But You Promised (tag: Lani)

[Lani Hunter]

Lani laughed. “Of course! I need to get a little bit more practice in but you,” he pointed at her with a grin, “are getting the first ride.” That was a promise he was making her, she was still important to him and he needed her to know that. Odion might get angry but that was honestly a risk that Lani was willing to take. Odion had stolen most of his heart, but that didn’t mean that his heart wasn’t shared. Shapiro was just as important to him as Caroline , Odion or Adrianna. Though Adrianna was up in the air, it didn’t matter how much he cared if she was still furious with him. He sighed at the thought, that would have to wait and be seen in California.

Shapiro could roll her eyes as much as she wanted and it was not going to change Lani’s mind. He burst out in laughter, how many times had he been called a mother hen? Well, so long as no one else knew then his reputation was still sound. He reached out to ruffle her hair and smiled teasingly at her. “You need to stop growing,” he commented his brow coming together as he stood there and measured her height by himself. If she reached his height he was going to eat his shoes! He’d just barely beaten his father and Caroline was looking like she might be more around their mother’s height. Shapiro, though, he didn’t know how tall she might get. So long as she kept having to hop to reach his head, he was find with that.

Lani was endlessly glad that Shapiro hadn’t blamed Odion for being the reason he was busy, in all honesty, he was busy. Granted he did spend most of his spare time with the redhead but they had their own lives and their own friends. Lani’s friends just tended to have preconceived opinions of Odion. Shapiro was definitely the worst, because he just knew she was the kind of person to pick a fight and Odion being Odion would raise to the challenge, or ignore her which he knew would get under her skin. He very well may have to separate them. He sighed a little to himself. They were talking about Shapiro dating an ex-con now, that was completely different. And something Lani wanted to put a stop to before it began.

Opening his mouth to protest Lani realized she wasn’t actually wrong. Instead he closed his mouth and gave her an impish grin. Oh if only she knew. She’d probably beat him to a pulp. Maybe he’d tell her when she was older. “No, no, it would be a double standard if Odion really was an ex-con.” Lani laughed despite himself and found his hand on his forehead. “I’m not going to lie to you Shapiro, if you start dating an ex-con I’ll kill him.” He smiled pleasantly and ruffled her hair. “But Odion’s not so bad, you should give him a chance.” It was his fault that Shapiro didn’t like him, if he hadn’t been so far down in his hole then he never would have said anything to her.

[Haley Shapiro]

"Schveet." She grinned, hiding her actual excitemet behind a simple nod. It was funny that she trusted Lani with her life but small things like her emotions were still kept in check.

Making a face at the hair ruffle, she grinned obnoxiously at him, ribbing him casually. "You need to stop complaining about your height, shorty." She chuckled and moved away from the tickling hand.

She raised an eyebrow and looked away from Lani with feign disgust. "Whatever man. It's not like you actually have to worry about me dating at all. Yuck." She stuck her tongue out while squeezing one eye shut.

"Eh...maybe. I'll see what I can do on my good days." She shrugged and slid up the table to sit.

"So I actually came here to ask if you could accompany me in the cafeteria. Cook me up some grub or make them cook me some edible grub. I's a hungry girl."

[Lani Hunter]

Lani grinning knowingly at Shapiro. Knowing her she would play it cool right up until the moment she got on the thing. They all bets were off and chances of her being an excited little girl were high. Caroline was going to get a turn on it as well but she was slowly becoming less reserved and Lani had hardly seen her from all of the friends she was making. She was adjusting to life as a meta and at Hammel a thousand times better than he had. Caroline had embraced her power and done wonderful things already.

Twisting away and laughing as he shielded his ribs with a hand. “Oh yeah?” Lani asked and grinned putting his elbow on top of her head and leaning like he was leaning on the wall. If it wasn’t Shapiro he wouldn’t have put his full weight on, but she had tossed him into the air once, he had a feeling she could handle it. “I feel like there’s someone here but I can’t seem to find them,” he mused a teasing tone inflecting his words and he looked around pointedly keeping his eyes level just under 6 feet. Adding the distance to the crown of his head he stood now an inch (or two if he wasn’t slouching) over six feet.

Her face had Lani grasping at his sides as they started to ache from laughter. “Oh Shapiro, ever the romantic,” he teased and gave her a knowing look. “I know you’ll have all of the boys coming after you in a few years.” He smiled warmly at her a compliment to any other ears but a torture sentence to Shapiro. Lani gave a little breath of relief. “Thank, Shapiro, that would really mean a lot to me.” He dropped the idea quickly that she would be upset about the genders, she was just annoyed it was Odion, he thought. Maybe, he thought, just maybe my parents will accept it.

“Well what are we waiting for then?” Lani’s eyes gleamed with a mischievous light. “Well, having an apartment and all I’ll have to learn how to cook eventually. So… care to be my first test subject?” He proposed the idea with a grin, he had never cooked anything beyond mac’n’cheese and ramen. This would be an experiment to say the least.

[Haley Shapiro]

"Oh my God, so heavy. Oh my God!" Haley feigned suffocation as she fell on to the floor by Lani's feet. He was clearly equal to a feather for her, what with her strength, but since he was teasing her, she should most definitely return the favour.

"I swear to God, Lani. If there was a line and if you don't wave that hand of yours to get rid of them, I will haunt you when I die. Forever." She narrowed her eyes from where she was lying down. At his gratitude, she simply shrugged and gave him a small smile. And he was absolutely right, gender to her was never the problem. She still didn't understand much about gender and sexuality and everything that came with that topic, but she knew that dating at all did not sound very appealing.

When he finally complied to her wishes, she jumped up and distributed her weight evenly so she could get on Lani's back. "Giddyup horsie!" She smacked his shoulder repeatedly so he would move.

"As long as it's food, man." She announced. She didn't know what it was about Lani that made it easy for her to forgive him but whatever it was, he better not take advantage of it.

[OOC: Wrap!]

[Lani Hunter]

Lani found himself falling easily into laughter as he tipped a little bit and his power caught him leaving him leaning at an angle that would not be attainable to the average person. She was indeed a kindred spirit of his. She was the best adoptive litter sister someone could ask for. He glanced down at her on the ground and gave her a peculiar glance as if wondering why she was on the floor at all. He smiled and straightened with a push from his power and teetered on his feet for a moment.

He offered a hand to help her up and gave her a dashing smile. “That is truly terrifying,” he told her and placed a hand on his chest inclining his head to her. “If there is a line I will wave my hand.” He promised, but that didn’t mean he wouldn’t enjoy the show for a little while.

She collided with him and Lani almost pitched forward and if his power didn’t catch him he would have smacked his head on his desk. He straightened and looked over his shoulder at her and gave her a look. “Really?” He grabbed her legs and shifted her comfortably on his back. “You’re lucky I like you, bug,” Lani said affectionately and moved on indulging her this once. “Well, I might be able to make food but no promises on it being edible.” He smiled and carried her, now his what he imagined as his captive little sister.