After Lunch Recovery

[Decay]

"Oh man... I'm never eating again," Sky groaned from the ground on the side of the basketball course, where she laid on her back and had a hand over the tiny bump that her stomach formed with all she ate for her breakfast/lunch. She slept in till about eleven today, and then Lian woke her up my jumping on top of her and screaming for no good reason. It was a typical wakeup though, and not something that Sky wasn't used to or expecting. Personally she had been shocked that she got to sleep as long as she did.

And then the first thing that Sky did after a shower and throwing on a tee shirt and baggy cargo pants was go downstairs and pile her plate with leftovers from the cookout. She ate three burgers, two hot dogs, her potato salad, and she had a huge slice of the chocolate mousse cake. As a result of all that she found herself now on the basketball court, holding her stomach and moaning in pain from all the fullness. "Why is it that leftovers are so damn good? Oh man those burgers were so good. MMmmmeeeehhhhh," She whined while holding on to her mid section, her shirt pulled up so she could rub her stomach.

"None of you dumbasses better not even think of punching me in the stomach, cause I WILL blow chunks all over you," Sky said opening her eyes and looking at some of the others that either laid next to her or were messing around with the basketball. The weather was gorgeous today, and since there was a chance of rain for tomorrow Sky planned to spend her day outside as much as possible today. "We needa have cookouts more often," she said rubbing her stomach again and whining in pain.

[StormHawk]

Gavin bounced the basketball between himself and Jasper, grinning over at Sky. "You eat like a dude man, you know what right? You ate more than me, and I think even as much as Ian today," he said and threw the basketball to Jasper. She looked hilarious laying on the court in pain, and adorable at the same time of course. "Serves you right though, you ate my hot dog. And then you disintegrated my fork into dust when I tried to take a bite of your potato salad." He got the ball back and spun around to throw it into the hoop before passing it off again.

He was actually pretty proud of himself cause with Ricki's help, he finished that damn paper in time. Now he could chill out and just have fun with his friends. "Do we even have leftovers anymore? Naa I think we're done. And now we're moving in to a spiffy game of basketball," Gavin said the last part in a faux British accent. He loved to make fun of Ricki speaking funny British slang in her American accent and he would always say he say them better with the actual accent. Now he was just being goofy.

"I don't get how you weigh like what 90lbs? And you can probably eat your weight in food and not gain anything. Exactly how much exercise do you get? Wait!" He stopped himself with wide eyes and looked at Sky. "I don't wanna know, don't tell me. It's bad enough I even have an idea of the type of exercises you do. Let's leave it at that and move on with all our lives. Please." He put his hands over his ears childishly. "I'm too young for this!"

[VEIL]

Out of the corner, Maddy came flying in from the side, pushing off her feet just the way she did when she skated and grabbed the right out of the air as Jasper was reaching for it, going for a slam dunk.

She gave him a flirtatious grin and dribbled the ball around him. She didn't mean to knock him down, but damn did he look cute when he was frustrated. Maddy was having fun being a little flirt, even if she was running around in frayed black jean capris with chains and zippers all over her butt and hips. Still, she was having fun playing around with the guys. "Dun tell me dat a lil' ol' lunch did ya'll boys in? Yah can't even get a ball from lil' ol' me? Ah'm jus' a lil' lady dat gotta be careful so I dun break a nail," She dribbled the ball around Gavin, faking right and going left to taunt them both with the ball.

She loved sports, though the only kind she was any good at other than Roller Derby was basketball and baseball. It's because all the foster kids loved to play out in their yard and her Pa installed a basketball hoop over their garage. Right now though, after having a blast exploring the school with Donna, she was up for some good old fashioned playful flirting with the local cute guys.

[Onyx]

A burst of dark energy shot at the ball and knocked it right from Maddy's hands as a smirking Jasper got up from the floor . "Leetle girls should not play vith cat und mouse vith people zhat are better at it zhen zhem," he said with a smirk as he dove for the ball and grabbed it. He smirked at the hot Cajun girl and took control of the ball himself. Truth be told, Jasper wasn't all that good at basketball, but he still didn't mind playing it. One of the reasons was a chance to play around with his friends and he didn't mind some flirtatious play.

Jasper grinned and dribbled the ball around, trying to fake but knowing that Maddy would be able to steal it from him. They have only been playing for about fifteen minutes and he could already see that she was a far better basketball player than he was. "I don't zhink so," he said and grabbed her around the waist, wrapping his arms around her stomach and picking her up to surprise her. Jasper smirked at the noise of surprise that she made and smirked. "I've got her! Someone grab zhe ball, quick!" he yelled and laughed a bit at the odd game of basketball that it always turned into.

Since his talk with Niki earlier that day, he was actually feeling a bit better enough to play around and loosen up with his friends. He was now confident about telling the woman he loved of his feelings, and Niki only strengthened his resolve to finally go through with it. Even now, as he held an attractive girl back while others went for the ball, all he could think of was the sultry eyes and soft voice that consumed his thoughts and haunted his mind. "Vould one of jou get zhe bloody ball? She is not zhe easiest to hold!" Jasper yelled with a laughing trying to hold on to Maddy so someone else could get the ball.

[Taffy]

"G-g-gooottit!" Ricki exclaimed, her hands all stretched out and wrapped around the ball before she stretched her hand back in, bouncing the ball a few times. "For once." she added rolling her eyes and dribbling forwards to get a better shot at the net. With a mental countdown and she threw the ball up, the ball bouncing off the net. "Aaaaaaand she misses!" Ricki commentated, rolling her eyes and stretching her hands to grab the ball again before anyone else got it and aiming it at the back of Gavin's head. "Heads up Gavin!" she yelled, giggling but not knowing whether or not she hit him, because she caught sight of her shoe lace undone.

She sighed, bending down to tie her lace, still giggling at her aim at Gavin and at Maddy who was in Jasper's clasp. It was nice to see Jasper so... well free. With his wings, Jasper never truly seemed happy, and Ricki sure hadn't seen him have this much fun. Without the constant distant look on his face, Ricki actually considered Jasper quite handsome. "So, did I hit or miss?" Ricki asked standing up and brushing her trousers, her eyes falling on Sky, who in Ricki's opinion looked hilarious but adorable at the same time lying on the floor there. "Did I make you loose any braincells birdboy? - Oh wait, you didn't have any to begin with!" she grinned at Gavin, unable to help but giggle before she ran away from his direct line of fire to avoid him throwing something at her.

[Wraith]

"Oh, come on!" Wraith took a basketball to the side of the head and sat down hard in the middle of the basketball court to wait for the pretty little stars to dissipate. "Can we please stop attacking the invisible kid?" He tried to sound stern but he couldn't help but laugh as he shook the spots from his vision and scrambled after the ball. He caught up with it before it rolled all the way over to Sky, trapping it under his foot.

"Looks like you've got a food baby, babe... gross." Wraith grabbed the basketball and dribbled it once... twice... and then shoved it up under his shirt, disappearing the ball instantly. He bolted, passing around Jasper and Maddy, and not revealing the ball again until he reached the net. He did a layup and put the ball against the backboard, dropping it into the net. "Two points for the Wraith!"

[StormHawk]

Gavin was cracking up at the struggling Maddy, though he did duck in time to avoid Ricki's hit, only to have him laugh all the more at Wraith being hit. "Look at that Ricki, you went from saving the kid to trying to kill him," he said laughing, his wings spreading out as he took to the air above them,. He had a big grin as he looked at Ricki, pretty positive she knew what was coming at this point. An age old tradition that started only a couple of months ago, but he was quite vigilant in keeping it up.

"Raaaarrrrrr raackkk!" He made the weird noise that he tried to imitate from the old school cartoons whenever a pterodactyl or an obnoxiously large bird swooped down. Gavin did just that and launched down, right at Ricki. "RAAAaaaRRRrrRRRRR! RAAAAACCKKK!" he yelled and flew at almost bullet speed and grabbed Ricki right around the waist. He swooped back up in the air, Ricki flung over his shoulder as he laughed. She was pretty light compared to some of the other girls, and Gavin attributed to her stretchiness.

"He flies across the court, look at him go!" Gavin yelled in his announcer voice and laughed as he flew Ricki around the court. "The Wingman is unstoppable today ladies and gentlemen, look how he just glides across the court! He's going for the shot, OH IT'S THE TEN POINT SHOT! Look at him go, he shoots!" Gavin grabbed Ricki around the waist and sat her right in the basket with her legs hanging over the basket and her butt right in it. "HE SCORES! THE WINGMAN DID IT AGAIN!" He yelled laughing as he flew back to the ground, cracking up so hard there are tears in his eyes. "You see that? That's TEN points right there HA!" Gavin laughed pointing at Ricki.

[Taffy]

"You've got to get original Gavin Croft!" Ricki yelled, her words barely making it through her teeth because she was in a fit of giggles. She was so used to Gavin doing this to her by now that getting out this hoop was almost becoming normal. Ricki sighed, grabbing the sides of the net and thinning out her muscles a little bit before letting her body fall through the hoop although her hands stayed holding on tight to the sides of the hoop. Once she was dangling, she looked down, taking a deep breath like she was about to dive into a pool and jumped, landing surprisingly gracefully on the ground.

Her eyes narrowed as she looked over at Gavin, "Oh you asked for this one!" she shrieked, running towards him, attempting to tackle him down to the ground but failing miserably 'cause no way in hell was she strong enough to budge Gavin, even when he wasn't expecting it- not when she was just playing about anyway. "Ughhh! Damn you for working out!" she whined, punching his chest twice before jumping as high as she could manage to pull the tall beast into a headlock. Ricki was roughly 5'4, nearly 5'5 so in order to get a decent grip around his neck, Ricki had to jump up, and she was pretty sure she looked completely ridiculous.

"Ughhh! I need to wear heels around you!" she moaned, trying to tighten her grip around his neck but instead just pulling closer, and she was pretty sure she felt some butterflies run through her stomach, and that surprised her. Those butterflies shouldn't have been there- should they?

[Riff~Raff]

Riker looked up from his spot in the sun laying next to Sky and growled slightly at the Invisible kid. He had to be sat down and explained to at lunch that it was not an intruder or someone dangerous, just a student that could go invisible and had no control of his powers. Despite all he was told, Riker still didn't like it. Not that the kid had a prayer of hiding from him, he could hear him clear as a bell, from his breathing to the steps he took down the court, and the smell of that cologne that all guys were so fond of reeked from him. The point is, Riker knew trouble would be brewing from someone that no one can see, especially that he was a guy.

"Ye eat like a healthy lass Sky, ain't nothin' te be 'shamed of," He said with his lips spreading into a grin. "Sides, I kinda like yer wee belly now. Tis one o' da only times ye look like ye got somethin' in tha' bloody bottomless pit o' yers. How ye an' Ana dun blow away whenever the wind blows, I'll neve' know." Riker reached out and rubbed Sky's stomach soothingly, winking at her. His eyes traveled over to his lovely teammate, looking quite dashing in her cute wee outfit by the pool. Jax bette' apologize te the lass, or I'll never hear the bloody end o' it. She be stubborn enough te quit if I give her the incentive.

"Look at ye Gavin, ye got bloody lassies climbin' all over ye. Yer jus' the luckiest bloke eve' eh?" Riker said, narrowing his eyes slightly. He knew that it was all just playful, as this had happened a billion times before, but he still had to look out for Heather. Then again, he may just be being too overprotective again, but he didn't give a damn. Hearing the footsteps of the Invisible Kid again, Riker whipped his head to his direction and growled. "I really dun like this bloody whole 'Invisible' business. Smell like nothin' but trouble," he said to Sky in a low growling voice that only sounded thicker with his heavy Irish brogue.

[FreezeFrame]

"Hey don't worry bout him buddy- he's allergic to chairs." Chase said and started to laugh at the image of the invisible gut pinned under the chair he had smashed on him. "We're gonna get him a bell or somethin. Yo, but that was something else there he made that ball disappear huh?"

Chase was thinking, always thinking, about making friends with Wraith to have him carry the booze out to where they would party. This way he wouldn't have to do his commando creeping out of his window in the early morning hours to stash stuff for the night or any of that crazy crap. The invisible kid could do the honors and then it would just be a stroll in the park. Plus he would come in handy for swiping it when Inflict wasn't in a mood to hook him up.

Chase still wasn't sure what that Norrison guy wanted with him. It had to be somethin to still be supplyin him with the beer and alcohol he asked for. He knew it wasn't because he was any good at detailin the guy's van or washing it, since he never bothered to do the roof, and the guy sure didn't need the money he overcharged him. He didn't put too much thought into it, since he could really care less, but in the back of his mind he thought he might be getting in over his head with a seriously bad egg. "I'm thinking invisible booze mule." he said so softly that only Riker would hear him clearly, and maybe Sky too since she was right there next to him.

[Ripple]

"I'm allergic to you," she said casually to Chase as she sat down next to Sky and Riker. "But you don't see me bitching." She was wearing a white wife-beater and tan shorts with flip flops. She was wearing her usual jewelry; some metal necklaces, bracelets and her many earrings in her pierced ears. She had enough on her to make a metal detector go nuts but not look like a hooker. She sipped her lemonade and chewed on a piece of ice before offering it to Sky and Riker. Lian knew her manners and was in a better mood now that she was able to have her coffee, morning cigarette and morning shower. She also had a bit of a power nap while blasting her music in her earphones as she threw pennies at Sky as she slept. It wasn't until Lian was really bored that she did her normal wake up call for her best friend. It was true... the simple things in life always gave you pleasure.

Sighing with a wide smile, Lian adjusted her thin rimmed sunglasses and stuck her tongue out at Chase. "So what's going on? Ugh basketball again? Seriously? Can't we like play some football or something. You know i love the more aggressive contact." She smirked at Riker before returned her attention to the game. It looked like a wrestling match between Laffy Taffy and Stormnuts than a basketball game but Lian wasn't going to complain. She just looked at Heather when the New Mutant came by to confront 'em. "Seriously, that girls needs to freaking keep her guy on a leash if she plans on dating him," she commented quietly. "I don't really see him as the type to have a girlfriend. Considering he's a "rock star" and all." She made sure to be sarcastic while saying "rock star" and even gestured the quotation marks.

[Decay]

"Oh shut the %@&$ up Lian," Sky said from her spot on the ground. "Just because you tried and failed to get on Gavin's dick time and time again doesn't mean you're allowed to chop down his skills man. Go..." She turned her head and looked over at her, squinting her eyes. "Go stuff your bra or something. AAAhhhaaaoooowww why can't this food digest faster!" Sky whined and rolled on her side in fetal position, looking up at Chase. "I'm a good enough thief to deal even if we didn't have the kid around," she said in a low voice to keep it between the two of them. "Besides what if he's ugly? THAT would suck. At least for me."

Sky rolled to her back again and propped her head up on Riker's thigh to see the game better. "Wow YEA JASPER! Give it to her good! Damn I knew there was a really naughty side to that pure Church going good boy. Look at that guys, he caught himself the hot Cajun." She looked up at the two guys and grinned. "Aw don't be too jealous boys, you still got me! And I'm woman enough for both of ya. Well at least one of ya." The smirk on her face grew as she looked between the two of them as innocently as possible.

"Back to my point, don't sweat stuff too much Wolfman. If the kid gets outta line, you can take him. And if you can't I'll flash him and he'll be dazzled by my tits and the you can beat him up properly," she said blowing a piece of hair from her face. "Where the hell were you guys up to this morning anyways? You didn't come and bombard me like normal." Sky continued rubbing her 'food baby' and looking up at the two of them.

[VEIL]

"AAAHHH!" Maddy squealed in surprise and laughed when Jasper grabbed her and picked her up. Not that she was complaining of course, but she didn't expect it. Hell, why would she complain of all things to be grabbed by a really hot guy that had the most amazing accent she ever heard? Despite her protests, she was enjoying herself immensely. "Put meh down! Ah call a foul!" she yelled, kicking her feet up and laughing. Mah, mah he smells dee-LIS-cious. Ah dun know what kinda cologne dis boy wears, but oh mah, mah, mah, she thought as the smile on her face widened. She was still laughing as she flipped Sky the bird for her teasing and stuck her pierced tongue at her.

"No fair usin' powers! Ah see how it is!" A mischievous smirk came on her face and with both feet planted on the floor, Maddy slipped down right into the basketball court and out of the Jasper's arms, using her power to fall right into the concrete. She giggled to herself and moved across the court, still flat in the concrete. Just as suddenly as she disappeared into the ground, Maddy popped right back up and grabbed the ball, shooting it right in the hoop in a neat clean shot. "Dat's righ' yah'll dun even know mah moves!" Maddy yelled with a laugh and did a mini victory dance, looking over her shoulder at Jasper and winking at him.

"Ah am da champ- OH!" In the midst of her dance, she bumped hard into a very solid figure, one she couldn't see so it gave her an idea of who it was. "Oh mah, Wraith righ'? Ah'm so sorry!" She looked at the area where he should have been standing and smiled slightly embarrassed that she was not looking around better. "Dis be de second taime that Ah did that, Ah'm 'fraid Ah may hurt yah somethin' bad at dis rate," Maddy added, feeling bad that she kept bumping into the kid.

[StormHawk]

"Oh this is your woman? This rubber chick right here?" Gavin said laughing under Ricki's grip, making himself bend over to keep himself from choking at her weight. He tickled Ricki's stomach in that ticklish spot he long since discovered and laughed when she squirmed and loosened her grip. He leaned over and licked her cheek, grinning at Heather. "HA! I licked her! Now she's mine! MUAHAHA!" Gavin used both hands and started to tickle Ricki and get her distracted and make a grab for her.

"It's the rule Heather, you lick it you own it! SHE'S MINE!" he yelled, now holding Ricki in his grip, as he looked at Heather across from him. He had to admit, she looked really good in a bikini, and this being the third or so day this week of him seeing her in one, well he was quite happy with it so far. Heather was really pretty and had a cute body that made the bikini look all the more better. "HA she's mine now take- whoa!" He loosened his grip on Ricki as he watched Dante grab that kid Jax like that.

"DaaaaAAAmmmMNNNNnn," Gavin gave a low whistle as he let Ricki up. He couldn't hear what was said exactly, but he saw the kid sitting there limp and Dante moving his head up and down. The parts that he did hear was Dante telling him to admit he had no game and had the mentality of a five year old. "Oh shit man. It never gets boring here," He said looked at Ricki and then letting out that laugh he had been holding in. He wasn't laughing to be an asshole, but how could he not, the scene was hilarious.

[Diesel]

"Now that right there," Ian said pointing at Maddy with a big grin. "Is how you play the game." He was sitting off by the courts, doing a bit of his homework as he didn't finish it all before lunch. However, he refused to be cooped up inside on a day as nice as today. So instead, he grabbed his laptop and his books and settled outside on the grass with a bottle of soda. It was nice though, sitting off to the side chilling with Torri, of course who insisted on helping him out with his homework and still sort of being apart of stuff, even though a lot of his concentration went to his paper. That didn't stop him from looking up once in awhile to see the action.

And boy, did he ever pick a good time to look up. When Gavin stopped talking, Ian took that as a sign to look up and see what was up. "Oh man," he said with wide eyes seeing the tough looking Paragon that arrived earlier in the week making that kid with the hot car from yesterday look well... okay the whole thing was kinda assholeish, but come on it was hilarious. "Wow. Torri babe," Ian looked over at the former Acolyte with a grave and serious look. "See that dude right there? That's another dude that you should neeevvver go near babe. Got it?" He said between looking at her and at the scene in front of them. "Like ever Torri babe."