willing to wait for a bus, he took a cab to the nearest beach and was stoked that the cab actually had a rack for his board on the roof. When they arrived at the beach, Cody paid the cabby and practically ran to the beach…he was jones’n bad for the sun, sand and surf. Except for the touristy way his head turned and tried to take in everything at once, Cody looked like he belonged there…his body was already well tanned, his mop of brown hair, sun-streaked with blond, he wore bright blue board shorts with an explosion of orange flowers patterned across them and white stripes down the sides and his surf board was definitely primo…not to mention that the boy had a tight bod. “Hawaii! Yeah! I could get used to…Umphhhhh….Wha…”, Looking around and not in front of himself, Cody had fallen over someone and banged his head on his surfboard, “Ouch…that was notchy”. He looked up to see a beautiful blonde girl in a baby blue string bikini and his lower jaw felt like it hit the sand and got stuck there for a minute. When he retrieved his jaw, he grinned and, with his blue eyes sparkling, choked out, “Hi! I’m Cody and WOW…you are so FROSTED!”. (Reply to this)

shiftingsands 2008-02-27 06:30 pm UTC (link)

Sometime before the events that were to take place, Nikita had rolled over onto her stomach. She was still snoozing peacefully, dreaming of being in her cheetah form and chasing her brother around. Her foot still twitched a little in time with her dream, and she was still snoring softly. Some noise down the beach had her lifting her head, and pulled her from her dreams for a moment. She muttered, rolling over onto her back again. Small beads of sweat had begun to break out over her body, and she'd thought about going back to the ship to cool off. But the sun felt so good on her skin, so she settled back down to soak up a few more rays. About this time, a foot connected with her body. She growled loudly, the sound inhuman as she jolted upright and glared over at the person. She clamped down the need to shift, there were too many people, too many risks. If she was caught shifting here, that would probably give her away for tomorrow, and she didn't need that. She couldn't put the crew in danger, even if her animal instincts were telling her that she needed to shift, and she needed to do it NOW! Then words that she didn't understand passed her ears, and the glare turned into a look of confusion. Her brow furrowed deeply, almost touching in the middle. "Huh?" She managed before she glanced down at her body, wiping a few beads of sweat from her flat stomach. She didn't think she'd left any large amounts of sunscreen on her that would look like frosting. She lifted a hand, shielding her eyes from the sunlight. "I would like to have you know that I have not had any frosting today so I can't possibly have any on me. But I do like frosting." She nodded her head, not knowing that he was using slang. The most slang she’d heard had been back home, but she herself and the company she kept didn’t use it that often. She gave him a smile, "I'm Nikita and are you ok?" Her brow furrowed into concern as she leaned close to him to inspect his forehead. Nikita pursed her lips in thought, reaching up and brushing her fingers across it. "I think you'll live. Might have a little brain damage though." She grinned at him, and dropped her hand back down into her lap. (Reply to this)

callme_hex 2008-02-27 08:57 pm UTC (link)

Cody watched every moved that the hot blonde made…Was she moving in slow motion like one of those ancient Baywatch TV shows or was he just seeing it that way?…her long fingered, delicate hand went to her flat, bare, sweat-beaded stomach, slowly caressing it and in the doing, wiping away the pearly drops of dew…he sighed. I want to catch those beads of sweat on my tongue…WAIT…Is that gross?, he looked at the girl, Nothing on her is gross. He was vaguely aware that he was smiling like the village idiot and she was talking to him. “What? Oh…um…Frosted…Frosting…No, you’re not, I mean you don’t have any on you! It means that you are fine, hot, sexy…Oh, sorry…”, he touched her arm, “I didn’t mean to say sexy…I mean you are, but I didn’t mean to use sex words and you don’t know me and, oh…”, he removed his hand, “Sorry, didn’t mean to go grabbing on you without your permission”. He made a funny face and rolled his eyes, “Not that you give out permission to strange boys to grab on you…you know…”. He stood up and brushed the sand off of himself and held out his hand, “Hello, Miss Nikita. My name is Cody Nakamura. Despite the fact that I barnwallered over you and axed myself with my own surfboard, I’m actually a very nice guy and a hella fierce surfer”. He couldn’t stop staring at her…was this normal? He felt naked. He usually had all of his surfer friends around whenever girls were there and his buddies, Skull and Fritz, did all of the talking. Removing his tee shirt, he dropped it in the bag he was carrying and stretched a bit, “It’s beautiful here, isn’t it? Are you from here or just visiting?”, he asked Nikita, “Either way, I’d like to buy you lunch for so rudely interrupting your sunbathing. I have a wallet full of dead presidents and I can’t think of a better way to spend them! Maybe afterwards I could even teach you a few surfing tips?”, he averted his eyes for a split second, “Bet you’d be the cutest Surf Bunny on the beach!”. Feeling a bit uncomfortable at handing out compliments to pretty girls, no matter how well deserved, Cody was in need of a diversion…his burning skin made him think of one. Reaching into his pack, he retrieved his suntan lotion and started first on his arms and then on his chest and abs… “I came straight from the airport…”, he grinned and explained, “…so this is the first chance I’ve had to coat myself”…he reached in his bag and held up his pretty pink lei. (Reply to this)

shiftingsands 2008-02-27 10:51 pm UTC (link)

Nikita was slightly concerned at the smile he was giving her. It was a smile that her brother would give a girl if he wasn't paying attention. It really made her wonder if he did have a little bit of brain damage from banging his head. She knew Alex suffered from brain damage, but that was neither here nor there. "Ooooh," She replied, nodding slowly as he explained it. She ducked her head a little, "Thanks." She gave him a sheepish smile and watched as he placed his hand on her. Her brow knitted slightly, she wasn't used to being touched by someone who wasn't 'her kind'. Little did she know that the boy next to her was one of 'her kind', but right now she thought he was a normal human. "Don't worry about it, the talking about sex. I'm used to it." She laughed softly and raised a brow. "You'd be surprised at what I allow other people to do, Cody." She smirked at him, and took his hand to shake it. "I'm Nikita Robinson, and it's nice to meet you, Cody." She canted her head to the side, "I've never seen anyone surf. I think it would be interesting to watch to watch though." She really hadn’t been paying attention to the surfers along the beach; she’d been sleeping and just enjoying a little R&R before tomorrow. She raked her gaze over him as he pulled off his shirt, and pursed her lips. He was hot, and nicely built. She liked Hawaii, she liked it a lot. She nodded, looking back out to the ocean so it wouldn't look like she was staring at him although she wanted to. She shook her head as he asked a question, "No, I'm not from here. Just visiting for a couple of days." She chewed on her lower lip, "Look, the offer is really nice, but...I'd rather you know now that I'm not...normal." She winced, she'd always hated this part and if they would catch the drift of her words or if she'd have to explain. When she'd been whoring herself out, it'd never come up, but she had shifted a few times just to get out of the room unnoticed. But when she met a genuinely nice guy like Cody she felt bad if she led them on to believe that she was human. “I’d like that though, if you’re still interested.” She smiled over at him, nervousness still dancing on her features. "See, you are so losing me with half of the slang you're using." She laughed, reaching up to rub the back of her neck. "Nice, I haven't gotten lei'd yet." (Reply to this)

callme_hex 2008-02-28 03:16 pm UTC (link)

Cody was so psyched...earlier, just as he was pulling his shirt over his head, he’d caught this incredible girl checking him out. Now, he was no gym bug, but he worked out a little bit in his room and he surfed a lot. Add all that surfing to an 18 year old body and you get something worth looking at he guessed…he was glad that Nikita thought so. He tried to rub his suntan lotion on slow and flex his muscles as he did so…he also tried to feel sexy and not silly while doing it. “You’ve never seen anyone surf?!”, he exclaimed, his blue eyes dancing like a child’s on Christmas morning, “You have to let me teach you! Just a little bit…okay? We’ll do it after lunch though, ‘cause I know you prolly don’t want your hair all messed up and stuff when you go inside to eat, right?”. Funny, when he got off of the plane, all he could think about was hurrying to the beach so he could surf and now he was perfectly content standing right here. He was kinda scared. What did that mean? Well, it couldn’t be bad…Nikita made him feel all kinds of good. He was tingling all over; felt like every nerve ending was doing a little happy dance. ‘Uh oh, sounds like she is going to nicely back out of lunch’, he mused sadly. Then she started to explain that she was different…he wondered…’Hmmm, different…different, how? She’s not Amish or anything…not in that swimsuit! Can’t be a vampire out in the sun…hmmm…a werewolf, maybe? An alien…Ooooo! A transsexual?! Nah! …a mutant? No way!. He took a deep breath and decided he had to be brave. Nikita was trying to tell him something and whatever it was, he had something that he should share as well. “I’m very interested, but I have something to tell you first. I’m different too. I’m a mutant, Nikita. If that changes things or scares you, I’ll understand if you’d rather not go to lunch with me”. Before she could answer him, Cody cleared his throat and asked, “Could you do me one favor before you answer that question? Would you please rub some of this suntan lotion on my back?”, he handed the bottle to her. He smiled at her reassuringly and promised, “It’s just like a human boy’s back. Normal skin and everything. Nothing is going to grab or bite you…scout’s honor”. (Reply to this)

shiftingsands 2008-02-28 04:08 pm UTC (link)

The rubbing of the suntan lotion on his skin didn't go unnoticed by Nikita's sharp eyes. She took it all in, and did her best not to drool. She licked her lips, and leaned back on the palms of her hands as she watched him, head tilted to the side a little. Alright, so now she was blatantly staring, but she figured she should get an eyeful while she could. All the other guys on the ship were like brothers to her…except for Drake and the Doc. They both kind of scared her, honestly. She wasn’t looking forward to her physical with the good Doctor any time soon, and she still had a rain check on lunch with Drake. She was going to wait until they were in a really cold place to cash in her rain check, so she could wear lots and lots and lots of layers. She shook her head at his exclamation, and smiled herself at his enthusiasm. "Nope, hadn't been paying all that much attention." She nodded out towards the ocean, and laughed softly. "Alright." She cast her gaze down to her lap, blaming the heat she felt in her face on the sun. It had to be that, it couldn't be anything else. No. That wasn’t it. It was the sun, plain and simple. She’d been out in it too long. Being in a cool restaurant sounded really good about right now, and even though she’d eaten not too long ago the promise of food made her stomach ache a little from hunger. Her head jerked up at his admission, mouth dropping into a small O. He's a mutant? No fuckin’ way! She thought to herself, about to speak before he started talking again. Leaning up she took the bottle, still staring at him in an almost surprised/shocked way. She nodded, pouring some of the suntan lotion into the palm of her hand before setting the bottle down. She rubbed the palms of her hands together for a moment before she started spreading the suntan lotion on his back. She smirked as she worked, "I'm not worried about that at all. About something grabbing and biting me I mean. You probably should worry more about me grabbing and biting you." She giggled a little, leaning forward nearer to his ear. "You being a mutant does not change anything or scare me. Honestly it makes me feel more comfortable, because I'm one too." She leaned back, continuing to rub the suntan lotion across the smooth planes of his back. Honestly, Nikita probably spent longer than she should've rubbing the lotion into his back. Finally she pulled back, inspecting her work with a pursing of her lips. "You're good to go now." She grinned, rubbing her hands together to rub in the extra lotion into her skin. She canted her head, leaning back on her palms once again as she waited to see his reaction to her being a mutant as well. (Reply to this)

callme_hex 2008-02-29 03:33 am UTC (link)

When her hands touched his back, it was like his whole body wanted to respond; he actually felt like he had to restrain himself from jumping up and yelling “OH YEAH!”…and that was just from her fingertips making first contact. He lost himself in a sea of pleasure as Nikita’s hands massaged the suntan lotion into and around the muscles in his back…Am I dreaming? Is it wishful thinking that she’s taking longer than necessary? I know she’s gone over my shoulders maybe 4 times. She’s the frostiest girl I’ve ever seen. Wish I had like gloves on or somethin’ so I coulda asked her to do my chest and abs. Whoa, not sure I coulda handled that! WAIT…WHAT DID SHE SAY?. He half turned his head, his large, bright blue eyes seeming even larger as he exclaimed, “You’re pulling my crank! No way you are a mutie too! No way!”. He was so excited that this primo girl was not only hella hot, but a mutant too. When she finished spreading the lotion on his back, he sat there for a few moments more as if he didn’t want it to end, but eventually he knew he’d have to move so he did and when he did, he retrieved the pink lei from his bag and hung it around Nikita’s neck and gave her a quick, very gentle kiss on the cheek. “There! Now you’ve been properly lei’d!”, he chuckled, “…and I can brag that I lei’d the prettiest girl in Hawaii, right on the beach in broad daylight!”. He grinned widely and then a strange look came over his face and he looked concerned, “Ummm, was that like not good to say to a girl? ‘Cause I really like you and I’d hate to offend you, y’know?”, he reached over and drummed his fingers on his surfboard, “I guess I hang around too many surf bums and stuff”. He moved closer to her because it felt good to be so close and he asked her, “So, Nikita, what’s your mutant ability, besides being beautiful and making guys forget their own names and stuff?”. He started thinking about his abilities and wondered if she would trust him enough to let him show her ‘Hexland’, the other dimension that he had access to through his spheres. He smiled thinking how silly it was that he’d named it that after his own mutant code name of ‘Hex’ that he’d taken. I'll bet she has a real pretty mutant name like Windrider or Ariel or Enchantress or something epic like that. Man was he glad that he came to Hawaii without his normal gang of surf bum friends. With them along, he would never have met any girls and certainly none like Nikita...he looked her over and sighed deeply, God is good and He does such impeccable work. Siftingthe sand through his toes and looking at Nikita through his sunstreaked bangs, Cody wondered if a baby-blue bikini might justbe the most perfect article of clothing ever invented. (Reply to this)

shiftingsands 2008-02-29 01:33 pm UTC (link)

She grinned at him and shook her head slowly. "Not pulling anything, Cody. I am a mutant." Blue eyes watched him as he moved the pink lei from his bag and she blinked as he placed it over her neck. She smiled at the brush of his lips against her cheek and giggled at his words. She was about to speak when he got that look on his face, and her brow furrowed. Leaning up she placed her hand on his forearm, "It takes a lot to offend me, trust me. You just gave me the best compliment that I've gotten in a long time." She gave him a reassuring smile, and slowly removed her hand from him. "Don't worry about it. I have a brother, and know some of the lewdest men alive. You probably can't say, and/or do anything that would make me think less of you." She nodded, giving him a wink. She leaned over a little as he scooted closer and started speaking. She fiddled with her hands in her lap for a moment, not really sure why she'd moved closer to him either. She chewed on her bottom lip for a moment before she had to laugh, "No, I don't have that power. There's one girl I know who does, but I don't know if she's actually a mutant or not." She lifted a shoulder, and waved a hand. "I'm called Maneater. Give you two guesses as to what I can do." She tilted her head to the side smirking at him and held up two fingers, wriggling them at him. She wondered what he would think at being given her codename since she appeared to be nothing more than a slip of a girl whose nature appeared nothing more than sweet. The only time she could really live up to her codename was when she shifted, or the days following after a long shift. She wasn't really looking forward to acting like a puppy for a day or so after the heist. God that was going to be truly sad. She’d be pouncing on everyone, begging them to play with her, and God forbid that anyone have a rubber ball or squeaky toy. She’d be putty in their hands. She dropped her hand down into her lap, looking back at the ocean for a moment. She watched the waves as they gently lapped against the sandy beach. Then she felt eyes on her and heard a sigh. She slid her gaze back over to Cody, raising a brow at him. "You sure you're alright. Didn't jar anything loose up there did you?" She reached over, tapping his forehead softly and gave him a teasing smile. (Reply to this)

callme_hex 2008-02-29 05:17 pm UTC (link)

When Nikita touched his arm, wonderful feelings shot immediately to every pleasure center in his body. He smiled widely, unable to control his smiling ability since he’d met this girl, and looked at the hand that touched his arm and then up into the eyes that were blue, but different than his own. Cody had bright, blue eyes…like a Crayola crayon…they jumped right out at you. He melted looking into Nikita’s eyes…they were pale blue like the sky or the gulf waters…so feminine…a guy could fall into them and be lost forever. When she removed her hand from him, he could still feel where her skin had made contact with his skin…it was like it had burned a spot there permanently. “If I gave you a compliment, you deserved it ten times over, Nikita!”, he purred deeply, surprised at the sudden deepness in his voice. Holy shit! She winked at me and scooted closer when I scooted closer! This is SO FREAKIN GNAR! I might commit the greatest sin of all and declare that girls are better than surfing! Okay…who can deny that Nikita is better? Look at that face, that body and she is SO sweet and I think she might like me too…maybe…and…wha? “MANEATER? No way Really?!”, Cody exclaimed, spinning around to face her in his excitement and sitting up on his knees. Oh, well now…he hadn’t quite thought this out now, had he? Now he was very close to Nikita…close enough to feel the warmth coming off of her body and he swore that he could feel her heart beating in time with his own…Oh my God, this must be what sex feels like! What should I do? If I back away, she’ll think I don’t want to be near her and if I move any closer she’ll have me arrested! Fuck! Okay…stay here and cool down before you pop a chubby…oh man…, he tried to nonchalantly look down at his crotch, …Whew, nothin’ showin. Not sure what to do with his hands, because he was afraid that he would unconsciously rest them on her breasts, Cody leaned back a bit and grabbed hold of his ankles resting that way. “I could think of plenty of R-Rated reasons to have a name like Maneater, but none of them would suit you and besides I wouldn’t want to have to fight your brother and stuff”, he teased. He squinted as he checked her out seriously and then answered with a straight face, “Are you a feral mutant? A shape-shifter maybe?”. When Nikita tapped him on the forehead and teased him about jarring something loose, he laughed like a little boy…he liked this pretty girl teasing him. He liked it even more that she had touched him again. That had to mean something, right? Looking at his waterproof watch, he asked her, “Hey, do you know anywhere around here to eat? Remember, it’s my treat so choose anywhere you want to go, okay?”, he stood up and offered her his hand to help her up, “My reward is walking down the beach and into a restaurant with a goddess!”, he complimented, with a boyish grin and a wink. (Reply to this)

shiftingsands 2008-02-29 07:06 pm UTC (link)

Nikita tilted her head a little to the side, and then glanced down at the sudden deepness of his voice. She could feel her skin burning. Oh God, if Mag had been here she'd be teasing her non-stop. She glanced around, half expecting her brother to pop out of nowhere. Internally she let out a sigh of relief and turned to look back at Cody, "Well, I accept your compliment and thank you for it." She nodded with a bright smile. She laughed at him, liking the fact that he was so animated. "Way." She giggled, reaching up to tuck a stray piece of hair behind her ear. She blinked as he moved quickly, "And you must have superspeed?" She eyed him for a moment, "My brother, Alex, has superspeed." She eyed him again carefully, smirking a little bit as she thought back to her's and Mag's conversation about Alex the other day. The thought of her brother having rabbit sex grossed her out so she banished the thought as quickly as it'd come. Reaching up she covered her mouth with her hand to stifle a laugh as he mentioned R-Rated reasons. "You wouldn't have to fight him. He'd probably look at you, pat you on the back, and say 'have at it'." She rolled her eyes, knowing exactly what her brother would do. The bastard. She pouted prettily at him, "Oh pooh! You got it on the second guess! I do know a feral though." She grinned at him, all signs of her pout gone. Shaking her head she took his offered hand and pulled herself up. "No, I've only been here." She motioned to the beach, and let her hand slip from his. Grabbing up her shorts, she pulled them on quickly. "You'd better be careful at saying that it's your treat." She replied as she bent over to pick up the wife beater she'd worn, she glanced up at him, smirking a little bit as she shook it out. "I've only eaten one meal today, and typically I eat...six large meals a day." She blushed again at at his compliment and shook her head at him. "I'm not a goddess." She murmured, slipping her flip-flops on her feet. She picked up her towel, shaking the sand from it before she rolled it up and tucked it underneath her arm. She tucked the wife beater there also, "Alright, so we can just wander down the beach and find someplace to eat. You've gotten me hungry with all this talk of food, and I just ate about an hour ago." She reached out with her free hand, poking him in the side with a grin. (Reply to this)

callme_hex 2008-03-01 06:42 am UTC (link)

"Superspeed? Nope, but that would be hella hectic! I'd love to be a speedster!", he exclaimed, with a big smile on his face. He imagined all of the cool things he could do if he were if he were like The Flash or Quicksilver. He wondered what Nikita's brother called himself. She sounded like she loved her brother...well, if he were anything like her, he must be a great guy. "Alex sounds like he'd be lots of fun to kick around with", Cody admitted, "but I'd much rather spend time with his sis!". "My power is a bit hard to explain", he shrugged and chewed his lip, "I created these spheres, y'see?", he held his hand up, "...they are usually about the size of a soccer ball, but I can make them bigger or smaller if I want to...", he lightly nudged her with his elbow, "...so, like these spheres are made out of other dimensional space...", he gave her a look that was supposed to encompass 'sorry that's the best I can do', "...now as long as I hold onto it, everything is joller, but when I throw it...", he made the motion of throwing the imaginary sphere in his hand, "...BOOM! It implodes and takes away an equal amount of matter to it's size!". Waving his hands excitedly, he continued, "That's not the best part...I can hold onto one of my spheres and stretch it wide...and step into it...and it takes me into another dimension! It's so Gnar! I named it 'Hexland' after myself, Hex...my mutant name. You'd love it there! The sky is tangerine! I go there when I want to, you know, have some quiet time...there's no one else there...atleast that I've ever seen". When she pouted, he grinned and touched the tip of her nose with his finger, "That's not a real pout, you faker!", he chuckled, "What kind of shapeshifterare you? With a name like 'Maneater', I'm thinking...Dragon...Tiger...Yeti..." Cody felt like quite the gentleman helping Nikita to her feet and he mourned the loss of her hand when she needed it back to help herself get dressed. Oh no! She's covering up the bikini!, came a panicked thought into his mind. With a grin he quickly chastised himself for it. Pulling on his 'Ron Jon Surf Shop' tee shirt, Cody threw his beach duffel over his shoulder and picked up his surfboard..."Come on, Frosty, buying you lunch is the least I could do for tackling you while you were catching some Zs!", he teased. He jumped back when she poked him in the rib, being sorta ticklish, and warned, "Careful, you may start a tickle war!". Spotting a strip of shops and restaurants a ways down the beach, Cody pointed and and admitted, "I wasn't all that hungry until you started talking about food and now I'm hungry too! Hope I don't waste away before we make it there! This boy needs some grindage!". (Reply to this)

shiftingsands 2008-03-01 09:04 pm UTC (link)

Nikita shook her head at him, "So not cool. He uses his power for evil." She smirked with a nod of her head and then laughed. "Nah, he's good guy." She shook her head over at him, "I don't know, you might like him better than me." She giggled, giving him a teasing wink. She tilted her head to the side as he started explaining his power. Her brow furrowed a little bit as she followed what he was saying. She smiled as he nudged her, and then her eyes widened a little bit as he said what the spheres could do. "Wow, that's pretty damn awesome." She nodded; head tilting a little further as he went on to explain 'Hexland'. "So, you're completely gone from this dimension? So, do you appear back in the same place and time when you come back, or do you appear in another place and time has passed?" She gave him a smile; she had been listening and absorbing all she could. Even if she seemed a little on the dur side, she really wasn't when it boiled down to it. Unless you gave her food, then all of her attention was strictly on the food. Her eyes crossed as his finger made contact with her nose, and she laughed. "I don't fake everything. Just my pouts on the occasion." She pursed her lips in thought for a moment, "I can change into a tiger, only for like thirty minutes or so." She let out a sigh, "I typically shift into one of eleven forms. Cheetah, ring tail lemur, macaw, spotted hyena, raccoon, polar bear, squirrel, puppy, Arabian horse, capuchin monkey, or my personal favorite that was really hard to master, a Utahraptor." She lifted a shoulder, "Then there are about ten other animals that I can only shift into for short amounts of time." She grinned over at him, and lifted a shoulder. "It's all good. I couldn't think of anything better to be woken up to?" She looked down at the sand, watching where her feet went for a moment. She blinked as she saw him move quickly out of the corner of her and smirked a little before she looked over at him. "Ooooh, threatening me are you?" She reached over, lightly poking him again with a grin. She lifted her head as they neared the restaurants, sniffing the air a little. "Mmm, there's a barbeque place that way." She pointed to her left, "There's a little cafe near that one, but their chicken isn't quite done." She sniffed again, taking in a deeper breath. "Pizza, that way, all you can eat I believe." She smirked, "That might be the best bet. That way you wouldn't have to pay for like five plates. Although, the barbeque joint might have all you can eat ribs." She waggled her brows at him, and then giggled. "I doubt you'll waste away." (Reply to this)

callme_hex 2008-03-02 10:33 pm UTC (link)

Cody was so psyched that Nikita was actually interested enough in his powers to have listened so carefully and be asking questions. He excitedly explained, "Okay, get this, time passes normally, but, no matter how far you wander in Hexland, when you exit, you come out exactly where you first entered in our world!". He looked at her through his lashes and suggested shyly, "Maybe I could take you there after lunch if you want". When Nikita started listing all of the animals that she could shapeshift into, Cody was blown away..."EPIC! All those animals! You must have so much friggin fun! Which is your favorite?", his cheeks pinkened a bit and he admitted, "I'm looking at my favorite already...but the others are really cool!". Being poked again by Nikita was an incredible feeling and her teasing tone was icing on the cake...he replied just as playfully, "If I didn't think I'd end uprolling in the sand with a razor-toothed dinosaur, I'd show you a real tickle attack!". He chuckled at his own bravado, thinking that he'd have to be so careful about where his hands went on Nikita's killer body. "You can really smell all of that?", Cody asked, incredulously as Nikita sorted out their choices for lunch. Like many teen boys, all food sounded good to him...he could have eaten in one restaurant and moved on to the next one and eaten again. "Pizza sounds great, Nikita, and I'm a big fan of 'all you can eat'!", he exclaimed with a large grin. There was definately a bit of bounce in Cody's step now as he continued, "We can get salads too and pitchers of soda and maybe afterwards we can go for icecream sundaes...are ya game?!" (Reply to this)

shiftingsands 2008-03-03 06:57 am UTC (link)

Nikita narrowed her eyes a little bit, listening to him again with a nod and a smile. "That's really cool." She commented, her eyebrows rising as he spoke. "Really?" She bounced a little bit. "That would be awesome! As long as nothing too freaky happens." She giggled and shook her head. "Yeah, all of those animals. Gives me a really high metabolism too, which is awesome. Means I can eat, eat, and eat all I want and never gain a pound." She pursed her lips in thought for a moment before she smiled. "I really like taking my cheetah form the best." She blushed as well, biting down on her bottom lip. "Thanks." She murmured, looking back down at the sand as they walked. She laughed, "No, you wouldn't. I don't shift when there are a lot of people around. Normal people don't like mutants, so I try not to change in front of them. It's one reason why I like where I live now. Everyone is accepting, and no one is really...different." She gave him a smile and tilted her head to the side. "So, you could start a tickle war with me, but I'd tickle back be sure of that." She lifted a shoulder, "If we weren't downwind, no I couldn't." She laughed, reaching up with her free hand to rub the back of her neck. She watched him, lips trembling slightly as he spoke of all you can eat, salads, soda, and sundaes. She whimpered, and looped her free arm through his. Laying her head on his shoulder she grinned at him, "I think I'm in love with you. And yes, I'm totally game for the food. Can I get sprinkles, caramel, and cherries on mine?" She giggled, heading towards the pizza place with a little bounce in her step as well. Once near it, she eyed the menu board on the outside, sliding her arm from his. "I was right! They have an all you can eat buffet today." She patted her stomach, and walked on in ahead of him. She found a table, near the corner and placed her things near her chair. She sat down, sniffing the air as her stomach let out a long and hungry growl. "Oh hush you." She patted it again, looking around for a moment to see where the pizza she liked the best was at. Which, really? Was all of the pizza there. She wasn't a picky eater by no means. (Reply to this)

callme_hex 2008-03-03 06:17 pm UTC (link)

The very thought of a tickle war with Nikita started crazy things going on inside Cody’s body…it was kinda like his head was having trouble giving orders to the rest of his body…something like that. He stumbled along beside her with those delightful images playing through his mind, totally distracting him from the world around him; he looked at her and sighed, I’ll bet, if I tickled her, my hands would be big enough to go around her waist, his eyes wandered down her body, appreciating every inch of it, and stopped at her waist…he imagined his hands there…I’m sure my hands could fit around there…and then I’d pull her close and kiss her so passionately…he turned a little pink and looked up at her and then looked around, sure that his thoughts must have been shouted out loud. “Yeah”, he replied to the ‘Normals vs Mutants’ remark, “My parents drummed it into my head…’people fear what they don’t understand’ and ‘what they fear, they generally want to eliminate’. I really got lucky with my ‘rents”, he smiled and kinda shrugged, “My mom and my step-dad, who is like a real dad…the only one I’ve ever known. My mutie dad was kinda like a one night stand for mom…”, he wrinkled his nose and stuck out his tongue, “Moms little TMI story”, he chuckled. “So…where do you live now?”, he wondered, “Is there like a Mutant colony somewhere…or condo complex?”. He was ready to go into a whole possible range of silly mutant habitats until it happened. Nikita made a little whimpering noise in her throat and looped her arm through his…their arms were touching and they were linked together…like a couple…his breath caught in his chest. Then, was he dreaming…if he was it was cruel…she laid her head on his shoulder…Oh my God, her head is on my shoulder! Her HEAD is on MY shoulder!. They walked a few steps before her next words actually registered in his mind. When they did, he missed a step, but miraculously, kept himself from tripping and kept himself from knocking Nikita’s pretty head from his shoulder… Okay, I know I heard that! She said she loved me! Okay…calm down. It was all about the food, but I don’t care…still counts!. He grinned at her and replied, “you may have all of the sprinkles, caramel, cherries, fudge, nuts, m&ms, pineapple or anything else you want on your ice cream, Mi’lady! Plus, you can have as many scoops as you like!”. When they entered the restaurant, Cody sorely missed the presence of Nikita’s arms in his and head on his shoulder, but he laughed loudly at the sounds her tummy was making, “Yikes, I thought you didn’t shift in public? What will people say when they see me eating pizza with a tiger?”, he teased. He set his bag down and his surfboard and asked Nikita, “want me to bring over a few slices of everything to get us started and maybe a couple of salads? Hmmmm…and what would you like to drink?”. Cody was so excited…this felt like a date and look at that burning hot babe he was serving Grind to! He went to the pizza bar and picked up two large plates…on each, he put two of three different kinds of pizza…with these in his hands, he hurried back to the table. “Here ya go! Start with these! I’ll get the pitcher of drinks next and then the salads and then more pizza and then I’ll be back with mine, Okay?!”. It wasn’t long before he was back and sitting across from Nikita with a smile. He was eating his salad and his bright blue eyes were wide in amazement at her eating ability…she was right, she really was hungry and she did have a wicked metabolism! When she paused for a moment in eating, he was afraid that it was because he’d been staring…it really was rude of him to stare. He didn’t mean anything by it. He thought she was adorable. For some reason, such an appetite made this sexy girl even sexier. She was looking at him now so he had to say something…he smiled and touched her hand, “I liked it when you head was on my shoulder. Your hair smells so good!”. He smiled so that his dimples made an appearance, but inside he winced, Was that a dorky thing to say? Jeesh! I like her so much…I hope she doesn’t think I’m a dweeb!. (Reply to this)

shiftingsands 2008-03-04 02:19 pm UTC (link)

Nikita's face slightly darkened at the mention of parents, but she tried to recover quickly. "My parents were the same way. They believed that fear breeds hate, and hate comes from things that others do not understand." She lifted a shoulder, "Both of my parents were mutants. Dad had sonic boom power, and mom was a temptress of sorts. Her voice could bewitch people if she wanted it to. They died, back home, when our family went to register as being mutants. There was a riot." She'd never really spoken openly about her family to anyone, and it almost felt good to talk about it. She laughed at his questions and shook her head, "Well it is sort've a colony really. It's an airship, it's called King's Ransom. All that are aboard are mutants." She shrugged her shoulders, "It's nice to be in a place where I don't have to worry about me or my brother getting hurt." She smiled, and bounced a little in place as he promised she could get anything that she wanted on her sundae. "Yes, in love." She nodded giving him a grin. Rolling her eyes at him, Nikita swatted at him playfully. "I'm not, that's just my tummy." She giggled, and blinked as he asked her some questions. "That sounds good, and I like coke or Mr. Pibb if they have it." She grinned bouncing in her seat a little once again. She nodded at him as he brought over the pizza, and it took all of her willpower not to dig in until he returned and sat down across from her. Picking up a piece of pepperoni pizza she took a bite, and let out a soft moan. "Thank you." She replied after she swallowed and continued to eat. Nikita didn't mind the staring, it made her feel...good, which was a very odd feeling for the shapeshifter. She smiled at him, ducking her head a little at his compliment. She smiled picking up her fourth piece of pizza. "I use a homemade shampoo, mixed with lavender, honey and oats. Can only get it in the UK, so I have to wait until we port there to buy it. Right now I've got a pretty good stock of it though." She smiled over at him, and started in on her salad after she finished her piece of pizza. "How did you find out about your power, Cody?" She asked as she brought a forkful of green stuff up to her mouth. She glanced up at him, and took the bite off the end of her fork. She kept eating as he talked, and in no time her salad was gone. Leaning back in her chair, it was all she could do to not let out a content purr. (Reply to this)

callme_hex 2008-03-04 05:35 pm UTC (link)

When Nikita spoke of her parents, Cody’s heart sank and his expression with it, “I’m so sorry to hear about your parents, Nikita. How do you bear it?”. He gave her a hug and there was nothing sexual behind it…just one person comforting another. He brushed her hair back and tucked a few strands behind her ears, “I’m glad that you found a place where you and your brother feel safe and happy. It sounds like such a magical place to live…an airship full of mutants! Is it like an airplane or what? How many live there?” While he watched Nikita eat her fifth slice of pizza, Cody refilled their glasses with Mr. Pibb and leaned in to whisper, “Guess what?”…he was grinning, like the cat who swallowed the canary, “I’m not registered with Mutant Affairs”, he looked side to side, “My mom and dad are like super liberals and refuse to submit me to what they call Gestapo policies. So I just have to be careful not to be seen using my abilities in public, y’know”. He speared a radish in his salad and crunched on it exuberantly, “Wanna know another secret?”, smiling widely, he didn’t wait for an answer, “My dad, my real dad…no, that’s not right…let’s say, my biological dad was BLUE!”, he chuckled, “All over! Mom said he had light blue skin, dark blue hair and blue eyes just like mine!”, he blared his eyes and leaned towards Nikita, “Glad I only got the eyes!”. He had started to stare at her again when she asked him how he found out about his powers. It was so gnar that she wanted to know stuff about him. “Well, it was about 4 months after my 12th birthday and I was out in the water waiting for a wave. Suddenly, I felt this strange urge…something alien…something I had never felt before…something between necessity and creativity and I pushed at it…and an iridescent sphere about the size of a volleyball appeared in my hand! It startled the hell out of me and I shook my hand and it landed on the back of my board…and imploded, taking away a chunk of my board the size of the sphere. I tried it again and soon noticed that as long as I held on to the spheres, they were fine…they only imploded a few seconds after I released them”. He shrugged and drained his glass of Mr. Pibb, “I’ll tell you the story of how I found Hexland when we go there”. Cody watched Nikita lean back in her chair and he smiled as she purred. “Would Mi’lady care for more pizza, salad, a massage…or are you ready to trek on over to the ice cream shoppe?”, he asked in a dramatic Shakespearean voice, bowing low. (Reply to this)

shiftingsands 2008-03-05 05:45 am UTC (link)

To say Nikita was surprised by the hug was putting it mildly. She jerked a little, finally relaxing in his embrace. She patted his back, "I...don't sometimes." She murmured softly, her brow furrowing. "I lock myself away in my room, paint, cry, and sleep." She lifted a shoulder and then smiled as he tucked her hair behind her ears. She didn't have an excuse now that they'd been sitting in the much cooler restaurant, and she felt her cheeks flame at his touch. "It's an airship, not an airplane, or blimp but...I could just always show you." She nodded not thinking that Nate would really mind, and pursed her lips in thought. "I have no idea, but a lot of us. We're all one big dysfunctional family." She thanked him as he refilled her Mr. Pibb, and drank it down in a few gulps. "Hmm?" She canted her head to the side, and then laughed at his admission. "Mom and dad didn't want to do it, but I think they did it to 'keep the peace'. Everyone knew about me and Alex." She lifted a shoulder, and nodded at him. "Yeah, be wise not to." She ate her final piece of pizza, raising a brow at him. She finished her slice of pizza as he talked and then giggled at him once again after she'd swallowed. "Me too. That'd be kind of hard to hide. Your eyes are really beautiful, by the way." She gave him a grin, and refilled her own glass with the last of the Mr. Pibb. "If you want anymore, go ahead and drink out of mine. I can't get sick as easily as everyone else because of my metabolism, so no worries." Yet another advantage to her mutation. It was nice when everyone else was hacking their heads off to not really worry about getting sickly. She'd been blessed in more ways than she could count on her fingers and toes. She pulled her feet up into the seat of the chair and wrapped her arms around her legs as he talked. Resting her chin on her knees she smiled as he spoke, liking the tone of his voice, his expression and the animated way that he moved. "Wow. I found out way younger than most people do. Alex and I both did. I was only four when I shifted into a cheetah, and dad couldn't have been more proud." She rolled her eyes with a slight smile as she remembered the story her father used to tell. Nikita nodded at him, "That's cool." "Ooooh, you just keep saying magic words, and I'm going to be putty in your hands in no time, Cody." She grinned at him, slipping her feet out of the chair. "Let's go raid the ice cream shoppe. I need some ice cream, and you look like you need some too." She nodded, grabbing up her stuff and standing. She bounced a little on the balls of her feet before she scooted her chair back in. "I'll get the ice cream since you got the lunch. No ifs, ands, or buts about it. Alright? I've got more than my fair share, trust me." (Reply to this)

callme_hex 2008-03-05 05:54 pm UTC (link)

“Oooo…an airship like a SHIP ship!”, Cody exclaimed as they were walking from the pizza joint to the ice cream shoppe. “I’d love to see it if you think it would be okay with the captain and everybody!”. His imagination was running wild with what this flying ship must look like…leave it to a girl who looked like a goddess to live on some magical flying ship. With his duffel over his shoulder and his board under one arm, Cody took a deep breath and casually let his free hand brush against Nikita’s hand…and then gently take hold, as if to ask, ‘is this okay’…a moment, and a few footsteps later, he smiled at her and intertwined his fingers with hers, making the handhold a firm one. “You know, Nikita, I can pay for the ice cream. Even with ifs and buts. I promised you a full meal!”. With the sun shining down on her, Cody was mesmerized, “Would it bore you if I told you that you were beautiful again?”, he sighed, “With the sun shining down on you, you look like an angel”. He grinned and tilted his head, “I’ll bet that you were the sweetest little girl when you were changing into that cheetah cub! Oh, but I’d love to see pictures of that! From an adorable blonde little cherub to a fuzzy little cheetah kitten…the cuteness factor is OFF the chart!”, he exclaimed. “There it is!”, Cody pointed, excitedly”, “The Lickity Split Ice Cream Shoppe!”. He hurried ahead, pulling Nikita along with him. When they got inside, he leaned his surfboard in the corner by a booth and tossed his bag in that booth saving it for them…he laughed and pointed, showing Nikita that the booth also had a miniature jukebox attached to it, where, for a quarter, you could decide what everyone in the shoppe would be listening to as they filled their bellies with ice cream goodness. “FUN!”, he formed the word with his lips as they climbed into the booth and pulled the menus out of their racks. “Wow! Everything looks so good!”, Cody exclaimed looking over the menu, “I want it all!”, he flipped the pages back and forth. “Maybe I’ll get a half of this and a half of this and a half of this…or no…that would be a third, right?”, he grinned, “Oooo! Oooo! Build your own! That what I want!”. He felt like a little boy when his grandparents used to take him out for ice cream. (Reply to this)

shiftingsands 2008-03-06 05:12 pm UTC (link)

"Yes! That! I swear I'm not that much of a blonde." Nikita giggled, and rolled her eyes at herself. "I don't think the captain would mind. If he finds out about you he might try to recruit you." She smiled over at him. She really wouldn't have minded if Nate tried to recruit Cody. In fact she might try to find Nate and ask him to personally go find Cody. Yes, she might just do that. She liked the brush of his hand against hers, it felt nice to be wanted by someone merely based on the fact that she could be herself. She blinked as he slid his hand into hers, and glanced over at him with a sheepish smile. As he interlaced their fingers, she gave his hand a reassuring squeeze. "I know you can, but I insist. No reason for a guy to pay for everything all the time. Besides, it's very rare that I get to buy a hot guy anything, so let me treat you." She gave him a wink, and then blushed again. Playfully she nudged him with her elbow, "And you keep saying stuff like that I'm going to be a blushing puddle of goo." She rolled her eyes, nudging him again playfully. "Trust me Cody. I've never been an angel, and I don't think I'll ever be one." She gave him a smile, and lifted a shoulder. She laughed at him and shook her head, "I don't have any pictures of that day. Everything was burned with the house that Alex and I grew up in." She chewed on her bottom lip, feeling as if she was about to cry until he exclaimed about the ice cream shoppe. She laughed as she was dragged along, all thoughts fleeing her mind. Nikita raised a brow at the jukebox, "That's neat." She peered at the song selection as she pulled the menu from its rack, and then looked at it. She giggled at Cody, "Easy now, you won't have a nice body for too much longer if you eat everything on the menu." She teased, giving him a smile. Her eyes scanned quickly over the menu, a small moan slipping past her lips. "I'm with you. Build your own sounds great." She nodded, looking up at the waitress as she came bouncing over. She grinned up at the woman, "I'll have the build your own. I want one scoop of vanilla, one scoop of chocolate chip cookie dough, and one scoop of the caramel cream. I'd like it topped with strawberry glaze, candied walnuts, caramel and chocolate syrup," She paused for a moment, eyes scanning over the toppings again. It was such a hard choice. "A lot of cherries, the ones with the stems still in them if you have them, sprinkles, and that will do it." She grinned again at the waitress who looked a little shocked at such an order. (Reply to this)

callme_hex 2008-03-07 01:52 am UTC (link)

"Recruit me?!", Cody exclaimed, "Really?!". He had actually never really considered what he would do after high school...except surf...there would be lots of surfing naturally! "Would I be able to see my mom and dad again sometimes? I mean if your captain ever wanted to recruit me or somethin'?", he wondered. He smiled widely as Nikita ordered her sundae, he looked at her as if she was just the most wonderful girl in the world and then he looked at the waitress, like 'isn' she wonderful?'. When it came Cody's time to order, he could barely contain himself, "I want one scoop of chocolate ice cream, one scoop of peanut butter ice cream, one scoop of vanilla ice cream and one scoop of coconut ice cream...and I want chocolate syrup over everything and Reese's peanut butter cup bits over top of it...and some nuts...and some cherries too...and some coconut sprinkled over it too...and...okay...that'll do it!". He looked at Nikita and bounced in his seat. While they were waiting for their sundaes, Cody flipped through the pages of the jukebox, "Epic! There're songs on here from the 60's until now!". He opened the tubelike 'wallet' around his neck and emptied out all of the quarters he had onto the table..."There ya go, Nikita, let's use em all! Play whatever you like". Suddenly, Cody laughed and grabbed a quarter and quickly stuck it in the jukebox's coin slot, announcing, "This one is dedicated to you, Nikita!". He pushed two buttons and waited for the song to queue up; when the music started, he grinned mischieviously and jumped up from the booth to stand over Nikita and sing along with the song... "Well I tried to make it Sunday, but I got so damn depressed That I set my sights on Monday and I got myself undressed I ain't ready for the altar but I do agree there's times When a woman sure can be a friend of mine Well, I keep on thinkin' 'bout you, Sister Golden Hair surprise And I just can't live without you; can't you see it in my eyes? I been one poor correspondent, and I been too, too hard to find But it doesn't mean you ain't been on my mind Will you meet me in the middle, will you meet me in the air? Will you love me just a little, just enough to show you care? Well I tried to fake it, I don't mind sayin', I just can't make it Well, I keep on thinkin' 'bout you, Sister Golden Hair surprise And I just can't live without you; can't you see it in my eyes? Now I been one poor correspondent, and I been too, too hard to find But it doesn't mean you ain't been on my mind Will you meet me in the middle, will you meet me in the air? Will you love me just a little, just enough to show you care? Well I tried to fake it, I don't mind sayin', I just can't make it Doo wop doo wop ..." Cody was so pleased with himself...he dove back into the booth laughing and asked, excitedly, "Get it? Sister Golden Hair...Will you meet me in the air?". Sometimes he really was like a little boy when he got excited, but the way he felt when he looked at Nikita was nothing like a little boy. When Cody spotted the waitress coming with their sundaes, he bit his bottom lip and looked over at Nikita with puppy dog eyes, "Boy, these booths sure are huge, aren't they?", he held his arms straight out to the side, "I'll bet you could put three people on each side, y'know?". After the waitress had deposited their sundaes and moved out of earshot, Cody cleared his throat, took a deep breath and asked, "So, I was thinking it would be kinda nice if maybe we could sit together if you want, but if you don't want, that's okay too...I won't be hurt or nothin...s'uptoyou". (Reply to this)

shiftingsands 2008-03-07 04:45 pm UTC (link)

Nikita nodded, "It's a possibility. We keep getting new crew members, one way or another, and I'm sure the captain, Nate, would welcome you with open arms." She smiled over at him, and nodded. "Yes, of course you'd be able to see your family. We typically know our stops ahead of time, so the previous stops you could call them up and tell them to meet you. Unless we stopped in your hometown of course." She thought for a moment, "We actually came here from Paris. I didn't tour Paris, but Alex said it was nice." She really wasn't sure exactly where they were going after this stop, after the heist there was no telling where they would go really. "We'll be leaving tomorrow though." She looked down at the table for a moment, lips pursing a little as Cody placed his order with the waitress. She took the time to glance around around the ice cream shoppe. There were all sorts of people in there with their families. It saddened her, just a little bit, as a young girl held her ice cream cone out to her father who took a lick. They shared a quiet laugh as some of the ice cream got on his nose, and Nikita couldn't help but smile herself. She glanced over as Cody began talking, and canted her head to the side. Her brows rose as he placed quarters on the table, and she smiled up at him. "I'll..." Then he was placing a quarter into the slot, stating that this song was dedicated to her. She blinked at his grin, wondering for a split second what he was up to. It didn't take long for her to find out what he was up to. Her cheeks flamed, and she reached up to cover her mouth with a delicate hand. No one had ever serenaded her, and once again she just waited on Mag or her brother to show up. She listened to him as he sang, a smile on her face as she dropped her hand back down into her lap. She applauded once the song was over, giggling softly. "I do get it." She giggled once again and shook her head. A strange feeling settled in the pit of her stomach, it felt...light, even after the big meal she'd just had. Placing a hand over her stomach, her brows furrowed a little. What had Alex called this feeling? Butterflies, right. She watched as the waitress sat her food down in front of her. Part of her didn't want to eat it, but as soon as that thought fluttered through her mind it was gone and replaced by the need to eat the ice cream. She pulled her spoon from the boat, and looked at him as he started talking. A slow smile spread across her face. "They are, and you probably could." She watched the waitress for a moment, looking back at Cody with a raised brow. With a light roll of her eyes, she scooted over in the booth, moving her ice cream down. "That's fine." She replied with a giggle, waiting until he moved over next to her before she nudged him with her elbow playfully. She took a spoonful of ice cream and toppings, and took a bite. She hummed lightly at the flavors on her tongue before she picked up a quarter and slid it into the jukebox. She pursed her lips for a moment, going through the song collection before settling on 'Werewolves of London'. (Reply to this)

PT 2 (HAHA! I made TWO comments! *giggles and grins*) shiftingsands 2008-03-07 04:46 pm UTC (link)

I saw a werewolf with a Chinese menu in his hand walkin through the streets of Soho in the rain. He was lookin for the place called Lee Ho Fooks, gonna get a big dish of beef chow mein. Chorus: Aaahoo, werewolves of London Aaahoo(2x) Ya hear him howlin around your kitchen door, ya better not let him in. Little old lady got mutilated late last night, werewolves of London again. Chorus 2x He's the hairy, hairy gent, who ran amok in Kent. Lately he's been overheard in Mayfair. You better stay away from him, he'll rip your lungs out Jim. Huh, I'd like to meet his tailor. Chorus 2x Well, I saw Lon Chaney walkin with the queen, doing the werewolves of London. I saw Lon Chaney Jr. walkin with the queen, doin the werewolves of London I saw a werewolf drinkin a pina colada at Trader Vic's And his hair was perfect. ahhhooooo, werewolves of London Draw blood Why? mainly because she liked the song. No other reaason than that. She slid her light gaze over to Cody, still chowing down on her ice cream concoction. "I like this song. I have no idea why." She giggled, and shook her head. Finally she finished with her ice cream, nothing but the cherries left in the boat. Picking up one by the stems she put the cherry in her mouth, and pulled the stem off and dropped it back into the boat, "So, are we going to go to Hexland now?" She raised a brow, doing the same with the rest of the cherries until they were gone. Leaning back, she patted her belly and smiled over at him. (Reply to this)

Part I callme_hex 2008-03-07 07:29 pm UTC (link)

The look that Nikita gave the little girl and her father didn’t get past Cody…he wished that he could hug her and make it all better, but sadly, nothing could do that. It just wasn’t fair that someone so wonderful should have had something so horrible happen to them. Cody was glad that she at least had had her brother Alex to lean on and share it with; he slid his hand across the table over her hand and gave it a gentle squeeze, “Nice here, huh?”, he asked softly. After singing to Nikita, something he never thought he’d have the nards to do, she clapped and laughed and that made it all worth it…anything that made her happy and put a smile on that pretty face had to be good! Now. his whole body was tingling as he sat next to Nikita in the booth. When she playfully nudged at him, he, of course, nudged back, as if it were no big deal…but it was a very big deal. He was enjoying any and all body contact with this perfect, frosted girl. Just sitting this close, he could feel her…her body heat was like an aura…he felt like their arms and legs were rubbing together even though they weren’t…Is my breathing deeper? Oh man, I hope she doesn’t think I’m sitting here perin’ or something, cause I’m not…I’m really not. He scooped up his ice cream and ate it quickly, hoping it would cool him down. He laughed and sang along when Nikita played ‘Werewolves of London’, “So funny, that’s a classic! You have got to be the coolest girl, ever!”, he chuckled. With the ice cream finished and the song over, Cody was left sitting just inches from Nikita and his cheeks began to redden…she saved the day when she suggested they visit ‘Hexland’. He grew excited and asked in loud whisper, “Really?! You wanna go?!”. He jumped up from the booth and gathered up his things and took her by the hand, “We have to go somewhere out of the public eye. It will look like we are stepping into a hole and disappearing and pulling the hole in after us”. They ran outside and Cody looked around, “Over there…behind that beach umbrella stand! Perfect!”. He ran across the stretch of beach with Nikita in tow until they were behind a large stand that rented out beach umbrellas. Behind the stand was a small sliver of sand and then a stand of palm trees, so there was no real reason for anyone to be back there…it was perfect for their needs. Cody was psyched that Nikita was going to see him do his thing…he hoped that she was impressed. (Reply to this)

Part II callme_hex 2008-03-07 07:31 pm UTC (link)

“Okay, stand back just a bit”, he warned, protecting her with the arm that he wasn’t holding up. Reaching deep inside himself, he concentrated…concentrated and tapped into a pool of mutant energy that only he could manipulate…he raised his arm and felt the energy push…he pushed and spread his hand and there shimmered and iridescent sphere about the size of a soccer ball...glowing in all the colors of the rainbow…it pulsated and swirled and almost seemed to have a life of it’s own. Cody turned to give Nikita a smile, “Now for the fun part. Wrap your hands around my waist or hold onto my shoulders or something and follow me in. Just make sure you hold onto me until we are completely in, okay?”, he instructed. With that said, he furrowed his brow and plunged his hands into the sphere, pulling and molding it…stretching it almost like taffy…lengthways and then wide, but it kept it’s shape instead of snapping back and, soon, an alien landscape could be seen inside the sphere. Once it was opened wide enough to climb through, Cody tossed his surfboard and bag through and then called back, “Ready or not!” and went through. Hexland was, as promised, a sight to see…tangerine skies, a landscape somewhat like the American west or the Australian Outback…red sand and rock outcroppings, except the bushes and plants were more turquoise and there were streams here…clear, drinkable water with a lavender tint. Once in awhile a white reptile would scurry by or any number of multi-colored birds. Cody held his arms wide, “Well, here it is…Hexland! TA DAHHHH!! I don’t know if there are any people or cities here. I’ve been coming here for 7 years and I’ve never seen any. Only animals and birds”. He picked a large blue flower and handed it to her, “I kinda think this might be where my biological dad is from, but who knows”, he shrugged. He ran over to the nearest stream and cupped his hands for a drink, “Come and taste! It’s good!”, he had a drink and then splashed a bit of the pale purplish water at her, laughing. He looked at Nikita and all around at his private little world and wondered if this wasn’t the most perfect day of his life. (Reply to this)

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