Cole's heart was racing. He was actually kind of surprised with himself. He hadn't considered kissing Kuo. It was just a spur of the moment thing. That being said, he was freaking out just as much of a man normally would. Granted, being shot at on a daily basis, not to mention the head trauma incurred by the hundreds of explosions tossing him around like a rag doll, with mutant freaks thrown into the mix would've really made this easy for him. Apparently not, as Cole found himself panicking as Kuo froze up. Did I freak her out? Oh my God, she must think I'm coming off as some clingy weirdo looking for someone to be Trish! All of Cole's worries however dissipated as he felt Kuo react, slightly leaning into the kiss. He wasn't sure whether it was the relief washing over him, the euphoria of having a small fantasy he never knew he had happen in real life, or Kuo's frosty lips making the kiss feel as if it sucked all the breath out of him. And just as quickly as it happened it ended.
"Oh, Cole." Kuo looked at him. For the life of him, he couldn't tell you what year it was, much less what emotion was running across Kuo's face.
"I'm … sorry. I was out of line." Cole said, realizing that he had kind of forced himself onto Kuo.
"Don't. It was… nice." Kuo said with a blush that Cole was finding more and more cute on her.
"Cole. I'm scared. I've never… dealt with this." Kuo's blush turned into a tomato shade.
"What do you-… Oh! Well, Kuo. It isn't something you can act through. I mean, yeah, some guys do… Well that was stupid to say."
"I have to admit, MacGrath, you do have a way with words." Kuo said giggling the entire time.
"I sure do." Cole said with a chuckle. He couldn't take his eyes off Kuo as she laughed herself into the chair she had spent the last hours watching over Cole in.
Cole settled himself back down onto the bed, staring at the roof waiting for Kuo to calm down from her hissy fit. "See Kuo? You can't fake this. And this," He says gesturing to her, "Is what ( dare I say it?) like about you. You don't need to worry about what to do or say now. Anything less than 100% you would ruin my image of you."
She smiled down at him when she heard that last place. Thankfully, Cole seemed to be really absorbed in counting all the cracks in the roof, and she could say the next part without having to make eye contact with the man. She never considered herself scared of him, but damn if he didn't such an intense gaze, and a God's body. UH, KUO! She mentally scolded herself. She was extremely glad he was staring at the roof now.
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Whoah! Cole was about to ask Kuo if she was alright when he realized that her head probably isn't going to pop. Cole tried his best to not be egotistical. Granted, he didn't think that there were many more people that were stronger than him, at least, not in New Marais. That being said, he couldn't think of many things that made him feel as great as knowing that he was responsible for that blush on Kuo's face. I wonder if I could… should I? "Hey Kuo, did you guys give me any medicine when I was out. I'm all light-headed, my head feels so cold."
The blush on her face could've matched the red sirens going off in the red-light district. Hehe, Cole, you glorious bastard. He knew she had been rubbing his head, he distinctly remembered it.
"Um, well, yeah. Actually, no. You see, I was, uh, rubbingyourhead."
"I'm sorry, what was that? I didn't quite catch it." He said with a shit-eating grin plastered on his face.
Kuo realized how embarrassing what she said could've been, managing to blush some more her face was probably going to turn back to normal. She whapped Cole on the back of the head. " Cole MacGrath, you lecherous bastard!"
"Owwwww." Cole faked with a grin on his head. "I was talking about my scalp Kuo. Honest."
"Yeah, yeah, I bet you were." She said, pinching his arm, which she knew would hardly hurt him, so she added her own twist with a touch of ice to sting him, just an incy bit.
"Ow, Kuo! Ow, ow, ow, ow, Ok I'm sorry! I'm sorry! Hahahaha." Cole cried out hysterically.
"I think that Zeke is starting to wear off on you a bit. That naughty mind of your perceived a dirty joke where mine was full of innocence." Cole said, face down on the bed.
"Oh please, innocence my ass. If anyone is corrupting people, it's Nix." Kuo said, gently rubbing Cole's arm.
Cole fully prepared for the ensuing burst of disdain that both girls seemed to harbor against one another, only to be surprised by Kuo's next claim.
"Hey, have you noticed anyone between Nix and Zeke lately?"
"What?"
"You heard me. Do you think there's anything going on there?"
"Again, what?! There's no way. Nix isn't Zeke's type. If emotionally stable is his type. Oh my God, if you can put Daddy issues with Insane in the same category, then that could work!"
"Cole! I'm serious!"
"Hehe, so am I. There's no way in hell. Nix would never go for a guy like Zeke. Now come on. I've been still for too long now. Plus, it's freezing cold in here."
"Sorry, condition that comes with me."
"Well, if you're part of the package, I certainly can put it behind me. Not to mention that we can use that as an excuse for any foggy surfaces when we're together." Cole said as he shot out the window.
"COLE MACGRATH!" Kuo said as she flew to the rooftop across the street.
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"Do you see them Cole?"
"Yeah." Cole said as he climbed up beside Kuo. Having been chasing one another around rooftops, mostly Cole after Kuo, they weren't surprised when they ran into some militia harassing some random woman.
"So how are we going about this Cole?"
"What do you mean? Kuo, just because we're… together, now, doesn't mean that anything works differently. Well, except for little perks here and there." He said as he pecked her on the check before jumping off the roof, landing with a loud thud, making the two goons turn around and focus on tearing Cole a new one.
"The ol' distract and snuff out, eh? Alright MacGrath, let's give em' hell."