Ch 3 Getting Acquainted
Katie Bell told Xander all there was to know about the smuggling that was going on late at night in Wellington, but it barely scratched the surface. What Xander did learn was that Katie had lived in New Zealand since she was born, even after her parents died and her older brother Scott moved away, she stayed.
Now they sat in a cozy little restaurant that faced the bay, Katie picked through a salad and listened intently as he talked about his life in New York City.
"You must have been crushed"
Katie said sadly as she watched the sunset over the water. She couldn't help up feel an overwhelming sadness when he told her about September 11.
"Yeah, it was horrible, but there is nothing that can be done now to change it. But I think it did the country good, made us stronger"
"But Xander, hundreds of thousands of people were killed"
"You're pretty emotional for an agent"
"Yeah well just because I'm an agent doesn't make me inhuman"
Katie said almost angrily. Xander raised an eyebrow and decided to change the topic and gave an evil glare to the leafy green food that Katie was eating
"I'm sorry, but I refuse to believe you don't eat meat"
Katie laughed softly as she took a bite of a sliced tomato.
"I've never eaten meat in my life"
"How old are you?"
"27"
"So you're telling me that in 27 years you've never eaten bacon?"
"No"
"Pork chops?"
"Nope"
"Ham?"
"They all come from the same animal Xander"
"Yeah right Katie, some wonderful magical animal"
Katie laughed and tossed a cucumber at him, which he caught in his mouth and chewed.
"That's amazing,"
Said the snobby tall waiter who brought Katie a water, and Xander a beer.
"Does he do any other tricks?" Katie glared at the waiter, but Xander was too busy coughing and pretending to choke on, in his opinion, the vial crunchy green vegetable. The waiter, disgusted, set the drinks down and left.
"God! How can you eat these?"
He asked, trying to wash the taste out of his mouth with beer.
"All that meat is gonna make everything in you to fat"
Xander flexed him arm and pretended not to notice as a few 19 year olds gasped.
"I doubt that"
Katie rolled her pretty green eyes and placed a cherry tomato in her mouth.
"One day it will catch up with you. And when you're fat and old, I'll be skinny and young"
Xander smiled and shook his head and sighed with satisfaction as he ate a chunk of steak in his mouth that seemed to melt like butter.
"You already are skinny and young, besides, you don't know how old I am"
"Well how old are you then?"
"Guess"
"I don't know-29?"
"Higher"
"31?"
Xander leaned over and whispered something in Katie's ear. To anyone else, they would look like lovers the way he smiled and she giggled.
"Hmm, you still look good"
"I still am good"
"Oh really? Well you'll have to prove that to me sometime"
Suddenly, Xander saw something of Yelena in Katie's smile. It surprised him, they didn't look anything alike, Yelena had short straight black hair and solemn brown eyes while Katie had long blonde hair and green eyes.
"Um, Katie, I have a girlfriend"
Katie smiled and pushed some hair behind her ears and smiled.
"Yes I know, Yelena Romanov, 26 years old, 5'6, black hair and brown eyes. I did my research on you, Alexander Scott Cage"
"That's not fair, I don't know your middle name, and how did you find that out?"
"I told you I was a fan didn't I? Besides it's not that hard to find everything about anyone with the computer system I have"
Katie Bell told Xander all there was to know about the smuggling that was going on late at night in Wellington, but it barely scratched the surface. What Xander did learn was that Katie had lived in New Zealand since she was born, even after her parents died and her older brother Scott moved away, she stayed.
Now they sat in a cozy little restaurant that faced the bay, Katie picked through a salad and listened intently as he talked about his life in New York City.
"You must have been crushed"
Katie said sadly as she watched the sunset over the water. She couldn't help up feel an overwhelming sadness when he told her about September 11.
"Yeah, it was horrible, but there is nothing that can be done now to change it. But I think it did the country good, made us stronger"
"But Xander, hundreds of thousands of people were killed"
"You're pretty emotional for an agent"
"Yeah well just because I'm an agent doesn't make me inhuman"
Katie said almost angrily. Xander raised an eyebrow and decided to change the topic and gave an evil glare to the leafy green food that Katie was eating
"I'm sorry, but I refuse to believe you don't eat meat"
Katie laughed softly as she took a bite of a sliced tomato.
"I've never eaten meat in my life"
"How old are you?"
"27"
"So you're telling me that in 27 years you've never eaten bacon?"
"No"
"Pork chops?"
"Nope"
"Ham?"
"They all come from the same animal Xander"
"Yeah right Katie, some wonderful magical animal"
Katie laughed and tossed a cucumber at him, which he caught in his mouth and chewed.
"That's amazing,"
Said the snobby tall waiter who brought Katie a water, and Xander a beer.
"Does he do any other tricks?" Katie glared at the waiter, but Xander was too busy coughing and pretending to choke on, in his opinion, the vial crunchy green vegetable. The waiter, disgusted, set the drinks down and left.
"God! How can you eat these?"
He asked, trying to wash the taste out of his mouth with beer.
"All that meat is gonna make everything in you to fat"
Xander flexed him arm and pretended not to notice as a few 19 year olds gasped.
"I doubt that"
Katie rolled her pretty green eyes and placed a cherry tomato in her mouth.
"One day it will catch up with you. And when you're fat and old, I'll be skinny and young"
Xander smiled and shook his head and sighed with satisfaction as he ate a chunk of steak in his mouth that seemed to melt like butter.
"You already are skinny and young, besides, you don't know how old I am"
"Well how old are you then?"
"Guess"
"I don't know-29?"
"Higher"
"31?"
Xander leaned over and whispered something in Katie's ear. To anyone else, they would look like lovers the way he smiled and she giggled.
"Hmm, you still look good"
"I still am good"
"Oh really? Well you'll have to prove that to me sometime"
Suddenly, Xander saw something of Yelena in Katie's smile. It surprised him, they didn't look anything alike, Yelena had short straight black hair and solemn brown eyes while Katie had long blonde hair and green eyes.
"Um, Katie, I have a girlfriend"
Katie smiled and pushed some hair behind her ears and smiled.
"Yes I know, Yelena Romanov, 26 years old, 5'6, black hair and brown eyes. I did my research on you, Alexander Scott Cage"
"That's not fair, I don't know your middle name, and how did you find that out?"
"I told you I was a fan didn't I? Besides it's not that hard to find everything about anyone with the computer system I have"