Ramona - tags Dani

[Robbie Wilkes]

Robbie and Dani had grown sort of close after he apologised to her. It didn't feel like most of his friendships with girls. Not to say he didn't like Dani. He did. Alarmingly so. She'd stuck up for him a couple times and he appreciated it more than she probably realised.

Add to the fact that she was one of the only people [whom he actually cared for] still talking to him, Robbie was kind of getting attached to Dani. Which was why he was having lunch with her at the courtyard. The canteen was sort of dangerous territory still. He didn't mind. The sun was hidden behind the clouds [sort of his doing] and a breeze picked up every now and then so the day was sort of perfect.

That was until three thugs [they came in all shapes and sizes] came over and started roughing Robbie up. "That's for making my girlfriend cry for a week."

"Are you kidding me?" Robbie's sandwich fell on the ground in a splat as he was pulled up by the collar of his t-shirt. "Can you get over it? It's been a month!"

"Unfortunately no, dickwad. She's refused to see me anymore."

"I don't think that's my problem. It probably had something to do with your bad breath."

"That is it!"

Robbie's eyes were temporarily blinded as the bully's fist connected with the bridge of his nose. He reeled back and smacked into Dani, toppling her over the bench they were on. "Shit, Dani...m'sorry!" Robbie tried to help Dani but was pulled back by another of the bullies and kicked in the groin.

"Fu-!" he squeaked.

[Danicca Waylan]

[D]A[N]I[C]C!?

Dani had gotten close to Robbie over the course of the week since she'd allowed him back into her tiny little circle. Of course, she was a terrier when it came to her friends, so when someone called Robbie out on his part in the Talk fiasco, yeah duh she was going to stand up for him. She, in fact, did not realise exactly how much he appreciated it. Especially in moments when someone made a comment that was in a completely different conversation, thrown into the air and not talking to Robbie, but obviously directed towards the blonde, that Dani threw an equally in-the-air-but-directed-at-the-commenter comment that shut the haters up. She just saw it as a serious annoyance that kept interrupting her pleasant day.

Dani was eating her lunch in the courtyard and asking Robbie if he was making the sun go away to add to the effect of his recent emotastic mood when some freaks came out of nowhere and started shoving the blonde around. She was going to comment on their idiocy when they punched Robbie and as a result knocked her off of the bench. She sat there for a moment, her back to the ground and her feet on the bench, thinking of the best way to kill a pack of adolescent neanderthols. Then, she rolled over and stood up. They were in the process of kicking the blonde boy, and Dani rushed over and tried to yank one of them away by the neck, but ended up getting backhanded and falling to the ground. She muttered to herself that this was happening a lot lately.

That was when she saw the stick.

It was as long as her arm and probably just less than as big around as her wrist at one end, then it thinned out gradually with a few knots here or there until it was about as big around as her pinky finger. She grabbed it and stood, looking at the thugs with a raised eyebrow. Then, she took her fencing stance. The guys looked at each other for a second and laughed, then tried to make a move towards her, telling her that they wouldn't rough her up too bad if she didn't fight back. She leapt forward and smacked who appeared to be the leader of their little gang with the thin end of the stick, leaving an angry red patch on his cheek that was already forming into a weal. Another one of the guys rushed her when she had stepped back after that, and she shifted to the side and let him run right by her. She turned and whipped him with the stick as well, getting his back. Hopefully this guy didn't have wings, or that would hurt a lot more... On second thought, Dani hoped he had wings. That would hurt a lot more.

But then that left her with kind of an issue. Now Robbie was still catching his breath(plus the third freak was "taking care of him"), the place where the thug had smacked her starting to throb painfully, and she was surrounded by the idiots with only one stick to defend herself. And she could see that the leader was starting to understand that last fact.

"Sunshine, you okay over there?" She called casually, as if he had simply hit his head on a tree branch, not at all like she should sound when they were about to get their asses kicked to next Thursday. She really needed to get back over to him so they could fight together, otherwise they were in for some serious pain. Dani doesn't like serious pain.

[Robbie Wilkes]

Robbie wasn't sure when he started fighting back but soon, he was the one standing up and kicking the shit out of the guy that had been pummeling him. One glance to his right alerted him to the fact that Dani was smacking the other two boys with a...stick? How in the world did she find one?

The glance was enough for the other guy to punch the heck out of Robbie, making him reel backwards before spitting out blood. "Yeah, I'm fine. You?" He asked before sending an uppercut to the other dude's stomach, knocking him back at least enough to peel one dude away from Dani. "You really ought to learn not to fight a girl with a stick." Robbie shrugged before clamping his hands on the guy's shoulder and sending a knee up the other guy's sternum.

Once the chap was down, Robbie went to the one still fighting with Dani. "If you don't mind." He patted Dani's shoulder and used the palm of his heels, just like he was taught by one of his trainers, and thrust it up the guy's nose. Without waiting for any of them to get up, he grabbed Dani's hand and ran helter skelter with her trailing behind him.

Once he was sure they were out of the bullies' range, Robbie stopped running and leaned against a wall, still gripping Dani's hand in his. "Shit, Waylan...I'm sorry." He gasped in between breaths, ignoring the pain he was finally registering. The guy had done him in but good. He was lucky the adrenaline shot he got earlier came at the right time. Now, now he just wanted to pass out.

Sliding down the wall, he gripped his probably bruised stomach and groaned. "I think the guy had steel boots on," he laughed painfully, wincing at the squeeze he felt around his stomach. "Hey, Dani...you okay?" He asked, using her first name for the first time since they were friends.

[Danicca Waylan]

[D]A[N]I[C]C!?

Dani wasn't really able to focus on anything outside the two guys that were fighting her anymore. They decided to use the little advantage they had over her to try and take her down. And then, right as she was getting ready to let loose a scream--hopefully amplified by her powers so that it would freak them out a little more--Robbie was there, and he was kicking some serious ass. The respect scale for him went up a couple of notches.

Then her hand was grabbed, and they were running, and her grip on the stick was so tight she thought she would probably have an imprint of the wood grain on her palm for the next few hours. She was shocked and relieved, and was trying hard to keep up with his longer legs. It was completely unfair that he should have height to his advantage--he was a head taller than her and he was not happy about that fact right now. Well, she was never happy about that fact, but when she was being dragged by him, it wasn't especially fun.

Dani stopped just after Robbie did, nearly running into him before her body stopped its forward momentum. Panting, she tried to loosen her grip on the stick. "Shut. Up." The severity in her voice was completely unintentional. "That," Insert deep breath here, "Wasn't your fault, Sunshine." And since her hand was still in his grip, she kind of got dragged down to a crouch next to him, then she positioned herself so she was sitting, leaning against the wall on the side that didn't hurt(when did she get hit on that side? Maybe it was just a stitch)and facing Robbie, her eyes serious as they surveyed him. He was likely really hurt, but they couldn't exactly take him to the infirmary. He was already in enough trouble as it was, everything was just barely blowing over and he was in a fight? No matter how much she defended him, he would surely get more punishment for this. Unless she took the blame, in which case that could be dangerous for her. Expulsion wasn't far away with all of her little marks adding up to one big one. Damn logic, it kept changing her mind when she set it.

Dani was shocked to hear her first name used by him for once. She was suddenly aware of the fact that her hand was still in his, and then she nearly smacked herself for thinking anything along those lines. This was Robbie. He'd never be interested in her like that--she was just his buddy, nothing more complicated than that. At least, that's what she's telling herself. "Fine, Robbie." She said, ignoring the intense throbbing of her head. She was fine, and she would be much better as soon as they got into the dorm room and she got that pint of Ben&Jerry's she'd been hiding in the back of the freezer. She'd probably even share with Sunshine, since he saved her when he could have just made a run for it. "You holdin' up all right? That dude was seriously beating you down." Seriously, that'd suck if he had internal bleeding or something.

[Robbie Wilkes]

Dani's attempt at reassuring Robbie did nothing to sway the blonde teen's perception on the event that just transpired. Of course it was his fault. If he hadn't been involved with that prank, Dani wouldn't have had to defend him, she wouldn't have spent more time with him, helping him ward everybody off, and today would not have happened. Dani would not have been beaten up like she did.

Her asking him if he was okay just took the cake. After all that, she was still worried about him. Even after all the merciless teasing he had inflicted on the darker haired teen, she was still right there beside him.

Cue the string quartet.

But seriously, Robbie didn't know if he'd had this kind of backup before. He supposed if Zac were around, he probably would have done the same. Or at least let his animal instincts deal with it. And Estelle probably would have melted something of theirs or something. But they never had the occasion to. And they were sort of obligated because they were his friends. Dani wasn't exactly his friend. Sure, she wasn't enemy number one but she wasn't his BFF or anything.

"I'm fine...thanks." Robbie realised then that their hands were still tightly ensconced in the other's and he slowly laced his fingers with hers just as he slowly pulled her close, cupping her cheek before sliding his lips over hers. Tentatively at first. It was so much more different than their first kiss had been. This had none of the arrogance from before, none of the childish humor...it was just gentle. At least for him.

He pressed forward, pulling her even closer, holding her hostage as he deepened the kiss. Don't pull away. Don't pull away.

[Danicca Waylan]

[D]A[N]I[C]C!?

Dani felt a teeny bit of relief, that itty-bitty loosening of the knot in her chest, when Robbie said he was fine. She was still worrying about how much she wished she was a biological manipulator, and then thinking about the fact that she had been thinking that a lot lately, when his grip on her hand changed.

Her heart sped up. He's just messing around, he'll say something completely stupid and joking and then we can go back to business as usual. That's all, nothing more than that, stop being such a girl, Waylan-- Her thoughts were circling, then cut off altogether when Robbie pulled her closer. Her mind no longer held coherent thought, mostly just a swirl of emotion and the occasional ohmygodsohmygodsohmygods. He began to kiss her gently, and she froze, then dropped the stick and leaned into it, praying to whatever the hell might be out there that this wasn't another one of his stupid tricks or gods damn it she was going to pick that stick right back up and stab his guts through his eye socket.

But the moment of suspicion and anger didn't last long, and then her free hand was moving up so she could run her fingers through his hair, also serving the purpose of letting him know that she wanted to keep him there. She wasn't going to be the one pulling away here, and if she had a single thought left it was that damn, this felt too good. She still had a headache, and her body was still sore in several places, but she felt warm and was enjoying the pressure of his lips on hers.

Wait, something in the back of her mind tried to get her attention, but she shoved it away. It persisted, but was ultimately quashed by her sudden need to taste the blonde boy. She's pretty sure she'd never had one of those moments before in her life, where hormones or attraction or emotion took over in such a way, but she's not going to do anything about it just now.

[Robbie Wilkes]

Had he any idea that Dani was freaking out, Robbie would have laughed and reassured her that he was not joking. In fact, Robbie was actually freaking out that this all didn't feel...forced. He knew he liked Dani. More than just a buddy. The past few weeks have made him see Dani in a much different light.

It wasn't love, he was sure of it. But it was definitely more than friendship and he was about to step out of his comfort zone and doing the thing he had vowed to himself never to do. Not in high school anyway. The first time he did, he ended up hurt. Way, way too hurt for his own good. And the thunder storm that came after was not a pretty sight.

When he felt her hand move up, he was sure she felt the same way. And God...this felt right.

He took her gesture as permission to go further. The hand he had used to cup her cheek moved down to her waist as he gently urged her on to his lap. Once that was done, he used both his hands to move up to her face, not wanting her to leave just yet.

There was no way he was going to be the one pulling away. He wanted this badly. It may have been the adrenaline rush still kicking in his system but if it was, he couldn't have cared less. All he knew was that he wanted to kiss Dani. The fact that she was responding told him she was okay with this. That she wanted this just as badly as he did.

Briefly, he wondered what it would feel like to do this every day. And he found that he wouldn't mind it at all. Robbie continued to kiss her, breathing through his nose as he pried her lips apart with his tongue.

[Danicca Waylan]

[D]A[N]I[C]C!?

Dani had been trying like hell to not let anything Robbie said or did get to her. Nothing would annoy her, nothing would get her overexcited--she'd just be his friend while he was willing to be hers.

And then he'd gone and kissed her, and gods it was sending some pretty clear signals that he was likely not willing to be her friend anymore. She knew this was likely not love, but she'd enjoy whatever this was while it lasted.

As he guided her to sit on his lap, she complied, using this sudden leverage to lean into him, pulling him even closer than before and crushing her chest against his. Her lips parted willingly under the pressure of his tongue; and she found a pleasant thrill in this, him being in such control over her, but still not too commanding. That is to say, Sunshine is a good kisser, and Dani can appreciate that.

And yes, Dani does want this as badly as he does. She just didn't quite realize that kind of thing until just now. And if she had time to stop and think about it, she'd realize some other things: She would seriously enjoy having that kind of... activity with Robbie; The other thing she'd realize would be that she is going to have to work like hell to keep Matt from finding out. Because when Matt finds out, she will be in so. Much. Trouble.

That's not something she's thinking about right now, though. Mostly, she's thinking that Robbie is in a lot better shape than she'd realized.

[Jared Park]

For a good second or two, Jared just stood there, mouth agape, desperately trying to process the scene unfolding before his very eyes. For a guy who can talk a ton about things that are either illogical or nonsensical in every angle one might look from (being with AJ a lot doesn’t help much), he simply can’t reconcile what he’s seeing with reality. He kept on telling himself that he’s just dreaming, or an illusioncaster’s decided to play a really cruel prank on him. But no matter how many times he pinches himself, it just won’t go away.

Robbie and Dani really are kissing eating each other’s mouths out. In the middle of the day. Right at the center of the courtyard.

Disgusting.

“EWW YOU GUYS!” exclaimed the Canadian teen, suddenly unable to keep himself from watching any further. Not really willing to throw his lunch at them (the fettuccine was awesome after all), he knelt a bit and grabbed a handful of grass and threw it towards the two. Which, as expected, didn’t do much. Hopefully his shout was enough.

Red with jealousyembarrassment, he slowly started hyperventilating, his chest rising up in a rapid face as his eyes widened for a bit. “Robbie? Are you out of your mind? Like, seriously? This ogress?” he said, pointing at Dani. Sure they’ve been spending an awful lot of time lately, they’re incredibly close when they’re in the room, but Jared could never have imagined it going to this.

No one else could possibly like Dani, right?!

“Omigod,” muttered the boy as his breathing slowly went back to normal. “I’m telling Matt!” he said as he ran back to the buildings, a shadow of what seems to be a smirk etched on his face.

ooc:
BOO. By decree of the Nualabear, Jared cockblocking has arrived. =D.
- Jam

[Robbie Wilkes]

Robbie decided that he liked kissing girls awhile back and since then, he'd kissed plenty of girls. And to be honest, he really thought kissing Dani would be just the same as the others but, maybe it was the heat of the moment, maybe it was because she had just helped him beat down three assholes, she just felt different.

His hand roamed down to her side, sliding the tips of his fingers under the hem of her t-shirt, just as he heard someone yell out their disdain. He was surprised that it was his roommate. And he just yelled out another boy's name. And that he was telling on them. Which would have made sense if he had known that Dani had a brother.

As it were...

"Wait...you...is Matt your boyfriend?" He pulled away from Dani, ignoring the sting in his chest.

[Danicca Waylan]

[D]A[N]I[C]C!?

Dani jerked away from Robbie when Jared started yelling. She then proceeded to turn red and scramble away, managing to trip and fall on her face instead of making it any distance. A muffled "Shit." made its way out, and she looked up to yell to the Asian teen. "I SWEAR TO GOD, Park. If you tell Matthew I am going to track you down and murder you in your sleep! No prison could hold me, Jared! You remember that!" She glared at the ground, trying to push herself up. The only flaw in this was that her arm and side and everything was throbbing painfully again, and so she managed to pull herself into a sitting position and then tried very hard not to move.

Movement was forced out of her, however, when Robbie's question reached her ears. Her head snapped to look at him in disbelief, staring for a few moments, then she doubled over until her forehead was touching the ground again, laughing so hard it hurt. After about forty seconds, she settled down enough to sit up straight and rub the tears out of her eyes. She was grinning widely and was speaking between hiccup-y bits of laughter left over from her fit. "Sunshine, y-you honestly don't know who--who Matt is?" She rolled her eyes, giggling again. "Oh, yeah, he's totally my boyfriend. Because someone was insane enough to ask me out, and we're just sooo in love. So much so that I just made out with my roommate." After another second of her laughter calming down, Dani finally said, "Okay, okay. Don't freak, Sunshine. Matt's my brother. Which, by the way, we might want to catch Jared. If he really does find Matt somehow, you'll be dead and I'll be enrolled in an all-girls Catholic school."

She looked at Robbie then, and something occurred to her. She had just been kissing her roommate. Kissing. Robbie. A hot blush decided to grace Dani's face, which was turning redder by the second as she realized she was blushing over it. She looked at him, then away. She cursed in her mind. This was going to be really awkward if what she was thinking was happening... was happening. And it would be awesome if what she wanted to happen actually happened.

Dani cleared her throat. "So. What now?" She asked the blonde softly, her dark eyes downcast.

[Robbie Wilkes]

Everything happened a little too fast after Jared's departure. Dani falling on her face and yelling things at their roommate, her laughing and rambling about something that he wasn't quite sure he was hearing right.

"People only say don't freak when they know the other person would freak out." Robbie mumbled a grin lazily making its way on to his lips as he heard Dani reassure him that Matt was not a boyfriend but a brother. How did Jared know about that when Robbie didn't?

"Catholic schoolgirls are kinda hot." Robbie shrugged before pulling her back on to his lap. "And it would take awhile for your brother to get here so..." Robbie pulled Dani's face closer only to kiss her on the forehead. "What now is that we can go and find a healer to get you all fixed up." He held on to Dani as he tried to get up slowly. He was still hurting all over but he was so sure Dani had it worst.

"So you want a piggyback ride or knight in shining armor carry to the dorm?" He grinned, pulling his arm underneath Dani's knees to support her weight properly. "What do you wanna do? Because we could do the whole boyfriend girlfriend thing but I don't like labels. I mean sure, I'll beat up any guy who puts a pass on you and you can claw any girls' eye out just because she smiled at me. We can do all that without labels."

[Danicca Waylan]

[D]A[N]I[C]C!?

Dani smiled at him faintly. "Yeah, but this time it's more of a calming-you-down thing. Not a preparing-for-the-worst thing"

Allowing herself to be pulled back onto his lap, Dani closed her eyes when Robbie kissed her forehead. A soft sigh escaped her when he said that thing about the healer. "Robbie." She put a hand on his chest as he stood up, unconsciously leaning into him as she tried to not fall. "Really, I'm touched, but I'm pretty sure you got it worse than me-- What are you doing, you idiot!" She said the last part as he readjusted his hold. He was going to carry her, when she was perfectly capable of walking this time! And he was probably seriously bruised or something, since the stupid thugs had him on the ground and in repeated contact with their sneakers.

And just as she was going to say more about his idiotic idea to carry her, he answered her earlier question. Her eyebrows shot up in surprise. She actually was not expecting that kind of answer from the blonde, but it was actually kind of perfect. "Oh. Well, I guess that works. I mean, I'd be fine with a label, but hey." She paused, considering something. "So, when you say any girl...?" Yes, that was a legitimate question that she was asking. Because she had a nice list of girls that would likely be a problem if she didn't make it immediately known what she would do. (Don't worry, though. She isn't looking at Estelle.)

And one thing Robbie probably should know: He'll have to be fighting back some girls, too, if he wants to have Dani exclusively and one hundred percent his. But if the last year has been any indication, he likely won't have anything to worry about there. So never mind.

[Robbie Wilkes]

Robbie laughed at Dani's protestations and held her firmly in his arms. His ribs were probably bruised but it wasn't anything he wasn't used to already. He didn't enjoy being beaten up but he'd grown immune to it.

At least Dani was distracted enough to not care about him carrying her, so he continued to walk in the direction of the infirmary. If she refused to get help, at least he can get some stitches into some of the place that had busted open like his nose.

He laughed again when Dani emphasised on the words "any girl". "Yes. Any. Except Estelle. And Belle. And Adrianna. And Mia. Although...if Mia ever smiles at me, I think it'd be cause to keep guard so...you can claw her eyes out if you want." He grinned with a shrug.

They were nearing the infirmary and Dani was comfortably snug in his arms that he suddenly wished he didn't have to let her go. Unaware of the 'girls' Dani was talking about, he paid no mind to the stares he got from some of them as he rubbed his cheek against Dani's "You feel nice." He said before entering the infirmary. "We need to get checked out. But no funny business when you check my girl out." Robbie teased the nurse playfully, depositing the girl in one of the plastic chairs.

"Or...I could just kiss your boo-boos away." He whispered into Dani's ear, nudging his nose against her cheek.