Aegis 3.0

[Scripted Away]

Mac lifted one shoulder, chuckling silently. "Well it for sure was a hard piece of work to get him to trust me", he mumbled, thinking back to that time in the abandoned hideout, years ago. "Uncle Jim and I actually hated eachother at first."

Raven grinned softly, just staring at Tyler for a moment- just long enough to get weird- and lastly just cleared her throat, nodding. "Sure, hehe... There's nothing better than a banana split in the evening", she chuckled. After locking the door of the office and making sure the keys were safely stored in her pocket, she just touched the back of Tyler's hand with hers, clearing her throat once more as nothing happened. "Eh- you will have to teleport us there. I don't know where it is."

"Newsflash", Rachel giggled sarcastically, ruffling Jim's hair after she had kissed him back.
"Of course I love you, you dummy."
As he asked about Tyler, Rachel could just avoid an epic facepalm, and just raised one eyebrow, chuckling silently as she shook her head.
"Exactly that Tyler", she said nodding, posting her lips as Jim asked what was about him.
"Your daughter has a crush on him!!"

"Imagine carrots that taste like donuts!", Bailey giggled, while she played around with the fabric of Cole's shirt. Smirking slightly, she leaned forwards to whisper to his ear.
"By the way, baby-"
Grinning slightly, she kissed him just above his collarbones. "You had crumbles there."

Ava chuckled softly while a slight blush covered her cheeks.
"Don't move", she said smiling as she slowly approached him, until she planted a small kiss on his chin, taking away a few crumbles from the cookie. "You are worse than my brother with all the crumbling", she chuckled, only now realizing what she had done.
"Ehhh-hehe", she giggled awkwardly, just turning around again. "You know, just this morning I was the perfect agent, cold, calculating, collected... And then you appear and mess me up."
Turning around to Mike again, she smiled softly, her eyes sparkling. "Thank you for that."

 

[Wyosch]

Heather gasped, shaking her head.
"How can two brothers hate each other?! You two are like... the bestest of friends!"

"Oh yes.", Tyler chuckled akwardly, being so used to Raven always teleporting them that he didn't even remember he could do that too.
Once he had teleported them in front of the café, Tyler smirked softly and opened the door, holding it open for Raven.
Spanish music filled the streets as the doors opened, the candle light inside of the building making it look even more inviting than it should.
"Tyler Harris, is that you, my boy?", a late twenties-man called, laughing as he recognized his old friend.
"It has been so long!", he spoke with a typical Italian accent - yet it sounded funnier than it should be.
"Moreno, great to see you finally made it."
"I have house now, and dreamcafé, and you have dreamwife?"
Tyler blushed to a deep red, shaking his head. He pointed at Raven with his finger, smiling.
"This is Raven, my partner. Eh, police partner, you know?"
"You police?"
"Yep."
"Even after what happened to your parents?"
"It was unfortunate for them to be somewhere they shouldn't have. I did this because I had to, and I honestly enjoy it."
"Well, free drinks for my old friend and his wife!"
"PARTNER!"
"If you prefer partner instead of wife, partner it is!", and Moreno disappeared behind the small bar, waiting to give them something to drink.
"Italians are terrible listeners.", Tyler chuckled, winking at Raven, before he lead her to a table and pulled back the chair until she sat down.
"What do you want to drink?"

If Jim would have had a drink in his mouth, he would've spit it out - instead he just halfway choked on his own breath.
"Say what again?", he asked, his expression angry, terrified and... yes, mostly terrified.
"A crush?! On a guy like him? He's an ex-con! Bad guy! How- how can she- that is- how- no!", he frowned, shaking his head.
"Where is she?"

Cole smirked evily as Bailey kissed his collarbones, his grip tightening around her waist for a moment.
"You know that's my weakness.", he muttered under his breath, stroking some streaks of hair behind Bailey's shoulder, kissing her neck a couple of times afterwards.
"Good thing I know what yours are too."

Mike just blushed to a deep red as Ava kissed his cheek to rid him off his crumbles, sighing dreamily - perhaps too obviously.
"You're a great mess to me though.", he mumbled, walking up to Ava and handing her her glass of water.
"There you go. If you need anything else, just let me know."

 

[Scripted Away]

"yeeaaah but it wasn't always like that", Macon explained with a wide grin as he kneeled down in front of Heather. "You know... Do you remember the bedtime story about the queen and the best I once told you? The boy who was so sick that his dad had to give him to a bad man so he would save him? It's... Kind of true, in a way. I have been taken away from my mom and dad, and from Jim, just as I was a few hours old. And I was very sick. I don't remember anything from those few hours, and uncle Jim had a hard childhood, so he pushed it aside that he had a little brother which he lost. We didn't remember eachother, and eh-"
He smiled awkwardly.
"Before your mom and I feel in love, I eh... Was in a relationship, kind of, with Aunt Rey. And Jim was jealous, because he was in line with her. That was another reason why he didn't like me. And I was just plain scared of him."

Raven smiled softly as she took a seat, and looked at Tyler on the opposite side of the table with sparkling eyes.
"My my my, when have you become such a gentleman, you sly fox?", She mumbled with a soft smile, playing around with the flower on the table for a second, before she looked around and lastly back into Tyler's eyes. "I have to admit that this place is beautiful, and your friend seems to be a great guy."
Her expression changed slightly, a hint of worry crossing her face for a moment as she slowly reached over the table and gently put her hand on his.
"I've heard about something happening to your parents for a few times now, but I never dared to ask- what happened...? You of course don't have to answer."
Despite the serious topic, Raven couldn't help but smile as she saw how beautifully the light was reflecting in the bright, tealish-blue of Tyler's eyes.
"Hey, just so you know- you're a great partner, Ty. I'm glad to know i can always trust you that you have my back, out there on the streets."

Rachel sighed silently, cupping Jim's face and staring into his eyes to calm him down.
"Honey, promise me you won't try to destroy whatever it is between them! I'm worried too, but by chasing Tyler away, you will only hurt Raven. Badly. She cares a lot about him, from what I can tell, and I don't want to break her heart because of our suspicions. I invited them to come over sometime. Let's just...wait and see. Okay? Promise?"

Bailey smirked slightly as she bent her head back, enjoying Cole's kisses on her neck with a kind of high grin.
"Ah man, I love when you do that...", She sighed silently. "And just...everything about you..."

"Thanks", Ava said with a soft smile, before heading back to the couch and looking up at Mike.
"And hey- you might have some shit in your past, but you're great to me, too. I'm glad to call you my friend."

 

[Wyosch]

Heather stared at her father with big eyes, blinking a couple of times - until she disgustedly moved away.
"You don't love mommy?", she asked, frowning sadly, yet a smile appearing on her face as her mother walked in.
"Misha fell asleep, and you two are taking quite some time on making tomato soup, so I came to check up. Is everything alright?", Hunter asked, a loving smirk on her face as she looked at her husband and daughter.
"Mommy! I have snyeshtha!"
"Synesthesia?"
"Yes!"
Hunter turned to Macon, raising an eyebrow.
"How did you find out?"

"Thank you, Raven. And just so you know, you're amazing.", Tyler replied, staring at her hand for a moment before back at her.
"My parents... well... I was in Iraq when it happened, so I've heard most of the details from the police, and some from Billie.", he sighed, smiling sadly.
"My parents had been out for dinner with my brother, who was only like... two or so, at that time. They heard something in an alley, went to check it out and saw how a man was murdered by some brutal street gang. They showed their badges, tried to arrest them... until one showed up behind them and shot them. They were killed on spot."

Jim shook his head, sighing silently.
"I wouldn't destroy it- I just. Why someone like him? Someone who used to be like me?", he asked, running his hand through his hair. "I mean... you know?"

 

[Scripted Away]

Macon frowned slightly, almost sounding offended as he protested.
"I love her like crazy, Heather! Just because there has been someone else before her, doesn't mean I don't love her. Most people have more than one relationships in their life. To find the right one at first try just is really rare."
As hunter came in, he actually just wanted to cuddle against her in bed, somewhere in Italy. He loved his children, a lot, but hell a vacation for two sounded heavenly right now. One week no floods of questions.
As his wife asked yet another question, adding to Heather's, he just took a quick, deep breath, cracked a smile into his face and pushed his hands deep into the pockets of his pants.
"She told me some music is red, and that your voice looks beautiful and soft", he explained quickly, before heading out of the kitchen, muttering "headaches."

Raven smiled sadly at Tyler's story, and just gave his hand a gentle squeeze, before pulling hers back.
"I'm sorry you lost your parents like that", she said silently. "I kind of know that feeling... My father abandoned me and my siblings when my mom fell into a coma. Hadn't our grandfather found us and taken us in...I probably wouldn't be here today. Then I aged myself from 1 year to 24, to care for my siblings. And then monsieur just- poof- comes back, expecting everything to return to how it was. He has no idea how angry I still am, and-"
She broke off, shaking her head when she noticed she had left deep scratches in the table, her fingernails broken and bleeding. Sighing, she rested her chin on her palm and looked up at Tyler sheepishly. "I'm sorry. That...let's change topic. So- you're a real cop now, not only a recruit anymore! Congrats!" Smiling softly, she wrapped a napkin around her bleeding fingernails and smiled at ty.
"I'm proud of you."

Rachel nodded, smiling patiently.
"I understand your worries. I worry about the same. But, hey, we don't know the reasons for his crimes. We don't know anything about him at all, so I think we should at least give him a fair chance... And Chase his ass to hell if he hurts or daughter."

 

[Wyosch]

Hunter raised an eyebrow as Macon just walked out of the kitchen, then smiled softly at Heather and pointed at the living room.
"You wanna go watch some Phineas and Ferb with your brother?", she asked, her daughter immediately running off to the living room with a huge grin.
Hunter smiled softly at her, but then sorrowfully looked at her husband as she caught up with him.
Wrapping her arms around him from behind, inhaling his wonderful scent, she kissed the back of his neck and lastly just cuddled against him.
"Are you alright?"

Tyler stared at Raven with big eyes as she told her story, putting both of his hands on and under her hurting one, sighing sadly.
"I'm sorry.", he mumbled, nodding when she said they should change topics. He smirked proudly as Raven congratulated him on being a real cop now.
"Thanks! I still can't believe it. I'm a real cop now. All thanks to you, partner."
He stroke a streak of hair behind Raven's ear, smiling softly.
"Watch your hair, it almost fell into the candle."
He took his other hand away from Raven's as well, still smiling softly at her.
"So what would you two like to have?", Moreno asked as he had finally came over to them.
"A beer for me, thanks."
"You're not going to drink a beer when you're out with your lady! I will bring good drinks, and banana split, okay!", and Moreno just walked off again, leaving Tyler confused.
"What's so bad about a beer?"

Jim sighed, nodding at Rachel. How much he hated to admit it, she was right. Maybe that boy indeed had had reasons for his crimes. Good reasons.
"If he hurts her I will crush his heart.", he muttered, pouting slightly.
"What if that guy's no good? Maybe I should check on them... I could just use my shadow, right? I just- what if he's bad?"

Cole smirked evily at Bailey's reaction, kissing her neck again while he wandered up to her lips.
"I love everything about you.", he mumbled, his hand gently stroking over her back, under her shirt.
"You're so hot when you do that."

Mike sat down on the couch as well, smiling softly at Ava.
"Thanks, Ava.", he replied, taking a sip of his water before leaning back into the couch.
"You know, I always thought working was bad. I don't think it's that bad though. I mean, I haven't really worked yet, but with you there it can't get too boring."

 

[Scripted Away]

Macon immediately felt at least a bit better as hunter hugged him and just slightly leaned back against her, closing his eyes as he sighed silently. "I've been trying to spot my brother ever since he and Howard appeared, but I just can't find him, and by now it's giving me headaches. Heather's question if I don't love you just took the last of me, because she put a finger in an open wound there", he sighed, turning around to Hunter with a tired smile. "I mean, I've seen it with Jim and Rey so often... She had boyfriend's before him, and he's just so jealous and afraid that he's nothing special to her, and even though that with Rachel was kind of...weird... It still was some kind of relationship."
Softly stroking a streak of hair out of Hunter's face, he looked down into her eyes, with sorrow written in his gaze. "And, I don't know, it leaves me worrying that you feel the same, and just hide it. I know it's stupid, but- yeah." He shrugged slightly, frowning as his hair fell into his face and quickly stroked it back into place.

Raven laughed softly, slightly shaking her head with a kind of obvious blush on her face.
"You know those kind of super cheesy film some women like to watch when they're lovesick? A falls in love with B, but B friendzones A, and their best friends try to bring them together? I'm pretty sure that's what's so bad about a beer right now", she scoffed, smirking slightly. "I'm pretty sure Moreno is trying to turn this into a romantic candlelight dinner."
With a slight smile, she shot a tiny lightning at another candle on the table, that wasn't burning, lighting it up that way.
"So..."

Rachel nodded slowly. "Wait, I can just use my omnipresence."
She took Jim's hand, took a deep breath, and closed her eyes, teleporting only her consciousness to where Raven was. She wouldn't see her that way, but Jim and her could see and hear them.
"So..."
>>Well at least he seems nice right now...<<

Bailey smirked softly, but as she was just about to kiss Cole, a shower of water appeared out of nowhere, leaving Lola standing in their living room, with a confused expression.
"... This is not O'ahu... Neither my home..."
She just shook her head. "Sorry guys, I'm really out of practise with teleporting..."
Bailey just raised one eyebrow. "Eh-"
"Sorry! I'm probably- heh- I didn't mean to interrupt you guys."
And in another flash of water, she was gone.
"What was that?", Bailey muttered under her breath. "...She looked completely deranged."

"To be honest, our job can be really dangerous, and really hard at times", Ava admitted with a thoughtful gaze at Mike.
"But what we do saves innocent lives, and that's enough for me to keep it going. I've done enough bad, gotta try to make it up at least."

 

[Wyosch]

Hunter raised an eyebrow at Macon, a soft smile on her face as she shook her head.
"Yes, I do get jealous when other women are around you, but I've come to hide that because I don't want any arguments regarding that - again.", she explained, grabbing his hand and gently stroking over his palm with her thumb.
"I've had two relationships before you, too. Broke it off with the first one because... oh well, was only like four months or so. Second one was really nice, and treated me like a godess... but he didn't have any hobbies and no initiative. And he said he wanted to marry me. We were 16 and only together for a week. Weirdo.", she explained, sighing silently. "And now before you get mad at me because I never told you, it has its reasons. Well, I was scared because you already always seem so annoyed when I got jealous and I didn't want any more arguments because you'd maybe get jealous, like Jim."
Hunter looked up at Macon with sorrowful eyes, scared he'd lash out and get angry at her for not telling him... but if he only knew, he'd understand.

Tyler slightly tilted his head, smiling at Raven.
"So?", he repeated, running his hand through his reddish-ginger hair, leaning back in his chair.
"Oh I totally forgot to ask you, you like Marvel movies right? Well there's this new one in the cinemas right now. Avengers: Infinity War. I won two tickets to go watch it, and as Billie is still too young, would you wanna come? If not I can give the tickets to someone else at the office."

Jim was just frowning annoyed at the sight of his daughter sitting at a candlelight table with some criminal.
"I don't like him.", he mumbled to Rachel, his frown deepening as Tyler asked Raven to come to the cinema with him.
He let out a silent growl, wishing he could just grab Raven and get her out of there.... but then both Rachel and Raven would be mad at him, so no thanks.

Cole annoyedly rolled his eyes, but nodded at what Bailey said.
"You're right. Kinda weird though. And what's with Dylan? O'ahu is in Hawaii. Why would she be going there without him? Right?"

"You're right.", Mike replied, smiling tiredly at Ava. "Just saving one innocent life can change a lot. Imagine how grateful all those people are that you saved them, probably even without them knowing you did."

 

[Scripted Away]

Mac just raised eyebrow, his face kind of completely emotionless, at least until he started to laugh silently, pulling Hunter into a hug and ruffling her hair all over the place.
"Oh c'mon, would you stop comparing me with my brother?", He chuckled.
"I love my big bro, but he can be a total jerk. Especially when it comes down to jealousy. He exaggerates horribly. I mean, when it's over, it's over. Close the case and move on. No need to... turn it up, turn it up, turn it up, c'mon. Lyrics intended."
He winked at hunter, smirking softly as he pulled her closer and kissed her deeply. "That explains why you've been such a good kisser right from the start", he said smirking. "I'm just... Curious. No need to be afraid is get jealous. I won't. I promise. But did you, you know, with one of them? Or are just damn talented?" He winked, grinning his most evil, raunchy smile.

Raven quickly pushed her hand against her mouth to suppress some laughter.
As she realized how mean that could have come over as, she quickly shook her head and gave Tyler a wide smile.
"Ty, you do know that the police has been watching your finances until about two days ago to make sure you wouldn't buy any suspicious stuff like weapons or so, do you? And you do know that I'm the one who vouched for you and therefore regularly has been shown your finances to explains a thing here and there, right? And that I therefore know that you didn't win, but buy the tickets?"
She chuckled softly, shaking her head, even though she was actually hiding how hurt she was right now.
"Look, it's okay. You could've just said 'hey some gal I wanted to go to the cinema with turned me down and I don't want to let that ticket go to waste, so would like to come?' We're friends, it's fine."
She sighed for a second, but then soon smiled again.
"And sure, why not. Should I bring a bucket of ice cream to help you get over her? Been and Jerry's, what-a-lotta chocolate core? Or Blondie caramel core?"

Rachel just chuckled silently as she watched them, but then frowned slightly. "Ouch, I just hope he didn't just make my daughter the gap filler, second choice... Hey, she's an awesome girl! Don't get her like-"
Huffing, she went back into the living room and just sat down on the couch, her arms crossed- clearly pissed at Tyler.

"To be exact, O'ahu is an island near Hawaii", Bailey pointed out with a friend on her face, but then just smirked and kissed Cole's neck once more, wiggling her eyebrows.
"They'll come clear without us wondering what's going on."

"It's not about the gratitude, it's about doing what's right", Ava mumbled with her eyes locked to the floor. "It's about making up for what I caused. And maybe, just maybe... One day Hel will forgive me too..."

 

[Wyosch]

Hunter immediately shook her head at what Macon asked her, a shiver running down her spine.
"No, I didn't.", she replied. "But... my first boyfriend had tried to... r-r-rape me. Luckily my punch made him black out and I got away.", she explained silently, taking a deep breath before she looked back up at Macon.
"Guess I'm just a natural talent.", she winked, wrapping her arms around Macon and hugging him tightly.
"I love you.", she whispered into his chest, inhaling his wonderful scent and closing her eyes.
"You know, when I'm with you, you make me forget about everything and anything that I could be worrying about and you just make me focus on you and you only..."

Tyler raised an eyebrow at Raven, chuckling akwardly afterwards.
"Eh- there's nobody to get over.", he mumbled, nervously rubbing the back of his neck with his hand.
"I actually bought them for... you? You know eh, to thank you. For everything you did and eh...yeah.", he gulped akwardly, smirking a really nervous and embarrassing smirk, before he turned to look at the decor of the café for a moment.
"Though ice-cream's always good."

Jim was still staring at the scene, his frown only deepening as he turned around, making it vanish, and sat down on the couch next to Rachel.
"He didn't.", he growled silently. "He bought the tickets for her and him, to, I'm quoting, 'thank her for everything she did and eh yeah'."
He crossed his arms, annoyingly leaning back into the couch, probably the usual 'I don't like that my daughter's going out on a date with a boy'-dad-frown on his face.
"I really don't like him."

"I meant Hawaii as all the 350+ islands, not the big one that's called Hawaii.", Cole replied, winking, letting out a silent moan as Bailey kissed his neck - blushing to a deep red afterwards.
"You didn't hear that, did you?", he asked, chuckling nervously, before just placed his hands on Bailey's hips and pulled her closer to him, kissing her soft lips.
"My thoughts are only screaming your name right now."

Mike frowned sadly as Ava mentioned Hel again, wrapping one arm around her shoulders and lifting her chin up with his hand so she'd look into his eyes.
"You'll get there, okay?", he mumbled, smiling warmly, slightly leaning forwards before he turned away to drink another sip of his water.
"I hope it won't be as cold as it was today tomorrow. I don't have any warm clothes."

 

[Scripted Away]

With softly sparkling eyes, Macon stroked over Hunter's back, sighing happily.
"I love you too, honey", he mumbled softly, smiling as she told him about how she felt when he was with her.
That he made her forget all her worries just meant a lot to him, and he'll, he would make sure it would stay like this.
"...you are so beautiful...", He mumbled with a dreamy smile. "Like, remember when we were in that club in New York? Man you overshadowed every single one there. So perfect... Even in just a pair of joggers and an oversized shirt from me. You just have that kind of... Glow."

"I'll bring some ice cream then", Raven chuckled with a soft smile, watching closely as Tyler spoke, her expression kinda slipping into a dreamy smirk.
"And hey, no problem. I can relate with what you went through, and I know you're just... A good person in bad circumstances. Or, were. Look at you now, officer Harris. All successful and ready to take care of your little brother. That's-"
"Officer Davis? Wow, what a coincidence!"
Raven's eyes widened immediately. "Play along!", She hissed quickly, before planting a small kiss on Tyler's cheek... More or less cheek... And lastly turning to the elderly woman behind her with a soft smile, and a slight blush on her cheeks.
"Ms. Bridges! What a coincidence, indeed."
"So, I suppose you and your boyfriend went out to celebrate the great news?"
"Exactly." Raven gently took Tyler's hand, stroking over his fingers with her thumb. "We're so happy that we finally fulfill all the requirements to get the custody over Billie, right honey?"
"Though I was kind of surprised that the custody only involves your boyfriend."
"Eh, yeah, that's because we decided that we at first want to give Billie some time to get used to his new home and to me, before we expand the custody to involve me as well."
"Ah I understand. Well, I don't want to disturb you any longer. Have a great evening, you two."
"You too, Ms. Bridges, you too."
As the last had left the cafe again, Raven sighed relieved, letting go of Tyler's hand. "I told her we are together because they don't like seeing a single care taker, you know?", She explained, blushing brightly. "So do me a favor and don't screw up, or I will be fucked for deception and fraud..." She winked, cracking a smile, that however looked half dying of nervousness.

Rachel looked at him with big, glittering eyes.
"Awwww but that's cute! That's probably exactly what you would have done in his place!"
She chuckled softly, cuddling the pillow next to her with a silent squeal. "Now I really wanna get to know him."

"I so heard that", Bailey mumbled to Cole's ear, grinning slightly. "And it's hot."
Kissing his neck once more, she made his shirt disappear with a snap of her fingers, and grinned evil.
"I didn't know you're a screamer", she whispered, laughing silently before she ran her fingers down his chest. "You do know we're being illegal right now, don't you?"
That smirk on her face was just so evil.
"I'm a cute little not yet full age girl and you're already 18. I should run away screaming. Such an old man.", She giggled winking.

As Mike had leaned forwards, Ava had too, and just awkwardly cleared her throat when he moved away to get his water.
Attempt failed.
Dang.
"Really? You're starting a conversation about the weather? We are one second from a kiss and you start talking about the weather?"
As she realized what she had just said, she blushed to deep red, grabbed a pillow and quickly hid her face in it, wishing the ground would open up and swallow her.
"I'm so awkward!"

 

[Wyosch]

Hunter's eyes widened, sparkling lovingly, as Macon said all those nice words to her.
She looked down at the pair of joggers and oversized sweater she was wearing, smiled softly and hugged him tightly.
"I love when you look at me. Your eyes are full of love and your smile makes me melt all over again...", she sighed dreamily, kissing his cheek and enjoying cuddling against him.
"You're so perfect."

Tyler stared at Raven for a moment, just blinking a couple of times before he chuckled akwardly.
"Don't worry, I won't screw up. You're safe. Promise.", he mumbled, running his hand through his hair with a soft smirk.
"Soooo she thinks we're a couple?"

Jim raised an eyebrow at Rachel's reaction, just letting out another annoyed growl.
"That's not cute! That's- that's... urgh.", he leaned back a little more, his arms crossed and a frown on his face.
No, he didn't like that at all.
His daughter was supposed to be 1! Not ... 20, or whatever old she was.
She was supposed to run up to him whenever she'd see him, and hug him as tightly as possible... not do that with some stupid boy...
"I swear, if he hurts her I will skin him alive, rip off his limbs and crush his heart."

"I don't scream as much and as loudly as you do.", Cole replied, an evil smirk on his face as he wiggled his eyebrows. "No need to run off, we're protected by the Romeo and Juliet law.", he mumbled, winking, his grip around her hips tightening as he leaned forwards to nibble on her neck.
"You, lady, make me go insane."

Mike looked at Ava with big eyes, just staring at her screaming into the pillow before he put his glass of water onto the table and gently grabbed the pillow away from.
"Guess I panicked and backed off.", he mumbled, a cheeky smile on his face as he stroke some hair behind Ava's ear.
"You're cute when you blush.", he whispered, slowly leaning forwards again, one hand under her chin and the other next to her on the couch, his heart racing.
This wasn't his first kiss.
Why was he this nervous?
He usually just went for it, no matter the outcome.
But she... she somehow made him nervous. Like really nervous.
A good nervous.
And he liked that.

 

[Scripted Away]

"not to disturb this moment or so, but I smell the soup. One more minute and it's burning", Mac mumbled softly, just picked Hunter up and carried her with him back into the kitchen, to stir the soup one last time and then take the pot off the stove.
"Ah, crema di pomodori Al bacio e perfettamente", he said smirking, in perfect, fluent Italian.
"Always made this one with Mom when Howard wasn't there. She really did everything to give us as much of a normal life as she could."

Raven nodded slowly, still brightly pink in her face.
"Heh, yeah... You know, she came into the office when you had your day off, and asked me a bunch of questions about you. Then she looked at her files and was like 'well, please hand him this report. He seems to fulfill all points excepting one- a partner in his life. A child needs a mother figure'. And I just..."
She frowned slightly, drumming her fingers on the table. "I know how hard you've been working to fulfill all those requirements. And how much those previous 'not yet' reports discouraged you. And every time it was me who had to tell you there was yet another 'not yet' for you. I just...I couldn't. Not another time of watching you getting all excited just to be beaten down by them again."
Sighing sadly, she unwrapped her bleeding fingernails to check on them, before she wrapped the napkin around them again.
"Might sound pathetic, but I care about you a lot, and I just couldn't watch you get hurt like that another time. So I told her that I am your girlfriend. She asked me a whole bunch of questions which I luckily all could answer. In the end she believed me, and even said, quoting 'i've seen girlfriends who know much less about their partners' and handed me the report that finally allowed you to take the custody over Billie."
Looking up into Tyler's eyes, hers still kind of sad, but also caring and gentle, she bit her lip.
"I mean, I know this should be none of my business, and I'm sorry if I've gone too far. I just- yeah."

"Jiiim-", Rachel said in a warning tone, crossing her arms. "You don't hurt our daughter's crush. Not until she asks you to."
Sighing silently, she softly stroked over his back. "I know you only want to protect her, and you are jealous of Tyler... But try to keep out of it, okay?"

"Oh, I thought it was beauty and the beast law", Bailey chuckled winking, whIle her shirt slowly, very slowly, disappeared.
"And I love to drive you insane", she whispered to Cole's ear."

Ava stared into Mike's eyes for a moment, her heart beating faster. Nope, she had never...that boyfriend she had mentioned earlier hadn't been more than a guy in a bar she had talked to, trying to act like a normal person, but nothing had happened.
"Be easy on me, this is my first kiss...", She whispered silently, before she leaned forwards and softly pushed her lips against Mike's, her fingers softly stroking over his back while her eyes closed.
What a firework.
She had heard stories about that, of course, but she had never believed them. But it was there, not only in her head, but rushing through her entire body, as if this firework, all its colors, were slowly reviving her cold soul, setting her frozen heart on fire and brought color and life into every single of her greyed out cells.
She looked into Mike's eyes, hers big and completely overwhelmed, as all those feelings that had been so faint all her life suddenly seemed to come to life, and the ones she had thought were already intense, were exploding inside her.
"Whoa...", She whispered silently, while her entire appearance seemed to light up, as if she had come to life just yet.

 

[Wyosch]

Hunter sighed dreamily as she stared up into Macon's eyes, grinning as the scent of the amazing smelling soup filled her nose.
"That smells wonderful.", she mumbled, jumping out of Macon's arms to smell it again.
"You're such a fantastic cook. It's so sexy."

"Gone too far? Are you serious?", Tyler asked, his eyes sparkling happily as he gently stroke over Raven's hand.
"It's the best anyone could have ever done for me. I have no idea how I could thank you for that. It's...", he sighed happily, taking his hand back as Moreno came back with two really fancy-looking drinks and a delicious-looking banana split.
"Enjoy!"
As Tyler's friend had vanished again, he himself stared at the drinks with big eyes.
"Looks like chrystal.", he chuckled, smirking softly.
"You decide what drink you want, I don't mind which one I get. And I suppose we'll have to share the banana split, but I'll let you have the biggest piece."

"Only when he hurts her.", Jim protested, raising his eyebrows when Rachel said he was jealous.
"Jealous? Why should I be jealous of the guy my daughter has a crush on? It's not like I'd rather see her hug me than some... to her hero-like-man..."

Cole's breath sharpened, biting his lip as he stared at Bailey for a moment before kissing her again.
"I love that black bra you're wearing, but honestly - you look better without it.", he whispered, his hand slowly making his way up her back.
"I love you, you hot mess."

"Whoa.", Mike mumbled as well, staring at the floor for a while.
He had never experienced a kiss like this.
It never felt special to him.
But this...
"Wow.", he chuckled, turning his head to Ava to check up on her.
Man she was glowing. Beautiful.
Really beautiful...
"Eheh..."

 

[Scripted Away]

Grinning surprised, Mac looked down at hunter with one eyebrow raised.
"I've never heard someone calling it sexy when a guy can cook, but I surely don't mind it", he chuckled with a soft smirk.
"Let's get this to the kids, before they start complaining", he laughed.

"Let's make it a bit easier to share then", Raven suggested while she moved her chair to the next side of the table, so she was sitting on corner with Tyler. "Less danger of dropping and dripping on the tablecloth."
Looking at Tyler with a soft smile for a moment, she found herself wondering what was going on inside him.
Maybe... She could try to just read his thoughts about her.
Would that be unfair?
Probably, but she just couldn't help it.
"What about we make the drinks fifty-fifty?", She suggested with an almost challenging smile. "So we both get to try both. Iiif you don't mind sharing a straw. And hey- no need to thank me. Everything for my Supercop here."
Slowly, she made her way into his mind, blocking it everything that wasn't his direct and aware thoughts about this situation and her in right this moment. Just a little look. Just to know what was going on inside him right now.

"Jim, what did we talk about regarding self-justice? We follow the law, and we won't threaten not hurt anyone, excepting they mean danger. And being an ass does not count as being dangerous."

"I know", Bailey whispered to his ear with an evil grin, slightly biting into it before kissing him deeply.
((Ffffade? XD))

Ava just smiled softly, looking at Mike with brightly sparkling eyes as she took his hand and softly traced his knuckles for a moment.
"That was... Unexpected...?", She mumbled with a half grin, looking up at Mike.
"This is so so so much against AFs policy. Normally we don't even allow friendships, let alone feelings between coworkers. Let alone between a recruit and his boss!"
Laughing softly, she wrapped her arms around him and just cuddled against him for a moment. "You know we will have to keep this a secret at AF, do you?"

 

[Wyosch]

"Women love when a guy can cook. But I don't care about that. I love that you can cook.", Hunter replied, winking, grabbing the bowls with soup and balancing three on her left arm, the other two on her right one, making her way to the living room.
"You coming, hottie?"

Tyler nodded at Raven, already somehow trying to cut the banana split into two - making one half bigger than the other.
Does she see I'm nervous?
Am I nervous?
Definitely nervous.
Damn.
Why is she staring at me? Am I sweating?
I should look.
No that'll be too obvious.
Am I embarrassing?
This is really nervwrecking.
Shit.
She knows. She knows I'm nervous.
Why am I so akward?
It's just your co-worker, no need to worry, right?
It's just the co-worker you have a crush on.
She's really pretty today...
Focus on the banana.
Bananaaaaaaa-
Fuck. Fuck. Was that my finger? No.
Imagine if I would've cut my finger. That'd be embarrassing. I'm already embarrassing.
She's still staring at me.
Am I blushing?
Please don't blush. I'll just look like a tomato! Especially being a ginger...
Could I scream in my thoughts?
HELLOOOOO-
why did that just sound the same? I can't scream in my thoughts. That's weird.
Why on earth am I thinking stuff like this right now?
Focus on the date.
Is this a date?
No, no date.
Just two co-workers going out for a drink.
Yes yes. Yes. Yessssss.
I'm weird. I shouldn't be this nervous. I wasn't nervous in court. Why now?
Tyler turned to Raven with a soft smirk, handing her a spoon and shoving the plate with the banana split to her.
"The big piece is yours.", he explained, taking a sip of the red drink.
Strawberry?
"This tastes like strawberry. Yet with something else mixed in there too. No alcohol, though."

Jim sighed silently, nodding at Rachel.
"I know...", he mumbled, shifting into his wolf form and making himself drop down onto Rachel's lap like some old cat who was annoyed with everything and everyone. But weren't cats always like that?
"I just want to protect her."

((have fun xD))

Mike was grinning widely as Ava cuddled against him.
"I'm surprisingly really good at keeping secrets.", he replied, winking, while his hand slowly traced down her spine.
"And you're really good at kissing. You sure that was your first?"

 

[Scripted Away]

"coming right after you, honey", Mac called with one eyebrow raised as he followed his wife.
"She keeps surprising me...that's circus-stuff there-"
As he came into the living room, he smirked softly. "Soup's ready!"

Raven smiled happily, her eyes sparkling softly as she retreated out of Tyler's thoughts and looked away for a moment, processing everything she had just heard.
Bananaaaaa
Goddamn, he was just so cute. He didn't look like that kind of guy who would get all nervous, but here he was, thinking nonsense to himself to distract himself from his nervousness.
Given, he didn't look like the badass rocker he pretended to be at the start either.
He actually looked quite handsome, and his eyes-
God those eyes...
Not that that was new to her. His looks were one thing, but there was just so much more. He was just so sweet and funny and-
And she had an idea.
Telepaths like her of course could others allow them to hear their thoughts...
And sometimes, just when being tired or distracted enough, it could happen by accident. She had once explained that to Tyler when he had thought he started to hear voice during a 3 day long all nighter with her, when Raven had slipped control of her telepathy for a moment.
While she was trying the red cocktail, and took a spoon from him, she quickly let down her mental wall.
My my, a real gentleman here, letting me have the bigger piece.
He didn't have to.
But he did.
So sweet.
He's just sweet in general.
Ah, he's right. Strawberry.
Should I mention I have a soft spot for ginger hair?
And greenish blue eyes like his?
He's just looking really great tonight. But when isn't he.
Man if he knew that I said I care about him a lot because I have a crush on him... Wonder what he'd do.
Hah wow, that banana is awesome! Bananaaaaa...!
Hey I wonder if it's hard to juggle... Focus! Focus, Raven!
Is he looking at me?
Don't blush!
"You're right, tastes like strawberry", she said with a sweet smile, before she tried the blue drink. "Hm, could be...I'm really not sure. Mint? And...I'd say gin?"

Smiling softly, Rachel just stroked through Jim's fur and behind his ears, as if he was just a huge dog.
"I know, honey. But I think that Tyler really cares about her.dont worry too much, honey."

Ava blushed slightly, her eyes still sparkling, her entire face seeming much more alive than it ever had.
",Yeah, I'm sure", she chuckled, softly kissing him once more.
And again, butterflies, colors-...
"So that's what it's like to have feelings, eh? I mean, real feelings, not those dulled out, grey, Misty ones I used to have all my life...wow.."

 

[Wyosch]

Misha woke up with a loud snoar from his nap, while Heather was singing the 'Phineas and Ferb theme song' - both immediately staring at the soup with big eyes.
"I'm hungry!", the little boy called, trying to free himself out of his blanket, while Heather turned off the TV and tried to help her brother afterwards.
Hunter put the bowls down on the table, a soft smile on her face as she walked past Macon, giving him a kiss on his cheek, before she called up to her son.
"Noah, you coming? Soup's ready!"

Tyler stopped mid-putting-a-spoon-in-his-mouth and frowned for a moment as he heard a voice that was just the same as Raven's. She wasn't talking though.
Were it her thoughts? She didn't look tired though. Maybe the banana split distracted her too much?
Or maybe he was just imagining it?
Even though.... a gentleman? Sweet? Soft spot for ginger hair?
Caring for him because of a crush?
Wait.
A crush?!
He half choked on his piece of banana in his throat, quickly drinking some of the blue drink so he was able to breathe again.
"Yep, definitely mint.", he mumbled, chuckling akwardly.
"So... were I right when I said he makes amazing banana splits?"

Jim was slightly wagging his tail, not even truly knowing why, and just let out another sigh.
"I just feel like I'm losing her.", he mumbled sadly. "I mean... you saw how she behaved around me. I can apologize as often as I want, I can show her how much I love her and how hard I'm trying to better myself - she doesn't really acknowledge me, and now she's replacing me with some criminal."
He let out a sarcastic chuckle, shaking his fluffy head.
"That could've been a sentence from me regarding you too... you know what I mean."

Mike smiled, lifting his shoulders.
"I honestly don't know. I've had relationships before but... not for one second did they ever make me feel like this.", he explained, stroking over Ava's soft cheek.
"You're so beautiful..."

 

[Scripted Away]

"coming!", Noah called, and soon came flying down the stairs with a pair of amazing wings.
"Look at that, my feathers are finally done growing!", He called excitedly, while Macon raised his eyebrows at the sight of his son's wings, immediately pulling a huge book out of a shelf.
"Got some library work to do after dinner...", He mumbled silently, before smiling at Noah. "Awesome wings, honey. So, everyone, I hope I did good."

"You definitely were right", Raven replied with a soft smile, her eyes sparkling brightly as she looked up into Tyler's eyes.
The way he had frozen while eating the banana split had looked quite amusing.
"So, eh, on a bit more serious note- you do know that that woman will come and check up on you and Billie now and then, right? You better be quick finding a real girlfriend".
She laughed silently at that, but at the same time looked out closely for his reaction.
As she had finished her half of the banana split, she smirked softly at Tyler.
"Hey, you still got something to do tonight or can I convince you to accompany me to an absolutely great place later?", She asked smirking.

"Jim, she's not replacing you", Rachel sighed, running her hand over her face.
"She's not looking for a father in Tyler. She just has a crush on him. Romantic feelings. That's something way different."
Sighing sadly, she looked at the photo of Raven as a little baby girl on the shelf.
"Jim...Raven is a whole lot like you. And you don't forgive easily. Remember how long it took your father until you forgave him? She needs time. Probably a lot of it."

Ava was smiling softly as she looked up into Mike's eyes and lastly just cuddled against him tightly. "Needless to say that the same applies to me", she chuckled.
She didn't know why, or how, but something about Mike just made her feel alive, for the very first time in her life.
And hell, she wouldn't give up on that, or him, no matter what.
"I'm not-... Ah damn, you're just too sweet..."

 

[Wyosch]

Hunter smiled softly at her oldest son, ruffling his hair as he walked past.
"Really nice wings, sweetie."
She sat down and started on the soup, Misha's face already entirely red because he... he wasn't the most clean eater.
"I helped daddy make this!", Heather called, grinning happily as she slurped the last bit of the soup.
"And it tastes great."

"She will?", Tyler asked, gulping nervously at what Raven said.
She could be his girlfriend...
He just ran his hand through his hair, smiling at his co-worker, his eyes sparkling softly.
"Nope, haven't got anything planned. What do you want to show me then?", he asked, slightly tilting his head at her.
Her eyes were so beautiful... ok, he should stop staring now.
"You're finished with everything, right? I'll go pay then, okay?"

"Well yeah that with James was a little different don't you think?", Jim hissed back, sighing silently afterwards. "Didn't mean to sound like that, sorry. It's just- I don't know what to do. I'd promised myself that I'd take good care of my kids... but look what I did 'till now. Only brought them pain. I don't know if I'll ever be able to make it up to them..."

Mike chuckled silently, shaking his head.
"I'm not sweet, just honest. You really are beautiful.", he explained, wrapping his arm around her shoulders, this time without any akwardness, and cuddles against her.
"You think this would've happened hadn't you forgotten your keys?"

 

[Scripted Away]

"that's right, Heather picked out the best tomatoes for the soup", Mac announced with a wide smirk, winking at his daughter. He however kept a close eye on Noah, who took a seat and used the claws on the ends of his wings to pull himself closer to the table.
"Fascinating...", Mac mumbled silently, before he focused on his soup. "...really fascinating..."

Raven smiled softly as she got up from her chair and gently put her hand on Tyler's, her other one still in a napkin.
"Hey, don't worry- as long you you're a Single-dad-brother, you know what I mean, I'll always be right there to cheat that lad for you. Anytime, anyplace."
Smiling down at him softly, she shook her head at what he said last.
"No no no. You're the one who graduated from police academy and finally gets the custody for his little brother here. It's on me. Wait a second."
After she had come back from paying for their dinner, Raven teleported herself and Tyler to a place full of fountains, lit up in all colors of the rainbow now that it was dark outside.
"This...this is where I go when I need to think and just get a free mind", she explained with a soft smile, while she slipped out of her shoes and rolled up the legs of her pants, so the water wouldn't soak them, before she stepped into the water around the fountains, sat down on the edge and just watched the fountains with a soft smile, closing her eyes as a bit of it sprayed into her face like they were on a ship.
"Awesome, isn't it? I love this place."
Looking up at Tyler with a slightly sheepish smile, she locked her eyes to his.
"My mental wall didn't slip, Ty. I let you in."

"Hey, I'll help you with it as good as I can", Rachel promised with a soft smile, gently stroking through Jim's fur once more.
"That's why I told you to let Raven and Tyler be. He does her good. I've seen how she lights up when he's close. Sometimes...the best way of helping someone is to just let them be."

"No...", Ava sighed silently, rubbing her arm as her voice went back to dead sad.
"If I had been at home alone with those news, well..."
Rolling up her sleeves, she sighed, revealing a bunch of circular scars on her arms.
"It's...less dangerous than cutting, I suppose, and I've been over it for months now...but if you hadn't been with me I'm pretty sure I would've had a fall back. That lastly results in me drinking my brain away...alcohol poisoning...been there, done that, survived it, with a lot of luck. Who knows if I would've had that much luck a second time..."

 

[Wyosch]

"What's wrong?", Hunter silently asked Macon, slightly worried about him because of his reaction to their son's wings. What was so fascinating about it? Didn't everyone have their own wings?
Heather gently ran one finger over Noah's wing, sighing sadly.
"I wish I had wings too..."

Tyler had been staring at the fountains with big eyes, until he turned around to Raven when she talked to him.
"You... you let it slide on purpose?", he asked silently, his heart starting to race, just like his thoughts.
"So- wait. You? What.", he mumbled confused, thinking for a moment.
"Eheh... s-soft spot for gingers?", he mumbled nervously, starting to blush as he gulped once again.
"I- eh-"

Jim cuddled his head against Rachel's belly, sighing silently.
"I really hope she just knows what she's doing. I mean... out of all those people out there, a criminal?", he mumbled, shaking his head and looking up at Rachel with big eyes.
"I love you, honey.", he whispered, smiling softly. "I'm hope you're not mad at me for grumpy..."

Mike sadly shook his head, hugging Ava.
"No please... I'm sorry.", he mumbled, kissing the scars on her skin.
"Don't do that anymore, please... I'll watch you. Don't do that. Please."

 

[Scripted Away]

"angels never have black in their wings, not do they have claws. And demons never have white in their wings", Macon whispered to Hunter, watching Noah closely.
"He...I almost don't dare to suspect it, but he must some kind of... Missing link. The only one ever known to exist. Our DNA usually is not compatible, and I have no idea how it worked out in Noah."
A soft smile spread on his face however, when Noah stood up from his chair, went behind Heather and spread his wings, smiling. "Now you have wings too."

Raven chuckled softly, her hand folded in her lap as she looked at Tyler for a moment before she smiled shyly and looked away again.
"Hah, yeah...", She mumbled, stroking her hair out of her face, her eyes locked to the fountains.
"...you...you look great tonight. Always do, actually..."
A slight blush spread on her face, and she pulled her hair forwards a bit, so it blocked her sight on Tyler, hoping to take away a bit of her nervousness.
Now that she couldn't see him and his reactions, her mind cleared up a bit, and the cold water on hero legs kept her in the here and now.
"You know it anyway", she said silently, her eyes locked to the sparkling water. "Just- you really mean a lot to me."

Rachel just shifted into a wolf as well, and gently picked over Jim's cheek.
"I love you too, honey. And hey- Raven will find her way. And when she stumbled, we will be there to help her get up again."

Ava just nuzzled against mike tightly, closing her eyes while breathed in his calming scent.
"Don't worry...I won't. I know I'm not alone with you by my side. I know you'd catch me if I fell."
She sight kissed his cheek, and smiled sadly. "Don't worry too much about me. I will be fine."

 

[Wyosch]

"So you're saying he's half demon, half-angel?", Hunter asked, raising an eyebrow at Macon, smiling at her children.
"But I want real wings... you all can fly and I can't...", Heather mumbled sadly, Misha looking up from his empty soup bowl.
"Like you can't fly, I can't swim."
"But still!"

Tyler was breathing heavily by now, akwardly running his hand through his hair before he just shook his head and turned to Raven again.
"Y-you know, you-", he stroke her hair out of her face, pulled up her chin and leaned forwards a bit.
"-you mean a lot to me too."
He blushed softly, pulling Raven down, closing his eyes... and gently kissing her.
Since he'd first met her he had had something for her. And not just because she was absolutely beautiful, but because she was able to see behind his facade, and she was able to see that there was something more to him than just the criminal bad boy.
And then they started working together. He saw her six days a week, sometimes even seven when they would just hang out.
Such an amazing person.
He'd fallen. He'd fallen hard.
He had never been in love before, but he could have never imagined it to feel like this.
Like... whoa.

Jim nodded, his ears happily standing up as he looked at Rachel with a soft grin.
"Hey... I was thinking about giving my car a new paintjob. Y'know, gotta upgrade it a little and fix some stuff here and there... and I was thinking... what about black with flames? I mean, you're my baby, so why shouldn't my baby look like you too?"

"Of course I worry, look at those scars...", Mike mumbled, a sad frown on his face.
"Just... I know I'll be there for you, but please, just... promise me you won't. Okay?"

 

[Scripted Away]

While Noah was trying to cheer up his little sister by explaining her that everyone could do something special other couldn't, Macon smiled softly, nodding.
"I suppose. I've never seen something like that happening. I wondering if he has those anger problems too..."

Raven looked at Tyler with her sparkling blue eyes wide, full of love.
"You sly fox you", she whispered happily, gently stroking over his cheek. She couldn't really tell when her coworker had turned into her best friend, not when she had realized she was in love...
But what did it matter?
I'd didn't.
All tht mattered was the soft sparkling in Tyler's eyes. His eyes, that captivated her like nothing else.
As she wrapped her arms around his neck to kiss him again, she felt like her world was just perfect. He was just perfect. Maybe not perfect perfect, but definitely perfect to her.
She just wanted to cuddle against him, when she lost her balance, and fell into the water- onto Tyler.
Laughing softly, she looked down at him.
"Sorry", she chuckled happily, looking deep into his eyes. "Well...I suppose now we don't have to lie to the custody woman anymore, hm?", She whispered, kissing his nosetip.

"Hey, I don't have the patent for flames, don't ask me", Rachel chuckled as she nuzzled into Jim's fur for a moment.
"You have to like it honey. And hey- flames are awesome, everyone knows that. That's why I'm so cool too."
Grinning mischievously, she winked at him.
"If you want some painting help, just like me and I'll be right there."

Ava softly cupped Mike's face, looking deep into his eyes.
"I'm far too happy to fall back now", she whispered with a loving smile.
"I promise. I won't. I...I feel like I'm alive, for the first time in life. As if my curse of feeling nothing but loneliness just broke. I won't fall back."
She softly kissed him once more, more secure now, running her fingers through his hair.
"I promise."