Author's inchoerent babbling: Hi and thank you for all the lovely reviews you've given me. I have some surprises in this chapter, and a new character is introduced! It's based on someone somewhat famous, but I didn't completely copy off of them, I added my own stuff so that their character could work in the plot. ^_^ The song that the orchestra plays as the song for the part that I can't say because it'll spoil it is "Close To You" by The Carpenters but I prefer the version Barenaked Ladies did but this version is instrumental only. Ha! I did it again, I've written too much aside from the story. Okay you can read now.
Kenley Mannor 8:30pm
Dylan, and Alex approached the door one on each side of The Thin Man their arm linked with his. Looking up from his magazine the security looked the three up and down giving a snicker at their costumes. "Well you sure as hell ain't Larry, Moe and Curly so who are ya?"
"I'm Jessica Rabbit" Dylan moved her head just right so her hair would fall in front of her left eye. The Thin Man who had come as he normally dress simply opened his mouth to reveal two vampire teeth that Natalie had blended in where his canine teeth would have been.
Alex gave a sigh before reciting what Natalie told her to and taking pose. "I'm Sailor Mars and in the name of the moon, I will punish you!"
The security guard gave a snicker again. "You three should all join a freak circus," he said taking the invitation from Dylan.
As he said the word 'circus' Dylan felt The Thin Man tense and pull slightly towards the security guard. "Relax," Dylan whispered. Taking the invitation from the guard she looked him up and down. "I like your costume, but which of the three little pigs are you supposed to be?" she asked questioningly before heading inside. From the corner of her eye she saw The Thin Man's lips had crooked into a small smile.
"I'm going to go find Nat and let her in so we can look for the box. You just keep your eye on Kenley" Alex said before heading over to the staircase her skirt bouncing as she went.
"Wait!" Dylan called pushing her hair from in front of her eye. "Which one is Kenley?" but Alex was already at the top and heading to the right. "Great, I don't suppose you know." she looked to the Thin Man who looked as baffled as she did. As she looked around for someone important looking (which was hard to begin with due to the costumes) the orchestra came back from their short rest and began playing a song Dylan had heard somewhere before. As the slow melody began The Thin Man took a hold of her arm lightly and guided her over to where some people had begun to dance. "Hey, what..." she stopped mid-sentence realizing what his intentions were.
His hand slid down from her arm into her hand while he slid his arm around her waist pulling her against his body and began to slowly waver with her. Chills rose up on Dylan's bare arms as the scent of his hair came to her sense of smell. It was at that moment she felt him slowly inhale the scene of her hair. I'm turning into him she thought for a second but pushed the thought aside and closed her eyes letting him guide her. He let go of her hand running his up the length of her arm til he reached her hair. Lost in her own little world Dylan barely felt him running his fingers in it. As the song came to an end he grasped a small segment of hair and yanked like he had done many times before.
"Ow!" Dylan cried a little louder than she should have. She pulled from him massaging the now bare and raw spot watching as he rubbed the hair against his cheek breathing heavily as if he was out of breath. "You're a real mood killer you know that?" she said trying to cover the spot with some other hair. "And you better be careful that you don't get high off of it. Do you know how much hair spray I had to use to get it to look like this?" She jokingly added but The Thin Man was already starting to inhale the strands with a look of tranquil on his face. Dylan rolled her eyes scanning the people around remembering she was to be looking out for Kenley.
"Hey, I'm going to go over to the bar to get a drink and ask about Ke..." Dylan drifted off as she looked over to the bar. Standing there as menacingly as he did in her dreams was Seamus O'Grady, the only difference was the scar healing over his left eye. She turned to get The Thin Man's attention. "Seamus!" she said softly gazing over to the bar but when she looked back he had already gone. Looking to The Thin Man's face she found him looking at her uncertain. He probably thinks I was seeing things....was I? Dylan thought suddenly her throat feeling very dry. "Could you walk over with me?" she asked feeling rather embarrassed. The Thin Man gave a small nod tucking the pulled hair into a pocket and putting his arm lightly around her waist as he escorted her over.
"You should see this Nat," Alex said watching Dylan and The Thin Man from the top of the stairs. She and Natalie had been the only two to need the molar mics since they were the two most involved in getting the box back. Dylan had wanted to wear one incase they had needed help but Alex was able to talk her out of it luckily.
"Ooh!" Natalie squealed wising she wasn't already back on the roof. "What's going on?"
"The Thin Man has his arm around her waist," she said watching the two over at the bar. "And she doesn't seem to be minding it. Or she's just not doing anything about it."
Natalie gave a small giggle. "You're kidding! Do you think he likes her?"
"Is the sky blue?" Alex said sarcastically. "I'd hate to break it up but we should get out of here before those guys we stuck in the closet regain consciousness. We'll meet you outside," Alex said heading down the stairs. When she reached the bar she walked up next to Dylan whispering in her ear. "We need to get out of here."
"Why did you run into some trouble?" Dylan asked as Alex lead them outside to where they would meet Natalie but Alex didn't answer her.
"Over here!" Natalie called out as quietly as she could from behind a parked car after spotting the three. "I parked kind of far away, so I hope you don't mind walking." she said once they got closer.
Alex looked over her shoulder at the security that was nearing with their flashlights. "Well night now I think it'd be best if we ran, I wouldn't be surprised if they found our surprise in the closet."
"I chose a perfect time to wear my stilettos" Dylan muttered as she struggled to catch up with the others. "Ahh!" she cried out as her strap broke on one of the shoes causing her to fall over. The Thin Man was the first to notice and headed back to help her up. "Thanks" Dylan muttered as he helped her stand. Once she was back on both feet her he hoisted her over his shoulder and went to catch up with the others. "Hey! What do you think you're doing? Put me down, I left my shoe!" she cried as she used her fists to pound on his back which didn't seem to stop him at all.
Once reaching the car they all stopped to catch their breath. "I think they stopped following us, now," Natalie gasped between words while unlocking the car.
"The poor little pig couldn't catch up to us," Alex mused as she sat in the passenger seat which caused a small snicker from The Thin Man.
Outside the Chateau Maramount 10:11pm
"See you in the morning," Ethan heard Dylan say before shutting the door of the car she got out of. He stood there watching as she limped over to the front door of the Chateau Maramount. "Hey, rough date?" he asked spotting the problem of her limp, a missing shoe.
Dylan looked up somewhat startled. "Oh no, uh I went to a costume party and my shoe broke." she said desperately trying to think of his name. He's only been your neighbor for the last year and a half... She thought giving a quick glance at the name badge clipped to his shirt.
Pierson Industries: Ethan Lemke
It's just a coincidence Dylan thought as Ethan held the door open for her. Even though he looked like a typical dork Ethan had always been really nice to her.
"Costume party?" Ethan pondered, walking in after Dylan. "Let me guess, Jessica Rabbit?"
Dylan turned around to see if he was being serious or not. "Yeah, you're the only one to have gotten it right, how did you know?"
Ethan smiled as he got out his keys. "Well, Who Framed Roger Rabbit? is one of my favorite movies," he quickly fibbed. "I always thought you sort of resembled her," he said while pushing his glasses up.
"Really? Well my friend said I did so I guess that's why I dressed as her. I've never actually seen the movie," Dylan unlocked her door and headed inside. "Well, good-night," she called to him before shutting the door behind her.
"Night," Ethan murmured to himself. As he entered his apartment he bit his lip to suppress the grin that was forming. He had talked to her again. If he was lucky he would see her tomorrow. If did, tomorrow would be the day he got up his nerve to ask Dylan to go out with him.
Apartment 4b at Chateau Maramount 10:17pm
Dylan yawned and stumbled into the kitchen for something to eat not even bothering to put the lights on. Opening the freezer door she stood their a minute before deciding she was too tired to fix anything. Instead she dawdled into her bathroom and found enough energy to take a decent shower to get the hair spray and make-up off. Feeling a little bit more awake she went into her bedroom giving two short loud claps which turned on the lights. After getting her pajamas on she went to clap again but noticed her bedroom window was open. I could have sworn I shut that this morning...
Walking over to the window she shut it without anymore thought and clapped twice to turn the lights back off. Climbing under the covers of the bed she had left unmade then turning a bit until she was comfortably lying on her stomach. With her eyes closed she slowly began to drift into sleep until she felt the an move around her waist.
Kenley Mannor 8:30pm
Dylan, and Alex approached the door one on each side of The Thin Man their arm linked with his. Looking up from his magazine the security looked the three up and down giving a snicker at their costumes. "Well you sure as hell ain't Larry, Moe and Curly so who are ya?"
"I'm Jessica Rabbit" Dylan moved her head just right so her hair would fall in front of her left eye. The Thin Man who had come as he normally dress simply opened his mouth to reveal two vampire teeth that Natalie had blended in where his canine teeth would have been.
Alex gave a sigh before reciting what Natalie told her to and taking pose. "I'm Sailor Mars and in the name of the moon, I will punish you!"
The security guard gave a snicker again. "You three should all join a freak circus," he said taking the invitation from Dylan.
As he said the word 'circus' Dylan felt The Thin Man tense and pull slightly towards the security guard. "Relax," Dylan whispered. Taking the invitation from the guard she looked him up and down. "I like your costume, but which of the three little pigs are you supposed to be?" she asked questioningly before heading inside. From the corner of her eye she saw The Thin Man's lips had crooked into a small smile.
"I'm going to go find Nat and let her in so we can look for the box. You just keep your eye on Kenley" Alex said before heading over to the staircase her skirt bouncing as she went.
"Wait!" Dylan called pushing her hair from in front of her eye. "Which one is Kenley?" but Alex was already at the top and heading to the right. "Great, I don't suppose you know." she looked to the Thin Man who looked as baffled as she did. As she looked around for someone important looking (which was hard to begin with due to the costumes) the orchestra came back from their short rest and began playing a song Dylan had heard somewhere before. As the slow melody began The Thin Man took a hold of her arm lightly and guided her over to where some people had begun to dance. "Hey, what..." she stopped mid-sentence realizing what his intentions were.
His hand slid down from her arm into her hand while he slid his arm around her waist pulling her against his body and began to slowly waver with her. Chills rose up on Dylan's bare arms as the scent of his hair came to her sense of smell. It was at that moment she felt him slowly inhale the scene of her hair. I'm turning into him she thought for a second but pushed the thought aside and closed her eyes letting him guide her. He let go of her hand running his up the length of her arm til he reached her hair. Lost in her own little world Dylan barely felt him running his fingers in it. As the song came to an end he grasped a small segment of hair and yanked like he had done many times before.
"Ow!" Dylan cried a little louder than she should have. She pulled from him massaging the now bare and raw spot watching as he rubbed the hair against his cheek breathing heavily as if he was out of breath. "You're a real mood killer you know that?" she said trying to cover the spot with some other hair. "And you better be careful that you don't get high off of it. Do you know how much hair spray I had to use to get it to look like this?" She jokingly added but The Thin Man was already starting to inhale the strands with a look of tranquil on his face. Dylan rolled her eyes scanning the people around remembering she was to be looking out for Kenley.
"Hey, I'm going to go over to the bar to get a drink and ask about Ke..." Dylan drifted off as she looked over to the bar. Standing there as menacingly as he did in her dreams was Seamus O'Grady, the only difference was the scar healing over his left eye. She turned to get The Thin Man's attention. "Seamus!" she said softly gazing over to the bar but when she looked back he had already gone. Looking to The Thin Man's face she found him looking at her uncertain. He probably thinks I was seeing things....was I? Dylan thought suddenly her throat feeling very dry. "Could you walk over with me?" she asked feeling rather embarrassed. The Thin Man gave a small nod tucking the pulled hair into a pocket and putting his arm lightly around her waist as he escorted her over.
"You should see this Nat," Alex said watching Dylan and The Thin Man from the top of the stairs. She and Natalie had been the only two to need the molar mics since they were the two most involved in getting the box back. Dylan had wanted to wear one incase they had needed help but Alex was able to talk her out of it luckily.
"Ooh!" Natalie squealed wising she wasn't already back on the roof. "What's going on?"
"The Thin Man has his arm around her waist," she said watching the two over at the bar. "And she doesn't seem to be minding it. Or she's just not doing anything about it."
Natalie gave a small giggle. "You're kidding! Do you think he likes her?"
"Is the sky blue?" Alex said sarcastically. "I'd hate to break it up but we should get out of here before those guys we stuck in the closet regain consciousness. We'll meet you outside," Alex said heading down the stairs. When she reached the bar she walked up next to Dylan whispering in her ear. "We need to get out of here."
"Why did you run into some trouble?" Dylan asked as Alex lead them outside to where they would meet Natalie but Alex didn't answer her.
"Over here!" Natalie called out as quietly as she could from behind a parked car after spotting the three. "I parked kind of far away, so I hope you don't mind walking." she said once they got closer.
Alex looked over her shoulder at the security that was nearing with their flashlights. "Well night now I think it'd be best if we ran, I wouldn't be surprised if they found our surprise in the closet."
"I chose a perfect time to wear my stilettos" Dylan muttered as she struggled to catch up with the others. "Ahh!" she cried out as her strap broke on one of the shoes causing her to fall over. The Thin Man was the first to notice and headed back to help her up. "Thanks" Dylan muttered as he helped her stand. Once she was back on both feet her he hoisted her over his shoulder and went to catch up with the others. "Hey! What do you think you're doing? Put me down, I left my shoe!" she cried as she used her fists to pound on his back which didn't seem to stop him at all.
Once reaching the car they all stopped to catch their breath. "I think they stopped following us, now," Natalie gasped between words while unlocking the car.
"The poor little pig couldn't catch up to us," Alex mused as she sat in the passenger seat which caused a small snicker from The Thin Man.
Outside the Chateau Maramount 10:11pm
"See you in the morning," Ethan heard Dylan say before shutting the door of the car she got out of. He stood there watching as she limped over to the front door of the Chateau Maramount. "Hey, rough date?" he asked spotting the problem of her limp, a missing shoe.
Dylan looked up somewhat startled. "Oh no, uh I went to a costume party and my shoe broke." she said desperately trying to think of his name. He's only been your neighbor for the last year and a half... She thought giving a quick glance at the name badge clipped to his shirt.
Pierson Industries: Ethan Lemke
It's just a coincidence Dylan thought as Ethan held the door open for her. Even though he looked like a typical dork Ethan had always been really nice to her.
"Costume party?" Ethan pondered, walking in after Dylan. "Let me guess, Jessica Rabbit?"
Dylan turned around to see if he was being serious or not. "Yeah, you're the only one to have gotten it right, how did you know?"
Ethan smiled as he got out his keys. "Well, Who Framed Roger Rabbit? is one of my favorite movies," he quickly fibbed. "I always thought you sort of resembled her," he said while pushing his glasses up.
"Really? Well my friend said I did so I guess that's why I dressed as her. I've never actually seen the movie," Dylan unlocked her door and headed inside. "Well, good-night," she called to him before shutting the door behind her.
"Night," Ethan murmured to himself. As he entered his apartment he bit his lip to suppress the grin that was forming. He had talked to her again. If he was lucky he would see her tomorrow. If did, tomorrow would be the day he got up his nerve to ask Dylan to go out with him.
Apartment 4b at Chateau Maramount 10:17pm
Dylan yawned and stumbled into the kitchen for something to eat not even bothering to put the lights on. Opening the freezer door she stood their a minute before deciding she was too tired to fix anything. Instead she dawdled into her bathroom and found enough energy to take a decent shower to get the hair spray and make-up off. Feeling a little bit more awake she went into her bedroom giving two short loud claps which turned on the lights. After getting her pajamas on she went to clap again but noticed her bedroom window was open. I could have sworn I shut that this morning...
Walking over to the window she shut it without anymore thought and clapped twice to turn the lights back off. Climbing under the covers of the bed she had left unmade then turning a bit until she was comfortably lying on her stomach. With her eyes closed she slowly began to drift into sleep until she felt the an move around her waist.
