My god, I don't know wehether to be worried or amused. XD

...my amusement worries me.

-- Edited by Ayelet_Ripley at 14:46, 2007-05-26

XtreamCrazy wrote:

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I don't really wonder about the letter... I wanna know if him and Lex will end up together... XD

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I second that! :::nods head really quickly:::
Hurry up KJ, otherwise I'll kidnap Ace and turn him into a beverage to sell!

Oh wait...they already do that.

Three more chapters? Oh yay, this is going to be longer than what I was expecting! *happyhappyhappy*

Yes, a mix of orange, carrot and lemon juice. There's an alteration too, orange, pineapple and lemon. Both are tasty and addicting :3

It never really crossed my mind, until this morning. It's the first time I had an Ace ever since I got into LU, so I leave you to imagine the amount of giggles that gave me the moment i realized that I was drinking....Ace.

LAWLZ!! DRINKING ACE!

You totally made my day. *collapses in a heap of giggles*

XtreamCrazy wrote:

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thinking about the whole drinking Ace thing; wouldn't a company that sells beverages make millions distributing a drink called 'Tech', just so that the fangirls on this site can go around each day saying, "I drank 'Tech' this morning." *giggle*

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ZOMFG! *falls over*

I wanna drink a 'Tech' now! Mmm...

Kaejae: Three more chapters!?  Hotness!


Ayelet: That's teh awesome!   The stuff sounds delicious, too!

Once again, we seem to be operating on the same wavelength, perferring our Ace delivered in something other than a plastic bottle.


Xtream: What would be in a 'Tech' beverage, I wonder...

A drink brand named "Ace"? Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!! That is funney! I can't wait to see more chapters on here!

PLEASE DO! :D

Mass advertising of Tech merchandise is always a good thing! He! He! *Holds up a book.* Get your 'Unofficial guide to Tech' right here people! Right here!

That still counts as Tech merchandise if you put his picture on the bottle. ;P

Keep your body in shape with 'Tech'!

...

That sounds wonderfully wrong. X3

And every night.  Nothing like a tasty serving of Tech to make you nice and sleepy. ;)

You'd be sleepy once you were finished, yes?  Drinking a beverage takes a lot of energy. ;P

*rofflecakes!*

Course we are!  That's drinkable, too! ;)

It's about time for an update, don'tcha think? ;D So here's the next installment before I leave for California this Friday :3


Chapter 4: Happy Meal

Tech tossed and turned in his bed, unable to fall asleep. He finally settled on lying on his back and stared blankly at the ceiling. Some fine mess you got yourself into.

 

His ears perked up as they picked up a low rumbling type of noise. At first he ignored it and closed his eyes in an attempt to sleep it off, but rather than fading out the sound, it grew louder. Tech sat up and looked down at his abdomen.

 

“No wonder.” He held a hand over his stomach, “I haven’t eaten all day.”

 

With that, he threw the sheets off and proceeded to the kitchen.

 

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Tech opened the refrigerator and pulled out the paper bag his teammates brought for him earlier, “Let’s see what we have here…”

 

He peeked into the contents of the bag and pulled out a large styrofoam take out container. Tech held it close to his face and lifted the cover. It was fries and some sort of sandwich. It didn’t matter what kind, all he knew was that he needed something to settle his stomach. Tech turned to the microwave and set the food in for a few seconds.

 

Tech pulled up a seat to the middle table and quickly began to pick at his fries with a fork. I must’ve been hungrier than I thought. He continued to stuff his mouth with fries, until he heard footsteps. Tech sat up right and paced his consumption, he laughed to himself since he felt like Slam for a moment. He continued to eat as he waited for whomever it was that was going to enter.

 

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Lexi quickly passed Tech as she tossed out her food scraps from earlier. It was the first time she had left her room since Tech let himself in. She tried to avoid eye contact with the coyote, but couldn’t help to take a glance in his direction.

 

“Hey,” Tech greeted as he watched Lexi rummage through the refrigerator.

 

Lexi continued on, pretending she didn’t hear him.

 

“You’re obviously still mad,” Tech sighed, “You’re even refusing to speak to me.”

 

She froze and looked up from the fridge, “I will, when you’re ready to explain yourself.”

 

Tech picked at another fry and sighed, “Have a seat.” he gestured to the stool beside him using his fork.

 

Lexi grabbed two cans of soda and took her seat beside Tech, “Ok Tech, I’m all ears.”

 

Tech sat quietly, staring down at the take out container while pondering on how to begin his explanation. He didn’t expect that he would be explaining everything to Lexi so suddenly. Lexi watched him as she waited for him to speak.

 

“Look Tech,” Lexi hunched over the table, “We’re teammates, and we’re also friends. I don’t know what’s going on with you that’s causing you to act so oddly, but with whatever you’re going through, I want to help.”

 

“What I’m going through?” Tech arched his eyebrows, “You probably could help, but whether you’d want to after I tell you is a completely different story.”

 

“You’re a smart guy, and for you to act,” she paused, “well, not quite yourself, there’s got to be a reason.”

 

“You want to know what I’m going through?”

 

Lexi nodded.

 

Tech pulled the fork away from his lips and swallowed the food in his mouth.

 

“I think I’m in love with you.”

 

With that said, Tech dropped his fork onto his food as Lexi began to blush, “Does that answer everything for you?”

 

He waited for her reply, but Lexi just frowned.

 

“Lexi, I’m sorry that I’ve seem to upset you again, but-”

 

“Why couldn’t you have said anything sooner?” She interrupted.

 

“Huh?” Tech blinked, confused by her reaction.

 

“When you kissed me in the lab, who broke away?”

 

“Me.” He replied, “But Lexi, what are you trying to get at?”

 

“Did you notice that I didn’t break away?”

 

“Not really, as soon as I realized what I did, I-” Tech paused and turned to face Lexi, “No. No, you didn’t…”

 

Lexi shook her head, “I didn’t.”

 

“Then why are you so mad at me then?” Tech frowned, “I’m so lost.”

 

“I was in love with you too at one point. When we first met, I actually thought you were kinda cute.” Lexi explained, still blushing, “I tried to get your attention, but you seemed too into your science stuff to notice.”

 

“You did?” Tech chuckled, “I think I would’ve noticed.”

 

“You think you would have, but you didn’t.” Lexi crossed her arms over her chest.

 

“I’m a scientist. I’m all about observation.” He bragged, “But since you insist that you did, tell me what I didn’t notice.”

 

Lexi stretched her arms over her head and unfastened the sash that tied her ears together. She laid it across the table in front of Tech.

 

“I was supposed to notice a fashion accessory?” Tech asked, raising an eyebrow.

 

“When we first came together as a group, I used to wear a pink sash.” Lexi sighed, “Then I switched to green hoping that you would’ve noticed.”

 

A small grin appeared on Tech’s face, “It was a little too subtle,” he chuckled.

“It had to be subtle,” Lexi shrugged. “Think about it: ‘Pep-squad cheerleader falls for boy genius’. They would’ve laughed.”

 

“And who would they be?”

 

“I don’t know.” She shrugged again, “It was just me being stupid.”

 

“I guess it’s too late now.”

 

“Hmm?”

 

“You and Ace. You two are together right?”

 

“It’s complicated,” she sighed and slumped down on the table, resting her chin on the backs of her hands, “Tech, why didn’t you say anything sooner?”

 

“I was,” he sighed, “afraid.”

 

“Afraid of who? Me?”

 

“Not you, per say, but I was afraid of getting hurt again.”

 

“It wasn’t Mastermind was it?” Lexi asked.

 

“You mean Mallory?” Tech corrected.

 

“Right, Mallory.”

 

He simply nodded.

 

“Tech,” Lexi sat up and placed a hand on his upper back, as if she were consoling him in some way, she felt like hugging him, but held back for now. “It wasn’t your fault that she became a villain.”

 

“It partially is. I should’ve found another way to stop her invention, but instead I turned her into the monstrosity that she is today.”

 

“You aren’t still in love with her, are you?”

 

“I loved her in the past, but she’s a completely different individual now. That experiment had to be sabotaged… I supposed it was for the greater good.”

 

“Speaking of greater good, I never did get a chance thank you for saving my life earlier.”

 

“You don’t need to thank me,”

 

“Okay, fine.” She put her hands on her hips, “I certainly do owe you one though,”

 

“No, don’t worry about it.” Tech waved a hand.

 

“I insist. You wanna go for a coffee?”

 

“Coffee? At this hour? Lexi, It’s-” he looked to the microwave, “2:37am.”

 

“Already? I didn’t notice. What’s open at this time then?”

 

“I don’t know.” Tech smiled smugly.

 

“What are you smiling about?”

 

“Is this you asking me on a date?”

 

Lexi cocked her head to the side and yawned, “Take it as you will.”

 

“Fine,” Tech grinned, “Can I get a rain check?”

 

“Perhaps,” She smiled coyly and got up from the table and started towards the hallway.

 

“I’ll take that as a yes.” Tech stood up and cleared the table of its clutter, “I suppose that this is good night then?” he smiled, turning to see Lexi before she left.

 

“Good Night Tech.”

-- Edited by kaejae at 18:14, 2007-07-04

*fangirl squeal* KJ, I LOVE this story! And I'm not even a Texi shipper!

And now, I am going to squeal like... well... a lunatic.

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

And I would now like to take this breif moment to address Ayelet's comment - LOLZ!!! I burst out laughing when I read the whole brain marriage thing! You don't want KJ, just her brain? That'd be messy... X3

Nice ribbon explanation; it ticked me off that she always wore a green ribbon when she wears pink all the time as well. THEY DON'T GO TOGETHER!!! And green in itself is just hideous. *is eyed by Tech* What? I love you for your hawtness, not your colour co-ordination skillz.

Anyways, YAY! I think they make SUCH a cute couple! Ten thumbs up Kage! *heartheart*

Akira_Cat wrote:

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So the ribbon wasn't just to compliment the top of her head. Nice one Kaejae. A very good observation on the ribbon thing. And good observation on the part where Lexi said she didn't break away from the previous chapters. And this story is getting good. I wonder if they can go all the way with each other.

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I quite agree with Akira. Your observation in this story is superb and the story itself is getting quite interesting. Great job!

One thing though is getting to me. If you do get them to go all the way in this, someones gunna have to tell Ace about it. Unless he walks in on the two of them kissing or something, man that would be awkward! But still, I wonder how Ace is going to deal with all this.

KJ you finally updated! Hoorah! Tech and Lexi finally have a little heart to heart talk then. And I knew there was something odd about how Lexi wears a green ribbon! Oooo, the end of that last chappie was somewhat subject to different interpretations! Does Lexi still have some feelings left for Tech? Are they to go on a 'date'? Oh why did Lexi have to be so ambiguous! And Tech and Mastermind used to date? GAAAAHHHH! Well at least it was before she became "Miss Big Brain" *Shudders*.

This is great fun to read KJ! Texi really is an intriguing pairing idea. I'm only angry at you for not having updated sooner! Grrr! I kid! Keep up the addictive writing!

How long will you be gone for KJ? And where are you off to? Hope you have a nice holiday wherever you're going! I'll be off to Malaysia on the 14th this month too for 2 weeks!

So since Lexi's still wearing a green ribbon...that must mean she still likes Tech! AHA! Oh well, a yellow ribbon would've been hard to separate from Lexi's blonde hair anyway. He! He!