_tsunami_ (_tsunami_) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2009-10-26 02:20:00

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The Countdown Begins
It was less than two short months away until Saturnalia and Christmas and that meant Cait had to start getting gifts for her family. Thankfully the family combined both holidays to make the gift buying easier on everyone, but it was still tough. Cait had very little money as always, so she had to get inventive and make her own gifts.

She knew the perfect thing for Corey, she just didn't really have the skills to make it. It was down to bribing someone to help her. Cait knew the perfect person.

Humming and armed with a plate of freshly baked cookies, she went hunting for His Royal Highness.

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	_tsunami_ 2009-10-26 08:27 am UTC (link)
	Cait blushed when he called her honey and smiled. "Darlene doesn't complain to me," she said with a smile. "Of course it helps that I can wash her with very little effort and time. She says I do the best job." She offered him the plate of cookies. "I need help with Corey's Saturnalia slash Christmas gift. How good are you with a hammer and saw?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2009-10-26 08:34 am UTC (link)
	He selected a cookie. "Decent. I took shop in school and I don't cut off any fingers when I use them. What do you have in mind?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_tsunami_ 2009-10-26 08:39 am UTC (link)
	"I'd love to get him a sand table. But seeing how funds are short as always, I thought maybe I could build him one. Or at least help someone else build it." Cait shrugged. "I'm not very good with solid material." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2009-10-26 08:48 am UTC (link)
	He thought about that. "It shouldn't be hard. How big are you thinking?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_tsunami_ 2009-10-26 08:54 am UTC (link)
	"I don't know? Maybe 4x8. I have a picture," she said as she pulled a piece of paper out of her back pocket. She unfolded it and handed it to him. "Something like that. But maybe not as fancy." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2009-10-26 09:09 am UTC (link)
	He peered at the picture. It looked basic enough. Plans would be easy to come by, as would the materials. "It's entirely doable. As soon as I get back from Mom's after the weekend, we'll look at plans and materials." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

_tsunami_
2009-10-26 09:20 am UTC (link)

"You're the best." She smiled. "I knew there was a reason why I like you." Misha had always been nice to her and the other students at Xavier's even after all the pranks she had played on him over the years. He took them all in stride and even retaliated once and awhile.

There had been a time when she had the biggest crush on him, but it had faded when she realized she never had a chance. They were friends and always would be friends.

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	mishaloganovich 2009-10-26 06:17 pm UTC (link)
	Crushes were easy. Misha needed friends who had his back. "You could do me a favor in return. My cousin got himself engaged and we'll be heading for Moscow in the next few months for an engagement party or wedding, which ever comes first. I'll need a date with a very specific qualification." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_tsunami_ 2009-10-26 09:20 pm UTC (link)
	"What's the qualification? Maybe I can help you find someone with the right one." Cait? Yes, she was being totally serious because Misha could not be asking her to a really fancy party. Cait was the girl in jeans, a blouse and most of the time either wet or covered in mud. Water and dirt fights between Cait and Corey were very common. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2009-10-27 09:19 am UTC (link)
	"Somebody who can take me down hard and fast if necessary." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_tsunami_ 2009-10-27 09:27 am UTC (link)
	"That's a tall order, but I will keep an eye out. I'm sure I can find someone lucky girl who can kick your ass to go with you." Cait would never consider herself in a million years. The lengths she went to for a gift for the Twerp. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2009-10-27 09:36 am UTC (link)
	"Is hanging out with me for a few days that bad?" he asked in a tone that suggested he might be insulted if he thought about it. "You might have to dance with me and a few others, but it'll mostly be painless and I'll even throw in a tour of Moscow." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_tsunami_ 2009-10-27 09:39 am UTC (link)
	Cait blinked. She would have never thought he was asking her. "Of course not, but...me? You want me to go with you? Me?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2009-10-27 09:50 am UTC (link)
	He rolled his eyes comically. "Why not you? Am I stepping on somebody's toes?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_tsunami_ 2009-10-27 09:53 am UTC (link)
	"Well, because...well it's me. The tomboy. The one who gets into mud fights with her brother. The one usually wet or covered in mud. A big formal bash isn't me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2009-10-27 10:00 am UTC (link)
	"All right, all right, you just have to say no." He grabbed another cookie and leaned back on the bed. "Maybe Winter Guard has a JV team somewhere that can spare a girl for the weekend." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_tsunami_ 2009-10-27 10:04 am UTC (link)
	Cait shook her head. "No, I'll do it. I'm the one asking you for a favor and it's only right I do one for you." Corey better appreciate this gift. Otherwise she'd dunk the twerp into the lake in the middle of winter. Now she just had to figure out where to get a dress to wear. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2009-10-27 10:14 am UTC (link)
	"It won't be so bad, I promise. The bonus is that you know me well enough that any change will be noticed. Mom will probably take you shopping. It's not as scary as it sounds." The next cookie on the plate looked lonely, so he put it out of its misery. "I'll owe you big." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_tsunami_ 2009-10-27 10:21 am UTC (link)
	"Are you sure? If I have to take you down I'd have to use my powers and...well will they be okay with a mutant among them? Then I'd be facing charges for assaulting you." Cait wasn't too intimidated by the prospect of going shopping with Misha's mom. Really. Okay, she was. She had spoken to Mrs. Stark on a few occasions and the woman didn't seem that frightening. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2009-10-27 10:25 am UTC (link)
	"They've got a mutant among them and already know it. Which is why the Kremlin is probably bouncing for joy at Mikhail is getting married. Less chance for me to end up on the throne if he starts breeding fast." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_tsunami_ 2009-10-27 10:38 am UTC (link)
	"Well for what it's worth, you'd make a good tsar. But what if I get arrested for assaulting you? Do I get a 'get out of jail free' card? Or I spend the rest of my life in a Russian prison?" She was mostly teasing, but she did have to think about all possibilities. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2009-10-27 10:13 pm UTC (link)
	He closed his eyes and he swallowed hard. "My mother will make sure nothing happens to you if it came down to that. Xavier's working with me, but I worry that he won't be able to disarm the trigger in my head. You'll be my back up." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_tsunami_ 2009-10-27 11:05 pm UTC (link)
	"I'm sorry. I was joking, but it wasn't a very good joke. I'm sorry you had to go through that, but if anyone can help you, it'd be the Professor." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2009-10-27 11:18 pm UTC (link)
	Misha nodded. "He's trying. At the least, you'll get a trip to Russia and your picture in the media. It's worth being seen with me to get inside the royal palace, right?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_tsunami_ 2009-10-27 11:23 pm UTC (link)
	Cait smiled. "Yes, but it's worth going just to hang out with a friend. Thank you so much. I couldn't get the twerp something for the holidays without out." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2009-10-27 11:35 pm UTC (link)
	"I'm glad to help. Corey's a cool kid." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_tsunami_ 2009-10-27 11:38 pm UTC (link)
	"He is, but don't tell him I said that. He'd never let me live it down." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2009-10-27 11:58 pm UTC (link)
	"I know what you mean. Got a little sister who's a royal pain in the butt, but she's pretty cool when she's just being herself." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_tsunami_ 2009-10-28 12:23 am UTC (link)
	Cait nodded. "Literal royal pain," she grinned. "I should be able to get the building supplies this weekend. Then we can get started. Thank you again. I really appreciate it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2009-10-28 12:29 am UTC (link)
	"No problem." He rolled off the bed and onto his feet. "Spending the weekend at my mom's. If all goes well, I'll be back Sunday night. If not, I'll be in one of the detention rooms in the sub-basement here." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_tsunami_ 2009-10-28 12:44 am UTC (link)
	"Everything will go well," she assured him. "You're too nice of a guy to hurt anyone you care about." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2009-10-28 12:51 am UTC (link)
	"Thanks." He squeezed her shoulder and reached for another cookie. "These are great." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_tsunami_ 2009-10-28 12:58 am UTC (link)
	"You're welcome." She blushed. "Thanks. Here, these all are for you." She offered him the plate with the rest of the cookies on them. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2009-10-28 01:18 am UTC (link)
	"Thanks!" He took the plate. "I would've helped without the cookies, ya know." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_tsunami_ 2009-10-28 01:21 am UTC (link)
	"I know, but it never hurts to have baked goods as part of the bribe." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mishaloganovich 2009-10-28 02:22 am UTC (link)
	"I'll see you Sunday evening then and we'll go over what you bought." He kissed her cheek in thanks for the cookies and swiped up his bag. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	_tsunami_ 2009-10-28 02:25 am UTC (link)
	"It sounds like a plan," she said with a smile. "Have a good time at your mom's." A pause. "Don't give your sister too hard of a time." She smiled again. "See you later." She disappeared out the door. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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