Tonight Is A Wonderful Night (Avi.)

[Avinea Jale]

" Of course I won!" There wasn't any other way she would have it. Both he and she knew it. There was nothing that she couldn't win. No matter how hard she tried she would always come out on top. She watched seriously as she looked at the ginger. What was he up to? All she knew was that there was a pit in her stomach. Something was wrong. nervously she watched as he shuffled through the drawer. When he came back Avi looked down at the locket. The fact that he was coming clean let a smile on her face. She was disappointed yes, but it was what it was. She wouldn't freak over a necklace. Especially one that she had planned on giving to him. She had been upset when she couldn't find it, but only because she couldn't give it to him. She smiled and looked at it. "So that's where it went!" grinning she picked it up unclipping the hook before standing near him. "Come here Odion." She waited until he came but silently moved towards him looking at him. " This was yours to begin with. I'm just glad you told me." With that she hung the necklace around his neck and hugged him. "Thank you for telling me."

Avi grinned at him with a soft smile. "They won't be disgusting. I'm helping you remember?" Her cookies weren't going to be bad and neither would his. She wouldn't allow that to happen. It just wasn't plausible.

She shook her head. "Nahh.." It wasn't important anymore. She had other things on her mind. Like that cute boy over there in the corner. What? Avi was easily distracted. Like a squirrel.

" Oh darn you!" Why did he have to be right? Avi giggled a little, the drink warming her mouth and her mind. "Should I have not told you?" Avi gave a small smile before looking over at him. "Though it is true. I wouldn't take it back."

" Oh I'm positive." Besides, it was fun to watch her best friend do the things he did after drunk. "I don't drink, why haven't you figured this out already?" Giggling she tilted her head at him. "I don't have a poison." At least not to her knowledge. Maybe that would change. She walked with him, going and sitting on the stool spinning around with a grin on her face. "Oh? and who decides who is better to dance with?" She eyed the people there. Some she could tell were amazing, others, eh, not so much.

[Odion Martins]

Smiling. Why was Avi smiling? Odion kept his eyes on her face, watching for emotional red flags. There was nothing but joy, and Odi felt seriously confused. She approached him and when she beckoned him forward, he went, still in shock. “I don’t understand you...” He admitted finally, hugging her back. Usually he could peg people so well, but Avi? There were only good intentions in this girl, nothing but kindness went through her. She was making a thief be something acceptable, and Odion wondered if that was a good thing or not. “You’re supposed to be mad at me,” he said, looking down at her, his arms still around her.

“I’ll probably mess it up when you’re not looking,” he said truthfully, grinning still. She couldn’t watch his every move, he was sneaky even when he wasn’t trying to be.

“No no, I’m glad you told me,” he said with her, flourishing a smile. Odion couldn’t say he could do the same. Trust wasn’t something that was easy for him. But he was glad she trusted him, though why she was giving him such leverage was a mystery to him. He could lie and say he trusted her too, but he didn’t want to lie to Avi.

“We’ll just have to spend the night figuring out what you like,” his eyes wandered over the various bottles behind the bar, “something sweet I bet.” Odion looked at her, an ah-ha expression on his face. “I bet you’d like strawberry daiquiris.” He was looking at the dancefloor as well. “But that’s the point, it’s the luck of the draw.” His dark blue eyes stopped on her. “Besides, we have to pick someone who isn’t dancing, otherwise we’d know what their dancing is like already.”

Odion stood up again, feeling antsy. “To the left, sitting at the bar. Dark hair, green drink.” Hopefully she would look and notice. There was a girl at the bar, looking around and sipping at her drink every once in a while. She wanted to dance. Whether she was good or not, he was about to find out. “I’ll go ask her to dance, you watch, and give me a score out of ten.” He smirked. This was going to be fun.

[Avinea Jale]

She kept her eyes on him as she fastened the necklace around his neck. At his words she gave a small chuckle. "When have men ever understand women? Not to mention vice versa?" She smiled and hugged him some more. "Next time ask me ok?" That was the only thing about this whole thing that bugged her. If he had just asked then this whole thing could have been avoided. It was what it was though and there was nothing she could do about it. "And who says you get to decide my emotions for me?" Really the nerve.

" Not possible. I've got eyes in the back of my head." Avi gave a laugh. When she was little she really used to think that her mom did have eyes in the back of her head. It was as if she always got in trouble, no matter what. But hey! It helped her learn how to bake. she was glad for that.

She knew he didn't trust her. She just knew it somewhere deep inside of her. It wasn't a bad thing, it just meant she had to work harder. "Well your welcome I guess." There wasn't much else to say on the matter except that she hoped he would learn to trust her soon enough.

" Why did I have a feeling you were going to say that?" Avi gave a grin and tilted her head listening to him explain what he thought she might like. She scrunched up her nose though at the mention of the strawberry. "I don't like strawberries." She really didn't. She avoided them at most deserts and drinks. They were just too sweet. "They are too sweet for me." Nodding Avi gave a low whistle. "All right, game on." She would totally win.

Avi followed his gaze and nodded. This would be fun at least. "All right. Your on."She waited and watched as Odion went over, making his way to the girl. Somehow, from the look of those legs, she was either a great dancer, or a horrible one. It would all depend on the moves she could accomplish and get done. "Good Luck Odion."

[Odion Martins]

Odion smirked as the weight of the locket pulled at his neck. It was a nice reminder of who were his true friends. Well, true friend in this case. “I agree, but I’m not trying to understand womanhood,” he said, his eyes searching hers. What would possess someone to forgive someone else for stealing from them, and so easily? Maybe she was desperate for friends and he was a last resort. Yes, that made sense. It had nothing to do with him and everything to do with her. He hugged her and nodded. Just ask? Nothing was that simple. “I’m not trying to decide for you, I’m just trying to make sense of this.”

He gave a low chuckle, shaking his head. “I can’t wait to prove you wrong,” a devilish grin overcame his face. Odion couldn’t bake or cook to save his life. He knew this because he had never tried before, and suspected it wasn’t as easy as following a bunch of directions.

His jaw dropped. “You don’t like strawberries?” He finished off her wine, setting the empty glass on their table. “I think there’s something seriously wrong with you,” he teased, leaning closer. “Okay, what do you like? Limes? Lemons? Raspberries? There has to be something.” When Odion was keen on gaining knowledge, there would be nothing and no one to stop him from getting it. “How about Long Island Iced Tea, since you hate strawberries.” Only she could make him talk so much while sober.

Alas, Odion had zero luck. The girl he asked to dance, while she lit up like a Christmas tree and happily agreed, was a horrible dancer. She didn’t know the first thing about it, and Odi smirked at her as he danced circles around her. He even grabbed her hands and tried to make her look good, tried to teach her how to sway and move, but she just couldn’t do it. He supposed some people just weren’t made to dance, even if the teacher was pretty good.

Sitting next to Avi, he raised his hands in defeat. “Let me guess, three out of ten?” He grinned. Yes he had wanted to win, but oh well. He was still having fun, and he hoped his display with green-drink-girl had been amusing for his friend.

[Avinea Jale]

Grinning she tilted her head looking at her friend. "Ah, the mystery of the ages." No one really understood each other. That just didn't happen anymore. For her it was more of a 'lets see how much I can trust this person'. She knew it was illogical, but Humanity was illogical. She didn't forgive him. She just choose not to get mad. There was no reason for it. Stealing something would give you bad karma. That was enough as it was. Her friends were her friends. She trusted them, almost to a fault. He hadn't really one anything bad, after all, it was supposed to be his in the first place. " Well stop trying. Feelings make no sense at all. You of all people should know this."

Oh oh oh ho. He was so going down. "I will say the same to you. There isn't anything you can do to stop me from successfully making a baker out of you. At least of one recipe." Really she had made up her mind. He of all people knew how stubborn she was.

"Sorry for not liking them?" Avi looked at Odion bemused. She didn't get what the big deal was. "Uhh, I tend to go for more sour stuff. Oranges, Tangs, lemons, limes... that sort of thing." She smiled over at him with a grin. "I really like oranges." She did. there was just something about them that reminded her of the sun. It was something that she loved. Plus they smelled delicious. " What is that?" Really Odion, she was clueless. Grinning her eyes followed a very pretty drink that was making it's way around the room. It was so pretty with the different colors and shades.

Avi watched amused as the girl he had asked to dance was flailing about. She had seemed pretty happy to dance, a smile lit her face, but dang, that was pretty bad. Oh Odion was trying so hard, but it just wasn't working. It seemed that his efforts were futile, but Avi couldn't help but laugh. It wasn't fair to the girl, but she couldn't help it. She was literally flailing about.

Avi stifled her laughter as Odion came back with his hands held up. "Aww give yourself some credit. You made it look at least a five." She wasn't going to give him a ridiculously high number, but yeah, it was ok. Especially with his help. "My turn now?"

Letting her eyes scan the room Avi finally settled on a guy who looked a little too put together. All of his buttons on his shirt were buttoned and his shirt was all tucked in. " What about him?" Avi silently pointed him out as the poor soul looked around the club, seeming entirely out of place. Grinning Avi got up and approached him. After successfully ensuring him to dance Avi took the time to mess him up a bit, un tuck the shirt, undo the button, and steal his hat. Smirking she gave him a wink as she led him out onto the dance floor.

[Odion Martins]

Odion simply nodded his head solemnly. Indeed, feelings made no sense.

“Oranges? Well that’s easy then,” he said, as though finding Avi’s drink of choice had been a riddle in need of solving. “Screwdriver. Vodka and orange juice,” he said, giving a nod, “bet you’d like that.” Watching her gaze, Odion had to look at the drink for only a second to recognize it. “Tequila sunrise, basically tequila and orange juice. It’s a frozen drink,” he glanced back at her with a grin. He wouldn’t make a half bad bartender in another life. He drank often enough.

Odion had had worse dance partners, but most had been better, to his credit.

He nodded, “Your turn.” This would be fun. Still, he couldn’t help but wonder at his bad luck. Oh well, he had done his best and a five was definitely better than a three. “He’s a closet dancer, probably the best one here,” Odion said, raising his eyebrows at Avi. Never judge a book by his cover, and never think that just because someone looks like a geek, they can’t dance.

The guy loved the attention he was getting from Avi and Odion had to snicker. This guy was in for a treat, and hey, so was Odi. He kept his eyes on them as his friend drew their victim to the dance floor. Let’s see what happens.

[Avinea Jale]

Feelings were far from simple and Avi was happy she was able to just enjoy the company of her friend. Her best friend.

"Mhmm" From the sounds of it Odion knew what he was talking about and would be able to get her to forget everything. To let loose. Not to mention the drinks hew as describing sounded good. "Well I'll try one of each later." Grinning she tilted her head and smiled. "Why don't you become a bartender?" In her mind it was the perfect job for him. He obviously knew enough about drinks and was a frequent enough to the bar goer. "Or at least you can pick up some money doing that on the side."

Was Avi making sense? This was new. Maybe Odion should get her drunk more often. It was fun to watch Odion dance anyway.

Smiling as she had finally settled in on the guy Avi gave a small smile and just shook her head as she eyed him up and down. "We will see." Somehow Avi thought he wasn't the best here, but he was awfully close. It was time they would see just how right or wrong each of them was. Or at least see the dancing skills of the boy in question.

It seemed that the person she had chosen was good at dancing, and was taking to her attention really well. It was hard to keep his hands off of her as they danced through the song. The attention was probably the confidence boost that he needed. His dancing was good but when he tried to feel her up, that was when she stopped and walked back to Odion giving him a kiss on the cheek. "Get rid of him hmm?"

As the night went on Odion got her more and more drinks, and she tried everyone. The last thing on her mind was lucy and that had meant that Odion had done is job. The next morning however Avi woke up with a headache and a text from odion. Quickly she texted him back with a smile on her face.

We need to do that again some time... do you remember anything about a purple hat guy with a bow? Err.... I'll talk to you later.

That was an interesting night to say the least.

--Wrap--

[Odion Martins]

Odi's blood boiled as her dance partner got a little too frisky. Not only was she a lady, but she was his best friend, and that was definitely unwanted attention. He grinned after she kissed him and gave a little nod, his eyes turning into daggers as his arms wrapped around her waist in a protective manner. "With pleasure," he said, glaring at the guy until he got the hint.

At least some things were still fun in life.