You from around here? [Leon]

[Stevie-Rae]

Name: Research
Requirements: 10 Per
Job: Delve into someone's story line.
Bonus: Look into something involving a rival faction.
Payout: +1 exp, +$200
Leon

Stevie was once again at the ocean shores. This time she wasn't just looking or crying or anything like that. She was playing with the water. Her normal clothing, aside from her hat, were in a pile on her towel. She wore a Texas Flag swimming suit and her hat. The water was shimmering just above her palms as she practiced her manipulation. Her phone sounded off her ringtone 'Texas Boy Can Survive' and she lost focus. The water splashed back in her face and made her cough and sputter a bit.

"Who the hell can that be?" She asked the water and made her way to the phone. Just as she got to it, it stopped ringing. 'Missed call from Unknown Number' shown on the screen. Stevie shrugged and threw it back down and headed back to the water.

[Leon]

Not far up the beach was Leon. Wearing only swimming trunks and a pair of cat necklace bells on some string wrapped on his waist. Some Cabal trainee's appeared to be attempting to attack Leon and grab the bells from him. The man himself held his hands behind his back, strafing and dodging easily at their clumsy attempts. They were unable to work together and more often than not bumped into each other as they attempted to win glory for themselves.

"You're never going to catch them like that."

[Stevie-Rae]

Stevie stopped just short of the water as she heard Leon's voice drift from her left. She looked over to see him darting out of the way from a few people trying to grab at his bells. Stevie watched the way his body moved this way and that. His hair danced in the light breeze and the quick jumpy movements he made. Stevie-Rae found herself smiling as she watched the scene unfold as the group came toward her. She chuckled to herself a bit before taking a few steps or yards toward the group. Summoning her Qi, she would gather about a half cup of water and throw it towards Leon's Belt of Bells. _If she managed to get the ball around one of the bells she'd yank back on her Qi and bull the bell back. ASSUMING   the bell was now in her grasp, she'd ring it and smile.

"Like this?"

[Leon]

Leon didn't hear the drifting water as he laughed moving out of range of all the attempts at the bells. Until he felt it. Water, it touched his side, and sparks flew causing some pain as he turned to see Stevie-Rae holding a bell. He'd rub his side and stand up straight.

"Yeah, that would be one way of doing it."

He would turn to the laughing recruits and respond to their feelings.

"As for you useless sacks of thoughtless meat. Three laps from end to end of the beac for failing. No dinner chow either."

They would groan and begin jogging.

[Stevie-Rae]

Stevie's smile would falter as she saw the sparks. /Oops/ Stevie would take a few steps toward Leon and a shocked laugh would escape her.

"Three laps and no dinner? Now, now. That's not very nice. Thought my control was better than to touch you with the water. Sorry bout that."

Stevie shrugged guiltily and looked away. Bringing her eyes back up to Leon's face, she'd ask.

"Why train near the water?"

[Leon]

"If they couldn't get it working together, then maybe tonight over their empty stomachs and anger they will come up with a plan to get it tomorrow."

Leon would turn and run a hand through his hair looking down at the sand then back to Stevie.

"The sand is hard to run in,"

Leon's eyes would trail to Stevie's mid section.

"and the people are distracting."

[Stevie-Rae]

It was true. The sand was hard to run in. On a beautiful day like this; only a few clouds in the sky AND clear weather the past week. The sand was very soft and warm. Stevie's smile was back. The way he ran his hands through his hair, the way his eyes shown in the sun dancing off the waves. He truly was beautiful.

"Do I distract you?"

Stevie made a point to turn fully facing him and crossed her arms under her chest, making it bulge slightly. Her right foot came up and gently rubbed the back of her left calf.

[Leon]

Leon would shift from one foot to the other, putting his left hand on his hip, turning slightly, his eyes flicking down then away as he scratched his cheek with his right index finger.

"I'm a guy after all."

[Stevie-Rae]

Stevie would grin and shift her weight.

"So, it's only my body you like then?"

She would summon a small ball of water (less than a quarter cup) and lob it playfully at him missing by about a foot-and-a-half.

"How dare you treat me in such a fashion." Her mock tone of disgust dripping with sarcasm.

[Leon]

Leon pulled his hands down going rigid for a second with a nervous smile on his face at the ball of water, making sure he could dodge it.

"You're pushing your luck with that."

Leon warned semi-playfully though ready to go to fight town whenever he needed.

[Stevie-Rae]

Stevie smiled as he joked back.

"Whats the matter? Scared I'll hurt you?"

Did she mean it? No. But that would not stop her form playing this game. She liked it. Not to mention she owed him for the duplex.

[Leon]

Leon grinned and ran a thumb under his nose as he bent his knee's.

"Oh I doubt that. I might just bury your head in the sand again."

He taunted, trying to get her to make the first move.

[Stevie-Rae]

Stevie noticed his stance move and moved to match, slightly turning her body pulling her right foot forward.

"You wish."

She taunted back.