temperence (temperence) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2010-04-14 17:19:00

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inactive - alisa lebeau, nicholas salem, team - champions

A Hard Day's Work (Possibly NSFW)
It had been over two months since Alisa had come to live with the Champions, and she had changed during that time. She had grown a bit more confident in herself, her stuttering was close to being gone forever, she had gained weight and now looked a bit healthier, and she even had a steady job with good income. Alisa also took Nick's advice and had been attending therapy sessions in the quarter once a week, o help her deal with her past life on the streets of New Orleans, and various other traumas. Alisa felt like a whole new person, almost as though she were reborn and given a better life.

But despite all of these good things, there were still things that urked her. Argo saw her as some best friend, no where near a woman. Ennie refused to see her after his powers went haywire, and she had not spoken to him since. But her biggest urk was that she was still not an official member of the "Champions". She just felt like some live in mechanic at times, but there was no room for complaint. Despite these issues, her life was a 110% better than what it had been.

Dressed in a white tank top which was over a black bra, a pair of army green cargo pants with a black leather belt holding them up, and a pair of black army boots, Alisa was hard at work repairing a neglected Motorcycle engine. She could not believe how people would treat their property like shit. Then again, she came from nothing so when she got anything, she cherished and took care of it. Oh how she wished some of these bike owners could walk a mile in her shoes.

Brushing some of her long auburn hair out of her eyes, she attached a part to her wrench that would allow her to remove stripped bolts. Someone obviously tried to do a home-made repair on this bike, and just did more damage. Part of her wanted to call up the owner and yell at him to buy a new engine. The other part of her knew that with her mutant abilities, she could easily fix the engine... which would make a pretty penny for her, Nick, and the shop.

Turning to her little AM/FM radio she found, Alisa turned it to a rock station she had come to love, blasting "Unwritten Law's" song "Save Me" into the shop as she went back to work on the engine.

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	vicious_cycle 2010-04-14 10:46 pm UTC (link)
	He washes up, using extra disinfectant and the works, and starts opening things up to air the place out. "I don't like it any more than you, don't worry. And the motor oil smell will cover up everything else pretty quick. Let's get cleaned up and do dinner sooner rather than later... the shop can air out before we get back to work." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

temperence
2010-04-14 11:02 pm UTC (link)

"Sounds like a plan to me!" She could not stop smiling, just leaning against the doorway of the bathroom as though she did not have a single care in the world. "Ah prefer de motor oil smell, anyway."

Her cheeks soon flushed again, as she turned away from the bathroom and headed back towards the main floor of the workshop. "Ah'll let you get cleaned up first... ah guess."

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	vicious_cycle 2010-04-14 11:04 pm UTC (link)
	He nods. "Go use the shower in the house, I'll use the mini stall out here. Meet you in twenty." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

temperence
2010-04-14 11:12 pm UTC (link)

About twenty minutes later, Alisa had returned to the shop, wearing one of the few dresses she bought for herself when she went shopping. It was a white sundress, with rather thick shoulder straps. It was made of a light weight fabric, perfect for the hot, muggy weather that came about Louisiana. She even had a cute baby blue ribbon belt about her small waist. Her feet had on some strappy sandals, and her long auburn hair was down. She cleans up pretty good for a grease monkey, that was for sure.

Nervous, Alisa paced about the shop, looking for Nick, and hoping she was not dressed too frilly or formal for dinner.

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	vicious_cycle 2010-04-15 01:25 am UTC (link)
	Nick doesn't own anything too formal, just a clean shirt, clean jeans, and a leather jacket, but it works. He finishes making sure he's washed all the grease off and fixed his hair a bit before wandering out to the shop. "You look great." he says, heading for his bike. "Ready to go?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	temperence 2010-04-15 01:57 am UTC (link)
	"Oui, ah'm ready to go, an' t'anks." She could not wipe that smile off her face, even if she tried. Alisa casually walked with Nick, making her way to his bike. Once there, she slowly mounted it and tucked the skirt of her dress under it, so it would not fly up when ridding with him. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	vicious_cycle 2010-04-15 07:11 am UTC (link)
	He helps her onto the bike, then kicks his own leg over and rev the bike up, once he's loaned her a helmet. Its a bit of a trip, apparently he has somewhere out of town in mind, but not too far. As soon as he finds the steakhouse, he pulls the bike up, dismounts, and offers her a hand off. "Here we go, nice and quiet and out of the way." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

temperence
2010-04-15 04:53 pm UTC (link)

The long trip, the wind in her hair... it made her feel free, like a bird. Though she was surprised when Nick took her out of town, that was for sure. She had never really been outside of New Orleans, so this was a huge treat for her!

After Nick parked the bike, he got off first, then offered her his hand. This made he chuckle. He was acting so much like a prince in some novel she once read. Alisa placed her hand in his, getting off of his bike easily.

"Yeah, ah'll say. Dere a bunch o' tall grass here, blue skies, an old barn, an' a steakhouse in de middle o' it all!" Her smile was big, her eyes almost sparkling as she looked at everything about her. Out of the way was very nice, better than the hustle and bustle of New Orleans... even with a steakhouse and a barn being the only buildings there. "No wonder you like takin' off so much."

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	vicious_cycle 2010-04-15 05:31 pm UTC (link)
	"Yeah, you mentioned in one of our discussions that you'd never been out of New Orleans, I figured that was a shame, but we could start easy on fixing that. This place is close enough to the city to get people, but far enough out to draw in some of the truckers." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	temperence 2010-04-15 05:41 pm UTC (link)
	"In ot'er words, it's de kinda place you enjoy hangin' out." She smirked a little, still holding his hand. "It ain' half bad. Ah mean... never t'ought life outside de city could look like dis, you know?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	vicious_cycle 2010-04-15 05:48 pm UTC (link)
	"Eh, I like variety. New Orleans is great, for a while. The wide open is great for a while, eventually its time to try something new." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	temperence 2010-04-15 05:58 pm UTC (link)
	"Oui, dis is very true." She laughed, gently nudging Nick and running off into the field of tall grass, as though she dared him to try and catch her. Alisa was not the best of runners, but at least she was letting loose. She yelled back at Nick when she got too far away from him. "You gonna catch me or what? C'mon, Nick!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	vicious_cycle 2010-04-15 06:19 pm UTC (link)
	At the nudge, once he figures out what she's up to, he takes off after her. Sure, he drinks and smokes, but he lives an active life, and isn't exactly a chain smoker, two or three a day get him by fine. He's not far behind by the time she turns, grinning and picking up speed into a sprint to try and catch her. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

temperence
2010-04-15 06:26 pm UTC (link)

Her laugh was a real beautiful thing. When Alisa first came to the Champions, she was meek, stuttered, and kept to herself. Now, she seemed like a perfectly normal woman... well, if you consider a woman who can touch any machine and know it's in's and out's normal. She would purposely slow down at times, then run a bit faster to tease Nick for a few more minutes, before finally allowing him to catch her. Unfortunately, while she came to a stop, Nick would not have enough time to do so, ending up with her getting knocked down on to the ground and taking Nick with her. Though this did nothing to halt her laughter and smile.

"Well now! You really do live for speed, neh?"

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	vicious_cycle 2010-04-15 06:35 pm UTC (link)
	He ends up on top of her, and makes no real effort to move. Once, he would have been careful, backed off some, even if she was cute. She's come a long way though, and she knows him - and sooner or later, has to take credit for her own decisions, this one included. "Live fast, always." he replies, with a twinkle in his eye. "I think you let me catch you though." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

temperence
2010-04-15 06:42 pm UTC (link)

"Who, moi?" She smirked pointing to herself as she looked up at Nick. Her face was flushed again, feeling him on top of her. This was a bit new to her and despite feeling a bit uncomfortable with Nick on top of her, she also felt good at the same time. Not taking the time to dwell on this and sort it out, she giggled and poked him in the nose. "Ah ain' one to let'cha win. Ah mean, ah couldn' stand it when Ennie would beat me in pinball. So why would ah let'cha win?"

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	vicious_cycle 2010-04-15 06:46 pm UTC (link)
	He throws caution to the wind, and kisses her, hard. Live fast. Its a couple minutes later before he has his mouth free to speak. "You were hoping I'd do that?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

temperence
2010-04-15 06:53 pm UTC (link)

This completely took her by surprise... then again, when ANYONE kissed her, it surprised her. This actually got her to shut up and close those red on black eyes of hers. They were kissing rather hard, passionate for a few minutes before he broke away and spoke.

"Actually, to be honest... ah wasn' expectin' dat at all, Nick." Alisa was close to gasping for air at this point. All she could do was just look at Nick, slightly stunned by his actions, but a bit happy at the same time. Someone finally saw her as a woman... who know that someone would be Nick!

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	vicious_cycle 2010-04-15 06:55 pm UTC (link)
	He rolls over - nice to pin her for a bit, but he doesn't want to make her too uncomfortable, and he's fine with her resting on him. "I didn't say you were expecting it, just hoping." he replies with a grin. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

temperence
2010-04-15 07:03 pm UTC (link)

She saw his grin and giggled, looking up at the sky before them. It was starting to turn a bright blue color, proof that it was still the middle of the day, and soon to be dusk. Alisa thought about what Nick said, and pretty hard, before she gave him an answer.

"Final, ah admit it... ah was hopin' for dat. But ah wasn' holdin' mah breath for it." Her head turned back to him, a small smirk on her face. "Kinda gave up on hopin' for stuff after awhile. Now ah jus' go by "if it happens it happens, if it don' happen, den it wasn' meant ta be" mentality."

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vicious_cycle
2010-04-15 07:07 pm UTC (link)

He lays back, enjoying the view, sobering a bit. "Its a good philosophy... and honestly, before, you weren't ready. Not to say things are sunshine and roses now... I'm not good boyfriend material, I'm not going to be around, this doesn't mean things are all serious. But you're a big girl, your therapist is saying good things. You've done your part to come out of things being in a bad way. Figured it was time I stopped treating you with kid gloves."

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temperence
2010-04-15 07:13 pm UTC (link)

"Well, ah'm glad someone finally stopped treating me wit' kid gloves... it was gettin' annoyin' ." She kept looking over at him, smiling as she slipped her hand into his, lacing her fingers between his fingers. "Ah know you ain' around alot, Nick. but ah'll tell you dis, it's still nice to 'ave one person in dis whole world who don' care about what wrong you do, how long you gone, an' 'ow different you are from de world. Jus' havin' one person like dat, it's a treasure. gives you purpose, an' a reason to come back every so often."

Alisa spoke honestly to Nick, a good quality she managed to keep. She moved a little closer, kissing his cheek. "Knowin' jus' one person gives a damn about yah, no matter 'ow far apart you are... dat good enough for me."

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	vicious_cycle 2010-04-15 07:38 pm UTC (link)
	He nods, sobered and more thoughtful now, but definitely not pushing her away. "Alright, just wanted you to know - we can try this, see where it goes. Can't promise nothing more than a good time right now... but that I can do. And with the shop, with Irina, and with you around... well, I'm starting to like the idea of making sure I keep coming back." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

temperence
2010-04-15 07:43 pm UTC (link)

"Like ah said, Nick... ah gave up on hopin' ." She sighed, placing her hands behind the back of her head now, just looking up at the sky. "Ah don' expect you to stay around, an' ah manage jus' fine when you gone. But ah will admit ah do miss you when you are. An' oui... ah'm finally feelin' like ah can give almost anyt'ing a try, now."

Her smile remained, as her eyes shifted to look back over at him. "An' ah'm glad Irina, de shop, an' mahself make you wanna keep comin' back... t'ought ah wonder why ah am on dat list."

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	vicious_cycle 2010-04-15 07:45 pm UTC (link)
	He nods. "Don't give up on hoping... someday, you're going to meet a nice boy who'll be good to you, give you what you need. And when it happens, go for it, no expectations here. But you're cute, you're a hard worker, and you and me... we got a lot of the same demons in our past. Nice talking to someone now and then that gets you, you know?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)