Challenge Fic #1
TITLE: First Kiss
PAIRING: Ethan/Kira, Conner/Kira
DIALOGUE: "I'm flattered, Ethan, but you know I'm involved with Conner."
FOR: obsessivemuch
Kira sat back with a frustrated sigh, throwing her pencil at her text book.
"I'm really not getting this."
Geometry was really not her thing, as Kira was discovering. She almost missed Algebra. Almost. She glanced sideways at Ethan, who was perched in the chair next to her, reading from a book for their English class.
He seemed oblivious of her stare, and for some reason, it annoyed her.
"Hey, Ethan," she whispered. She leaned on an elbow and watched him. He seemed perfectly content with her. They were sitting in a back room of the Cyberspace doing homework, and not even talking much. It was almost weird, but these days, he seemed almost... afraid of his computer. And latched onto her company or the company of Conner, or surrounding himself with both of them.
Finally, after what seemed like a century, he turned and looked at her.
"You rang?"
"Well," she hedged, "I was hoping you could help me with my math."
"Sure," he agreed and smiled brilliantly. "Whatcha need help with?"
"All of it," Kira admitted with a small grin of her own.
Ethan looked at her and then at her book. "This is going to be a long night."
--
Several hours, and three apple juices later, Kira finally finished the geometry assignment. She leaned back in the hard plastic chair with a smile. It was nice to actually understand something, and Ethan was a good teacher. She might actually remember it in the morning. Which was a feat in itself.
"Thank you for the help," Kira said sincerely, "I really appreciate it. I would have been lost without you!"
Ethan shrugged one of his shoulders, and nodded once, before grinning at her. "No problem, Kira. You know I'll always help you."
"Well . . . Thanks."
They fell into a comfortable silence. Kira doodled on one of her notebooks while Ethan stared at anything but her. It went on like that for a few minutes before they both began talking at once.
"Do you want--"
"Hey, want to--"
They both broke off laughing.
"You go first," Kira offered, still giggling.
"Well, I was just going to ask if you wanted to go catch something to eat with me."
"Can't," Kira shook her head. "I have dinner plans with Conner." She missed his pained expression, and continued on with her explanation, "He's taking me out to that new Italian place. You know the one that's really cheap? He's all excited because he can afford something there."
"Oh."
"And then he wanted to take me to see a movie. Some new horror movie that I can't remember the name of. All of them are the same," Kira made a face, "so I didn't really pay attention to which one he wanted to see."
"Kira?"
"Hmm?" Kira tilted her head and looked quizzically at him.
Not trusting his voice, he closed the gap between them, and kissed her. It took Kira several seconds to realize what was happening and quickly pulled away. She could only stare at him as her brain tried to wrap itself around the idea that Ethan James had kissed her.
"I . . . uh. What was that?" When Ethan didn't say anything, Kira continued to look at him. The mortified expression on his face made her heart melt. "I'm flattered, Ethan, but you know I'm involved with Conner." Still, Ethan didn't say anything, and Kira didn't know what else to add. Or what to think. It was Ethan! And she was in love with her boyfriend. "Well, I do need to go meet Conner. His soccer practice is bound to be over, and . . . well thanks again for helping me." She quickly gathered up her books and made a hasty retreat.
If there hadn't been enough tension with Trent, now she had to worry about Ethan, too.
And Ethan had been right.
This was going to be a long night.
TITLE: First Kiss
PAIRING: Ethan/Kira, Conner/Kira
DIALOGUE: "I'm flattered, Ethan, but you know I'm involved with Conner."
FOR: obsessivemuch
Kira sat back with a frustrated sigh, throwing her pencil at her text book.
"I'm really not getting this."
Geometry was really not her thing, as Kira was discovering. She almost missed Algebra. Almost. She glanced sideways at Ethan, who was perched in the chair next to her, reading from a book for their English class.
He seemed oblivious of her stare, and for some reason, it annoyed her.
"Hey, Ethan," she whispered. She leaned on an elbow and watched him. He seemed perfectly content with her. They were sitting in a back room of the Cyberspace doing homework, and not even talking much. It was almost weird, but these days, he seemed almost... afraid of his computer. And latched onto her company or the company of Conner, or surrounding himself with both of them.
Finally, after what seemed like a century, he turned and looked at her.
"You rang?"
"Well," she hedged, "I was hoping you could help me with my math."
"Sure," he agreed and smiled brilliantly. "Whatcha need help with?"
"All of it," Kira admitted with a small grin of her own.
Ethan looked at her and then at her book. "This is going to be a long night."
--
Several hours, and three apple juices later, Kira finally finished the geometry assignment. She leaned back in the hard plastic chair with a smile. It was nice to actually understand something, and Ethan was a good teacher. She might actually remember it in the morning. Which was a feat in itself.
"Thank you for the help," Kira said sincerely, "I really appreciate it. I would have been lost without you!"
Ethan shrugged one of his shoulders, and nodded once, before grinning at her. "No problem, Kira. You know I'll always help you."
"Well . . . Thanks."
They fell into a comfortable silence. Kira doodled on one of her notebooks while Ethan stared at anything but her. It went on like that for a few minutes before they both began talking at once.
"Do you want--"
"Hey, want to--"
They both broke off laughing.
"You go first," Kira offered, still giggling.
"Well, I was just going to ask if you wanted to go catch something to eat with me."
"Can't," Kira shook her head. "I have dinner plans with Conner." She missed his pained expression, and continued on with her explanation, "He's taking me out to that new Italian place. You know the one that's really cheap? He's all excited because he can afford something there."
"Oh."
"And then he wanted to take me to see a movie. Some new horror movie that I can't remember the name of. All of them are the same," Kira made a face, "so I didn't really pay attention to which one he wanted to see."
"Kira?"
"Hmm?" Kira tilted her head and looked quizzically at him.
Not trusting his voice, he closed the gap between them, and kissed her. It took Kira several seconds to realize what was happening and quickly pulled away. She could only stare at him as her brain tried to wrap itself around the idea that Ethan James had kissed her.
"I . . . uh. What was that?" When Ethan didn't say anything, Kira continued to look at him. The mortified expression on his face made her heart melt. "I'm flattered, Ethan, but you know I'm involved with Conner." Still, Ethan didn't say anything, and Kira didn't know what else to add. Or what to think. It was Ethan! And she was in love with her boyfriend. "Well, I do need to go meet Conner. His soccer practice is bound to be over, and . . . well thanks again for helping me." She quickly gathered up her books and made a hasty retreat.
If there hadn't been enough tension with Trent, now she had to worry about Ethan, too.
And Ethan had been right.
This was going to be a long night.