May the Song Journey On (Evony)

[Lucy Serrano-Blaise]

Lucy left the art studio (paint mess in tact - whoops) and headed back to her room. The rest of her afternoon consisted of the usual things; and that was akin to a mess of online gaming. Dinner happened at some point, but the timing of that was pretty lost on her. A shower too, because well... Even her abilities didn't shake off the dryer feeling of paint between toes. She'd finally ditched the stitch of skinny jeans in favour of a different denim - short enough that a majority of her thigh tattoo was on display.

All of that was abruptly put on hold later that night when she'd realised she'd been logged into Skype a little too late for her own safety. The interruption of a phone call plagued her ears and she ignored it at first. Until it kept happening. Fine. The next time it happened she ran the mouse over to the secondary screen and answered it.

She really should have looked at who it was.

"Lucky!"

Grimace, but she kept her face to the game at hand. "Hey, mum."

"I've been trying to-" Pause "Can you stop, please?"

Fine, she let herself get shot in the head and promptly exited the session. Retracting the headphones, she ran her hand along the line of her fringe to ensure it wasn't messed up.

"Is that a new tattoo?"

"No?" Lucy looked down at both her exposed arms. Nothing new here. She looked up just quickly enough to see her mother roll her eyes.

"How's Nica?" Of course. "I haven't heard from her. Is anything wrong?"

"No, mum. She's fine." Lucy retorted, leaning forward on her arms as she felt the pressure of the screen on her shoulders. "She's mad about you tossing her in a single-sex room though."

"Oh... Are they nice?"

"I think? I don't know. They're all girls."

"Lucky-"

"What do you want me to do, camp out in her common room and make sure she's okay?" Lucy argued back, reaching for her phone and glancing at the screen. She looked around briefly, things clicking together in her mind. And that prompted her to to send a message as she feigned listening to the overbearing lecture presented to her.

Ev; Forget the door. The second screen's all yours.

She almost slapped a please on the end of that, but that would have been weird. Lucy retracted herself and her chair to one side, providing ample space and hoping to hell that anything could get her out of this moment.

"Are you listening to me?"

"It's about Nica." Lucy reasoned, shrugging her shoulders, "When am I not?"

[Evony Vasiliev]

Evy's day had peaked during the strangely intimate paint fight shared with Lucy earlier in the afternoon. Her mind was still abuzz with the Australian's declaration of reciprocated feelings and her lips still tingled from the tender kisses shared by both girls over the past few days. Such moments of affection were rare, but that's what made them all the more special. Lucy had somewhat defined what was expected between the two and upon contemplating this in silence the blue haired thief agreed to them, anything to smooth out the awkward creases in their...mutual 'coupling'.

The rest of her afternoon had been spent soaking in a bathtub to rid herself of the paint and ensure she was all spiff and sparkly clean for when her beautiful tattooed girl called for her. Hours passed idly, minutes were spent organising her wardrobe and keeping her lingering needs entertained with a quick search through the web. It was a shameless little routine but the spouting fire deep in her abdomen had to be suppressed somehow and the adult 'actors' were a good enough distraction during such moments alone.

Once the sun had dipped its head beneath the shimmering horizon, the porcelain skinned swindler found it in herself to prop up onto her feet and prepare for the night. It was a few minutes into the girl's preparation did she receive a rather peculiar text message, but one she'd gladly agree to without hesitation. "Breaking rules already...", she grinned to herself, wriggling her toes with cheeky glee. Evy was clothed in her typical sleepaway gear, an oversized T-shirt snatched from some good looking guy a while back and boy short undies which were snugly hidden beneath the large white tee. Bras were unecessary at this time, especially since there wasn't much to cover. The perks of being small and perky!

"Time for an adventure!" She sung to herself, slinging a pink duffel bag (filled with candy, nail polish and standard toiletries) over her shoulder and pouncing through her antique mirror.

Evony's decent into the weightless void was a quick one, she had practically memorised the shimmery path to Lucy's quarters and she happily flitted in between reflective 'windows' to reach the final destination.

Lucy had offered her a computer screen, a 'window' which would occasionally create some trouble in accessing. Sometimes the reflections would be blurred by what was happening on screen but then again, Evy found it deep within her heart to accept the challenge anyways. She had already caught sight of Lucy on the other side, smiling to herself over how beautiful the girl was. But it was rude to keep people waiting and with one final look at her entry point the girl dived through, feet first.

A rush of warm air hit her feet the instance her body broke through the screen, a buzzing voice becoming louder as her dainty figure soared through the air. Evy's shirt billowed just above her naval, revealing her taut porcelain abdomen and stripy green undies as she felt the hit of gravity press on her previously weightless body.

Landing always seemed to be a problem and with a garbled cry for help the blue haired invader crashed onto a pile a clothing, a shrill squeak escaping her lips.

"Urghh...oh damn that needs work..." She mumbled aloud, sprawled out on her back with her eyes focused on Lucy, a grin slowly growing on her peachy lips. With a dainty fist raised upwards as a greeting, the grinning thief allowed a giggle to ripple into the air above her. "Hey there pretty lady!"

[Lucy Serrano-Blaise]

Lucy wondered if she'd see signs before something popped through the screen. But she wasn't looking either way - the older teen was glancing at the menu screen on the other side; "I dunno, maybe."

"...Don't you think you have too many as it is?"

"I dunno, maybe." Lucy repeated.

"Ugh, could you just-"

"I dunno, ma-"

The irrefutable buzzing caused Lucy to turn in her chair just in time to watch Evony practically soar through the air and crash land into the only pile of clothes left in the room. That's right, ladies and gentlemen, Lucy Serrano has learned how to clean up.

"Graceful." She offered, spinning back around in her chair and studying the secondary screen with scrutiny. It didn't seem broken. But the screen itself became a shroud of disjointed static. Lucy hit the side of it once, but even that didn't help. "Hn." However, soon enough it filtered back to normal, and her eyes went a little wide. "Holy shit, it worked!" She exclaimed, jumping on the keyboard and quickly logging herself the hell out of that program. "You just saved me another hour of-" Lucy paused, what would she call it, exactly? "-Online parenting?"

Yeah, let's go with that. "I'm eternally grateful."

[Evony Vasiliev]

There was a brief moment of silence, Lucy's fixation on the computer screen forcing Evy to turn her own attention to it. What was wrong it? Maybe she should've warned the Australian about the few seconds of paralysed screen activity, but alas the blue haired thief found her gaze fall from the computer and down at the girl's legs. Wait, something was different. "Holy shit I can see your legs!" Evy exclaimed with raised brows, lightly jabbing Lucy's calf to test if it was real. "I actually thought you had those jeans permanently stitched to your skin." She chuckled, puckering her lips at this fine discovery.

Flipping over on to her stomach the girl propped her legs up and playfully swung her feet in the air, reaching for her bag and tossing a packet of gummi bears at the brown eyed beauty. "Wait? Online parenting? Did I interrupt some family thing because...you know, didn't mean to." Evy frowned, dryly chewing on a string of candy before flickering her gaze back to Lucy. "I was actually looking forward to using the 'door'!" She chimed, glancing at the paint splattered door and smirking.

"Ah well! Your wish was my command princess." She smiled, lightly pulling her shirt down so she wouldn't flash the girl unnecessarily. She was more than certain Lucy was adverse to unneeded bare skin. After that night Evy was somewhat adverse to ever revealing anything hidden underneath her shirt, especially to this girl.

"So how's life buddy? Get up to anything interesting other than whatever it was I interrupted?" She asked, actually curious as to what the girl did with her spare time. Evony already knew the answer but it was just another excuse to hear the girl's voice.

[Lucy Serrano-Blaise]

"Hm?" Lucy asked, glancing back very briefly before looking down. "Oh, yeah." She looked away suddenly. It wasn't as if she were embarrassed. Really, she should have thought this out better. She reached forward with a foot and poked her back with a toe; "Well, they're not easy to get into after a shower. And sometimes it's hot."

Turning again, she caught the packet of gummi bears tossed her way and inspected the packaging. She had a thing about the green ones; they were her favourite. And thankfully they were in abundance here. That was called winning. "I know you didn't." Lucy replied, looking back over at her again. "You'll get your chance, I'm sure." She too looked at the door very briefly, before sighing in relief at the proven life of her screen. Seriously, she panicked for a second there.

"Same thing as usual." Lucy indicated to the computer with a tilt of her head, standing up from the computer desk and making her way over to the door before locking it. She'd left it unlocked when she thought it was actually going to be in play - that was stupid of her. With her back to Evony, the edge of a tattoo that lived on the Australian's thigh was in view. The rest remained securely hidden by the hem line.

"What about you?" Lucy asked, unaware of the potential hostility of her inhabitants as she turned over her shoulder, "Killing time till you got to come torture me?"

[Evony Vasiliev]

Scrunching her brow, the blue haired thief quickly averted her gaze from Lucy's legs, choosing to focus solely on the pile of candy growing in front of her. "Well I guess that means I'm giving you a pedi tonight as well." She smiled, glancing at the girl briefly and flicking a jelly snake into her mouth. All this sugar was definitely going to keep her up for the night.

"I'm just so keen to use that contraption!" Evy smirked sarcastically, pointing to the door with her foot as she continued to rifle through the contents of her bag. Casually procuring several vials of nail polish she neatly placed them next to the pile of stolen candy, giggling to herself as she prepared her 'weapons' to torment the girl with. "You know, I still need to beat you in Tetris. I ain't forgetting about that!" The Blue bird stated with a brief nod, turning her gaze up towards Lucy as the girl made her way over to the door.

As much as she wanted to resist it Evy simply could not avoid staring at the brown eyed beauty as she walked past, absorbing the very rare sight of a particularly awesome looking tattoo. The girl let out a low gasp, her heart flickering with a jolt of warmth as she glanced at Lucy's backside. Damn this girl was actually a mega hottie. Her teeth naturally found their way onto her lower lip and she greedily stared the Australian's form up and down, only glancing away once Lucy turned around.

"Oh...I did stuff. You know, visit the candy store down the road and stock up on supplies." She shrugged nonchalantly, not daring to mention what else she did with her private time. Lifting herself up onto her elbows the girl let out a strained breath, curling her spine till her toes touched her head. She needed to limber up if she was torturing Lucy.

"So am I beating your ass in Tetris or painting your nails first?" Evy asked with a grin, popping a sour lolly into her mouth and giving Lucy an amused grin. Time to have some fun.

[Lucy Serrano-Blaise]

"Whatever." Lucy replied with a simple wave of her hand. Though the word was usually entertained the notion of a sarcastic sense of annoyance, Lucy used it to offer a different concept. She didn't care either way. She really, really didn't.

"It's got this fancy lock on it, too. Y'know? It's supposed to keep people out. Or in." Lucy shrugged at the fact, enjoying the usual humourous banter that came from the use-the-door joke. It was pretty ironic that she'd asked her not to after making such a big deal about it. But oh well, that was just how things had worked out this time around.

"I always meant to ask; who told you about my candy weakness?" Lucy asked. It was likely a very lucky coincidence on Evony's part, but she still had to smirk at the fact. It was more likely that the knowledge came from their first encounter, and Lucy's choice to solicit her help for a bar or three.

watching her again, Lucy chose to rest a hand on her hip as she shrugged lightly. "Whichever." She replied with an amused expression, the corner of her mouth tugging into a grin. "Where do you want me?"

[Evony Vasiliev]

There was a brief moment of contemplation before the thief could summon the right words to articulate. Wasn't candy everyone's weakness? Evy knew for certain that back in the circus kids would line up for hours just to get a bag full, so considering it as anything remotely special somehow intrigued her. "Oh, well I guess all that stalking had to be used for something." She grinned, laughing at her little attempt at humour. Chewing on a jelly snake, the cerulean haired girl rattled some jelly beans in her hands and picked out the yellow ones. Yellow was gross, super gross.

Rolling over into a cross legged position the girl pursed her lips, tossing her gaze between the computer screen and Lucy's nails. Stifling a grin the Blue bird reached up with one hand, waving for the girl to come down. "I want you right here." She smiled, jabbing her finger onto the ground right in front of her barely clothed legs. Good thing she waxed them recently.

Snorting at the little tidbit the porcelain skinned girl ran a dainty hand through her hair before plucking three different colours from the selection, eyeing Lucy's hands and feet momentarily before dangling them in the air. "Black, red or teal?" Evy asked, actually hoping Lucy would properly choose one rather than leave it up to her. This had to be a team exercise of sorts.

Waiting for the girl to make up her mind Evy briefly leaned in to gaze at the tattoo on the girl's thigh, momentarily hypnotised with its immaculate design. Flicking her gaze back to her own little tattoo on her wrist, the thief sighed, a bit taken aback by how amazing Lucy's ink was. "So...do the tattoos represent anything?" She asked, clasping a pillow and motioning for Lucy to place her hands on it. "Or are they just there for the swag factor?" She snorted, rolling her eyes at her use of common slang.

[Lucy Serrano-Blaise]

"Ah. Finally, the stalking pays off." Lucy replied with a smirk, her overly enthusiastic response bound to play up the humour of it all. She didn't mind the concept of stalking. At least, not as much as people like Lyra did.

With a thoughtful nod she placed herself on the floor right where Evony wanted her to be. This was going to be weirdly girly, and she knew that. "Oh, the choices are endless." She retorted, pursing her lips with a contemplative expression before narrowing her choice down. Black was too, well... Black. She didn't really have a problem with either other colour. "The ahh, bluish one." She pointed, playing dumb. It was obvious teal. She was colour expert, not a dumbass.

No one had ever really asked her about the nature of her tattoos before. At least, no one that seemed like they really wanted to know. Shifting in her seat, she crawled the short space to her desk and spent a few moments rifling through a random drawer before she finally found what she was looking for. A beat up game boy. Sitting back down she placed the device between her feet and offered her left hand out.

She could practice Tetris with the right.

"Umm..." Lucy started finally, her hair hanging over either side of her face. "Some are important. Some I just got because they were... I dunno, I just wanted them. And I guess there's a thing about getting tattoos because you just want them." Lucy glanced towards her briefly through the line of her hair before back down again, "They all mean something to me. They all give me something, if that makes sense. Strength, power, courage and all that shit."

[Evony Vasiliev]

In a surprising turn of events Lucy did not choose black, something the porcelain skinned thief thought she would and the new development actually forced a little grin to dance across her lips. Wasn't Lucy just a morbid bundle of surprises. "Okay, bluish one it is!" Evy chimed, tossing several more jelly beans into her mouth before gently taking Lucy's hand into her own. Gazing at the fingertips as if they were something completely alien to her. "Doesn't bit her nails, good girl!" Evy quietly cheered, popping open the vial and allowing the pungent aroma to fill the air.

The sugary sweetness blooming within her mouth was enough to rid some of the scent of nail polish away for a good few moments. Lucy had seemingly taken up her free time to procure a game boy, a vintage game boy! Now that was something Evy would gladly snatch. Shuffling in her place she clasped Lucy's hand and dabbed a little streak of teal against the nail, giving the girl a little smile as she quietly listened to the explanation.

"I like the lion. I'm going to name him Fred. Fred and I are going to be best friends." Evy nodded with a grin, glancing at the large cat on Lucy's arm and scrutinising its design. Fred was the prime indicator of Lucy's moods it seemed and the Blue bird was grateful she had the keen eye to notice him. Taking a moment to look at her own little wrist design the girl let out a strained breath, attempting not to drown in the painful nostalgia related to it. "And I must say...you have a lot of courage allowing a gypsy into your room." Evy stated matter-of-factly, not ignoring her klepto urges.

Clearing her throat, Evy paused to glance at the Tetris game, cocking a brow as she watched the tattooed beauty play with one hand. One fucking hand. What was she? Some Japanese manboy trapped in the body of some hot bikie girl? Laughing at her own internal commentary the girl allowed the little brush to hover over the nails, ensuring she didn't make a mess of it all.

"Am I expected to play with one hand as well or are you just showing off?" Evy chuckled, offering the girl some jelly snakes in between blowing over the fingers. First layer done.

[Lucy Serrano-Blaise]

"Please don't name him Fred." Lucy replied, offering her tone as something of a whine. That was so not a courageous name. It was a dorky, stupid name that he clearly didn't like. Look at him, twitching his whiskers and flaring his teeth at her for the moment. "I do." She looked up again, more genuinely than she usually would. "I should start leaving some shit out for you to steal. Shit I don't care about."

It was a compliment, of sorts.

Suddenly it became a little difficult to concentrate, and the Aussie swore under her breath because someone was blowing on her fingers. It didn't just tickle. Lucy looked over at her for a brief moment, "Do you want my other hand? If you think this is embarrassing for you, you're gonna be pissed to learn the extent of my ambidexterity." As she looked up again, her teeth sunk into her tongue while she grinned.

[Evony Vasiliev]

Puckering her lips into a pronounced frown the porcelain skinned swindler clicked her tongue, rattling the piercing against the roof of her mouth. "Well if you don't care about the gameboy I'll gladly take it from you!" Evy smirked, blowing a little harder just to distract Lucy. Anything to gain an actual win. Squeezing Lucy's hand Evy carefully ensured that her work had met some silly standard that she likened to the professionals. It was looking perfect.

Snatching Lucy's hand without much warning, Evy poked her tongue at the girl, happy that she may have distracted her. "Ambidextrous spambidextrous, just wait until you see how pretty your nails are." Evy smiled, clasping the other hand and going about her standard nail routine. File the nails, polish the nails, colour the nails and then blow on the nails. It was an intriguing little activity for the thief, intently fixated on the shape and curve of every individual finger. These were the ones that for so snug with her own.

There was a moment of silence, Lucy tapping away at the gameboy and Evy ensuring that the girl was pampered to perfection. If it wasn't lingerie shopping then this may just be the next best thing, a considerable jump which made the Blue bird chuckle. Lucy would cave in one day and go with her, one day. "So...I heard something about a Nica...? Whose Nica?" Evy asked, curious to know what the first thing she heard upon entry was. Besides, it was always nice to gauge interesting topics with Lucy.

[Lucy Serrano-Blaise]

Lucy narrowed her eyes half playfully at the mention of stealing her precious little game boy. The thing had significant dents and dings in it's see through purple casing. "Ah, don't. It's been mine ever since I can remember." She admitted, and for the most part she worried that that would be an embarrassing admission. But this girl wore characters on her skin. She didn't care how invested she seemed in her game-related things.

"Psshh." She offered, glancing back down and switching to her left like a professional. If there was a professional Tetris job, that was. She intentionally tapped her nails against the buttons, grinning to herself and hiding that look underneath her hair.

Had she known the train of thought, she would have most definitely argued. Lucy wasn't the type to bend to the needs of other people, and here she was. At the familiar name, Lucy felt a jolt run up her spine. Nothing could be worse than Nica walking in on a moment like this. She already seemed wary of her sister's differences - making it worse wasn't high on her priority list. "She's uhh," Lucy started, misplacing a block in the game and twisting her mouth to one side, "She's my younger sister. Just got powers recently and had to move over." She explained. Of all her friends, Evony was the one she didn't mind talking about Nica to.

"We're very different. In a good way, I think." Lucy looked up briefly. It wasn't a put down on herself. Well, not really. "They just want to make sure she's okay. And that she doesn't get tattooed, I think." With that, she breathed a laugh, exhaling her insecurities about that statement with it.

[Evony Vasiliev]

Dabbing the little brush over Lucy's fingers Evy could not help but offer up an amused chuckle, shifty thoughts careening through her consciousness. "You see, if I was half the criminal you thought I was I would totally bargain that whoever wins the Tetris game keeps the gameboy...but I'm not mean!" She stated confidently, assuring herself and the brown eyed beauty that even a woman of her urges had to draw a line somewhere. "I wouldn't want to win a prize so easily anyways." Evy teased, keeping her eyes fixed on Lucy's hand as she carefully ran over the pinky finger with a splash of teal.

It came as a genuine surprise when Lucy revealed that the mysterious Nica was her little sister, a fact which caught the Blue bird off guard. She had always assumed the Australian was an only child. Listening intently to the girl explain herself, Evy lightly blew on the slender fingers held in her hand, offering a smile here or there whenever Lucy continued. The thoughts of a little sibling came rushing like a torrent, an unpleasant smack in the face when the thief herself caught nostalgia of her own beloved sibling. Little Allison.

Clearing her throat and patting the girl's hands, Evy pursed her lip, not entirely sure how to articulate what was to come next. "Well, I'm sure you're an awesome sister." Evy quietly noted, briefly gazing at the tattooed girl before lightly dropping the hand on the pillow, not bothering to let go of it yet. "I also have a little sister, she's a real bitch." Evy snorted, returning to the bright moments in her life when she ran amok with Allison. Thinking about her only made the thief miss her even more, separation anxiety running its cold talons against her heart.

"But, I love her. She ain't a meta though...so I guess you're lucky you have some family here." The blue bird simpered, taking in a deep breath before plucking a jellybean from its packet and gingerly chewing on it. "Am I allowed to meet Nica? Or are you afraid the crazy gypsy will steal her too?" She lightly joked, inching forward to check on the girl's in-game progress. Damn she was good.

Blinking away the lingering memories of her little sister Evy allowed a whispery sigh to pass over her lips, signalling a return to her current job. "Okay, time for the toes. Pass em over Serrano!" Evy grinned, poking the girl's foot with her own, and motioning for her to place them on the pillow. "Have you lost yet by the way?"

[Lucy Serrano-Blaise]

"I like to not be the bad influence some people think I am." Lucy reasoned, looking up and offering a big smile. No big deal, really. It was just an off handed statement.

She laughed when Evony called her sister a bitch - Lucy might have said the same of Nica, because at times she could be compared to the personality of one. She wouldn't say she was surprised to learn that Evony had a sister. It just made her realise how little she really knew about the girl in front of her. Lucy offered a nod to one side; she wasn't sure if she was lucky to have Nica with her again or not. Time would tell. "I guess. Just don't tell her you like to sleep with me." Lucy pointed out. It wasn't long ago her sister was asking her if she lived with any decent looking guys.

Yeah, it wasn't a conversation she wanted to get into with the fifteen-year-old.

Frowning, Lucy took her hands back and lifted the game boy away from her feet. It was a little easier with both hands, so she was at least thankful for that. "Nope. Cause I don't suck." She retorted, chuckling to herself. "Careful of the hearthstone. I don't feel like going home." Lucy added with a smirk. She probably didn't even know what that was tattooed to her ankle. Oh well.

"Where're you from?" Lucy asked suddenly, glancing across at her from behind the tiny screen.