Chapter 7
MIDNIGHT SNACK
Kaori figured she would use this time to get a midnight snack in the
kitchen.
She crept out of her hotel room, in her "Pink Panda" shorts and a white v-neck t-shirt. She tip-toed quietly, so she wouldn't wake the others, but couldn't shake off the idea that she was being watched-
"Where're you going?" Mac was behind her, smiling despite his efforts to remain as quiet. Kaori covered her mouth instantly and screamed.
"Ma-chan! What are you doing!" Kaori sighed and tried to regain her breath.
"Watching you." He said simply. He was in his pajamas too, and it was a rare moment for Kaori to be able to see his hair.
"Mackie, you're hair is pretty."
Mac grinned and blushed as he scratched his head, "Ah, well, heh, it's just a one-time thing, you know."
Kaori smiled.
"You still haven't answered my question."
"I was going to the kitchen because I was hungry, Mac," Kaori said.
"Well, then, may I accompany you?"
Kaori nodded as the two proceeded down the stairs.
"About the show-off event I'm gonna be in tomorrow," Mac started, "You gonna be in the stands to cheer me on?"
Kaori smiled, "Of course, Mackie! I will be in the stands and cheer for you,"
"Is that a promise?"
"Yes. It is a promise,"
"Good," Mac grinned, "So what're you gonna do for the flag event that we have to do?"
"Flag event?" Kaori asked, confused.
"You know, the event Rahzel was telling us about. Me and you, we're a tag team!"
"Oh yes, I will be in that event with you!" Kaori exclaimed. "We will win, right Ma-chan?"
"You bet. If anything gets in our way, they'll be askin' for a smack down!" He roared, imitating him slapping someone.
"Shh! Mackie must be quiet! Everyone is sleeping," Kaori suppressed her giggles and stepped into the elevator.
"Kaori, I have to tell you something," Mac said as soon as the elevators closed. "What you did for Psymon and Zoe.you were brave. If it wasn't for you, Psymon would be a popsicle."
Kaori smiled and blushed. "Ma-chan, you know that you were just as brave as me."
"Zoe is okay?"
"Yeah, Zoe said thanks," Mac said.
"I am nervous." Kaori said quietly, "Now that Psymon has come back, I am afraid that he is mad at me. Psymon hates me."
"Yeah, but don't you worry about it, Kaori. I'll watch over you."
"Ma-chan, you are a good friend," Kaori said admirably.
"Yeah, I am, ain't I?" Mac laughed and shook his head, "I'm just kidding, Kaori. You're my best friend here. I think you're the only one that cares about me."
Kaori stepped off of the elevator and the two made their way to the kitchen. Kaori shouted an "Ah-ha!" defiantly and held up two crème filled cupcakes.
"That's what you came all the way down here for!?" Mac said, amazed. "I had some in my own hotel room!"
"No, no. This hotel room has best cakes! And good cakes are only here!" Kaori said, grinning like an innocent child as she hoisted herself up on the counter.
Mac watched her take a bite of her cupcake and then approached her. "Kaori," He whispered in her ear, "There's something I've been wanting to tell you,"
Kaori's eyes widened as he lightly touched his lips with his. Without thinking, Kaori wrapped her arms around his neck. He began softly kissing her neck and Kaori smiled, "That tickles," she said quietly.
Mac stifled a laugh and pulled her towards him. Kaori wrapped her legs around his around him and ran her fingers through his hair, "Mackie, I think the answer to your question is 'yes',"
"Oh? So you will lend me fifty bucks?" Mac smiled at her as she giggled and playfully slapped his shoulder.
"Come with me," Mac whispered in her ear.
He kissed her passionately and, never breaking the kiss, lifted her up and carried her to his room like a trophy to its cabinet.
Ring, ring.
Kaori rolled over and picked up the phone. "Hello?" she asked groggily.
"Mac Fraser is due to the lobby at 10 o'clock." A robotic voice said and then disconnected the line.
Kaori stared at the phone for a second, wondering why the 'thing' had said "Mac Fraser" to her hotel room.
Kaori rolled over again and let out a small squeak.
Mac Fraser was sleeping on his side, dosing into sleep. He had no shirt, but his boxers were on. Mac was in an odd position but seemed to be comfortable enough to Kaori.
Kaori looked around and noticed for the first time that she wasn't in her own room. Her panda shorts where carelessly thrown on the floor and her t-shirt was strewn aside.
She was sleeping in her under-garments! Kaori's face turned a bright red.
(What has happened!?)
She looked at the clock and saw that it was exactly 8:43 in the morning.
"Mackie?" Kaori shook him cautiously. "You awake? Mackie?"
Mac rolled over and slowly opened one eye. "Kaori?"
"Mac." she smiled at him. He looked so beautiful, so wonderful.
Kaori rested her head against his body and sighed happily. This is where she wanted to be. This was where she belonged.
Mac looked at her and smiled. He wrapped his arm around her and the two cuddled.
Kaori suddenly jumped up. "Oh Mac! You must be in the hotel lobby in almost one hour!"
Mac was about to say something, but stopped and sighed. "Right.dammit." Mac muttered, falling back down on the bed. "Damned event."
He looked back up at Kaori as his face suddenly brightened, "You'll be there to cheer me on, right?"
Kaori smiled and nodded. "Yes. It was a promise, I believe."
Mac touched her cheek lightly with his hand and Kaori caressed it, almost falling back to him, but she shook herself out of it and began to pick up her clothes. You have to get ready, Mackie. You have to win that event against Moby and Marisol!"
"I don't see why I can't just stay here with you, I mean, they already know I'm gonna win that thing," Mac muttered darkly. He looked at her again as she fell back on the hotel chair. "God, Kaori, you're just so beautiful,"
Kaori smiled slightly, trying to cover her face.
He sighed again and threw a gray t-shirt on and began to pull out his snowboarding gear.
"I should be going back to my room, Ma-chan."
Mac nodded. "I'll just take a shower then. I'll see you after the event, right?" Kaori nodded. "Meet me at the finish line. I'll wait forever for you if I have to."
Kaori hugged him tightly. Mac took a deep breath of her scent. "I'm gonna win it for you, Kaori, you just watch."
Kaori didn't know what to say. He was the sweetest man in the world, and she was lucky enough to be with him for one night. And he could actually.love her?
"Mac, I love you,"
Mac only hugged her tighter, "I love you too, Kaori. And I mean it with every fiber in my heart,"
Kaori wanted to fall into his arms and make time stand still. Make time stand still just for the two of them.
She crept out of her hotel room, in her "Pink Panda" shorts and a white v-neck t-shirt. She tip-toed quietly, so she wouldn't wake the others, but couldn't shake off the idea that she was being watched-
"Where're you going?" Mac was behind her, smiling despite his efforts to remain as quiet. Kaori covered her mouth instantly and screamed.
"Ma-chan! What are you doing!" Kaori sighed and tried to regain her breath.
"Watching you." He said simply. He was in his pajamas too, and it was a rare moment for Kaori to be able to see his hair.
"Mackie, you're hair is pretty."
Mac grinned and blushed as he scratched his head, "Ah, well, heh, it's just a one-time thing, you know."
Kaori smiled.
"You still haven't answered my question."
"I was going to the kitchen because I was hungry, Mac," Kaori said.
"Well, then, may I accompany you?"
Kaori nodded as the two proceeded down the stairs.
"About the show-off event I'm gonna be in tomorrow," Mac started, "You gonna be in the stands to cheer me on?"
Kaori smiled, "Of course, Mackie! I will be in the stands and cheer for you,"
"Is that a promise?"
"Yes. It is a promise,"
"Good," Mac grinned, "So what're you gonna do for the flag event that we have to do?"
"Flag event?" Kaori asked, confused.
"You know, the event Rahzel was telling us about. Me and you, we're a tag team!"
"Oh yes, I will be in that event with you!" Kaori exclaimed. "We will win, right Ma-chan?"
"You bet. If anything gets in our way, they'll be askin' for a smack down!" He roared, imitating him slapping someone.
"Shh! Mackie must be quiet! Everyone is sleeping," Kaori suppressed her giggles and stepped into the elevator.
"Kaori, I have to tell you something," Mac said as soon as the elevators closed. "What you did for Psymon and Zoe.you were brave. If it wasn't for you, Psymon would be a popsicle."
Kaori smiled and blushed. "Ma-chan, you know that you were just as brave as me."
"Zoe is okay?"
"Yeah, Zoe said thanks," Mac said.
"I am nervous." Kaori said quietly, "Now that Psymon has come back, I am afraid that he is mad at me. Psymon hates me."
"Yeah, but don't you worry about it, Kaori. I'll watch over you."
"Ma-chan, you are a good friend," Kaori said admirably.
"Yeah, I am, ain't I?" Mac laughed and shook his head, "I'm just kidding, Kaori. You're my best friend here. I think you're the only one that cares about me."
Kaori stepped off of the elevator and the two made their way to the kitchen. Kaori shouted an "Ah-ha!" defiantly and held up two crème filled cupcakes.
"That's what you came all the way down here for!?" Mac said, amazed. "I had some in my own hotel room!"
"No, no. This hotel room has best cakes! And good cakes are only here!" Kaori said, grinning like an innocent child as she hoisted herself up on the counter.
Mac watched her take a bite of her cupcake and then approached her. "Kaori," He whispered in her ear, "There's something I've been wanting to tell you,"
Kaori's eyes widened as he lightly touched his lips with his. Without thinking, Kaori wrapped her arms around his neck. He began softly kissing her neck and Kaori smiled, "That tickles," she said quietly.
Mac stifled a laugh and pulled her towards him. Kaori wrapped her legs around his around him and ran her fingers through his hair, "Mackie, I think the answer to your question is 'yes',"
"Oh? So you will lend me fifty bucks?" Mac smiled at her as she giggled and playfully slapped his shoulder.
"Come with me," Mac whispered in her ear.
He kissed her passionately and, never breaking the kiss, lifted her up and carried her to his room like a trophy to its cabinet.
Ring, ring.
Kaori rolled over and picked up the phone. "Hello?" she asked groggily.
"Mac Fraser is due to the lobby at 10 o'clock." A robotic voice said and then disconnected the line.
Kaori stared at the phone for a second, wondering why the 'thing' had said "Mac Fraser" to her hotel room.
Kaori rolled over again and let out a small squeak.
Mac Fraser was sleeping on his side, dosing into sleep. He had no shirt, but his boxers were on. Mac was in an odd position but seemed to be comfortable enough to Kaori.
Kaori looked around and noticed for the first time that she wasn't in her own room. Her panda shorts where carelessly thrown on the floor and her t-shirt was strewn aside.
She was sleeping in her under-garments! Kaori's face turned a bright red.
(What has happened!?)
She looked at the clock and saw that it was exactly 8:43 in the morning.
"Mackie?" Kaori shook him cautiously. "You awake? Mackie?"
Mac rolled over and slowly opened one eye. "Kaori?"
"Mac." she smiled at him. He looked so beautiful, so wonderful.
Kaori rested her head against his body and sighed happily. This is where she wanted to be. This was where she belonged.
Mac looked at her and smiled. He wrapped his arm around her and the two cuddled.
Kaori suddenly jumped up. "Oh Mac! You must be in the hotel lobby in almost one hour!"
Mac was about to say something, but stopped and sighed. "Right.dammit." Mac muttered, falling back down on the bed. "Damned event."
He looked back up at Kaori as his face suddenly brightened, "You'll be there to cheer me on, right?"
Kaori smiled and nodded. "Yes. It was a promise, I believe."
Mac touched her cheek lightly with his hand and Kaori caressed it, almost falling back to him, but she shook herself out of it and began to pick up her clothes. You have to get ready, Mackie. You have to win that event against Moby and Marisol!"
"I don't see why I can't just stay here with you, I mean, they already know I'm gonna win that thing," Mac muttered darkly. He looked at her again as she fell back on the hotel chair. "God, Kaori, you're just so beautiful,"
Kaori smiled slightly, trying to cover her face.
He sighed again and threw a gray t-shirt on and began to pull out his snowboarding gear.
"I should be going back to my room, Ma-chan."
Mac nodded. "I'll just take a shower then. I'll see you after the event, right?" Kaori nodded. "Meet me at the finish line. I'll wait forever for you if I have to."
Kaori hugged him tightly. Mac took a deep breath of her scent. "I'm gonna win it for you, Kaori, you just watch."
Kaori didn't know what to say. He was the sweetest man in the world, and she was lucky enough to be with him for one night. And he could actually.love her?
"Mac, I love you,"
Mac only hugged her tighter, "I love you too, Kaori. And I mean it with every fiber in my heart,"
Kaori wanted to fall into his arms and make time stand still. Make time stand still just for the two of them.