Disclaimer: I don't own Class of the Titans, if I did it would not be rated PG.
The copious amount of line breaks are to help with the change of characters, just to stop any confusion.
The Fix Up
Theresa and Atlanta wandered into the Brownstone via the kitchen after hockey practice; still in gym clothes and hockey sticks in hand. In the lounge Archie and Odie played video games with Jay watching and Neil stretched out on the couch filing his nails. Herry's lower half was hanging out of the fridge as he begun his daily job of emptying it. Theresa frowned as her eyes flicked between Herry and Odie.
"Uh Herr, Odie?" she called getting their attention "What are you doing?"
"Well Theresa, I'm beating Archie at his favourite game" Odie replied chuckling "And Herry seems to trying to swallow that sandwich whole. Why? What are you doing?"
"Well I was just about to have a shower" she replied casually, walking over to stand between the lounge and the kitchen "But I just thought I should remind you THAT YOU BOTH HAVE DATES IN ONE HOUR!" she screamed. Odie jumped and fumbled with his controller while Herry choked on his sandwich; eyes wide. Jay jumped up and pounded Herry's back with both his fists allowing the brawn to swallow and breath.
"WHAT?" Odie yelped turning to face the red head while Herry stumbled in from the kitchen looking just as alarmed.
"Guy's I told you this morning!" Theresa cried in frustration "The girls I was fixing you up with for the social! Tara and Felicity? Ring any bells?"
"Yeah I remember, but since when was it tonight?" Odie cried panicked
"Since I told you at breakfast this morning!" Theresa yelled in exasperation, before groaning "this doesn't matter. Herry, you're picking Felicity up from her house at six. Odie, Tara is coming here at six too. So you two better have thought of something to do!"
Odie and Herry both shook their heads, which caused the others to snicker at the terrified expressions they wore.
"Well you can think of something while getting ready! Herry, fastest shower in history! Then I'll help you find something to wear. GO!" she barked as he scrambled up the stairs; she turned to Odie "I'll pick something out for you now and when Herry is done, you shower even faster! Now MOVE!" she hauled him towards his room, muttering about time, boys and their lack of understanding it.
"Theresa can be a little controlling huh," Jay mumbled, eyeing the disappearing figure of his girlfriend with trepidation.
"Maybe a little" Atlanta grinned
"Are you kidding?" Archie rolled his eyes "She has more control issues than a boot camp Sergeant"
"Don't forget that crabby temper" Neil chimed in from the couch
"I HERAD THAT!" she yelled from Odie's room, causing them all to jump and bolt for the stairs.
"HIDE!" Neil cried as they scrambled up the stairs.
Herry and Odie both stood in the Hall as Theresa slowly paced around them, analysing their appearance with a critical eye. Much too Theresa's frustration she had been left very little to work with when it came to finding an outfit for each boy. Neither of them came close to being the same size of Jay, Neil or Archie so she had no chance of mixing and matching.
Theresa had picked out a dark grey polo shirt for Herry, and had found a pair of dark jeans buried in his closet. Odie was much more difficult as he spent most of his money on gadgets rather than clothes. She had been forced to allow him to wear his usual brown pants, but had insisted on a navy blue button up shirt that was left a little unbuttoned at the top to reveal a white t-shirt. Odie had rolled up the sleeves to his elbow at a pitiful attempt at rebelling. She had given up on their hair, as it was too late to do anything.
She stepped back to stand next to Neil; some how she and Atlanta had also managed to shower and changed between the frantic running around that had likely left damage to the Brownstones floorboards.
"Well Terri I think you've done a great job." Atlanta grinned
"Thanks." She smiled
"Yeah they almost look human" Neil sniggered
Herry and Odie both shot him a look. Theresa laughed before quickly turning it into a cough.
"Alright; Odie, what you doing tonight?" she questioned
"Movies. Her choice, I pay" he answered promptly
"Good. Herry?"
"He stole mine!" Herry whined
"You still have to think of something! You both can't go to the movies" Theresa exclaimed
"Uh bowling?" he mumbled.
Theresa sighed "Why not? It's not like it's a first date or anything" she groaned. "Herry you better go" she shuffled him to the door and handed him a slip of paper "That's Felicity's address. Good Luck" she smiled
"Thanks Terri. See you guys later" he called before shutting the door.
"Odie, Tara going to be here any second so…Odie?" she stopped and looked at her friend in concern.
"Uh Odie, you ok?" Atlanta touched his shoulder gently
"Yeah…fine. Never better" he squeaked "Maybe I should just go to my room for an hour or so" he made a break for the basement; but Archie grabbed him.
"Oh no you don't. You've got a girl waiting for you" Archie grinned. Theresa pulled them both into the lounge and sat Odie on the couch.
"Odie what's wrong?" she asked
"I just. What if she doesn't like…like the way I look?" he whispered almost inaudibly
"Oh Odie" Atlanta murmured, "You have nothing to worry about. You're a smart, funny guy that most girls would kill to be with."
"Yeah right. Guy's that look like Neil" he grumbled
Theresa grabbed his shoulders "Odie. Trust me. She will not care what you look like. She's not that kinda girl. Just be yourself and she'll love you as much as we do"
"Besides you can't all be me" Neil sighed into his mirror, ignoring the looks the others were sending him
"Seriously Odie. You're a good guy and if she can't see that then she isn't worth keeping." Jay smiled. Odie nodded to himself just as a light knocking came from the door making him spring into the air.
"Oh for the love of Zeus" he whispered as Archie went to open the door.
"Hey, you must be Tara. I'm Archie" Odie heard him say. Tara walked into the lounge followed by Archie, who went to stand next to Atlanta. She smiled at Theresa who nodded towards Odie who was shaking a little. Tara was very pretty. She was much it his relief, shorter than him with brown skin, but not as dark as him. Her hair was shoulder length, black and she had brown eyes. She smiled at Odie and walked over to him.
"Hi" she beamed
"Uh hey." He stuttered back.
"So what are we doing?" she asked
"Movies" he answered, "Wanna get going?" he grinned shyly
"Of course. Nice to meet you guys. Bye Theresa" she called, tugging a blushing Odie to the door.
She and Odie walked down the Brownstone steps; smiling shyly at each other before Odie broke the silence.
"So what's your favourite video game?"
With the front door closed and the sound of Odie and Tara's voices drifting away the remaining five dove into action.
"Ok Neil, you stay here and monitor the security camera in Herry's truck and in the movies" Jay ordered as Neil grabbed Odie and Theresa's lap tops, one showing the inside of Herry's truck and the other an empty movie theatre.
"Archie, Atlanta. You two follow Odie and Tara. We'll need Theresa's car to keep up with Herry" he continued "And remember; don't let them see you, but if they do then…"
"Lie your asses off" Neil cut in. Jay paused at the door, and turned back to his friends.
"Is this a good idea?" he asked doubtfully
"Jay, remember all the jokes we've all gotten over the past few months? The innuendoes and suggestions about us" Archie gestured between him and Atlanta then Jay and Theresa "We're only doing the same to them for that hell"
"Just think of this as payback" Atlanta chimed in. Jay laughed and pulled Theresa towards her car.
"Alright. Lets do this"
"Ah; there's the Jay I love" Theresa giggled as they climbed into her sports car and sped down the road.
"So we running?" Atlanta asked, looking over at Archie.
"Us? Hell no. Were going to travel in style." He grinned, going to the back of the shed.
"Oh? And what do you…Oh my gods!" she shrieked gaping at the black motorbike Archie leant against.
"Nice huh? Hep made it for me. Shall we test it?" he chuckled; holding out a red helmet for her. She ran over and grabbed the helmet that was the exact shade as her hair. Archie pulled on his black one and started the bike.
"Can I drive?" Atlanta pleaded
Archie snorted "Nope" but backtracked when he saw her expression "Maybe on the way back" he sighed.
"Yay!" she squealed. She climbed on the bike and wrapped her arms around Archie's waist. He kicked off the stand and pulled out of the garage. They flew round the corner, flying down the road and annihilating every speed limit.
Herry pulled up in front of a small house; glancing at the paper one last time before sighing and climbing out of his truck. He opened the small gate and in a couple of steps was at the front door; he knocked wincing at his failed attempt at doing it softly. The door was flung open and Herry stared down at a small balding man with glasses.
"Yes?" he frowned, eyeing Herry warily
"Uh my names Herry. I'm supposed to be picking up Felicity?" He asked unsure
"Oh Dad that's for me!" A girl flew around the corner and stopped next to the man. She was tall, though she wouldn't be much bigger than Theresa. Herry smiled; she was gorgeous. Her hair was long and a dark blonde. She was tan with bright blue eyes that Neil would be jealous of.
"Hey" Herry turned to her "I guess your Felicity"
"Yep. And you wouldn't be Herry would you?" she laughed.
"That's me" he smiled "So you ready to go?"
"Sure. Bye Dad!" she waved as they walked out the door. Her father looked a little stunned and seemed unsure about what just happened.
"So what are we doing?" she asked looking up at him.
"Uh it's a surprise"
She laughed "Alright, as long as it's not the movies. That is such a cliché!"
"Course not" he grinned while making a mental note on asking Odie what the hell that was.
He led her to his truck and opened the passenger door for her; she blushed and looked at the giant step between the pavement and the truck.
She hesitated and took a step back to jump when Herry grabbed her round the waist lifting her into the truck.
She squeaked in shock laughing breathlessly "Oh god I wasn't expecting that"
"Oh, uh sorry" he blushed.
"I don't mind, I just didn't think you'd actually be able to lift me" she grinned. Herry walked around and climbed into the driver's seat.
"I'm pretty sure I could bench press you Felicity" He smirked "Besides I have to help Theresa all the time. Odie too" they both laughed. Herry pulled away from the curve and speed off.
"So this is your truck?" she asked glancing around the interior
"Yeah. My Granny gave it to me. Then Hep…err my mechanic upgraded it for me" he grinned
"Well it's pretty impressive" she smiled.
"I like it. It's kinda my baby. So you're on Lanta and Terri's hockey team?" he asked trying to make conversation
"Yeah, I love it. Those girls a great, Atlanta is so fast! And Theresa always knows were the balls going, she's really good at reading the play of the game"
Herry chuckled nervously "Yeah, no clue how she does that. I haven't been to a game of theirs in ages. I'll come watch next time. "
"You should. We could use a cheer squad" she laughed
"Aren't you an expert on that? Terri said you're on the cheerleading team too. We came to watch that time the girls were in your team" he smiled at the memory, blocking out the ending of course.
"It's ok. I like hockey better. The girls are a lot nicer" she rolled her eyes. Herry pulled into the parking lot of the bowling alley. "So bowling huh? Never been". Herry gaped at her in shock, before flying out of his door to run round and open hers. He offered her his hand and helped her down from the truck.
"Then you are in for a serious treat" he chuckled.
Odie and Tara walked into the movie theatre; chatting about the movies that they could see. Odie insisted she pick, but she ended up choosing the movie he would have picked anyway, the Sci-Fi. He paid while she bought the popcorn.
They walked into the theatre and sat in the middle, while behind them two bright haired teens snuck in and sat up the back.
"Neil? Can you hear me?" Archie hissed into his PMR
"Hello? Hang on I'm just finishing my nails" Neil called back
"Oh for the love of" Archie cussed
"Ok all done. You two lovers in the movies yet?"
"Yeah. Odie and Tara are sitting in the middle and were up the back. No sign of contact yet. Any news from Jay and Theresa?" he whispered "And don't call us lovers" he snapped as an after thought
"I still think we should use codenames. No; hang on I'll call you back" Neil whispered back. Archie hung up and turned back to Atlanta.
"Any new signs?" he asked
"Not yet. Though they seem to be smiling a lot. That's good right?" she frowned
"I have no idea. Theresa knows this stuff" Archie frowned "You got any popcorn?"
"Right here" she produced a giant bucket
"Ah lovely" he beamed; shoving his hand in.
"Don't spill it!" she yelled
"Shush!" he hissed; he grabbed her and dived below the seats. Odie looked over his shoulder; frowning.
"Odie?" Tara nudged him. He shook his head
"Nothing; thought I heard something. So your into sci-fi?" he grinned, turning back to their conversation.
"That was close" Archie snapped "You almost blew our cover!"
"Me? You're the one that spilled half the popcorn!" she growled
"What? You yelled and…" Atlanta shoved a handful of popcorn into his mouth, smiling.
"You were saying?" she asked sweetly
He swallowed "Nothing" he frowned; grabbing more popcorn.
"Hello? Jay you there?" Neil yelled into the PMR "HELLLLO?"
"Yes Neil I'm hear" Jay's voice called back "any news from the A's?'"
"You mean Atlanta and Archie? Seriously, can we use spy code names? Can I be GLO? For good looking one?"
"No Neil your HQ. Now what did Archie and Atlanta say?" Jay groaned
"Nothing. No sign of contact. They're sitting a few rows behind them in the movies. What about you?"
"We parked around the corner of her street. Herry picked her up and lifted her into the truck. He also opened the door for her." Theresa called
"Oh well aren't they cute. I'll tell…what do we call the other two?" Neil frowned
"The A's" Theresa and Jay both called.
"Do we have too? I like the Batteries better. You know like AA batteries? Its waaay more inventive."
"Neil, what's going on in the inside of the truck?" Theresa asked. Neil glanced down at the laptop.
"Nothing. They're just talking". He yawned, "They're not doing anything interesting"
"Neil these things take time. They've only just met each other," Theresa reasoned
"True. Took you lot ages" he chuckled
Jay and Theresa both rolled their eyes "Anyway Neil, were just pulling into the bowling alley. Check in soon" Jay said before hanging up. Neil sat in silence thinking and looking at the two screens. Herry and Felicity had left the truck while the movie was starting so the theatre was dark which made it hard to see. Neil sighed and turned on the TV. Suddenly a thought occurred to him.
"HQ…handsome's quarters" he smiled to himself.
Jay and Theresa walked into the bowling alley, looking for Herry and Felicity.
"Over there" Theresa pointed to the lane to the right of the alley. They ran into the small restaurant to the side of their lane. Theresa and Jay sat at a booth near the back that gave them a clear view of their friends.
"What happens if they recognise…" he stopped when Theresa opened up her bag and shoved a grey beanie on his head.
"Think this will be enough?" he asked frowning "What about you?"
Theresa tied her hair into a ponytail and slipped on a pair of black-framed glasses. "It should be" she flashed him a smile.
He stared her and grinned, "You look quite cute with glasses"
"Thanks" she blushed "Oh look. Herry's teaching her!" she squealed
Over on their lane, Herry was demonstrating how to bowl. He grabbed the lightest one for her and taught her which fingers to use and where to stand.
"Ok so the angle of your arm is the direction that the ball is going to go" he gently centred her arm "So just aim and throw it" he smiled then went to sit down. Felicity walked up to the lane and pulled the ball to her chine like he showed her. She swung her arm back and threw the ball down the lane. It skidded to the side and went straight down the gutter. Felicity turned around and blushed at Herry who just sniggered.
"Wrong angle" he called from his seat "Here" he got up, grabbed another ball and handed it to her.
"Help me?" she pleaded
"Your too fair away from the centre" He frowned "move over this way" Herry shuffled her to the right putting his hands on her waist. Felicity looked up at Herry as he held her, she smiled shyly. He looked down at her and beamed; she loosened her grip on the ball, it tumbled out of her hands and straight onto Herry's foot.
"Ow. Felt that" he chuckled
"Oh my god! Herry I'm so sorry! Are you ok? You toes must be broken!" she cried in shock "We have to get you to hospital!" Herry just laughed.
"Don't worry about it! I'm fine. I've got strong bones; believe me" he smirked
"Are you sure? You should be in serious pain. Like screaming and broken bones" she asked doubtfully
"I'm fine, look" he stood on his toes with his other foot "Don't worry your pretty head Flick, I'm fine"
"Flick?" she frowned
"Yeah, that's what we used to call a girl at elementary school. Her name was Felicity" Herry shrugged "But if you don't like it" he frowned
"No it's not that. I do like it, nobody's ever called me that before" it dawned on her, smiling
"I will then. Now are you going to bowl or am I gonna have to take your turn?" he challenged
"Not on your life" she smirked and grabbed her bowling ball. She bowled and watched the ball fly down the lane and knock down four pins. She squealed jumping up and down, smiling at Herry.
"I did it!" she yelled
"Good job" he laughed; her enthusiasm was infectious. He grabbed a bowling ball and took his turn, getting a strike.
"Oh wow your pretty good at this" she frowned
"I've done it before" he smiled "For you first time you're doing great"
She blushed "Thanks"
"Now how about we get some pizza?" he grinned
Archie yawned as the movie reached halfway; he found Sci-Fi dull and over worked. He glanced over at Atlanta who seemed to be literally on the edge of her seat with her eyes focused on the screen. He nudged her and whispered.
"Can we just leave and wait till…" he was cut off by Atlanta shushing him and signing him to be quiet without tearing her eyes from the screen. He groaned loudly and slouched back into his seat. Archie glanced around the crowed cinema, noticing that Tara and Atlanta seemed to be the only girls below the age of 50 here. He pulled out his PMR and groaned again when he realised that there was still another hour to go. He turned to Odie and Tara; just being able to make out their heads in the dark. If it weren't for Odie's fro then he never would have spotted them.
"Great choice" Odie leaned over and whispered to Tara
She giggled "Thanks, I've always loved space movies"
"Really? I can never get anyone to come with me to see one" Odie grumbled
"Well I'd be more than happy to come with you. That's if you don't mind" Tara blushed
"No no that be great!" Odie yelled, wincing at the shushing that followed "I mean yeah sure, if you want" he coughed slightly.
Tara smiled and leaned towards Odie "Would these outings be classed as more dates?" she whispered
Odie could feel blood rushing to his face "Well yeah…I mean only if you want them to be" he stuttered out
"I think that sounds great" she grinned leaning closer to Odie, who had shuffled around to face her. He lightly touched Tara's cheek, counted to three and closed the gap between them.
Jay let out a long sigh, twirling a fork around in his hands. He and Theresa had been watching Herry and Felicity for over an hour, and frankly he would rather be listening to Chiron rattle off the names of every bone in a Chimera than sit here watching Herry blush like a tomato and Felicity let out the giggle of a four year old. Theresa; however was in rapture at the mating scene before them, at one point even taking notes on their expressions. She seemed completely unaware that her boyfriend was watching each second tick by on his PMR, swearing that this was how Cronus was finally going to kill him.
"Theresa maybe we should head back home" Jay sighed. Theresa whirled around to face him, mouth hanging open.
"But Jay, Herry just took Felicity's hand!" she squealed. Jay glanced around the pillar that obscured them from their friends view and sure enough Herry and Felicity were hand in hand. Though both were blushing furiously at the same time of course.
Jay laughed, "I don't think I've ever seen Herry blush this much. Except for that time he had to pick up Persephone of course."
Theresa raised an eyebrow "And you were always Mr Suave? I remember quite a few cherry tomato faces of yours"
"Well yeah, but that was when we were first going out. Back then I was still trying to process that fact that you actually liked me too" Jay commented offhandedly
"Aw. That's sweet Jay" Theresa smiled "But I can still make you blush" with a flirtatious smirk on her face she slide over to Jay's side of the booth and placed her hand just above his knee while leaning towards him. Despite Jay's furious attempts to stay nonchalant, he could feel a warm blush spreading over his face. He and Theresa had been together for a while now, yet she could still make him turn from cool and collected leader to bumbling fool in mere seconds.
Theresa had trouble holding back her smirk; sure Jay could pretend that he wasn't still shy about intimacy, but when it actually came down to it he was the same old Jay that was alarmed at hearing she might be able to read his mind. She glanced into the corner of her eye, checking that the restaurant was still reasonably empty before making her move when disaster struck. She spotted Felicity and Herry walking towards the register of the restaurant, effectively cutting of their only exit. Jay was still staring at her, oblivious to the danger of exposer that they were now faced with. Not knowing what else to do Theresa grabbed Jay and pulled him into a searing kiss. Jay sat frozen for a moment before eagerly responding and wrapping his arms around Theresa's waist. Momentarily distracted from Jay running his fingers along the inside of her jeans waist band Theresa peaked at the front of the restaurant to see Herry and Felicity walking back to their lane, carrying a milkshake each. Theresa sighed in relief and gently pulled away from a still dazed Jay.
"Its ok their go-" she was cut off by Jay pressing his lips on hers and resuming their PDA
"Mmmm Jay they left already" Theresa sighed as he moved to her neck
"No I think their still near the entrance," He whispered hoarsely in her ear before recapturing her lips.
"I'm pretty sure I saw them leave," She murmured against his lips, her resolve failing quickly
"Just in case" he kissed along her jaw before she turned and kissed him. Just as the two completely blocked out the sound of the crashing bowling pins, Jay's PMR begin to buzz. Loudly. Jay groaned in frustration, stealing one last kiss before turning to answer the annoying device.
"The world better be ending," he growled
"Jay you're not going to believe it!" Archie yelled from the screen
"Then tell us quickly," Theresa snapped, appearing next to Jay
"Jeeze chill drama queen. What we do break up you two sucking face" Archie snorted before laughing at his friends faces "Oh gods I did didn't I? HA! THAT'S HILARIOUS" his laughing face was shoved out of the way as Atlanta appeared looking more apologetic
"Sorry about dork face over there." She glanced over at Theresa while an indignant snort was heard in the background
"We'll live. Now what were going to tell us?" Jay asked, eager to switch topics
"Oh yeah! Odie and Tara were making out in the movie!" she screeched
Theresa grabbed the PMR "Oh my gods are you serious!" she yelled
"Well it was more like just one kiss but they both seemed pretty happy about it" Atlanta grinned
"Oh that's so great! I knew they would like each other" Theresa beamed in satisfaction
"Yeah yeah you're a regular Eros, were all so proud" Archie reappeared rolling his eyes "So what do we do now Miss matchmaker?"
"Well were are you now?"
"Just outside the movie complex. The movie finished about ten minutes ago" Atlanta chimed in
"Where are Odie and Tara?" Jay asked
"Still walking out, they decided to watch the credits" Archie sighed
"Alright well once they come out, you can either follow them or head back home to watch the door for when Odie come's home. Keep in mind you need to be home before him." Theresa warned
"What you reckon?" Archie asked Atlanta
She paused in thought "I think we should follow them, with the bike we can beat him home easy"
"Yeah we'll follow them" Archie turned back to the PMR
"Ok well let us know what's happening and don't forget to let Neil know when Odie's almost home" Jay called back, there was a slight pause before "Wait, what bike?"
"Gotta go!" Archie quickly hung up, stuffing it back in his pocket and avoiding Atlanta's gaze.
"You didn't tell him about the bike?" She grinned
"If I did then he'd probably make me give it back" Archie grumbled "Or make me listen to why boats are better than motorbikes"
"So I guess I should drop you home now huh?" Herry mumbled. He and Felicity flew through several games of bowling, poor Felicity being annihilated in each one. However she earned Herry's respect and put him in awe after eating an entire pizza with two sodas and one chocolate milkshake.
"Yeah I guess so. Could you drop me at my Moms? I live with her and visit my Dad on Fridays"
"Oh so their divorced?" He asked gently
"About ten years or so. Don't fret though, I came to terms with it a long time ago" She smiled reassuringly
"That's good" he nodded
"What about your parents?" Felicity asked
Herry smiled "My parents are farmers, my Dad grows corn and potatoes and Mom looks after the animals"
"That sounds like a nice home" she grinned "But how come you don't live with them?"
"Well our house is like five hours from here in the middle of nowhere. So my parents sent me here so I could go to school" he recited the story Hermes drummed into his brain
"That must be hard" she frowned
"Its alright. My Granny lives around here so I see her all the time, and living with the others is like a big family" he smiled at the thought
"So how come you all live together?"
"None of us live around here, and our parents wanted us to go to Olympia High" He recited again
"What's it like living with that many people?" She asked curious
"Its great, we were all a bit awkward at first, but now were all like a family" He smiled
"Really? So whose the Mom and Dad?" she grinned
"Ah that would be Jay and Theresa. Jay is awesome, but he gets so stressed and worries like crazy. Only Theresa can get him to relax once in a while. Also Theresa is the only one that can make us do our chores when we're all feeling lazy and when she gets angry its like a bombs gone off" he chuckled "But then she can be really kind and gentle. And Jay can be immature and silly when he wants"
She laughed, "That sounds like Theresa. I don't really know Jay that well; I'm in his Bio class though. There together aren't they?"
"Yeah, have been for a little while now. Took them even longer" he sighed "I mean I think Theresa was just about to hit Jay over the head with something. For such a smart guy he can be serious dumb" He rolled his eyes
She laughed "I remember that! Theresa would always come to practise complaining about it, I felt so bad for her. Then I would see them in classes and in the hall and Jay would just be looking at her like…" she paused unsure
"Like she was the only thing he could see?" Herry chimed in
"Yeah. Like she was the only girl in the world" Felicity smiled "I thought they were sweet together"
"Yeah, but Archie and Atlanta are really romantic"
"Really?"
"Yeah I mean Archie writes her poems and I'm pretty sure he can draw" Herry babbled
"Oh that is so sweet!" she gushed
"Ah shit Archie's gonna kill me for telling you that" Herry groaned
"Don't worry, I wont tell him" she grinned "Oh make a left here" she pointed to the crossroads they were approaching
"Sure thing" Herry made turn "So do you have any brothers and sisters?"
"No" she sighed "Mom and Dad were having problems before I was born, and I think having a kid made it worse for them"
"Oh well I'm sure it wasn't your fault" Herry mumbled
"I know, but it would have been nice to have a big family. Do you have siblings?" She asked, eager to switch to a happier topic
"Nah, just me. Mom wanted a big family, but I think she had trouble getting pregnant or something. Besides the guys are like family to me"
"So Theresa and Jay are the parents. Whose the baby?" She grinned
"Hmm, I'd say Archie and Atlanta. Atlanta is a year younger than the rest of us and she's so little" he laughed "And the way she and Archie race around the house its like their kids; Odie's room is in the basement and he got so annoyed with the stomping he set up a trip wire" Herry started laughing "Atlanta face planted into the ground and Archie made a hole in the wall!"
Felicity giggled "Didn't that get you guys in trouble?"
"Oh yeah, Ath…uh Anna, she's like our nanny got seriously angry and made Archie and Odie fix it"
"It must be nice, living there" she mused
"Yeah its great. Except there is always someone in the bathroom whenever you need it" He grumbled
"I bet that causes a few problems," she giggled
"Gods yes. You know Neil right?"
"The pretty guy?"
"Yeah, well he and Theresa are the worst. One time they were fighting so Neil paddocked the bathroom on her floor" Herry shook his head and smirked at the thought
"Oh my god what happened?" she grinned
"Theresa kicked the door down when Neil was in the shower" Herry chuckled
Felicity burst out laughing, "That's hilarious. What did Neil do?"
"He screamed. I surprised you didn't hear him, my ears are still ringing" He muttered
"You guys could have your own T.V show" she laughed, "Oh this is my house on the right"
Herry pulled up to the small house, noticing the giant garden that seemed to cover the entire yard.
"Thanks for tonight Herry. I had fun" Felicity smiled
"That's good" he smiled back "Can I see you again?"
"I'd love too" she beamed before leaning over and kissing him.
Odie had insisted on walking Tara home, despite it being in the complete opposite direction of the Brownstone. After their occasional kisses during and after the movies, Odie had felt a wave of confidence and could not believe that he was currently holding a pretty girl's hand and walking her home after taking her out on a date.
"Uh well this is my place" Tara gestured to the small apartment block that now loomed before them
"Oh that was quick" Odie blurted out surprised
Tara giggled "I had a lot of fun tonight Odie, but" she frowned looking at the ground
Odie felt his chest tighten "But?" he prodded gently
"With what happened in the movies, well I don't usually do that kind of thing on a first date" she blushed
"That kind of thing doesn't usually happen to me at all" he grinned "But Tara" he paused while she met his gaze "I like you. And I want to see you again" he leaned over and gently kissed her cheek " I'll call you tomorrow"
"I'd like that" she beamed "But this time I get to decide where we go" she smirked
"Your on" he laughed
"Goodnight Odie" she smiled and ducked inside the apartment.
Odie grinned to himself, fighting the urge to skip all the way home.
"Neil if you don't answer in the next 3 seconds I'm going to break every reflective surface in New Olympia" Archie growled into his PMR.
"Do you know how much bad luck that would be? Even I wouldn't be able to help you" Neil sighed
"Were the hell have you been?" Atlanta yelled "We've been calling you for like twenty minutes!"
"I was giving myself a facial. You can't talk with a facial on. Honestly Atlanta sometimes I wonder who the man is in your relationship" Neil chuckled
"Alright that does it" Archie snapped, "Neil when we get home I'm going to rearrange those pretty features on you face till you resemble a Picasso!"
Neil let out a squeak "Ok ok I'm sorry. What do you want?"
"Well before you decided to be even more painful than normal" Atlanta growled "We were going to tell you that Odie is walking Tara home and will be back to the Brownstone soon"
"Why didn't you say that sooner?" Neil screeched, "The laptops and movie sessions are all over the place!"
"Well Neil you better shake a leg cause Odie's about ten minutes away" Archie chuckled
Neil's shriek of annoyance rang through the PMR before he hung up. Atlanta sniggered while Archie just smirked at the blonde's antics. They had left the bike in the movie parking lot and followed the couple on foot, as to not alert them by the noise of the bike.
"First one back to the bike gets to drive it!" Atlanta yelled before tearing down the street with Archie pelting after her shouting that she never gives any warning.
Atlanta arrived at the bike first of course; with a smug smile fixed on her face she took the keys from a grumbling Archie and hopped on the bike.
"Archie you can either except that I'm driving and hop on the back or you can walk home" she grinned; pulling on her helmet "Your choice"
Archie groaned and slide on the back, reluctantly wrapping his arms around Atlanta's small waist "If you tell any of the guys about this, or Theresa I will never let you drive again" He growled
"What's the matter? Afraid Neil could be right about us?" She laughed before revving the bike and speeding out of the parking lot ignoring Archie's curses being directed at her steering.
Jay and Theresa had followed Herry's truck at a safe distance, but once they reached Felicity's house the two Titan's decided to give them some privacy and head back to the Brownstone.
"So I guess we can call your matchmaking a success" Jay smirked over at the red head as she changed gears
"Well I can't take complete credit for this" Theresa grinned
"What do you mean?" Jay turned to her eyebrow raised, when Theresa turned back to the road he clued on "You had a vision didn't you?"
"I might have seen Herry and Felicity in his truck and Odie and Tara walking holding hands" She said casually
Jay laughed, "So that's how you did it"
"Don't tell others. I want to lord this over Archie for a little longer"
"Alright. I'll keep your dirty little secret" He smirked as they pulled into the driveway of the Brownstone.
Jay and Theresa entered the Brownstone just as the sound of a motorbike echoed down the street. Jay glanced out the window smirking before turning to the TV and putting a random movie in the DVD player. Theresa was in the kitchen pouring chips into a bowl, though only filling it half way while the smell of popcorn cooking woke Neil from his slumber on the couch.
"Hey…WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TWO DOING?" he screamed as Theresa scattered chips around the coffee table and Jay messed up the couch cushions, dumping them on the floor with blankets.
"Neil we've got to make it look like we've all been here all night," Jay reasoned
"Yeah but I just cleaned this place up" he whined "Can't you make our alibi less messy?"
Theresa snorted "When is movie night not messy?"
Neil sighed in defeat and took out his mirror as Archie and Atlanta walked through the door.
"We got the pizza" Atlanta called
"Great. Eat five sliced and get crumbs and sauce all over the place" Theresa ordered
"Best thing you've ever said" Archie chuckled grabbing two slices and eating them at once
Theresa grabbed soda cans and passed them out before sculling one in thirty seconds and dumping the empty can on the table. Ignoring everyone's surprised faces she went to grab another one.
"Theresa I think I just found a reason to like you" Archie smirked
"Oh shut up. You've liked me since I lent you my shampoo" She poked at him
The others stared at him surprised and amused
"What? It keeps the colour longer"
Atlanta opened her mouth, ready to mock when the sound of Herry's truck rumbled through the house
"Hurry!" Jay yelled
Atlanta and Archie dived to the floor, piling up the blankets and cushions whiling stuffing popcorn in their mouths. Jay grabbed the remote and jumped an hour into the movie while Theresa turned off all the lights and pulled Jay onto the couch with her. Neil hoped on the couch and pulled out his nail file.
They were ready.
"Hey guys!" Herry called happily from the backdoor
Hello's chorused from the lounge as Herry grabbed the remaining pizza and sat in the armchair.
"What ya watching?" he asked through his pizza
Everyone fell silent. Jay looked to Atlanta and Archie in panic while Theresa stared at the screen trying to figure it out.
"Quantum of Solace" Neil chimed in "Daniel Craig has my eyes"
Everyone gave a sigh of relief, Theresa turned to Herry grinning
"Soooo how was your date?"
"It was good. She's pretty awesome" Herry nodded smiling before turning back to the movie
"That's it?" Archie sat up
"What else you want to know?" he frowned
"What was she wearing, did she laugh, did you make jokes, were you polite, what did you talk about, did you drive her home, did you meet her parents and did you ask her out again?" Theresa exclaimed, though she knew some of this it was important to hear it from Herry's point of view.
"Uh jeans and a shirt, yes to laughing, jokes and polite I think. Uh stuff, I dunno. I drove her home, her Dad for like a minute when I picked her up and were going to catch up at school" Herry recited
"That sounds good. But I will be asking her about it on Monday" Theresa nodded
"Sure. I mean I think it went well" Herry grinned
"Do you like her?" Atlanta chimed in from the floor
"Yeah I think so. I mean she's pretty awesome, you know she ate a whole pizza?" He beamed
"She hot?" Neil asked, earning a punch from Atlanta "Ow!"
"That's not what Herry was thinking about!" She growled
Jay, Archie and Neil all turned to Herry who just smirked "Smokin' hot"
Jay and Herry bumped fists while Neil satisfied and sent an "I told you so" look at an irritated Atlanta.
"Oh and we kissed" Herry grinned
Archie wolf whistled while Neil nodded in approval
"Ug men are pigs" Theresa growled
"Well Tara's beautiful inside and out" everyone jumped to see Odie standing in the door way "So am I still a man?" he grinned
"Odie! How'd it go?" Theresa beamed up at him
"Theresa she's fantastic! She's smart, funny, kind, beautiful" he sighed, "She practically glows"
Neil sniggered, making a whipped noise. Theresa chucked her soda can at him with deadly accuracy.
"Oww! Watch it red!" he grumbled
"Neil shut up or I'll break your mirror" Atlanta snapped before turning back to Odie "Please continue"
"Oh uh well we had fun at the movies and then I walked her home" he mumbled
"Did ya kiss her?" Archie waggled his eyebrows smirking
"Oh…uh..well we…you know" he stammered blushing
"Ha you did didn't ya?" Herry laughed, he clapped Odie over the shoulder sending him straight to the floor "Nice one"
"I can't believe both of you hooked up on the first date" Archie laughed
"Mmm but Odie did it more often, so I think he's winning" Neil called from the other couch, not seeing Theresa's subtle waves to shut up "I mean Herry only hooked up in the truck, Odie in the movies and walking…" Neil trailed off seeing Odie's livid expression along with Herry's confused one.
"Wait what?" He asked
"Neil" Odie took a step towards him, while the other slowly backed away "How did you know about the movies and walking to her house?" he asked
"Oh well I you know…uh Theresa?" Neil squeaked "Help" his voice an octave higher than normal
Odie turning around just in time to see the others running up the stairs, Herry suddenly jumped up from the chair.
"THEY WERE SPYING ON US!"
Hello? Is there anybody out there?
I know this has taken a RICDICULOUS amount of time to finish, but I've had massive writers block and also forgot about it.
I hope this is to everyone's satisfaction; I had trouble thinking of a storyline that would work. This one is also longer than normal, so I hope that helps.
Next story will be Theresa and Jay's boat trip, but I can't make any promises on when that will be published.
Also credit to Kiwi Ingenuity for the "Batteries" joke, I loved it.
Your reviews motivate me, so keep them up!
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