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Christopher paused as he stood outside the door to Aeryn's apartment. "I can't believe I'm doing this." He said to himself. He took a deep breath as he put his hand on the knob. "Might as well get this over with." Christopher quietly crept inside and shut the door behind him. Hearing the sound of running water, Christopher headed towards the bathroom. He thought he might talk to her as she finished brushing her teeth or tying her hair back or something. Something nice and civil. When he opened the door, he found that the situation was anything BUT civil.
The utterly flabbergasted kangaroo's jaw dropped as he walked in on his childhood friend undressing and climbing into the shower. Fortunately for him, the sound of running water obscured his panicked exit as stepped out of the bathroom and shut the door behind him.
He backed up slowly, not trusting himself to do anything else. As he turned around to head for the door, he tripped on the leg of a table and fell with a rather loud "THUD!" He cursed softly as he heard footsteps from behind.
"Hello? Who's there?" Aeryn called from the shower. Christopher cursed himself again.
"It's me." He called back.
"Just a second Christopher." She said as the water turned off. Christopher took the time to stand himself back up.
"Could be worse," He thought to himself. "At least she thinks I'm just coming in as opposed to just leaving."
He just about leaped out of his fur when someone tapped him on the shoulder. He spun around to find Aeryn standing in front of him just wearing a towel. It covered her important parts, albeit just barely; and left more than a little leg bare. Christopher blushed and could not meet her gaze. He looked down but found that staring at her legs wasn't going to help. But since he still couldn't look her in the face, he just stupidly stared at her forehead.
"Heh, h-hi Aeryn." He stuttered. Aeryn, as usual, seemed utterly cool and composed.
"Christopher," She said with a nod of her head. "Something you wanted?"
"W-well, I-I, er...I just w-wanted to tell y-you t-that--" He paused.
"Tell me what?"
Christopher's mind raced as he tried to think of what to say. "--That you should bring your camera, you know just to take pictures of our friends wandering around Moscow and stuff." He blurted out while he simultaneously was mentally cursing his own cowardice. Aeryn blinked.
"Okay then. My camera is in my desk drawer. I'll get it after I finish showering and dressing. Just tell the others I'll be down in five minutes, all right?"
"All right." He nodded hurriedly. "See you in a few." Aeryn nodded once, smiled, and went back to shower.
Not wasting a minute, Christopher sprinted out of the apartment and slammed the door behind him. He leaned against the adjacent wall for a minute, panting and trying not to half an aneurysm.
"Hey Chris!" Nick called to him, nearly causing Christopher to collapse.
"Nick." He returned weakly. "Thomas." Chris added seeing Thomas standing behind Nick. "What's up?"
"The girls sent us here to see if you guys were ready to go. Are you?" Nick explained.
"Aeryn's just getting her stuff together. She'll be down in a few minutes."
"That's cool." Nick shrugged. Seeing Christopher's flushed face he added, "You okay, Chris?"
"Yeah. Yeah I guess I'm just a bit excited to go out for a while." He lied. "Nothing major."
"That's okay." Nick said. "I mean, it's not like you caught Aeryn in the shower or anything, right?" He said as he laughed at his own wit.
"Right." Christopher said weakly as he blushed, fortunately Nick didn't notice. "Lara and Naomi are never going to let me hear the end of this." Chris predicted to himself.
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Christopher paused as he stood outside the door to Aeryn's apartment. "I can't believe I'm doing this." He said to himself. He took a deep breath as he put his hand on the knob. "Might as well get this over with." Christopher quietly crept inside and shut the door behind him. Hearing the sound of running water, Christopher headed towards the bathroom. He thought he might talk to her as she finished brushing her teeth or tying her hair back or something. Something nice and civil. When he opened the door, he found that the situation was anything BUT civil.
The utterly flabbergasted kangaroo's jaw dropped as he walked in on his childhood friend undressing and climbing into the shower. Fortunately for him, the sound of running water obscured his panicked exit as stepped out of the bathroom and shut the door behind him.
He backed up slowly, not trusting himself to do anything else. As he turned around to head for the door, he tripped on the leg of a table and fell with a rather loud "THUD!" He cursed softly as he heard footsteps from behind.
"Hello? Who's there?" Aeryn called from the shower. Christopher cursed himself again.
"It's me." He called back.
"Just a second Christopher." She said as the water turned off. Christopher took the time to stand himself back up.
"Could be worse," He thought to himself. "At least she thinks I'm just coming in as opposed to just leaving."
He just about leaped out of his fur when someone tapped him on the shoulder. He spun around to find Aeryn standing in front of him just wearing a towel. It covered her important parts, albeit just barely; and left more than a little leg bare. Christopher blushed and could not meet her gaze. He looked down but found that staring at her legs wasn't going to help. But since he still couldn't look her in the face, he just stupidly stared at her forehead.
"Heh, h-hi Aeryn." He stuttered. Aeryn, as usual, seemed utterly cool and composed.
"Christopher," She said with a nod of her head. "Something you wanted?"
"W-well, I-I, er...I just w-wanted to tell y-you t-that--" He paused.
"Tell me what?"
Christopher's mind raced as he tried to think of what to say. "--That you should bring your camera, you know just to take pictures of our friends wandering around Moscow and stuff." He blurted out while he simultaneously was mentally cursing his own cowardice. Aeryn blinked.
"Okay then. My camera is in my desk drawer. I'll get it after I finish showering and dressing. Just tell the others I'll be down in five minutes, all right?"
"All right." He nodded hurriedly. "See you in a few." Aeryn nodded once, smiled, and went back to shower.
Not wasting a minute, Christopher sprinted out of the apartment and slammed the door behind him. He leaned against the adjacent wall for a minute, panting and trying not to half an aneurysm.
"Hey Chris!" Nick called to him, nearly causing Christopher to collapse.
"Nick." He returned weakly. "Thomas." Chris added seeing Thomas standing behind Nick. "What's up?"
"The girls sent us here to see if you guys were ready to go. Are you?" Nick explained.
"Aeryn's just getting her stuff together. She'll be down in a few minutes."
"That's cool." Nick shrugged. Seeing Christopher's flushed face he added, "You okay, Chris?"
"Yeah. Yeah I guess I'm just a bit excited to go out for a while." He lied. "Nothing major."
"That's okay." Nick said. "I mean, it's not like you caught Aeryn in the shower or anything, right?" He said as he laughed at his own wit.
"Right." Christopher said weakly as he blushed, fortunately Nick didn't notice. "Lara and Naomi are never going to let me hear the end of this." Chris predicted to himself.
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