Anya opened her eyes and blinked a few times. A yawn escaped her and she pulled herself up into a sitting position. Okay. She was in a jail cell and her head felt like someone was taking a sledge hammer to it. There had been too much alcohol last night. That was the only thing she was sure of at the moment.
She looked around and saw Kelly next to her. She nudged her with an elbow.
"Wait. When did we go skinny dipping and how did my clothes catch fire?" This wasn't cereal and she wasn't trying to cook. Or at least she hoped so.
"This is more than a ballet outfit," Anya said. She wasn't quite sure what it was. It was as if a clown and ballerina had a child. The tutu was more like a skit and had way more ruffles than a tutu. It was a neon pink to boot.
"We went skinnydipping right after we hijacked the parade and led them through the supermall and to the bar. And your clothes caught fire because I set them on fire. That happens when a flamethrower gets too close to things you spilled everclear on."
That explanation made her head hurt even more. "I don't think I want to know and I think I'm glad I can't remember." that just left one question. "What did we do to end up in jail?"
"I'm sure a lot of it will be in the tabloids. There were plenty of cameras around the parade. And some of the charges probably relate to that. The actual arrest was for using that police car to chase down the ninjas though."
"What do you mean the only good thing? You hijacked a parade, drove a stolen police car from the passenger seat, drove down a bunch of ninjas, and kicked ass in a tutu! What about this is not awesome?"
"Its true. I wonder which one they're going to run with - you steering the entire parade into the bar from the lead float, or the one where we were kissing? Don't worry, they didn't get any of the skinny dipping. That was all in the rooftop pool we broke into after the bar."
"Seriously? You're a genius billionaire heiress, and sneaking into a couple bars was the worst you've done? I'm going to have to take you out more often."
"You have a reputation to live up to. Too many other billionaire princesses are grabbing way more spotlight than you. Last night was just catching up a little."
"Make a successful enough product, and no one will care. Look at your dad with Stark, and where he came from. Most of the most renowned genius inventors and world changers were perverts or total oddities of some sort."
"Excellent. Not that this place is that bad, but the food is terrible. You sure you don't want to get in a gratuitous women's prison shower scene before we have to go?"
Anya put her head in her hands and groaned. She really hoped this was just Kelly trying to get a reaction out of her and that it didn't actually happen.
Its Kelly. And she's getting a reaction. So... hard to say, really.
"Don't worry, red. It was just the kissing... and the skinny dipping... all of your bruises are from ninja fighting, not... other recreational activities. Probably."