Jai West (dareyoutorun) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2010-04-02 20:36:00

Entry tags:

She's Like The Wind
Jai West is four minutes early, but doesn't know if Traya will consider that late. He's inherited his father's and great uncle's ability to be late, even though he's The Fastest Boy Alive.

His face is healed from the attack he suffered from an alien gorilla earlier this week. The rest of the team is okay, although it was strange to be kidnapped as part of a plot to bring Henry and Katima together (don't even get him started on that). He hopes that Henry and Katima have something real, but he's sure that's not going to tie itself up nice and pretty for everyone involved.

He's wearing some of the new clothes that Iris helped him pick out: black shirt, blue jeans and black boots as he waits for her to arrive at the mall. Jai's even decided to come to Traya's town to keep nosy little sisters (re: Iris) from tagging along for updates.

He takes a deep breath and resists the urge to run home and change for the third time.

(Read comments) - (Post a new comment)

dareyoutorun
2010-04-05 02:26 am UTC (link)

"Well, part of science is running lots of tests, so feel free to check your ideas as many times as you want. It'll be good practice for meteorology." he says, finishing his eggrolls.

He takes a sip of his drink and smiles. They could really miss the movie for all he cared. He was enjoying just talking with her. But, this was a date, and he planned to show her a good time.

(Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	tiny_tornado 2010-04-05 03:08 am UTC (link)
	"You're right," Traya replied, leaning forward. Suddenly, there was a small breeze, which should have been just enough to push Jai forward a little. Right into a kiss. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

dareyoutorun
2010-04-05 03:16 am UTC (link)

Jai was all smiles as Traya leaned forward, and the small breeze that pushed their lips together would have made the grin bigger, had his lips not been otherwise occupied.

Such as they were, Jai West is a very happy young man right now. This time, he lets Traya decide when to break the kiss.

He does, however, file all of this data away for his own further experiments.

(Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	tiny_tornado 2010-04-05 03:29 am UTC (link)
	Traya let it go a little longer this time, before eventually breaking. "See what I mean about meteorology? Freak windstorm like that? Where's it come from?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dareyoutorun 2010-04-05 03:40 am UTC (link)
	"It certainly was hot in here before that freak wind blew in here. No, wait. It was just you. Still is." he smiles. "But I think strange gales appearing from nowhere ought to be investigated. Good thing we're on the job." he nods. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	tiny_tornado 2010-04-05 04:24 am UTC (link)
	Traya blushed at the compliment. "You are, like, the sweetest guy ever, you know that?" "An unbeatable team," she said. "That's us." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dareyoutorun 2010-04-05 04:28 am UTC (link)
	"Well, if you think so, then I'm good with knowing that." he grins. "We're an unbeatable team that's got about 45 minutes before the movie starts." he says. "Hey, I'll take care of this. Do you want popcorn at the theater?" he asks, getting ready to pay the bill for the food. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	tiny_tornado 2010-04-05 04:32 pm UTC (link)
	"Hmm. Might have to find something to do with all that time then," Traya giggled. "Popcorn'd be great, yes please." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dareyoutorun 2010-04-05 04:51 pm UTC (link)
	"Oh, I can think of something, Traya. It involves calculations." Jai grins. "Popcorn it is." he says, leaving a moment to settle the bill. Once that's done, he comes back and offers Traya his hand. "Where to, pretty lady?" he asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	tiny_tornado 2010-04-05 06:10 pm UTC (link)
	She took his hand. "Let's check out the pet store," she suggested. "I always like looking at the puppies." She looked a little shy for a minute, before she went on. "Oh, I kinda have a confession to make. When we were racing, before? I kinda sorta cheated a little." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dareyoutorun 2010-04-05 06:17 pm UTC (link)
	Jai smiles. "Okay. Puppies are cool. They aren't penguins, but they're still okay." he says. They walk out of the restaurant, and Jai opens the door for her, then takes her hand again. He will lace his fingers if she allows it. When she says she cheated during their race. "Really? And what exactly did you do?" he asks, a bit skeptically. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	tiny_tornado 2010-04-05 06:25 pm UTC (link)
	Finger-lacing is definitely allowed. "I mean, I can go pretty fast and all, but not nearly as fast as you. So I kinda sorta took over your slipstream to pull me with you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

dareyoutorun
2010-04-05 06:33 pm UTC (link)

Jai simply blinks at the realization of what her powers let her do, then smiles.

"That's amazing! I didn't know you could do that. I was really glad you were able to keep up with me, though. The only person who ever could was Iris. And my Dad makes me look like I'm walking.So, you can ride my slipstream anytime." he nods.

"Hey, can you really move clouds, though? I always wondered about that." he says as they walk.

(Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	tiny_tornado 2010-04-05 06:45 pm UTC (link)
	Traya decided not to comment on the possible innuendo involved there. She smiled. "Thanks," she told him. "But yeah, I could blow clouds out of the way pretty easy. I'm a total Airbender." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dareyoutorun 2010-04-05 07:08 pm UTC (link)
	Jai isn't even aware of how his last comment might have sounded. "That's awesome, though. Sometimes I wish I knew other aspects of what I could do, but I'm still learning about things as I go." he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	tiny_tornado 2010-04-05 07:23 pm UTC (link)
	"You're part of a pretty awesome legacy," Traya assured him. "You'll figure it out. And you'll figure it out smarter." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dareyoutorun 2010-04-05 07:33 pm UTC (link)
	"I hope so." he says. "I've always wondered how much of what I do is me and how much is what I can do. I look forward to learning the answers." he says, as they get to the pet shop. A little puppy in the window barks happily at Traya and wags its tail. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	dareyoutorun 2010-04-05 07:34 pm UTC (link)
	"I hope so." he says. "I've always wondered how much of what I do is me and how much is what I can do. I look forward to learning the answers." he says, as they get to the pet shop. A little puppy in the window barks happily at Traya and wags its tail. "I think he likes you.So we both have something in common." Jai says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	tiny_tornado 2010-04-05 09:07 pm UTC (link)
	Traya made delighted squeeing noises over the extremely adorable (though not as adorable as Jai) puppy. She giggled happily. "I like you too, Jai. A lot." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dareyoutorun 2010-04-05 09:11 pm UTC (link)
	"I like you a lot too, Traya." he says with a smile. "Do you have any pets at home? Have you ever had pets?" he asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	tiny_tornado 2010-04-05 09:25 pm UTC (link)
	She shook her head. "Nope, never. Wanted a puppy when I was younger, but with the kind of schedules Mom and Dad both kept, and me being in school, nobody would have been around enough to take care of it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dareyoutorun 2010-04-05 09:30 pm UTC (link)
	"Sounds like the story with my family. We had goldfish when we were little, but Irey overfed them one day." Jai said. The two of them were inconsolable that week. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)