TIME WARP: Just Catching Up? (Cam)

[Ravyn Rozanova]

May 2012

It was kind of late. Ravyn glanced wearily at her clock - 9:00 PM - and felt it was much later. She had been studying for the past three hours, and her brain felt like it was about ready to explode from images of chemical equations and moles and elements running through her head. It was time for a break. She pushed aside her notes and text book and sat up on her bed, stretching. She was one of the lucky kids that had a room all to herself, and she took advantage of the fact by turning up the radio. Listening, she realized it was "Call Me Maybe", and started humming along, even though the song was way over-played. She grabbed her hairbrush and began to dance around her room, not caring that her hair was in a messy ponytail and she was just in some slouchy pajamas - it was hot outside, so she was just wearing some dorm boxers and a light tanktop.

Soon the song ended, and she laughed, realizing how ridiculous she must look. She turned the music down again, but was hit with a sudden burst of inspiration from the song. It had been a while since she had talked to Cameron; after their breakup, they had managed to remain good friends, but even though they were neighbors, they didn't always see each other a lot. Building up her courage (from either lack of sleep or pure boredom at having studied so long), she brushed out her hair and then crept out of her room, sneaking across the hall to knock on Cameron's door. No one else was around, and she stood there awkwardly for a moment until the door opened. "Uh, hey," she greeted him, smiling tentatively. "How's it going?" Might as well start easy. She had forgotten how captivating those blue eyes could be...

[Cameron Osiris]

It wasn’t really that late yet. The night was still young, and Cameron was still itching for something to do. Hell, he was always looking for something to keep his mind, and preferably his hands preoccupied. And having a textbook in his hands didn’t count. He was studying to keep his grades high, eager not only to graduate, but do well. He wasn’t an overachiever or anything, just slightly above average would suit him just fine. Still, he could use a break. The dorm he currently lived in was empty, aside from the one bedroom he claimed as his own.

Rolling off his bed, Cam was only too eager for the distraction of whoever it was at his door. He opened it up with a smile on his face, taking Ravyn into a hug. “Ray! Beautiful as ever I see.” It didn’t matter that he was in pajamas of his own, taking it easy wasn’t an option. White v-neck t-shirt and Superman pajama pants. Such a winner. Oh well, he could make anything look good. “I’m alright, killing myself studying,” he chuckled a bit, glancing down at her as he scratched behind his head, only now remembering how messy his hair was. Really, she was quite beautiful, even though she was in her pj’s. It just made him smile more. He still liked her, definitely as a friend, and definitely more than a friend. But that was alright, nothing he couldn’t suppress.

He leaned against the doorframe, wondering if she wanted to hang out or something. “I take it you can use a break too?” Cam smirked, making room for her to step into his dorm room. “Unless someone else was playing ‘Call Me Maybe’?”

[Ravyn Rozanova]

"Not looking too shabby yourself!" she responded, returning the hug happily. She was so happy that they had still been able to be friends - she really did like him, and a part of her felt like she still loved him as well, even if it was more a platonic love than otherwise. Or so she told herself. She pulled away from him and glanced at his pajama bottoms, grinning. "Nice Superman pajamas. They look good on you. You just need a cape!"

Ravyn nodded understandingly. "Yeah, I've been studying for the last three hours. I figured I should get up and do something else before my brain explodes." She smiled as he stepped aside, allowing her to enter his room. It wasn't the first time she had been in there - definitely not the first time she had been in there - but it had been awhile, and she stood for a moment before finding a perch on the side of his bed. She turned to gawk at him at his question, and then a bubble of laughter came out of her mouth. "I didn't realize I was playing it so loudly," she admitted. "But don't judge me. That song is addicting. And so easy to dance to." She swayed back and forth for a moment, before jumping up and turning on Cam's own radio. The song playing now? "What Makes You Beautiful". She grinned, turning back to Cameron. "C'mon. You know you need a dance break." She began dancing herself, lipsyncing along with the words as she did so. Only around Cameron could she feel so comfortable being silly, and she reached out her hands as an invitation for him to join her.

[Cameron Osiris]

Cam smiled at her. There was nothing platonic about the way he felt about her, but still, he respected that she wanted to keep her life, well, her life. He was a dangerous person, not emotionally as much as the activities he participated in. Cameron wasn’t one to say no to doing something new and exciting. He wanted to go out with a bang, and Ravyn was afraid that might happen sooner rather than later. He didn’t blame her, but he still cared for her a lot.

“Everything looks good on me,” he said with a shrug, like it was a curse. Cam chuckled to himself and nodded, “But a cape, now that would be heroic.”

His light blue eyes travelled over to his bed where his textbook was still. “Physics,” he said with a half smile, “what are you studying for?” He made to sit next to her, shutting the book and putting it under his bed with God knows what else was hiding under there. He actually really liked physics, just not the whole testing part. It always stressed him out. Cam laughed with her and sighed. “It’s stuck in my head already, now I’ll never get back to studying,” he said, his eyes landing on her intently.

One Direction started playing from his radio and he jumped up. “My favorite boy band!” He squealed, before taking Ravyn’s hands and spinning her under his arm. “You know I’m always up for a dance break.” Hopefully ‘Moves Like Jagger’ would come on next. “It’s impossible to play this song on guitar,” he said over the music, laughing a bit. He drew her close to him, glad to be having fun. “You’re just what I needed,” he said, glad for the break. But his words could be taken any number of ways.

[Ravyn Rozanova]

Okay, so maybe she was still kinda attracted to him. And by kinda, she meant a lot. But she didn't want to admit it to herself, because admitting it would mean her heart would get all confused and she didn't want to deal with the whole 'should we get back together thing' because she knew that though they had fun together, it was also dangerous. And she had learned her lesson last year after her wing broke, that she didn't need more danger in her life. It didn't stop her from laughing at his vain statement, though, and replying,"Of course everything looks good on you. You would make the hottest Superman ever."

"Mm, Physics. Sounds like fun." She was being only slightly sarcastic; although science wasn't her thing, she knew Cam was into the stuff, so she thought she would humor him. "You should teach me about it sometime. Chemistry for me - I still can't get all those element symbols and atom models out of my head." She grinned. "You're a good distraction though." The flirting came so naturally, so easily, that it didn't feel wrong.

And now the song was playing, and she felt herself being pulled into Cameron's arms, spinning around and laughing like a dork. "You have such good taste in music," she teased him, although she had to admit that she, too, was a closet One Directioner. At this point, she didn't care if they were bothering other students in their rooms - this was too much fun. "Is that so?" she asked about his guitar comment. "I had no idea. I'm not a guitar god like you." The song began to wrap up, and she felt herself being drawn closer and closer to him, until the song ended and she looked up into his eyes. She should feel uncomfortable, but.... She didn't. She smiled shyly up at him at his comment, replying,"You're just what I needed too." As if on cue, a slow song began on the radio, Far Away by Nickleback. Not really her type of music, but she let it play, feeling like it was just right for this moment. She leaned her head into Cameron's shoulder, swaying back and forth. It was so ridiculous - here they were, in their pajamas, in Cam's dorm, and they should be studying. Instead, they were dancing like they were at Prom to some corny love music. "This is way more fun than studying," she said, closing her eyes.

[Cameron Osiris]

It wasn’t so confusing. He liked her, and that was that. Cameron didn’t want to admit that he fell for people rather quickly, so he put on his player hat and went with the flow. Ravyn had been freaked out by how intense he could be. It wasn’t just the stunts, it was the way he loved, with passion and ferocity. But he knew what he wanted, and went after it with everything he had. But the way he left happened quickly and then died. Like a sparkler. “I know what to be for Halloween now,” he said, wiggling his eyebrows at her.

“It is fun. It’s just this studying crap that isn’t.” He smiled at her, loving every moment of her teasing him. She was still totally into him, he could tell. It made his heart beat faster. Maybe she still loved him too. “I’m not the best teacher in physics, but chemistry I could do,” he said with a wink and a snort. That was just too easy to pass up. Chemistry was his thing too, and those tests he didn’t have a problem with. Atoms and such made sense to him, he could manipulate light after all, so that helped a lot.

“You love it,” he said, laughing with her. God how he missed that sound. He missed the way he felt around her, the way she smelled, her long hair… He gulped. No, he wanted to respect her decision, even though he was totally checking her out while she spun around. Damn hormones. “Guitar God? That’s a good band name, I’ll keep that in mind.” He said, but really his mind wasn’t on that at all. The scene was pretty hilarious, but Cam was too focused on her. He rested his chin on her head for a moment, letting the music take them away. He pulled away for a second, ignoring the comment about studying. “So are you seeing anyone else?” He asked with a bit of hope. He missed her.

[Ravyn Rozanova]

"Yeah, I wish we could just learn all this stuff and not worry about being graded on it.... It would take off a lot of the stress." Of course, if they weren't going for the grade she probably wouldn't study very hard. She didn't mind learning, but there were just other things she liked to do better. Like dancing with cute guys, for example. She snorted at his comment, raising her eyebrows. "I know all about your chemistry," she laughed, but it died in her throat soon after. She really shouldn't get into that. Even if it was so easy and natural. And the scent of his cologne was so familiar... No. She tried to block out the scents and sights, but she couldn't help feeling nostalgic and a bit lonely, and began to wonder why they ever broke up...

She took a step back for a moment, trying to catch her breath. Maybe this hadn't been such a good idea, coming over. His eyes were intense, a look she recognized back from their days of adventure and adrenaline. She wondered if she looked the same. "No... No, I'm not seeing anyone else," she breathed. Sure, she had her eyes on a couple guys, but so far nothing had happened that would make this dancing seem like cheating. "I haven't for a while." The song continued, and she found herself drifting back into his arms, wrapping her hands around his shoulders and swaying back and forth once more. "What about you?" After all, he was known to get around, she knew - he could get girls so easily. He was so charming and handsome. "I'm sure there are girls chasing after you all over the school." And to think, she had captured him for a brief time... How had she managed to do it?

[Cameron Osiris]

“I agree, but then I guess they couldn’t really see if we really knew our stuff,” he said with a shrug and a sigh. The system was the way it was because it worked, even though it was pure torture. So Cam would continue to study and continue to complain about it. He touched her face softly, not caring if it was still allowed or not. “You know all about it, yes.” He was lost in her eyes again. “Ravyn, you think your parents named you knowing you could fly?” He asked, grinning.

The questioning seemed to shock her out of the stupor and he frowned. Cam always thought he scared her. Dancing wasn’t cheating though, it really had nothing to do with dating. People could dance with other people they weren’t dating. It wasn’t like kissing, or having sex. Seriously. She came back to him and his peace came back, the lights going back to their usual glow. He hadn’t noticed that they had flared up at all, until he recollected himself.

Cameron smiled a bit. “I haven’t been dating or seeing anyone, no.” He wasn’t disappointed, life wasn’t all about dating and getting people into bed, girls or boys. “Are there? Maybe you can point them out to me,” he said, before catching his face with his hand. He wasn’t thinking about what he was doing as his lips caressed hers. He missed her, he missed having fun with her, and he had certainly missed kissing her. Now this, this would be cheating. Good thing she wasn’t with anyone else.

[Ravyn Rozanova]

When Cameron's hand reached up to touch her face, Ravyn's first instinct was to back off. But she didn't. She didn't even flinch. It was like she was in a spell, and she closed her eyes at the touch, letting all of her fears and tension drain out of her body. Whatever happened now, she was just going to go with it.

Here eyes fluttered open and she smiled at the question. "Considering I didn't get my wings until I was twelve, I doubt they could have anticipated it," she replied. "I've always thought it was ironic though. I think maybe my mom knew all along that I would carry the same meta-human gene as my brother. It just happened to match my name." Her wings were open just a bit, but not fully extended, as they wouldn't fit in the room.

She flinched as the lights flared, but as soon as she was back in his arms they went down again. Was it her imagination, or did it seem dimmer and more pinkish than it had before? She could only wonder what Cameron was thinking about to make the light act so. Maybe she didn't want to know. The song died off but they continued to sway back and forth, until the next one began to play. She didn't recognize it, but it was slow and soft and just a bit exciting. She smiled lightly at his response, starting to say,"I'm sure I could point out a f-" when his head descended and she found him kissing her, just like old times. Her heart pounded wildly and the world seemed to go silent for a moment, until she gave in, closed her eyes, and kissed him back. He still tasted the same, she still felt the same electricity buzzing between them as she tilted her head and pulled herself closer, he hands traveling from his shoulders to his waist to bring him as close as possible. She had missed this. She couldn't deny it. The chemistry between them was undeniable. The lights seemed to dim even more, until it was as if they were standing under a starry sky.

It took a few minutes, but she finally broke the kiss to get a second to breathe. "That was... I..." Her brain wasn't really working at the moment, and she just stared at him for a while, taking an image of what he looked like in this moment so she would remember it forever.

[Cameron Osiris]

“Well it suits you,” he said softly, staring it her for another moment before breaking the gaze. It was impolite to stare so much. “I didn’t know you had a brother…” Huh, maybe he didn’t know her as well as he thought he did. “Can he fly too?” Well there was a mood killer image – Ravyn’s older brother (Cam assumed he was older) sweeping in to defend his sister from a crazy blonde. Amazing.

Cameron probably would’ve kissed her even if she had been seeing someone. He still loved her, still wanted to be with her, and to his surprise, she was kissing him back. And drawing him closer! Cam smiled into the kiss, his hands on her lower back, feeling the curves under his hands. She was intoxicating, and he didn’t want her to leave any time soon. This was chemistry at it’s finest, and Cameron, totally mellowed out, had caused the lights to dim almost completely.

But eventually she would have to back away, and when she did, nothing but disappointment and desire filled Cameron’s eyes. “Nice? Amazing?” He offered, though nothing seemed to describe the kiss just right. He took her hands and drew her back to him, his heart thumping loudly, the lights returning to their normal brilliancy. “I still love you Ray,” he said softly. He wasn’t dying without her, but he often felt empty after she left, an emptiness he had never known before he fell for her.

[Ravyn Rozanova]

"I don't talk about him much," she said, her voice just a murmur. Their relationship was not a good one, so most of the time she didn't even mention his existence in her life. "He has pheromone manipulation. And he abuses it." That was all she offered; it pained her too much to talk about it more. But she was too distracted at the moment to get too upset about it.

Like the kiss. The kiss sent fireworks through her head and made her want more and more... She felt Cam's hands move down her back and she didn't care where they went, as long as this ecstasy continued. She was so close that she could feel his own heart pounding in his chest, in perfect sync with her own. This was an adrenaline rush. Those times they tried to find something to do to get that perfect high, they didn't compare to this.

But with all things, it did have to end eventually, and though she stayed wrapped in his arms, she dipped her head down for a moment to catch her breath. "Yeah. Both those things and a lot more," she said breathlessly. She closed her eyes as the lights flared again, unused to the brightness. And then he said... Oh, God. How was she supposed to reply to that? She had suspected such, but to have him actually admit it made it so much more real. She hesitated, then quietly said,"I still love you too, Cam." Saying it aloud was almost too much for her to bear, so she bent her head until her forehead was resting on his chest so she didn't have to look into those intense eyes anymore. What was she going to do? She felt so exposed in the bright light, and he felt like a shelter against the storm of emotions raging in her head. For a while she struggled against it, but eventually she gave in again. She couldn't fight it anymore. She looked up once more and slowly, gently kissed his neck. Tonight, she wasn't going to hold back.

[Cameron Osiris]

“Abuses it?” Cam asked with an eyebrow raised, oblivious to her distraught. “How?” Just because he wasn’t dating her any more didn’t mean he wouldn’t hurt her brother if he was being a douche canoe.

Kissing was one of life’s ultimate adrenaline high, and though Cam knew there were higher highs, this was a good place to be. He didn’t want to be anywhere else right now, he didn’t want to be with anyone else. He still loved Ravyn, he still wanted to be with her and experience one of the best highs known to man. But he wouldn’t push her where she didn’t want to go.

Cameron drew her closely into a hug, letting her rest there for as long as she needed. It was partly selfish too – he had missed holding her. Shivers covered his entire body as she kissed him, and his hands were gripping her waist tightly, drawing her into an intense kiss. She was going to have to tell him to stop if she didn’t want her shirt coming off.

[Ravyn Rozanova]

"Mmm..." Ravyn didn't really like talking about it. "He... Seduces people. Women. Sometimes against their will. He influences people too. I've tried to get him to change, but he... His life was hard growing up. He hates the world." She bit her lip and looked down, wishing there was something she could do. She had tried. She really had. But she was afraid it would take someone else coming into his life to change him.

"But that's not important right now," she sighed, glancing back up. God, he was beautiful. He looked almost like an angel with the lights flaring behind him.... His skin was soft to the touch too, until his lips found hers a moment later as his hands went down to her waist again. She knew what he had in mind, and frankly, she didn't care.... Almost against her will, she found her hands traveling down to the bottom of his shirt, snaking underneath it so she was gripping his bare torso. She was determined to keep her virginity at least, but taking off their shirts wasn't going to hurt anything, right....?

[Cameron Osiris]

Right. And since she wasn’t complaining about it, Cam was happy to oblige.

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A makeout session wasn’t going to change things, right? They could still be friends. So yeah, maybe their shirts had been off and things got a little heated, but he stopped when she asked him too and that wasn’t a problem for him. He’d get his fix later.

Cam slipped his shirt back on over his head, scratching behind his ear like a puppy might. He couldn’t wipe the grin off his face, and he couldn’t help himself. He launched over to Ravyn’s side and cuddled her close, snuggling his face deeply into the crook of her neck.

“Can we stay like this a while?” He asked softly, playing with her hair and just watching her.

[Ravyn Rozanova]

Ravyn's eyelids were half-closed as she gazed up from the bed at Cameron. The lights had gone dim again, almost completely out, and a lazy smile lit up her face. She didn't think about the fact that they were technically just friends, and she had ended up madly making out with him in nothing but her dorm boxers. What had mattered was that they had managed to have fun without trespassing into more intimate territory. So yeah, she may feel a little guilty some other time, but for now she was still riding on the high that kissing Cameron got her to.

She pouted as Cameron tossed his shirt back on; she had managed to find an old t-shirt of his and had already put it on herself, even though it was a little too big for her. It didn't matter - it smelled like him, and it felt nice and familiar. "You're grinning," she teased him, knowing she probably had a similar look on her face. She welcomed him with open arms, situating herself so she could run a hand through his hair as she wrapped the other around his waist. She rested her chin on the top of his head, letting out a content sigh. "Of course, moia lubov," she replied, unconsciously transferring to Russian. My love. Even if they were just friends (with benefits, apparently), she did have a deep love for him that she didn't think would fade anytime soon. She bent down and kissed his nose, staying there for a moment just to gaze in his eyes. "Thank you.... For tonight," she murmured. It seemed like ages ago that she had been studying about... She couldn't even remember now. "I'll try not to make this a habit," she grinned. "But next time, maybe you should come over to my place." If there would be a next time.... She brushed away the twinge of doubt, assuring herself that this was harmless fun.