Bang bang bang!
"No fair! You have to be cheating!" Ahri exclaimed as her character dropped dead as James killed her. "How can the score be 50:1 already!?"
"Believe it little lady. I didn't win that gaming tournament by luck and begging." James and Ahri had been playing video games since James got home from school, the game turning into a one sided slaughter. "If you think halo is hard, than try playing call of duty. In halo we have sheilds, radars, easier to class weapons, and clear superiority of players that work together. There is by far more to use in this game, while in CoD is all in game money and reaction speed. My little fox, you don't stand a chance in that one."
"And I don't stand a chance in this one either." Ahri sulked as James landed the wining 60th kill in a row. "Your just too effective."
"Cheer up. You got the first kill, didn't you?" James said with a smile, ruffling up her hair.
"That doesn't count if you let me get the kill." James put his hands up, not denying it. It had been an absolute adorable moment when Ahri believed she had him beat from the start. But he only went easy so he could see her get excited, the rest he pulled magical no scopes and insanely accurate assault rifle fire. "This is why you have no friends."
"Not true." James said with mock offense. "Just wait another half hour."
"And what happens in half an hour?"
"It's Wednesday." James said matter of factly. "The gang gets together online tonight. At least those of us who can play first person shooters." There was a hint of pride in his voice as James announced it. "You have the honor of joining us if you want."
"I would love to join your small group of four or five people." Ahri said teasingly, a humorous grin on her face.
"There's actually fifteen others, by the way." James dropped casually, winning the match as Ahri did a double take. "Video games is a very popular sport, remember? It's how I got you." Ahri blushed at the end of his sentence, diverting her eyes. James had her now. The only question was, how would he use this situation to his advantage?
"Aww, is the little fox embarrassed?" James teased, getting to his feet to lean against the gaming chair in which Ahri was seated. "You freely sleep nude, but just a few words will make you blush? "
"It's not what you said." Ahri said quietly. James leaned in, trying to hear her better. "It's how you said it." James realized to late that it was a trap, getting pulled into a remarkably familiar head lock. Ahri laughed happily as she returned the favor from what James did on the first day together. "You sounded grateful there~. So you are into me."
James went limp and Ahri loosened her grip, only for the boy to spin around and tackle her out of the chair and pinning her arms to her side. "Your not the only one who likes to play these games you know." James whispered in her ear.
Ahri let out a purr as James released her, returning the hug and staring longingly into his eyes. James pulled her closer and started to pet her ears. "You know the rules. Playful actions are allowed, but no crossing that line."
"But what if I don't want to behave." Ahri said seductively. She rested her chin on the back of his shoulder, relaxing completely because James was petting her back along with her ears now. "It's been five days now. That's long enough, right?"
"I'm fine with the teasing and mild relationship." James told her. "If we dare go farther my mom will flip again."
"I've got that covered." Ahri said confidently. "She will listen to me."
"But we still need them." James reminded her. "It would be best if we don't push too far out onto thin ice." He chuckled as Ahri's head tilted from side to side, silently agreeing with him. "Want to spend another minute or two like this before we return to the game?"
"Yes please." Ahri said. They stayed in that position for another 7 minutes, finally breaking apart when James felt he was at threat of falling asleep.
James slipped on his head set as he sat down in his chair, adjusting so he had a comfortable position. Ahri plopped down gently onto his lap, resting her head in the slight dip of his shoulder. James stretched his arms around her, using her knees to prop up his controller.
"Ready for some fun?" James asked, pulling up his friends list. Sure enough, a good deal of the others were already gathered.
"Let's whip up a healthy serving of lead!" Ahri exclaimed with glee, causing a feeling of pride to swell up in James's chest. She had proceeded well from video game character to video game player.
"Hey guys, it's time for our weekly slaughter." James called over the mike, starting the Wednesday night halo.
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Ahri played well considering her general inexperience at video games. This was because she spent some time on them when James was at school, and playing against him when he was home sharply increased her proficiency as well. She wasn't as fast as him and some of the others, but her reaction time was far superior of the rest. She even made it to the top of the list once, at which she received a praise and a kiss from James.
However, the most fun she had was when the boys found out who she was and started to ask her out. James's kill count started to skyrocket as he hunted each one of them down, killing them with a blink of an eye.
"I don't know." Ahri said into James mike slyly. "This one seems to be better than all of you~." All at once the chat exploded with the voices of all of the guys, each one trying to portray themselves as the best. Both Ahri and James laughed in amusement, exchanging high fives as the mopped up the bickering men.
The gaming went up until 9:00, at which point James had to sign off to get some sleep before getting up for school the next day. Ahri was reluctant for the fun to stop, at least until James gave her a kiss good night. Then she gave in and crawled in with him, snuggling up against his chest as he wrapped his arms around her skinny form. Together they drifted asleep.
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"Hey James, wait up!" James stopped in the hallway and looked behind him. A Native American girl was jogging up to him, her bag slung over her shoulder. She had wavy black hair that sat neatly on her shoulder and a head band covering her fore head. She was in a black shirt and pants, a small collection of wrist bands on each hand. In reality, she had almost everything in her, from the German to the Jew, but she preferred her Native American heritage over the rest.
"Hey Krisha, what's up?" James asked cheerfully. "Need some more chocolate?"
"I'm good for now." The girl stated as they continued on down the hall. "What I want is to confirm a rumor that I recently learned about."
"Oh? What rumor?" James asked as he scrounged around his bag and handed her a kitkat.
"That you have a smoking hot girlfriend at your place." Krisha said off handedly, glancing at him out of the corner of her eye to judge his reaction.
James wasn't at all surprised. "Have I told you how terrifyingly effective your information gathering skills are?" He asked, a slight smirk on his face. "Yes, their is a high quality girl living with me. What do you want to know about it?"
"How did a no life like you score anything more than a nerd?" James laughed, knowing she meant it as a joke.
"Through a very painful experience. She caused me physical, financial, and mental pain for the first few days. But I could confidently say that it was worth it though." He did his best not to break stride as Krisha kicked him in the shin.
"Why didn't you tell me first!? I would have come over to greet her myself."
"Because the last thing I need her to do is become one of your evil minions." James said. Krisha took it as a compliment. "And there sums up the reason I never went out with you. Plus, first time I ever met you, you chased me for almost half an hour. To this day I'm thankful those girls warned me ahead of time."
"Oh, come on. You know I was just playing."
"That's not what the other guys you went out with said." Another kick to the shin. "Achievement unlocked, shin kicker."
"You know, why are we still friends?"
"Because this is fun for both sides and I have chocolate."
"Fair enough." They separated to their respective classes as the warning bell rang.
James sat through his classes as he usually did, pencil behind his ear and an open book in front of him. He occasionally jot down a note or two, but mainly focused on just memorizing the main ideas. It worked well for him, but his teachers didn't approve since it always appeared as if he was slacking off.
In this case, James was drawing in his note book as he stared into space during a biology class, his thoughts on the rumor currently spreading like a plague amongst the girls. And that rumor was Ahri.
How did they find out so fast? James wondered to himself. Not many people even knew that she existed yet except those who have seen her in person and his friends online. Anyone who told on the internet were probably discredited due to the far off concept. So how did so many people in school track it to him? It just doesn't make sense.
He continued to ponder who could have told when a slight motion in his peripheral vision caught his attention. With a lazy turn of the head, James locked eyes with what caught his attention before they could turn around. The girl had short brown hair that reminded him of someone, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it. He didn't know her, but she looked familiar. Where could he have seen her before?
It wasn't until a minute before the bell rang did James remember her. She was the girl who had helped them at the clothing store. He got to his feet and walked over to were she was waiting with her friends and tapped her on the shoulder. The girl jumped before turning to look at him.
"Can I help you?" She tried to ask casually, trying to act like she hadn't known him before. It would have been believable if her eyes weren't constantly darting all over the place.
"No. Not really." James said, not making eye contact with anyone, just staring right past them. He had learned from experience that it tended to make people uncomfortable. "Just make sure you ask before you start spreading information about someone. It really makes it easier for us." And with that he walked away, pleased with the murmur going between the girls.
