Spook
Christina opened her flask as she sat outside on the small verandah of the cabin. RK lay half across her knees, both of them still fuming. She slugged back more then half the flask, and then spun it between her hands. "Stupid Chris. Screw him. Just...screw him, the asshole." She got up and walked over to her van, pulling out several bottles of kero, and more then a few bottles of whiskey. She wanted to get stinking drunk tonight. "SCREW YOU, YOU PRICK!" She finished the flask. "Lying son of a bitch..." She opened a bottle of kerp and RK watched her with golden eyes.
Noah
Noah sighed as he continued walking. He didn't know where he was going or when he'd go back, he just wanted to sit somewhere and get drunk. He held onto the bottle of kero he'd created and spotted a cabin. It looked like a good place to get drunk, so he headed over. And saw Christina.
"Oh, hi again."
Spook
"Hi," Christina said dispirtedly. "Tell me, RK, why are men such assholes?"
RK mewed.
"You don't know? Me neither. Stupid lying *leaving* sons of bitches..." She upended the bottle of kerp she had and drank steadily. "Screw you, Chris, wherever you are. May you die, very painfully."
Noah
"O...k."
Noah sat down next to Christina.
"Ok, what's up? Tell Uncle Noah about it."
He unscrewed the cap of his kero bottle.
"Or he can get drunk with you, at least."
Spook
"Ah, that's a verrrry long story. Stupid Chris." Christina drank more kero. "Stupid, idiotic male. You're very welcome to sit there and get drunk."
RK eyed Noah with suspicion.
"RK, keep your paws and your claws and your teeth, to yourself. It's damn lonely drinking by yourself. I should know, do enough of it."
Noah
"Hey, you don't have to be lonely," Noah started, taking a big swig of kero.
"You should come down and join us for a drink."
He grinned and pulled some weed from his pocket.
"And... some grass."
Spook
"Mmm. Sounds good. But I don't think some of them liked me very much," Christina said thoughtfully. "Or Alice freaked them out. But she's gone back to OK City. Oookaaaayyy!" She said, almost singing it.
RK sneezed.
"Oh, don't be disapproving, cat. He locked you in the cabin so you couldn't come tell me he was leaving. Skipped out on me. Everybody leaves..."
Noah
Noah rolled her a joint, lit it and handed it to her, then rolled himself one and lit it up. He took a swig of kero, then puffed on his joint.
"I'm not gonna leave ya."
He leant back against a pot on the verandah.
"And hey, Alice freaked them, but there were no objections to you."
Noah felt himself get a little lightheaded.
Spook
"Funny that. Everybody hates me. All these people tryig to kill me...and half the time I have no idea why." Christina drew back on the joint thoughtfully. "Why did he havta dust my gun, the bastard? It was *my* gun. Beautiful shotgun...bastard. Couldn'tve just left, no. He had to dust my frigging shotgun I got from my father. Bastard." She followed it up with a chaser of whiskey.
Noah
Noah took another long swig of kero. He was well on his way to being totally off his face. A few more swigs and he'd be gone. That mixed with the weed...
"Hey, it'll be alright," Noah said, putting an arm around her shoulders.
Spook
"No, it won't. He hates me. But now I hate him too, the bastard." Cristina leant against him, feeling sad and lonely. "Why does everyone leave me? Everybody. Never good enough for nobody for nothing." She drank from the bottle she had in her hand.
Noah
Noah kissed her forehead.
"Hey, cheer up, it'll be ok. I'm sure he doesn't hate you. And you're a great person. Whoever leaves you is a fool."
He took a long swig of his kero.
Yep, welcome to drunkville.
Population: Noah.
Spook
"Ya think?" Christina asked him. "You're a really nice guy...why do I alwys seem to attract assholes, and not guys like you?" She waved the bottle in her hand, well and truly shitfaced.
RK shrugged, and then padded off into the night to hunt.
"See you, RK! He's a very cool cat," she told Noah. "He's magic, apparently. Alice gave him to me, and she got him off a Chaos wizard who didn't have enough money to pay his tab."
Noah
Noah nodded.
"Well, to attract guys like me, you have to run into me, literally. That's how I met AJ."
He smiled at the thought of AJ, then drank some more kero, memories of AJ becoming less clear. He vaguely remembered what drove him out to drink alone. He was frustrated. He didn't want to rush AJ, but at the same time, he did. He pouted.
"But I don't think she really wants me anyway."
Spook
"Why not? You're very cute..." Christina reached up and traced his face with a free hand. "I don't seem toi run into people very often. I'll havta change that..."
Noah
"She just always... it's just... I don't want to rush her. But sometimes I do."
Noah sighed and drank some more kero.
"Sometimes I get really frustrated, is all."
He looked over and Christina, thinking things he shouldn't be.
Spook
"Oooh, frustration. Oh yes, I know *all* about that." Christina lifted the bottle. "You're a nice guy to talk to. Most guys would have left by now."
Noah
"Just being left so unfulfilled."
Noah sighed and drank some more kero.
"But you... you're this gorgeous girl, and you're not so bad to talk to either, why would anyone leave you? They're obviously idiots, and you're too good for them."
Spook
"You're so sweet. But the truth is, I'm a bitch! There, I've admitted it. You can go now if you want." Christina dug around in her pockets and got out a blue tablet with the words 'Eat me' written on it in magenta. She placed it on her tongue and chased it with kero. "Never good enough for anybody. Not good enough for my parents, not good enough for Chris, not good enough for anyone..."
Noah
"I don't care if you're a bitch."
Noah grinned.
"I used to date a bitch. She was a slut too. Don't know why I stayed with her. Oh yeah I do... for sex, basically."
He took another large swig of kero and kissed Christina's cheek.
"Those people, you're too good for them."
Spook
"Oh no no no. Bad Chrissy. Bad girl. Disgrace to the family! Should have been born a boy, should've been born with powers, should've taken up the family profession, but no. Such a disapointment all around!" Christina waved her hand, slumping against Noah's shoulder.
Noah
"You're not a bad girl."
Noah kissed her forehead.
"If they couldn't love you for who you are, then they are not worth the effort. Besides, I like you just the way you are."
Spook
"I'm very bad," Christina told him solemnly. "Do you mean it? You like me? No one likes me...everyone wants to get rid of me." She sniffled slightly. "Or leave me."
Noah
"I want neither."
Noah kissed her head again.
"I want to stay with you."
Spook
"You're so nice...no one's nice to me." Christina lifted her head. "Well, hardly no one. Natty doesn't really count, cos she's stark raving bonkers and nice to everyone. And Mouse is just nice. Cos she's empathic."
Noah
"Mmmm, well you deserve someone to be nice to you."
Noah kissed at her neck, AJ now forgotten from his mind. He reached around and took Christina in his arms.
Spook
Christina let the bottle drop as she pressed her lips to his. "You're a sweet boy. I don't deserve it though." She blinked, tears welling to her eyes. "If you knew me..."
Noah
Noah kissed her passionately, his arms around her waist, stroking the base of her spine.
"You do deserve it," he whispered.
Spook
"I really don't..." However, she made no move to get away. A tear slipped down Christina's cheek. "Make me feel like I'm not alone? Just for a bit? I'm always alone..."
Noah
Noah gently kissed her tears, then moved upwards and kissed her eyelids.
"I'm here for you..."
He brought his hand up to gently caress the side of her face.
Spook
"Noah..." Christina murmured, before she kissed him deeply. "Do...do you want to take this inside?"
Noah
"I'd love too," Noah replied softly.
He stood up and helped her to her feet, before kissing her again.
"Lead the way..."
Spook
"Mmm." Christina dug in her pockets for the key, finally finding it. "Key." She then unlocked the door, after missing the keyhole a few times. Opening the door, she stepped inside and beckoned Noah in. "Come in then."
Noah
Noah followed Christina inside, leaning in and kissing her as soon as he was close enough, closing the door with his foot and wrapping his arms around her waist.
Spook
Christina kissed him back, running her hands through his hair. "Bed? Big bed." She ran a hand up his chest.
Noah
Noah lifted Christina easily and carried her to the bed, placing her gently down then climbing on top of her. He kissed her again, running his hands down to the bottom of her shirt and lifting it over her head.
Spook
Christina helped him take her clothes, before turning her attention to his. "Please..." She kissed him almost frantically. "Don't wanna be alone...I'm so sick of it..."
Noah
Once Noah was naked, he slowly kissed down the length of her body, then kissed back up to her neck, and softly caressed her face.
"You're not alone," he whispered.
He leaned up and kissed her again, seeking out her tongue with his own.
Spook
Christina moaned into his mouth. Not alone. She wasn't alone. Thank God for that. She was so sick of being lonely...and even when he left in the morning, at least she hadn't been alone for a bit. She pressed her hips up, seeking more closeness, more contact, more anything.
Noah
So then they had sex.
Like everyone wasn't expecting that, right?
Afterwards, Noah lay with Christina in his arms, stroking her hair with one hand, the other arm around her waist, holding her close to him, while kissing her neck.
Spook
Christina closed her eyes and just let him hold her. Quite happy to let him do so. It meant she wasn't alone. She laid her head against his chest, enjoying him stroking her hair. "Thank you," she said quietly, almost silently.
Noah
Noah kissed her lips softly, then relaxed his grip around her waist, still stroking her hair.
"My pleasure," he murmured.
Spook
"Not that so much...just what you said." Christina traced her fingers down the curve of his jaw. "No one's ever been that nice to me before..."
Noah
Noah leaned over and kissed her nose.
"Well I don't know why," Noah sat up and kissed his way down her body. He sent out his tongue out to taste her.
Spook
"Noah, oh god, Noah..." Christina moved her head restlessly. He might not have quite the technique Christian did, but at least he cared. That made it better, in a way. That AJ didn't know what the hell she was missing out on.
Noah
Noah finished up then kissed at her stomach, then moved up and kissed her neck.
"I don't know why anyone would leave you alone..."
Spook
"Cos I'm a bad, wicked girl..." Christina shook her head. "You get used to it after a while. But sometimes it just hurts and you need someone..." She kissed him, one hand moving idly across his chest.
Noah
"I'm here," Noah whispered, breathing into her ear gently.
He kissed her back and ran his fingers lightly across her collar bone.
Spook
Christina felt the tears well up into her eyes. "I don't deserve this. Please, just hold me?" She clung to him, burying her face against his chest as tears slipped down her cheeks.
Noah
Noah held onto Christina tightly, kissing the top of her head.
"Of course," he said.
He rubbed her back soothingly and reached a hand up and play with her hair.
Through the haze in his mind, he was starting to remember AJ.
Spook
Christina wept silently, shoulders shaking slightly. She didn't deserve this. She didn't deserve any kindness. She had killed boys like this, shot them dead in cold blood. And it hadn't bothered her. Except it was beginning to bother her now. She reached up and kissed him. "You got anywhere to be? Or do you want to stay the night?" Please stay, she silently begged him with her eyes.
Noah
Noah nodded.
"I'll stay," he whispered.
The niggling thought of AJ was dulling as Christina kissed him. He'd deal with it in the morning.
Spook
"Thank you..." Christina murmured back to him. She kissed him again, and they had sex again before falling asleep, wrapped in each other's arms.
RK leapt back into the cabin via the bathroom window. He sneezed in disgust as he made his way past the bed. Curling up on the bed where Christina had been sleeping before Christian had left. Twoleggers.
Noah
Noah woke in the morning to find Christina in his arms. He had the worst headache, and even through his hangover he knew he was going to be in so much trouble.
He looked down and decided not to leave until she was awake. He didn't want to sneak out like he hadn't enjoyed his time with her. Because he had.
Spook
RK leapt onto the bed, and Christina sat up in shock as he yowled in her face. "Shit! RK, you..." She put a hand to her head and laid back down. "Ok, very not good..."
RK looked at Noah, sniffed disdainfully and turned back to Christina. Feed me now. It's morning and I'm hungry.
She cracked open her eyes and looked at Noah. "Thought you would be gone by now. Most guys would've."
Noah
Noah kissed her forehead.
"Thought I'd wait until you wake up. It's polite, after all."
He sat up.
"I should get going though... are you alright?"
He hugged her.
"I don't know what I can say to make you feel better, but thank you for last night. And if you ever need to talk," Noah reached over to his pants and pulled out an unused tissue, then found a pen on her table and scribbled down his cell number. "You can keep in touch."
Spook
"Thanks..." Christina whispered as she took the number from him. "I...just thanks." She looked up at him. "You'll probably figure out who I am, if I tell you my real name. But you deserve it." She sighed. "You're a really decent guy. AJ...she's lucky to have you." She rubbed RK's ears and the cat purred. "I'm leaving this morning. Should've left last night, but...getting drunk sounded so much more attractive then doing what I had to do. My name, real name, is Christina Terry."
Spook
Noah grinned.
"Well there's a story, I slept with the infamous Spook."
He got up from the bed and got dressed, then kissed her cheek.
"Stay safe, yeah, Chris?"
Spook
"I plan on staying that way," Christina said dryly. "Getting to be rather difficult with mostly every hunter and agent in the country after my hide, but there you go. I just have this knack of pissing people off. You stay safe as well, ok? There's a lot of bad nasty people out there."
RK mewed.
"Yeah, ok. I get it. You're hungry." Christina pulled her shirt over her head. "Demanding animal."
Noah
Noah saluted and headed for the door.
"If ya need me, give me a buzz."
He waved and then left, nervously wondering how he was going to tell AJ.
Spook
Christina got up and got RK something to eat. Then she did something about her headache. She had some breakfast, then moved all her stuff out to her van and paid what she owed.
Then she headed out after Christian.