zelda (hylianruler) wrote in valarlogs, @ 2013-07-06 20:10:00 |
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Entry tags: | !complete, kol mikaelson, zelda |
Who: Kol Mikaelson and Zelda Hyrule
When: Late-June (circa June 25, after his birthday, but before the animals stopped talking on June 26)
Where: Zelda’s Place
What: Old friends hanging out, playing video games, outfit delivery
Rating/Warnings: Low/None
Status: Complete
Zelda was really excited that Kol was going to come over and play video games. She had a surprise for him, she’d gone out and had purchased him a new outfit. It was from Jefferson’s shop--a place that Zelda was absolutely in love with. She had the whole thing in a large, dress box sitting on the sofa beside her. There were snacks and drinks on the coffee table in front of her, and the video game was on and paused on Mario. Zelda loved playing Mario.
It was nice being able to reconnect with Zelda again. They had been close friends in high school. Kol had nearly gotten expelled when he beat the ever living shit out of her ex-boyfriend. Hell, they had even been Prom King and Queen in their senior year of high school. A lot of people were surprised that they didn’t end up going out, but Kol had been a bit of a manwhore back then, and hurting Zelda was not one of the things he wanted, so they had remained friends. He was so glad he had gotten back in touch with her on Valarnet.
Bringing Hades in his little carry case, he told the kitten to behave himself and not flirt TOO shamelessly with Zelda.
With a smile he knocked on the door. “Zels? Your two favorite boys have arrived!”
He could undoubtedly hear the squee of delight that came from the other side of the door. In seconds Zelda had wrenched open the front door, pounced on her old friend, and was nearly hugging the life out of him. She was like that. In another second she was tugging him inside and shoving a beer into his hands.
“Where’s my Hades?” She asked, taking the carry case out of Kol’s grasp and peeking inside. “Baby face! Hi, there!” She closed the front door and ushered both boys into the living room area, then set down the carry case and opened the little door. “Come on out when you’re ready, Sweet thing!”
Then she turned to Kol and motioned toward the box on the sofa. “Belated birthday present.” Inside was an outfit for him, dark, powerful colors in daring combinations and incredibly stylish cuts, jacket, slacks, shirt and accessories. (Zelda probably dropped a couple hundred dollars on the jacket alone. She couldn’t be fussed to look at price tags or receipts, though.)
Kol smiled and walked into the room, rolling his eyes when the kitten ran past him to jump and cuddle her. “Hades wubs Zel-Zel,” he said and purred. “Pretty lady.” Kol couldn’t believe his kitten was basically a little player who was hitting on one of his best friends. He’d have to break the news to his cat that Zelda had a boyfriend.
“Enough, Hades. Or you and I will have an appointment at the vet to get snipped sooner rather than later.” When Hades hissed at him and burrowed closer into Zelda, he nearly laughed. Ths was too amusing. He almost wished this cat would talk forever. He could be his little wingman.
“Zels, you didn’t have to get me a gift for my birthday. I was only half serious. Seriously, spending time with you and seeing you happy and healthy is enough for me.”
"Awww!" Zelda wrapped her arms around the kitten and mushed her face into his fur. She would have purred right back at him, if she had the ability. Poor thing, getting snipped. It'd be a good idea, though, Zelda thought. Keep him from scampering about and making lots of mini-Hadeses. "Poor dear, you're gonna scare him to death." She said, scooping the cat up and sitting down on the armchair facing the sofa. She settled Hades into her lap.
"Don't be ridiculous. What kind of a friend doesn't get another friend something for his birthday?" She asked, shaking her head. (The whole time she absent-mindedly scratched behind Hades' ears.) She and Kol were never sexually or romantically involved in any way, but she considered him to be one of her closest friends. He was the one she turned to when she needed... well... anything. "It's the least I could do. Besides, it was fun. Open it up and tell me how amazingly fashionable I am." She gave a bright grin.
“The little perv needs a little scaring, don’t you Hades?” Ko asked with a smirk.
“You were the one who said she was a smoking hot beauty, daddy. I’m merely agreeing,” the kitten said smugly, knowing Kol couldn’t do anything to him as long as he was secured safely in Zelda’s lap. “Meeeow. Hades likes the lovely ladies.”
Rolling his eyes, Kol turned his attention to the giant box and opened it, letting out a low whistle at the fashionable outfit that Zels had picked out for him. “It looks great Zels, but I’m a little curious how you knew my exact sizes. Did you roofie me last time I was here, lay me down and have your wicked way measuring me? Or are you just stalking me?” He teased.
Zelda laughed. "Smoking hot body?" She asked, turning to look over at Kol. She never once stopped scratching the purring kitten, even as he squirmed around in her lap. "Your kitten has quite a mouth on him. What have you been teaching him at home?"
"Don't be ridiculous. If I wanted to have my wicked way measuring you, all I'd have to do is ask." She tossed him another wink, then shook her head. "I guessed. If they're not right, you can go into the shop and Jefferson will fix them for you. He can alter any of the items there to make sure you get a snug fit." But Zelda was absolutely pleased that he liked the clothes. Tickled pink, really. "Good present, then?"
“Best present,” Kol said with a smile as he moved to kiss her forehead, nearly laughing at his kittens jealous little growl. “Easy little dude, she has a boyfriend, so you don’t stand a chance with her.”
“Aww,” the little kittens ears went flat and he looked up at Zelda with wide pitiful eyes. “Say it’s not true Zels. I thought we had something special! You kissed my tummy and everything!”
Snorting, Kol rolled his eyes before he turned his attention to the WiiU. “Mario huh? DId you hear they are doing an add on wht Luigi only. Basically the same game but no Mario, just Luigi.”
Zelda beamed when he said it was the best present. She gave a "You're welcome" that was nearly drowned out by the kitten's jealous growl. Another laugh escaped her--just a little one. She shook her head. "Sorry, Hades, but it's true. My heart belongs to another." She almost broke into one of those hopelessly smitten sighs--you know the kind--but she refrained. "I can still kiss your tummy, though." She offered. Link wouldn't mind that.
"What? No. What? Really?" Zelda asked, growing excited at that idea. "God, I love Mario. How is it that it's taken me this long to get into video games? Seriously."
Kol gagged when she mentioned she was taken. “I still need to meet this prick and give him the ‘hurt her and I gut you like a fish’ speech. It’s my given right as your best friend. Besides, I need to make sure that your...taste in men has improved. Because this time, I’ll end up in jail if somebody hurts you, Zels. Family money won’t be able to get me out of that one. So I need to make sure that you’re safe. Jackie boy and I can team up.”
“Me too, me too. I got sharp claws Zels,” Hades preened as he laid in her lap, swatting at the game controller. “I’ll help you beat daddy.”
"You won't need to, Kol." Zelda said, smiling bashfully and proudly at the same time. She was absolutely smitten, absolutely head over heels for Link, it was obvious in the way she talked about him. Even in the way she didn't talk about him. "He's nothing like that jack ass back in school. No pressure, no bravado, just... kindness. Honesty. He's smart, and strong, and brave." She really needed to stop. It was getting gross. "I'll set up a meeting. I'm sure you're going to love him as much as I do. Okay, maybe not that much."
She laughed a bit, rather pink around the cheeks. "Okay, okay. Here we go." She turned on the game and started to play.
Kol seriously doubted it, but then again, he loved her as much as he loved Rebekah, and nobody had been good enough for her in his eyes until Stefan had come along. Maybe, just maybe this Link was that person for Zelda. He hoped so. He’d really hate to have to bust the guys jaw, but for now, he needed to focus on the game and not let Zelda win. He would not be defeated.
“You know, Princess Peach is one lazy woman. You would think after the 2nd time getting kidnaped by Bowser, she’d amass an army rather than let this poor plumber bastard and his brain dead gangly brother save her ass all the time. And do you ever see Mario and Luigi get rewarded? No. They aren’t knights or anything. They still remain lowly plumbers. That’s some messed up stuff right there.”
Zelda was in the middle of a level when he started talking about Princess Peach. It was rather distracting. She clicked her buttons and fell off of a platform into the lava, then turned to scowl at her best friend from so long ago. "...are you done?" She asked, playfully. "Because I could have used one of those magic brick thingies so I wouldn't fall into the lava."
“Maybe it’s my evil plan to defeat you,” Kol said as he grabbed the acorn power-up that Zelda was going for. “Neer neer,” he said with a laugh as he scooped up Hades and put him in his lap. “You see that Hades? Daddy is winning, because I’m a total bad ass when it comes to this game.” Playfully, he had his Luigi jump on Marios head to get on the blocks ahead of him. “Come on Zels, you gotta be faster than that.”
“Buh?” Zelda frowned and shook her head, making her little Mario guy jump. She was no match for Kol, though. “You’re evil! So mean! See if I invite you over to play!” She said, then grabbed the WiiU iPad thingy and started to plant blocks in front of Kol’s character with the stylus, so that she could block his way and sneak her Mario past. (It was difficult to do one-handed, dude.)
“Rude!” Kol whined as he struggled to get past the blocks, “too bad I know something you don’t know. You missed a block to hit, Zels,” he said with a smirk as he hit it. Lo and behold a Yoshi egg appeared which he quickly jumped on. With the Yoshi at his disposal he was able to get to the flag a few seconds before Zelda did. “Victory is mine. Hand me a soda for my victory drink, Zels!”
Zelda spluttered. She set down her remote control and climbed up from the sofa, then wandered off into the kitchen, dragging her feet. It was playful, almost vaudevillian, the way she slowly and sadly moved.
She couldn't keep it up, though, and came back into the room with a couple of beers, then plopped down on the sofa. "Okay, different game, then. What's next?"
“Truth or dare!” Hades piped up as he jumped back into Zeldas lap, “that way I can dare you to kiss me.”
“I swear, I don’t know where this little player gets it from. Certainly not from ME,” he said with amusement as he took one of the beers with a murmured thanks. “I’m up for truth and dare if you are, but before we play, I’ve gotta rant about something and get it off my chest. I haven’t even told my family yet. I’m afraid to,” he said with a frown. “I don’t want them to be disappointed...”
Oh, the voice and that purr and the squeak of his voice! Zelda laughed. “You don’t have to dare me to kiss you, silly cat. It’s not cheating when it’s cross-species.” She reached over to scratch under the kitten’s chin.
“What? Not from you? I don’t believe it” She shook her head with a grin then gulped from her bottle as she settled back on the sofa. “Okay, go ahead. I’m all ears.” The way he’d said it made her a little nervous.
“Coach kicked me off the Basketball team,” Kol said with a sigh. “Apparently, he’s concerned my injury was too severe and that I won’t be an asset to them this next season. I mean, what the fuck! I’m doing Physical therapy three days a week and exercising on my own isn’t enough. So...I’m off the team completely. I won’t even get to sit on the bench. The closest I’ll ever get to the game again is as a broadcaster...”
Zelda simply stared at him for a moment. “What? He can’t do that, can he?” She looked positively livid with outrage. “What can I do? Who can I call?” ...Zelda Hyrule (with her father’s power and money, anyway) could probably get him fired if she really wanted to. The poor dear didn’t really understand that some things couldn’t be bought in this world.
“This isn’t something that your money or connections can fix, Zels...” Kol said with a sigh, “but I plan on telling my family soon. They’ll be able to give me some advice and guidance on what I should do,” he sighed and rested his head on his best friends shoulder. “I feel like a failure right now, to be perfectly honest...”
Zelda turned and wrapped both arms around him, hugging him close. It was strange how they’d lost touch for a little while after high school, but now that she had him back she wasn’t ever planning on letting him go again. “You’re not a failure, Kol. Far from it. You’ve just got more obstacles than other people? Or you have to shift your plans a little.”
“Thanks Zels,” Kol said as he kissed her forehead, “you always know just what to say to cheer me up, darling. Now, pick the next game and I promise not to wipe the floor with you in it.”
Zelda gave a little laugh. “Okay.” She was glad that she could cheer up her good friend. “You’re on.” And turned the game on to play.