Hips Don't Lie... (Gryphon)

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It'd been a few days since Kodi had gone to the school's weight room, and he was feeling antsy.  It was one of his ways of getting rid of the incredible amount of stress in his life; the only part about it he disliked was the fact that he had to be around people in order to work out.  Unlike most of the muscleheads in there (and also probably unlike how most people would expect him to act), Kodi didn't try to lift as much as he could absolutely handle, at the risk of hurting himself - he moved at a casual, steady pace, taking his time and gradually building up.

As he entered the gym and began making his way to the side room that housed the weights and exercise equipment, but as he passed through the room, a moving figure caught his attention.  Slightly curious (though he wouldn't admit he was), Kodi veered slightly to pass by the stranger, slowing down as he sauntered past.  Was he... Dancing?  Boy, he sure did have a nice tush to look at, though.  Who was this guy, and why hadn't Kodi met him before?

He continued to stand and stare, having eventually stopped as he checked the guy out.  Well, looked like he had found his new prey- er, target.  He wondered if this stranger was as good in bed as he was at dancing. "Oy, hot-butt," he called out.  "Nice moves."  Was that an actual compliment? Oops.

[Gryphon Matsuoka]

Gryphon had a few main passions in his life, which when he did, he put his all into. One of them was dancing. He wasn't one of the best around, but he had been learning a large variety of dance since he was around 5 years old, from hip hop to ballet. He incorporated them all together in his choreographs, it was very unique.

And he had felt like dancing today, it was just one of those days when he wanted to shake out the cobwebs. So he got his ass into the gym so he could have a good dance. It was pretty empty in there, so he plugged in his headphones and began dancing, letting his body move with the music.

Gryph paused to get a drink of water, smiling, when he heard a shout reach over the music in his ears. He pulled out an earphone, still smirking at the name he had been given, and turned to the source of the voice. With bottle in hand, he gave the boy a thumbs up and winked, "Thanks!" It felt nice to be noticed, and complimented, at that! He gave the boy and down look before biting his lip and putting his bottle down. He continued to grin; the guy wasn't bad looking. It was about time he moved on anyway.

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Oh, good, the guy had noticed him. Kodi had been afraid his rare compliment may have been blocked out by the guy's earbuds, but apparently it hadn't. His mouth turned into a pleased smirk. Now that the stranger wasn't moving and Kodi got a better look at his actual face, he was glad to noticed he was as pretty there as he was elsewhere.

Mmm... Did he want to go out of his way to talk to this guy? Or should he just leave...?

The potential hook-up kept him there; Kodi began walking closer, putting a saunter in his step as he approached. He was glad he was wearing his normal workout tanktop - it showed off the generous curve of the muscles around his arms and shoulders. Of course he had no idea if this guy was even interested, but Kodi had caught the up and down glance - couldn't have just been accidental, right?

"You gotta name t'go with that face?" he asked as he got within speaking distance, coming to a stop. "I ain't seen you before. Shame." Kodi tilted his head, biting his lower lip. This guy didn't put off an obvious air of dickish-ness, so he wasn't going to go with the totally snarky approach that he did when he came across fellow assholes. "I was just goin' t'go work out, I don't suppose you'd want t'join me? It's... Not as fun doin' it alone." Bold request, but maybe it'd work? Kodi offered an innocent smile, hoping he wouldn't be rejected.

[Gryphon Matsuoka]

Gryph rubbed the tattoo on his left wrist with his thumb as he took in the boy in front of him. Slightly shorter, well toned... not a bad catch. He raised his eyebrows slightly as the shorter one approached. He, himself, was dressed in probably the least flattering variety of clothing - baggy track bottoms, a vest and a light jacket, since it was still pretty cold out.

Gryphon held no insecurities in his actions. It was pretty obvious that this Chinese boy was interested in some sort of way about Gryph, there was no denying - he would've just left him be otherwise. And now, Gryph was intrigued too.

Another smirk tugged at the corner of his mouth, making his singular dimple prominent in his cheek. "Name's Gryph, and whaddabout you?" He licked his lips as he took in Kodi's features, sharp but unique. "Nice t'meet you too, I guess."

Gryph considered the invitation, then proceeded to nod and take his other earphone out, "Alright, why not?" Kodi seemed pretty decent, anyways. Gryphon shrugged off his jacket and sent it towards his other belongings, along with his music. He turned back and smiled warmly at the boy, "Plannin' on doin' anythin' in particular?" Now that his arms were uncovered, it was easier to see the muscle definition from years of dedication and practice in his craft. He considered removing his shirt altogether, but some people couldn't handle the wings. He didn't want to frighten the guy away.

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So far, so good... Kodi hadn't scared the guy off yet with his boldness, so that was a good sign. He'd have to see if that remained the same the longer they interacted, or if his normal snark would shine through and turn the guy off.

"Gryph," he repeated, testing the name on his southern tongue. "That short for somethin'?" Since Kodiak used his nickname all the time, he was always curious. "Kodi," he replied, obviously not sharing the full of his name either. That was reserved for people he was close to.... Which there was only one. And of course, staff members, but most of them realized he didn't respond well to the whole name. Heh... Nice to meet him? The guy had no idea... "Sorry, I didn't mean t'intrude. Just... Couldn't resist a hot guy movin' like that." The corner of his mouth twitched into a smirk.

Aaand just his luck, the guy agreed! Kodi's chest puffed out a little bit, smile widening. "Great," he replied a little smugly. He waited for the other boy to take off his jacket, obviously admiring the new peeks of skin that were showing, and making no effort to hide it. He snapped back to Gryphon's face as he spoke again, stretching his arms up above his head. "I was just gonna do some weight sets, nothin' too strenuous," he said nonchalantly. "It's my arm and core day, so I'll probably mostly be focusin' on them. Cool with you?"

He started slowly walking towards the weight room again, making sure Gryph had caught up before continuing. "So, how old are you? We must've had a class or two together before, right?" It was very possible... Especially considering Kodi avoided going to class as often as he could.

[Gryphon Matsuoka]

Gryphon crossed his arms as Kodi echoed his name back to him. "Yes, short for Gryphon. Like, half eagle, half lion." When the blonde boy replied, his face tweaked with recognition. He'd heard the name 'Kodi' before, floating on the gossip in the halls. People usually seemed... worried, or scared when they heard his name. It made Gryph wonder if there was somehow another Kodi around Hammel, because even though he seemed abundantly confident in his actions, he didn't seem terrible in any sense of the word. Still, with his suspicions and curiosities, Gryph wanted to build up an image for Kodi by himself. Maybe he wasn't as bad as so many he had encountered though?

"Kodi." He copied the boy, smirking, "That short for somethin', too?" He didn't mind, personally, being called by Gryphon, or Gryph, or even by a nickname (he'd been given loads by Phen already). He like his name, it showed strength and connected to himself quite vividly, he believed.

His shoulders shrugged at the apology, and huffed out a laugh at the comment Kodi made, "'S fine, I'd love t'be interrupted by a fit guy any day of the week." He'd had too many compliments from this guy to not send one his way as well. He smirked at seeing Kodi look at his arms, this guy wasn't afraid to keep anything under wraps. He pulled his arm across his chest to stretch when Kodi began talking about what he was going to be doing. He nodded and rolled his shoulders back, "Sure."

Gryph followed along when Kodi began approaching the weights, "18, and I don't know. I think I would've remembered seeing you though. What about you?" Gryph swayed between keeping his head in his books and acting like a class clown when it came to lessons. It all depended on the subject, the teacher and his mood. He wasn't afraid to get detention when he was bored, he'd done that enough times in the past.

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Gryphon? Well, that was interesting. Kodi's brow rose, and an actual genuine smile crossed his face. "That's a sick name," he drawled. Better than 'Kodiak', in his opinion, at least. It was a risk, he supposed, telling the boy his name, due to all the rumors and stories (many true) that surrounded him. But when Gryph failed to respond with disgust or wariness, Kodi's chest thrummed with pleasure. Maybe he had a chance with this one.

When the question was shot back at him, Kodi's face tightened just a smidgen, and he quickly replied,"Nah. Just Kodi." If this guy somehow ended up getting close enough to the southerner, maybe he'd eventually find out, but Kodi doubted that would happen. No one liked to get close to him.

But oooh, the compliment was thrown back his way, and Kodi smiled wide enough to show his teeth (which were, thankfully, their normal dullness). "Well, if that's the case, maybe I'll have t'pop by more often an' interrupt ya," he snickered. Yeah, interrupt him and get him to do other things... Heh. Patience... He could have it. Kodi nodded as Gryphon agreed to his plan; all was going smoothly, and he hoped it would stay that way.

Eighteen... So a little older. That was fine, it wasn't the first time Kodi'd gone for the older guys. "I'm seventeen," he replied nonchalantly. "So I guess maybe we've just missed each other. Too bad..." He smirked slightly, settling down on the bench press and situating himself under the bar. It was at a pretty decent weight, but not too much to start with. "At least we've met now?" He shot his kohl-lined eyes towards Gryph with a grin before taking the bar off of its hooks and starting to slowly pump the weights up and down. "Nnng... With my ability... I gotta be careful..." he said between pauses. "Gotta weak bone structure... Easy t'break 'em..." He wasn't sure why he was saying this; casual conversation? He hadn't realized he was capable of it.

[Gryphon Matsuoka]

Gryph's face seemed to prefect Kodi's, giving off a large grin. Some people insulted his name, possibly because it was different and, for some reason, being named after a mythical creature was really weird. "Thanks."

Gryph thought over Kodi's response before replying; he may have been flirty and slightly cheeky by nature, but he didn't want to say the wrong thing, "Just Kodi is a pretty awesome name too." He smirked and flashed his pearly whites in the direction of the Chinese boy. He wasn't one to judge someone for being unique.

He had to admit, Kodi had an amazing smile. His teeth were really well kept; so white. Gryph wasn't really certain why he had been thinking about Kodi's teeth so much, but he knew one thing; he'd been looking at that boy's mouth for way too long. He raised his eyebrows at the reply and chuckled a little, "Maybe you will."

Seventeen?

Kodi looked older than seventeen. Gryph sighed a little, "Yeah..." It was too bad. It felt like it would've been better to be around Kodi over Nick, that asshole. Because of him, Gryphon was cautious. He was practically certain that he could at least begin to trust Kodi, but Nick had altered his view on how he trusted others immensely.

He nodded as the boy set himself up to work out, agreeing with his last statement, "Better late than never." In a sense of almost not wanting to be left out, he looked over a rack of dumbbells nearby and plucked up some lighter ones, he didn't want to break his ar- Kodi had bone problems too? What a coincidence. "Know exactly what you mean. My ability gave me osteoporosis, broken my bones at least 4 times before, its not fun." He began actually using the dumbbells he had picked up, doing some simple hammer curls on the spot, "Speaking of, what is your ability?"

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Kodi laughed a little at the compliment of his name; it was unexpected, but nice nonetheless. "Thanks," he replied smoothly. Apparently he was better at this fake-nice stuff than he thought. It helped that Gryphon didn't know about what he was really like, and that he was so easygoing. Still... Kodi knew he'd probably snap eventually.

He hadn't really noticed Gryph staring at his mouth yet, although after a few moments he started to suspect he was. Kodi could have laughed again; he took extremely good care of his teeth, almost to an obsessive level. He had to keep them healthy in order to use his ability, and he wanted them to look nice and shiny and white when he was manipulating them. Call it vanity. "Do I got somethin' in my teeth?" he asked casually, a very small jab Gryph's way to let the other boy know he'd noticed.

When Gryphon sighed, though, Kodi's confidence wavered just a little, and he glanced away. It was like... The guy was genuinely sad that they hadn't met before. And Kodi couldn't understand why. He was just an asshole with a hick accent and a tendency to bite before he spoke. And there was no way in hell he trusted anyone - the closest person he'd become with was Oriel, and he'd only barely slipped some personal information to him.

He shook these thoughts out of his head as he lifted, peeking upside-down at Gryphon as he grabbed his own weights. After a few more presses, he finished his rep and rested the bar on the rack again, giving himself a few moments to relax before he would start his next set. He was curious and surprised about the other boy's issues, so similar to his own. "I don't have osteoporosis yet, but I could develop it, apparently," he grumbled, stretching his arms out. "Just got a calcium deficiency, or somethin'. He eyed the generous bulge and stretch of Gryphon's bicep before focusing on his face again, wrapping his hands back around the bar. "Dentokinesis," he replied with a grin, finally letting his pearly whites sharpen into something a little more shark-like. "I can do it t'other people too. Hurts like a bitch, though." He focused on his second rep, grunting with effort as he worked, and not-so-subtly trying to get Gryphon's attention on things other than his mouth. "What... About you?"

[Gryphon Matsuoka]

Gryph did know about Kodi, he knew a lot more than what he was letting on. But he was a strong believer in second chances, fresh beginnings - it wouldn't be fair to judge him before even uttering a word in his direction. On top of that, rumours were what they were, just rumours. It was difficult to trust them, sometimes; the imaginations of the students at Hammel were wild.

He knew Kodi would notice, he wasn't hiding his admiration for the boy's shiny white teeth. Call it bird instinct, like a magpie who likes shiny things, he was having difficulties detaching his eyes, "Nah, but that's a nice set of fangs you've got." He studied them for a few more moments, and then looked up into Kodi's eyes instead. He had a habit of doing this sometimes, checking out the minor details in every knew person. It might've seen pretty creepy, but again, avian instinct was probably to blame.

He saw Kodi's eyeline move and took the oppurtunity to scan his face over, looking at every angle as he thought. He hoped he wasn't weirding the boy out, he seemed like decent company.

Gryphon nodded knowingly as Kodi spoke, not feeling the need to comment. He had had to spend practically all of his life being cautious about his bones. Which, of course, in Gryph's case, meant playing sports and doing ballet and damaging his body left, right and center. He was definitely more careful now, seeing as he was practically addicted to flying... which reminded him, he needed to go let his wings out soon.

Gryph placed his dumbbells down and stretched his arms again, listening to Kodi talk about his power, and watching his... demonstration. "Whoa... holy fuck." Those teeth looked deadly sharp... but that was definitely a new one. Dentokinesis... he just hoped Kodi wouldn't try to muck with his teeth as well, especially if it hurt. He was slightly entranced by the boy's teeth, from awe and from fear; he snapped out of it when he grunted, watching as the boy continued his excersice. Man... those muscles. Instead of standing there like a plum pudding doing shit all, Gryph resumed his stretches, "Avian Communicator, and I can fly. It's pretty fun, once you get used t'the height. Took me ages t'actually get off the ground though, had t'spend a year strengthenin' my back an' wing muscles before I could do much." He chuckled a little and picked up the dumbbells again, only to replace them a few seconds later. His workout wasn't exactly structured, but then again, he hadn't planned on working out today, not in this manner at least. He sent a grin Kodi's way, "Wanna see?" No matter what the boy's response was, Gryph began taking his top off; once it was fully off of his head, he rolled his back and shoulders, unfolding his wings at the same time, showing them off in their full feathery glory.

As well as showing his chest off in it's full, muscular glory.

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Kodi had to chuckle as Gryphon called his teeth fangs; the guy had no idea how accurate he was. "Thanks," he grinned. "I take good care of 'em. Glad t'know someone notices." Usually the only time they got commented on was when he was using his ability, which was alright - he didn't want to scare this guy yet, though, so he continued to keep them dull for the time being.

Fortunately, and miraculously, Kodi'd only had a few broken bones in his life, which was surprising considering how often he got into fights. If he'd had bones as fragile as Gryph's or Phoenix's (and he knew he might someday, sadly), he'd likely be in a cast constantly.

He snickered at Gryphon's response to his showing off his ability, running his tongue over the sharpened pieces, before closing his lips and letting them slowly retract to their normal shape. "Useful for gettin' people t'stop messin' with ya," he commented, staring up at the ceiling. "Gotta couple people before that think I'm a vampire, or a werewolf." He let out a loud, short laugh. "If you ever want t'scare people off... Just let me know, I can hook you up with some real fangs," he chuckled. Probably a weird thing to say, but it was something Kodi was into. He peeked over at the guy as he talked about his own ability, raising a brow. He finished his second rep and shook out his arms as he commented,"Wings? Damn, that's sexy." Oh, he had no idea. Kodi began to ask for a glimpse, but Gryphon offered before he could, and he grinned, nodding.

Holy... Kodi couldn't help it, he gawked. The wings were beautiful, they really were, but the southerner's vision was much more captivated by the generous amount of skin being shown. He'd had no idea Gryphon had been hiding a body that ripped under his shirt. "Damn..." he breathed, making no effort to hide his staring before finally glancing at the wings again, then up at Gryphon's face. His arms felt like noodles. "You should just go 'round like that all the time," he commented, slowly sitting up. "Fuck... I don't think I want t'be here anymore." Nope, he'd much rather be taking this hot-butt up to his room right this instant. "You can't just rip yer shirt off in front'a someone like me an' not expect t'be pounced," he snickered.

[Gryphon Matsuoka]

"No kiddin'" Gryph would not want to mess with someone with sharp teeth. Even if they came nowhere near him, he would still be scared of the possibilties. He chuckled out a few breathy laughs; being a meta did have its perks. He remembered seeing another meta with non-winged flight gliding around in the air, claiming to be Peter Pan. It was pretty funny to watch the reactions, he played along himself. "I'll let you know any time I feel the need to become a razor toothed demon." He paused for a second, "No offense or anything."

He was enjoying the compliments, and taking in Kodi's reaction (how long could someone go without blinking?). He nodded, agreeing with Kodi's thoughts, "I wish I could." He stayed happy until Kodi said a statement that made Gryph raise his eyebrows; he didn't want to be there anymore? What was thar supposed to mean? He watched the bend and flex of Kodi's worked muscles as he sat up, and he knew where this was going as soon as the boy finished uttering his last words.

Tempting... but Gryph wanted to play with his food before he ate it. Especially seeing as he didn't know how to eat it... he wasn't sure where this metaphor was going, so he moved his thoughts swiftly along, back onto the boy that sat practically drooling in front of him. He smirked and crossed his arms, wrapping his feathered extremities around his body, blocking it from the boy's view (he'd looked for long enough already), "You came here to work out, not make out." He continued to smirk and turned away a little, teasing the boy, "Don't worry, I won't bother you anymore."

That was probably the biggest lie Gryphon had ever told. He slowly walked away, letting the wing nearest Kodi stroke his arm as he passed. Then he went over to his headphones and put them on again, playing a particularly fast-paced track. Without replacing his shirt, throwing it to the side instead, he began dancing again, this time, something more fluent, rolling and contorting his body and showing it off like nobody's buisness.

Oh, this was going to be fun.

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"Oh, no offense taken," Kodi snickered. "That's a compliment." In reality, he supposed he should be offended, but he made a point to act feral and nightmarish a good portion of the time; he wondered what Gryphon might think of him, seeing him in action.

Kodi couldn't tell that Gryph wasn't experienced at all - because damn, who'd ever turn that down? - so he was all anticipation and expectation, not noticing the confusion that had crossed the boy's face at first.

So when Gryphon's wings wrapped around himself as he smirked, blocking the beautiful view, Kodi shot a incredulous look up at him, lips still parted slightly. Oh, this fucking... What a tease! How cruel, exposing that beautiful form to Kodi, and then so quickly taking it away! "I came here expectin' t'be workin' out by myself," he complained. "Not bein' introduced t'your fuckin' hot-ass body." Nope, he was determined to get to Gryph, one way or another. "That ain't fair, y'cruel beast." He growled under his breath as Gryph said he wouldn't bother him anymore, his dark, heavily-lined eyes following after him. "You can bother me all y'like, s'long as you're in my bed later!" he called after him, ignoring any others that might be paying attention to them.

Kodi tried to focus back on the task at hand, but that fucking god had the nerve to brush him as he passed by. The southerner let his hand snatch out and trail through the feather until it slipped out of his fingers. He laid back against the bench, but nope, there was no way he was going to be able to lift anything with that guy doing what he was doing with his body right now. "Okay, you know what, fuck off," he snarled with a slightly playful grin, knowing Gryph was just doing this to tease him some more. He hopped off the bench and sauntered over, crossing his arms and staring some more. He felt tingles start to run down his body, a very familiar sensation, and knew that he'd have to get out of here soon, with new boytoy in tow or not. "Are you just gonna be a tease, or am I actually gonna get anythin' outta ya?"

[Gryphon Matsuoka]

It was interesting that Kodi took his comment as a compliment, but he just went along with it. Better than him getting angry, really.

Gryph brushed off Kodi's words, pretending not to care about what he said. He took in every word and remembered it, but he didn't react. Geez, that boy was whining like a spoilt kid! He mentioned being in his bed and Gryph replied by rolling his eyes dramatically and signalling in Kodi's direction with his hand, opening and closing it like a mouth, whilst holding back his explosive laughter.

Kodi's touch on his feather made Gryph twitch, his feather's were pretty sensitive. He hummed with satisfaction at the feeling, but as quietly as he could - he didn't want Kodi to knew that he liked it. He would lose this little game if he did that. He didn't really care about the others around, they should be enjoying the show anyway. He heard the boy's voice cuss over his music. With pretend exasperation, he pulled out his music again and listened to the guy rant, not turning to face him until the question floated on the air. At that moment, he swiveled and looked Kodi in the eye for a few moments, silently. He seemed pretty desperate... Gryph couldn't be that mean. He winked and stepped back, not uttering a single word. He went through his belongings and found a notebook with a pen (it was good to always have writing matter to put choreography ideas down onto). He quickly wrote his number down and tore off the slip of paper, approaching Kodi again.

He smirked, folding the paper with one hand. Once he was breathing distance away from the other boy, he scanned the boy's face and leaned in, as if he was going to kiss him on the lips, but moved at the last second, pecking his new 'friend' on the cheek and slipping the page into his pocket. He walked away again, still silent, and gathered up his belongings as quickly as possible, before striding towards the exit, waving behind him as he turned and left.

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Kodi grumbled at the fact that Gryphon wasn't looking his way at first, wondering if he was even listening to what he was saying. But he finally looked back, though he said nothing, and Kodiak met his eyes, exasperation obvious in his features. He watched Gryph go to his bag and grab... Something, Kodi couldn't tell what it was from where he was standing, but he continued to stay there with his arms crossed, leering, until the other boy approached him once more, with something in his hand.

The Chinese boy watched warily as he came in close, resisting the urge to smother him right there, waiting to see what he would do. Then before Kodi knew what was happening, Gryphon leaned in and... Kissed his cheek. Kodi was so dumbfounded by this innocent yet unexpected gesture that he hardly noticed the hand slipping into his pocket and depositing something. He continued to stand there and stare, silently, as Gryph grabbed his things. Kodi finally managed to snap out of it and retrieve the number that had been placed in his pocket; by the time he read it and glanced up again, Gryph was heading out. And... That was alright. Kodi still grinned triumphantly. If not this time, then... Another time. He had the information he needed now, at least.

Kodi stuffed the paper back in his pocket and slowly grabbed his own things, before heading out. Even if he hadn't managed to snag new prey today, at least he'd been given the beginning of a trail.