I'm Feeling Sexy and Free (Alyss)

[Romeo Buckland]

“Fuck!”

It was, unfortunately, all that Romeo could say at the moment. Not that it would change what happened or anything like that.

You see, the Irish boy was innocently minding his business one fine winter day. He was lazily walking around the grounds, happily celebrating the fact that his project was postponed until next week and his English teacher was sick and thus the class was cancelled for the day. Early break for him, and it was always a good thing right?

Usually yes. But not if it leads you to finally find yourself in the middle of a little spat between hormonal and rather powerful kids.

Early break meant that Romeo finished eating lunch early and was on his way back to the dorms to drop his stuff off when the fight ensued. He hasn’t been around to know what caused it nor did he had enough time to process who was involved; the only thing he knows is that a pyrokinetic and a guy with an electric form.

And he’s fairly certain about their powers – within moments of being there, the guy in his electric form was thrown towards him, coming at him at such a great speed that he didn’t have time to dodge. Instinctively his armour came to be, protecting him just in time. (He doesn’t think it’s quite the soft bump for the kid though, not that it’s Romeo’s fault or anything). He would’ve been ok with it, had his shirt and clothes not been ripped in the process. And to make matters worse, a fireball came flying soon after (obviously directed to the boy who was thrown at him), missing its target but burning the rest of the scrap he had on.

Thank goodness his armour provides limited cold and heat resistance else he’d be dead by now.

“Seriously guys? Seriously?” Before he can even complain more though, a trainer came out of the training rooms and walked over the two boys and the fighting quickly stopped. He distinctly remembers her having the ability to suppress other powers – which explains the sudden lack of flames or sparks – and while normally he’d be happy to get rid of his metallic sheen, considering how cold it was currently and his lack of clothing, well, he needs his shell for a bit more. So quickly he jumped over to the nearest bush, hoping he’d be out of her range at the moment.

“What? What’re you looking at?” he growled when he heard someone not far from him.

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As promised. Sorry it took so long Kalen. >.<.
- Jam

[Alyss Everheart]

Alyss was working on her garden again, trying to trim and weed the bushes as she also concentrated some of her power on refreshing some of the more wilted leaves and dying flowers. Winter was harsh on plants, and Alyss (the human-plant), so she always tried to give them a little extra energy every couple of days during the winter to keep them going till spring finally broke free of winter's icy death grip. It wasn't so cold out today, bearable if anything, and sunny which made it seem warmer while outside, Alyss still found herself bundled in her windbreaker though as she pulled up another weed. Dusting her hands off, she stepped back from the bed and examined her work. Most of the plants and pretty flowers were dormant or dead in this season, but they all seemed to be doing good for the most part.


Now what? Thought the blonde as she washed her hands off in the building out in front of the training field, a little bit away from the garden. She didn't feel like going anywhere, wearing some tight black yoga pants, sneakers, and a t-shirt with her windbreaker, but wasn't sure if she really felt up to training at the moment either. She'd been pushing herself a lot lately on it, so Al figured a break was much needed at this point.


Turning away from the faucet, all cleaned up now, she sauntered back to her plants. Alyss took a short cut across the training field and behind a couple of trees on the outskirt of the football/soccer field portion, but then she heard something. Or someone. Side-stepping around a couple of trees, hiding behind them as she crept closer, Al strained to see the person hiding out here behind the fields. "What the... whispered Alyss as she could make out some male, only seeing his top half, completely naked. Who in the right mind went shirtless in the middle of winter?? Then, the person turned and she could make out his face. It was Romeo Buckland, a good friend of Alyss's. Though, it seems as soon as she had found him, he had seen her.


"Oh! Hey there Ro, what're you doing half...." Alyss stopped up short though as she had decided to move closer to her friend, to, you know, converse better. But...that had been a mistake, because the boy wasn't just half naked. Nope, that would have been sooooo much better than this.


"Naked."


Alyss finished as she stared down at his...little friend. For a while. Just stared, completely in shock, and then her eyes slowly raked their way up his body back to his face. In all honesty, it wasn't the first time she'd seen the kid naked, I mean, they had fooled around a bit in the past. But it was almost as if she hadn't seen the 'full package' yet, up close. Then, Alyss realized she had just basically eye raped the kid, and quickly flushed red as she spun around, her back to him. Damn it! What was she doing? What the hell was that??


"God. Damn it Romeo!" screeched Alyss, throwing her hand over her eyes as she sighed. "What the hell? Where are your clothes?"

[Romeo Buckland]

The irritation on his face quickly vanished when he saw who it was that snuck up on him. In reality, he wouldn’t really mind if it was anyone else – he’s not really shy about his body; he wouldn’t streak across campus on his own volition, but if dared, he wouldn’t think twice about it – but knowing that it was Alyss made him feel just a bit more comfortable. While he’s not exactly sure where exactly in the friendship axis they stand – oh the complexities of social interactions – but he’s fairly sure she’s a bit above being just a good friend, and in times like these, good friends are what he needs the most.

“Oh I don’t know, I just decided that I’m becoming a little too pale so I decided to tan myself. Getting ready to go to a nude beach come summer,” he said with much sarcasm in his voice, rolling his eyes before snorting at the plant manipulator’s question. He didn’t bother covering his groin area with his hands as obviously Alyss has already seen them, so he just went on and put his hands on his hips. “Liking what you’re seeing Poison Ivy?”

He didn’t bother controlling the laughter that came out of him when Alyss spun around, visibly flustered. That just made it more obvious that she did look, according to Romeo. “You do know that covering your eyes won’t erase the fact that you’ve already seen them right? Mine’s rather unforgettable, not that I’m bragging, and I know they’re still running through your head right now.”

It’s probably a good thing Romeo wasn’t a telepath. Shivering to death aside, heaven knows that should he learned that his ‘friend’ has been termed ‘little’, he’d flip. His big ego simply can’t accept like. Like all men who think they’ve got so much to prove, he’d insist that he possesses one of the biggest – if not the biggest altogether – to the death. Yes, nothing’s taboo for that ginormous ego of his.

“Some assholes decided to have a little fight in the training grounds and dragged me to it,” he recalled with as much energy as he has during English (translation: none), huffing and rolling his eyes even, “Burned all my clothes with fire and lightning. Charming really.” Already he has a number of ideas on how to get back on the two, none of them particularly kind. “I would ask you the same question, but it’s not like I care,” he teased. Alyss is free to explain her side of course. Heaven knows it’s just how Romeo always speaks, complete with the slightly thick Irish accent. “You have a scarf or something I can borrow? Just to cover myself up slightly. Don’t want the school to flood with everyone drooling for me, can I?”

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[Alyss Everheart]

Alyss chuckled darkly as she stood turned around, face beat red from her forehead down to her neck, and Romeo spoke being his oh so sarcastic self. The blush was clearly visible seeing as her hair, or mane was more like it, was tied back in a messy ponytail. "Can't say I blame you. Most women there prefer their guys well done." She sneered as she had her back to him still, but could just feel his ego boost knowing that it was her that'd found him, instead of some creeper or teacher. Flipping an index finger up, a small bush limb promptly reached out to smack Romeo, before she dropped it down to cross her arms and send a menacing glance over her shoulder. "And you know I hate that name."


Arms still crossed, Alyss managed to calm herself down from her little outburst. It wasn't so much that Romeo being naked bothered Alyss, and she hoped he knew that. It was just that he caught her off guard. And...the fact that she just blatantly eye balled the man like a housewife would a prime rib steak marked half off at the supermarket. She was embarrassed at her own thoughts, and not Romeo's. Hell, if he had maybe given her a little bit of warning this wouldn't have happened! Oh well, too late now. Though, Romeo had been talking this whole time Alyss had her back turned and was done with him thinking it actually bothered her. "Course you're not bragging." she said sarcastically, but her tone was light and she turned, giving him a cheeky smile.


Taking a step forward, so she wasn't at such a strange angle and more place directly in line with his face and torso than the other half, she continued. "Now, really, you're nothing special dear." Alyss reaffirmed this by reaching out to clap him on the shoulder, then looking down at his friend and back up with a pitying head shake. "But as they say, it's not the size of the ship that matters, but the motion of the ocean." Al replied with a sympathetic smile, before bursting out in laughter. She was totally kidding, Romeo was fairly well endowed actually. Alyss would know. It was all in good fun, and Romeo probably knew the blonde was kidding. This is how their friendship went on, all kidding and jokes with some heated tension and serious moments sprinkled throughout. Releasing his shoulder, realizing that it was a little weird to be touching him while he was still naked, in public. Though, her earlier embarrassment and chagrin had faded away.


"Ohhh, that sounds rough." Alyss winced as Romeo described getting his clothes burned off by fire, and electricity! Sounds like a fun way to start a day. Thank God the kid's power was forming a full body shield! "Well, at least it was just the clothes." She mentioned noticing that the boy didn't seem to have any other injuries. In fact, not even his pride seemed bruised by this little fiasco. Nope, not for Romeo. If anything, this probably boosted it, now he was able to say that he had actually been out around Hammel, naked. Though, that had probably already happened and Alyss just didn't know. At least she could say she'd been here for it this time.


"I was taking a shortcut through the edge of the fields to get back to the garden." Al mentioned matter-of-factly, not really a big deal. Romeo had just happened to catch her attention as she tried to make her way through the trees. The teen boy went on to ask her if she had anything on her that he could use to cover himself before they were found and Ro was convicted for public nudity. She needed to get him covered up, quick! Alyss looked down at her clothing and was about to take off her windbreaker when she realized something. She didn't wear anything under it. It had been a good enough day that she decided to just put this on over her bra. "Uh," started Alyss has her hand clung to the zipper of the jacket, unmoving, "Well, not really. Since uh, I didn't wear anything under this." Pulling on the collar of the jacket to show Romeo what she meant, only one thought went through her mind.

Shit.

[Romeo Buckland]

With the blush on the plant manipulator’s cheeks showing no signs of going down anytime soon, Romeo couldn’t help but let out a snicker at such a surprising development. After all, it’s not every day that he could knock down the ever-so-witty-and-unshakeable Alyss Everheart from that lovely podium of hers. While he would’ve expected to send someone flushed from the sight of his bare behind (or front, not that it really matters), he could honestly say Alyss was among the bottom few. She’s always been so resilient in whatever the Irish boy (or at least in most for them) had unleashed before that to say that such an encounter is bringing him much joy is quite the understatement.

“Hey, that hurts,” grumbled the boy with a playful tone, pouting slightly and rubbing the back of his neck. Oh wood nymphs, seems he’ll never truly get rid of them, can he? “Sure you do It’s as real as the fact that I do my all my homework for any subject at least three weeks in advance. Or the fact that the bruises Jeremy Greene has now isn’t from Vanessa Milton – who totally creamed him in gym class earlier – but from a training class gone awry.” Oh how he loved the look on that loudmouth’s face and how he got sent off early, almost in tears, by Mr. Demidov. “Or that Jason Wong – the ultimate jock homophobe – totally abhors taking it up his ass.” If Alyss would turn around now, she’d probably see a smirk on the boy’s face, left eyebrow cocked up with his hands on his hips. A total cherry on top with all the sarcasm he’s unleashed just now.

“Oh and by the way, real women like it rare. They say it feels more real than anything they’ve ever experienced before.” Cue in that extremely greasy wink. As if he’s been with ‘real women’ before.

A few moments later and Alyss went back to ‘normal’, making Romeo shake his head in feigned disappointment. “Nope. Not one bit. Humblest man alive right here,” he chuckled as the plant manipulator started walking towards him. The unease was still pretty much evident on her face (if the angle at which she’s talking to/staring at him was any indication), but at least there’s been an improvement. “Aww. I always knew you liked it so much. But you do know I can’t tie myself down just yet right? When you get among the richest of the rich, tell me though. Betcha I’d be ready by that time.” Yup, total golddigger right here.

“Very true. Though Lucah might have to brace himself; he’ll definitely be losing that awesome black shirt and new skinny jeans I’ve been eyeing for a while.” Indeed, the boy likes ‘borrowing’ from the Romanian heir. Says the grumpy brat has enough to keep himself going even though he regularly raids his closet anyway. Boy was he thankful they’re roughly the same size or what. “And exactly what are you doing there? Communing with nature?” he asked when she talked about taking a shortcut. Are all plant manipulators kumbaya-enthusiast? (Autie was a given, but not Alyss too?!). “Because I think watching porn in the privacy of your own room is secretive enough. Not to mention, does the school wifi reach up until there?” Romeo and serious conversations don’t go hand in hand, just saying.

Unlike Alyss, Romeo wasn’t so phased when Alyss showed him what lies underneath her windbreaker. If anything, it made the boy’s smug grin even smugger, if that’s even possible. “Aww Alyss. While I have nothing against a quick one during lunch – best way to burn those calories in my opinion – you do know I have an unspoken rule about bedding with my friends. Stuff gets nasty. I’d rather not risk it.” Yadda, yadda. As if the boy actually believes in such things. “Can’t you like, conjure a wreath or something? Something to cover me up at least until the dorm rooms. Don’t worry about hurting my dong; I’m invulnerable, remember? Also, creating a distraction when I ran out from the bushes would help. A lot. Just saying.”

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KALEEEN. I'm always late and I'm sorreh. D;.
- Jam

[Alyss Everheart]

Alyss cocked her right eyebrow to match Romeo's left as she listened to his sarcastic remarks. "Everyone already knew that Jason Wong was in the closet, but Jeremy Green?" she said interested as she walked up towards Romeo and all of his naked glory. That was hilarious! Al would have to see these bruises sometime. She didn't feel as bad now, however, as she headed towards him, the chagrin starting to go down. She still felt hot, and a little flustered on the inside. Al was still trying to convince herself that he had just surprised her, that's all, when Rome had finished speaking. "But you know I hate being called that in public. It's meant only for special occasions." Alyss cooed as she matched Romeo stride for stride in his little game of sarcasm and sexual innuendos. She kind of had to, to make up for the little incident earlier of suddenly getting a case of 'cold feet' and turning back into an innocent thirteen year old who'd never been kissed.


Alyss suppressed an eye roll as Romeo gave an exceptionally horrid wink over an equally horrid statement, and found herself giving a non-interested snort instead. "Right, cause you know?" She had stepped all the way up, face to face, to the naked teenager and already taken one stab at his manhood with her comment, but of course Rome dished back with just as much sarcasm. "Don't you mean most sarcastic?" she quipped as she giggled and shook her head. Most people found Ro annoying as hell, but he really just made Al laugh half the time. She knew nothing he said was really meant seriously, and maybe if people went along with it they would see the fun in it. Like she did. Though, kind of surprising with Al's typically short temper. Then again, she'd known Romeo for almost two years now, so maybe he was just an acquired taste. Something she'd gotten used to.


"Jerk." Alyss mumbled, smacking him with the same branch as he decided that the blonde was only good enough for him when she was rolling in cash. "Well, when I'm with the 'richest of the rich', I'll be sure to remember the little people." She responded and gave her friend a wink as the wind started to pick up. Al quickly turned her back to it, arms crossing over herself. She hated winter. It was the bane of every Plant manipulator's existence. It was almost near impossible to be out in anything below 40, but she had to get to the garden. "No, Ro." the blonde stated as he mentioned her 'communing with the plants. "I have to keep the things alive till spring. For training shit. You know." She'd mentioned this before to him surely. Probably forgot no doubt. Or didn't even listen the first time, who knew. Either way, she couldn't believe if she was shivering over here from the dropping temperature how the Irish boy was faring.


"I don't need to watch porn." Al retorted quickly. It was true. Romeo should know that. Anyway, the plant manipulator shook her head as he went on to talk about stealing Lucah's clothe's, again. She'd known he had done it in the past, but it seems like the Romanian had never really cared that much. Alyss didn't ask too many questions about this whole 'borrowing' system he had going, figuring it was best not to get too deep in the topic, but knew Ro wouldn't do it if there truly awful consequences. "You're a really bad liar, ya know?" Al commented as her friend said he wouldn't sleep with friends, after having pulled the collar of her shirt down showing that nothing but a bra and skin were underneath. Alyss had known plenty of 'friends' he had slept with. Though, now that she thought about it. He slept with about as many people who hated him as he did with those who actually liked him. Shaking free of those thoughts, she returned to the present and Romeo making more sarcastic comments at her.


"Yeah, yeahhh." Aly responded, waving him off, as her other hand worked in a circle. A circle of limbs began folding over itself over in a bush, forming into a large wreath-like shield that Romeo could hold over his junk. "Here, and watch out for thorns." She added anyway, knowing he said that his 'dong' was 'invulnerable', but sarcasm was the boy's middle name. "Distraction? What the hell am I supposed to do?" Alyss was clueless. She could maybe do some super landscaping, make a tree fall over unexpectedly on the football post, crack the foundation to the sidewalk, or something along those lines. But she wasn't really up for defacing school property today. So, besides joining the armored boy in his public nudity, she didn't know what more could be more distracting then Romeo Buckland. Naked.

OOC;;
JAMMMMM. Tis all good :3 So, do we wanna take this thing into the dorms?? End it after Al gets him towards the dorm room doors or something?

[Romeo Buckland]

Romeo didn’t bother holding back on the snicker that instinctively came upon hearing Alyss’ possible misunderstanding of what he just said. Then again, with the way he phrased his statements and his thick Irish accent, he figures he couldn’t really blame her. (He’s working on it, on the accent, he says). “What? Everyone knew about Jason Wong? Would that mean he already did it with someone else? I feel hurt,” said the boy with feigned disappointment, even holding a hand on his chest and shaking his head slightly, “He told me I was his first. What a liar.” And there, cat’s out of the bag. Alyss does know he bats for the other team should the situation call for it, right? (He says he’s what most people would call ‘gay for pay’).

“Before you go out spreading rumours, Jeremy isn’t. He just got owned by Vanessa.” Gossip doesn’t really faze him (he knows there are a few running around about him, not that he could care less about it), but since this little tidbit might be traced back to him, he wants to make sure he sets things straight. Jeremy, after all, is the source of his trig homework. “Straight as an arrow that one. Then again I haven’t had the chance on him, so who knows?” he added with a playful shrug.

“We aren’t that public, just so you know.” Behind the bush, with just the wall right beside them. He’s fairly sure that the hedges in front of them are enough of a cover for his metallic shin. “Well I’m already naked, isn’t that ‘special’ enough?” teased Romeo.

He simply maintained his haughty smirk all throughout Alyss’s little blurb, pouting slightly when he felt himself thwacked by another branch on the back of his head. Sure it doesn’t hurt, but it gets really annoying. “You had to do that? That’s terrible?” One of the few things why Romeo is thankful his power merely extends to himself. “Who’s your trainer again? That sexy Russian Ms. Vasiliev?” Romeo isn’t ashamed to admit that he’s just like most teenage boys, harboring inappropriate boners for certain teachers. Ms. Vasiliev, Ms. Kateri, Ms. Singleton, oh the list can go on. “How’s it going anyway? All plants dead yet?” Spoken like a true friend – without an inch of belief in the other’s ability.

“I’d like to believe I have some moral code I hold on to.” He did have one, at least before he was shipped across the ocean. Then all hell broke loose. “But like all people, I falter. I’m only human after all. Oh forgive me father for I have sinned,” he laughed, holding his hands close as if praying, “That enough of a repentance from you, oh so prudish Nun of the West?”

Grabbing the wreath-like plantcover, he peered from the hedge’s side to see if still a lot of people are in the grounds. Lucky for him, with the whole debacle from those rowdy boys done, most have dispersed indoors. They’re not much, but can still prove to be quite the challenge. “I don’t know. It’s not like I’ve been in such a situation before.” He doesn’t strip in public. At least not accidentally. He looked at Alyss for a bit, tilted his head to the side and shrugged. “You’re not that big, but I guess you can be my human shield. Just cover me until we get to that door to the dorm buildings.” Hopefully Lucah’s in their room, since he forgot his keys on his study table when he left earlier that day.

“Ready princess?”

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SORRY THIS TOOK SO LOOOOOONG KALEN. D:
- Jam