Chapter 8 – Nikki's Teddy

Will looked on the monitor as it beeped and chimed, obviously the little stunt he had pulled hadn't gone unnoticed, he didn't expect it to, but it did mean that they had even less time to save Helen and Nikola.

Big Guy tended to Kate as Henry assisted Will.

"So, Heinrich, can you hack the hacker?" asked Will looking at Henry.

"Dude, you've been spending some time with Tesla haven't you?' Henry gave him a look and Will poked him back playfully.

"Sorry, just trying to lighten the mood," Will smiled apologetically and Henry relented.

"Well his system is mostly jury-rigged together, I mean the guy is a whiz if he got these things working, it's a mess though, but lucky for us, I can hack the pentagon with my eyes shut, just give me a minute."

Henry smirked at Will before typing furiously on the keyboard.

Will went back to the spot in the wall, where they could only assume was the door.

He was hoping to hear more from the other side than just music, just to know that they hadn't been gassed out, or killed each other.

He heard nothing.

Nikola collapsed beside Helen, gasping for breath, grinning like a Chesire cat.

Helen wrapped a hand around his waist and laid her head on his arm.

"Well this proves it, the gold shorts were a bad idea," Helen laughed out.

"Says you, they worked quite well for me," said Nikola.

"And I'm never going to hear the end of it," said Helen, here smile betraying her words.

"Yah, but, on some twisted sexy level you enjoyed it, or you wouldn't be cuddling me right now, you'd be trying to kill me," joked Nikola.

"You never know, maybe I'm just cold, the blazing heat seems to have gone," she teased back, absentmindedly tracing his chest.

"Well, I don't believe you," Nikola pressed a kiss lightly into her hair, and she smiled again.

"Well, you owe me dinner now," Helen said smugly.

"Are you a call girl now?" joked Nikola, he raised an eyebrow at her curiously.

"No, but I'm not the type to sleep around and not be courted, at least a little, John had the common decency to take me on a date first before trying to get in my pants," Helen sat up and threw his gold shorts at him.

"And look where that got you!" he joked as he put them on.

"Doesn't matter, Nikola, I gave you what you wanted, now I get something in return, I want a date!" Helen dressed back and stood firmly in front of him.

"I'm pretty sure the third time round was your gift in return," Nikola gave her a cheeky smile, she smacked him in the chest.

"I'm being serious, if you want to see any of this ever again," she gestured to her body, "Take me out to dinner, some place nice, maybe on a Friday or Saturday night, and you pay, like a proper gentleman!"

Nikola's face scrunched up in a whine, and Helen stared smugly in victory.

"Ohh, fine! I'll take you on a date."

"No, ask me properly, get on one knee if you have to, seriously Nikola, when was the last time you tried to woo a girl!" Helen crossed her arms and Nikola whined even louder.

"Well I thought it was about an hour ago, but you and I have very different opinions on the meaning of wooing…" He begrudgingly got on one knee and sighed heavily.

"That wasn't wooing that was slutting, very different," Helen tried to suppress her giggle.

Nikola gave her a sarcastic smile.

"Heleeeeen…" he whined like a child, and she let a small giggle escape.

"I'm waiting!" she bounced on the balls of her feet.

"Will you…go on a date with me…please…" he said sardonically and Helen shook her head.

"No, like you mean it! Not like it's a prostate exam! Use some of those theatrics you do so well!" she giggled again.

He sighed heavily, took her hand, and kissed the top of it lightly. He looked straight into her eyes.

"Will you, beautiful, gorgeous creature that you are, Helen Magnus, allow me, your humble admirer…" Helen giggled when he said humble; Nikola was anything but humble, "…don't knock it…" Nikola gave her a funny look and she grinned, "…to take you to dinner, sometime in the near future?"

Helen laughed again.

"Oh yes! A thousand times yes!" she joked and threw her arms around him like he had just asked her to marry him.

She kissed him lightly, and his scowl instantly warmed into a goofy smile.

"Now was that so hard?" she teased.

"Oh, unbelievably so," he jested and kissed her again.

He was still on his knees, but he had his arms wrapped around her waist, and she leaned further into him, giggling as she kissed him.

Henry lifted his hands up in victory.

"Guys I think I've got it!" he exclaimed wildly.

"Really? Good job Henry!" said Will coming up to see the werewolf's handiwork.

"Did you ever doubt me?" Henry grinned smugly.

"Not even for a moment!" Will watched as Henry typed a few more keys.

The music filled the room through the speakers.

From the day he was born

He was trouble…

Henry chuckled to himself.

"Sounds like Vlad," he gave a sideglance to Will who laughed in agreement.

"Is this all you managed to accomplish?" asked Will.

"Give me a moment, I just have to find the right controls," he typed a bit more and then all the hidden doors slid open.

"Nice one, Hank!" said Kate, and Big Guy picked her up.

They entered into the room holding Helen and Nikola but stopped short when they saw them, in each others arm, kissing.

When Eddie said he didn't like his teddy

You knew he was a no good kid

But when he threatened your life

With a switch blade knife

What a guy

Makes you cry

And I did…

Helen was enjoying kissing Nikola, so she was unaware of the new presence, or presences, in the room. If Nikola had noticed, he didn't say anything.

It wasn't until she heard a cough that she was pulled back into reality.

She immediately pushed herself away from Nikola and hid her face to cover her deep red blush.

"I see you're in much duress…" Will said sarcastically, giving her a look.

"It's…it's not what it looks like…" said Helen lamely.

"Uh-huh…" Will continued to give her the look.

"It's exactly what it looks like," said Nikola, being unhelpful, as always, smiling smugly.

"All we did was kiss, no matter…" Helen defended like a teenage caught with the boy's hand down her skirt.

"Oh, we did more than just kiss…" added Nikola, she threw him an icy glare and he grinned even wider.

"Shut it, Nikola, you're not helping…" she whispered harshly at him.

"If this was a diary it would have multiple entries…" Nikola ignored her threatening glance, and decided to milk this situation for every ounce of fun it had.

"Nikola!" cried Helen in shock and disgust.

"That's what she said…" Nikola chorkled with amusement.

Helen lost it and grabbed him firmly by the groin, making him squeak with pain.

"Shut up, or I'll remove your second favorite ability, got it?" she whispered harshly at him.

He squeaked again and nodded his head.

She let him go and he crumpled like a wet newspaper to the floor.

"Alright lets get a move on and get out of here!" Helen switched the focus around immediately, though the rest of the team stared at the pathetic whimpering heap on the floor, which was Nikola, in surprise and amusement.

Helen turned on her heel and walked briskly through the doorways that Henry had managed to open.

"Don't say a word…" she muttered to Will who had fallen into step beside her.

"I wasn't planning to," he smirked and kept walking beside her with Big Guy and Kate right behind, and Nikola, slowly making his way, using the wall for support.

"What a woman…" Nikola muttered to himself as he limped after them.

When Eddie said he didn't like his teddy

You knew he was a no good kid

But when he threatened your life

With a switch blade knife

What a guy (Whoa ho ho)

Makes you cry (Hey Hey Hey)

And I did…