Time After Next

[Harrison]

Hayden huffed, collecting up todays wonderful burgers and sitting at her crews table. Jae seemed rather emotional. That could be a problem.

"Are we talking about the sane Eric? The guy that avoided his problem like the black fucking plague until Zach finally stripped him? He wasn't bullied and called monster day in day out. He wasn't a golden child snd he wasn't female- just saying that it's a bit harder to deal with emotions at her age." Bianca picked at a thread from her shirt, looking at the fiery girl with Eric.
"I hoped Zach would pull his head in and offer some suggestions but he is more fucked up than Eric, Maggie ain't any better... Maybe Riley Blue, she's got a good success story."

Lia grumbled a yes, hating that she had to let Eric help.
"Good, now take yah cupcake and go chill with your crew." Eric ordered, patting her shoulder.
Lia sniffed, grabbing her cupcake from the table and retreating out the door. She didn't follow orders. She went outside instead, putting up with the humid drizzle and sitting on the grand stands. Alond and hungry.

Zara shrugged casually, trying to play it cool, "Bi." She breathed, looking up at the woman that was so goddamn badass. Her stomach broke the silence with a stimach growl.

[Dawnfire]

Colt moved towards her, her hands moving to rest on her hips. She drew her forward and lowered her head, her cheek brushing hers as she listened to her panted breath. She heard her stomach and snickered, chuckling softly. Colt moved her arm around Zara's shoulders, "Aah, come on blondie. Let's get lunch." She dropped her arms from her shoulders and headed out of the lockers.

Quinn looked up, suddenly finding herself staring at Hayden.
"Hey. What are you doing?" She asked, noting that the girl looked irritated.
"Are you free after training?"

[Harrison]

Zara smiled like a puppy for a moment, following her happily.
"So what was that? Don't say I don't know because I will smack you upside." Zara rushed her like a zombie would to a slayer, a question demanded an answer.

Hayden's eyes flicked up, eyebrow arching, "I am eating and it depends, why?" Her voice dropped an octave with her mood, bleached hair in shambles after she ran her hand through them.
Why couldn't people just fuck each other? Like casual love?

[Dawnfire]

Quinn shrugged, as if knowing what Hayden was thinking.
"I was just wondering if you wanted to play a game with me." She winked playfully, sucking a piece of candy.
"If you wanted to come to my dorm after training?"

"Ah..." Colt shrugged, glancing at her as they walked, "I thought it was obvious. I was obviously planning on kissing you. Blame your stomach for the ruined moment."

[Harrison]

Hayden took a bite of her burger and nodded, "I will bring a packet of twisties and something special then." She looked over Quinn once, noting her small frame and dark-pullable- hair.
"Any requests?" Hayden menat drug wise but anything else she could probably arrange.

Zara nodded, pleased with the answer, "won't happen again." She brushed past Colt, her small hips swaying as she walked ahead to the cafeteria. Gosh darn she was hungry.

[Dawnfire]

Colt looked after her in surprise. Did she mean she wouldn't try to kiss her again cause she was quite sure that was not up to her. And 'won't happen again' didn't make sense as an answer to 'blame your stomach'.
She snickered and shook her head in confusion.

Quinn hummed in thought, "I don't do special shit, but if you want to bring a blindfold. I'm down for that."
She grinned playfully, joking.
"What time?"

[Harrison]

Training takes two and half hours so... "5:45 sound okay? Let you know if things change." Hayden felt better already, food settling nicely in her stomach. She continued to ea her burger with a nicer mood.

Zara joined them later, a nice salad and a small bit of crackers, tapping her fingers on the desk casually.
"Quinn pull out your english, I think I stuffed up question two." She sniffed, looking at Hayden oddly.
"Hayden, do you require a hug?"
Hayden glared at her and shuffled away.

[Dawnfire]

Quinn laughed at how Zara made Hayden feel awkward. She opened her bag and pulled out her english book for her, giving it over.
Colt sat down at the table, "Anyone know where Lia or Jae is?"

[Harrison]

"Jae walked off." Hayden said the same time as Zara read off her phone.
"Lia text me saying she is skipping class and to take notes." Zara put in, putting down her phone to check Quinn's answer.
"Knew I stuffed two, but I don't agree with your three." She looked from Colt to Hayden, finding it funny how different the two looked despite being the same kind of people.

***

The day went okay. Training done and gone. On campus teachers settled down in the staff rook for some tea. Hayden walking the halls with a bandana and a packet of twisties in her hands. She knocked on Quinns door gently, "its me," Hayden called through the door.

Lia got a ride with Eric and Jaxon who picked up Zach and then thier beautiful little boy from day care. Her dad didn't look at all okay and there were no cookies at home. She held his hand in the back seat, tickling G's stomach with her free hand.
"Thanks again uncle Jaxon for lettinf us stay," she said once they arrived outside of the Harrison mansion. Aunty Maggie's car was already here. Guess it was a family night.

Zara found herself in the reading room near the dorms, curled up with her maths homework after her thrid shower of today. The room smelled a little but she didn't have time to ho back to her room and get air freshner.

[Dawnfire]

Quinn's room was surprisingly tidy- even if it was obviously a nerd's room. The only reason it was tidy was because she had spent the past ten minutes frantically getting it that way for Hayden to come over. She glanced around, taking in the large television on it's stand- a stand with a PS4 and a Xbox One, with two rows of console specific games under them and also looking over her bookshelf that was filled with novels and manga and movies. Beside her black-and-red-lace-decorated-duvet-covered bed, was two nightstands. One was filled with all the versions of the Gameboy and it's later brother, the Nintendo, while the other was filled with Nintendo games. Her walls were covered in posters that related to games, animes, mangas and movies.
When she heard Hayden's voice, she smiled, opening the door.
She was wearing pink satin top and shorts, her navy lace halter neck bralette showing quite a bit.
"You actually came... and you brought twisties and a bandana." She smiled as her cheeks darkened to a soft pinkie colour, "I'm honestly kind of surprised, and really glad." She stepped aside, letting her in, "How was training?"

Jaxon waved a hand before placing it back on the wheel, "Don't be silly, we love having our family over, and I like having the mansion filled."
He stared down at his family sized BMW for a moment as he drove, sighing softly as he remembered his car that he used to have. He had to sell it in the end, which was heartbreaking.
His heart warmed quickly though when he remembered the reason for buying this boring mum car.
Giorge giggled at her tickling. "Lia! Play trucks with me! Okay?" Giorgie's cute voice piped up as he looked up at his cousin through his unruly red hair. Jaxon absolutely refused to let him cut his hair, loving the curls as they kept growing. It looked like a fierce lion mane in the sunlight. His favourite thing to do was to simply run his fingers through them. Gio usually fell asleep when he did that.
He smiled, his eyes filled with adoration for his adoptive son. It took all his effort to scold the cute little boy, "Gio, that isn't how we get what we want."
Giorge pouted and blinked his long red lashes at Lia, "May you please play trucks with me?"

[Harrison]

And just like that the day melted into the past.
"Any time Gio," tears sliped down her cheeks and dripped of her chin, "we playin' in the sand put again?"
At which point there was a shift in Zach, he paused as if he had been slapped, blinking rapidly as his breath caught but when he looked up Lia he wasn't him. The goofy grin was a familiar one.
Toby.
Eric held his brother hand for a moment, whispering words of support before Toby spoke.
"Can I join?" Toby asked, Zach tall frame slouched and scared.
Lia looked to Jax, she wasn't sure if he wanted Zach around his kid.

Hayden slipped inside, unsurprised by the room, if not impressed.
"Training was shit, they got me on lighting up and testin to see if imma a golden child, whatever that means. Did manage to get the kid that mouthed you off in class in the ring though, he lost." Her smile was infectious. She dropped the bag and bandana, shutting the door before advancing on Quinn like prey.
Hayden grabbed her hips gently, not asking if she could or even if it was okay.
"We getting straight to it or...?"

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[Dawnfire]

Jaxon smiled softly as Gio threw his hands up excitedly, "Yea!" He giggled and said, "I want Uncle to play with me!"
Jaxon winced at the wording and said quietly, "What are we going to have for dinner?" He asked Eric, "Would you be able to cook a pork roast?"

[Harrison]

I winced too, "yeah sure, yah coming inside or you going ta be a helicopter dad again?" I chuckled, pulling him in for a quick hug as Toby, Lia and Gio walked to the sand pit in the front garden.
"Colt is watching, he will make sure they don't get into trouble," I reassured, mentally feeling Colt, Toby and Zach co- conscious. Colt kept a live feed running to me with every word Gio said and every response Lia gave.
Maggie appeared from the front door, having let herself in with the spare key.
"Hey, I brought snacks for the kid-s." She noticed Lia and Zach over with Gio.

[Dawnfire]

Jaxon hadn't noticed Maggie's car so when she opened the door, he jumped in shock and several emotions, none of them good, all could be summed up with 'Oh great, Maggie's here' passed over his features.
"Hiiii Maggiiie." He greeted slowly and rubbed his temples, looking up at Eric, "I'm going to go get some beds ready and then yes, I am going to be a helicopter dad, and no one, can take that right away from me."

[Harrison]

Once Jaxon was gone Maggie lead me into the kitchen were she preformed the fortnightly ritual of drawing blood and checking that I was still just a normal slayer.
"No losses of time or trouble sleeping?" She questioned.
"Nope, same as last time." I assured, munching on a cookie she made.
Maggies life had started from rock bottom but now she was the manager of ANIMA, meaning that slayer testing didn't happen and human tests only happened after approval of the department of science. I thought it did her good and she loved the job so I really couldn't hold it against her.
Thing were going okay.