TIME WARP: Whiteout (Adrianna)

[Adrianna Carstyn]

Adrianna giggled and stuck her tongue out at him, “Dang right I am!” As much as she was enjoying their little game and she really didn’t mind it, she was ready to plop down on the ground again and just curling up with him. She had been completely content with lying there and doing nothing more than talking to him and being close to him. She liked the closeness because well for one he was absolutely gorgeous and she loved feeling his arms around her. Adrian felt safe when he held her and it was a comforting feeling to have. It usually took her a little while to feel completely safe with a man, any man that came into her life, but it hadn’t taken long for him.

Okay she felt a little guilty for playing him. It was a cheap move, but he could very easily snatch her up with his power and she didn’t have any clue on how to work his. Technically she’d have the same control as he did and should know what to do when working with it, but she just couldn’t master that one yet. It also wouldn’t have helped much because she didn’t even know how long she could keep this up. She already felt the mental wear it was having on her. He stopped in the middle of the stage and she kept her feet moving as she stayed in the spot across from him. She saw him smile and she knew he had to be onto her. She just hoped it wouldn’t make him upset.

Adri noticed his mind drifting away from their game and she tilted her head to the side. It was getting a lot darker and she drifted out of his mind to keep from invading. She as afraid she had made him mad, so in turn she frowned and chewed on her lip. It wasn’t until she could see it lightening again that she paid any attention to his thoughts. He hadn’t meant for it to happen, she could tell, but she tried to ignore what she was seeing. His thoughts took an unexpected direction and she couldn’t help but listen in. He began thinking of their first official date, at the club. It brought a faint smile to her lips and she stopped prancing around. She heard him thinking of how attractive she was and what he wanted when he caught her. At least they were on the same page and were all for cuddling after this little game. If he kept this up, she’d willingly be caught. As long as there was some kissing involved, she’d be more than happy.

[Lani Hunter]

Lani snorted out laugher and shook his head at her. He shrugged and gave her a look. No he would never tell her how unintimidating she was. That, he felt, would get him into a bucketful of trouble. Or rather a waterfall. Trouble was something Lani most definitely had enough of and was very good at getting into. He didn’t need to pull Adrianna into his troubles, and he didn’t need trouble with her. She was his escape from all of the troubles. And all of this pressure to not hurt her only served to make him strive to be better. He wasn’t out to hurt her. That was the last thing he wanted to do. Which was why his secrets had to stay secrets and half of his life needed to fade from existence, never to be known about. Lani felt no sadness that she might not know the other, darker half of him. He really didn’t care, he’d rather it that way.

Putting his fingers to his eyes and pointing at her Lani gave her a smirk. “Just wait.” He said warning her of the impending doom. He would not back down, he was just working on coming up with a different plan. A change in plans that would allow him to win. He was too competitive for his own good. If he couldn’t outsmart her he needed to out trick her. He wasn’t sure how much of his thoughts she was getting but she did stop moving and that indicated for Lani an accurate guess on his part. So long as she didn’t rip through his mind and find all of his secrets Lani wouldn’t be too upset. He knew she had gotten a little of his older thoughts from the way she was chewing on her lips. She always did that when either she was upset or thought she might have upset someone.

He swallowed, hopefully she wouldn’t ask him about them. If she did he’s just confront her about going into his mind without permission. It would be a mess either way, best not to touch it. Now Lani had a better plan, and his plan was a good plan, well thought out and careful. The gloves were coming off now. Lani loosened his muscles and he knew what he needed to do, but he knew he just needed to not think about it. Lani set forth going after Adrianna again. This time he shot straight forward dancing on his toes ready to duck in the direction that she did. His plan, was brilliant. He was going to follow her. None of his thoughts would give her an advantage when she already knew what she was going to do. He would stay and he would mirror her and when he had her where he wanted her his trap would snap shut.

[Adrianna Carstyn]

Adrianna giggled at his warning and made faces at him, “All talk and no walk, c’mon Lani. Come get me.” She wanted him to catch her, but the chase made things more fun. It made things interesting and a bit more intimate when he did catch her. She was definitely looking forward to the catch. Adrian felt guilty for having invaded on his thoughts though, especially when they turned dark. It was one of the reasons she told her trainer that she would not keep and practice telepathy as an arsenal ability. She hated when people invaded her privacy and she didn’t want to be a hypocrite by invading someone else’s. She tried to look around aimlessly as though she hadn’t been caught, though she knew he knew.

Luckily it didn’t take long for him to look past it (because she couldn’t ask him about the direction his thoughts had gone) and he proceeded in the chase again. She relaxed her body and twirled around as he went for her. Adrian dodged to the left, and ducked from him, trying to escape. He was there when she came back up and she let out a squeak. Her ability forged into his mind without much prodding from her. She couldn’t see anything though, he kept dodging her in his mind and she didn’t want to take the chance of being distracted trying to figure out what he was going to do next. She stood there for a moment before faking left and heading to the right with a laugh as she took off.

[Lani Hunter]

Her taunting was only fueling Lani’s fire. A fire to win and a little of something else. Not to mention she was driving him practically crazy with that ‘come hither’ look. He gave her an impish smile in return and took her advice and put his actions where his mouth was. He was graceful as he followed her. This was the kind of thing he was used to. He plunged after her as she moved and when she dodged he dodged with her. Light on his feet and using his power to give himself a shove in the right direction when he missed a step. He was having just as much fun as she was delaying the catch until just the right moment. He reached out after her now and again, not to catch her but to make her change course into the way he wanted her to go. It was working like a charm. He was going to have to use this trick if he ended up in trouble.

Adrianna twirled and swept like a bird across the stage while Lani’s movements were more reserved and calculated. She went left and so did he paralleling her every move and laughing joyously at the adorable noise she made before she dodged back away from him. What she wasn’t paying attention to was the bigger picture. Lani watched her his eyes alight with the chase and his body braced to follow her wherever she chose to go. Now she had been faking a lot so whichever way she went he would go the opposite. She faked left and he was already moving right when she changed her mind. He opened his arms and lunged for her. Just to make sure she didn’t escape him again his power reached out and grasped her keeping her from altering her course while Lani wrapped his arms around his girlfriend. “Gotcha!” He declared and went about extracting his revenge holding tightly onto her and he tickled her sides.

[Adrianna Carstyn]

Boy did she want him to come hither. She was dying to snatch him up and wrap around him, never to let go. Adrian couldn’t take her eyes off him, the way he moved. It was almost funny how he moved so lithely when he was chasing after her, yet when he was dancing he fumbled around so much. He kept up with her fairly well the entire way, she went one way and he was right there by the time she was facing him again. He was so close to her and she was tempted to just stop the chase right there because she wanted him to grab her up and pull her close. But she couldn’t do it, she was having far too much fun with him.

Just when she was about to fake him out again, he reached for her and lunged. Adrian couldn’t dodge him this time around and she felt his ability tugging her closer. It didn’t bother her though, she was thankful he finally had her in his arms. But before she could curl up against him, he held her close and tickled her sides. “Lani! Stop itttt,” She giggled and snorted, wiggling around against him. Her abdomen tightened the more she laughed and she gripped her stomach. Adri poked at his stomach and wrapped her arms tight around his neck, “Keep it up and I’ll have to get even.” She pressed her lips to his jaw and nuzzled his cheek.

Her breathing started steadying again and she relaxed against him, still wrapped around him.

[Lani Hunter]

The game was fun and Lani almost didn’t want it to end. But more than he didn’t want it to end he wanted to win. Lani’s competitive nature came out when challenged and he was like a train from that point on toward the single goal. Not that he was a sore loser, opposite, he actually held a lot of respect for those either clever enough to outsmart him or fit enough to out race him. But today was not that day. She had cheated and so now he was going to cheat. When he had her in his arms he wasn’t going to let go! The irony of their dance was lost of Lani. He was doing what came naturally, he didn’t count this as dancing. He was a nimble roof runner and that was what this was like, it wasn’t like dancing. It was where his head got in the way. When this was happening he was used to thinking and moving, but with choreographed things it was like he was focusing so much on remembering that he forgot his body, somewhat like what happened with he used his power too much.

Lani ignored her pleas and attacked her more and more to make her giggle and get that cute little snort out of her. Most people would be embarrassed about making such a noise, but not Adrianna. Yet another thing that he liked about her. Lani flinched and uttered a very unmanly giggle as he twisted away from her. “Alright, alright,” he said hoping he hadn’t let on to the fact that he was as well very ticklish. Just in case she got ideas he pulled her tightly and maneuvered so he could give her a kiss. It was a breathless and brief thing from all of their running about but it ignited a spark nonetheless. He might not be able to say that he loved her yet but there was definitely attraction. Maybe it just took some time. With a sly grin Lani attacked her sides again. If he could keep her laughing long enough she wouldn’t be able to think about retaliation.

[Adrianna Carstyn]

Adrianna could barely breathe as he continued to tickle her more and more. She couldn't hold back her snorting and she didn't care either way. It was how she laughed, if someone had a problem with it then that was their problem. Adrian loved her laugh, and everyone else seemed to as well. She didn't mind the people that picked on her, she didn't care if people laughed at her instead of with her, it just didn't bother her. It was something she couldn't help.

She poked him and he let out a girlish giggle which only fed into her laughter. Adri was tempted to keep poking at him, but he wrapped her up and kissed her, both of them already breathless. She kissed him once more, not quite ready to stop. Gosh she liked kissing him, it was always so depressing when they had to stop. Maybe after they were done playing, they could just sit down and cuddle while making out. She needed some face time with him in the literal sense of the word.

Just as she was about to poke at him, he started tickling her again and she let out a squeak. "Laniiiii," She squirmed and giggled. It was sad to say, she didn't mind one bit of him touching her like this, but she couldn't stop laughing!

[Lani Hunter]

It was adorable and Lani couldn’t get enough of it. He was sure he’d be happy so long as she kept laughing. It was infectious and so he kept at it. It was this blissful ignorance of the rest of the world that he loved when he was with Adrianna. She was like a little sun chasing away the darkness that hovered over his mind. And when she was gone he was just there again. Dark. He had to do something to get himself free. He could do it for her. He could deal with that infuriating redhead later. He had bigger fish to fry. Lani honestly wasn’t worried about this Martin’s kid. The threat of blackmail had been keeping Lani up at night and yet he knew if he really had a problem with him he could make him be gone in a puff of smoke. One word to his boss and that would be it. But then again, he couldn’t keep hiding behind his boss if he wanted to be free. Besides, Lani’d always been able to deal with his own problems.

She was so sweet and the joy of the moment rested on Lani’s smile as he attacked her again. Lani chuckled and wrapped his arms possessively around her and kissed her on the nose. “That’s it I promise.” He said a spark in his eyes that spelled the opposite. He loved that laugh so much. Adrianna didn’t need to get upset at people laughing at her. Lani would do that for her. No one would pick on his girlfriend and get away with it. The protective side of Lani was strong and tended to overpower most other emotions. Usually it was reserved for his sister but ever since coming to Hammel he’d found other people he found he would do anything to keep from harm. That was what made going to his boss even more terrifying.

The fact that his people were in Pilot Ridge was shaking enough. Lani found himself drifting in his thoughts and he smiled at Adrianna coming back. He tilted her chin up and looked into her warm beautiful brown eyes. He couldn’t help himself, he bent a little and stole her lips in another kiss. Sweaty and half out of breath as they both were, Adrianna was beautiful.

[Adrianna Carstyn]

Once he stopped tickling her again, she braced herself for more, trying to catch her breath. Between tickling and kissing it was a wonder she wasn’t hyperventilating. Not that she was complaining at all, she loved being so blissfully in like with him. They were having fun and it was a light-hearted relationship, one that she was adoring. He treated her like a princess and never let her dwell on anything bad. Over all, she couldn’t ask for a better boyfriend and she wouldn’t. As long as she had him, she was going to be happy as the little clam she was.

He wrapped his arms around and placed a peck on her nose. Claiming that he was finished, she narrowed her eyes at him. There was still that mischievous glint that was always playing in his eyes. He was a troublemaker by nature, but it kept things interesting. If she knew what he was thinking (the telepathy had faded by now) she would have admitted that she loved the idea of him sticking up for her. She had seen the protective side and she loved it about him. The way he was always there ready to defend her, but knew that she didn’t always need defending. Adrian was so happy she had him there just in case.

Lani smiled and she found herself smiling back. She knotted her hands in the bottom of his shirt, tugging him closer and looked up into his eyes. Adrianna let her eyes slide shut as his lips pressed against hers again. Each time she found herself unable to pull away. She just wanted to kiss him as long as she could. It helped that he was pretty good at it as well. Despite the sweat and breathlessness, she stood on her tip-toes to prolong the kiss as much as she was able.

[Lani Hunter]

Occasionally Lani’s looks got him into trouble and occasionally it was because they were well guarded and other times because they were so transparent. He gave her an innocent look and shrugged. She’d never know if he was planning to attack again now or later. Or much later, depending on what mood he was in. He had found her sensitive areas and he was going ot keep up the tickle torture until she yielded. Though he should be careful in case she decided to try to find his ticklish spots. Happiness washed over him and he wrapped his arms around her holding her close. So maybe he was scheming a little bit. But that would have to wait until she wasn’t expecting it. The kisses deepened and Lani felt himself getting drunk on her sunlight.

When he finally pulled away he felt dazed. Like he’d just been caught by a camera flash in the dark and it was taking him a few moments to blink the dots out of his eyes. When he did he looked into her warm brown eyes. Suddenly he felt very tired. The lack of sleep and the working of his power, coupled with the dancing and running around had left him very drained. He really hoped that she never stopped looking at him with those eyes. He was so afraid of that happening if she ever found out about his profession. It unsettled him a little bit that he had used underworld tactics on his girlfriend, but she had started it. Even now he was imaging how this would go over if he ever happened to run into that red haired kid. He’d like to see what skills the redhead had and he wanted to show him how much better Lani was.

Lani gave his brain a little shake, why was he even letting that kid cross his mind. He looked up at the ceiling and blew out a puff of air and thought about something. “We haven’t gone out in a while,” he reflected and lowered his face to look into her eyes. “What do you say? We can go anywhere, do anything.” Hell he wouldn’t even mind ordering pizza and sitting around here watching a movie. Though he might fall asleep if they did that.