Drink Me (R to be safe)

New York City was the closest thing to home. It was much like Vegas in the fact it never slept, and there was an abundance of bars, clubs, casinos, and lounges to drink and gamble away one's hard-earned dollars.

Not that Kas had a hard time coming across money when he needed it. Someone always had work for him to do. Packages in need of delivering with no questions asked, and people in need of a driver who could take them wherever they wanted to go no matter how dangerous the possibilities.

Tonight Kas decided to take some time to relax. So much was going on, he could feel the tension welling up inwardly. He just needed time to decide where he stood.
It wasn't difficult getting into the club, despite being under-age. He hadn't shaved in a couple of days, and his fake ID was foolproof. The bouncer didn't even look twice at him.

The darkly-colored interior of the small club was mostly populated by locals in the off-season, thus Kelly sat alone at one end of the bar, content to do as George Thorogood sang of and drink alone. A half-empty whisky sour sat before him, a few inches from the chunky rectangular touchscreen phone he gazed vacantly into. His senses were still alert of his surroundings; but for all intents and purposes, Kas was minding his own business.

Eve felt like having fun tonight.After gambling along with her friend Neal,and alluring the whole casino for him to win,she had to do something for herself.Maybe have some fun with some boys would do her good.After all she hadn't had a decent flirting for quite a while.She had almost forgotten how to kiss.Okay,maybe she hadn't forgotten that but she felt like she had.

She made her way into the club in her pretty revealing dress .It wasn't difficult for her to enter after all.She could control men like they were dolls.One glance,and they were under her spell.The man didn't even question her age.For a seventeen year old girl,she had a great body.

When she walked in,she heard some wolf whistling from a couple of men close to the door.She shook her head and made her way further into the club.Surprisingly,the music wasn't so loud,and she silently thanked God for that.She walked over to the bar and ordered a bottle of vodka.After alluring a young man at the Casino,she had won some money herself.

The bar tender didn't question her request and winked at her while walking away to bring her drink.Eve leaned against the counter,looking for any possible victims.This night would end up to be the best.

Little did the pretty lady in the black dress know, a mutual aquaintence of the very same guy she'd used to fleece the casinos was sitting only a short distance away, trying to drown his worries over Neal's abduction, and the kidnapping of other mutants going on around the city.
None of those were his fault- but Neal's, and he felt deeply it was himself to blame.

Kas only flicked those baby-blues up for a moment to check out the lovely brunette a few seats down, giving a nod of aknowledgement and nothnig more, not even a tiny smile. He wasn't in the mood. Granted, the girl was totally his type by the looks of her.. but there were many other things on his mind.

The screen before him, for instance, displayed level-1 clearence classified government files that no one but the biggest of bigwigs should have been reading. Every dirty bit of info concerning William Stryker that had been buried. He needed to know his enemy. He also needed to keep his temper under control, though as he noticed the slight tinge of ozoney smell permiating the air around him, erasing the traces of perfumes and stale booze.. he knew it wasn't going as well as planned. Something else was needed to get his mind off things, perhaps?

Kas sighed and waved a hand to get the bartender's attention after draning the rest of the glass in front of him.
"Gimme another one..." Next he leaned closer to the bartender and whispered something discreetly. The man nodded and walked away, later to return with a swampy yellow glass he set before Kas, and something bright green in a shotglass, which he put down in front of Evelyn.

Eve was enjoying the looks she was getting from the men in the club,and
she couldn't help but smirk.Every person on here was either drunk,making
out,or passed out somewhere.As she was drinking some of her Vodka,her
eyes fell upon a guy.He looked up for a moment and gave her an
emotionless nod,the turned back to what seemed more interesting than
her.

She couldn't lie.The guy was hot.In fact,she hadn't seen someone like him in a while now.Many men were handsome but something on him intrigued her.Some kind of energy was radiating off of him maybe?She didn't know.But she knew that he would be her first victim.Or she could try at least.

She gulped some of her Vodka,and bit her lip closing her eyes.She loved the heat of the liquid .The feeling of it running down her throat made her feel different.More powerful.More...hot.She kept her eyes closed and placed a hand on the side of her neck,titling her head to the side.

She felt a hand land on her thigh,and she immediately opened her eyes,grabbing the hand and twisting in forcefully.The man let out a moan of pain and Eve snickered.She let his hand and pushed him back,walking further away.Couldn't a man keep his hands off?

As soon as Eve stopped a little further away,she leaned against the counter,ready to attack.She didn't care.She would even use her powers if she had too,and she would burn the whole building.She wasn't afraid of doing it.She shook her head,not wanting to destroy her night.That's when she saw a glass being placed in front of her.

She looked up and raised an eyebrow at the bartender questioningly.The man explained her that the drink was ordered for her,and then she pointed at a man behind her.She turned to see that he was pointing at the man who nodded at her a couple of minutes before.She smirked and grabbed the drink,walking over to where he was.

She placed the drink in front of him and crossed her arms."Mind explaining what's that exactly?",she asked.She had never seen a green drink so far in her life,and it made her feel stupid.But she was glad she found a way to talk to the guy after all.

The lady's reaction to a man laying his hand on her got a snikker out of Kas. A girl with that kind of assertiveness wasn't an everyday find.
He'd just turned his attention away from his reading to lift his glass when Evelyn sidled up to him and set down the neon green liquid, asking him in a demanding sort of way
"Mind explaining what's that exactly?"

With a half smile pulling at one side of his lips, he first took a healthy drink of his own whiskey sour, giving a satisfied sigh afterward. Then he pushed the little green drink back toward the brunette girl.

"That is called the Alien Urine Sample. It's sort of a novelty where I come from." Since Area 51 was right there near Vegas, anything having to do with aliens became instantly liked.. though Evelyn probably didn't know that unless she'd been to the City of Sin.

Eve was quite satisfied that she finally made the man smile.That was her 'job' after all.Make men feel happy.And from what it looked like,she was doing her 'job' pretty good.The man didn't answer right away.Instead,he took a sip from his own drink letting out a satisfying sigh.She hadn't heard that sigh from a man for quite a while.

"That is called the Alien Urine Sample. It's sort of a novelty where I come from.",he said and looked at her,pushing the liquid back to her.She raised an eyebrow at him,and grabbed the glass,examining it slowly.She slowly brought it close to her lips,before letting it slip out of her fingers and land down,breaking into million pieces.

She looked at the man biting her lip shrugging."Oops...",she said and smirked.She glanced at his drink and grabbed it taking a sip from it."Hope you don't mind.",she said and gave him back his drink.She then licked her lips,tasting the mix of Vodka with his drink."You didn't really expect me to drink anything alien-like,did you?"

There was a brief moment where Kas simply stared at the lady, one brow arched in curiousity. She had totally done that on purpose.. then again, she didn't seem to be the sort who liked a fruity, sweet drink. No, not at all. Instead she was helping herself to the stiff mixture he drank. He could already pick up the Vodka on her lips from where he sat.

"I guess not." He answered blankly, returning to his usual expressionless state. "Are you a local?" The girl appeared able to take care of herself, at least. What was she doing in a smalltime place like this, though? Truly, she had much better to do with her time than sit here and humor him.

Awaiting an answer, he took his own drink back and set the now half-empty glass between them. If she just wanted to get wasted, well he wasn't stingy.

Eve wasn't used to not being watched at.She placed the bottle of her Vodka on the counter and shrugged at the man's expressionless face.If he didn't want her she wouldn't just stand there and wait for him to notice her and acknowledge her as a real woman."Guess I won't be staying to waste your time.",she said and turned her back to him.

She started walking away,only to come face to face with a dude.He had a cigarette on his lips and he smelt like he had a shower in alcohol."Well look what we have here..",he said and and let his hand trail down her arm.Eve smirked and looked up at him."I'm surprised you can still talk...",she said wrinkling her nose at the smell of him.

That's when another hand came into the game,and was placed at her lower back.The guy in front of her looked behind her and growled.Eve turned to find the man from before standing there.She saw that his arm was a little bruised and smirked."Get away from her.I got her first!",the guy with the bruised hand said.The other man threw down his cigarette and came face to face with the other man.

Soon enough,the two men were in a major fight.Punches,Kicks,everything!She saw people betting on them and she snickered.That was her opening.She backed off slowly,and made her way towards the upper rooms of the club.At least there,she would find some peace.

As the lady made a derisive comment about wasting his time, again he looked up with the same Spock-like eyebrow quirk he'd given before, and watched those womanly hips sway as she walked away. Did he say something wrong?

It only took a moment from then for two brazen individuals to start a fight over the prettiest peice of ass in this club; and Kas kept observing while they tangled, and their intended company slinked away to find somewhere quieter to sit.

Of course, now there were drinks being spilled and a chair flying through the air. THere wasn't going to be any peace here. So instead, Kas grabbed his glass, along with her bottle, and followed the way he'd seen Evelyn retreat. If she knew where to hide, she would probably at least want her liquor to keep her company.

As soon Eve reached the first floor,she took off her heels and closed her eyes sighing.Wherever she went,there would always be a fight,and she was bored of being a cause.At least they could do something unique to try and win her over.But men are too dumb,and drunk men are even worse.She walked down the hall,and pulled her dress higher,so that she would be able to walk better.It was too tight and fitting,but not so comfortable.

"I really have to change...",she muttered and leaned against the wall.She groaned,understanding that she didn't have a room,seeing that she had forgotten to book one earlier.She pushed off of the wall,and continued walking slowly down the hall.Maybe a decent man would let her sleep in his room for the night.

"What's stopping you?"
Said a smooth tenor voice meant for song in completely emotiionless, droning monotone from down the hallway.

"Change is one of the constant things in this world.. resisting it is against one's nature."

As Kelly rounded the corner and came within sight of the brunette, he smirked.
She'd only made herself more the object of envy, pulling up that dress and revealing those tiny, cute little feet.

"So?" He prodded further. Evidently this guy liked to provoke a girl's firey temper..
"What is stopping you?"

Kas held the capless vodka bottle out, still with that smartass smirk, and tilted it to his lips before offering to return it to the brunette lady. Turnabout was fair play, was it not?

As Eve was thinking where she would pass the night,she heard a voice asking her.
"What's stopping you?"

Eve turned around and saw the man from earlier rounding the corner and walking towards her.He was holding her bottle of vodka and on her inside,she was glad someone brought it to her.His question though,surprised her.She didn't know he would have the guts to say something like that to a woman.Down there he looked bored.Emotionless basically.

Eve stares at him,raising an eyebrow.He brought her bottle close to his lips and gulped down some of her vodka.She smirked at him amused,then grabbed the bottle from his hands as soon as he was done drinking.She bent,and placed it on the floor,the regained her posture quickly.

She walked a little closer to the man,so that her body was brushing against his.She then looked up to meet his gaze."Want to see me naked that badly?",she asked him biting her lip.Eve was totally going to take something out from him.A kiss,a room to spend the night,money.Anything you could think of.

She turned,so that her back was pressed against his chest,and she pushed her hai to the side."Could you unzip it then?",she asked him.She stood there facing the other side,thinking of her next move.Maybe being a tease isn't enough.

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He gazed at the floor as the bottle was practically ripped from his hand and set there. While the pretty brunette drew ever closer, her warmth radiating through him and causing his heartbeat to quicken; Kas kept his eyes on the bottle.

"Did I ever say that? I asked you what was keeping you from becoming the person who doesn't regret what she's doing.."
Such as finding a hapless male and working his testosterone into a brain-melting frenzy, then proceeding to take advantage of that state of mind.
There wasn't alot he could do, hanging on to the passive state of emotionlessness he'd been programmed for. Damn, if it wasn't more difficult than trying not to wish for water in a desert!

"While seeing you naked hasn't crossed my mind, answer first.
You said 'I really have to change', and I don't think it was about this dress."
The skin-to-skin contact made goosebumps everywhere. Kas clenched his teeth. This was a test.. He wasn't being conditioned to fight anymore, but the same rules still applied.

He stood completely still, as if a deadly snake were curling around his feet. Make a move, you lose.

"You don't really want me to..."
He replied in a whipser as the yet unnamed woman tempted, granting her permission to get rid of the scant amount of clothing covering her skin.
A relaxing smell reminding of rain started to fill the small upstairs 'naughty room'. No one would bother them here, no one would care what went on. They were free to be who they were, unobserved and unjudged by humanity.

Eve turned around again,only to come face to face with the man.She let her fingers trail down his arm,while she talked to him."Well guess what?I meant the dress.I like who I am so why should I change?",she said and shrugged smiling.

She could feel him tense under their skin touching.She brought her hand to trail down his neck while she whispered,"Don't tense up love.I won't hurt you."She then leaned in closer with a half smirk on her face."I warn you though.Don't play with me.Playing with fire isn't smart."

She then pulled back a little,and leaned in closer to his ear."And what makes you think I don't want to?",she asked him in a whisper.

"Fire.." He repeated, as if in a trance, unable to form a complete thought. His sky-blue eyes closed, giving way to the sensations of the flesh for but a moment as the very warm, very insistent woman grazed his skin with her fingertips. As if summer had arrived and a thunderstorm had passed, the clean smell of rain-soaked earth built within the upstairs room.

Then her soft lips were breathing into his ear. It was enough to drive a normal man insane. Kas had long ago admitted he wasn't anywhere close. 'Normal' was only a setting on one's dryer..
None of them could ever hope to fit in among the masses, to be accepted.
Certainly, even if the brunette beauty here before him was offering something- it was too good to be true.
"I think you're lying."

The statement came as clear as day, and Kas opened his eyes to look at her with a blank, serious expression. She wasn't getting a rise out of him..
"What do you really hope to gain here? Do you just want to use me for a place to sleep in peace for a night? Money to get what you need to survive? Don't trouble yourself with all the foreplay.. I'll let you stay at my place. It's not much, but you will have privacy."
It wasn't as if he was going to be there. Too much to do, people to find, and problems to solve.
He'd gotten the feeling from the beginning this lady wasn't 'normal' either. Vegas had taught him what to look for.
New York City was slightly different, but not much. Here, the mutant population at least had some hope, all thanks to a man called Xavier who saw to it that there was a safe place to go, where they could learn and grow as nature intended.

"Here's your bottle, if you haven't had enough already.."
The slightly derisive statement was laced with the meaning of something more.
Kas still stood there like a tree, hands at his sides, not touching the tempting creature before him. It wasn't as if he didn't want to.. Gods, he wanted to... but it wasn't what this enchanting girl needed.

Eve was glad when she heard the man not being able to form a descent sentence.It mean that she was driving him crazy just fine,and she smirked.When the word 'fire',left his lips,Eve instantly closed her eyes.She had heard and said that word a million times,but when it came out of his mouth,it was nothing like the others.She bit her lip,read to tell him to go for a walk with her but that's when he decided to talk.

"I think you're lying"

The message was clear enough to understand he wasn't fooled by her nor turned on.Her eyes widened and she pulled back immediately staring at him wide eyed."What do you really hope to gain here? Do you just want to use me for a place to sleep in peace for a night? Money to get what you need to survive? Don't trouble yourself with all the foreplay.. I'll let you stay at my place. It's not much, but you will have privacy.",was the next thing he said to her.She clenched her fists taking another step back."Here's your bottle, if you haven't had enough already.."

That did it.Eve knocked the bottle out of his hands and pushed him against the wall forcefully.She growled and clicked her fingers,making a flame appear in her right hand."I warned you before.I told you not to push me!",she said and pushed herself against him,making her flame come closer."Now who are you?And no funny games got it?I might be a girl but I can kick your ass just fine."

And now the truth emerges..

Kas barely flinched as the tanned, jewel-eyed hottie shoved him against the wall. A flame sparked to life between her fingers, and he smirked ever so slightly.

"I'd be glad to stand here and let you, if you'd tell me your name."
He stated with the lilt of laughter on his voice. One hand lifted, closing around hers. The fired died, deprived of the oxygen it needed. A simple feat for the aerokinetic. Kas held her hand in place for a moment before bringing it to his lips and softly placing a kiss upon the back of her palm, as if paying pennance to a princess- nay, a queen.

"Call me Kas. You can find me at 135th Broadway, # 11... It's in Harlem, near the college. Not much, but the door is unlocked."

Releasing her hand, he lifted his head and set it against the wall behind him with a resounding thump.
"You feel like getting your drink on? Looks like that Russian shit wasn't going to do you any good, anyway."

Eve admired the man's courage and couldn't help but smirk a little.He had the guts to tell her things no man had.He was different,and she liked that.Though,it kind of made her curious.Why wasn't he afraid of getting burned alive?Did he have an ace up his sleeve?She looked at him carefully,trying to understand what he was.

"I'd be glad to stand here and let you, if you'd tell me your name.",he stated with a hint of laughter behind it.That made her laugh."Let me?",she asked with a funny look.The man brought his hand and closed it around hers,making the flame disappear.Eve's eyes widened once again.What was he?She turned to face him immediately staring mouth wide.

"Wha-,H-How?!",she said.The man kissed the back if her palm and continued talking."Call me Kas. You can find me at 135th Broadway, # 11... It's in Harlem, near the college. Not much, but the door is unlocked.",he simply said.Eve looked at him confused."Did you just invite me to come over to your place?",she asked with a slight smirk.

"You feel like getting your drink on? Looks like that Russian shit wasn't going to do you any good, anyway.",he said leaning his head against the wall.Eve turned for a second,glancin at the bottle.She then turned to face the man and smiled."I think I had enough for today.",she said.She was happy she finally got an expression out of him.

The girl's laugh brought on a genuine smile. A rare happpening for Kelly.
While he didn't really give a statement to reply to her questions, he chuckled lightly, letting go of her hand and shrugging at her bafflement.

"Did I? You know the address. The door will be open for you." He didn't say she would find anything but the empty expanse of books which lined his cramped 1-bedroom apartment.. The same thing he faced every time he went 'home'.

The blank face returned. Kas wasn't the best at being human. He certainly didn't have a clue when it came to what was acceptable among girls.. All he had to go on was some movies he watched, and a few things a dear friend from Las Vegas told him. Girls were a species all their own; a creature unlike any other. That friend wasn't here to advise him anymore on matters of the heart, but he owed it to the girl to remember the words she gave.

'Treat a lady with respect. She is your friend. Don't leave her thinking you've forgotten how she feels, and she'll give you the world.'

Still leaned against the wall, Kas stopped the compulsion to yawn with a light chuckle.
"Is there somewhere you would rather be? I'm sure a good movie is playing somewhere."

Eve smiled a little.He had invited to his apartment,but not for what most men dreamt of to do with her.He had just...invited her over.And that made Eve like him even more.No man had treated her that way.Most of hem wanted her for her body and looks.Just to have fun.

She looked around and shrugged.She didn't have to go anywhere else,well except the brotherhood mansion,but she didn't dare to tell him that.She wanted to get to know him better.She felt that she had to get to know him better for some reason.

"Well I have a room if my own,but I will visit you if I'm in the mood.",she said and gave him a wink.She then turned around and walked over to where she had left her shoes on the floor.She bent,grabbed them,and regained her posture.Standing against the wall for support,she put them on and walked over to him,fixing her dress.

Due to her previous activities it had risen a little too much.When she reached him she put a smile on and offered her hand."In fact I have nothing better to do,so the movie sounds good."

Still as ever, Kas did as little as possible, biting his bottom lip as Evelyn turned around to collect her shoes. He couldn't admit to not wanting the same thing every male wanted- but at least he had the willpower not to spoil the moment with selfish desire.

"I've got one in mind.."
It wasn't the most glorious place in NYC, but it tailored to the ideas of the locals, forgetting all about major box-office hits, opting for what made a real impression on the viewers.

Kelly took the silken hand offered to him, leading the brunette fire-bug downstairs and out of the club with a few eyes following them. They could only assume after going upstairs that the couple was on their way to a bedroom to get it on. Business as usual.

Kelly lead the way down the mostly-vacant street to a run-down looking theatre. It seemed closed, at first glance. The marquee displayed nothing, and a singular light burned inside the building. Despite this, he pushed open the creaky doors, pulling her inside with a hint of a smile.

There were a few kids slouching around in the lobby, sitting on the counter and eating popcorn by the handful out of the machine rather than bagging it. Skeptical glances were cast their direction, though no one said anything as the two proceeded down the hall, past the restrooms, and into a darkened room with a screen streching to the ceiling, displaying nothing but white light. There was no film in the projector.

"Be right back. Pick a seat.. carefully."

In an empty, run-down theatre; Evelyn could take any place she wanted. Granted, Kelly's warning didn't come without reason. There was rips in the old vinyl, gum stuck to places, and the smell of stale popcorn lingering everywhere.

Though by the time Evelyn could find somewhere suitable, color and life filled the white rectangle upon the wall. Forgoing the commercials, the title began to play with a few flecks of wear and tear along the film.
Ever After was the movie of choice in this private showing. Kelly meandered back down the isles to find Evelyn in the dark, taking up the seat next to her.

"It's not I-MAX, but this place has sorta grown on me."

Eve had followed Kas out of he club,Rollin her eyes at the looks they were getting.Most of them would think that they had some fun upstairs,and now they were leaving to continue somewhere else.All this made her sick and she started pulling Kas out of the club quickly,before another man decided to punch him in the face for stealing 'his girl'.

As the walked down the street,she looked around the town.
Cars and taxis were everywhere.Couples taking pictures and having fun,and many more.For a time like this,many people were outside having fun,but in a different way.A way she had never tried.

She sighed as Kas lead her towards an old looking building.It looked as if it was closed but Kas continued making his way inside,pulling her along.As they entered,she saw some kids playing around,and others eating.A ball hit her leg,and she turned to find a cute little girl around 4 looking at her.Eve smiled and let go of Kas's hand.and gabbed the ball.She kneeled down,so that she was face to face with the girl and gave her the ball.The girl smiled and gave her a kiss on the cheek,taking the ball,and running away to play with her friends.

Eve laughed looking at the girl,and touched her cheek.She got up and dusted herself off,before continuing to walk with Kas.She didn't know kids were so cute.Not that she had any intercourses with them,but that girl lit up something inside her.She bit her lip,shaking her head.What was she thinking really?

Kas lead her into a room that had many seats and a white looking,what was that,banner?Maybe.He told her to find a seat carefully,then he turned and disappeared off to somewhere.She made her way towards the back seats,that were less used,watching out where she was stepping.Gums were everywhere along with some chips.Eve made a disgusted noise and find a seat in the back center.

By the time she found the seat,the white looking banner had come to life.Kas came shortly after and took a seat next to her smiling.
"It's not I-MAX, but this place has sorta grown on me.",he said and turned towards the banner.Eve giggled and looked at the banner also."I believe that this is better than I-MAX.",she said and took off her shoes again,pulling her legs up to her chest.

The old theatre wasn't used for much other than a hangout for wayward kids with nowhere else to go. The grandparents of the owner ran amok, considering their actual parents were deceased. A tradgedy of some accident that wasn't really an accident.. That was the way things went. Kas learned about the injustice and kept the owner from closing his doors to everyone with the same sort of emotionless reason he'd persueded Evelyn with. Now they were sitting here watching as a Cinderalla story unfolded in front of them.

Once they were left in peace with a whole room to themselves, Kelly settled into a seat next to Evelyn and propped his heels up on the chair in the row in front of them.

"Is that so?" he quipped, chuckling lightly. The smile that lit Evelyn's face when the little girl ran up to her and graciously kissed her cheek for returning a ball stuck in his head. Things like that were the difference between dead and alive.

"I still don't know your name.."
Though before Evelyn could answer, a short squat balding man shuffled down the isle and gave a guffaw of laughter.

"Este nuevo?" He smacked Kas on the back in a playful manner, then folded his arms behind his back, bowing at the waist.
"Puedo no gracias-"

Kelly waved a hand at him, interrupting.
"No problemas, mi amigo. Lo menos que puedo hacer.."

The old man belted out laughter again, turning away and muttering something as he waddled off. Kas shrugged and glanced back to Evelyn.
"Nevermind that.. Anyway, where were we? Oh.. I don't know what to call you."

Eve was drawn into the movie.It reminded of Cinderella and as a girl,she had too dreamt a Prince Charming.But as she grew up,she understood that fairytales were nothing really.No Prince Charming was there for her.Instead,people who wanted to hurt her were everywhere.No love.

She sighed,what hung the girl with her Prince Charming and she couldn't help but giggle a little.She crooked her head to the side and smiled widely,looking as the story was unfolding.That when Kas asked her about her name.She turned to look at him ready to answer,when a laughter echoed out of nowhere.

A man came and had a small conversation with Kas,from what it seemed,in Spanish.Eve was looking between them,not understanding anything.The man soon left,and Kas turned to her again.He told her to forget that and asked her for her name again."My name is Eve.",she said and slowly leaned her head against his shoulder,turning to look at the movie.

"Eve.. that's pretty." He murmured, drawn into the movie he'd seen close to a hundred times. It was a story Kas couldn't help but admire; wishing inwardly things like fairy-tales were real. People didn't often overcome the tribulations of ridicule so gracefully as Cinderella though.
They more oftentimes came through as bitter, cynical souls- no longer willing to give, at the risk of having their generousity taken for granted, and their heart broken.

Before Evelyn knew it, Kelly wasn't saying a word. In fact, there was a quiet sound of slow, even breathing coming from him. Kas fell fast asleep with the brunette beauty leaning against his shoulder. The musty old theatre smells faded to something reminding of an alpine meadow, untouched and unpolluted by the hand of man.

She could lift his wallet, if she wanted. She even had his home address, and could ransack the place at her own free will if she desired. Kelly finally found a moment of peace and succumbed to the fatigue of worry, sleeping soundly for the first time in days.