ng_weaponx (ng_weaponx) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2009-05-17 01:19:00

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First Contact
Tessa Reece had been watching one Mikhail Romanov all semester. It was her job and to be honest she didn't really mind watching him. He was cute...very cute and he seemed like a nice guy. It made her wonder why Nicholas had such a hatred for Mikhail going on. She did mind the algebra class. Boring and so useless.

She had made it a point to sit across from him in the next row and she gave him a small smile every time she caught his eye. Today she was going to make the initial contact. The semester was almost over and the chances to make contact were rapidly decreasing. Finals were next week and then the semester was over. It was now or never.

As soon as the clock signaled that the class had ended, she accidentally on purpose knocked her textbook off her desk and onto the floor.

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mishaloganovich
2009-05-17 06:47 am UTC (link)

Misha was just glad to be back in class and doing something normal. He'd had to stay out to keep the school from being disrupted when the Romanov news broke, and then again when Mom stepped down for Mikhail to take over. Every reporter wanted to know how he felt about it. There wasn't a lot to say. Crown prince or the second in line, it didn't matter when the government was ready to auction his ass off to the loftiest titled woman they could find.

He was packing up his book and notebook, ready to disappear to Big Nick's and eat his way through a triple decker Big Nick's special and a couple of beers while he studied for the test next week when the book landing on the floor made him freeze for a second. It was a hold over from the last kidnapping. Still as jumpy as hell, though he tried to hide it so his minders wouldn't report it.

He leaned over to pick it up and hand it back with a smile to the pretty redhead. The day was never a bad one when a pretty girl smiled back. "Here you go."

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	ng_weaponx 2009-05-17 07:50 am UTC (link)
	She put on a big smile. "Thank you. I'm such a klutz most of the time." She looked at the book in her hand. "I don't even get half this stuff most of the time." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2009-05-17 08:03 am UTC (link)
	"If I didn't have a great tutor, I wouldn't remember half of this from high school," Misha said. "I'm..." he took a second to consider, and then mentally shrugged. He'd enrolled as Mike Roman, but the press.... "Misha." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ng_weaponx 2009-05-17 08:05 am UTC (link)
	"What's their name and do you think they'll tutor another student?" she asked. Keep the conversation going. That was key. "Nice to meet you. I'm Tessa Reece." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2009-05-17 08:10 am UTC (link)
	"It's nice to meet you, too, Tessa." Misha held out his hand. "My sister is tutoring me and she'll be leaving for MIT any second. She's been checking over my homework and pointing out where I'm missing steps. Big help, too. I'm not wired for numbers." Unless they were phone numbers, but that was a whole different game. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ng_weaponx 2009-05-17 08:19 am UTC (link)
	She hesitated a moment, making sure he saw the hesitation, and took his hand to shake it. Her powers delved into his mind and she knew what he feared the most. He was scared of being tied down and cut open. "You're lucky to have someone to help you with this," she said, shook his hand and then released it. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2009-05-17 08:24 am UTC (link)
	He saw the hesitation and almost shrugged off the handshake when she took his hand. "I consider it payment on account for all the bratty things she did to me when we were growing up." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ng_weaponx 2009-05-17 08:26 am UTC (link)
	"Was it that bad? I ask because I'm an only child. I always wonder what it was like to have siblings," she explained. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2009-05-17 08:34 am UTC (link)
	They'd stood here so long the next class was beginning to file in and take their seats. He looked around, then back at Tessa. "Want to get some coffee?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ng_weaponx 2009-05-17 08:36 am UTC (link)
	She smiled and nodded. "I'd like that. You can tell me how horrible your sister was to you when you were growing up." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

mishaloganovich
2009-05-17 08:46 am UTC (link)

A few minutes later they were sitting outside the student canteen with coffee, just two more students outside on a warm morning. His security was scattered about, so professional that Misha couldn't spot them with a casual glance. It made it easier to pretend he wasn't a Person of Interest.

"Anya and I have always gotten along well, but sometimes we clashed and Mom would take us into the gym and make us work it out." His smile said those were good times. "She's pulled some awful stuff on me and I've done the same to her."

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	ng_weaponx 2009-05-17 08:48 am UTC (link)
	Tessa leaned on an elbow and put her chin in a hand. "Like what? What has she done to you and what have you done to her?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2009-05-17 08:58 am UTC (link)
	"She rigged my car with a voice that argues with me. I put rubber spiders in her bed once. She reprogrammed my cell phone to play 'It's Raining Men' when I get a call. I put Koolaid in her shower head. All clean, harmless fun. No one maimed or killed." He said it lightly, but it was a rule. No maiming or killing. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ng_weaponx 2009-05-17 09:01 am UTC (link)
	Tessa chuckled. "Sounds like you had an interesting childhood to say the least." She smiled. "Though the affection you hold for her is easy to hear in your voice." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2009-05-17 09:08 am UTC (link)
	"She's my sister," he said simply. "I love the brat. But you don't have any brothers or sister. Who did you have the 'would you stop touching me!' fight with?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ng_weaponx 2009-05-17 09:10 am UTC (link)
	"Every girl should have a brother like you," she said. She looked away for a second. "I'm an orphan. I grew up in the system. Sometimes I was in a foster home and had other kids around, but they weren't exactly brothers and sisters." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2009-05-17 09:22 am UTC (link)
	"I'm sorry to hear it." He was genuinely sorry. He knew how lucky he was to have the life he did. It could have easily been far different. "Did you grow up in New York?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ng_weaponx 2009-05-17 09:30 am UTC (link)
	"It's okay," she assured him. She shook her head. "No. I grew up in a small town upstate. Small enough to be boring." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2009-05-17 09:49 am UTC (link)
	"How long have you been in New York?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ng_weaponx 2009-05-17 09:51 am UTC (link)
	"About a year. I moved here to go to school." She smiled a little. "The city is a little overwhelming, I must admit." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2009-05-17 10:00 am UTC (link)
	"It can be. Then you find the best place for burgers and where to get a good pick up baseball game in the park, and which clubs are better instead of popular." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ng_weaponx 2009-05-17 10:02 am UTC (link)
	"And sadly I've found none of them," she admitted. Though she knew all of them because of the surveillance on him. "Though it might be easier with a little help from someone who knows the city well. Know anyone that would fit the bill?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2009-05-17 10:19 am UTC (link)
	"I just might." As a blatant suggestion, it was one of the mildest he'd heard in the last couple of months. "Are you free Friday night?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ng_weaponx 2009-05-17 10:20 am UTC (link)
	"As free as a bird," she said with a smile. "Do you have something in mind?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2009-05-17 10:27 am UTC (link)
	"Pizza and beer, then a walk through the park for dessert? The best ice cream on the Upper West Side is a little shop near the museum." Come to think, he hadn't been out on a real date since before Red Room. The play dates arranged by the embassy didn't count. He was about due for a relaxing evening with a pretty woman. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	ng_weaponx 2009-05-17 10:30 am UTC (link)
	"That sounds nice. I'd like that." She finished the last of her coffee before she opened her purse to pull out a pen and a piece of paper. "Let me give you my number. Just in case you have to cancel or something." (Reply to this)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2009-05-17 10:41 am UTC (link)
	"Should I provide a reference to verify I'm a safe guy to have dinner with?" Totally tongue-in-cheek question, designed to get her to smile again. She had a really nice smile. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ng_weaponx 2009-05-17 10:43 am UTC (link)
	She paused in her writing and looked over at him. "Oh I don't know. You certainly look like you could be trusted, but you can't judge a book by its cover. Perhaps you could give me your sister's number? I'd probably hear things you wouldn't tell me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2009-05-17 10:56 am UTC (link)
	"Oh, really bad idea. She would jump right in with the worst stories." He grinned. "Just in case you need to cancel, I'll give you mine." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ng_weaponx 2009-05-17 10:57 am UTC (link)
	"Now see, why do I have a feeling those would be the best and most entertaining stories?" she asked as she finished writing her number and slid the paper across the table to him. She handed him the pen with a smile. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2009-05-17 11:08 am UTC (link)
	He wrote his number under hers and then folded and tore the paper. He slid it back with the pen. "This is the part you'll appreciate not having a little brother or sister to tell stories about you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ng_weaponx 2009-05-17 11:10 am UTC (link)
	"I will take your word for it. Thank you for the coffee." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2009-05-17 11:16 am UTC (link)
	"Thanks for the company, Tessa." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ng_weaponx 2009-05-17 11:16 am UTC (link)
	"You're welcome. It was entirely my pleasure and it was a pleasure meeting you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2009-05-17 11:37 am UTC (link)
	"Seven good for you? I don't want to interrupt your study schedule." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ng_weaponx 2009-05-17 11:39 am UTC (link)
	"Seven works perfectly." She smiled. "I'm looking forward to it. It will be nice going out and having someone who knows the city right there." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2009-05-17 11:46 am UTC (link)
	"And we might escape the gossip pages while we're at it, too. I'll pick you up, unless you'd like to meet me at Big Nick's." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ng_weaponx 2009-05-17 11:49 am UTC (link)
	"What's Big Nick's?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2009-05-17 11:55 am UTC (link)
	"Only the best burger and pizza place in the city. It's on Broadway and 77th. My dad took me there the second I could gum solid food at a baby." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ng_weaponx 2009-05-17 08:40 pm UTC (link)
	"I see," she said with a smile. "I am looking forward to going if it's the best burger and pizza place in the city." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2009-05-18 02:36 am UTC (link)
	"Would you prefer to meet me there?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ng_weaponx 2009-05-18 04:46 am UTC (link)
	"That works for me if it's okay with you," she answered. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2009-05-18 05:19 am UTC (link)
	"It's fine with me." She didn't know him so it was the safest way to go. A girl alone in New York couldn't be too careful, even when the guy had Captain America for a godfather. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ng_weaponx 2009-05-18 05:29 am UTC (link)
	"Then it's a plan," she said intentionally avoiding the word date. She couldn't scare him off. Her superiors would not like that in the least. She stood up. "Thank you again for the coffee and I'll see you tomorrow in class." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2009-05-18 05:35 am UTC (link)
	"See you tomorrow." He watched her walk away with a slight frown on his face. Definitely not the usual type that tried to chat him up. And a redhead. Mental note - no pictures in the paper. Anya would not let him live that down. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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