What You Do to Me || Karxi Movie Night

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karlgreener:

Karl waits patiently beside the microwave to wait for the popcorn to pop. He studies the bag and taps his toes incorporating the sound of popcorn into the tune he’s humming. All day he had his song stuck in his head. I mean, how could he not? For the past week that was all he could do. He had been determined to finish the song and now that he had, he couldn’t be any more happier. His song was finished, his life was back on track and now he would be spending the rest of the night with his girlfriend watching the movie Arthur. He continues tapping his foot until he hears the beep of the microwave that indicates his “meal” is ready. Karl watches the internal light go off and he swings open the door. The popcorn is burning hot in his hands. The butter oozes from the paper bag as he frantically runs around the Safe House kitchen to find a bowl. He hastily finds one and plops the popped corn inside.

Now successful, Karl carries the bowl into the entertainment room to find Lexi setting up the movie. She doesn’t see him at first, so he places the bowl on the coffee table and sneaks up behind her. He is tempted to tickle her, but instead, crouches down behind her and kisses a soft spot on her neck. “One boyfriend and one new bowl of popcorn ready for an awesome movie night.” He whispers in her ear before falling back onto the carpet.

Finding the DVD on shelves amongst all the others takes Lexi much longer than it should as she keeps getting distracted by some of the other movies, she catalouges them in her head as potentials for the next time she and Karl had a movie night. Smiling to herself Lexi carries on her search, in an exceptionally good mood now that Karl had decided to make a reappearance. She had missed him over the past week, but she understood his need for privacy while he wrote his music. He just wouldn’t be her Karl otherwise. Finding the DVD with a triumphant yell, she grabs it from the shelf and skips merrily over to the TV to put it in the player. Lexi crouches down to access the DVD player better, not seconds later does she feel someone place a kiss on her neck. Fighting a rising blush she looks back at Karl laid out on the carpet “The DVD is in the player so one girlfriend is also ready for movie night”. 

Standing up she grabs the bowl of popcorn from the coffee table at gets comfy on the couch, then she realizes she left the remote on the coffee table. “Karlllllll, will you get the remote? I’m really comfy. Pleaseeeeee” she gives him her best puppy dog eyes, leaning over to place a quick kiss on his lips for extra measure. Settling back into her spot she watches the opening scene with curiosity. Since arriving at the safe house she found the amount of movies she had watched was considerably low compared to everyone else. But then it didn’t help that she was never sat down long enough at home to really watch any movies. It was mainly thanks to Karl she had watched as many new movies as she had. Offering him the bowl full of popcorn she shuffles closer to him so she can rest her head on his shoulder, the close contact reminding her just how much she had missed him.

“That sounds awesome!” Karl grins from his spot on the carpet and quickly hops up to  join Lexi on the couch. He is only sitting on the soft cushions for seconds before he laughs and stands back up to collect the remote beside the TV. He presents it to her and immediately reclaims his seat next to his girlfriend. “So let’s see, we have everything right? Popcorn-” Karl grabs a handful of popcorn and eats it. “Check.” He smiles. “Remote- Check. Movie- Check. Beautiful girlfriend-” Karl wraps his arm around Lexi’s waist when she rests her head on his shoulder and kisses her forehead. “Check. You know, I think we’re all set. How about you?” 

Karl is glad that his song is finished and all, but for the past week he really missed seeing Lexi around. His missed her smile and her laugh and was ecstatic to have her back in his arms again. He wanted to kiss her all over and enjoy her presence because his realized that the advice Princess gave him was right. Music was a great healer for stress and worry, but at the end of the day, Dewitt may seem like the best medicine, but in reality, the people he cared about in his life mattered the most. Karl squeezes Lexi tight when she presses the play button on the remote. The opening credits begin and the only sounds heard, other than the movie itself, are their quiet breathing and the crunching of popcorn.

What You Do to Me || Karxi Movie Night

Karl waits patiently beside the microwave to wait for the popcorn to pop. He studies the bag and taps his toes incorporating the sound of popcorn into the tune he’s humming. All day he had his song stuck in his head. I mean, how could he not? For the past week that was all he could do. He had been determined to finish the song and now that he had, he couldn’t be any more happier. His song was finished, his life was back on track and now he would be spending the rest of the night with his girlfriend watching the movie Arthur. He continues tapping his foot until he hears the beep of the microwave that indicates his “meal” is ready. Karl watches the internal light go off and he swings open the door. The popcorn is burning hot in his hands. The butter oozes from the paper bag as he frantically runs around the Safe House kitchen to find a bowl. He hastily finds one and plops the popped corn inside.

Now successful, Karl carries the bowl into the entertainment room to find Lexi setting up the movie. She doesn’t see him at first, so he places the bowl on the coffee table and sneaks up behind her. He is tempted to tickle her, but instead, crouches down behind her and kisses a soft spot on her neck. “One boyfriend and one new bowl of popcorn ready for an awesome movie night.” He whispers in her ear before falling back onto the carpet.

Date Night || Karxi

lexi-corzac:

karlgreener:

Karl thinks back to see where he could get a video camera from. He could borrow one, right? “Well I never thought of that, but hey that makes this whole plan even better!” He exclaims. “I wonder what he’d do if he knew we had blackmail.” He thinks aloud. ”Raleigh would just adore the footage.” Karl adds with a laugh. “Ice cream it is. Just be sure it doesnt melt, we can’t leave a trail behind.” Karl tries to remember the past nights when Gerard has mentioned stupid stuff in his sleep. “I think he muttered something about his little brother one time…. I think there was a comment about cheese too? He always mumbles that gush about Raleigh, which, yes, everyone does know about that by now.”

“Why is it such a bad thing if you blush?” Karl asks her. Completely stumped on why Lexi makes such a big deal about a little cute color on her face. “Nothing is wrong with it.” He reaches out and brushes a thumb against her cheek where a shade of red is blossoming. Karl’s hand falls  back to the table as he flashes her a reassuring smile. “Don’t feel bad. I already told you. I have a back up plan. It wouldnt ruin the date at all, Lexi. Besides, the date has only just begun. A little food mishap wont hurt the rest of the night.” He gives her a wink before picking up a few of the boxes and waits for Lexi to take a bite before eating. Lexi cauiously begins to chew and swallow a tiny piece of chicken. “So…? What do you think?” Karl asks her.

Lexi hides her laughter behind her hands, finding Karl’s enthusiasm infectious. “It does?” she smiles shyly over at him, used to being praised after years of professional dancing but when Karl praised her she finds herself thrilled that he loved her idea so much. Lexi picks up her drink and smiles into its depths, she couldn’t help but find it cute when he thought out loud, sometimes not even realizing that he did it. “Gerard? He would probably try and get something on you…” she shrugs, a wide smile on her lips as another idea comes to mind “But if we get Raleigh on our side then he won’t do anything, he’s too wrapped around her little finger for anything else”. Lexi makes a mental note to choose some interesting ice cream flavors for them to eat, another to make sure that she didn’t give them away with melting ice cream. “He has a little brother? And cheese? He mutters things about cheese…I wonder if I mutter things about Ice cream, it wouldn’t surprise me”. Shyly she reaches across and grabs his hand in hers, giving it a tight squeeze “I think its sweet”.

“Because I’ve been taught not to blush when on stage performing, you have to look calm and in control, so its kind of unsettling how easily you make me blush. I-I guess its not really a bad thing, just kind of scary…” she trails off, staring down at the table top. Her eyes snap up to Karl’s as he brushes his thumb across her cheek, her skin still tingling from his touch even after he moves it away. Lexi lets out a relieved breath, a wide smile on her lips “You planned for everything didn’t you? But I can’t wait to see what else you have planned, I’ve loved everything so far”. Lexi loved the chicken, and now the worry had been replaced she found she wanted to tease Karl. Instead of smiling or replying she carries on chewing, keeping her face completely neutral, ‘hmm-ing’ every now and again to drag out the process. When she couldn’t fight the smile that was trying to break out anymore she swallows the food and looks over at Karl “I loved it, but what type of chicken was it?”.

“Of course it does!” Karl laughs. He watches Lexi closely and finds it hard to contain himself when she beams a rosy red and a wide smile. “Yeah, but I’m smart enough to make sure he doesnt get me.” He rolls his eyes. “Isnt that a fact. Raleigh and Gerard are inseperable.” From underneath the table he produces a icy pitcher of lemonade. “Thirsty?” He asks before pouring himself a glass of the sweet drink. He notices Lexi hesitate to take a sip. “No worries, its not too sweet or too sour.” Karl chuckles and sets the itcher back on the floor, afraid anything else on the table might make it topple over. “Yup, his younger brother Matthew. He talks about him a lot in his sleep. Much more than he talks about cheese.” Karl takes a few more bites of his food and wipes his mouth with his napkin, trying to be as polite as possible. “You probably do.” His mind starts to wander, quite interested to hear what Lexi says in her sleep about ice cream. She takes his hand, and Karl cant keep his eyes away from hers. “Raleigh makes him happy. If Gerard’s happy, then I’m happy. He’s my best mate after all.”

“Thats understandable. On stage performers are supposed to be professional.” Karl paused for moment after Lexi trailed off. “Unsettling? Scary? Why would blushing bring on those kinds of feelings? When a person blushes, its supposed to be a good thing. A really awesome thing. I mean, it’s more than just telling someone how you’re feeling, it’s showing them.” Karl dropped his hand from Lexi’s face and quickly looked away. He was turning to sap and the date had only just begun. “I’m glad you love it.” Karl gave her a bright smile. “And yes, there’s plenty more in store for this evening.” Karl watched Lexi carefully as she slowly chewed the chicken. She seemed to be enjoying it. As soon as she swallowed it, a mischievious expression came across her face. “That would be Yellow chicken, pretty tasty huh?” Karl said, unsure of what Lexi was going to say next.

Date Night || Karxi

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Karl has to tear his eyes away from Lexi to make sure he doesnt run into walls. “Why thank you.” He replies and grins at her. Karl takes notice of just how rosy her face is. He smiles at the way her cheeks turn pink and the tops of her ears go all red. He continues to notice this once their in the yard and startles himself when Lexi places a small kiss on his cheek. “Well I’m glad you like it so much.” Karl cannot stop smiling. By now, his face starts to get sore from all the grinning. In the back of his mind he still wanted to kiss her. The way she looks in the dress and the way her eyes glimmer in the evening light make her look perfect. On such a fancy night, it seems too casual to just ask a simple “What’s up.” But Karl makes himself stop staring and speaks up. “So, do anything fun today?” He asks her. “You and Troy did a really great job picking out that dress, by the way. You look beautiful.” He tells her.

On the table before them two big cloth napkins cover their plates and in the middle of the table are a few more candle lit jam jars. Karl reaches his hand across the table to take hers. At first, he feels awkward about it. In his head he was usually very smooth with his moves but something about this night and being with this amazing girl made Karl all nervous. He squeezes Lexi’s fingertips. “I really like you. I’ve been going crazy about tonight for days. I wanted to make sure it was just right.”

Lexi brushes a hand through her curls, twirling one strand around her finger as she smiles over at Karl. “I had some ice cream for breakfast again, you know I love being able to do that” she giggles, resting her hands on the table in front of her. She smiles to herself, her cheeks only shining a brighter red as Karl continues to compliment her “Well we had fun picking it out, I forgot I even had this dress. Its just lovely isn’t it?” she brushes her hand along the fabric thinking that she would have to wear it more often, especially if Karl loved it.

Lexi takes the napkin from her plate, placing it on her lap straightening it out to make sure her dress would not be ruined. With a smile she places her hands on the table in front of her, not even seconds later Karl reaching over and taking her hand in his. She has to fight the urge to ‘aww’ knowing that it would probably ruin the mood and damage his manly ego, she didn’t want either of those to happen. So instead she sighs in contentedness, squeezing his fingers back “I like you too.” she says, her cheeks still bright red “Its perfect Karl, simply wonderful. I love it so much”. Looking up at Karl she notices the way the candlelight from the jars on the table make his eyes glow, at the same time making her heart dance in her chest. “I thought I told you to stop making me blush” she adds shaking her head and laughing, removing her hands from his to hide her burning cheeks behind them.

Karl continues to smile at her. “Yes of course, ice cream for breakfast seems too be regular meal for you.” He still thinks it’s a little strange that one small girl could consume that much sugar with being sick or getting brain freeze. But if someone liked the taste of icecream so much how could they not eat it all the time? Karl guesses that the idea of too much of a good thing could never be applied to Lexi’s ice cream obession. He laughs at the thought. From out of nowhere he hears a shout from one of the upstairs bedrooms. Standing above them across the yard is a very smiley Gerard with Raleigh not far behind him. Karl replies to his retort about condoms and immediately feels his face grow hot. He glances at Lexi, her face all tomato red as well. After some witty retorts from Gerard Karl can feel his face growing hotter. He was only on his first date with Lexi and his mate was bringing up condoms. Karl shakes his head, shoos him away and very embarassed, turns back to Lexi apologetically. “Sorry about that, he acts really stupid sometimes.” He tells her attempting to make it no big deal.

It was the cutest thing to see Lexi blushing. She was so innocent. “Well I’m glad it wasnt forgotten.” He chuckles. “Well I’m sorry but thats the one request I cannot go through with. You’re too cute when you blush, Lex.” When Lexi removes her napkin from the table, Karl copies her and places his on his lap. “You hungry?” He asks and doesn’t wait for her to reply before taking out boxes of chinese food from underneath the table. Six medium sixed cartons of food scatter the table, still warm from the resturant.

“I asked Billy to go into town for me.” Karl explains as he begins opening the food up. “I ordered white rice, yellow chicken, sweet and sour chicken -with sauce- wonton soup, shrimp fried rice, eggrolls, and…” Karl reaches underneath the table one last time and extracts a two fortune cookies. “And fortune cookies.” He throws her a cheesy grin and tosses her the cookie wrapped in plastic. “But usually you wait till the very end to open your fortune, otherwise its bad luck.” Karl places his cookie on the table in front of him. “I guess you can start anywhere. I dont know how much of this we’ll actually finish so we may have some leftovers. But hey, I promised you I’d make sure you tried some of all the fast foods at least once.” Karl glances around the table covered with food and decides to go for his favorites first.

Date Night || Karxi

lexi-corzac:

karlgreener:

The door opened and a shy Lexi peered from behind it. When she noticed it was Karl, she pulled the door a flashed him a bright smile. Karl’s heart skipped a beat. She was breathtaking. Her floorlength dress was a pretty cream color and her face was covered in a adorable blush. Karl really wanted to kiss her, grab her, just touch her but held himself back. It would be rude and very improper. Karl blinked his eyes a few times, he hope he hadnt made her feel weird because of his staring. “Lexi,” He tried to think of the right ajective but he was out of words to describe how beautiful she looked. “You look stunning.” Karl gave her a grin before snapping out of his trance and extending out his arm. “Are you ready to go?” He asked, unable to take his eyes off her.

Karl lead Lexi down the hall and out into the backyard where he had set up their date. For the past few days, he had scavenged around for empty mason jars. Karl cleaned out the kitchen and the town to find enough to scatter them all across the yard and in every jar was a small candle. He wasnt quite sure where he got the idea, he vaugely remembered catching a glimpse of it in some old magazine his mother used to read. In the evening light the tiny flickerings of light in the grass made him smile. Centered in the yard was a table taken from the kitchen set for two. Karl ran ahead to pull out Lexi’s chair. “For you,” He offered and once she was seated, rounded the table to sit in his own seat. “So, what do you think?” Karl asked. His excitement couldnt be contained and a giddy grin was plastered to his face.

Lexi could feel his eyes on her, only making her blush harder as she continued to look anywhere but at him. She looks up though when he comments on how pretty she looks, smiling a silly grin up at him “You look rather dapper yourself Karl”. Now that her eyes met Karl’s she just couldn’t seem to take them away, slipping her arm onto his without even looking her signal that she was ready to go. She feared her voice wouldn’t work, but then she didn’t want to break the spell that had been woven between them. 

With each step down the corridor away from her room Lexi’s heart jumps in her chest. She was finally about to find out what Karl had been planning all this time, she just hoped her outfit fit with what he had planned after all the effort Troy had gone to in order to help. She wasn’t disappointed, stepping out into the backyard there are multiple jars placed around the garden filled with flickering candles. It illuminated the garden with a dim glow, the stars above their heads still visible. And that’s when she spots it, the table placed in the middle of the grass set out for them to have a meal. A starlight dinner, this was better than what Lexi had come up with while she was trying to guess. As she follows Karl across the grass she lifts the bottom of her dress up slightly to avoid tripping and making a fool of herself. Lexi takes the seat offered to her, but not before placing a quick kiss on Karl’s cheek and sitting down as quickly as she could to hide her red cheeks. She fuses with her hands in her lap, looking up when Karl takes his seat across from her “I love it, its so beautiful”. 

Karl has to tear his eyes away from Lexi to make sure he doesnt run into walls. “Why thank you.” He replies and grins at her. Karl takes notice of just how rosy her face is. He smiles at the way her cheeks turn pink and the tops of her ears go all red. He continues to notice this once their in the yard and startles himself when Lexi places a small kiss on his cheek. “Well I’m glad you like it so much.” Karl cannot stop smiling. By now, his face starts to get sore from all the grinning. In the back of his mind he still wanted to kiss her. The way she looks in the dress and the way her eyes glimmer in the evening light make her look perfect. On such a fancy night, it seems too casual to just ask a simple “What’s up.” But Karl makes himself stop staring and speaks up. “So, do anything fun today?” He asks her. “You and Troy did a really great job picking out that dress, by the way. You look beautiful.” He tells her.

On the table before them two big cloth napkins cover their plates and in the middle of the table are a few more candle lit jam jars. Karl reaches his hand across the table to take hers. At first, he feels awkward about it. In his head he was usually very smooth with his moves but something about this night and being with this amazing girl made Karl all nervous. He squeezes Lexi’s fingertips. “I really like you. I’ve been going crazy about tonight for days. I wanted to make sure it was just right.”

Date Night || Karxi

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This night had been prolonged for way too long. Karl had wanted to ask Lexi out weeks ago, but for some reason they hadnt found a right time to meet up, except for tonight. Tonight was finally the night Karl could put his date plans into action. Earlier today, Karl had gotten a hold of Billy, the visible guy who could see them, and asked if he could bring over some food. Their dinner had just been set up, the location was all finished, so the only thing left to do was get dressed and find Lexi. Karl rumaged through the drawers and closet to find a clean shirt. He aimed for one that didnt smell or had any stains on it. Karl came across a red, plaid short sleeve shirt. He gave it a whiff before fitting his arms into the sleeves, puffing up the collar and grabbing a skiny tie from Gerard’s closet. He knew his mate wouldnt mind. Karl then buckled his belt, shove his feet into his converse and double checked his reflection one last time. He looked sharp.

Karl left his room, closed the door behind him and trotted down the hall to where Lexi was. In his mind he ran through the list of what he needed to remember and mentally crossed off the items. They were all set. Karl reached out to playfully knock out a melody on Lexi’s door.

It was finally here. After hours and hours searching through her closet with Troy to find the right outfit she finally had it. In the end they had decided on a cream maxi dress with purple flowers all over it, the sleeves slightly puffy. It had taken even longer to decide what to do with her hair, but with time running short they had decided to leave the curls to hang down adding a long chained necklace to finish her look. Stood looking herself over in the mirror she can’t help but smile at herself, her hand absently rubbing her stomach filled with butterflies. With a light hum she turns from the mirror scanning the room to find the matching cream flats she had. That’s when she hears the musical knock played on the door and her heart leaps in her chest. He was here, Karl was here to start their date. She spots her shoes out of the corner of her eye near Lana’s bed, dashing to the other side of the room to get them “I’ll be there in one minute!” she calls quickly slipping the shoes on. She darts to stand behind the door, brushing down her hair and her dress to make sure she looks perfect before placing her hand on the door knob and pushing it open. Suddenly shy Lexi looks anywhere but at Karl’s face, a wide smile on her lips “Hi”.

The door opened and a shy Lexi peered from behind it. When she noticed it was Karl, she pulled the door a flashed him a bright smile. Karl’s heart skipped a beat. She was breathtaking. Her floorlength dress was a pretty cream color and her face was covered in a adorable blush. Karl really wanted to kiss her, grab her, just touch her but held himself back. It would be rude and very improper. Karl blinked his eyes a few times, he hope he hadnt made her feel weird because of his staring. “Lexi,” He tried to think of the right ajective but he was out of words to describe how beautiful she looked. “You look stunning.” Karl gave her a grin before snapping out of his trance and extending out his arm. “Are you ready to go?” He asked, unable to take his eyes off her.

Karl lead Lexi down the hall and out into the backyard where he had set up their date. For the past few days, he had scavenged around for empty mason jars. Karl cleaned out the kitchen and the town to find enough to scatter them all across the yard and in every jar was a small candle. He wasnt quite sure where he got the idea, he vaugely remembered catching a glimpse of it in some old magazine his mother used to read. In the evening light the tiny flickerings of light in the grass made him smile. Centered in the yard was a table taken from the kitchen set for two. Karl ran ahead to pull out Lexi’s chair. “For you,” He offered and once she was seated, rounded the table to sit in his own seat. “So, what do you think?” Karl asked. His excitement couldnt be contained and a giddy grin was plastered to his face.

Date Night || Karxi

This night had been prolonged for way too long. Karl had wanted to ask Lexi out weeks ago, but for some reason they hadnt found a right time to meet up, except for tonight. Tonight was finally the night Karl could put his date plans into action. Earlier today, Karl had gotten a hold of Billy, the visible guy who could see them, and asked if he could bring over some food. Their dinner had just been set up, the location was all finished, so the only thing left to do was get dressed and find Lexi. Karl rumaged through the drawers and closet to find a clean shirt. He aimed for one that didnt smell or had any stains on it. Karl came across a red, plaid short sleeve shirt. He gave it a whiff before fitting his arms into the sleeves, puffing up the collar and grabbing a skiny tie from Gerard’s closet. He knew his mate wouldnt mind. Karl then buckled his belt, shove his feet into his converse and double checked his reflection one last time. He looked sharp.

Karl left his room, closed the door behind him and trotted down the hall to where Lexi was. In his mind he ran through the list of what he needed to remember and mentally crossed off the items. They were all set. Karl reached out to playfully knock out a melody on Lexi’s door.

Gonna Dance ‘till We Drop || Karl&Lexi

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Lexi cocks her head to the side as she watches Karl, giving his hand a light squeeze in response. “Its not a stupid question, not at all” Lexi shakes her head before continuing “You just didn’t phrase it right is all”. Karl walks in silence beside her, his eyes glancing off into the distance. He got this intense little look in his eyes whenever he was thinking, a determined set on his face. Lexi found herself gazing up at his face thinking just how cute he looked when he was away in his thoughts like this. She looks away quickly a blush covering her cheeks as Karl suddenly turns to her, his eyes instantly finding hers. She laughs awkwardly at being caught, a smile forming on her lips as Karl tells her about his crush. She comes to a stop in the middle of the pavement, pulling gently on their entwined hands to bring him to a stop too.

She moves to stand in front of him, swinging their hands back and forth gently as she stares up at him a wide smile on her lips “I like you too Karl, a lot”. She slips her free hand into his, entwining their fingers, never taking her eyes from his. The question lingered in the Lexi’s mind as the words left Karl’s lips. What would happen now? The thought that they would just go back to being friends honestly scared her, she knew they would be totally awkward around each other and she didn’t want to lose him. She valued their whole friendship too much for that. But then jumping straight into a relationship scared her, her one experience with a relationship had been a total shambles and the pain from his betrayal still hurt. “Please don’t take this the wrong way but, I want to get to know you better before we start dating or anything” she drops her hands from his, instantly flinging her arms around his torso burying her face in his chest. “I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry” she mumbles, clutching him close in a silent way of saying she wasn’t letting go of him easily. Not now. “It’s just-Nathan he-he didn’t even want to b-be dating me in the first place and-and he only did it f-for a b-bet and-and then he-he-” she breaks off clutching his t-shirt tight in her fist as a tear slipped down her cheek. 

Karl nods in agreement. “Exactly.” He says and gets lost in his thoughts for a moment. Before he knows it, he glances over to find Lexi’s face beaming in a rosy blush and quickly looking away from him to fix her vision on something else. Karl smiles to himself. Her innocence was cute. Just the way she could be as awkward as he was and sometimes stutter when she was nervous. He found it all fascinating and made him like Lexi even more. He liked her little quirks. Karl stopped when she pulled on his hand. A bright grin covers her face and makes him smile too. She swings their hands in the quiet breeze. He didnt take her comment the wrong way at all, it was understandable. They were moving pretty quickly so it was definitely reasonable to start taking things slow. “You’re right. I think we should get to know each other more before we start dating or anything. You’re absolutely right.” He tells her as she once again wraps her arms around his torso.

But the feelings suddenly went cold. Lexi hid her face and sputtered agologies. “Hey, hey.” Karl murmurs quietly. “Hey, there’s no need to be sorry.” He tries to get a better look of Lexi’s face. Her cheeks that were once stained with blush were now dripping with small tears. He pulls back just a little to get her to look at him. “I’d never hurt you like that. No matter what.” He reassures her, truly meaning it. Karl reaches a hand to wipe the few tears streaming down her face. When Lexi finally looks at him he gives her a small smile. “I would never do that.” He says again and wraps his arms around her. She was already clutching his t-shirt tightly. When Karl thinks Lexi has calmed down, he asks “Who’s this Neanderthal Nathan? And where is he so I can teach him a lesson?”

The atmosphere suddenly turned cold, ignoring the sun’s hot rays. Karl offers her reassurance which only makes her cry harder into his t-shirt. He was apologising for the wrong thing, she wasn’t entirely upset about what he clearly thought it was. Still after a year Nathan could affect her so much, holding her back from taking this chance. That hurt her the most. Karl pushes her back gently, enough so that she looks up into his eyes as he makes his vow not to hurt her, reaching out to wipe away the tears that still lined her face. “I know” she whispers. He brings her back into the hug, his arms and body tensing as she mentions Nathan. “He’s my ex. Actually the only ex-boyfriend I have. He um,” she buries her face further into his t-shirt as more tears slip free from her eyes “he only started dating me f-for a b-bet; that he could s-sleep with me. I o-only found out because I walked in on my b-best friend and him kissing, broke up with him, then heard about the bet the next d-day at school” she takes a deep breath, calming her tears “he was m-my first kiss” she whispers “my first kiss and he didn’t even want to go out with me in the first place.”

They stand like that in the middle of the pavement for a while, Lexi clutching tightly to Karl as she calmed herself down. Now that she was calm and thinking clearly again she felt bad for going off like this, it was unfair to Karl. But within his arms she felt safe from all that pain and hurt, the anger and the betrayal, he made the upset go away leaving her with butterflies in her stomach. With a sigh she loosens her death grip on him, stepping back and instead entwining their hands once again “Its getting dark. Mark will kill you if you get me back after dark” she walks a few steps pulling him along “your no good to me dead”. Feeling more cheery now she giggles lightly at the look of realisation on Karl’s face, swinging their arms back and forth as they walked, quicker, back towards the house. 

Karl brings Lexi closer to him, hoping that she’ll stop crying. He didn’t like to see her cry, especially after such a wonderful day. He is shocked to find out more about this Nathan character. So not only did the guy break Lexi to pieces, he did it completely on purpose then went after another chick. Karl’s jaw tightens. He didn’t like the idea of Lexi getting heartbroken and cheated on. He may not be a violent person but right then and there he wanted to beat the shit of the kid. “Stupid Nathan’s an asshole, Lex.” Karl tells her and holds her closer when she continues to cry. “Just forget about him, okay? He wasn’t worth your time. The guy needed to grow a pair and fuck off.” He realizes how harsh he sounds and shakes his head. “Sorry ‘bout the language. It just pisses me off when dudes are douchebags, especially to girls.” Karl remembers guys from his own school. There were dozens of them who would mess around with girls to have a good laugh with their friends. It made him sick.

The two of them remain on the sidewalk for a few more minutes. Karl notices Lexi quiet down and breathe easy again. He’s glad she feels better. He hated seeing her so upset. Lexi pulls away from him, her cheeks all flush and her eyes a little red. Karl glances down at his tear stained t-shirt but doesn’t really care. Anything could be washed. Karl looks Lexi over to see a smile forming on her lips. “Noted.” He replies. He wished him and Mark could be on better terms. While Lexi pulls him along, Karl thinks of things he could do to get on the Big Man’s good side. But shakes away the thoughts of plotting to listen to Lexi giggle and laugh as they make their way back to the Safe House in the evening light. “You know, we’re definitely going to have to do this again sometime Lexi.” He tells her when they reach the Safe House property. “Because this has been some of the most fun I’ve had since I’ve gotten here.” He says and reaches down to kiss her softly on lips. They head inside and Lexi disappears up the stairs. “See ya later, Lex!” Karl calls after her and smiles to himself.

Gonna Dance ‘till We Drop || Karl&Lexi

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Lexi smiled up at Karl as they made their way through the busy crowds of the mall, squeezing his hand tight. She liked how their hands were so different in size, hers were small and delicate compared to his larger ones, practically engulfed by them. But then Karl was much taller than her too, being able to rest his head on top of hers when they hugged. She found she rather liked it when he did that. They step out into the bright afternoon, the sunlight warm on Lexi’s skin. She closes her eyes as Karl pulls her along, smiling as she thinks back over the day and how wonderful it had been. Looking up at Karl, catching his eye as he smiles down at her she amends that- how her day is still being wonderful.

She laughs lightly, the sound carried off in the light breeze, as Karl gently swings their hands back and forth. She leans into him slightly, their pace slow as they don’t want this to end. “As in, should we go back to the house now or should we go the park? Or as in what should we do about, us now?” Lexi feels the blush spread on her cheeks again. What if he thought she was stupid? Or what if he is put off by her naivety? She casts a worried glance up at Karl, her grip on his hand tightening slightly. “I-I really don’t know w-what that question is asking. Oh god I’m so dumb when it comes to relationships and stuff!” she huffs with annoyance, laughing seconds later. She was being so silly, but she realised that she cared what Karl thought.

Karl likes the sound of Lexi’s laugh. As they walk down the street in the pleasant weather of the afternoon, he is happy. This was the first day since he had arrived at the Safe House that he felt found. When he turned Invisible, everything went off a misguided tangent but now that he thinks about it, his life has gotten better. He found a best mate he could rely on and trust; tons of great people to live with and now a girl he may just be falling for. Lexi leans into him and Karl’s heartbeat quickens. He realizes his question was extremely vague. “Kinda both.” He replies. Honestly, he wasn’t sure what had spilled from his mouth moments before but didn’t like the confusion and worry crossing Lexi’s face. He reassuringly squeezes her hand in hoping she calms down. “Sorry, I asked a really stupid question. It’s not your fault, it’s mine.”

Karl thinks of what he was trying to say. Well yes, he was curious to where they would be heading next but he was also contemplating where the two of them stood. Do they start going out? Or do they remain friends? Karl voted against the latter and didn’t want to have it happen. He had developed a bit of a crush on Lexi. “I like you, Lex, a lot,” He confesses and looks at her. “Except that I’m not so much of a relationship expert either. I really don’t know what is supposed to happen next.” Karl chuckles. “But I think we kinda skipped a few steps.” A few of his old friends used to take a girl out before they kissed her, it was polite.

Lexi cocks her head to the side as she watches Karl, giving his hand a light squeeze in response. “Its not a stupid question, not at all” Lexi shakes her head before continuing “You just didn’t phrase it right is all”. Karl walks in silence beside her, his eyes glancing off into the distance. He got this intense little look in his eyes whenever he was thinking, a determined set on his face. Lexi found herself gazing up at his face thinking just how cute he looked when he was away in his thoughts like this. She looks away quickly a blush covering her cheeks as Karl suddenly turns to her, his eyes instantly finding hers. She laughs awkwardly at being caught, a smile forming on her lips as Karl tells her about his crush. She comes to a stop in the middle of the pavement, pulling gently on their entwined hands to bring him to a stop too.

She moves to stand in front of him, swinging their hands back and forth gently as she stares up at him a wide smile on her lips “I like you too Karl, a lot”. She slips her free hand into his, entwining their fingers, never taking her eyes from his. The question lingered in the Lexi’s mind as the words left Karl’s lips. What would happen now? The thought that they would just go back to being friends honestly scared her, she knew they would be totally awkward around each other and she didn’t want to lose him. She valued their whole friendship too much for that. But then jumping straight into a relationship scared her, her one experience with a relationship had been a total shambles and the pain from his betrayal still hurt. “Please don’t take this the wrong way but, I want to get to know you better before we start dating or anything” she drops her hands from his, instantly flinging her arms around his torso burying her face in his chest. “I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry” she mumbles, clutching him close in a silent way of saying she wasn’t letting go of him easily. Not now. “It’s just-Nathan he-he didn’t even want to b-be dating me in the first place and-and he only did it f-for a b-bet and-and then he-he-” she breaks off clutching his t-shirt tight in her fist as a tear slipped down her cheek. 

Karl nods in agreement. “Exactly.” He says and gets lost in his thoughts for a moment. Before he knows it, he glances over to find Lexi’s face beaming in a rosy blush and quickly looking away from him to fix her vision on something else. Karl smiles to himself. Her innocence was cute. Just the way she could be as awkward as he was and sometimes stutter when she was nervous. He found it all fascinating and made him like Lexi even more. He liked her little quirks. Karl stopped when she pulled on his hand. A bright grin covers her face and makes him smile too. She swings their hands in the quiet breeze. He didnt take her comment the wrong way at all, it was understandable. They were moving pretty quickly so it was definitely reasonable to start taking things slow. “You’re right. I think we should get to know each other more before we start dating or anything. You’re absolutely right.” He tells her as she once again wraps her arms around his torso.

But the feelings suddenly went cold. Lexi hid her face and sputtered agologies. “Hey, hey.” Karl murmurs quietly. “Hey, there’s no need to be sorry.” He tries to get a better look of Lexi’s face. Her cheeks that were once stained with blush were now dripping with small tears. He pulls back just a little to get her to look at him. “I’d never hurt you like that. No matter what.” He reassures her, truly meaning it. Karl reaches a hand to wipe the few tears streaming down her face. When Lexi finally looks at him he gives her a small smile. “I would never do that.” He says again and wraps his arms around her. She was already clutching his t-shirt tightly. When Karl thinks Lexi has calmed down, he asks “Who’s this Neanderthal Nathan? And where is he so I can teach him a lesson?”