1x1 Grumpy Begginings

[rubyrocketboots13]

Haru gave a warm laugh, wrapping his arms gently around Clair's waist in a cozy embrace. " Remind me to never make you angry, Clair-bear~ I don't want to be zapped in the butt" He teased playfully, planting a gentle kiss to her forehead. He had completely forgotten they were still in the bathroom, but he really didn't care. Haru was content to snuggle with Clair no matter they were. XD

Tak blushed faintly as Honey took his hands. With a small smile, he looked over at her and gave her hands a gentle, reassuring squeeze. " Well... I guess no one's family is really perfect..." He said with a slight chuckle, " But, you and I can share my family if you ever want a loving family. All of us may not be a 'real', traditional family, but at least we have each other."

Kira happily took Jay's hand and followed him out of the restaurant excitedly. " I can't wait to play all the carnival games and such! Maybe we'll win a lot of prizes!" She said with a bubbly giggle.

Robin gave an warm chuckle as Matt called her a good woman, " Most people would disagree with you about that, Lover~" She said amusedly, taking a long drag from her vanilla scented cigarette.

Julian stood at the door, flashing Matt a friendly smile as he opened the door. " Hello, my good man. My name is Julian and I'm looking for a Miss Robin Sinclair. " He said with a little hum, " I was told that she would be here"

[SpotSong]

Clair had her eyes twinkle cheekily. "You don't want to be on my bad side ever. When I get mad I get mad" she said seriously and looked over his face as he seemed to snuggle right up to her. She hummed warmly.

Honey smiled and held his hands comfortably. "Yeah I like that. We can share families" she hummed in agreement. "I love your crazy family" she cooed to him and kissed his cheek sweetly. "Thanks for finally asking me out"

"Maybe we will! That would be nice" he agreed and walked with her. His arm wrapped around her comfortably and walked along with her. "And have little candy treats"

Matt had just grinned from her words but of course it fell with the newcomer. "Ah yes she is here." he said cautiously and looked back to Robin. "Robin? There's someone here for you" he called not wanting to quite let him in without Robin's approval.

[rubyrocketboots13]

" I promise, I'll do my best to stay on your good side, darling~" He hummed, kissing her bottom lip sweetly. Haru knew that Clair was powerful and could probably wipe out the entire block in the blink of an eye if she was angry, but that's not why he didn't want to make her angry- he just didn't want to see her upset, especially because of him.

" That sounds perfect to me" Tak chuckled, the familiar cheerful sparkle returning to his eyes. Happily, he leaned a bit closer to Honey's gentle kiss to his cheek. " Nah, I should be thanking you for letting me take you out. Especially after what happened the first time" He said with a warm laugh, " I suppose as a general rule, magical battles don't make for good first dates"

Kira happily leaned into Jay's cozy hold as they walked, wrapping her arm around his waist. " Mhm!" She nodded happily, " Maybe we can get cotton candy? They have that at carnivals, right?"

" Some one's at the door for me? Who is it?" Robin asked curiously, standing and going over to the door. Almost instantly, she recognized the handsome young man and her expression turned to a snarl. " What do you want, you filthy snake?" She hissed, blowing a puff of smoke into the air.

“ You haven’t changed a bit over the years, have you my little songbird~?” Julian cooed as he looked over Robin with a smirk. His sharp gaze took in Robin’s striking curves and slightly revealing outfit for much longer than really necessary. " I need to discuss a business deal with you and your talents are perfect for this job." He said, flashing a wicked grin. Robin rolled her eyes at him, blowing a puff of smoke in his face, " Don't waste my time, Lizard. You still owe me big time for helping you pull that last scam."

[SpotSong]

"Good...that makes me happy" she hummed softly and returned the little kiss before patting his cheeks and feeling them over gently and carefully before having a slight frown. "You missed a spot and its a bit longer than the other side. You'll look like you have mange" she teased playfully as she kept touching his cheeks. Looking to him oh so innocently. And yes she could wipe out the block but she would never hurt Haru, even if she was mad or upset at him she could never do that. Even if he somehow broke her heart.

Honey nuzzled his cheek slightly and kept her face close to his as it felt comfortable...natural even. "What? It doesn't? I thought thats how all first dates were to happen. Shame. Seems you are winning" she teased him lightly and moved a hand to testingly mess up his hair.

"Yes they should have that. Gosh I remember my first ever carnival. It was rather interesting. Beheadings and everything" he hummed like it was a rather fond memory even though it was truly morbid and the whole thing had morphed significantly since he had first gone to one. They neared the fairgrounds and he looked to all the lights curiously and in awe.

Matt nodded as he looked to Robin before the two began to talk and he shifted his weight and gestured for Julian to come in, closing the door behind him. He couldn't exactly have the neighbours know more than needed. So he walked to stand beside Robin and he took a long sweater he had laying about and put it on her to cover up most of her. Not really enjoying the gawking coming from the newcomer.

[rubyrocketboots13]

Haru grinned cheekily as Clair patted his stubbly cheeks. " I can't help it, you distracted me when I was shaving~" He teased, kissing her bottom lip sweetly. " I'll fix it up though, you and I have a consultation for out tattoos later! I'd hate to show up looking like I have the mange~" He teased playfully, nuzzling her sweetly.

Tak rather liked Honey's closeness as she nuzzled his cheek a bit; somehow, she never failed to make him feel so warm and cozy. " Pfft~" He chuckled warmly, " Maybe you're right! I suppose it's pretty exciting for a first date anyhow? I guess I am winning" Contentedly, Tak leaned closer to Honey so she could mess up his light brown hair.

" Beheadings?" Kira wrinkled her nose a bit cutely before giving a bubbly laugh, " I hope they don't have those at this carnival!" With a cheery hum, the petite teen looked around excitedly, trying to take in all the busy carnival all at once. Her bright emerald eyes shone with an almost child-like delight as she spotted an adorable stuffed koala bear prize for one of the games. " Ooh look! Lovey, let's try this game! Please?" She asked, excited to give it a shot.

Julian stepped inside the appartment, looking over it with a slight distaste before simpering at Robin. " Darling, you know I'll pay you back for that last scam as soon as I get the money! Things have been tied up lately, but I have a plan that'll make us richer than even you could dream of." Robin rolled her eyes at Julian's proposal, obviously not interested in dealing with the insistent young man. Instead, she leaned a little closer to Matt and let him put the sweater on her without protesting.

“ Darling, my underground black market ring is only second to yours~” Julian purred convincingly, tracing his finger across Robin’s jaw, “ We could be an unstoppable team. With my connections and your cunning, we could have this whole damn city in the palm of our hands”. Robin gave an angry hiss, grabbing Julian's arm and yanking it behind his back so hard that she easily could have broken it. " Don't you dare lay another filthy finger on me or I swear you won't take another d*mn breath." She snarled. The attractive young woman's eyes glinted murderously as she drew her pistol from under her shirt. “ You know d*mn well I could take this city if I wanted to. I don’t need you or your so-called plans” She said, clicking the hammer back on her pistol and pressing the muzzle of the gun to Julian's head, “ And quite frankly, you’re nothing but a nuisance to me, Jules. If you want to live, then tell me what you want from me and then crawl back into the sewer where you belong.”

Julian's mouth gaped open, his eyes filled with fear as Robin held him pinned down with just one arm as she lazily smoked a cigarette. For several moments, he opened and closed his mouth like a fish out of water. It seemed that in less than a minute, he had lost all the confident swagger he had when he had sashayed in.

(( Sorry for the long reply! XDDD I had too much fun with Robin and Julian ))

[SpotSong]

((OOO never be sorry its like reading a book and I love that! And you are always welcome to use my characters in your reply if you need to! I honestly dont mind much))

Clair laughed slightly. "Me? A distraction? pfft no" she giggled and of course returned affection for affection. Nuzzling him back a little and letting out a small nervous breath. "Okay that sounds good. Did I ever tell you how much I actually hate needles? Like a lot. So don't you dare let me back out of this because I want it...but fear man"

She smiled and her messing up his hair turned into more of a pet. Petting his hair and running her fingers through it delicately. "Hm yes you are winning. Pretty quickly too you know" she hummed and smiled at him. "Want to show me how to paint a galaxy? I want to paint my wall as soon as possible"

"I hope not too. There was far too much sadness and gore" he sighed and shook his head but found a smile with her little giggle. Looking at her, the way the lights reflected in her eyes had him swoon for her more than he ever had with any girl or woman. It was amazing how such a girl captured his heart enough for him to become human. He didnt quite register what she said but he smiled like an idiot and nodded. "Yea"

Matt tensed a mere second when Julian put his hand on Robin and yet she had it completely under control. Which in turn left him gaping at her before he shook his head. Slowly his shocked expression turned to one of amusement...and then the chuckling...and finally full blown laughter, enough so that he had to hold onto his stomach as he bent over in laughter. "Oh man that was a show and a half. Aye better speak up there bud. I can't be having blood on my granmamas rug. She would roll over in her grave" he snickered and had quite the look on his face as his eyes went to Robin. Just pure amusement and almost excitement. "This could be a fun business opportunity"

[rubyrocketboots13]

(( XD Thank you! lol I get carried away sometimes, so I'm glad it doesn't bother you! XDD <3))

" Baby doll, I promise I won't let you back out then. I'll hold your hand the entire time and we can have ice cream or something afterwards" Haru promised, littering Clair's cheeks with kisses. " Besides, it won't be nearly as bad as you think it is. You won't even see the needle."

Tak felt himself relax as Honey played with his hair, " I'm glad that I'm winning you over~" He chuckled warmly. " Yeah, I can show you how to paint a galaxy! C'mon, I'll get you a smock and some paints" Tak hummed cheerily, shifting a bit so he could get the things Honey needed.

Kira gave a happy squeal as Jay smiled at her and agreed to try the game with her. " Yay! Thank you, Lovey~!" She giggled, kissing his cheek before practically dragging him over to the game, " Do you think we can win the koala bear?" She asked hopefully, beaming up at Jay.

Julian's face went blood red out of embarrassment as Matt laughed at his rather compromising situation. He tried to get himself free, though Robin only tightened her grip on his arm. " Talk fast, Jules. I'm a very busy woman," Robin purred, her tone deadly cold. Blowing a puff of vanilla scented smoke into the air lazily, she let go of Adrian's arm and let him straighten himself up before moving back over to Matt. Seeing his expression, Robin couldn't help but smile back at him with an amused sparkle in her eyes. " Hmm~ I suppose you might be right. This might be a lot of fun~"

Julian swallowed hard and brushed himself off as he tried to regain at least a bit of composure. " Ahem" He cleared his throat a bit before speaking again, this time a little less cocky. “ That businessman, Collins I think it was, he wants me and my boys to pull a little job." He said, fixing his hair " He needs money from a foreign exchange agent and he needs it fast. I was hoping we could work one of our scams like the one we pulled in Las Vegas so that all of us get nice chunk of the money. With your talents and my plans, we could have this guy wrapped around our finger."

Robin pursed her lips together as she thought over the offer quietly. It was tempting, yet something about the whole deal seemed a little fishy. " You're not telling the whole truth, are you?" She said, glaring at Julian, " There's something you're not telling me. You could easily pull this off without me and could take everything for yourself." Julian shifted uncomfortably, though was trying his best to look unflustered. " Sugar, if you don't start talking, Grandmama's rug is gonna have some blood on it." Robin said, her finger hovering over her pistol's trigger.

[SpotSong]

((OOf yeah no that can never bother me. I think it takes talent to get carried away because your brain is glorious))

She smiled when he was quick to give her reassuring words and little affectionate gestures to calm her worried mind. "Alright...ice cream does sound really good. Hmmm yes" she murmured more to herself than to him. "And okay I trust you" she added and smiled warmly to him before pulling away a bit. "Now finish up your face silly boy"

Honey raised a brow at his little tone and yet hummed in approval, removing her hand so that he could get up and grab what he needed. "So your leg...im guessing clair fixed it?" she offered up curiously as she stood and stretched wanting to know as he grabbed the needed supplies. Knowing she was going to make a mess but for once she could care less if she got messy.

He noticed her excitement and knew he had said the right thing...even when he hadnt been fully paying attention to what she had been saying. "Win the koala?" he repeated her words as he looked to the game as well as the stuffed animal and then back to her with a warm smile. "Sure. Least we can do is try right?" he hummed but was determined to help her win that stuffy.

Matthew didnt even feel bad for laughing whatsoever to the fool for being so cocky. He had learned his lesson a few times and was smarter when talking with people on such topics as business because of his past encounters. His arm confidently snaked around Robins waist when she returned to his side as he stayed quiet...listening to the story. He smirked at Robin repeating his words about the rug but regarded Julian curiously. "Ah it does sound like there is more to this plan than you are letting on..." he trailed off a moment and sighed a little. "So you need Robins talents. What exactly are these talents you speak of? Cause if you can be figuring out this scam yourself then you wont be needing her and yet you do so it has something to do with her doesn't it? Or am i just opening my mouth when I shouldn't be?" he spoke evenly and slowly to try and figure anything out in his head.

[rubyrocketboots13]

(( XDD Thank you! lol Most of the time my brain is a just a jumbled mess tbh XDD ))

Haru pretended to pout as Clair pulled away from him a bit, " Aww can't we snuggle a little while more?" He asked, giving his best cute, innocent look (though somehow he managed to look even more mischevious than usual). Playfully, he wrapped his arms around Clair and snuggled into her a bit before kissing her forehead. Haru had never been so cuddly with any of the other girls he had ever dated, but something about Clair's adorableness made him want to snuggle with her all the time.

Tak moved about his messy room, gathering up everything they needed to paint. " My leg?" He repeated, looking over at Honey with a cheery smile, " Yeah, Clair fixed it up for me! I still have a wicked scar on my leg though" The freckled teen laughed warmly before handing Honey a smock to protect her clothes.

" Yeah!" She agreed with a giggle, her eyes shining hopefully, " C'mon! Let's give it a try!" Kira was so excited that she practically dragged Jay over to the game. It was a simple ring toss game (idk what kind of games would be at a carnival tbh XD) and Kira happily paid for two turns for them.

Julian swallowed hard, trying to ignore the fact that Robin still had her pistol aimed right at his chest. " There.... there is more to the plan, but it's not really that important." He said nervously, pulling at his collar before he looked over to Matt. " Ah yes! We need Robin to help us because she's the best damn con-woman in the States. She could get a man to sell his soul to her and then win all of the underworld from Hades in a game of poker."

" Darling, flattery isn't going to work on me~" Robin purred, taking a drag of cigarette before speaking again, " But, you deal does sound rather interesting. I haven't pulled a good scam in a while and it could be fun. Though-" The attractive young woman's eyes flashed dangerously as she looked to Julian, " You're going to have to be completely honest with me. You pull any funny stuff and I'll make your life a living hell before I put you six-feet under, got it?" She said calmly, never lowing her pistol for a moment. Julian nodded, not daring to make another sound for fear of angering Robin.

[SpotSong]

((ugh mood))

Clair raised a brow at him with his pout and asking to cuddle still, especially with his mischievous look. "Hm? What's gotten into you lovey? You're being so cuddly and there is a twinkle in your eye" she noted warily but didn't mind his hold on her.

Honey carefully out on the smock but wasn't too worried if she got paint on herself and smiled. "That's awesome. Can I see the scar? Scars are so cool"

(Hehe many games and yes ring toss Oof I suck at that) He laughed and nodded, looking at the game curiously and smiling. "Here. You go first" he said after paying for her to get 5 rings to toss about the bottles.

Matt listened and rolled his eyes at the flattery and nearly gagged. Man this guy was a bit of a dud. Shaking his head he looked over Robin a moment. "I'll help out with this scam, whatever it is. Can't be too bad right? It would show you what I can do" he offered up with a slight shrug as his hand around her rubbed her hip gently. "As for you" he said pointing to Julian and tilting his head. "Stay on this side of the ground. Hurry up and spit it all out. This plan"