Sun Bathing and Smoothie drinks

[Allure]

"Ah this is nice yes? I do love that we have the first Sunday in weeks now where there is no rain and not a cloud in the sky," Veronika said sipping her strawberry and creme smoothie while lounging on the chairs by the pool. She since changed into her top into a bikini top and wore her beach robe over her just for the sake of fashion. It was actually one of the things that she picked out when shopping with Heather and her mother for a spring and summer wardrobe, and on this weekend where it felt like summer it was the perfect time to wear it.

Sipping her smoothie daintily, she exchanged a look with Tia and winked at her before looking back at Ana. Veronika knew her little amusement would come soon enough, and she'd love the look on her face. All she had to do was wait for the right people to come into play, and all would be well. Speaking of that, her eyes went to the person that she needed to charm to get her little fun started. How she loved to 'play with knives' so to speak, and it gave her a delight to watch.

At the moment though, she was enjoying just lounging around the pool, drinking the delicious smoothies that Kris made for them from some recipe that he found in a magazine. The warm sun beat down on them and frankly she was enjoying just sitting in their little outdoor hangout. It was like their designated spot, and right in the center of everything. "Are any of you going swimming today?"

[Clutch]

"I may go swimming, I not decide yet," Ana said from her spot on the beach chair by Veronika. She was sipping her peaches and creme smoothie that Kris made just for her and overall was in a much better mood now. Lunch had been pleasant, with her small chicken salad and toasted bread, and now she was sunbathing by the pool looking adorable in her outfit. Her dark blue bikini top with her jean short shorts and her hair in a high ponytail with her bangs feathered. Best of all though, she hadn't seen hide nor hair of that stupid arrogant boy, but she did see Riker. Ana had reminded him again about how serious she was about having to work with that idiot bum.

She stretched out her body on the chair and crossed her legs over each other as she turned her head up to the sun, sunglasses sliding back on her small pert nose. "I love this. It like summer in my home. All we need is two handsome men in loincloths fanning up with big palms," she said winking at Kris while she reached over to make the Katy Perry song playing on the radio a little louder. Ana drummed her fingers to the beat on the arm of the chair, humming along.

"Oh Kris you simply must come visit my isä home in South France. You would love it. There are so many handsome men in area too," Ana said rubbing sunscreen on her chest and stomach. "It is a true place of class." <And no stupid arrogant boys who think they are the center of the universe.> She leaned over to coat the peachy pale skin of her legs with sunscreen as well, smirking to herself at her good mood and the fact that the smoothie was just delicious!

[Hemlock]

"Oh! Didn't I tell you Ana darling?" Kris asked, sliding onto the chair besides Ana and stretching out, his own strawberries and banana smoothie in his hand. "I emailed my pop about the plane tickets, and he said that he was planning a trip down to South France for summer anyway, because he has a few Business Meetings and Parties to attend, and mum's hardly going to say no to the 'parties' part." Kris rolled his eyes sipping his smoothie. "They won't want me around anyway, so if it's okay with your folks, I could come stay with you!" Kris' voice was getting excited, he could just imagine the french boy stalking and perving, and gossiping away by the beach sipping wine.

"Mmmmm..." Kris was zooming off into dream mode, with his straw still in his mouth when he caught sight of the stretchy Alcolyte stretch out of the net- which looked quite inhumane and odd- and run over to StormHawk, having waaaay too much contact. "Uh-oh." Kris commented, his straw popping out of his mouth, "Talking of Handsome Boys ladies, I think we should all divert our attention to the Basketball courts- yes Tia darling, you too please, hold up a sec before you dive in, 'cause I know you said you wanted to swim." Kris shook his head, his expression aghast.

"Now, now Heather dear, he's using your new blond BFF as a replacement for you!" Kris's comment was a partial shun at Heather, because she wasn't sitting with them at the cook-out, and instead was sat arm linked with Taffy, who none of the group really ever spoke to. Kris wa sure she was a nice girl and all, but she just didn't dress right! Her trousers were always the wrong fit for her leg shape and she would look so much better if she did something with her hair instead of just leaving it hanging or tying it up occasionally. "They're far too close for my liking dear, I apologize if I seem like I'm intruding in your love life-" Huh, not really apologizing- you need my guidance!- "But, if you leave your man on such a long leash, he'll be all over that blond- and oh you dress better than her!"

[Hardlight]

"It reely is a beeutiful day Veronika!" Kevin said standing up and stretching. He slipped off his light button down short sleve shirt, the one that he'd been so carefull to press and hang it in his closet, and then he folded it over the back of the chair. "So, I'm going swimming." He anounct it loudly to break up the conversashun.

He could'nt stand to be near Ana, Kris and Heather any more. It reely turnt his stomick when the two Paragons would start talking about hot men and leave him out of it, like he was'nt even hot, plus he hated to think about Kris's attention going somewhere else and he hated that Ana would ply him away with thouhst of the men from there, or the men from there or from wherever. Not that he wanted Kris, but he did want to be wanted by him. As for Heather, oh boy was he over her and her ignorintness. She never said a nice thing to him and he was sick of hearing about her and Gaaavin.

He wished she would just leave the poor guy alone. Gavin was fun and cool and funny too and he never did anything to deserve having to be stuck with her. Kevin reely liked Gavin as a friend and a guy he could tottaly count on in his team. It was bad luck that they got hooked up together, and if Kevin ever told him all of the crazy opsesive things he was a witnest to from Heather well first of all he would'nt believe it. But after that it would end them as a couple he was pretty sure about that.

Taking his sunglasses and sandals off he set them both under his chair and walked away to stand next to Tia. His body was coming along quite marvelusly and his muscles were growing bigger all the time, but he was still lean and rather ripped. He had a great physeke and he showed it off, mostly to get Kris's attention back since he could'nt help it he wanted that, to feel hot and wanted made him feel a sense of power. He craved it like a hot fudge sundae, with those wet nuts he loved and the cherry on top of it all. Steping next to Tia he whispered "Big deal, who didn't see that coming?" Before he jumped in he looked back to make sure he was noticed and all his hard work with Ian was paying off.

[Tempest]

Frankly, Tia wasn't interested in Heather's love life. She thought that Heather was old enough to make her own decisions and handle her boyfriend the way she wanted to- plus, she wouldn't want others interfereing in her love life if she had a boyfriend, hence she maintained the decorum and didn't poke her nose into theirs.

Tia rolled her eyes, her eyes only staying at the basketball court for seconds. She took a sip of her strawberry and banana smoothie- because that was Kris' favourite, and Tia didn't really care which one he made for her. She left her smoothie near the edge of the pool and headed over to the diving board, climbing on and taking a deep breath. Three, two, one. Tia dove, heading for the bottom of the pool, her eyes wide open, before she re-surfaced besides Kevin.

"Being a Bitch won't kill the Jealousy," she stated simply, turning her head to look at the blond Acolyte, before going back under water. Her hands were together, stretched out in front of her, he legs closed together, and her neck above her hands. Her body moved like a wave, and she swam almost as if she had a tail. She glided forwards before she reached the edge of the pool, resurfacing once more and running her fingers through her dark brown hair.

[-RAM-]

Jax'd helped the staff bunny clean up- and even though he'd been pissed at the stupid bunny for being weirdly inhuman, they'd had a nice chat about the whole training session while he helped the bunny clear the training area and put it all back. Turns out the bunny wasn't half as bad, but Jax still would've loved to shove a arrow through the thing. It just wasn't right for Jaxon to look at a bunny and think, 'Ah, nice workin' with ya.' The deal with bunnies was always- you see one, you shoot it. Simple. Too bad he had to control the urge here. After tidying up, he'd gone for a shower and eaten lunch with Riker and the group- he had to admit that Sky chick was enterting his 'like' book. She was wicked fun and sure as hell had a strong personality.

Athough, after lunch he'd headed off to his room to check his emails- but oddly enough there hadn't been one with Jay e-yelling at him saying how very disappointed he was, and that Jaxon had shamed the family name- so rather disappointed that he had nothing to be pissed about, he left the room and instead went looking for Rexy. He figured he'd probably check the pool 'cause that's where he'd seen her in the morning, and it just seemed like the type of place she'd chill after lunch- and woah! Surprise, surprise, Jaxon Chande was right. He walked in when the little dark haired girl who he'd seen earlier at the pool had done her dive in. Although, he'd stayed back to watch her swim for a sec before actually walking in to head over to the other dark haired chick who he was supposed to be talking to. Jax and apologizes didn't go well together, so Jax was seeing the best way to get it across to stop the little dino from whining.

"Hey, Kris- right? I'm gonna be stealin' your friend here for a sec." Jax didn't really need to double check on the name- he knew exactly what his name was. Jax had wicked memory and remembered the guy's name from the morning. He also rememberd his mental note to avoid the guy at all costs 'cause his hormones weren't in check. Jax didn't need guys drooling over him. "Look, I know you took the whole weight thing pretty personally- I was kidding, alright? No offense. I mean... you aint that unhealthy." Jax shrugged, his hands in his jean pocket. His eyes fell down to his white fitted T-shirt, which was half covered by a half sleeve checked button-down shirt, which wasn't buttoned up nor tucked in. "So, we cool Rexy?"

[Aqua]

Sipping her passion fruit smoothie, Heather scrolled through her pictures on her phone. She wasn't paying any attention to Kris or anyone else, considering her blondness wouldn't really let her. Whenever she was in deep thought, it was hard to get her attention. "Ana what the hell?," she said as she stretched her slightly tanned body on the long pool chair. "You look like the Hulk!!" She giggled at the picture and shook her head. Her friends were just so great and fun to hang out with. And thanks to the great weather, they were able to enjoy each others company more with bikinis. Heather was wearing a robin's egg blue colored bikini with a decorative brown pattern. The colors contrasted very well and looked very good on her. Plus she had to tie the sides of the bottom piece, purposely making sure to look a bit more sexy in case Gavin happened to glance over.

She was able to hear the last of what Kris was saying and pulled off her sunglasses slightly, letting him see her wink. "Don't worry hun," she said slyly. "I'll make him notice me in a bit. I just need to let him sweat a bit more before I really make him pant like a dog." That wasn't Heather talking, at least not really. Without even knowing, she was still under Veronika's influence and it made Heather's daring side come out of her. But when she looked towards the basketball courts, she didn't like what she saw. She understood it was all fun and games, but she thought Ricki was a bit too close to Gavin and the earlier thoughts about what Gavin thought Heather to be to him, sprung up in her mind. Her smile faded slightly and it was noticeable, but her smile picked up again when a nice idea came up in her mind.

Looking around the group, Heather looked at Veronika last, giving her the assuring nod. It was the look that Veronika was waiting for and Heather was finally taking her advice. She noticed Jax talking to Ana, but didn't think anything of it. Her mind was focused on one thing and one thing only, and that was making Gavin realize what the heck she was. Which was... his sort-of-girlfriend...? Heather didn't really know, but what she did know was that body language was all she needed right now.

"Hey BIRDBRAIN!!" she yelled out as she strutted her stuff down to the basketball court. "Get your hands off of my woman! Go find your own!" She folded her arms and commenced the little cat and mouse game she liked to play with him. She just hoped he would pick up on it instead of letting his oblivious mind get the best of him.

[Clutch]

Ana's eyes narrowed as she looked up at him through his sunglasses. "Kidding? You were kidding?!" She set her drink down and got up, hands on her hips as she got right back in his face. "You have some nerve, well guess what, I was NOT kidding!" She poked him in the chest and brought her sunglasses up to look him straight in the eye and to show that she was not afraid or intimidated by him. Ana didn't know what it was about him, but he was able to get under her skin with any little look and word. He just exuded arrogance to a level that even she couldn't date.

"I was serious that you stupid idiot boy, and yes you are very much that. You are rude, and have no concept how to act like human. How dare you stand there and even more call me unhealthy?! Just because you like fat girls no mean that I unhealthy because I not one of them!" Ana shrieked and poked him hard in the chest. If this guy thought that she was the type that would roll over and giggle cause he was just oh so nice to give the most pathetic attempt at making nice, then he had another thing coming.

"No we not 'cool', we not anything! I know boys like you, you think you own world and everyone must bow down to you. Well not me!" She said forcefully, glaring at him. She put her arms down buy her sides in fists, just daring him to push her further. It DID bother her that she was called unhealthy skinny, but he didn't need to know that, or anyone else. As far as they know, she just hates his attitude. Which she hated anyways.

[Glitch]

Coming up directly from behind, Dante slid an arm went around Ana's slim waist, giving the guy in front of her a dark look. "What you sweating for baby? Just cause the guy can't recognize a nice dish in front of him, and you know, got zero moves when it comes to talking to pretty little things like you..." His fingers lightly caressed the soft skin of her hip while he smirked at the guy in front of him, moving close up behind the pretty foreign girl. "Well, I don't even know why you're botherin'," he said in a dangerous, slightly taunting voice, looking over briefly at the redheaded little minx that got him in this situation in the first place, winking at her.

He had no idea how he found himself here, one minute Dante was having a cigarette outside, the next he was staring in the most beautiful set of brilliant blue eyes and listening to the sweet voice asking him for a favor. He was no fool, he saw the effect that his hot little teammate had on the others in the Danger Room. Those soldier things practically fell over themselves to take a bullet for her, and the Captain had been at her beck and call. It was probably that her power was pheromones or some effect she had on men. Whatever it was, hearing the words come from her lips was enough to have him, a guy that does favors for no one, agreeing to a little thing to 'teach a new kid some manners' as she put it. No favor from Dante Sloan came without a price, and even though to his own surprise he found himself agreeing, he didn't hesitate to remind the red-haired beauty.

Whether or not Veronika had said anything to her friend, he didn't know. Who was he to complain about putting some punk ass prep in his place and getting the chance to have an arm around one seriously good looking girl, even if she was a little skinny. As far as Dante saw it, she had enough meat in the right places to keep him happy and looked like the kinda girl that would make him stop and admire an ad on a billboard. With little effort, he pulled her body to his from behind, looking back at the guy with raised eyebrows, the look on his face keeping the casual, yet challenging with a sense of danger . "You still here? Scram kid, you're makin' all the guys look bad," he said with a smirk, not really giving a shit either way, but only thinking that Veronika was right about him being amused.

[-RAM-]

Jaxon froze for a second. Just a second.

And that's when roaring laughter broke through him. Jax could not stop laughing. To Jax it sounded like some creep had scripted his lines and paid him a hundred dollar bill to say it. Frankly, chat up lines weren't Jax's thing and when other guys used them or something remotely similar, he couldn't help but crack up. "P-pu-punk hair kid? R-really Re-rexy?!" Jax managed to say through his outbreak of laughter. He couldn't help it- the way this guy spoke, he reminded Jax of a punk street kid who'd walk around with purple highlights in his hair and a whole load of dodgy pericings, with an old school casset player on his shoulder- bopping his head to goth or punk music.

"Oh man, I didn't know you went for the street kind- here I was thinking you were all about the cash and class!" Jax smirked- the whole concept of avoiding pushing his luck thing flying out the window. Jax didn't want to get into too much shit with Riker, aye that was true- but that was before Rexy's boyfriend, or boytoy - whatever he was, came into the picture. "Wuh-Wow!" Jaxon couldn't help it, he just had to mock the two of them to the max. It was just... oh so irresistable. Oh shit this is fun-ny. Jax chose to ignore the part where the new guy told him to 'scram.' 'Cause frankly, Jax wasn't leaving without making a good exit.

"Shit dude, you gotta loose some weight and muscle if you're not gonna want to seem obese in front of Rexy here." Jax commented, smirking at the guy for a moment and cocking his eyebrow. Whoever this guy was- the words coming out his mouth just didn't go right with the way he looked. "Cute though Rexy, cute." he turned his head to look at Ana, unable to laugh as he looked at her before he retreated a few steps. "Tell you what, Im'a leave you two to do whatever it is you two do, yeah?" Jax scoffed a laugh, shaking his head and walking around the unsuited (in his opinion) couple, heading for the basketball court.

[Allure]

A slow innocent almost smirk came across Veronika's face as she looked at the scene, trying her best to hold back a giggle. Oh she was good, and after the little encounter, she had to pride herself on her gift. She got a hood, the most dangerous looking one she had ever come across at that rate, to do just as she asked without putting up a fight, even if it did come 'with a price.' As he said. Veronika was up for a challenge, and she saw something far more uncontrolled in the hood, not the danger and power that lurked in Rumble's very presence, but the uncontrolled impulse and knack for survival that was perfect for manipulating.

"Why he cannot leave yet Dante, you see he was trying to apologize to Ana for offending her. One cannot leave a task unfinished can they?" she said looking right into Dante's eyes as she stirred her smoothie, an amused look on her face. The power she had over such a threatening man was thrilling her in ways she didn't expect, giving her an incentive to push the envelope further, even despite the shocked and scared look on Ana's face. "And it would be such a shame, if he were to leave again with such an attitude," Veronika pouted as she trained her eyes innocently on Dante's, the thrill within her only growing with her power.

[Glitch]

"You make a good point Red," Dante said, his own anger bubbling at a dangerous level even without the influence of the beauty's urging. No one walked away from him laughing with such disrespect, and he'd be damned if he let them. In just a couple of steps he walked behind Jax and grabbed him by the neck. "Where you running off to so fast Preppy? Come sit and chat." He practically threw the kid down to sit in one of the beach chairs. The second he hit the chair, Dante felt the power surge through him as the kid went limp on the chair, the electrical current in the boy's body disrupted and rendering him paralyzed for them moment.

"Since you're just gonna sit there anyways, let's try this whole thing again," he said, keeping a hand on the kid's limp neck. "Being that you're not in yer Daddy's little mansion anymore, walking away from someone after disrespectin' them is not the smart thing to do, specially when you got no idea what they're capable of. You understand?" Dante used his grip on Jax's neck to make his head nod limply like a puppet. "That's a good little rich boy, it's good you're understandin' that no one cares who your daddy is and how much money you have." He had a smirk on his face as he made the cocky little shit into a puppet.

"Let's move on now, now that you took that important first step of yours. Let's now realize that you're a punk ass little shit that's got no game whatsoever and has a mindset of a spoiled five year old," Dante said in an almost bored tone as he made the kid's head nod up and down vigorously. "Good Preppy, maybe you are smarter than you look. Now that we're done with that." He made the guy's head look over at Ana, as Veronika called her. "You are sorry that you totally made an ass of yourself to a pretty girl right? I mean making yourself look like you got game was pathetic enough, but with that attitude, well that's just not very nice." He made the kid's head nod vigorously again and nodded his own head in approval. "That's good Preppy, that's real good. I'm glad the two of us had this chat, really cleared the air, don't ya think?"

Dante's eyes slid to Veronika's and he found the serious and dangerous look on his face sliding into a smirk. "Good talk Rich Boy, hope you learned somethin'," he said in a more mocking voice now, more to make fun of how the kid spoke earlier. He threw the kid's head back to bounce against stretched plastic of the beach chair and stepped back to wait for the feeling of being paralyzed to wear off. He knew how to handle punks like this, he wasn't the leader of his gang back home for nothing. The way to do it was public humiliation, and putting them on the spot, because that was the only time the 'lesson' stuck.

[Hemlock]

Unlike most other people who were laughing at whatever was going on between the new hot Paragon and the new hot New Mutant, Kris was basically just staring and very nearly drooling. Seriously, Kris couldn't belive that other people were finding this funny- it wasn't funny, it was a dream come true! Well, for Kris Binchy anyway. Kris was staring at the two hot guys, none of what Glitch said or Jax for that matter, going into his head at all. He could just see their lips moving... their skin touching... ohhhh.

The way a straight guy felt when he saw two chicks 'messing around', was exactly how Kris was feeling right now. All voices were quite literally muted out right now, and Kris couldn't help but be awfully jealous of Ana right now, who'd been touched and held by the hot guy on the Paragons. Oh, life was a bitch. Why did all the hot guys have to be straight? Kris sighed. He hadn't realized it, but he was now kneeling on his beach chair, leaning against the head-rest to get the best view of the two boys. It took Kris a moment to realize that Glitch had actually paralized the Jax guy, which was when he snapped back to reality, but didn't budge an inch, wanting to see Jax's reaction.

Kris was praying for a fight right now- watching two guys rolling over each other would just make Kris' day... Mmmm!

[Tempest]

The only reaction this situation got out of Tia was a roll of her eyes.

Tia wasn't surprised like the other people, because she'd been let in on the plan by Veronika just before Lunch. Tia turned her head to look at Veronika, catching her eye and sharing an amused glance with her. Tia hadn't had a chance to talk to the new Paragon yet. Despite the fact that Tia didn't normally talk to people, when the Paragons had a new team memeber, Tia always spoke to them atleast once, just to see what impression they made on her. Liv so far, hadn't struck any interest chords in Tia. She wasn't bad, but she wasn't anything great either.

Dante though, Tia felt as if he might just get one point from her- perhaps it was the whole mysterious thing about him that interested Tia, but she knew he wasn't a card to chuck away. Tia looked away, not really caring to see what Jaxon would do next, instead, she went back underwater, doing a lap as if nothing really happened.

[-RAM-]

Jax didn't want to be paralyzed- ever f*cking again. It was the first time he'd ever felt that- or rather, not felt anything- and he didn't want to go through that shit again. Jax wasn't stupid- this guy was obviously out of it; who the hell paralyzed someone else just for calling another chick unhealthy?! "You wanna know what I learnt, punk?" Jax said getting up to his feet, craning his neck from side to side and rolling his shoulder blades. "I learnt that you need to go see a shrink. Seriously." Jax scoffed at the guy, giving him a half concerned half creeped out look. He turned around to look at Ana- who he'd officially kicked off the 'people who are okay' list.

If she went hiding behind some other guy, and made him paralyze some other dude just for calling her unhealthy, she ought to be getting some psycological treatment too. And hell, she seemed like she had a backbone when they'd met earlier in the day- Heh, Guess not. "Listen here chica, I probably would've apologized properly earlier-" That ain't entirely true, "But shit, if you go around setting your boyfriend or boytoy on me, it ain't gonna happen." Jax cocked an eyebrow at her, giving her the same look he'd just given the other guy, Dante, as the redhead chick had called him.

Jax liked to play with fire- but he didn't like to stick around long enough to let it burn him. For now, he'd done his playing with fire part, and been burned once already. He didn't want to be burnt another time round by the psycho guy. Jax dodged past anything in his way, heading towrds the court, but not really knowing if he was gonna stop there or carry on to the Mansion.