Some Surprises Are In Order
~Chapter 11~
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Lou's Diner was an old eatery in the heart of Sector 5. It still had the classic booths with the classic jukebox and the classic outfits…not to mention some classic food. It was all good.
Lex was sitting on the second level in a red, leather booth playing with the little creamers. She had gone home first and changed before coming to Lou's; a pair of khakis, red tank top with a black button-down, long sleeve shirt, unbuttoned and open as her necklaces hung out. She kept her boots on and put her hair into a curly ponytail. She checked her watch yet again,
"come on, Kail. You're ten minutes late and I'm hungry," Lex cogitated to the Tower of Cream. "Where are you?"
As if you answer her question, the low rumble of the Ducati purred outside. Lex could watch Kail park it as Megan hopped off and waited for Kail. He killed the bike and set it down. Meg pulled off her helmet and had a huge smile as the leather jacket hung off of her. Kail got off and pulled his helmet off and untucked his shirt again.
Slob, Lex mused.
The two were laughing as they entered the diner. Kail walked right over to Lex without even having to look up; they were regulars at Lou's and this was their table.
"And you were worried," Kail said to the ever ecstatic Megan.
"I didn't know," she retorted.
"You wanted me to go faster…"
"It was fun, I'm sorry."
"Don't apologize. I'll take you out on her again, ok?"
"Really?"
"That seems to be your favorite word. And yes, really."
Megan smiled and hugged Kail's arm as he laughed.
"Took y'all long enough," Lex said with a grin shaking her head.
"Sorry. She wanted to go cruising down the old highway," Kail said picking up the menu.
"Who doesn't," Lex asked staring at Kail. "You aren't really going to look at the menu Kail, are you?"
"No. Just acting like I've never been here before," he said with a grin and put the menu down.
"So what's good here," Megan asked intensely studying the Carte du jour.
"Everything," the two Turks said together.
"Oh that helps… What are you getting, Lexie?"
"A hot pastrami, Nutmeg," Lex retorted.
"What about you, Kid," Megan asked Kail.
"Hey! Only the guys call me 'Kid.'"
"So does Lex," Meg said nodding to her friend.
"She is one of the guys, Meg," Kail said leaning down to Megan, but keeping his eyes on Lex. "Anyway, I think I'm gonna go with a burger today."
"You haven't gotten one of those in a while," Lex said cocking her head.
"I know. That's why it sounds good." Kail leaned over Megan's arm and pointed on the menu, "try the club, it's great."
"Think I could get it with fries," Meg asked.
"Potato freak," Lex mumbled placing her chin on the heel of her hand.
"Yeah, so," Megan retorted.
"Just pointing out a fact."
"Bla…" she said sticking out her tongue
"Nice come back…"
"Ladies, ladies…no cat fights at dinner please," Kail said raising his hands.
Lex and Megan meowed and hissed at each other and when Kail rolled his eyes, they laughed.
The waitress walked over and said, "hey you two! I see you brought someone new, so I figured I may want to take your order today."
Kail smiled, "thanks, Diane." Each one gave their order to Diane, and their drinks.
"It'll be a few minutes," Diane said as she turned to get the drinks.
"Lex, do you still dive," Megan asked.
"Not competitively," Kail pointed out harshly.
"I'm sorry! I'm busy, Kail, you know that," Lex said sighing.
"So am I! Lex, you're great on the one meter board!"
"Not that good…"
"Good enough…"
"Is that how you and Kail met," Megan asked.
"Sorta…I saw him on campus and then we met at the boards when I wanted to play and then we were formally introduced at ShinRa," Lex said as though reciting a story.
"Since she won't dive, she helps me out once and a while," Kail said.
"All but platform diving. Too different and freaky for me," Lex said shaking her head.
"Wimp," Kail said grinning.
"You dive platform, too," Megan asked amazed.
"I dive both one and three meter spring boards and seven and ten meter platforms. I do spring competitively, though."
"Jeez, Kail, you make it sound like nothing," Lex said as Diane placed her coke down in front of her.
"I'm just learning platform," Kail said to try and lighten his statement. Once his ice tea was down, he took a hasty sip.
"Still, that's great! I remember watching Lex smack," Megan said as she started to giggle.
"I remember watching Lex smack, too," Kail said looking up at his friend.
"Me three," Lex said shuddering at the memory.
"Off diving," Kail said lifting his head up. "Tell me about yourself, Meg—What's new with you lately?"
"Nothing much, just the usual. Uhm Dad finally returned..." Megan began as Kail nodded. Kail just intently listened as Lex interjected a few parts, too. Megan kept until the food arrived and then she stopped and started to munch as well as the others. "And…well…"
"That's the jist of it," Lex said munching a fry herself.
"So what about you, Kail. I don't even remember your last name," Megan said hoping to throw off Lex thinking anything about her friendship with Kail. Megan looked down at her dinner and took a bit out of her club. "Mmm! This is very good!"
"Told ya," Kail said smugly as he took a sip of his tea.
"You are so cocky at times, Kail," Lex said putting her sandwich.
down.
"Ah, well…gotta love it…"
"No I don't, but I do." The three laughed.
Wow, I haven't had this much fun in a while. Megan thought. Now that I think of it, neither has Lex. She watched Lex and Kail joke with each other as though they had known each other forever. She really likes him, I can tell. And he likes her too… She always gets the good ones. Megan further contemplated as she dropped her head. She was brought out of it when Kail poked her and asked,
"Meg, Megan…you okay?"
"Huh," she shot her head up. "Yeah! I was just thinking. You were saying?"
"Well, so you know, my name is Kail King and I was born in Kalm. And yes, that's a lot of Ks. Anyway, I'm tentatively a sophomore at Midgar U and the only person on the dive team."
"Wait…you are the whole dive team?"
"Funny, huh? Nevertheless," he sat up and mocked one of those dating commercials in a higher pitch voice and placing his hand on his chest, "I'm roughly five-ten and twenty-two years old. I enjoy sunsets, walks on the beach and touchy-feely movies…"
Lex couldn't help it; she lost it laughing and so did Megan. Kail smiled and let out a small laugh.
"But really, I am five-ten and twenty-two and I live at the dorms; that is if Lex kicks me out."
"Not yet," Lex said in between laughs. Megan, for some reason, kept laughing; she couldn't stop.
"It wasn't that funny," Kail said shrugging.
"I know people like that." Meg laughed out.
"Oh…well, if you two are done, shall we get some doggy bags and go home?"
"Sure," Lex said still grinning as Megan finally stopped laughing. Kail called Diane over and she wrapped up the leftovers. He also paid the tab and the three went outside to their respected vehicles and left for Lex's apartment just down the street.
