About a week passed over landmark city as the group hung around their favorite spots. Shark walked into an empty common room with kaki shorts and a blue shirt over his wrapped chest. He blew a pink bubble from his mouth looking around the room with his hands in his pockets. With a pop the bubble broke and shark went around looking for some means of life. He went first to Axels' room and saw him meditating on the floor.
"yo dude want to test the new boards with me?" he asked.
Axel flinched from the sudden sound and made an angry face. (His back was facing shark so he couldn't see it).
"No shark, I'm busy," Axel replied returning to his meditation.
"Oh alright," shark said scratching his head and heading out of the doorway.
He walked back across the hallway and saw lioness brush past him. Feeling that lioness would like to do something he put on a smile rushed to her side.
"Hey lioness," he began to say.
"Can't talk shark me and Axel are doing something," she responded quickening her pace.
Shark froze and gazed at her receding back.
"Late for what?" his words were lost as she rounded the corner and went into Axels room. Shark quickly hid behind a door and watched as Axel walked with lioness to the elevator. After they left shark scowled and went back to the empty room. He sighed and lowered his head looking at his bare toes under his sandal straps.
What are they doing together shark thought looking towards the empty elevator with a slightly broken heart. Shark didn't even bother going to king because he didn't really like him and hawk was, well hawk was hawk. He let out another sigh and slowly walked over to the stairs not even bothering to chew his gum anymore. He started to descend the stairs to the hanger rolling over his thoughts.
"What is she doing with Axel…..Axel of all people?"
Lioness was sitting under a maple tree with axel in front of her. Her legs were sprawled out in front of her and she rested an elbow on her knee. She watched axel move back and forth in the grass practicing his Jo-lan. She sighed and smiled, both catching the others eye before returning back to what each other was thinking.
He did some kicks and a spin move getting caught up in the moment. Her eyes followed his movements but something kept tugging her thoughts away from him. Lioness shifted her position and got up to spare with axel getting bored of just sitting around. Axel smiled and whipped around throwing some punches at her. Lioness easily dodged pushing away using the axels' own force against him. Seeing her opportunity she did a back flip over his head and brought her arm around. Axel flinched as her arm stopped a few inches away from his face.
"whoo, good job lioness," he said smirking and backing away to get some distance before returning to his stance.
"Thanks all that practice is paying off," she responded sharpening her gaze and bending low, she breathed a little heavier and they did a stand off on the outside of the building.
The wind brushed by rustling her clothes and hair never blinking away. It was a perfect day to be outside but in the distance rain clouds loomed over head. Rain threatened the next few days so she figured she would go out and enjoy it while she could. Axel had asked her to come and she agreed with nothing else to do.
Axel is a great fighting partner, he is protective, strong, not that bad looking she thought to herself. But there it was again that tugging in her chest. Then why can't I stop thinking about shark?
Yeah axel was hot and could keep his cool but he didn't laugh as much and was always caught up with dealing with Paine. She liked the enjoyment of laughing it helped release the enormous amount of stress this job could hold. She laughed to herself thinking about sharks' goofyness, yet whenever there was trouble he could be just as serious…
Axel jumped forward and lioness gasped slightly caught off guard, her smile wore down and she mechanically blocked and punched trying to clear her mind of the two. She whisked around, axels' foot grazing a few strands of her hair.
Both were so different, but they both had a part of her that she enjoyed. The problem was, which one did she like better?
She shook awake at the feeling of a hand on her wrist, lioness quickly dropped her stance and stood back from axel.
"What's wrong lioness, you seem out of it?" axel said hanging his arms against his sides.
The storm clouds suddenly appeared above them as lioness turned away from him the wind grazing her face.
"sorry, I'm just thinking of something, oh! That reminds me I had promised king I would help him with his weight training. I'll have to catch ya later axel!" lioness darted towards her bike, it was only a five minute ride to the building. She waved back and watched as axel resumed his training even if the sky was cloudy. Before taking off she looked at him her thoughts flooding her judgment.
Guys are so stressful, she thought before flicking down her helmet and revving the engine. Riding always felt good to her. She drove off towards the building wondering if king really needed help to train weights or was that excuse actually a way to get away from axel? She shook her head and concentrated on the road, right now she didn't want any guy in her thoughts.
Yeah I know it's kind of slow, but I need an introduction to what's going to happen next. I think we all know what's coming! Or do we? Haha!
Well this was my last half prewritten chapter so I'm hoping it won't take to long to get the next one up, I'm kind of a lazy writer. Oh and a special thanks to Shadow of dusk, you jogged my brain back into place so now I can finish my story!
Love the reviews thanks for your thoughts!
