”Fair enough, not really hungry anyways, and if this movie is as scary as everyone says we will be looking for reasons to leave.”

Alexandra laughed. What could possibly be so scary? She’d watched horror movies before. A whole bunch of sound and visual effects, so what could this movie possibly bring new? Placing her own hand on his waist, they walked in and headed toward their seats.

Seating, Alexandra unbuttoned her jacket and placed her hand on top of Sam as he leaned in to kiss her. Smiling, the molecule manipulator turned her head to the screen, waiting for the movie to start.

***

An hour and thirty seven minutes, she was gripping so hard on Sam’s hand that she thought that soon she’ll be breaking it. Darn! Who the heck would have thought that a movie could be so scary? Alexandra Kettler, who could take practically all that life threw at her, scared by a horror movie. Heh. Turning around with widened eyes she let out a loud breath. “That… wasn’t scary… at all.” Glancing at her hand she unclasped her hand from his and patted it slightly. “At all.”

The entire movie Sam did his best not to cringe or jump during the scary moments and was more than happy to try and distract himself by having his eyes trail this way and that as he tried to maintained a steady breathing. It didn’t make sense, not one bit he could handle situations that would cause people to die with one hand tied behind his back and his eyes closed this however, this shit was scary. A chill ran up his spine as he thought about what most of these people had gone through if this was indeed based on true stories.

As the credits started to play Sam blinked once slowly then again as his jaw lowered, he wasn’t yawning though with the way his face was looking it could be misunderstood that he had a yawn forming in the back of his throat that didn’t want to exit. He blinked again, his hand now being released from the vise grip that was Ale’s hand and once it was patted by her warm hands Sam’s jaw closed as he blinked again then slowly, ”Jinkies…” said Sam when she gave her opinion, and yes he went there, after referencing Scooby-Doo he gulped slightly swallowing the ice that he had formed in his mouth to compensate from the grip that Alex put on his hand.

”What movie were you watching!?!” Sam asked a smile quickly turning to his face as e turned on his macho facade one that he hoped could impress Alex. ”You almost broke my hand” Sam said as he leaned his head into Alex’s. Pressing his nose against hers Sam pulled away and then stood up as the lights came on, ”Well…” Sam said laughing now, ”Think I might get a good nights sleep tonight!” Sam said sarcastically as he reached out for Alex’s hand and then headed down the isle and out of the theater.

The walk to the bike was a quite one, Sam said little for his mind was racing. ”Why in the world would anyone see a movie like that!?!” thought Sam to himself as his eyes shifted this way and that. The scariest part he knew that ‘ghosts’ existed, though he wasn’t that scared of them seeing as he never had to deal with them a new found respect for Tarin quickly formed as he looked to Alex and handed her the helmet that she was using. His knees shaking slightly Sam sighed heavily as he lifted helmet and lost his focus in a green traffic light.

”Jinkies…”

Alexandra shifted her eyes from side to side. Did he actually said… junkies? Blinking rapidly a few times, Alexandra turned her attention to the fact that she was still patting Sam’s hand at a constant pace. Gulping, she stopped and smiled nervously.

”What movie were you watching!?! You almost broke my hand”

Watching his cool attitude with distrust, Alexandra laughed slightly. “Yeah… sorry about that.” After brushing her lips against his cheek for a moment, she stood up and buttoned her jacket back up, from time to time glancing around at the people passing by. Well, apparently most of them were having the same reaction to the movie. Very comforting, indeed.

“Well…Think I might get a good nights sleep tonight!”

Laughing, Alexandra took the hand that was being offered and gave it a small squeeze. “Want me to hold your hand while you sleep?” she asked, turning her head to Sam, a grin on her face. “I don’t think I’m getting any sleep tonight.” Laughing, the molecule manipulator turned her head back and continued to walk.

With the walk to the motorcycle being quiet, Alexandra had plenty of time to think about this whole subjects. Ghosts? Revengeful spirits? Well, if they were real she’d have a bunch of incorporeal things like that on her back. Would the spirits of her parent hunt her down to get they revenge? Man. That was one hell of a freaky thought. Another mental note for you Alexandra Kettler: No more horror movies for you. Yeah, she’d better scratch her eyes out after watching a few romantic comedies rather than watching something like this again.

Taking her helmet, Alexandra watched it for a few moments, distracted. “You know, it’s funny.” Her eyes traveled from the helmet to Sam. “We can do things that aren’t normal… We see others doing it. And it doesn’t creep me out. But ghosts? How the heck do you deal with those?” Shaking her head slightly, she looked away in the distance, her face turning into a small frown. How would she deal with an angry spirit of some sorts? Closing her eyes, she forced herself not to think about it, for it always led to the same thing. Her parents. And that, that was a closed chapter. Don’t be stupid. They’re not gonna come after you.” Right. Opening her eyes, she placed a smile on her face. “Heh. I seriously need to stop watching this kind of movies.”

Nodding his head to Alex from the traffic Sam smiled, ”Yeah, I think it will be the only way I’ll be able to fall asleep, that big scary bed, I’d be all by my lonesome.” his knees stopped shaking slightly as he looked to Alex and pouted his lip out a little before placing the helmet onto his head. His lip tucking back to normal Sam lifted the visor on his head as his eyes skimmed Alex’s expression. His expression turning to a serious one while his tone mimicked his face Sam blinked, ”I know a guy…” turning his head Sam hopped onto his bike and patted the seat behind him and said nothing else.

Sam was of course referring to Lee’s husband. He was if he recalled correctly someone who could control, or at least speak to spirits. Thought if it was all the same to Sam he wasn’t sure if Tarin would help him if spirits pegged him, they never did hit it off to well. Shrugging slightly Sam revved the engine and then took off the winding streets back to the mansion and seeing as the sun had long sense set Sam kept the speed at a slower pace than he usually would.

After a bit they arrived at the mansion gates and pulled the bike into the garage, offering his hand to take Alex’s helmet Sam locked both helmets up and looked around the darkened garage and got a chill down his spine getting the sneaking suspicion that they were being watched. Eyeing the entrance to the side of the mansion Sam bent his knees slightly and looked over to the wall closest to them.

”It’s way past your bed time Kara!” Sam said sternly relieved that it wasn’t a ghost. The only reason he spotted her was because when she blended in with the surrounding area she had to focus on blending her pointy ears that were a hot pink. She was twelve and most likely where a third of the rumors from the mansion started. ”Get to bed or I’ll be calling your father!” the pink pointy ears twitched slightly as the girl revealed her self and let a gasp out, “I’m sorry, I just wanted to see whom you were out with tonight! I’ll go to bed promise!”

Before Sam could say anything the girl was already blended and opening the door to the mansion running down the halls to her bedroom. Looking back to his date Sam smiled and then said, ”Now… you were going to hold my hand till I fell asleep?”

”I know a guy…”

Who did what? Who talked with ghosts? Who put them back to rest? Her eyes narrowed slightly as the words trailed into the air. On a second note, scratch those questions. She didn’t want to know. There had been way too much conversation on the ‘ghost’ subject. She didn’t need to know if there was someone who could actually see one.

Shrugging slightly, Alexandra placed the helmet on her head and got on the bike. There were no words to be told on their way home, her thoughts wandering far away from her body, her actions almost mechanical as she handed Sam her helmet or waited for him to lock them up.

”It’s way past your bed time Kara!”

The molecule manipulator blinked confused as she was dragged to the real world, blue eyes narrowing at the spot where Sam was looking. Kara… the girl who could blend in with her surroundings as far as she remembered. Minus the pink ears of hers. Alexandra let out a small laugh as the girl appeared and excused herself with the fact that she only wanted to see who Sam was out with.

Pivoting on her heels, the molecule manipulator turned around to Sam as soon as the girl was gone, smirking. “Hear that. Just wanted to see with who you were out tonight. I think she has a crush on you.” Laughing, Alexandra took another step toward Sam.

”Now… you were going to hold my hand till I fell asleep?”

The laugh turned into a smile as she reached him, arms wrapping around his neck as Alexandra leaned into Sam. “Of course. I’ll even sing to you if you want.” Arching an eyebrow slightly, Alexandra kissed Sam. After it finished, she took a step back, arms unclasping from his body, only her hand extended slightly at him. “Shall we?” Alexandra asked with a wink as her other hand barely moved gesturing toward the door.

Welcoming the hug and more over the kiss Sam clasped on hand on her back before he could place another hand somewhere else she started to pull away. Allowing the moment of passion to end Sam grabbed her hand and nodded, ”I wonder what you’re going to sing me…” Sam said with a smirk on his face as he and Alex walked into the mansion and headed to the stairs.

Changing the subject as they reached the stairs Sam looked to Alex and laughed slightly, ”Just some school girl crush I think, she will out grow it soon enough, you weren’t jealous were you?” his laughing continued as they walked up the stairs hand in hand. A few more steps a turn down a hallway and some more walking to his room Sam opened the door remembering he had asked Tommy to walk and feed Bruno and Cammie. ”Convenient…” thought Sam as Bruno let out a small whine as he laid under a somewhat sleeping Cammie.

Letting go of Alex’s hand Sam crouched down and clapped his hands together quietly as he whispered, ”Come’ ere boy!” Bruno letting out another whine and rolling upright forcing Cammie to tumble angrily onto her feet Bruno came to greet his master with a paw in his hands. Laughing slightly as Bruno sat and craned his neck towards Sam’s face and stick out his tongue Sam said, ”Good boy…” feeling the cold wet tongue on his face Sam patted him on the head and scooped up the Cammie that was coming to see what all the commotion was.

Hugging the cat that was now purring Sam smiled and set her down before looking to Alex, ”Could you shut the door?” stepping towards his chair and taking off his jacket Sam looked over to the area where his lamp used to be and sighed, ”Guess you did take care of it…” his hand lifted and pointed towards the nightstand where the lamp used to be. ”Never liked it anyways, though…” Sam tossed his jacket and walked over to Alex, ”you should make it up to me…”

Hands wrapping around Alex’s waist Sam pulled her in for a kiss and smiled before pulling away only to say, ”This is only the start…” he moved his head back in as he placed his lips on hers, one hand on the small of her back while the other one was on the wall behind her making sure they didn’t fall over due to his eagerness.

”I wonder what you’re going to sing me…”

Alexandra pursed her lips together, watching Sam with mysterious eyes. “Now… it wouldn’t be much of a surprise if I told you.” Turning her head around, the molecule manipulator laced her fingers trough Sam’s as she started to walk.

”Just some school girl crush I think, she will out grow it soon enough, you weren’t jealous were you?”

Biting her lip trying to suppress her smile, Alexandra continued to walk, blue eyes trailing over the rail absent mindedly. “Jealous?” She asked turning to Sam. “On a child? Not really.” she replied with a shrug. “On others? Maybe.” Alexandra added with a wink before turning her attention to the stairs. After all, she was wearing heels and the last thing she needed was to trip and seeing as the whole day was full of embarrassing moments she didn’t need one more.

Moments later Sam was opening the door of his room and while Bruno and Cammie were already greeting their master, Alexandra entered the room and closed the door behind her. Taking another step into the room, Alexandra stopped as Bruno decided to pay her a visit too. Bending slightly, Alexandra patted the dog’s head for a few moments before straightening up again.

”Could you shut the door?”

Smiling Alexandra pointed to the already closed door, fingers tapping slightly against her leg as Sam put his jacket on the chair. Raising an eyebrow Alexandra shifted her eyes to the nightstand, where, instead of a lamp was now an empty space. With a sheepish smile on her face, she looked at Sam while mouthing a ‘sorry’.

”you should make it up to me…”

“Oh?” And that was about as much as she could say before Sam pulled her into a breathtaking kiss.

”This is only the start…”

Again, no more air for her. No more air, no more thoughts, no more nothing. Just Sam, kissing her, just her heart rate speeding up in a second like a super car, just her blood running faster trough her veins, her body weak in front of this whole new range of sensations. No more time to think on what she was doing. Hands moved, one wrapping around his neck, pulling him closer, the other on his back, gripping his t-shirt while her whole body leaned more into him, unconsciously pushing him backward.

The invitation he was looking for came quickly as her hands wrapped around him, her warmth heating his neck while the other hand on his back Sam felt himself being pushed back. As he felt his foot move back he leaned forward as his hands braced the impact as he pushed Alex against the wall, now pinned he continued to lock with hers as his hand wrapped back around the small of her back as his other hand removed itself from the wall and trailed down to her shoulder.

Remaining stationary for a second the hand on her shoulder started to rise to her neck there his fingers twitched slightly as his face turned into a grin, ”Let me know if I’m moving to fast…” said Sam quickly as he removed his lips from hers. Within second his lips were back on hers as his hand that was resting on the base of her neck traveled south down the side of the curves of her body as it rested on Al’s waste.

His fingers turning into knuckles as he pressed into her sides trying to tickle her. The pressure he applied was minimal just enough for a tickle but that was all he was really going for anyways.

Her body was pushed back and pinned to the wall by Sam while the hand that seconds ago was on the wall moved onto her body, fingers brushing against the skin of her neck while their lips continued to be locked together.

”Let me know if I’m moving to fast…”

The molecule manipulator opened her eyes, slightly confused. What the hell are you doing, Alexandra Kettler? Sam closed on her, kissing her again. Alexandra blinked a few times as her brain started to register their position, the intensity of what was going on. And she panicked. Stupid, stupid hormones!

She was about to put a hold on what was happening when Sam’s hands traveled to her waist and started to… tickle her? In less than a second, Alexandra pulled away from their kiss, laughter leaving her lips, eyes closing. Hands left their places on Sam’s body, traveling back to her own as she placed them on Sam’s in order to have him stop the tickling. As she applied pressure, her laughter faded away but left a smile lingering on her lips. Blue eyes opened watching Sam amused. “What’s with you and the tickling today?”

Grinning as Alex stopped him from tickling her Sam leaned his head in and rested it on hers, their eyes inches from each other’s as Sam’s nose was on the verge of grazing hers. Her warm hand on his and Sam pulled his head back as he admired her eyes and her angelic laugh, ”I like hearing you laugh,” said Sam so quickly he didn’t even have time to think of something clever behind his tickle attacks.

His hand pulling out from between Alex’s waist and her hand Sam smiled as he turned his head slightly so he could feel a small movement wrapping around his leg. It seems someone forgot to feed Cammie and as such she decided that it was the most opportune time for her to interrupt when it was the worst timing for Sam and Alex.

”Sorry…” Sam said as he backed away from Alex and turned his attention to his cat. Walking over to his large walk in closet Sam opened the small fridge he kept in there and removed a can of cat food. Pouring it into her dish Sam clicked his tongue a few times at Cammie before leaving her in the closet to attend to her meal.

Walking over to his bed and taking off his watch and removing the contents of his pockets Sam looked to Alex, ”Now, where were we?”

”I like hearing you laugh,”

Smiling, Alexandra let her head rest on the wall, a hand moving up to his cheek, gently brushing over his skin. No words were to be told, just blue eyes trailing over his face as her fingers moved, lost in the magic of the moment.

And apparently cats and magic were somehow connected for Cammie decided to ruin the magic moment. Laughing slightly at the hungry cat, Alexandra mouthed an ‘It’s okay’ to Sam before he left to feed Cammie. Letting the air in her lungs to be exhaled slowly, Alexandra started to unbutton her jacket and walked toward the chair Sam had put his coat on. Letting the piece of clothing slip of her shoulders and down her arms, she placed it on top of Sam’s. With a content sigh she also took off her shoes, wiggling her toes slightly to remove the numbness then walked over to the bed, letting herself sink in the comfy mattress, eyes closing as she did so.

”Now, where were we?”

The molecule manipulator breathed in before pushing herself up, and resting on her arms, she eyed Sam curiously. “I think you owe me a back rub.” she said smirking after a few moments of silence.

Eyes following Alex around the room and smiling slightly he watched her take off her shoes and her jacket making herself more comfortable. Comfortable was good, he wanted her to feel safe here it meant that she trusted him and that meant the relationship was going in the right direction.

As she plopped down on the bed behind him Sam turned to face as she looked up to him and smirked, ”Fair enough, I did lose the bet didn’t I? …” Sam said with smug grin as he bowed once and asked, ”Would you like anything else miss? The shirt off my back perhaps?” he said sarcastically as he kneeled on the bed and lifted one hand to Alex’s back and pressed a finger on the shoulder blade near the spine and started to move it about slowly.

Lifting the other hand over her back and placing is lower on the small of her back Sam pressed all five of his fingers in on both hands and started to work his magic. This way and that, Sam weaved his hands on her back in unpredictable movements not really focusing on anything. Whenever he found a knot in her back he loosened it with a knuckle.

His hands trailing up over her bra Sam paid little mind to it for a moment as blood rushed to his ears. Hands continuing up her spine Sam landed at the base of the neck. Hands straightening her head and lifting her silk like hair to the side Sam smiled as he spotted a tattoo on her. ”Interesting…” Sam said as he stopped his hand movement for a moment to get a better look, ”Does it have a meaning?” Sam asked curiously as he poked at it before going back to her back message.

Hands trailing down her back once again Sam’s hand trailing over the bra slowed for a moment as his fingers pinched quickly before continuing on the back rub. ”Strange…” Sam said with a smile as a playful tone came to his voice, ”Your bra just un-strapped itself, you want me to stop so you can fix it?” is eyebrows raised as his smile widened.

Alexandra laughed at Sam’s comment for a few moments, shaking her head slightly as she did so. “Oh, nothing for now, mister. But I’ll tell you if I happen to want anything later,[/color]” The molecule manipulator grinned as she spoke, head turning slightly to the side watching Sam with the corner of her eye. A few touches later she was turning her head back, lowering it a bit. Tensed muscles relaxed under the pressure applied by his fingers, her breath and heart rate became steady. “Mhmm, you know you really are good with backrubs.” she commented in a lazy tone, lips curling up into a smile as she held her eyes half closed.

”Interesting…”

Blue eyes opened with interest, registering the small poke on her neck, right where her tattoo was. A sign that she was a member of the Underground.

”Does it have a meaning?”

Her breath froze inside her lungs for only a small moment before coming back to the steady, relaxed pace. “Nah. Just me fooling around as a kid.” she lied with serenity, even the hint of a smile impregnated upon her voice and words. With a content sigh she turned back to enjoying the comfort that Sam’s touch was providing.

”Strange…Your bra just un-strapped itself, you want me to stop so you can fix it?”

Her head snapped to the side, eyes narrowed slightly, brows arched in confusion. “It did what?” she asked with an incredulous look on her face, while silently cursing the damned bra for deciding to further embarrass her. After blinking slightly, her eyes shifted from side to side. Fix it? The damn thing had the strap in the back so just how awkward it would be for her to try to reach behind herself trying to put the thing back together while Sam was standing just behind her? “Errr…Can’t you fix it?” The words got stuck in her throat several times before being able to have the whole sentence coming out of her mouth. As blood rushed to her cheeks once again, she turned her head back starring at the door. Deep breaths, Alexandra. Deep breaths.

His jaw hung ajar for a moment before he closed his mouth. Was she serious? Did this sort of thing happen often, so often in fact that it isn’t the least bit suspicious that his hands were directly over the strap and it magically came un-done… or was she playing along with him? Yeah that had to be it, she after all just asked him to fix it. But then there was the hesitation in her voice that said otherwise.

Sighing loudly Sam placed his hands over where the separated pieces of the strap were before he tried losing it through the shirt. ”I think our definitions of “fix” might be a bit off…” Sam muttered to himself though loud enough for Alex to hear if she was paying attention.

His face turning warm with blood Sam sighed again, ”hold on a second…” his hands fidgeting with the straps for a minute or so and Sam was getting frustrated. Taking off a bra quickly was a skill he secretly proud of though when it came to putting it back on… well that was where the complications arose.

Finally feeling a click Sam sighed again and spoke this time louder, ”Odd, they come off so easy but putting them on is next to impossible.” over exaggerating a sigh Sam rolled over next to Alex on his bed and looked up to the ceiling fan. His hands resting one on his stomach the other stretched out in Alex’s direction.

”I think our definitions of “fix” might be a bit off…”

She didn’t understand that. Or at least she didn’t want to understand that. It didn’t matter for the outcome was the same. Alexandra remained quiet, her chest rising and lowering at an uneven pace, eyes sometimes closed, sometimes starring at the door with abnormal interest. As a matter of fact, anything necessary to get her mind of the fact that Sam was doing something to her bra. Was it really important that he was trying to put it back together?

”Odd, they come off so easy but putting them on is next to impossible.”

What? How the hell was she supposed to know how easy bras came off? It wasn’t like she- wait. Did he- No, he couldn’t have. Sam was – What did you expect, stupid? The striptease comment? The eagerness shown minutes ago? The molecule manipulator bit her lip, hard, before turning her head to the side, lowering it to see Sam properly. “Heh. I don’t really know that… Except if you add a pool and a monkey Dom into the mix.” Alexandra laughed for a moment, then with a sigh she put her head on Sam’s chest, one hand underneath it, the other on his hand. “Is there something wrong Sam?”