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Post by Jack King on Feb 14, 2010 22:09:15 GMT -5
Sure enough, the moment didn't last, though Jack was savoring like his life depended on it. Out of nowhere a volleyball came flying, smacking Jack in the back of the head. He let out a yelp as his head snapped forward.
The guilty part rolled innocently along the sand and into the approaching waves. Jack rubbed the back of his head, that thing had hit hard.
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Post by Hotaru King on Feb 14, 2010 22:25:56 GMT -5
Hotaru sat up quickly when the ball hit Jack's head. She looked over at saw the ones that threw it at him, not sure exactly what to do. Go all crazy gang leader on them and threaten them with their lives, or try to calm down and act like it didn't happen? She sighed, knowing the first choice wouldn't be the best of ideas for her to act out on, so she went with plan B.
"Are you alright?" she asked Jack.
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Post by Jack King on Feb 14, 2010 22:45:23 GMT -5
Jack rubbed the sore spot a little more. "Yeah, I'm fine." He turned to look at the perpetrator. "Though whoever threw that ball's gonna be-" He stopped dead in his tracks and groaned. "...Tekka."
He stood up and slid a hand through his half-dried hair. "It just had to be her."
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Post by Tekka King on Feb 14, 2010 22:53:53 GMT -5
Tekka hopped over the railing of the boardwalk and onto the sand of the beach, holding her top-hat steady in the wind. She had wondered why Jack had been out so late last night and so happy upon returning home. Hiding his music shouldn't have taken him that long to find, and he should have come back frustrated, not happy. This had put her brain on hyper-mode, thus she had tailed him the following day.
...until she got cornered by the comic book guy and had lose him by running through town. She had only stumbled upon these two by chance and there appeared to be quite the romance going on.
"Hey Jack! I finally caught up with you!" She straightened her t-shirt and bounded over, laughing all the while.
She stuck out a hand to the red-head as she neared, displaying her bracelet for all the world to see. "Hiya, I'm Tekka."
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Post by Hotaru King on Feb 14, 2010 23:00:48 GMT -5
Hotaru stood with Jack as a younger girl came towards the two. From how she was talking to Jack, it was obvious the two knew each other well. Then it hit her, 'This must be his sister.' she told herself.
She smiled, shaking Tekka's hand. "It's nice to meet you, Tekka. I'm..." she trailed off, not knowing which name to introduce herself by. She looked over at Jack, hoping he would see this problem and help her out.
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Post by Jack King on Feb 14, 2010 23:07:05 GMT -5
Jack cut in, seeing Hotaru's plight. "This is Phoenix." Tekka wasn't a big blabbermouth when it came to most people's secrets, but she probably would let the name slip if she knew it. Hence the pseudonym. "She's a friend."
And there goes the first lie of many lies that would have to happen over the course of the relationship.
He saw her quirked brow and quirked one of his own in response. "What?"
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Post by Tekka King on Feb 14, 2010 23:17:15 GMT -5
Tekka's brow twitched in an attempt to quirk even higher than her face would allow. "Bullshit." She said, letting the brow fall. "She's more than just a friend considering the way you two were a second ago." She gestured to the the rapidly darkening sea.
"Head on shoulder, watching the sunset," She giggled. "Almost seems like something outta a bad romance movie." She was expecting a noogie, but this time, the top hat was to pay the price. Jack gave an evil grin and held it far above her reach.
"Ack!" She scrambled for it. "Not the hat!" Oh he would pay dearly for this one.
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Post by Hotaru King on Feb 14, 2010 23:25:23 GMT -5
Hotaru stood and watched the two siblings, not sure if she should do anything. She was a little nervous, though it didn't show on the outside. Tekka wouldn't tell if she knew about them, would she? Jack was her brother, after all. The older of the two Toras stayed silent and let Jack and Tekka sort things out, but it didn't help with her anxiety.
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Post by Tekka King on Feb 14, 2010 23:36:43 GMT -5
Having finally managed to get the top hat back, she turned to look at the Tora named Phoenix. She seemed worried, wasn't like that at first, so was she worried that she had figured out about the relationship? Considering Jack was sending her a Tell-Anyone-And-Die stare, she figured it was a 'yes.'
"I won't tell." She said with a smile. "About you and Jack I mean."
Jack was sending her a look of relief. She concluded that that was the right thing to say. "Tekka," he began, shaking his head. "I wonder about your sanity sometimes. Are you sure you're not bipolar?"
"Positive." She said with a grin. "And if you're only wondering about my sanity and lack thereof sometimes then I'm not doing my job right."
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Post by Hotaru King on Feb 14, 2010 23:47:19 GMT -5
Hotaru's worries vanished when Tekka spoke. Something about her made Hotaru take her by her word. "Thank you." she said politely, showing her one of her angelic smiles. She looked at Jack, still smiling. She laughed to herself at the conversation Jack and Tekka were having. So this was what it was like to have your little sibling around. Honestly, Hotaru thought it was cute.
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Post by Jack King on Feb 14, 2010 23:58:27 GMT -5
Jack rolled his eyes at Tekka. "You do your job any more than you have to and I will break every one of your fingers." He let out a grin, it was meant to be evil but the premise was just too ridiculous.
Tekka waggled a finger in his face. "Even I could tell that was a lie." She clicked her tongue, eyes bright. "Someone's losing their edge."
This time his grin looked a little more evil. "That reminds me, I still haven't paid you back from taking my music last night." The fear was visible on Tekka's face and The Ookami was barely able to switch to the pseudonym. "Phoenix, get her!" He called out as he tackled and pinned his sister.
It wasn't a particularly terrible thing, just pinning her and tickling, but he had hidden several of Tekka's CDs and tied her arms to her bedposts this morning. He had also blasted Manowar at full volume.
So this was really just a way to tease her.
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Post by Hotaru King on Feb 15, 2010 0:10:29 GMT -5
Hotaru hesitated for a short moment, but in the end, assisted in tickling the younger girl. She wasn't sure at first, with the whole 'Big brother's girlfriend' thing, plus she had just met Tekka. It might have seemed a little awkward to her.
In the end, she was there, helping Jack tickle her. Man, she really hoped Tekka wouldn't hate her.
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Post by Tekka King on Feb 15, 2010 14:20:15 GMT -5
Tekka squirmed and laughed, her hat rolling across the sand. There wasn't all that much she could do by means of defense, and she had a feeling her brother would never forgive her if she messed up his chances.
In retrospect, perhaps following him wasn't the best thing to do...
Eventually she was allowed up, gasping for breath as she mulled over the thought of leaving them alone for the remainder of their date.
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Post by Hotaru King on Feb 15, 2010 14:36:41 GMT -5
Hotaru fell back on the sand after they had released Tekka. She was smiling as she looked at Jack and Tekka, then at the sky. She finally returned her gaze back to their small group.
"So I meet the famous little sister." she said to Tekka. "Jack's mentioned you a few times." She really didn't know what else to say to the girl for the moment, but she didn't want any awkward silences, either.
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Post by Jack King on Feb 15, 2010 14:46:03 GMT -5
Jack patted his sister's head with a grin. "Don't worry, I didn't tell her anything good." He joked and she stuck out her tongue before snatching up the red silk top hat.
It was a marvel in itself how she managed to find such a fancy hat in the city, let alone keep it safe from thieves. Not that any thief but Tekka would be caught dead stealing a hat, but still...
He turned his attention back to the boardwalk, the sounds of happy screams had started a moment or two ago. Was there an amusement park nearby? There was the broken-down one in the Ookami territory, but that wasn't all that near here. So waht was that sound?
"You hear that?" He asked the two Toras.
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