Displaced, Vortigern and Spike
Octavian had been prowling the campsite out of boredom, and found a games room. He ferreted through it and grinned as he found a soccer ball.
"Fantastic."
He walked back to where mostly everyone had their tents, dribbling it and bouncing it off his forehead as he walked.
"Jono! Up for a game?"
Like you nancy private school boys know how to play football properly. Jonothon scoffed, putting his guitar down.
You're on, cobber.
"And like a public school ruffian can truly appreciate the nuances of the game," Octavian said, kicking the ball off the back of his foot onto his shoulders and rolling it along them.
Are we gonna play, or are you just gonna show off?
"We should see if anyone else wants to play," Octavian said.
He whistled at Vortigern and Spike.
"You two up for it?"
Spike smiled slightly nastily.
"Sure, mate. C'mon Vort."
"Sergei, they play football in Russia?"
"Da, tovarisch. Teams?"
"Angelo, you play?"
"Yeah."
Angelo jogged over.
"Teams are... Vort, Spike and Sergei. And on the other team, it's Jono, Angelo and I. We'll add in other people as they come along, goals are those two trees, and that garbage bin and my shirt," Octavian said, pulling his shirt over his head and dropping it on the ground.
"Let's play."
He kicked off from the center and play began.
Jessica and Rachel
Kitty, Tracy, Jess and Rach sat on the sidelines whistling and catcalling as somne very hot boys ran around shirtless. Jess turned to Rach.
"So, Rach, wanna spend Christmas at the Hanson homestead? I'm teleporting back to tulsa in a few days. And I'm sure your father wants to know how you're doing. Your mom and sisters probably, as well." Rachel groaned.
"Well, Dad, yes, but Mom found out I was pregnant and told me not to dare to come home expecting any help what-so-ever. She's, well, sorta-kinda disowned me." Jess hugged her best friend.
"Adam's not going home either. He stayed at the school, 'cause he's kinda failing physics, and he refuses to go back home to abusive keroholics." Rachel nodded.
"Well, just a few more weeks, and he'll be 18. Then he can petition for guardianship of his sister, and get her out of there." Rachel reminded Jess.
"Yep. The YIRAAS has investigated the abuse reports a couple times, but they always clean up at the last minute, and get to keep the kids."
"Okay, lewt's get back to drooling," Rach said, and they started cheeringh for the guys.
Displaced and Spike
Octavian preened slightly, then got tripped up by Spike as the vampire stole the ball.
Even his teammates snickered at him as the Brit looked up from the ground.
"Highly unsporting!"
"Yeah, but it worked!"
Octavian bounced up again as Jonothon slid out in front of Spike, sending the ball to Angelo. The Hispanic took off, and kicked it to Octavian when Vortigern tried to take the ball.
"And he scores!" Octavian cheered.
Sergei shrugged slightly as he padded out to get the ball.
"Laugh it up, tovarisch. You'll get yours."
He kicked from the goalline and Octavian ducked as the ball whistled past his head.
Kitty
The four girls at the sideline cheered for Tav.
"Oh yeah!" Kitty yelled out. "You go girl!"
Octavian and Spike
"Girl?"
Octavian looked insulted.
Spike hung onto Vortigern's shoulder, he was laughing so hard.
"Oh bollocks. Now you're never going to shut up about it, are you?" Octavian said to the vampire in disgust.
"Ummm, nah!"
Octavian shook his head, then stole the ball from Spike's feet. The game started again, a bit rougher then before.
Kitty and Theresa
"It's just an expression!" Kitty yelled back, laughing so hard. God, Tav was SO hot! Tracy laughed so hard, and then coughed. Suddenly, she was screaming, supersonics. She couldn't shut her mouth. It was Legacy, causing her powers to malfunction. The girls all covered their ears.
Octavian, Spike, Vortigern and Sergei
Spike clapped his hands to his ears.
"Oh BLOODY HELL! THAT HURTS!"
"Spike, look at me, Spike," Vortigern said in a worried voice.
Spike shut his eyes, then blinked hard.
"How do we shut her up before I go ruddy deaf?"
"Tracey, you alright?" Octavian jogged over, wincing slightly but nowhere near as bad off as Spike was.
"Calm down, pet."
Sergei's hands were firmly over his pointed ears and a tic had started up at the corner of his mouth.
Kitty and Theresa
Tracy concentrated hard, and managed to close her mouth. SHe took a few deep breaths. "It's that THING, that they put in me. It's getting harder and harder to control my powers. I'm so sorry," she said, tears in her eyes. She'd hurt her friends. She got up and ran back to her & Kitty's tent.
Kitty uncovered her ears. "Everybody okay?" she asked. she looiked back at Tracy who was running. "Just let her go, she just needs to calm down."
Spike, Sergei and Octavian
Spike rubbed his ears hard.
"I'm alright. Everyone else ok?"
"Da," Sergei said.
"Yes," Octavian said thoughtfully.
Now that's sorted out, can we get back to playing?
Jessica and Rachel
"Yeah!" Kitty cheered. "Shirts vs. skins, come on!" Kitty cheered, unable to tear her eyes off of Tav's torso. "Mmmm," she said to herself. She looked around. "Whoops, did I say that out loud?"
"Yep!" Jess and Rach said, laughing at her.
"Kitty, why don't you just tell him you like him?"
"I don't know. I haven't been with anybody since Lance and I broke up, but he's SO HOT! Even if he can be a jerk at times."
Jono, Spike and Octavian
Jonothon headed the ball, saving a goal from Spike.
"Bugger," Spike said, catching the ball on his knee, then trying again.
Jonothon blocked it again.
This time, Octavian hit the ball with his shoulder, taking it away from Spike.
Kitty
Kity watched Octavian. She wanted to make the first move, but she was too scared. Tav was experienced, and she'd only even been with Lance. SHe figured the best plan was just to crush from afar.
He'd probably figure it out, though. She was cheering for HIM, not for anybody else, and, well, he was so forking gorgeous.
Displaced, Vortigern and Spike
Octavian threw his head back and laughed, sun shining through his hair.
"C'mon, Spike...since you're such a badass punk."
He tapped the ball neatly with his foot, flipping it up to bounce it off his forehead to Jonothon. The telepath bounced it off his shoulder to his foot, before kicking it at the goal. Vortigern kicked it back into play before it reached the goal.
"You are such a nancy," Spike said, catching the ball with his foot, then taking off down the field.
Angelo slid the vampire's feet out from under him, sending the ball to Octavian. He trapped it, then booted it down the field. Sergei tried but failed to stop it.
Jessica
Kitty sighed. "Okay, girls," she said, looking at Jess and Rach, "If we're to be proper cheeleaders, we need to think of a good cheer."
"Eh, who cares," Jess said. "Let's just scream out lungs out."
"Okay." So they did.
Spike, Vortigern, Sergei and Octavian
Play continued, and Spike scored a goal. Which lead to celebratory snogging of Vortigern.
Sergei whistled at them.
"Hey, tovarisches, we're still playing here!"
"Yeah, mate," Spike said, letting Vortigern come up for air.
Octavian chuckled.
Rachel
The girls cheered even harder at the hot boys kissing.
"Forget about the game, this is more fun to watch!" Rach yelled out.
Vortigern and Spike
Vortigern blushed heavily and Spike grinned.
"Might as well give them a show, pet."
"No."
"Oh, c'mon, you know ya wanna."
Even if it seemed impossible, Vortigern's blush went deeper.
As written by Joy...
"Woo-hoo!" the girls cheered. What was it about beautiful guys kissing that made most girls unbelievably horny? Nobody knew for sure, but it was proving its point here and now.
Spike and Vortigern
Spike grinned and sketched a salute.
"You heard our adoring, incredibly horny public."
"Spike, I really don't-mmph!"
Spike leant Vortigern over backwards, kissing him hard. The teen's hands flailed for a moment, then clutched at Spike's shoulders.
Kitty
Kitty peeled her eyes away just for a moment, to look at Tav. SHe blushed, and then looked back at Spike ravishing Vort right there on the pitch.
"GOd that's hot," she whispered. The other girls quickly agreed.
Octavian and Spike
"I'd give that a ten," Octavian commented.
Spike heard and gave him a thumbs up, mouth very busily engaged. Octavian chuckled.
"Well, I think this game is kinda finished now..."
Octavian snickered as the other males on the pitch made expressions of disgust, then he jogged over to a bubbler that was near the girls.
Kitty
"Is there anything higher than a ten?" Kitty wondered, getting some water, and being very cute, on purpose.
Octavian and Spike
"Perhaps," Octavian purred.
He sipped at the water, then sprayed water across his face and sweaty body.
"But in public with clothes on, a ten is the best that can be achieved..."
Spike's hand slid down the front of Vortigern's pants.
"Although Spike seems to have very little grasp of society's morals regarding what is allowable."
Spike flipped him two fingers before returning his hand to where it had been, and Octavian chuckled.
Kitty
Kitty's eyes widened, and she laughed. "Oh my word, I can't belive he just did that! Oh wait, it's Spike, yes I can."
Octavian and Vortigern
"Which according to my sister, is not the least of what they did n London," Octavian said.
Vortigern's hands were running over Spike's back and playing with his hair. A muffled moan could be heard.
Kitty
Kitty blushed. "Should we be watching this? I mean, I know it's a public place and all, but, I don't know, it just seems kinda-- wrong."
Octavian
"Well, they don't care," Octavian said.
"Actually, I'll correct that. Spike doesn't care."
Kitty
Kitty giggled. "Oh, I'd be so embarrased. Making out with people watching? I mean, it's funny to watch other people, but a little scary when you yourself are being watched."
Octavian
"Sometimes it can be fun," Octavian said, smiling slightly.
"All those people, watching you...wishing your partner out of the picture and themselves in it..."
Kitty
Kitty smiled nervously. "Um, do you wanna go for a walk down on the beach?" she suggested, hoping he'd say yes.
Octavian
"Yeah, alright," Octavian said.
"Let me grab my shirt."
He jogged over and grabbed his shirt from the ground.
Kitty
Kitty pouted, wishing he wouldn't put it on. But she didn't say what she was thinking.
"I love it here. I'm from Chicago, or around therem anyways. It's always cold. But this is nice."
Octavian
"Yeah, Britain's the same," Octavian said.
"Bah, grass. I really don't feel like being itchy all day until I can grab a shower."
He balled the shirt up.
"Mind if we stop by my tent so I can throw this in?"
Kitty
"NO problemo," Kitty said. She grinned as she watched Tav walk around shirtless. ANd all she could think was 'God he's hot."
"So, I guess I don't really know very much about you. Why don't you tell me about yourself?"
Octavian
"Well, I'm from Britain, obviously," Octavian said.
"My family is oh so classily rich, and my father is a Baron. Which, I'm glad to say, means f*ck all to most of the people here."
Kitty
"I don't know what's that's like, honestly," Kitty said. "My family, we're not rich, but we are comfortable. I've never really had to worry about money, but I can't have whatever I want. I do have their love though, and I guess that's what matters. It did, however take them a long time to accept that I'm a mutant, and nothing can change that. But they're coping. How about yours?"
Octavian
"If I wasn't the only son, I'd be disowned already," Octavian said.
"But..."
Kitty
"But what?" Kitty wondered. "How did your parents react? I remember my dad couldn't look at me for a week when he found me on the basement floor, with my blankets hanging through the ceiling."
Octavian
"My mother had a fit," Octavian said.
"A very genteel, polite, hysterical fit. Dem 'ported us to Mordred and Vortigern, and that was that."
Kitty
Kitty blushed. "So, are you planning on going to Uni or college in the fall? I applied to all the Ivys, on my father's orders, and I was accepted to all except Princeton, but that means I have to decide between Harvard, Yale, Columbia, and Sarah Lawrence. I also got full scholarships, which means I don't have any right to not go." Kitty sighed. After she'd gotten a perfect 1600 on her SATS, both her parents and teachers had encouraged her to apply to all the best school, without ever asking her what she wanted.
"I just want to dance. But nobody ever asked."
Octavian
"So, do what you want," Octavian said.
"I'm planning on an economics law degree, and a course in business studies. I will have to know how to handle my father's assets when he...dies or retires."
Kitty
"I'm afraid to do what I want. Sometimes I wish I was stupid, because then people would expect less of me." Kitty kicked off her shoes as they walked on the beach, feeling the sand and surf under her toes.
"Oh, jellyfish, don't step on it," Kitty warned, as she phased through it.
Octavian
Octavian caught up to her and caught her by the arm.
"*Never* be normal, that's a deathtrap. For your mind and your soul. You can be more then that. But make sure you're doing what *you* want to do, or you'll slowly die, just as surely."
He hesitated for a moment, then brushed his lips over hers.
Kitty
A million things flew through Kitty's mind as Tav kissed her. First was that his lips were soft, then, 'oh my god, I can't belive he's touching me!' then, 'oh my word, this British GOD is interested in ME!' then it was 'crap, I should probably react.' I tall happened over a split second. Almost instantly, Kitty kissed Tav back, tentatively.
Octavian
Octavian deepened the kiss slowly. She was cute, in her way. And intelligent, which he always liked. So he kissed her. It made sense in his head.
Kitty
Kitty had no clue why Tav was kissing her. Guys never liked the smart girl, she was always the geek, the nerd. Guys went for the cheerleaders, that was just the way the wqorld worked. So why was Tav kissing her? Her hands were sort of pinned against her body, so, without even realizing it, she phased her arms through Tav's, to wrap them around him. KItty tried to remind herself to not panic. The first time a guy had kissed her, she'd wound up phasing right through him. Finally, they broke apart for air.
"Wow," Kitty whispered.
Octavian
Octavian nibbled downn her throat.
"Mm."
His hands rested on her hips lightly.
Kitty
Kitty closed her eyes happily, and then her mind caught up with her body.
"Oh," she said softly, "It's moving too fast," she whispered, phasing away from Tav.
"Oy vey, what am I doing?" Kitty said to herself. he certainly kisses better than Lance.
"I"m sorry," she said. "I really like you, it's just, I have issues."
Octavian
Octavian ran his hand through his hair.
"What sort of issues? They weren't there a minute ago."
He walked towards her slowly.
Kitty
"It's just. . . you don't want to be with me. I'm the geeky girl that everyone laughs at because I'm better at math than P.E.. And you're so experienced, ad GOD you're a good kisser, but I'm clumsy and awkward and mousey." Kitty sat down on a log. "And now you're probably never even going to look at me again, because I just made a total fool of myself. Good one, Kathryn."
Octavian
"I...have better thigs to do with my time then kiss someone I don't find attractive," Octavian said.
He sat down next to her and slid his arm around her waist.
"And I like intelligent women. Unlike most men, I don't find them a threat. And you're very pretty."
Kitty
"I am? I think you're repttey too. I mean, handsome, well, truthfully, you're kinda pretty," she said with a smile, hoping she hadn't offended him.
OCtavian
Octavian smiled slightly.
"I'll just take that in the spirit it was given," he said dryly.
Then he kissed her again.
Kitty
Kitty relaxed as he kissed her. She parted her lips slightly to allow his tongue access. She never knew what to do with her hands when she was kissing, it was so awkward.
Octavian
Octavian shifted slightly closer, one hand coming to rest on the small of her back as he kissed her. With his other hand, he curled his fingers through hers.
Kitty
Kitty relaxed into the kiss, and let Octavian take control.
//I could get used to this,// Kitty thought. //Maybe he really does like me.//
Octavian.
Octavian sat them down slowly, moving Kitty into his lap. He kissed her, making it deeper, more passionate.
Kitty
Kitty let go of all her fears and self doubt, and lost herself in the kiss.
Sergei & Octavian.
"Oi! Tavvie!" Sergei yelled irritably.
"Jono wants the badn to practise a bit!"
Octavian sighed as he pulled away from Kitty slightly.
"How annoying. I better go."
Kitty
"All right," Kitty said. "Mind if I watch?"
Octavian.
"Jonothon gets odd, and angry about his music," Octavian said.
He kissed down the curve of her neck lightly.
"But if you want to watch, you can."
Kitty
Kitty giggled. "All right," she followed him over and sat on the grass, watching.
Octavian.
Octavian smiled at her before he picked up his bass guitar.
"Let's do this."